Patents by Inventor Minwook NA

Minwook NA 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: 20240103692
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a hinge configured to foldably connect a first housing to a second housing; a display including a first display area disposed on the first housing, and a second display area and a third display area arranged on the second housing; and at least one processor configured to: in a first state in which the hinge is unfolded, display a first application in the first display area and the second display area, and display, in the third display area, at least one default button, in a second state in which the hinge is folded, control the display to display a panel button, in the third display area, and based on a selection of the panel button in the second state, display the first application in the first display area, and display, in the second display area, a first panel including at least one control button and at least one system button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinkyo CHUNG, Eunah JANG, Minwook NA
  • Patent number: 11880549
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a hinge configured to foldably connect a first housing to a second housing; a display including a first display area disposed on the first housing, and a second display area and a third display area arranged on the second housing; and at least one processor configured to: in a first state in which the hinge is unfolded, display a first application in the first display area and the second display area, and display, in the third display area, at least one default button, in a second state in which the hinge is folded, control the display to display a panel button, in the third display area, and based on a selection of the panel button in the second state, display the first application in the first display area, and display, in the second display area, a first panel including at least one control button and at least one system button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinkyo Chung, Eunah Jang, Minwook Na
  • Patent number: 11714538
    Abstract: At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium is provided. The storage medium can store one or more programs including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors in an electronic device with a display, cause the electronic device to use the display to display a user interface of an application program while the application program is running, the user interface having a first height, which is higher than a reference height, and including a content region and an expanded bar region directly above the content region, receive an input for changing the first height of the user interface being displayed to a second height shorter than the reference height, and use the display to switch the expanded bar region, included in the user interface of the application program, into a regular bar region having a smaller area than the area of the expanded bar region, based on receiving the input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minwook Na, Yunsung Choi, Aejung Seo, Yong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11586249
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes: a flexible display; a processor electrically connected to the flexible display; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions configured to, when executed, cause the processor to display a first portion of a main page including a first object group in a folded state of the flexible display, and when the flexible display is spread, to display a second portion of the main page including a second object group in which at least one object is hidden, along with the first portion of the main page, and in response to a user input for unhiding of the second object group in which at least one object is hidden, to display the second object group in a second portion of the main page. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyejin Sim, Hyunkyoung Kim, Hyundo Lee, Joonhwan Kim, Minwook Na, Jiwon Yoo, Boeun Song, Yunsung Jung, Hyemi Hong
  • Publication number: 20230034927
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a hinge configured to foldably connect a first housing to a second housing; a display including a first display area disposed on the first housing, and a second display area and a third display area arranged on the second housing; and at least one processor configured to: in a first state in which the hinge is unfolded, display a first application in the first display area and the second display area, and display, in the third display area, at least one default button, in a second state in which the hinge is folded, control the display to display a panel button, in the third display area, and based on a selection of the panel button in the second state, display the first application in the first display area, and display, in the second display area, a first panel including at least one control button and at least one system button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinkyo CHUNG, Eunah Jang, Minwook Na
  • Patent number: 11526219
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device receives a signal including color information of the stylus pen from the stylus pen inserted into a housing, through the wireless communication circuit and the short-range wireless communication protocol, senses that the stylus pen is detached from the housing, performs a memo function associated with the stylus pen, receives at least one stroke input onto the display through the stylus pen, and displays at least one stroke with a color specified from the color information, in response to the received stroke input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiyeon Sung, Nahye Kim, Minkyung Cho, Kyungmin Kim, Minwook Na
  • Publication number: 20220100337
    Abstract: At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium is provided. The storage medium can store one or more programs including instructions which, when executed by one or more processors in an electronic device with a display, cause the electronic device to use the display to display a user interface of an application program while the application program is running, the user interface having a first height, which is higher than a reference height, and including a content region and an expanded bar region directly above the content region, receive an input for changing the first height of the user interface being displayed to a second height shorter than the reference height, and use the display to switch the expanded bar region, included in the user interface of the application program, into a regular bar region having a smaller area than the area of the expanded bar region, based on receiving the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Minwook NA, Yunsung CHOI, Aejung SEO, Yong KWON
  • Patent number: 11169697
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a touchscreen, at least one processor, and a memory. The processor implements the method, including: execute an application in response to receiving a first input, identify whether a display type of an application bar associated with the executed application is a first type or a second type, the first type capable of displaying information related to an application, and the second type capable of displaying a representation of the application, based on the display type of the application bar being the first type, obtain contextual information associated with the application, and after obtaining the contextual information, display the application bar on the touchscreen, the application bar including first display information based on the obtained contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeonseung Lee, Juyoung Kim, Hyeyoung Moon, Yuna Choi, Sungchan Bae, Minwook Na, Yunsung Choi
  • Patent number: 11169695
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, at least one processor, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that cause, when executed, the at least one processor to display a dynamic image in a stopped state; receive a drag input onto an area in which the dynamic image is displayed in the stopped state; and display a path of the drag input superimposed on the dynamic image, which has been switched from the stopped state to a playback state, while the drag input remains in contact with the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Inventors: Hyungdo Lee, Minwook Na, Hyewon Park, Hyunmi Park
  • Patent number: D934885
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiyeon Sung, Zion Kwon, Minwook Na
  • Patent number: D936093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minwook Na, Eunah Jang
  • Patent number: D937282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chaewon Seo, Minwook Na
  • Patent number: D946623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minwook Na, Hyungmin Kim
  • Patent number: D951995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongkoo Lee, Minwook Na, Min Sun Park
  • Patent number: D960929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minwook Na, Seungwook Nam
  • Patent number: D961613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minwook Na, Seungwook Nam
  • Patent number: D1005311
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyemi Myeong, Minwook Na, Jisu Son
  • Patent number: D1012104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minwook Na, Chunhyoung Park, Eunah Jang
  • Patent number: D1019677
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunah Jang, Minwook Na, Jinkyo Chung
  • Patent number: D1019697
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunah Jang, Minwook Na, Jinkyo Chung