Patents by Inventor Seok Weon Seo

Seok Weon Seo 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: 11122511
    Abstract: An electronic device for performing power management is provided. The electronic device includes a display; and a processor configured to in response to receiving an input for switching to a power management mode, control the display to display first guide data for determining whether to perform a power management operation, in response to receiving a first input for performing the power management operation, control the display to display second guide data related to one or more methods of the power management operation, and perform the power management operation based on a selection of at least one from among the one or more methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Kim, Seok-Weon Seo, Jung-Hee Cho
  • Publication number: 20200404591
    Abstract: An electronic device for performing power management is provided. The electronic device includes a display; and a processor configured to in response to receiving an input for switching to a power management mode, control the display to display first guide data for determining whether to perform a power management operation, in response to receiving a first input for performing the power management operation, control the display to display second guide data related to one or more methods of the power management operation, and perform the power management operation based on a selection of at least one from among the one or more methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sang-Ho KIM, Seok-Weon SEO, Jung-Hee CHO
  • Patent number: 10785725
    Abstract: An electronic device for performing power management is provided. The electronic device includes a display; and a processor configured to in response to receiving an input for switching to a power management mode, control the display to display first guide data for determining whether to perform a power management operation, in response to receiving a first input for performing the power management operation, control the display to display second guide data related to one or more methods of the power management operation, and perform the power management operation based on a selection of at least one from among the one or more methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Kim, Seok-Weon Seo, Jung-Hee Cho
  • Patent number: 10768681
    Abstract: An electronic device and a content display method are provided. A content display method of an electronic device includes displaying an application in the electronic device; and changing a content display mode of the application, when a detected battery consumption of the application exceeds a threshold logical battery capacity assigned to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seok-Weon Seo, Jong-Bum Choi, Sang-Ho Kim, Bo-Seok Moon, Yang-Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 10324767
    Abstract: An electronic device, a method of providing battery information of an electronic device, and a storage medium for storing the method are provided. The electronic device includes a storage unit that stores an application use history; and a controller that partitions an entire battery capacity into at least one or more logical batteries, and allocates at least one or more applications to each of the at least one or more logical batteries according to the application use history.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seok-Weon Seo, Jong-Bum Choi, Sang-Ho Kim, Bo-Seok Moon
  • Publication number: 20180227855
    Abstract: An electronic device for performing power management is provided. The electronic device includes a display; and a processor configured to in response to receiving an input for switching to a power management mode, control the display to display first guide data for determining whether to perform a power management operation, in response to receiving a first input for performing the power management operation, control the display to display second guide data related to one or more methods of the power management operation, and perform the power management operation based on a selection of at least one from among the one or more methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Sang-Ho KIM, Seok-Weon Seo, Jung-Hee Cho
  • Patent number: 9942855
    Abstract: A method for managing power in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether residual power indicative of residual battery power of the mobile terminal is less than or equal to predetermined reference power, if a power management mode is run; generating guide data to be provided to a user based on the residual power, if the residual power is less than or equal to the reference power; and displaying the guide data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Kim, Seok-Weon Seo, Jung-Hee Cho
  • Publication number: 20180024611
    Abstract: An electronic device and a content display method are provided. A content display method of an electronic device includes displaying an application in the electronic device; and changing a content display mode of the application, when a detected battery consumption of the application exceeds a threshold logical battery capacity assigned to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Seok-Weon SEO, Jong-Bum Choi, Sang-Ho kim, Bo-Seok Moon, Yang-Wook Kim
  • Patent number: 9864567
    Abstract: A method of outputting a includes detecting a touch on a shortcut icon of a plurality of shortcut icons displayed on a touch screen, executing an application corresponding to the shortcut icon in response to the touch, detecting an angle between a first housing including a first touch screen and a second housing including a second touch screen by using a sensor, and determining an output mode based on the angle and a property of the application, and outputting a sound through a plurality of speakers according to the output mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seok-weon Seo
  • Patent number: 9798371
    Abstract: An electronic device and a content display method are provided. A content display method of an electronic device includes displaying an application in the electronic device; and changing a content display mode of the application, when a detected battery consumption of the application exceeds a threshold logical battery capacity assigned to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Seok-Weon Seo, Jong-Bum Choi, Sang-Ho Kim, Bo-Seok Moon, Yang-Wook Kim
  • Publication number: 20170195970
    Abstract: A method for managing power in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether residual power indicative of residual battery power of the mobile terminal is less than or equal to predetermined reference power, if a power management mode is run; generating guide data to be provided to a user based on the residual power, if the residual power is less than or equal to the reference power; and displaying the guide data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Sang-Ho KIM, Seok-Weon Seo, Jung-Hee Cho
  • Patent number: 9609601
    Abstract: A method for managing power in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether residual power indicative of residual battery power of the mobile terminal is less than or equal to predetermined reference power, if a power management mode is run; generating guide data to be provided to a user based on the residual power, if the residual power is less than or equal to the reference power; and displaying the guide data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Kim, Seok-Weon Seo, Jung-Hee Cho
  • Patent number: 9571734
    Abstract: A multi display device and a method of photographing thereof. The multi display device includes a first body having a first display unit, a second body having a second display unit, a hinge unit disposed to connect the first and second bodies to each other, a first imaging unit provided in the first body, a second imaging unit provided in the second body, and a controller which, if photographing is performed by the first or second imaging unit when the first or second body pivots based on the hinge unit, combines a plurality of photographed images to generate a panorama image content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yeon Kwak, Seok-weon Seo
  • Patent number: 9479704
    Abstract: A method and apparatus support a zoom microphone function in mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a plurality of microphones, a camera, and a controller. Each of the plurality of microphones has a different directional characteristic. The camera captures an image. And the controller determines a zoom level of the camera, and adjusts gains of the plurality of microphones based on a zoom range to which the zoom level belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seok-Weon Seo
  • Publication number: 20150301578
    Abstract: An electronic device and a content display method are provided. A content display method of an electronic device includes displaying an application in the electronic device; and changing a content display mode of the application, when a detected battery consumption of the application exceeds a threshold logical battery capacity assigned to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Seok-Weon SEO, Jong-Bum Choi, Sang-Ho KIM, Bo-Seek MOON, Yang-Wook KIM
  • Publication number: 20150281589
    Abstract: A method and apparatus support a zoom microphone function in mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a plurality of microphones, a camera, and a controller. Each of the plurality of microphones has a different directional characteristic. The camera captures an image. And the controller determines a zoom level of the camera, and adjusts gains of the plurality of microphones based on a zoom range to which the zoom level belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Seok-Weon Seo
  • Patent number: 9060133
    Abstract: A method and apparatus support a zoom microphone function in a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a plurality of microphones, a camera, and a controller. Each of the plurality of microphones has a different directional characteristic. The camera captures an image. And the controller determines a zoom level of the camera, and adjusts gains of the plurality of microphones based on a zoom range to which the zoom level belongs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seok-Weon Seo
  • Publication number: 20150156307
    Abstract: A method for managing power in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether residual power indicative of residual battery power of the mobile terminal is less than or equal to predetermined reference power, if a power management mode is run; generating guide data to be provided to a user based on the residual power, if the residual power is less than or equal to the reference power; and displaying the guide data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Sang-Ho KIM, Seok-Weon SEO, Jung-Hee CHO
  • Publication number: 20140365789
    Abstract: An electronic device, a method of providing battery information of an electronic device, and a storage medium for storing the method are provided. The electronic device includes a storage unit that stores an application use history; and a controller that partitions an entire battery capacity into at least one or more logical batteries, and allocates at least one or more applications to each of the at least one or more logical batteries according to the application use history.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Seok-Weon SEO, Jong-Bum CHOI, Sang-Ho KIM, Bo-Seok MOON
  • Publication number: 20140293093
    Abstract: A method and apparatus support a zoom microphone function in a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a plurality of microphones, a camera, and a controller. Each of the plurality of microphones has a different directional characteristic. The camera captures an image. And the controller determines a zoom level of the camera, and adjusts gains of the plurality of microphones based on a zoom range to which the zoom level belongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Seok-Weon Seo