Patents by Inventor Minuk Kim

Minuk 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: 12265685
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise a touch layer in which a sensor may be disposed below a designated area, wherein the touch layer comprises: a first touch line including a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode arranged in a first direction in the designated area; a second touch line including a third touch electrode and a fourth touch electrode arranged in a second direction while crossing the first touch line in the designated area; a first opening formed in the area where the first touch line and the second touch line cross each other; and a first connection wiring disposed in the peripheral portion of the first opening and connecting the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode to each other. Various other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aram Song, Sangheon Park, Hoondo Heo, Minuk Kim, Jongdae Park, Ilyong Yu
  • Patent number: 12197677
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a housing structure; a flexible display provided on the housing structure; a pressure sensor including a first resistor and a second resistor that are provided in at least a portion of the flexible display; and a control circuit configured to detect a value associated with a pressure applied to the flexible display based on values corresponding to the first resistor and the second resistor in case that the flexible display is touched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoondo Heo, Minuk Kim, Keunsik Lee, Eunsung Cho
  • Publication number: 20250014647
    Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device including a plurality of first memory cells coupled to a first wordline and a plurality of second memory cells coupled to a second wordline, the first wordline and the second wordline being adjacent to each other, and a storage controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device. The storage controller is further configured to encode data to be programmed into the plurality of second memory cells, based on a program state of each of the plurality of first memory cells, and encode the data to be programmed into the second wordline such that a first portion of the data to be written into a first portion of the plurality of second memory cells satisfies a first condition, and a second portion of the data to be written into a second portion of the plurality of second memory cells satisfies a second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minuk KIM, Soonyoung Kang, Kwanwoo Noh, Dong-Min Shin
  • Publication number: 20240281093
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided for compensating for changed touch sensitivity of a touch panel of the electronic device. It is detected whether a rollable display of the electronic device is expanded. It is detected whether the touch sensitivity of the touch panel of the rollable display is changed, in case that the rollable display is expanded. A rolling direction and a length of extension of the rollable display is changed, in case that the touch sensitivity is changed. It is detected whether a resistance of an expansion area of the rollable display is changed. The touch sensitivity of the touch panel is compensated for, in case that the resistance is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Minuk KIM, Sungho AHN, Bowon JUNG, Jihyung JUNG, Joungmin CHO, Sungdae CHOI, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM, Changryong HEO
  • Patent number: 12038784
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a housing comprising a front plate facing in a first direction, a rear plate facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member disposed to surround a space between the front plate and the rear plate; a rigid display disposed between the front plate and the rear plate of the housing, for externally displaying information in the first direction; a flexible display extending from one side of the rigid display and bending relative to the rigid display, thereby forming a curved surface, or disposed in parallel to the rigid display, thereby forming a flat surface; a plurality of magnets arranged at a specified interval in the flexible display; and a first sensor disposed in the rigid display and configured to sense the degree of bending of the flexible display by sensing magnetic forces provided by the plurality of magnets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Changryong Heo, Valeriy Prushinskiy, Mijeong Song, Minuk Kim, Hajoong Park
  • Publication number: 20240192818
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise a touch layer in which a sensor may be disposed below a designated area, wherein the touch layer comprises: a first touch line including a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode arranged in a first direction in the designated area; a second touch line including a third touch electrode and a fourth touch electrode arranged in a second direction while crossing the first touch line in the designated area; a first opening formed in the area where the first touch line and the second touch line cross each other; and a first connection wiring disposed in the peripheral portion of the first opening and connecting the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode to each other. Various other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Aram SONG, Sangheon PARK, Hoondo HEO, Minuk KIM, Jongdae PARK, Ilyong YU
  • Patent number: 12008198
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided for compensating for changed touch sensitivity of a touch panel of the electronic device. It is detected whether a rollable display of the electronic device is expanded. It is detected whether the touch sensitivity of the touch panel of the rollable display is changed, in case that the rollable display is expanded. A rolling direction and a length of extension of the rollable display is changed, in case that the touch sensitivity is changed. It is detected whether a resistance of an expansion area of the rollable display is changed. The touch sensitivity of the touch panel is compensated for, in case that the resistance is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Minuk Kim, Sungho Ahn, Bowon Jung, Jihyung Jung, Joungmin Cho, Sungdae Choi, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom, Changryong Heo
  • Patent number: 11997225
    Abstract: A portable communication device in an embodiment may include a housing which forms an exterior of the portable communication device; a flexible display at least partially received in the housing and bendable with respect to a bending axis, the flexible display including at least one layer, an opening formed in the at least one layer; and an image sensor module at least partially positioned in a space formed by the opening, wherein the at least one layer may include a first inner side surface positioned in a first direction based on the image sensor module and a second inner side surface positioned in a second direction opposite to the first direction based on the image sensor module, as the flexible display is at least partially bent, the first inner side surface may be moved in the second direction, and if the flexible display is substantially flat, a first separation distance between a first side surface of the image sensor module facing the first inner side surface of the at least one layer and the first i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minuk Kim, Harksang Kim, Jiyoung Kwak, Soonik Park, Sungho Ahn, Sangyong Eom, Hyunwoong Chung, Joungmin Cho, Kwangtai Kim, Donghyun Yeom, Changryong Heo
  • Publication number: 20240118763
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a hinge structure; a first housing connected to the hinge structure and including a first surface and a second surface; a second housing connected to the hinge structure and including a third surface and a fourth surface; a flexible display; a touch sensor; memory; and a processor, wherein the memory stores instructions configured to cause, when executed by the processor, the electronic device to, identify first coordinate information of at least one object on a first area of the flexible display and second coordinate information of the at least one object on a second area of the flexible display by using the touch sensor; and on the basis of the identified first coordinate information and the identified second coordinate information, identify three-dimensional coordinate information of the at least one object in the space formed by the first surface and the third surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mansung KIM, Minuk KIM, Bongjun KO, Jaeho LEE, Yoondo JUNG
  • Patent number: 11941215
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise a touch layer in which a sensor may be disposed below a designated area, wherein the touch layer comprises: a first touch line including a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode arranged in a first direction in the designated area; a second touch line including a third touch electrode and a fourth touch electrode arranged in a second direction while crossing the first touch line in the designated area; a first opening formed in the area where the first touch line and the second touch line cross each other; and a first connection wiring disposed in the peripheral portion of the first opening and connecting the first touch electrode and the second touch electrode to each other. Various other embodiments are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Aram Song, Sangheon Park, Hoondo Heo, Minuk Kim, Jongdae Park, Ilyong Yu
  • Patent number: 11861121
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic device comprising a metal mesh touch electrode. The electronic device may include: a display panel comprising an active area in which data is displayed, and an edge area formed along the outer peripheral surface of the active area; a substrate positioned on the display panel, the substrate comprising a first area corresponding to the active area and a second area corresponding to the edge area; a metal mesh electrode pattern formed in the first area and the second area; and multiple trace wires positioned on the substrate and electrically connected to the metal mesh electrode pattern. The metal mesh electrode pattern may comprise a first electrode pattern having a lattice structure, and a second electrode pattern having a lattice structure, the second electrode pattern being positioned on top of the first electrode pattern and disposed so as to crisscross the first electrode pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minuk Kim, Jihwan Kim, Hoondo Heo
  • Publication number: 20230388401
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a body having a cylindrical shape as a cylindrical housing. The body may include: a first side surface portion extending from one end; and a second side surface portion extending from the other end of the body and disposed in parallel with the first side surface portion. The body may include a rollable display disposed to be rolled in an inner space of the cylindrical housing, and pulled from the inside of the housing to the outside and pushed into the inside of the housing. The electronic device may include radio frequency (RF) transmission lines disposed to traverse an active area of the rollable display on the rear surface of the rollable display. The electronic device may include a plurality of antennas disposed on one side of the rollable display and electrically connected to a first side of the plurality of RF transmission lines. The electronic device may include a flexible circuit board electrically connected to a second side of the RF transmission lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Minuk KIM, Kyunggu KIM, Jihwan KIM, Kyungmoon SEOL, Yongjae SONG, Byungduk YANG, Kyungtae KIM, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM, Jaebong CHUN
  • Patent number: 11822741
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device and an operation method thereof. The electronic device may comprise: a display comprising a touch screen; a memory; and at least one processor electrically connected to the display and the memory. The memory may store instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: store, in the memory, information associated with a plurality of algorithms for identifying the location of an input; identify, among the plurality of algorithms, a first algorithm corresponding to a first screen region which is a portion of a screen region of the touch screen; identify a first input on the first screen region; and using the first algorithm, acquire touch coordinate information, corresponding to the location corresponding to the first input, on the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoondo Heo, Jongdae Park, Minuk Kim, Jungwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230371340
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus. One or more embodiments relate to display apparatuses. One or more embodiments include a display apparatus having good color reproducibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hoyong Shin, Kanguk Kim, Junhwi Lim, Kangsoo Han, Minuk Kim, Seonuk Lee
  • Publication number: 20230341965
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel that displays an image through pixels and a window located above the display panel and through which light emitted from the display panel is transmitted. The display panel may include a light emitting area including the plurality of pixels; a plurality of organic light emitting elements located in the light emitting area to form the plurality of pixels; a thin film encapsulation layer covering the plurality of organic light emitting elements; a plurality of color filters arranged to overlap with the plurality of organic light emitting elements; and a plurality of light blocking portions located between the color filters to block the light. A plurality of first touch electrodes disposed between the plurality of light blocking portions and the thin film encapsulation layer and a plurality of second touch electrodes disposed between the thin film encapsulation layer and the window may be included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Minuk KIM, Jungbae BAE, Hoondo HEO, Kwangtai KIM
  • Publication number: 20230305596
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a first housing; a second housing configured to be received inside the first housing, and configured to be movable within the first housing to be exposed outside of the first housing; a flexible display including a first area and a second area; a first digitizer module provided in the first housing below the flexible display; a second digitizer module provided in the second housing below the first digitizer module based on the second housing being received inside the first housing; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the flexible display, the first digitizer module, the second digitizer module, and the memory, and configured to: detect a movement of the second housing with respect to the first housing; and configure a touch filter corresponding to each area of the flexible display based on the movement of the second housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minuk KIM, Bongjun KO, Sungho AHN, Bowon JUNG, Jihyung JUNG, Joungmin CHO, Sungdae CHOI, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM, Changryong HEO
  • Publication number: 20230280875
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing foldably connected to the first housing through a hinge device, a flexible display arranged to be supported by the second housing from the first housing through the hinge device, a touch sensor, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to operate a partial region of the touch sensor in a first mode in a folded state in which the first housing is folded with respect to the second housing, detect sliding motion in the folded state on the basis of the flexible display, confirm, in response to the sliding motion, a first display area in which the flexible display is exposed to the outside, and switch the touch sensor corresponding to the confirmed first display area from the first mode to a second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Minuk KIM, Jongkon BAE, Kyungtae KIM, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Patent number: 11747880
    Abstract: Disclosed in various embodiments of the present invention are a method and a device, the device comprising a touch sensing module, a memory and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to detect a touch input while a low-power display mode is driven, store, in the memory, touch data corresponding to the detected touch input, change the low-power display mode to another designated mode, reset a touch baseline of the touch sensing module in response to the mode change, and compensate for the touch strength of the stored touch data at least on the basis of the designated mode. Various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongdae Park, Hoondo Heo, Minuk Kim, Jungwon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230247119
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus may include: a housing including a first housing, which forms the side surfaces and rear surface of the electronic apparatus, and a second housing, which is connected to the first housing so as to be able to move relative to the first housing; a flexible display including a first region, which is exposed to the outside of the housing, and a second region, which extends from the first region and is inserted into or drawn out of the housing as the second housing slides relative to the first housing; a first digitizer coupled to the first region of the flexible display; a plate located inside the electronic apparatus; and a second digitizer disposed on the plate, wherein, in a state in which the second region has been drawn out of the housing, the second digitizer can be positioned corresponding to the drawn out second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jihyung JUNG, Minuk KIM, Sungho AHN, Bowon JUNG, Joungmin CHO, Sungdae CHOI, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Patent number: 11709564
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: one or more first electrodes; one or more second electrodes arranged in at least a different direction from the one or more first electrodes; one or more third electrodes arranged between the one or more second electrodes, respectively, in the same direction as the second electrodes when viewed from above; and a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is configured to detect touch information related to an external object, at least on the basis of a change in a capacitance value between at least a part of the one or more first electrodes and at least a part of the one or more second electrodes, and detect hovering information related to the external object, at least on the basis of a capacitance value related to at least a part of the one or more third electrodes. Various other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hoondo Heo, Sangheon Park, Seunghoon Ko, Minuk Kim, Keunsik Lee