Patents by Inventor O-hoon KWON
O-hoon KWON 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: 10931726Abstract: A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji-young Song, O-hoon Kwon, Jong-ho Lea
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Patent number: 10798153Abstract: A terminal apparatus provides shared profile information that is selectively received from a server based on a relationship between a first user and a second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information. Accordingly, a phonebook service for desired profile information is provided only for users in a buddy relationship sharing contact information with each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Yu-na Kim, O-hoon Kwon, Sun-bal Kim, Hyung-rai Oh, Seung-hyun Yoon, Soon-back Cha, Ju-youn Lee
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Patent number: 10425666Abstract: A method and apparatus for adaptively transmitting and receiving media data to a streaming environment by segmenting into segments a plurality of media data, which is generated by encoding content to have different qualities.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-jin Ha, O-hoon Kwon, Sung-bin Im, Ji-Eun Keum, Guanhua Zhang, Hyung-tak Choi, Sun-bal Kim
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Patent number: 10191616Abstract: A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer readable medium storing instructions for tagging information about an object included in an image to the image. The tagging information is used for searching for the image. The method includes detecting one or more objects included in a displayed image. The method also includes receiving, from a user, information about the detected object, and tagging the received information to the displayed image.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Won-jong Choi, Hyung-tak Choi, O-hoon Kwon
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Publication number: 20180316745Abstract: A terminal apparatus provides shared profile information that is selectively received from a server based on a relationship between a first user and a second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information. Accordingly, a phonebook service for desired profile information is provided only for users in a buddy relationship sharing contact information with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Yu-na KIM, O-hoon KWON, Sun-bal KIM, Hyung-rai OH, Seung-hyun YOON, Soon-back CHA, Ju-youn LEE
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Patent number: 10084850Abstract: A terminal apparatus provides shared profile information that is selectively received from a server based on a relationship between a first user and a second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information. Accordingly, a phonebook service for desired profile information is provided only for users in a buddy relationship sharing contact information with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Yu-na Kim, O-hoon Kwon, Sun-bal Kim, Hyung-rai Oh, Seung-hyun Yoon, Soon-Back Cha, Ju-youn Lee
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Patent number: 10057381Abstract: A user terminal includes an inputter which receives a user command, a display, a communicator configured to communicate with an external server, and a controller configured to create a first rule in which the user terminal performs a first action when a first condition is met in another first user terminal, control the communicator to transmit the created first rule to the external server, and perform the first action according to an event command when the event command to perform the first action is received from the external server upon the first condition being met in the first user terminal.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung-tak Choi, Yu-na Kim, O-hoon Kwon
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Patent number: 10051039Abstract: A terminal apparatus provides shared profile information that is selectively received from a server based on a relationship between a first user and a second user, according to whether information of the second user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the first user as local profile information and information of the first user is stored in the terminal apparatus of the second user as the local profile information. Accordingly, a phonebook service for desired profile information is provided only for users in a buddy relationship sharing contact information with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Yu-na Kim, O-hoon Kwon, Sun-bal Kim, Hyung-rai Oh, Seung-hyun Yoon, Soon-Back Cha, Ju-youn Lee
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Publication number: 20180137097Abstract: An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided, the method including receiving a message including text, analyzing the text included in the message, determining a type of the message and acquiring context information related to the type of the message, and determining a recommended image for responding to the message based on the context information and providing the recommended image.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Su-min LIM, O-hoon KWON, Mu-woong LEE
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Patent number: 9967598Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing streaming that is adaptive to a streaming environment, using information about a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-jin Ha, O-hoon Kwon, Sung-bin Im, Guanhua Zhang, Ji-Eun Keum
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Publication number: 20180048690Abstract: A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-young SONG, O-hoon KWON, Jong-ho LEA
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Patent number: 9860573Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for receiving and providing data. The method of receiving data includes: receiving first information including information about a first interval of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content in different qualities; acquiring renewal time information indicating a point of time for a first file to be renewed by using the first information; and receiving second information comprising information about a second interval of the plurality of media data based on the renewal time information.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: O-hoon Kwon, Ho-jin Ha, Guanhua Zhang, Hyung-tak Choi, Sun-bal Kim, Ji-eun Keum, Sung-bin Im
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Patent number: 9819714Abstract: A content sharing method includes: selecting, by a content sharing terminal, content; transmitting, by the content sharing terminal, identification information of the selected content to an external device; and reproducing, by the content sharing terminal, the selected content while the external device is reproducing the selected content based on the identification information.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2013Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ji-young Song, O-hoon Kwon, Jong-ho Lea
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Patent number: 9756364Abstract: A method and apparatus for reproducing media data are provided. The method includes: receiving a first file including information about a period of first content and information about a period of second content; receiving and reproducing media data of the first content based on the received first file; stopping reproducing of the media data of the first content and receiving and reproducing media data of the second content based on the first file; and receiving and reproducing the media data of the first content when the reproducing the media data of the second content is completed, wherein the information about the period of the second content includes location information about the second media data of the second content or location information of a second file including the location information about the second media data of the second content.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-jin Ha, Hyung-tak Choi, Sun-bal Kim, O-hoon Kwon, Jae-yeon Song, Sung-ryeul Rhyu, Ji-Eun Keum, Seo-young Hwang, Guanhua Zhang
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Publication number: 20170223145Abstract: A user terminal includes an inputter which receives a user command, a display, a communicator configured to communicate with an external server, and a controller configured to create a first rule in which the user terminal performs a first action when a first condition is met in another first user terminal, control the communicator to transmit the created first rule to the external server, and perform the first action according to an event command when the event command to perform the first action is received from the external server upon the first condition being met in the first user terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung-tak CHOI, Yu-na KIM, O-hoon KWON
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Patent number: 9699486Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data are provided. In the method of receiving data, at least one of a plurality of media data generated by encoding content to have different qualities is received, the plurality of media data each including at least one segment; location information indicating a randomly accessible point of each of the at least one segment is obtained; and random accessing is provided on the received media data, based on the location information.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2011Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: O-hoon Kwon, Sun-bal Kim, Ho-jin Ha, Guanhua Zhang, Hyung-tak Choi, Ji-Eun Keum
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Patent number: 9635139Abstract: A user terminal includes an inputter which receives a user command, a display, a communicator configured to communicate with an external server, and a controller configured to create a first rule in which the user terminal performs a first action when a first condition is met in another first user terminal, control the communicator to transmit the created first rule to the external server, and perform the first action according to an event command when the event command to perform the first action is received from the external server upon the first condition being met in the first user terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung-tak Choi, Yu-na Kim, O-hoon Kwon
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Patent number: 9582542Abstract: A device and method for searching for content, the device including: a display; a storage configured to store a plurality of contents; an inputter configured to receive a user answer to a question displayed on the display for searching for content stored in the storage; and a controller configured to determine, based on the plurality of contents, the question, output, through the display, the determined question, determine, based on the user answer to the output question, a criterion for searching for content, and output, through the display, a search result searched based on the criterion.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Won-jong Choi, Hyung-tak Choi, O-hoon Kwon
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Patent number: RE48055Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing and using content advisory (CA) information on Internet contents. A method of providing CA information by using a CA information server, includes receiving a request for the CA information on a content, from an Internet Protocol television (IPTV); searching for CA information on the content; and transmitting the found CA information to the IPTV. A method of using CA information when an IPTV reproduces a content not having the CA information, according to the present invention, includes transmitting a request for CA information, to a CA information server; receiving the CA information from the CA information server; analyzing the CA information; and applying the CA information.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jung-shin Park, Kwang-hyuk Kim, Sung-wook Ahn, Sung-wook Byun, Sang-woong Lee, Eun-Hee Rhim, O-hoon Kwon, Sung-jin Park, In-chul Hwang, Mun-jo Kim
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Patent number: RE48360Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a trick play service in a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) adaptive streaming (HAS) architecture for adaptively streaming media data according to fluctuation of a streaming environment are provided. The method at a server includes: generating a media presentation description (MPD) file including information about at least one piece of trick play data; transmitting the MPD file to a client; and transmitting the at least one piece of trick play data to the client in response to a request by the client based on the MPD file. The method at a client includes: receiving a media presentation description (MPD) file including information about at least one piece of trick play data; and receiving the at least one piece of trick play data from a server based on the MPD file.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: O-hoon Kwon, Ho-jin Ha, Guanhua Zhang, Hyung-tak Choi, Sun-bal Kim, Ji-Eun Keum, Sung-bin Im