Patents by Inventor Sang-ok Cha

Sang-ok Cha 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).

  • Publication number: 20190025950
    Abstract: A handwriting-based User Interface (UI) apparatus in a user terminal supporting a handwriting-based memo function and a method for supporting the same are provided, in which upon receipt of a handwritten input on a memo screen from a user, the handwritten input is recognized, a command is determined from the recognized input, and an application corresponding to the determined command is executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Hwa-Kyung KIM, Jin-Ha JUN, Sung-Soo KIM, Joo-Yoon BAE, Sang-Ok CHA
  • Patent number: 10165061
    Abstract: A first device for displaying an object related to content reproduced by a second device is provided. The first device including a sensor which senses an exit of the first device from a service zone of the second device during reproduction of the content by the second device; a communication device which requests a management server for an object related to the content, the object including link information for receiving information about the content reproduced by the second device at a point of time when the sensor senses the exit, and for receiving the object related to the content from the management server; and a controller which controls a display to display the received object related to the content on a predetermined screen of the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Jong-hyun Ryu, Hee-chul Jeon, Won-young Choi
  • Patent number: 10122773
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sharing content are provided. Information about at least one content is transmitted to an external device. Information about associated content that have been searched for by the external device based on the transmitted information about the at least one content is received from the external device. Content to share with a second user device are selected from among the associated content based on a predetermined condition. Information about the selected content is transmitted to the second user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-young Kang, Yeon-hee Lee, Sang-ok Cha
  • Patent number: 10111266
    Abstract: A system and a method of connecting devices via a Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network are provided. The method of communication-connecting an external device to an Access Point (AP) via a Wi-Fi network is performed by a device and includes operations of receiving device information of the external device from the external device that operates in an AP mode, accessing the external device that operates in the AP mode, by using the device information, and providing connection information relating to the AP to the external device, and wherein, when the connection information is provided to the external device, the external device terminates operating in the AP mode, and the external device then accesses the AP based on the connection information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-chul Jeon, Jung-ho Kim, Yong-gook Park, Woo-hyoung Lee, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20180300379
    Abstract: A method of recommending a friend in a first terminal is provided. The method includes generating first interest keyword information by analyzing event information of the first terminal, receiving second interest keyword information of a second terminal, comparing the first interest keyword information and the second interest keyword information, and displaying information recommending a user of the second terminal as a friend based on a result of the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Sang-ho YI, Jae-hyuck SHIN, Yoon-kyong LEE, Hyun-jin CHOI
  • Patent number: 10104136
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for sharing content are provided. Information about at least one content is transmitted to an external device. Information about associated content that have been searched for by the external device based on the transmitted information about the at least one content is received from the external device. Content to share with a second user device are selected from among the associated content based on a predetermined condition. Information about the selected content is transmitted to the second user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-young Kang, Yeon-hee Lee, Sang-ok Cha
  • Patent number: 10095399
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for selecting a region on a screen of a device. The method includes recognizing a signal due to dragging from outside of the screen of the device, and determining a selection region based on a location where the drag is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Tae-young Kang, Yeon-hee Lee
  • Patent number: 10068458
    Abstract: A method of providing an activity notification is provided. The method includes registering, by the device, information about the activity notification according to a request for registering the activity notification, and transmitting, by the device, the registered information about the activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device performs a process of providing the activity notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-joo Chae, Hyun-soo Nah, Jong-hyun Ryu, Sang-ok Cha, Seung-eok Choi, Won-young Choi
  • Patent number: 10061825
    Abstract: A method of recommending a friend in a first terminal is provided. The method includes generating first interest keyword information by analyzing event information of the first terminal, receiving second interest keyword information of a second terminal, comparing the first interest keyword information and the second interest keyword information, and displaying information recommending a user of the second terminal as a friend based on a result of the comparing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Sang-ho Yi, Jae-hyuck Shin, Yoon-kyong Lee, Hyun-jin Choi
  • Patent number: 10055970
    Abstract: A method of providing an activity notification is provided. The method includes registering, by the device, information about the activity notification according to a request for registering the activity notification, and transmitting, by the device, the registered information about the activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device performs a process of providing the activity notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-joo Chae, Hyun-soo Nah, Jong-hyun Ryu, Sang-ok Cha, Seung-eok Choi, Won-young Choi
  • Publication number: 20180233023
    Abstract: A method of providing an activity notification is provided. The method includes registering, by the device, information about the activity notification according to a request for registering the activity notification, and transmitting, by the device, the registered information about the activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device performs a process of providing the activity notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Han-joo CHAE, Hyun-soo NAH, Jong-hyun RYU, Sang-ok CHA, Seung-eok CHOI, Won-young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20180178064
    Abstract: Provided is a method of providing exercise information, performed by a wearable device, the method including displaying a list including at least one piece of previous exercise record information, receiving an input to select first previous exercise record information from the list from a user, obtaining the user's current exercise record information, comparing the selected first previous exercise record information with the current exercise record information, and displaying an image indicating comparison result information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Hyun-soo NAH, Ji-hyun KIM, Jong-hyun RYU, Sang-ok CHA, Han-joo CHAE, Won-young CHOI
  • Patent number: 9898186
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a portable terminal using a touch pen and a handwriting input method using the same are provided. In the apparatus, upon receipt of a handwriting image in an input field provided by an executed application through the touch pen, the received handwriting image is converted to text, the text is inserted in the input field, and the input field with the text is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hwa-Kyung Kim, Joo-Yoon Bae, Ju-Youn Lee, Sung-Soo Kim, Jin-Ha Jun, Sang-Ok Cha
  • Patent number: 9898164
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for moving an object between pages is provided. The method includes displaying a first page including an object; generating a first signal in response to the object on the first page being moved to a predetermined area of the first page; displaying a plurality of pages, including the first page, in response to the first signal; generating a second signal in response to the object being moved to overlap with a second page; and moving the object to the second page in response to the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Tae-young Kang, Yeon-hee Lee, Sang-ok Cha, Min-kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20170365156
    Abstract: A method of providing an activity notification is provided. The method includes registering, by the device, information about the activity notification according to a request for registering the activity notification, and transmitting, by the device, the registered information about the activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device performs a process of providing the activity notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Han-joo CHAE, Hyun-soo NAH, Jong-hyun RYU, Sang-ok CHA, Seung-eok CHOI, Won-young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170329855
    Abstract: Provided is a method of providing content, via a device, the method including: obtaining bio-information of a user using content executed on the device, and context information indicating a situation of the user at a point of obtaining the bio-information of the user; determining an emotion of the user using the content, based on the obtained bio-information of the user and the obtained context information; extracting at least one portion of content corresponding to the emotion of the user that satisfies a predetermined condition; and generating content summary information including the extracted at least one portion of content, and emotion information corresponding to the extracted at least one portion of content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jong-hyun RYU, Han-joo CHAE, Sang-ok CHA, Won-young CHOI
  • Patent number: 9773024
    Abstract: A method of sharing data stored in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting a share panel, and causing the share panel including a list of identification information of one or more external devices to appear from a side of a screen and then displaying the share panel at the side of the screen, according to the user's gesture requesting the share panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-youn Lee, Dong-woo Kim, Young-ri Kim, Ji-yeon Yoo, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20170249828
    Abstract: A method of providing an activity notification is provided. The method includes registering, by the device, information about the activity notification according to a request for registering the activity notification, and transmitting, by the device, the registered information about the activity notification to a management device, wherein the management device performs a process of providing the activity notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Han-joo CHAE, Hyun-soo NAH, Jong-hyun RYU, Sang-ok CHA, Seung-eok CHOI, Won-young CHOI
  • Patent number: D800747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Yeon Lee, Dong-Goo Kang, Ji-Yeon Kwak, Hae-Yoon Park, Yeo-Jun Yoon, Sang-Ok Cha
  • Patent number: D803844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Yeon Lee, Dong-Goo Kang, Ji-Yeon Kwak, Hae-Yoon Park, Yeo-Jun Yoon, Sang-Ok Cha