Patents by Inventor Min Sup Kim

Min Sup Kim 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).

  • Patent number: 10477134
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The image display apparatus includes a display configured to display a screen, and a communicator configured to communicate with a control device. The image display apparatus further includes a processor configured to control the communicator to transmit an activation signal to the control device, in response to the image display apparatus being in a pre-set state, control the communicator to receive a control signal corresponding to a wheel key input that is sensed by the control device in response to the activation signal being transmitted, and control an operation of the image display apparatus, according to an interaction that is determined based on the control signal that is received and state information of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chae-young Lim, Je-hwan Seo, Min-sup Kim, Hyun-kyu Yun
  • Patent number: 10459738
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a power controlling method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus may include a wireless communicator that communicates with a remote controller, a wired communicator that connects with an external input device and a processor that controls the wireless communicator to transmit a control signal to the remote controller for turning off power of the connected external input device in response to receiving a signal from the remote controller for turning off power of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Je-hwan Seo, Jong-jin Park, Seung-il Yoon, Min-sup Kim, Hyun-kyu Yun, Kyung-ik Cho
  • Patent number: 10388150
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a storage configured to store a plurality of IR code sets corresponding to a plurality of external electronic apparatuses, a communicator configured to perform communication with at least one of the plurality of external electronic apparatuses and a remote control apparatus, and a processor configured to, in response to an operation corresponding to a test code included in one of the plurality of IR code sets being performed in the external electronic apparatus, determine an IR code set including the test code as an IR code set corresponding to the external electronic apparatus, and transmit, to the remote control apparatus, a command to map the determined IR code set to the remote control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-jin Park, Young-in Park, Min-sup Kim, Hyun-kyu Yun, Won-jae Lee, Dae-woo Cho
  • Publication number: 20190166477
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Je-hwan Seo, Chae-young Lim, Young-hoon Moon, Jong-ha Woo, Kyung-ik Cho, Min-sup Kim, Min-ji Kim, Jin Seol, Ki-hyun Song, Suk-hoon Yoon, Hyun-kyu Yun, Jong-keun Lee, Woong-no Jung
  • Publication number: 20190116334
    Abstract: A remote controller is provided. The remote controller includes an input interface; a communicator; a storage; and a processor configured to: transmit, to the display apparatus via the communicator, a signal indicating control instructions based on a user input received through the input interface, receive, from the display apparatus via the communicator, information related to a first control code for controlling a first source device of the at least one source device based on the control instructions, identify the first control code from a first control code set stored in the storage based on the information related to the first control code, and control the communicator to transmit a first control signal indicating the first control code to the first source device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chae-young LIM, Kyung-ik CHO, Je-hwan SEO, Min-sup KIM, Ki-hyun SONG, Suk-hoon YOON, Hyun-kyu YUN, Jong-keun LEE
  • Publication number: 20190103108
    Abstract: An input device which includes a sensor, a microphone, a communicator, and a processor configured to, based on an operation of a user being identified based on a value sensed through the sensor, transmit utterance intention sensing information to an electronic device, based on a command to initiate a speech recognition and feedback information being received from the electronic device according to the utterance intention sensing information transmitted to the electronic device, activate the microphone and provide a feedback according to the feedback information, and transmit a voice signal received via the microphone to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-hyun SONG, Je-hwan SEO, Suk-hoon YOON, Jong-keun LEE, Chae-young LIM, Min-sup KIM, Hyun-kyu YUN
  • Publication number: 20190096234
    Abstract: A remote controller includes a communicator and a processor configured to control the communicator to transmit an identification information request signal to a plurality of electronic apparatuses paired with the remote controller. Based on a signal that includes identification information being received from two or more of the plurality of electronic apparatuses in response to the identification information request signal, the processor controls the communicator to identify a direction of the remote controller based on a direction from which each of the signals is received. The processor causes communication to be performed via an exclusive communication channel between the remote controller and one of the plurality of electronic apparatuses based on the identified direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Suk-hoon Yoon, Je-hwan Seo, Ki-hyun Song, Jong-keun Lee, Chae-young Lim, Min-sup Kim, Hyun-kyu Yun
  • Patent number: 10209790
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus is disclosed. The remote control apparatus includes: a motion detecting sensor for detecting a motion on the remote control apparatus; a touch sensor for detecting a touch input on the remote control apparatus; and a controller for controlling an external apparatus by selectively using a sensing value of the touch sensor and a sensing value of the motion detecting sensor according to whether the touch input corresponds to a touch input for controlling the external apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-bo Moon, Yong-deok Kim, Hyun-kyu Yun, Do-sung Jung, Je-sun Hwang, Min-sup Kim
  • Publication number: 20190042033
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display; a bezel extended along at least a partial edge of the display and configured to cover the edge of the display; at least one signal transceiver configured to transmit a detection signal to the bezel and receive a reflection signal of the transmitted detection signal; and a controller configured to determine a touch position of a user on the bezel based on time taken from a point of time where the at least one signal transceiver transmits the detection signal to a point of time where the at least one signal transceiver receives the reflection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-june YOO, Nam-su HA, Eun-seo KIM, Byung-seok SOH, Min-sup KIM, Hyun-kyu YUN
  • Publication number: 20190018205
    Abstract: A control method of an optical connector and a display apparatus is provided. More particularly, a control method of an optical connector and a display apparatus for changing output of audio according to combination of an optical cable and the optical connector may be provided. Some of the example embodiments provide a control method of an optical connector and a display apparatus which may output audio through one of an internal speaker and an external apparatus connected via an optical cable according to combination of an optical cable and an optical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won-jae Lee, Jong-jin Park, Min-sup Kim, Hyun-kyu Yun
  • Publication number: 20190012137
    Abstract: A remote controller for controlling an external device by using voice recognition includes a microphone, at least one sensor, a communication interface, and a processor for controlling the microphone, the at least one sensor, and the communication interface, wherein the controller identifies a user utterance intention based on utterance intention information of the remote controller and utterance intention information of the external device, the utterance intention information of the remote controller being based on a state of the remote controller or an external state identified by the at least one sensor, and the utterance intention information of the external device being received from the external device through the communication interface, controls whether to supply power to the microphone according to a result of the identification of the user utterance intention, and controls the communication interface to transmit an electrical signal corresponding to a voice of user received through the microphone to
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chae-young LIM, Jong-jin PARK, Min-sup KIM, Hyun-kyu YUN, Won-jae LEE, Kyung-ik CHO
  • Publication number: 20180321757
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a remote control device, a method for driving a remote control device, an image display device, a method for driving an image display device, and a computer-readable recording medium. A remote control device according to the present disclosure may comprise: a processor for determining whether the remote control device is commanding a screen of an image display device; and a communication interface unit which, when the determined results show that the screen is being commanded, transmits, under the control of the processor, position information related to the commanded position to the image display device so that a point is displayed at the commanded position of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyu-jung JO, Kun-ho KEUM, Kwan-young KIM, Do-sung KIM, Min-sup KIM, Sang-jin KIM
  • Patent number: 10089006
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display, an input unit configured to receive a handwriting trace, in response to a user handwriting being performed at a remote control apparatus; a detector configured to determine text corresponding to the handwriting trace; and a controller configured to search for an item corresponding to the text, classify the item into a plurality of categories, and control the display to display the item on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Myoung-jun Lee, Hyun-kyu Yun, Kwan-young Kim, Kun-ho Keum, Min-sup Kim, Sang-jin Kim, Moon-sung Na
  • Publication number: 20180199001
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The image display apparatus includes a display configured to display a screen, and a communicator configured to communicate with a control device. The image display apparatus further includes a processor configured to control the communicator to transmit an activation signal to the control device, in response to the image display apparatus being in a pre-set state, control the communicator to receive a control signal corresponding to a wheel key input that is sensed by the control device in response to the activation signal being transmitted, and control an operation of the image display apparatus, according to an interaction that is determined based on the control signal that is received and state information of the screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chae-young LIM, Je-hwan SEO, Min-sup KIM, Hyun-kyu YUN
  • Publication number: 20180192107
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a method. The display apparatus may include a display, an interface configured to be connected with an output terminal of a source device, a main processor configured to control an operation of the display apparatus and a sub-processor configured to identify whether the output terminal of the source device is connected with the interface. The main processor may identify whether the source device is turned on if the display apparatus is in a first state, and the sub-processor may identify whether the source device is turned on if the display apparatus is in a second state. The main processor may control the display to display a UI based on one or more of whether the interface is connected to the output terminal of the source device and whether the source device is turned on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Je-hwan SEO, Seung-il YOON, Jae-myung HUR, Kwan-young KIM, Dong-wook KIM, Min-sup KIM, Hyun-kyu YUN
  • Publication number: 20180143838
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a power controlling method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus may include a wireless communicator that communicates with a remote controller, a wired communicator that connects with an external input device and a processor that controls the wireless communicator to transmit a control signal to the remote controller for turning off power of the connected external input device in response to receiving a signal from the remote controller for turning off power of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Je-hwan SEO, Jong-jin PARK, Seung-il YOON, Min-sup KIM, Hyun-kyu YUN, Kyung-ik CHO
  • Publication number: 20180146156
    Abstract: A remote controller is provided. The remote controller includes a transmitter; a microphone configured to receive an audio signal output from an audio output apparatus; a communicator comprising communication circuitry configured to perform communication with a display apparatus connected to the audio output apparatus and to transmit the audio signal received through the microphone to the display apparatus; and a processor configured to control the transmitter to transmit to the audio output apparatus a signal for controlling a power of the audio output apparatus based on information indicating whether there is a test tone in an audio signal received by the microphone and received from the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Won-jae LEE, Jong-jin PARK, Min-sup KIM, Hyun-kyu YUN
  • Publication number: 20180096682
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a loudspeaker configured to output a sound based on a first audio signal, a receiver configured to receive a second audio signal from a microphone, and at least one processor configured to execute a first voice recognition with regard to the first audio signal and the second audio signal respectively, execute a second voice recognition with regard to the second audio signal in response to results from applying the first voice recognition to the first audio signal and the second audio signal being different from each other, and skip the second voice recognition with regard to the second audio signal in response to the results from applying the first voice recognition to the first audio signal and the second audio signal being equal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae-woo CHO, Tae-hoon KIM, Myoung-jun LEE, Min-sup KIM
  • Publication number: 20180070125
    Abstract: A remote controller is provided, which includes a transmitter, a microphone configured to receive from a display device an audio signal including information on a code set capable of controlling an external device connected to the display device through a predetermined carrier frequency, a signal processor configured to convert the received audio signal, and a microcomputer configured to acquire the code set capable of controlling the external device from a converted signal if the received audio signal is converted into a form that can be processed through the signal processor, and to control the transmitter to transmit a control signal for controlling the external device on the basis of the code set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-keun LEE, Tae-hoon KIM, Min-sup KIM, Myoung-jun LEE, Chae-young LIM
  • Publication number: 20180012485
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a storage configured to store a plurality of IR code sets corresponding to a plurality of external electronic apparatuses, a communicator configured to perform communication with at least one of the plurality of external electronic apparatuses and a remote control apparatus, and a processor configured to, in response to an operation corresponding to a test code included in one of the plurality of IR code sets being performed in the external electronic apparatus, determine an IR code set including the test code as an IR code set corresponding to the external electronic apparatus, and transmit, to the remote control apparatus, a command to map the determined IR code set to the remote control apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-jin PARK, Young-in PARK, Min-sup KIM, Hyun-kyu YUN, Won-jae LEE, Dae-woo CHO