Patents by Inventor Seung Min Choi

Seung Min Choi 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: 20210405134
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a nano-magnetic-particle-imaging apparatus, including a measurement head including excitation and detection coils and accommodating a sample bed for a sample including nano magnetic particles; a gradient magnetic field generation unit for generating a magnetic field having a strength equal to or greater than that of the saturation magnetic field of the nano magnetic particles in a spacing area between identical magnetic poles facing each other and forming a field-free region in a portion thereof; a first driving unit for linearly moving the sample bed; a second driving unit for rotating the gradient magnetic field generation unit in a plane; a third driving unit for linearly reciprocating the gradient magnetic field generation unit; and a control unit for applying a signal to the excitation coil, controlling the driving units, and imaging 3D distribution of the nano magnetic particles based on a detection signal output from the detection coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Eul-Gyoon LIM, Jin-Sun KIM, Chang-Beom KIM, Jae-Chan JONG, Seung-Min CHOI, Hyo-Bong HONG
  • Publication number: 20210408879
    Abstract: An apparatus for molding a hairpin inserted into a stator core includes a clamping unit including a connection bracket mounted on a front end of a robot arm and at least one clamper mounted on the connection bracket and configured to be reciprocally driven in opposite directions in a straight line, and a mold unit detachably coupled with the at least one clamper and configured to press mold a head portion of the hairpin by a molding jig configured to be driven by the at least one clamper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: Seung Min Choi
  • Publication number: 20210278947
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a touch screen display disposed between the first surface and the second surface and exposed through the first surface; a pressure sensor disposed between the first surface and the second surface and configured to sense at least one pressure by an external object on the touch screen display; at least one processor electrically connected to the touch screen display and the pressure sensor; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions which cause the processor to receive, from the pressure sensor, data indicating pressure by a user or the external object on the touch screen display, determine a rate of pressure change corresponding to a change of the pressure per unit time, and call a function on the basis of at least a part of at lea
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Seung-Min CHOI, Kyu-Hong KIM, So-Young KIM, Doo-Suk KANG, Geon-Soo KIM, Yo-Han LEE, Bo-Kun CHOI
  • Patent number: 11089001
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: setting a first key for unlocking data stored in a first electronic apparatus; when the first electronic apparatus receives, from a second electronic apparatus, a second key set by the second electronic apparatus, transmitting by the first electronic apparatus, to the second electronic apparatus, first data locked using the first key and the second key; and when the first electronic apparatus receives, from the second electronic apparatus, a generation signal of a first event for the first data, transmitting the first key to the second electronic apparatus according to whether the first event is approved or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventor: Seung-Min Choi
  • Patent number: 11054930
    Abstract: Disclosed in various examples of the present invention are a method and a device for enabling a system function using a system button to be used according to a user input, when displaying a picture related to an application through the entire area of a display without displaying a system button (provided transparently or translucently). According to various examples of the present invention, an electronic device comprises a display, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the display and the memory, wherein the processor can be configured so as to sense, on the display, a user input through a touch region including the system button, identify the user input, and execute a system function by means of the system button or an application function according to the user input in the touch area including the system button. Various examples are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventors: Seung Wook Nam, Youngmi Kim, Youngseong Kim, Hyo-Sang Bang, Sangsu Lee, Youngjay Lee, Jae Myoung Lee, Kyungsoo Lim, Soe-Youn Yim, Martin Jung, Jinhoon Cho, Hyunyeul Lee, Jongmoo Lee, Seung-Min Choi
  • Patent number: 11035710
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for measuring flow using an electromagnetic resonance phenomenon. The flowmeter includes an RF resonator in the form of a cylinder into which a transmission antenna for forming a magnetic field in a preset frequency range and a reception antenna for measuring a response signal are inserted, the RF resonator being shielded from an external magnetic field; and a processor for measuring the flow in a pipe that passes through the RF resonator based on the response signal. The RF resonator includes circular holes in the two bases of the cylinder so as to enable the pipe to pass through the RF resonator, and is formed with a first body and a second body, which are split in the height direction of the cylinder and are coupled using a coupling member so as to wrap the outer circumferential surface of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyo-Bong Hong, Jae-Chan Jong, Seung-Min Choi
  • Patent number: 11037333
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a display displaying content and a processor operatively connected to the display. The processor is configured to obtain information about an exterior color, to extract a dominant color from a specified area in an area in which the content is displayed, and to apply a gradation effect for transitioning from the exterior color to the dominant color, to at least part of an edge area of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Hyun, Seung Min Choi, Min Sik Kim, Min Sung Lee, Song Hee Jung, Moo Young Kim, Ki Huk Lee
  • Publication number: 20210165468
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a hole area and a controlling method of are provided. More particularly, an electronic apparatus having a hole area which may enlarge an image or application screen through analysis and a method for controlling a hole area of an electronic apparatus are provided. Some embodiments provide an electronic apparatus having a hole area, capable of analyzing an edge (or edge of an application screen) of an image and displaying on one of an entire area or a main area and a method for controlling a hole area of the electronic apparatus. In addition to above, various exemplary embodiments are available.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-moo LEE, Seung-min Choi, Dae-hyun Kim, So-young Kim, Min-sik Kim, Geon-soo Kim, Jin-wan An, Ji-woo Lee, Hyun-suk Choi
  • Publication number: 20210135151
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device can comprise: a housing; a flexible display of which at least a portion is accommodated in the housing, wherein the flexible display comprises a window forming at least a portion of the outer side surface of the electronic device, a light-emitting layer arranged below the window, and a protective layer arranged below the light-emitting layer, a transparent region for transmitting light incident from the outside of the electronic device is formed in a portion of a region of the light-emitting layer, and an opening of which at least a portion is aligned with the transparent region is formed in a portion of a region of the protective layer; and a sensor of which at least a portion is accommodated in the housing and at least a portion is aligned with the opening. The electronic device can vary according to embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Moo-Hyun BAEK, Jae-Young SHIN, Young-Soo CHUN, Seung-Min CHOI, Byoung-Uk YOON, So-Young LEE
  • Patent number: 10949012
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display, a touch sensor sensing a touch of an external object, a force sensor sensing pressure by the touch, and a processor that is electrically connected with the display. The touch sensor, the force sensor and a memory are electrically connected with the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to activate at least part of the force sensor while the display is turned off, or while the display operates in a low-power mode, to perform a first function if pressure of a first level by the touch is sensed in the at least part of the force sensor. The processor also performs a second function associated with the first function if pressure of a second level by the touch is sensed in the force sensor while the first function is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Min Choi, Doo Suk Kang, Kyu Hong Kim, So Young Kim, Geon Soo Kim, Yo Han Lee, Bo Kun Choi
  • Patent number: 10948949
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a hole area and a controlling method of are provided. More particularly, an electronic apparatus having a hole area which may enlarge an image or application screen through analysis and a method for controlling a hole area of an electronic apparatus are provided. Some embodiments provide an electronic apparatus having a hole area, capable of analyzing an edge (or edge of an application screen) of an image and displaying on one of an entire area or a main area and a method for controlling a hole area of the electronic apparatus. In addition to above, various exemplary embodiments are available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-moo Lee, Seung-min Choi, Dae-hyun Kim, So-young Kim, Min-sik Kim, Geon-soo Kim, Jin-wan An, Ji-woo Lee, Hyun-suk Choi
  • Patent number: 10948556
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for modifying a magnetic field using magnetic nanoparticles and an apparatus therefor. The method for modifying a magnetic field includes applying current to a single solenoid coil or to two parallel solenoid coils, measuring a strength of a magnetic field generated by the current at a preset target location using a measurement sensor, and controlling the strength of the magnetic field based on a concentration of a magnetic nanoparticle sample mounted in the single solenoid coil or the two solenoid coils so that the strength of the magnetic field matches a preset target value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyo-Bong Hong, Jae-Chan Jeong, Seung-Min Choi, Chang-Beom Kim
  • Publication number: 20210059557
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for imaging nano magnetic particles. The apparatus may include a measurement head in which a through hole for accommodating a sample including nano magnetic particles is formed and in which an excitation coil and a detection coil are installed, a field-free region generation unit for forming a field-free region, in which there are few or no magnetic fields, in a spacing area between the identical magnetic poles that face each other, and a control unit for applying a signal to the excitation coil when the measurement head is located inside the spacing area of the field-free region generation unit, controlling the field-free region so as to move in the sample, and imaging the 3D positional distribution of the nano magnetic particles included in the sample based on a detection signal output from the detection coil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Jae-Chan JONG, Seung-Min CHOI, Hyo-Bong HONG
  • Patent number: 10937390
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a display having a content display area logically divided into a plurality of areas; and a processor functionally connected to the display. The processor may be configured to: display a first content in a first area; display, in a second area, a status window for providing an indication of a status of the electronic device or an application executed in the electronic device; move the first area in a predetermined direction in response to a predetermined event; and display a second content corresponding to the status in a third area on the basis of at least the movement of the first area. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Jun Hyun, Seung Min Choi, Min Sik Kim, Min Sung Lee, Song Hee Jung, Moo Young Kim, Ki Huk Lee
  • Publication number: 20210048819
    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method for determining a junction, and more particularly, a junction determination apparatus and method for robot driving. The junction determination apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive information regarding a topology route from a current location to a destination, a memory configured to store a driving program using the information regarding the topology route, and a processor configured to execute the program. The processor is configured to transmit a driving-related command using the information regarding the topology route and a result of determining the junction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Seung Min CHOI, Seung Hwan PARK, Beom Su SEO, Seung Ik LEE, Jae Young LEE, Sung Lok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210048418
    Abstract: In an electronic nose apparatus and method based on spectrum analysis, 1) a gaseous sample is dissolved into a solvent in an impinger, and the sample dissolved into the solvent is introduced into an RF resonator, and 2) RF having various absorption spectra according to materials are generated in the RF resonator, and the type of gas is determined through spectrum analysis so that an electronic nose is implemented. In this way, it is possible to overcome the resolution of gas chromatography (GC) and a sensor array and a limited number of multi-channel sensors (the number of channels).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Hyo Bong HONG, Jae Chan JEONG, Seung Min CHOI
  • Patent number: 10922100
    Abstract: An electronic device for processing a touch input is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Moo Lee, Seung-Min Choi, Hye-Soon Jeong, Ji-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 10877588
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a housing including a first plate facing a first direction and a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, a display exposed through the first plate, a first force sensor disposed inside the housing and disposed under the display, a second force sensor physically spaced apart from the first force sensor and adjacent to the second plate, a processor positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the display, the first force sensor, and the second force sensor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and positioned inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Moo Lee, Seung Min Choi, Jung Hoon Choi, Hyung Sup Byeon, Jae Hwan Lee, Jae Bong Chun
  • Patent number: 10871883
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a display, a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, at least one processor electrically connected with the display, the touch sensor, and the pressure sensor, and a memory electrically connected with the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to display a plurality of items in the display, to select at least one of the plurality of items based on a position of a touch sensed in the touch sensor, to detect a pressure level of the touch by using the pressure sensor, and to display at least one set of information associated with the selected at least one item in the display in response to the detected pressure level of the touch. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventors: So Young Kim, Kyu Hong Kim, Seung Min Choi, Doo Suk Kang, Yo Han Lee
  • Patent number: 10852909
    Abstract: Disclosed is a portable electronic device including a housing including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first surface, a display including a touchscreen panel exposed through the first surface of the housing and having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein the display has a first side and a third side extending with a first length in a first direction, and a second side and a fourth side substantially perpendicular to the first direction and extending with a second length which is less than the first length, and wherein a ratio of the first length to the second length is x:9, in which the x is equal to or greater than 16, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Min Choi, Woon Geun Kwak, Kuk Hwan Kim, Jung Sik Park, Jung Hee Yeo, Yong Seok Lee, Min Su Jung