Patents by Inventor Nam-Hoi KIM
Nam-Hoi 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).
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Patent number: 11934271Abstract: There are provided a memory system and an operating method thereof. A memory system includes: a plurality of storage regions, each including a plurality of memory cells; and a controller configured to provide a plurality of read retry sets, determine an applying order of the plurality of read retry sets based on characteristics of a read error occurred in a first storage region among the plurality of storage regions, and apply at least one of the read retry sets, based on the applying order, for a read retry operation performed on the first storage region.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Nam Oh Hwang, Yong-Tae Kim, Soong-Sun Shin, Duck-Hoi Koo
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Patent number: 11256381Abstract: A method for editing a message in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying transmitted and received messages in a chat window; detecting selection of a message to be edited among the displayed transmitted and received messages, and performing an editing operation according to an editing method for the selected message.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chan-Woo Park, Nam-Hoi Kim
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Patent number: 10546551Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor module configured to sense a pressure applied to the electronic device and to send a pressure value corresponding to the sensed pressure to a processor and the processor configured to perform an operation corresponding to the pressure value received from the sensor module, wherein if the sensed pressure belongs to a first interval, the sensor module sends a first pressure value, which represents the first interval, to the processor, wherein if the sensed pressure belongs to a second interval higher than the first interval, the sensor module sends a second pressure value corresponding to the sensed pressure to the processor, and wherein if the sensed pressure belongs to a third interval higher than the second interval, the sensor module sends a third pressure value, which represents the third interval, to the processor.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seong Woong Park, Byung Jin Kang, Nam Hoi Kim, Do Hyung Lee, Sae Rom Lee
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Patent number: 10475146Abstract: An electronic device and a method performed in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display module, and a first processor and a second processor that are electrically connected with the display module. The first processor is configured to detect an operation performed in the electronic device, determine a range of display control authority to be provided to the second processor according to the operation, and provide the range of the display control authority to the second processor. The second processor is configured to generate a display screen corresponding to the range of the display control authority and provide the display screen through the display module.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Do Hyung Lee, Nam Hoi Kim, Byung Jin Kang
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Publication number: 20190121472Abstract: A method for editing a message in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying transmitted and received messages in a chat window; detecting selection of a message to be edited among the displayed transmitted and received messages, and performing an editing operation according to an editing method for the selected message.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Chan-Woo PARK, Nam-Hoi KIM
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Patent number: 10228723Abstract: An electronic device and method of controlling the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display that includes a flat region and at least one curved region, an input device that receives a user manipulation, at least one pressure sensor that senses a pressure applied to the electronic device. The electronic device also includes a processor that performs an operation corresponding to the user manipulation based on the result of the sensed pressure caused by the user manipulation inputted on the curved region.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nam Hoi Kim, Byung Jin Kang, Seong Woong Park, Do Hyung Lee
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Patent number: 10216469Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling an electronic device. The method may include: acquiring a user's location with respect to the electronic device; and determining a display direction of a screen displayed on the electronic device based on the acquired user's location and displaying a first screen in the determined display direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ran Kang, Nam-Hoi Kim, Seong-Woong Park, Do-Hyung Lee
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Patent number: 10191608Abstract: A method for editing a message in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying transmitted and received messages in a chat window; detecting selection of a message to be edited among the displayed transmitted and received messages, and performing an editing operation according to an editing method for the selected message.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chan-Woo Park, Nam-Hoi Kim
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Patent number: 10152226Abstract: A portable device and a screen changing method of a portable device are provided, which display a second screen corresponding to detected successive motions of first and second touches on an edge touch screen that has a main display area, and a first (or left) edge display area and a second (or right) edge display area, each of which is extended from the main display area, and displays a first screen among a plurality of screens. The device and method may further display a second screen different from a first screen among a plurality of screens corresponding to directions of detected successive motions of first and second touches on an edge touch screen that has a main display area, and a first edge display area and a second edge display area, each of which is extended from the main display area, and displays a first screen among a plurality of screens.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gu-Sul Kim, Nam-Hoi Kim, Hye-Sun Park
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Publication number: 20170052623Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a sensor module configured to sense a pressure applied to the electronic device and to send a pressure value corresponding to the sensed pressure to a processor and the processor configured to perform an operation corresponding to the pressure value received from the sensor module, wherein if the sensed pressure belongs to a first interval, the sensor module sends a first pressure value, which represents the first interval, to the processor, wherein if the sensed pressure belongs to a second interval higher than the first interval, the sensor module sends a second pressure value corresponding to the sensed pressure to the processor, and wherein if the sensed pressure belongs to a third interval higher than the second interval, the sensor module sends a third pressure value, which represents the third interval, to the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Seong Woong PARK, Byung Jin KANG, Nam Hoi KIM, Do Hyung LEE, Sae Rom LEE
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Publication number: 20160364833Abstract: An electronic device and a method performed in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a display module, and a first processor and a second processor that are electrically connected with the display module. The first processor is configured to detect an operation performed in the electronic device, determine a range of display control authority to be provided to the second processor according to the operation, and provide the range of the display control authority to the second processor. The second processor is configured to generate a display screen corresponding to the range of the display control authority and provide the display screen through the display module.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2016Publication date: December 15, 2016Inventors: Do Hyung LEE, Nam Hoi KIM, Byung Jin KANG
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Publication number: 20160357298Abstract: An electronic device and method of controlling the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display that includes a flat region and at least one curved region, an input device that receives a user manipulation, at least one pressure sensor that senses a pressure applied to the electronic device. The electronic device also includes a processor that performs an operation corresponding to the user manipulation based on the result of the sensed pressure caused by the user manipulation inputted on the curved region.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Nam Hoi Kim, Byung Jin Kang, Seong Woong Park, Do Hyung Lee
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Publication number: 20160357323Abstract: A portable device and a screen changing method of a portable device are provided, which display a second screen corresponding to detected successive motions of first and second touches on an edge touch screen that has a main display area, and a first (or left) edge display area and a second (or right) edge display area, each of which is extended from the main display area, and displays a first screen among a plurality of screens. The device and method may further display a second screen different from a first screen among a plurality of screens corresponding to directions of detected successive motions of first and second touches on an edge touch screen that has a main display area, and a first edge display area and a second edge display area, each of which is extended from the main display area, and displays a first screen among a plurality of screens.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Gu-Sul KIM, Nam-Hoi KIM, Hye-Sun PARK
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Publication number: 20160313963Abstract: Disclosed is a method of controlling an electronic device. The method may include: acquiring a user's location with respect to the electronic device; and determining a display direction of a screen displayed on the electronic device based on the acquired user's location and displaying a first screen in the determined display direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: Ran KANG, Nam-Hoi KIM, Seong-Woong PARK, Do-Hyung LEE
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Patent number: 9477343Abstract: A method for moving content and an electronic device thereof is provided. The method includes detecting at least two touches, selecting content corresponding to locations at which the at least two touches are detected, detecting a combined shape of touch entities corresponding to the at least two touches if the detected at least two touches are released, and moving the selected content to a location at which the combined shape of the detected at least two touch entities is changed, wherein the touch entities include at least one of a user's finger, a stylus pen, and an extra touch tool.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chan-Woo Park, Nam-Hoi Kim
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Publication number: 20160048170Abstract: A method includes displaying an image on a display of the electronic device, detecting a change in a curvature of a display, detecting a change in a gaze on the display, in response to detecting the change in the curvature of the flexible display, obtaining a change in a gaze on the flexible display, and changing the image displayed on the display based on the change in the curvature and the change in the gaze angle. An electronic device includes a processor configured to detect a change in a curvature of the display from a curvature sensor, in response to detecting the change in the curvature of the display, detect a change in a gaze angle on the display from a gaze detection sensor, and cause the display to change the image based on the detected change in the curvature and the detected change of the gaze angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Nam-Hoi Kim, Dale Ahn
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Patent number: 9100541Abstract: An operation method of an electronic device that is operable with a dummy device is provided. The method includes operating the dummy device through a physical coupling to the electronic device, establishing, by the electronic device, a wireless connection with the dummy device if a call is received by the electronic device, and operating the electronic device with the dummy device through the wireless connection.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Nam-Hoi Kim, Jin Park, Chan-Woo Park
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Publication number: 20150128073Abstract: A method of sharing contents and an electronic device thereof are provided. The method includes displaying a shared screen including one or more pages, each of the one or more pages including contents, transmitting the shared screen to a server, and receiving an update shared screen including update contents for the contents of the shared screen from the server, wherein the update contents are updated by one or more other electronic devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: Hyung-Ki Ahn, Na-Young Kim, Nam-Hoi Kim, Hyun-Young Yang, Sang-Hyun Lee, Yong-Whi Lee, Ji-Won Lee, Hak-Hyeon Jeong, Soo-Hwan Chae
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Publication number: 20140104207Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing an effect corresponding to an input touch in an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying an image, detecting a touch for the displayed image and outputting a feedback effect according to a trace of the detected touch and previously stored material information of the image, wherein the material information includes at least one of flexion, strength, and a friction coefficient of a target indicated by the image and information in which a surface of the target is sampled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chan-Woo PARK, Nam-Hoi KIM, Sun-Young MIN
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Publication number: 20140043298Abstract: A method for moving content and an electronic device thereof is provided. The method includes detecting at least two touches, selecting content corresponding to locations at which the at least two touches are detected, detecting a combined shape of touch entities corresponding to the at least two touches if the detected at least two touches are released, and moving the selected content to a location at which the combined shape of the detected at least two touch entities is changed, wherein the touch entities include at least one of a user's finger, a stylus pen, and an extra touch tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Inventors: Chan-Woo PARK, Nam-Hoi KIM