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: 20130252637
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and a method of recommending an application or content by providing information regarding a terminal status obtained by the mobile communication terminal when a connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal without having to look for the application or content. The mobile communication terminal includes a connection status determining unit which determines a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal, a terminal status storage unit which stores information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal; and a recommended target executing unit which determines a recommended application based on the connection status and the information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Dong-woo KIM, Young-ri KIM, Ji-yeon YOO, Ju-youn LEE
  • Publication number: 20130225236
    Abstract: A method of capturing content, performed by a mobile terminal, is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting the mobile terminal to capture at least one content, selecting a type of content to be captured, based on a time period that the user's gesture requesting the mobile terminal to capture at least one content is maintained for or a number of times that the user's gesture requesting the mobile terminal to capture at least one content, and capturing the selected type of the content. The type of the content includes internal content to be reproduced in the mobile terminal, and external content from outside the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ju-youn LEE, Dong-woo KIM, Young-ri KIM, Ji-yeon YOO, Sang-ok CHA
  • Publication number: 20130227456
    Abstract: A method of providing capture data, performed by a mobile terminal, is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting a capture panel, and displaying the entire capture panel, which was partially displayed at a side of a screen or was hidden, according to the user's gesture requesting the capture panel. The capture panel displays a list of capture data including an image and meta data corresponding to each of at least one content captured by the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ju-youn LEE, Dong-woo KIM, Young-ri KIM, Ji-yeon YOO, Sang-ok CHA
  • Publication number: 20130227471
    Abstract: A method of providing information, performed by a mobile terminal, is provided. The method includes sensing a user's gesture requesting a panel, and causing the panel to appear from at least one from among a left side, a right side, and a bottom side of a screen and then displaying the panel on the screen, according to the user's gesture requesting the panel. The panel includes at least one from among a share panel including a list of identification information of one or more external devices, a capture panel including a list of capture data, and a recommending panel including recommend contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Dong-woo KIM, Young-ri KIM, Ji-yeon YOO, Ju-youn LEE
  • Publication number: 20130227455
    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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Ju-youn LEE, Dong-woo KIM, Young-ri KIM, Ji-yeon YOO, Sang-ok CHA
  • Publication number: 20130095790
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling a device are provided. Information regarding a second external device, which was received by a first external device, is received from the first external device. The second external device is authenticated based on the information regarding the second external device. Position information regarding the second external device is detected. Control information regarding the first external device is transmitted to the first external device. The control information is based on the position information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-gook Park, Tae-young Kang, Jung-ho Kim, Joo-yoon Bae, Ho-jun Lee, Hee-chul Jeon, Sang-ok Cha, Won-young Choi
  • Publication number: 20130084813
    Abstract: A method of providing content is provided. The method includes providing an interface for providing a service based on information regarding a wireless transceiver positioned close to an apparatus for providing content, the information being received from the wireless transceiver; requesting a waiting number for providing the service via the interface; and receiving the waiting number for providing the service, a waiting time, and content based on the waiting time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-yoon BAE, Tae-young Kang, Jung-ho Kim, Yong-gook Park, Ho-jun Lee, Hee-chul Jeon, Sang-ok Cha, Won-young Choi
  • Publication number: 20120194637
    Abstract: A photographing apparatus is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit, a display unit for displaying a screen image corresponding to light entering the photographing unit, a sensor which senses a motion of the photographing apparatus, a graphic processor which generates a plurality of guide images and a photographing focus for photographing a panoramic image and displays the plurality of guide images and the photographing focus on the screen image, and changes a position of the photographing focus according to the motion of the photographing apparatus, a controller for controlling the photographing unit to automatically photograph, if the photographing focus matches one of the plurality of guide images, and a storage unit which stores photographed image data panoramic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-jun Han, Yong-gook Park, Ju-il Eom, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20120176403
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for editing a display of a touch display apparatus. A first screen including at least one object is displayed. An object on the first screen is designated. The touch display apparatus is converted to an edit mode for editing the display, when the object is designated. When a movement of the touch display apparatus is detected, the first screen is converted into a second screen according to at least one of a degree and a direction of the movement. The designated object is displayed on the second screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Sang-jun Han, Jung-hyun Shim
  • Publication number: 20120166987
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for moving an object between pages is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-young KANG, Yeon-hee Lee, Sang-ok Cha, Min-kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20120089719
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for obtaining a service is provided. Information about an external device is received at a terminal from the external device. It is determined whether the external device has been registered based on the information about the external device. Service information associated with the external device is provided when at least the external device has been registered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-ok Cha, Yong-gook Park, Ho-jun Lee, Tae-young Kang, Hee-chul Jeon, Ju-il Eom, Joo-yoon Bae, Won-young Choi, Sang-gon Song, Kuk-hyun Han, Bum-joo Lee, Seung-hwan Hong
  • Publication number: 20120056836
    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: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-ok CHA, Tae-young KANG, Yeon-hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20120023191
    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: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-young KANG, Yeon-hee Lee, Sang-ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20110102378
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus controls to sense a particular direction motion in directions detectable by a proximity sensor, which senses proximity and motion directions of a subject. Thus, a user can utilize the proximity sensor with decreased recognition error and a high recognition rate as a user interface of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-min KIM, Sang-ok Cha, Hyun-jin Kim, Han-chul Jung
  • Publication number: 20110102345
    Abstract: A mobile device and a method for providing a User Interface (UI) thereof are provided. The mobile device activates a manipulation unit upon detecting pressure through a pressure detecting unit. Accordingly, the user is able to manipulate various types of UIs, using a combination of pressure and various manipulation units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-min KIM, Min-kyu Park, Yong-gook Park, Hyun-jin Kim, Tae-young Kang, Han-chul Jung, Ji-sun Yang, Sang-ok Cha