Patents by Inventor Seung-Hyuck Shin
Seung-Hyuck Shin 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).
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Patent number: 12004244Abstract: A method of controlling, by using a mobile terminal, at least one Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device is provided. The method includes searching for at least one BLE device, displaying a BLE device list, including the at least one searched for BLE device, on a display unit of the mobile terminal, receiving an input of selection of a BLE device from the BLE device list, receiving an input of user added information from a user regarding the selected BLE device, and mapping and storing property information and the user added information regarding the selected BLE device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-youn Lee, Sang-hyup Lee, Min-jeong Ko, Kwang-choon Kim, Jung-won Suh, Seung-hyuck Shin, Sung-jin Yoon
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Publication number: 20220007955Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is a wearable electronic device, comprising: a first sensor configured to sense a movement of the electronic device; a second sensor configured to sense a biological signal for a user wearing the electronic device; and a processor configured to compute a movement value of the electronic device using the first sensor, to detect a resting state when the movement value lasts within a predetermined first threshold range during a first time period, and to configure biological information of the user based on a biological signal measured after detection of the resting state.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Jeong-Gwan KANG, Byung-Jun LEE, Hyun-Su HONG, Seung-Hyuck SHIN, Sun-Young PARK
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Patent number: 11202576Abstract: An electronic device and a method are provided. The electronic device can include a motion sensor, a heart rate monitor sensor, and a processor functionally coupled with the motion sensor and the heart rate monitor sensor. The processor can be configured to obtain first motion sensor data for a first duration using the motion sensor, obtain first heartbeat data for the first duration using the heart rate monitor sensor, determine an exercise type based on the first motion sensor data, determine a heartbeat prediction range based on at least one of the first motion sensor data, the exercise type, and the first heartbeat data, obtain second heartbeat data for a second duration using the heart rate monitor sensor, determine whether the second heartbeat data falls within the heartbeat prediction range, and determine heartbeat data of the second duration based on the determination result.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yunhwa Seo, Sun-Young Park, Byungjun Lee, Jeong Gwan Kang, Seung Hyuck Shin, Taeho Kim, Jeong-Min Park
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Publication number: 20210120603Abstract: A method of controlling, by using a mobile terminal, at least one Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device is provided. The method includes searching for at least one BLE device, displaying a BLE device list, including the at least one searched for BLE device, on a display unit of the mobile terminal, receiving an input of selection of a BLE device from the BLE device list, receiving an input of user added information from a user regarding the selected BLE device, and mapping and storing property information and the user added information regarding the selected BLE device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Ju-youn LEE, Sang-hyup LEE, Min-jeong KO, Kwang-choon KIM, Jung-won SUH, Seung-hyuck SHIN, Sung-jin YOON
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Patent number: 10912131Abstract: A method of controlling, by using a mobile terminal, at least one Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device is provided. The method includes searching for at least one BLE device, displaying a BLE device list, including the at least one searched for BLE device, on a display unit of the mobile terminal, receiving an input of selection of a BLE device from the BLE device list, receiving an input of user added information from a user regarding the selected BLE device, and mapping and storing property information and the user added information regarding the selected BLE device.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-youn Lee, Sang-hyup Lee, Min-jeong Ko, Kwang-choon Kim, Jung-won Suh, Seung-hyuck Shin, Sung-jin Yoon
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Patent number: 10275200Abstract: An electronic device may measure a user's exercise or other activity and output intuitive information regarding the activity. The electronic device may include a sensor that senses a movement of the electronic device. A processor may determine types of activity states of specified unit times, and determine a specific activity state as a representative activity state of a specified time range based on distribution of the activity states of the specified unit times. The processor may output information corresponding to a determined representative activity state. Short bursts of secondary activity which occur during the specified time range may be omitted in the output information.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong Gwan Kang, Byung Jun Lee, Yun Hwa Seo, Sun Young Park, Seung Hyuck Shin, Hyun Su Hong
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Publication number: 20180140204Abstract: An electronic device and a method are provided. The electronic device can include a motion sensor, a heart rate monitor sensor, and a processor functionally coupled with the motion sensor and the heart rate monitor sensor. The processor can be configured to obtain first motion sensor data for a first duration using the motion sensor, obtain first heartbeat data for the first duration using the heart rate monitor sensor, determine an exercise type based on the first motion sensor data, determine a heartbeat prediction range based on at least one of the first motion sensor data, the exercise type, and the first heartbeat data, obtain second heartbeat data for a second duration using the heart rate monitor sensor, determine whether the second heartbeat data falls within the heartbeat prediction range, and determine heartbeat data of the second duration based on the determination result.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2017Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Yunhwa SEO, Sun-Young PARK, Byungjun LEE, Jeong Gwan KANG, Seung Hyuck SHIN, Taeho KIM, Jeong-Min PARK
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Publication number: 20170046108Abstract: An electronic device may measure a user's exercise or other activity and output intuitive information regarding the activity. The electronic device may include a sensor that senses a movement of the electronic device. A processor may determine types of activity states of specified unit times, and determine a specific activity state as a representative activity state of a specified time range based on distribution of the activity states of the specified unit times. The processor may output information corresponding to a determined representative activity state. Short bursts of secondary activity which occur during the specified time range may be omitted in the output information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Jeong Gwan KANG, Byung Jun LEE, Yun Hwa SEO, Sun Young PARK, Seung Hyuck SHIN, Hyun Su HONG
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Publication number: 20170035309Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is a wearable electronic device, comprising: a first sensor configured to sense a movement of the electronic device; a second sensor configured to sense a biological signal for a user wearing the electronic device; and a processor configured to compute a movement value of the electronic device using the first sensor, to detect a resting state when the movement value lasts within a predetermined first threshold range during a first time period, and to configure biological information of the user based on a biological signal measured after detection of the resting state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Jeong-Gwan KANG, Byung-Jun LEE, Hyun-Su HONG, Seung-Hyuck SHIN, Sun-Young PARK
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Patent number: 9510790Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is a wearable electronic device, comprising: a first sensor configured to sense a movement of the electronic device; a second sensor configured to sense a biological signal for a user wearing the electronic device; and a processor configured to compute a movement value of the electronic device using the first sensor, to detect a resting state when the movement value lasts within a predetermined first threshold range during a first time period, and to configure biological information of the user based on a biological signal measured after detection of the resting state.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong-Gwan Kang, Byung-Jun Lee, Hyun-Su Hong, Seung-Hyuck Shin, Sun-Young Park
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Publication number: 20160249864Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is a wearable electronic device, comprising: a first sensor configured to sense a movement of the electronic device; a second sensor configured to sense a biological signal for a user wearing the electronic device; and a processor configured to compute a movement value of the electronic device using the first sensor, to detect a resting state when the movement value lasts within a predetermined first threshold range during a first time period, and to configure biological information of the user based on a biological signal measured after detection of the resting state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Jeong-Gwan KANG, Byung-Jun LEE, Hyun-Su HONG, Seung-Hyuck SHIN, Sun-Young PARK
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Patent number: 9410808Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting location information using a navigation algorithm are provided. The method includes searching for neighboring Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, receiving, if at least one GPS satellite is detected, pseudo-range information from at least one of the detected GPS satellites and storing the received pseudo-range information, calculating a displacement of a pedestrian terminal based on step detection of a pedestrian, correcting the calculated displacement of the pedestrian terminal using the received pseudo-range information, and measuring the location of the pedestrian terminal is measured using the corrected displacement.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2012Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University R & DB FoundationInventors: Kyong-Ha Park, Chan-Gook Park, Hyun-Su Hong, Sung-Min Park, Seung-Hyuck Shin
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Patent number: 9356687Abstract: An information providing method using a mobile terminal is provided. The information providing method includes placing the mobile terminal within a communication range of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device previously registered in the mobile terminal, receiving identification information from the BLE device, extracting previously set notification information corresponding to the received identification information of the BLE device, and outputting a notification message to the mobile terminal based on the extracted previously set notification information.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-youn Lee, Sang-hyup Lee, Min-jeong Ko, Kwang-choon Kim, Jung-won Suh, Seung-hyuck Shin, Sung-jin Yoon
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Patent number: 9357336Abstract: An information providing method using a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes placing the mobile terminal within a communication range of a sensor based Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device previously registered in the mobile terminal, receiving identification information and sensing information detected by the sensor based BLE device from the sensor based BLE device, extracting notification information corresponding to the received identification information of the sensor based BLE device, comparing a previously set reference sensing information included in the extracted notification information and the received sensing information, and outputting a notification message included in the notification information based on the comparison of the previously set reference sensing information and the received sensing information.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-youn Lee, Sang-hyup Lee, Min-jeong Ko, Seung-hyuck Shin
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Patent number: 9151622Abstract: A method of estimating a moving direction of a user of an apparatus is provided. The method includes obtaining change information of acceleration according to motions of the user from an acceleration sensor mounted in an apparatus for estimating the moving direction of the user, calculating a reaction vector of force applied to a ground surface by feet of the user based on the change information of the acceleration, calculating an included angle between the moving direction of the user based on the reaction vector and an axis of a geomagnetic sensor that is included in the apparatus and detects change information of a magnetic field according to a position of the user, and determining the moving direction of the user based on a moving direction measurement value of the geomagnetic sensor mounted in the apparatus and the included angle.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University R&DB FoundationInventors: Seung-hyuck Shin, Chan-gook Park, Jae-myeon Lee, Hyun-su Hong
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Publication number: 20150142312Abstract: A method of estimating a moving direction of a user of an apparatus is provided. The method includes obtaining change information of acceleration according to motions of the user from an acceleration sensor mounted in an apparatus for estimating the moving direction of the user, calculating a reaction vector of force applied to a ground surface by feet of the user based on the change information of the acceleration, calculating an included angle between the moving direction of the user based on the reaction vector and an axis of a geomagnetic sensor that is included in the apparatus and detects change information of a magnetic field according to a position of the user, and determining the moving direction of the user based on a moving direction measurement value of the geomagnetic sensor mounted in the apparatus and the included angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: May 21, 2015Inventors: Seung-hyuck SHIN, Chan-gook PARK, Jae-myeon LEE, Hyun-su HONG
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Patent number: 8990046Abstract: A method and apparatus of a portable terminal estimate a step length of a pedestrian. An accelerometer detects acceleration caused by a movement of the portable terminal as a pedestrian carrying the portable terminal walks. A gyroscope detects angular velocity caused by the movement of the portable terminal as the pedestrian walks. A controller determines a magnitude of a swinging motion of the portable terminal by using at least one of the detected acceleration and angular velocity, determines that the portable terminal makes the swinging motion when the magnitude of the swinging motion is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, determines a carrying position of the portable terminal in the pedestrian's body by using at least one of the detected acceleration and angular velocity, and estimates a step length of the pedestrian according to the determined carrying position of the portable terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Seoul National University R&DB FoundationInventors: Jae-Myeon Lee, Chan-Gook Park, Hyun-Su Hong, Seung-Hyuck Shin, Min-Su Lee, Sun-Young Park
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Publication number: 20140157135Abstract: A method of controlling, by using a mobile terminal, at least one Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device is provided. The method includes searching for at least one BLE device, displaying a BLE device list, including the at least one searched for BLE device, on a display unit of the mobile terminal, receiving an input of selection of a BLE device from the BLE device list, receiving an input of user added information from a user regarding the selected BLE device, and mapping and storing property information and the user added information regarding the selected BLE device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-youn LEE, Sang-hyup LEE, Min-jeong KO, Kwang-choon KIM, Jung-won SUH, Seung-hyuck SHIN, Sung-jin YOON
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Publication number: 20140154986Abstract: An information providing method using a mobile terminal is provided. The information providing method includes placing the mobile terminal within a communication range of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device previously registered in the mobile terminal, receiving identification information from the BLE device, extracting previously set notification information corresponding to the received identification information of the BLE device, and outputting a notification message to the mobile terminal based on the extracted previously set notification information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-youn LEE, Sang-hyup LEE, Min-jeong KO, Kwang-choon KIM, Jung-won SUH, Seung-hyuck SHIN, Sung-jin YOON
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Publication number: 20140073252Abstract: An information providing method using a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes placing the mobile terminal within a communication range of a sensor based Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device previously registered in the mobile terminal, receiving identification information and sensing information detected by the sensor based BLE device from the sensor based BLE device, extracting notification information corresponding to the received identification information of the sensor based BLE device, comparing a previously set reference sensing information included in the extracted notification information and the received sensing information, and outputting a notification message included in the notification information based on the comparison of the previously set reference sensing information and the received sensing information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ju-youn LEE, Sang-hyup LEE, Min-jeong KO, Seung-hyuck SHIN