Patents by Inventor Sang-Ki Kang

Sang-Ki Kang 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: 11955124
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. When a user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server. An instruction for performing a task is received from the server. When the user interface is displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables the user to receive the user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to the external server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Ki Kang, Jang-Seok Seo, Kook-Tae Choi, Hyun-Woo Kang, Jin-Yeol Kim, Chae-Hwan Li, Kyung-Tae Kim, Dong-Ho Jang, Min-Kyung Hwang
  • Publication number: 20240083384
    Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co.,LTD-Dongtan, Hyundai Transys Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Soo LEE, Chan Ho JUNG, Mu Young KIM, Sang Hark LEE, Ho Suk JUNG, Deok Soo LIM, Sang Do PARK, In Sun BAEK, Sin Chan YANG, Chan Ki CHO, Myung Soo LEE, Jae Yong JANG, Jun Sik HWANG, Ho Sung KANG, Hae Dong KWAK, Hyun Tak KO
  • Patent number: 11561763
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Jong Rhee, Ji Min Lee, Sang Ki Kang, Han Jun Ku, Sung Pa Park, Jang Seok Seo, In Wook Song, Won Ick Ahn, Kyoung Gu Woo, Ji Soo Yi, Chang Kyun Jeon, Ho Jun Jaygarl, Il Hwan Choi, Yoo Jin Hong, Ji Hyun Kim, Jae Yung Yeo
  • Publication number: 20220130388
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. When a user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server. An instruction for performing a task is received from the server. When the user interface is displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables the user to receive the user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to the external server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Sang-Ki KANG, Jang-Seok SEO, Kook-Tae CHOI, Hyun-Woo KANG, Jin-Yeol KIM, Chae-Hwan LI, Kyung-Tae KIM, Dong-Ho JANG, Min-Kyung HWANG
  • Patent number: 11314898
    Abstract: An operating method of an electronic device for function execution includes receiving an execution signal associated with executing a voice command function performed based on a voice input, confirming a locked state of an electronic device, and providing an entire function execution state in which access to the entire information stored in a memory is allowed or a partial function execution state in which access to a part of the information stored in the memory is allowed, based on the locked state in relation to executing a function corresponding to the voice input or outputting a result corresponding to the voice input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Jong Rhee, Sang Ki Kang, Sung Pa Park, Jang Seok Seo, Ji Soo Yi, Kook Tae Choi, Han Jun Ku, Da Som Lee, Dong Ho Jang, Yong Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11222635
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present invention comprises: a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. The electronic device is configured to store an application program including a user interface for receiving a text input. When the user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server including an automatic speech recognition system and an intelligence system. An instruction for performing a task generated by the intelligence system in response to the user speech is received from the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Ki Kang, Jang-Seok Seo, Kook-Tae Choi, Hyun-Woo Kang, Jin-Yeol Kim, Chae-Hwan Li, Kyung-Tae Kim, Dong-Ho Jang, Min-Kyung Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210286589
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: In Jong RHEE, Ji Min LEE, Sang Ki KANG, Han Jun KU, Sung Pa PARK, Jang Seok SEO, In Wook SONG, Won Ick AHN, Kyoung Gu WOO, Ji Soo YI, Chang Kyun JEON, Ho Jun JAYGARL, Il Hwan CHOI, Yoo Jin HONG, Ji Hyun KIM, Jae Yung YEO
  • Patent number: 11023201
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Jong Rhee, Ji Min Lee, Sang Ki Kang, Han Jun Ku, Sung Pa Park, Jang Seok Seo, In Wook Song, Won Ick Ahn, Kyoung Gu Woo, Ji Soo Yi, Chang Kyun Jeon, Ho Jun Jaygarl, Il Hwan Choi, Yoo Jin Hong, Ji Hyun Kim, Jae Yung Yeo
  • Patent number: 10706847
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication module, a sensor module, a microphone, a memory, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether a user is in proximity to the electronic device, to transmit at least one of voice input information or information on the proximity of the user to the external device, to receive at least one action associated with the execution of the function of the electronic device corresponding to a recognition result from the external device, based on voice input recognition of the external device, to output content associated with execution and/or processing of each of the at least one action, when the user is spaced apart from the electronic device, and to prevent at least a portion of the at least one content from being output in a state that the user is within the specified proximity to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jang Seok Seo, Sang Ki Kang, Han Jun Ku, Sung Pa Park, In Jong Rhee, Ji Soo Yi, Yoo Jin Hong, Kyung Tae Kim, Ji Hyun Kim, Yong Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 10652680
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first speaker, a first microphone, a storage unit storing a reference signal, and a controller configured to, when the reference signal is output through the first speaker, receive a first signal input through the first microphone and a second signal input through a second microphone of an external electronic device and determine whether to use the first microphone or the second microphone based on at least one of the first signal input through the first microphone and the second signal input through the second microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Wook Shin, Sung-Woon Jang, Sang-Ki Kang, Sung-Wan Youn
  • Publication number: 20200020334
    Abstract: An electronic device of the present invention comprises: a housing; a touchscreen display; a microphone; at least one speaker; a button disposed on a portion of the housing or set to be displayed on the touchscreen display; a wireless communication circuit; a processor; and a memory. The electronic device is configured to store an application program including a user interface for receiving a text input. When the user interface is not displayed on the touchscreen display, the electronic device enables a user to receive a user input through the button, receives user speech through the microphone, and then provides data on the user speech to an external server including an automatic speech recognition system and an intelligence system. An instruction for performing a task generated by the intelligence system in response to the user speech is received from the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sang-Ki KANG, Jang-Seok SEO, Kook-Tae CHOI, Hyun-Woo KANG, Jin-Yeol KIM, Chae-Hwan LI, Kyung-Tae KIM, Dong-Ho JANG, Min-Kyung HWANG
  • Publication number: 20190155571
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: In Jong RHEE, Ji Min LEE, Sang Ki KANG, Han Jun KU, Sung Pa PARK, Jang Seok SEO, In Wook SONG, Won Ick AHN, Kyoung Gu WOO, Ji Soo YI, Chang Kyun JEON, Ho Jun JAYGARL, Il Hwan CHOI, Yoo Jin HONG, Ji Hyun KIM, Jae Yung YEO
  • Patent number: 10191718
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Jong Rhee, Ji Min Lee, Sang Ki Kang, Han Jun Ku, Sung Pa Park, Jang Seok Seo, In Wook Song, Won Ick Ahn, Kyoung Gu Woo, Ji Soo Yi, Chang Kyun Jeon, Ho Jun Jaygarl, Il Hwan Choi, Yoo Jin Hong, Ji Hyun Kim, Jae Yung Yeo
  • Publication number: 20180286400
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication module, a sensor module, a microphone, a memory, a display, and a processor. The processor is configured to determine whether a user is in proximity to the electronic device, to transmit at least one of voice input information or information on the proximity of the user to the external device, to receive at least one action associated with the execution of the function of the electronic device corresponding to a recognition result from the external device, based on voice input recognition of the external device, to output content associated with execution and/or processing of each of the at least one action, when the user is spaced apart from the electronic device, and to prevent at least a portion of the at least one content from being output in a state that the user is within the specified proximity to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Jang Seok SEO, Sang Ki KANG, Han Jun KU, Sung Pa PARK, In Jong RHEE, Ji Soo YI, Yoo Jin HONG, Kyung Tae KIM, Ji Hyun KIM, Yong Joon JEON
  • Publication number: 20180247065
    Abstract: An operating method of an electronic device for function execution includes receiving an execution signal associated with executing a voice command function performed based on a voice input, confirming a locked state of an electronic device, and providing an entire function execution state in which access to the entire information stored in a memory is allowed or a partial function execution state in which access to a part of the information stored in the memory is allowed, based on the locked state in relation to executing a function corresponding to the voice input or outputting a result corresponding to the voice input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: In Jong RHEE, Sang Ki KANG, Sung Pa PARK, Jang Seok SEO, Ji Soo YI, Kook Tae CHOI, Han Jun KU, Da Som LEE, Dong Ho JANG, Yong Joon JEON
  • Publication number: 20180150280
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touchscreen display exposed through a first portion of the housing, a microphone disposed at a second portion of the housing, a speaker disposed at a third portion of the housing, a memory disposed inside the housing, a processor disposed inside the housing, and electrically connected to the display, the microphone, the speaker, and the memory. The memory is configured to store a plurality of application programs, each of which includes a graphic user interface (GUI).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: In Jong RHEE, Ji Min LEE, Sang Ki KANG, Han Jun KU, Sung Pa PARK, Jang Seok SEO, In Wook SONG, Won Ick AHN, Kyoung Gu WOO, Ji Soo YI, Chang Kyun JEON, Ho Jun JAYGARL, Il Hwan CHOI, Yoo Jin HONG, Ji Hyun KIM, Jae Yung YEO
  • Publication number: 20160360332
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first speaker, a first microphone, a storage unit storing a reference signal, and a controller configured to, when the reference signal is output through the first speaker, receive a first signal input through the first microphone and a second signal input through a second microphone of an external electronic device and determine whether to use the first microphone or the second microphone based on at least one of the first signal input through the first microphone and the second signal input through the second microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-Wook SHIN, Sung-Woon JANG, Sang-Ki KANG, Sung-Wan YOUN
  • Publication number: 20160350409
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication module that sends conversation information between users of the electronic device and an external electronic device to a management server if the conversation is obtained and receives a keyword extracted using the conversation information from the management server. The electronic device further includes a control module that controls to search for information using the keyword and send a portion of the found information to the external electronic device, and a display that displays the found information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: Sung Wan YOUN, Kyung Tae KIM, Sung Woon JANG, Sang Wook SHIN, Cheol Ho CHEONG, Sang Ki KANG, Chul Hwan LEE
  • Patent number: 9509947
    Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting a file during a video call including steps of confirming a first bandwidth for file transmission when a file transmission event is generated during a video call; reducing video call data on the basis of the first bandwidth for file transmission; and transmitting the reduced video call data and the corresponding file data through a second bandwidth for the video call, with the first bandwidth being a partial area or an entire area of the second bandwidth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-Ki Kang, Ki-Choon Gong, Kyung-Tae Kim, Sung-Wan Youn
  • Publication number: 20150222849
    Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting a file during a video call including steps of confirming a first bandwidth for file transmission when a file transmission event is generated during a video call; reducing video call data on the basis of the first bandwidth for file transmission; and transmitting the reduced video call data and the corresponding file data through a second bandwidth for the video call, with the first bandwidth being a partial area or an entire area of the second bandwidth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ki Kang, Ki-Choon Gong, Kyung-Tae Kim, Sung-Wan Youn