Patents by Inventor Min-Young Mun
Min-Young Mun 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).
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Patent number: 10762119Abstract: A semantic labeling apparatus and method thereof include a place identifier processor configured to, based on location data of a user, generate place attributes of places that indicate information of a user visit for each place, wherein user location remains unchanged within the places for a predetermined period of time. A group identifier processor is configured to cluster the places based on the place attributes, classify the places into groups, acquire a semantic label for each of the groups, and designate the acquired semantic label as the semantic label of each of the groups. A label determiner is configured to determine the semantic label of each of the groups as a semantic label of each member place of each of the groups.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Mo Sung, Min Young Mun
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Patent number: 10242668Abstract: An apparatus includes a language model group identifier configured to identify a language model group based on determined characteristic data of a user, and a language model generator configured to generate a user-based language model by interpolating a general language model for speech recognition based on the identified language model group.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min Young Mun
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Patent number: 10085669Abstract: Provided is a device for measuring a signal and a method of operating the same. The device may include electrodes attached to the device, and a control unit for determining the optimal pair of electrodes to be used for measuring the signal. Also, the device may include an output unit for measuring signals that are sensed by the electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang Mok Choi, Sang Joon Kim, Min Young Mun
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Patent number: 10073519Abstract: A mobile device and operating method provides information by automatically recognizing a user intention. The mobile device includes a sensor configured to sense a user's eye movement, an event detector configured to detect an event by inferring a user intention based on the user's eye movement, an application function executor configured to execute a function of an application in response to the detected event. The mobile device may further include a display configured to display results of function execution.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min-Young Mun, Jae-Mo Sung
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Patent number: 9953654Abstract: A voice command recognition apparatus and method thereof are described. The voice command recognition apparatus includes audio sensors placed at different locations; a context determiner configured to determine user context based on a voice received at the audio sensors, wherein the context comprises a vocalization from a user. A command recognizer in the voice command recognition apparatus is configured to activate to recognize a voice command or remain inactive according to the recognized context.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Young Mun, Young Sang Choi
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Publication number: 20170069314Abstract: An apparatus includes a language model group identifier configured to identify a language model group based on determined characteristic data of a user, and a language model generator configured to generate a user-based language model by interpolating a general language model for speech recognition based on the identified language model group.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: March 9, 2017Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Min Young MUN
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Patent number: 9454674Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus to detect and control flow of data shared in a terminal. A method to control data sharing may include accessing a program that shares a type of data with a terminal, displaying the accessed program on a screen organized by the type of data; and controlling the data to be shared with the accessed program in response to a control signal input on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Min Young Mun, Sang Joon Kim, Chang Mok Choi
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Patent number: 9343924Abstract: A device and a method for an energy sharing network may include an energy store configured to store energy; an energy transmitter-receiver configured to transmit energy and energy related information to at least one neighbor device and to receive energy and energy related information from at least one neighbor device; and a controller configured to control the energy transmitter-receiver based on a predetermined condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Joon Kim, Min Young Mun, Chang Mok Choi
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Patent number: 9344467Abstract: A cloud-based sensor data acquisition system includes one or more sensors configured to acquire sensor data; a first terminal configured to transmit sensor data request information to a cloud server through an access point (AP); and one or more second terminals each configured to acquire sensor data from one or more sensors on a corresponding dissemination tree received from the cloud server; and transmit the acquired sensor data to the first terminal through the AP. The cloud server is configured to, in response to receiving the sensor data request information from the first terminal, build a corresponding dissemination tree for each of one or more second terminals within a sensing range; and transmit the corresponding dissemination tree to each of the one or more second terminals within the sensing range.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun-Sung Jung, Min-Young Mun, Bon-Cheol Gu, Kyung-Ah Chang
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Publication number: 20150340040Abstract: A voice command recognition apparatus and method thereof are described. The voice command recognition apparatus includes audio sensors placed at different locations; a context determiner configured to determine user context based on a voice received at the audio sensors, wherein the context comprises a vocalization from a user. A command recognizer in the voice command recognition apparatus is configured to activate to recognize a voice command or remain inactive according to the recognized context.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Young MUN, Young Sang CHOI
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Publication number: 20150331085Abstract: Disclosed is a destination prediction apparatus and destination prediction method. The destination prediction apparatus includes a significant location identifier configured to identify a significant location based on tracking data of a user, a semantic place classifier configured to generate semantic place tracking data by classifying the identified significant location as a semantic place based on semantics, a significant location profiler configured to profile visit data of significant locations of each of the semantic places to generate a significant location profile, and a predictor configured to predict a destination of the user based on the generated semantic place tracking data, the generated significant location profile, and a mobility profile of user groups clustered according to mobility patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: November 19, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Young MUN, Sang Do PARK, Jae Mo SUNG
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Publication number: 20150302013Abstract: A semantic labeling apparatus and method thereof include a place identifier processor configured to, based on location data of a user, generate place attributes of places that indicate information of a user visit for each place, wherein user location remains unchanged within the places for a predetermined period of time. A group identifier processor is configured to cluster the places based on the place attributes, classify the places into groups, acquire a semantic label for each of the groups, and designate the acquired semantic label as the semantic label of each of the groups. A label determiner is configured to determine the semantic label of each of the groups as a semantic label of each member place of each of the groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Mo SUNG, Min Young MUN
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Publication number: 20150054731Abstract: A mobile device and operating method provides information by automatically recognizing a user intention. The mobile device includes a sensor configured to sense a user's eye movement, an event detector configured to detect an event by inferring a user intention based on the user's eye movement, an application function executor configured to execute a function of an application in response to the detected event. The mobile device may further include a display configured to display results of function execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2014Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min-Young MUN, Jae-Mo SUNG
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Publication number: 20140285134Abstract: A device and a method for an energy sharing network may include an energy store configured to store energy; an energy transmitter-receiver configured to transmit energy and energy related information to at least one neighbor device and to receive energy and energy related information from at least one neighbor device; and a controller configured to control the energy transmitter-receiver based on a predetermined condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Joon KIM, Min Young MUN, Chang Mok CHOI
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Publication number: 20140283599Abstract: A method and a wearable device to sense a motion of a user may include a motion sensor configured to sense a motion signal from a motion of a user of the wearable device, and a processor configured to calculate a motion of the wearable device based on the motion signal and position related information from a neighbor wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang Joon KIM, Min Young MUN, Chang Mok CHOI
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Publication number: 20140289872Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus to detect and control flow of data shared in a terminal. A method to control data sharing may include accessing a program that shares a type of data with a terminal, displaying the accessed program on a screen organized by the type of data; and controlling the data to be shared with the accessed program in response to a control signal input on the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2013Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Min Young MUN, Sang Joon KIM, Chang Mok CHOI
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Publication number: 20140257129Abstract: Provided is a device for measuring a signal and a method of operating the same. The device may include electrodes attached to the device, and a control unit for determining the optimal pair of electrodes to be used for measuring the signal. Also, the device may include an output unit for measuring signals that are sensed by the electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2013Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chang Mok CHOI, Sang Joon KIM, Min Young MUN
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Publication number: 20140149950Abstract: An apparatus includes a display unit configured to display a user interface screen in an area, and a sensing unit configured to capture an image of a motion of an object used to enter user input. The apparatus further includes an input recognition unit configured to lay the image over the user interface screen, and recognize the user input based on the image laid over the user interface screen, and a processing unit configured to process an operation corresponding to the recognized user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: May 29, 2014Inventors: Min-Young MUN, Eun-Sung JUNG
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Publication number: 20140132630Abstract: A system for providing a social network service (SNS) by utilizing augmented reality. The system includes a first device configured to receive image of a first user, to create a reference image based on the received images, and to transmit the reference image to a second device; and the second device is configured to receive the reference image from the first device, to generate a virtual image based on the reference image and the current context information of a second user, and to display the virtual image at predetermined locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Min-Young MUN, Eun-Sung JUNG
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Publication number: 20130159418Abstract: A cloud-based sensor data acquisition system includes one or more sensors configured to acquire sensor data; a first terminal configured to transmit sensor data request information to a cloud server through an access point (AP); and one or more second terminals each configured to acquire sensor data from one or more sensors on a corresponding dissemination tree received from the cloud server; and transmit the acquired sensor data to the first terminal through the AP. The cloud server is configured to, in response to receiving the sensor data request information from the first terminal, build a corresponding dissemination tree for each of one or more second terminals within a sensing range; and transmit the corresponding dissemination tree to each of the one or more second terminals within the sensing range.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Eun-Sung Jung, Min-Young Mun, Bon-Cheol Gu, Kyung-Ah Chang