Patents by Inventor Minhwa HONG

Minhwa HONG 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: 20230238684
    Abstract: A wearable device is provided. The wearable device includes a housing, an input member disposed on a lateral surface of the housing and including an outer lateral surface including a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion, a metal member disposed inside the housing and in contact with the conductive portion of the outer lateral surface, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed on the metal member, a patch antenna including a conductive patch disposed on a surface of the PCB facing the input member at a location corresponding to the non-conductive portion, a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the PCB and the patch antenna, and a processor connected to the metal member. The wireless communication circuit transmits a signal by feeding power to the patch antenna, and the processor acquires user biometric information through the metal member and the conductive portion of the input member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yongjoo SHIN, Donguk CHOI, Minhwa HONG, Sohyeon KIM
  • Publication number: 20230152899
    Abstract: A wearable device for communicating with at least one counterpart device according to a trigger event and a control method are provided. The wearable device includes a display module and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to control the display module such that at least one graphical object is displayed in a display area, identify whether a user’s body part is positioned in a first area, identify a group corresponding to the first area, based on a fact that the user’s body part is positioned in the first area, identify whether a trigger event by the user is detected while the user’s body part is positioned in the first area, and perform, based on the detection of the trigger event, a function corresponding to the trigger event with respect to at least one counterpart device included in the identified group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yeojin KIM, Miji PARK, Eunyoung PARK, Sanga YOO, Yeongwoong YOO, Minhwa HONG
  • Publication number: 20230121035
    Abstract: A wearable electronic device according to an embodiment may include a metal frame forming at least a portion of a side surface of the wearable electronic device, a display mounted on the metal frame, a rear cover forming a rear surface of the wearable electronic device, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in a space formed by the rear cover and the metal frame, and a wireless communication circuit disposed on the PCB, wherein the wireless communication circuit feeds power to a first point of the metal frame, which having a first height from the rear cover, to receive a signal in a first frequency band, and feeds power to a second point of the metal frame, which has a second height from the rear cover that is higher than the first height to receive a signal in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Sewoong KIM, Woosuk KANG, Sohyeon KIM, Jeonghoon KIM, Jiwon KIM, Yoseb OH, Donguk CHOI, Minhwa HONG
  • Patent number: 11622097
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible. The electronic device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to display, when a video supporting a plurality of orientation regions is played, a first screen corresponding to a first orientation region among the plurality of orientation regions, display a timeline representing a playback time of the video, display thumbnails of screens corresponding to the plurality of orientation regions at the first time point in response to a first user input pointing a first time point in the timeline, and receive a second user input scrolling the thumbnails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonkyu Park, Minhwa Hong, Yeojin Kim, Sanghyun Park, Hyeonju Lee, Stephanie Kim Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200280711
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. In addition, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible. The electronic device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to display, when a video supporting a plurality of orientation regions is played, a first screen corresponding to a first orientation region among the plurality of orientation regions, display a timeline representing a playback time of the video, display thumbnails of screens corresponding to the plurality of orientation regions at the first time point in response to a first user input pointing a first time point in the timeline, and receive a second user input scrolling the thumbnails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Wonkyu PARK, Minhwa HONG, Yeojin KIM, Sanghyun PARK, Hyeonju LEE, Stephanie Kim AHN
  • Publication number: 20170075737
    Abstract: A method of displaying notifications and an electronic device adapted thereto are provided. The method includes receiving at least one communication event or message from at least one external device; obtaining identification information which is stored in the memory or is obtained from the at least one external device or at least one external device; identifying a user who sent the received, at least one communication event or message, by using the obtained identification information; creating or extracting notice information, based on at least part of the received, at least one communication event or message; linking the notice information to the identified user; and displaying and overlaying a notice, grouping information regarding the identified user and the notice information, on other objects displayed on the screen of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Youngri KIM, Jina LEE, Eunsun KIM, Kwangha JEON, Minhwa HONG, Yoojin HONG, Jeonghyun PANG