Patents by Inventor Min Lee

Min Lee has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260156425
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first speaker, a second speaker, at least one processor, and memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to output audio data from the at least one processor to each of the first speaker and the second speaker, identify whether an output difference between a volume output from the first speaker and a volume output from the second speaker in a first frequency range and a second frequency range of the audio data is greater than a reference value, obtain a calibration value based on the output difference being greater than the reference value and adjust a volume of the first speaker or a volume of the second speaker by the calibration value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2025
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Hanki YOON, Min LEE, Soonkyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20260072700
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor, a plurality of audio circuits connected to the processor, and memory configured to store instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to initialize the plurality of audio circuits in a first state while booting the electronic device. Each of the plurality of audio circuits is switched to a second state different from the first state on the basis of initialization. The instructions, when executed by the processor, instruct the processor to, on the basis of identifying at least one audio circuit maintained in the first state among the plurality of audio circuits, store, in the memory, log information including information about the identified at least one audio circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Soonkyu LEE, Min LEE, Jinyoung KIM, Hanki YOON, Jongkwang JUNG
  • Patent number: 12574676
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a wireless communication circuit, a microphone, an audio circuit, a processor, and a memory operatively connected to the processor are provided. When a designated application is executed, the electronic device transmits a trigger signal to the audio circuit, transmits the trigger signal to an external electronic device through the wireless communication circuit, acquires a response signal corresponding to the trigger signal by using the microphone from the external electronic device, calculates a path delay time by comparing the trigger signal with the response signal by using the audio circuit, and performs an echo canceling operation based on the path delay time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junseok Park, Kyumin Kim, Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20250244947
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. The method includes determining a state of the electronic device, based on a measurement value detected by a sensor device when executing an audio function by using an audio input/output device; in response to the electronic device being identified as having changed from a first state to a second state based on the state information, reconfiguring an audio processing path based on configuration information corresponding to the second state; and executing the audio function based on an audio signal processed along the reconfigured audio processing path. The electronic device may include a sensor device; at least one sensor processor connected to the sensor device; at least one audio processor; an audio input/output device operatively connected to the at least one audio processor; memory; and at least one processor configured to execute the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soonkyu LEE, Jinyoung Kim, Hanki Yoon, Min Lee, Jongkwang Jung
  • Patent number: 12375852
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of audio output devices and at least one processor operatively connected to the plurality of audio output devices, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to identify orientation information of the electronic device, based on detecting an output of audio data, transmit, to each audio output device, channel information of audio data to be output by each of the plurality of audio output devices, based on the orientation information of the electronic device, and control the plurality of audio output devices so that each audio output device selects a channel and outputs audio data of the selected channel, based on the channel information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Lee, Jinyoung Kim, Hanki Yoon, Soonkyu Lee, Jongkwang Jung
  • Publication number: 20250041315
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulation embodiments comprising levonorgestrel butanoate (“LNGB”) particles having particle sizes that facilitate administering a higher concentration of LNGB at lower volumes. The disclosed formulation embodiments exhibit long-lasting contraceptive effects and can be administered subcutaneously, which lends to their utility in acting as self-administrable contraceptive formulations that do not result in side effects associated with other contraceptive agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicants: The USA, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, SRI International
    Inventors: Min Lee, Diana Blithe, Jia-Hwa Fang, Eduardo Ruiz, Ken Chen
  • Publication number: 20230421946
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a wireless communication circuit, a microphone, an audio circuit, a processor, and a memory operatively connected to the processor are provided. When a designated application is executed, the electronic device transmits a trigger signal to the audio circuit, transmits the trigger signal to an external electronic device through the wireless communication circuit, acquires a response signal corresponding to the trigger signal by using the microphone from the external electronic device, calculates a path delay time by comparing the trigger signal with the response signal by using the audio circuit, and performs an echo canceling operation based on the path delay time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Junseok PARK, Kyumin KIM, Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20230227492
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are monomeric and oligomeric compound embodiments for use as contraceptive agents. Monomeric compound embodiments disclosed herein comprise substituents that facilitate the ability of the compounds to exhibit progestogenic, androgenic, and estrogenic activity, which can prevent or inhibit bone density loss in subjects. Oligomeric compound embodiments disclosed herein provide the ability to control receptor activation and/or treatment by incorporating a tunable linker group which couples steroidal-based compounds to one another or with therapeutic agents and facilitates selective cleavage of the monomeric components of the oligomeric compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicants: The USA as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Ash Stevens, LLC
    Inventors: Min Lee, Diana Blithe, Ming-Teh Lin, Pranab Gupta, Bashir Kaskar
  • Publication number: 20230217169
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of audio output devices and at least one processor operatively connected to the plurality of audio output devices, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to identify orientation information of the electronic device, based on detecting an output of audio data, transmit, to each audio output device, channel information of audio data to be output by each of the plurality of audio output devices, based on the orientation information of the electronic device, and control the plurality of audio output devices so that each audio output device selects a channel and outputs audio data of the selected channel, based on the channel information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Min LEE, Jinyoung KIM, Hanki YOON, Soonkyu LEE, Jongkwang JUNG
  • Patent number: 11152779
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a technique to prevent and/or reduce a terminal of an audio jack from being corroded due to residual moisture introduced into the audio jack. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include an audio jack including a plurality of terminals including a first detection terminal and a second detection terminal; at least one processor functionally connected to the audio jack; and a memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, control the electronic device to: detect an occurrence of an insertion interrupt of an object in the audio jack through the first detection terminal, determine whether the object is a jack plug based on an impedance value measured through the second detection terminal, and stop applying a voltage to the first detection terminal when the object is determined not to be the jack plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daun Jung, Min Lee, Jinyoung Kim, Jongkwang Jung
  • Patent number: 10547022
    Abstract: The invention relates to a micro Organic Opto-electronic device comprising a dielectric substrate (61, 131) and superposed on the dielectric substrate (61, 131): a first planar electrode (62) with a first extremity (65c); an organic layer stack (67), at least partially covering the first extremity; a second planar electrode (63) covering partially said first extremity (65c) and said organic layer stack (67) with a part, defining an active area (64); wherein the position and the geometry of the first extremity (65c) is configured so that the first extremity (65c) delimits a hollow zone (66) without conductive material, with an arch (65) surrounding the hollow zone (66), the arch (65) having two arms (65a) and a branch (65b) connecting the two arms (65a), the active area (64) been limited by the transversal dimension (Wb) of the said branch (65b) and the transversal dimension (W) of the part of the other extremity (63a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignees: Univ Paris XIII Paris-Nord Villetaneuse, Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Homere Nkwawo, Alexis Fischer, Alex Chamberlain Chime, Lei Zeng, Min Lee, Mahmoud Chakaroun, Azzedine Boudrouia
  • Patent number: 10529943
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Micro Organic Opto-Electronic device emitting a light impulse having a time response below 10 ns, in response to an electrical impulse having a pulse duration time below 100 ns, comprising a dielectric substrate (61, 131) which supports: at least one ground plane (121a, 121b); a first planar electrode (62, 71, 171); an organic layer stack (67, 72, 135) partially covering said first planar electrode (A, 62); a second planar electrode (63, 73, 173) with at least a part covering said organic layer stack (135) and said first planar electrode (62, 71, 171); defining an active area (45, 54, 64, 74) of the Organic Opto-Electronic device; some electrical wires for the voltage supply connected to the first planar electrode (62, 71, 171) and to the second planar electrode (63, 73, 173); the first planar electrode (62, 71, 171), the second planar electrode (63, 73, 173) and the ground plane (121a, 121b) are separated by gaps (132, G, h) without conductive material, the gaps (132, G, h) ha
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignees: Univ Paris XIII Paris-Nord Villetaneuse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Homere Nkwawo, Alexis Fischer, Alex Chamberlain Chime, Lei Zeng, Min Lee, Mahmoud Chakaroun, Azzedine Boudrouia
  • Publication number: 20190372334
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a technique to prevent and/or reduce a terminal of an audio jack from being corroded due to residual moisture introduced into the audio jack. According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include an audio jack including a plurality of terminals including a first detection terminal and a second detection terminal; at least one processor functionally connected to the audio jack; and a memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, control the electronic device to: detect an occurrence of an insertion interrupt of an object in the audio jack through the first detection terminal, determine whether the object is a jack plug based on an impedance value measured through the second detection terminal, and stop applying a voltage to the first detection terminal when the object is determined not to be the jack plug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Daun JUNG, Min LEE, Jinyoung KIM, Jongkwang JUNG
  • Patent number: 10397702
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of recognizing an external device and an electronic device for processing the method. The electronic device may include a memory configured to store at least one earphone polarity information; and a processor electrically coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executing instructions stored in the memory is configured to detect an insertion of earphones into a connector of the electronic device, acquire a first polarity information stored in the memory, based on the first polarity information, set a sound path for inputting or outputting a sound to or from the electronic device, determine a second polarity information corresponding to the inserted earphones, determine whether the first polarity information is compatible with the second polarity information, and reset the sound path based on the second polarity information when the first polarity information is not compatible with the second polarity information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10291277
    Abstract: A secure portable patrol system including a portable patrol device and a base unit is revealed. The patrol device is a portable rectangular body disposed with a multi-image display screen on a front surface thereof. The patrol device is disposed with an IR image capture unit, a wireless call unit and a first SIM card communication unit so that users can perform multiple tasks by the single patrol device such as checking whether there is area that overheats or abnormal conditions that occur. The base unit includes a specific transmitter while the patrol device is set with a specific port for electrical connection to the specific transmitter. Thereby the patrol device and the base unit are electrically connected for secure data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: AMOBILE INTELLIGENT CORP. LIMITED
    Inventor: Min Lee
  • Patent number: 10292195
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a communication system, and more particularly, to a terminal and method for autonomously controlling cooperative transmission wherein the terminal determines a cooperative transmission mode based on channel information and service quality information acquired by the terminal in a communication system. To this end, the present invention provides a terminal for controlling cooperative transmission from/to at least two cooperative transmission communication devices, the terminal including: a transmission mode determination unit for determining a cooperative transmission mode; and a mode-transmission-targeting communication device set determination unit for determining at least one mode-transmission-targeting communication device to which information on the determined cooperative transmission mode is to be transmitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Seong-Keun Oh, Min Lee
  • Publication number: 20190097163
    Abstract: The invention relates to a Micro Organic Opto-Electronic device emitting a light impulse having a time response below 10 ns, in response to an electrical impulse having a pulse duration time below 10 ns, comprising a dielectric substrate (61, 131) which supports: at least one ground plane (121a, 121b); a first planar electrode (62, 71, 171); an organic layer stack (67, 72, 135) partially covering said first planar electrode (A, 62); a second planar electrode (63, 73, 173) with at least a part covering said organic layer stack (135) and said first planar electrode (62, 71, 171); defining an active area (45, 54, 64, 74) of the Organic Opto-Electronic device; some electrical wires for the voltage supply connected to the first planar electrode (62, 71, 171) and to the second planar electrode (63, 73, 173); the first planar electrode (62, 71, 171), the second planar electrode (63, 73, 173) and the ground plane (121a, 121b) are separated by gaps (132, G, h) without conductive material, the gaps (132, G, h) havi
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicants: Univ Paris XIII Paris-Nord Villetaneuse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Homère Nkwawo, Alexis Fischer, Alex Chamberlain Chime, Lei Zeng, Min Lee, Mahmoud Chakaroun, Azzedine Boudrouia
  • Publication number: 20190097164
    Abstract: The invention relates to a micro Organic Opto-electronic device comprising a dielectric substrate (61, 131) and superposed on the dielectric substrate (61, 131): a first planar electrode (62) with a first extremity (65c); an organic layer stack (67), at least partially covering the first extremity; a second planar electrode (63) covering partially said first extremity (65c) and said organic layer stack (67) with a part, defining an active area (64); wherein the position and the geometry of the first extremity (65c) is configured so that the first extremity (65c) delimits a hollow zone (66) without conductive material, with an arch (65) surrounding the hollow zone (66), the arch (65) having two arms (65a) and a branch (65b) connecting the two arms (65a), the active area (64) been limited by the transversal dimension (Wb) of the said branch (65b) and the transversal dimension (W) of the part of the other extremity (63a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicants: Univ Paris XIll Paris-Nord Villetaneuse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Homere Nkwawo, Alexis Fischer, Alex Chamberlain Chime, Lei Zeng, Min Lee, Mahmoud Chakaroun, Azzedine Boudrouia
  • Patent number: D837760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: AMOBILE INTELLIGENT CORP. LIMITED
    Inventor: Min Lee
  • Patent number: D1028974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: AMOBILE INTELLIGENT CORP. LIMITED
    Inventor: Min Lee