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: 20200367158
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface and a rear surface, a display, a communication circuit, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive a signal from outside of the electronic device using the communication circuit, in response to receiving the signal, display a user interface on an elongated region that extends along at least one edge region of the display, and display at least one content corresponding to the signal, while displaying the user interface or after displaying the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Moo LEE, Seung Min CHOI, Gyu Chual KIM, Ji Woo LEE
  • Patent number: 10830733
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for scanning a multilayer material using magnetism. The apparatus for scanning a multilayer material includes at least one measurement head for exciting a mixed magnetic field on a multilayer specimen using at least one excitation solenoid coil and detecting detection signals from the multilayer specimen using a detection solenoid coil, a movement controller for moving any one of the at least one measurement head and a stage on which the multilayer specimen is placed in order to detect detection signals for all parts of the multilayer specimen, and a signal controller for generating two excitation signals having different frequencies in order to generate the mixed magnetic field and for generating a scanning result for the multilayer specimen by collecting the detection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Hyo-Bong Hong, Jae Chan Jeong, Seung-Min Choi, Chang-Beom Kim
  • Patent number: 10802622
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a touch screen display; a pressure sensor; at least one processor configured to receive a user input for performing a function for a selected period of time after execution of at least one application program, to detect a pressure regarding the touch screen display for the selected period of time using the pressure sensor, and to execute at least one selected from pausing the execution of the function, resuming the same, and restarting the same at least partially on the basis of the detected pressure when a selected pressure level is detected by the pressure sensor for the selected period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Doo-Suk Kang, Geon-Soo Kim, Kyu-Hong Kim, Bo-Kun Choi, So-Young Kim, Yo-Han Lee, Seung-Min Choi, Jong-Wu Baek, Yong-Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 10739897
    Abstract: A electronic device can include at least one sensor, a touch panel that is configured to be disposed to detect a touch corresponding to the sensor, a display, and a processor configured to identify an area where a touch is detected, identify a sensor corresponding to the area, control the display to display a user interface to control a function corresponding to the identified sensor; and control the function corresponding to the identified sensor. Other embodiments may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-Min Choi
  • Patent number: 10736042
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface and a rear surface, a display, a communication circuit, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive a signal from outside of the electronic device using the communication circuit, in response to receiving the signal, display a user interface on an elongated region that extends along at least one edge region of the display, and display at least one content corresponding to the signal, while displaying the user interface or after displaying the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Moo Lee, Seung Min Choi, Gyu Chual Kim, Ji Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 10732805
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display; a touch sensor configured to detect at least one position of a touch by an external object on the display; a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure by the external object against the display; at least one processor electrically connected with the display, the touch sensor, and the pressure sensor; and memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of executable instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: present a user interface containing content on the display; receive, from the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, indicators of the position and pressure of the external object pressing the display; determine a primary position on the content, based at least in part on the position of the touch; determine a selection area on the content that includes the primary position, based at least in part on the pressure; and display an indication of the selection area over the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: So Young Kim, Kyu Hong Kim, Seung Min Choi, Yo Han Lee, Yong Joon Jeon
  • Publication number: 20200217910
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a continuous scanning method using signal shielding and an apparatus for the continuous scanning method. The continuous scanning method includes producing a magnetic field on consecutively input samples by applying a signal to an excitation solenoid coil, blocking signal detection in a partial region so that only one harmonic peak is detected by a detection solenoid coil, which is a differential coil, using a magnetic field produced by at least one magnet, and sequentially detecting one harmonic peak in the samples based on the detection solenoid coil, and performing scanning of nanomagnetic particles on respective samples based on a signal for the detected harmonic peak.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Seung-Min CHOI, Jae-Chan JEONG, Hyo-Bong HONG
  • Publication number: 20200182952
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a magnetic-field-generating coil system, an imaging system having the magnetic-field-generating coil system, and a method for operating the imaging system. The method for operating an imaging system includes generating multiple Linear Gradient Fields (LGFs) in respective axial directions by controlling coil currents, and acquiring MRI information or Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI) information about an object while moving the multiple LGFs by varying the coil currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Hyo-Bong HONG, Jae-Chan JEONG, Seung-Min CHOI, Jin-Sun KIM
  • Patent number: 10634655
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for analyzing heavy metal removal efficiency using phase difference analysis and an apparatus using the method. The method for analyzing heavy metal removal efficiency using phase difference analysis includes applying a magnetic field to a magnetite onto which a heavy metal is adsorbed, based on a first solenoid coil and a second solenoid coil that have an identical winding direction, applying a high-frequency signal to the magnetite, based on a third solenoid coil having a winding direction that differs from that of the first solenoid coil and the second solenoid coil, detecting a high-frequency signal transformed by the magnetite, and calculating a phase difference between a previously detected default high-frequency signal and the transformed high-frequency signal, and analyzing an efficiency of heavy metal removal by the magnetite by measuring a concentration of the heavy metal based on the phase difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Hyo-Bong Hong, Jae-Chan Jeong, Seung-Min Choi, Sung-Woong Shin, Jae-Il Cho, Nam-Shik Park
  • Patent number: 10616397
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method for performing a function in the electronic device are provided. The method includes recognizing that the electronic device is at a first state, the first state including the electronic device being in an overturned state or a predetermined amount of the display being covered; detecting an event in the first state; and outputting, in the first state, a visual notification associated with the detected event through a portion of the display, the portion of the display wrapping around a side edge of the electronic device. A shape of the visual notification output through the portion of the display changes while the event is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyun Jung Song, Wan Soo Lim, Seung Min Choi, Ji Hyun Choi, Kyoung Taek Kim, Jun Ho Park
  • Publication number: 20200080879
    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: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Hyo-Bong HONG, Jae-Chan JONG, Seung-Min CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200050326
    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: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: So Young KIM, Kyu Hong KIM, Seung Min CHOI, Doo Suk KANG, Yo Han LEE
  • Publication number: 20200050902
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for analyzing material using a neural network based on multimodal input and an apparatus for the same. The method includes obtaining multimodal sensor data pertaining to at least one type of material to be analyzed using a multimodal sensor and augmenting the multimodal sensor data; merging the multimodal sensor data; training a neural network, provided for classifying the at least one type of material to be analyzed, using the merged multimodal sensor data; and classifying the type of target material by inputting multimodal sensor data pertaining to the target material, which is obtained using the multimodal sensor data, to the neural network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Seung-Min CHOI, Hyo-Bong HONG, Jae-Chan JONG
  • Publication number: 20200026335
    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: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    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: 10489048
    Abstract: An electronic device and a control method of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes: a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction; a touchscreen 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 detect a pressure applied on the touchscreen display by an external object; at least one processor electrically connected to the touchscreen display, the pressure sensor, and a wireless communication circuit; and a memory electrically connected to the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo-Han Lee, Geon-Soo Kim, Kyu-Hong Kim, So-Young Kim, Bo-Kun Choi, Seung-Min Choi, Yong-Jin Kwon
  • Patent number: 10466830
    Abstract: An electronic device, a method of controlling an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface, a second surface, and lateral sides; a touch screen display; a pressure sensor; a wireless communication circuit; at least one processor electrically, and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory electrically, wherein the memory stores instructions to cause the at least one processor to display a first user interface (UI) including at least one first item on the touch screen display, display a second UI including at least one second item while controlling or not controlling the first UI, and remove the second UI while reconstructing the first UI to restore a state before the controlling of the first UI or not reconstructing the first UI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yo-Han Lee, Han-Vit Kang, Geon-Soo Kim, Bo-Kun Choi, Doo-Suk Kang, Kyu-Hong Kim, So-Young Kim, Seung-Min Choi, Yong-Joon Jeon
  • Publication number: 20190310723
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a touch screen display; a pressure sensor; at least one processor configured to receive a user input for performing a function for a selected period of time after execution of at least one application program, to detect a pressure regarding the touch screen display for the selected period of time using the pressure sensor, and to execute at least one selected from pausing the execution of the function, resuming the same, and restarting the same at least partially on the basis of the detected pressure when a selected pressure level is detected by the pressure sensor for the selected period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Doo-Suk KANG, Geon-Soo KIM, Kyu-Hong KIM, Bo-Kun CHOI, So-Young KIM, Yo-Han LEE, Seung-Min CHOI, Jong-Wu BAEK, Yong-Joon JEON
  • Patent number: 10429905
    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: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    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
  • Publication number: 20190294287
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method therefor are disclosed. The electronic device includes a memory for storing instructions which, when executed, cause a processor to display a user interface on a display, receive, from a touch sensor, first data indicating that an external object touches a part of the display, receive second data indicating the pressure applied against the display by the external object while the external object touches a part of the display, determine an application on the basis of a part of the first data, determine a change in the direction of the pressure applied against the display by the external object, on the basis of a part of the first data or the second data, wherein the direction is perpendicular to a first direction, and select a function associated with the application on the basis of a part of the change, and perform the selected function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Kyuhong KIM, Geon-Soo KIM, Soyoung KIM, Seung-Min CHOI, Doo-Suk KANG, Yo-Han LEE, Bokun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190250793
    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: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Seung Min CHOI, Woon Geun KWAK, Kuk Hwan KIM, Jung Sik PARK, Jung Hee YEO, Yong Seok LEE, Min Su JUNG