Patents by Inventor Shin To

Shin To 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).

  • Camera module with adjustable lens tilt
    Patent number: 9774772
    Abstract: A camera module is provided including: a housing; a lens assembly provided in the housing to move up and down in a direction of an optical axis of an image sensor, and including at least one lens; and a driving unit that produces driving force for moving the lens assembly, arranged at a position adjacent to the lens assembly, and fixed to the housing by at least one detachable insertion member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Doosik Shin, Hyungjin Rho, Youngkwon Yoon
  • System and method for collecting and utilizing user behavior data within an IoT system
    Patent number: 9774507
    Abstract: A platform, apparatus and method for collecting and utilizing user behavior data within an IoT system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Afero, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Britt, Shin Matsumura
  • Electronic device having touchscreen and input processing method thereof
    Patent number: 9772747
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus are provided for performing a function corresponding to a recognized user input through a touch screen. The method includes displaying a window of an application; displaying a setting menu of the application; receiving a selection for at least one item in the setting menu; recognizing an input object that performed the selection; registering the input object as an object for executing a function corresponding to the at least one item selected by the input object; detecting an input by the input object in the application window; and executing the function in response to the input by the input object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hyukjoon Kwon, Yong Shin, Hyeyoung Sheen, Woojun Choi
  • Plasma processing apparatus and upper electrode assembly
    Patent number: 9773647
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes supporting members, connecting members, a rotation member and fixing members. Each of the supporting members is partially disposed in a disc-shaped cooling plate and configured to support an upper electrode provided below the cooling plate. Each of the connecting members is partially disposed in the cooling plate and extends in a diametrical direction of the cooling plate to be engaged with the corresponding supporting member. The rotation member is provided to surround an outer periphery of the cooling plate and has recesses formed to face the cooling plate and engaged with the corresponding connecting members. Each of the fixing members is configured to lift and fix the upper electrode to the cooling plate by applying a torque to the corresponding connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Shin Matsuura, Jun Young Chung, Keita Kambara
  • Phase detection circuit
    Patent number: 9774319
    Abstract: A phase detection circuit includes a sampling signal generation circuit configured to generate a plurality of sampling signals in response to a plurality of phase change clocks having different phases and data; a charging voltage generation circuit configured to compare the plurality of sampling signals, and change a voltage level of one charging voltage between a first charging voltage and a second charging voltage; and a comparison circuit configured to compare voltage levels of the first and second charging voltages, and generate a result signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Myeong Jae Park, Kyung Hoon Kim, Kyu Young Kim, Woo Yeol Shin
  • System and method for providing augmented reality notification
    Patent number: 9773412
    Abstract: A system and a method for providing augmented reality (AR) notification are provided. The system includes a recognizing unit configured to recognize a ground region, which is a region corresponding to the ground, on an AR driving image and a controller configured to add a display element to the ground region and to control a notification output associated with driving through the display element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Thinkware Corporation
    Inventors: Min Ji Yoon, Ye Seul Jeong, Youn Joo Shin, Won Jun Heo
  • Mobile terminal having a screen operation and operation method thereof
    Patent number: 9772738
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and screen operation method for the same are disclosed. The screen operation method includes: displaying a screen containing an amorphous object that is changeable at least in part to a specific form according to an input event; receiving a generated input event; and displaying a concrete object that is generated from the amorphous object by modifying the amorphous object at least in part according to the input event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minwook Na, Jongwoo Shin, Kangsik Choi, Minsoo Kwon, Jeeyeun Wang
  • Method for displaying contents and electronic device thereof
    Patent number: 9773101
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an output module, a sensing module, and a processor. The output module is configured to output contents. The sensing module is configured to obtain at least one of user information and environment information. The processor is configured to control an operation of the electronic device in response to at least one of the user information and the environment information depending on an attribute of the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Young Lee, Soo-Jin Park, Heung-Sik Shin, Bo-Hyun Yu, Ki-Tae Lee, Cheol-Ho Cheong, Jin-Gil Yang, Jae-Seok Joo
  • Apparatus for transmitting broadcast signals, apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, method for transmitting broadcast signals and method for receiving broadcast signals
    Patent number: 9774893
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of transmitting broadcast signals. The method includes, encoding Data Pipe, DP, data according to a code rate, wherein the encoding further includes Low-Density Parity-Check, LDPC, encoding the DP data, Bit interleaving the LDPC encoded DP data, and mapping the bit interleaved DP data onto constellations; building at least one signal frame by mapping the encoded DP data; and modulating data in the built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, OFDM, method and transmitting the broadcast signals having the modulated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangchul Moon, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong, Jinwoo Kim, Jongwoong Shin
  • Ultrasonic transducer and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including the same
    Patent number: 9770740
    Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus are provided. An ultrasonic transducer includes a substrate including a trench formed in a lower surface of the substrate; and a first element and a second element formed on an upper surface of the substrate and are located adjacent to each other, wherein the trench is positioned between the first element and the second element, wherein the first element and the second element each include a plurality of ultrasonic cells that are two-dimensionally arranged; wherein a first contour line of the first element and a second contour line of the second element, which are adjacent to each other, each form a zig-zag line which are complementary with each other, and the trench is formed in a zig-zag pattern between the first contour line and the second contour line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyung-jae Shin, Sang-ha Park
  • Light conversion plate, and light-emitting diode package, backlight unit, and display device including the plate
    Patent number: 9773955
    Abstract: A light conversion plate including a first glass substrate; a light conversion layer disposed on the first glass substrate and including quantum dots that convert incident light into light having a specific wavelength range; and a second glass substrate disposed on the light conversion layer. Further, a surface of at least one of the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate includes a plurality of protrusion patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seongman Jeon, Jinmok Oh, Hyunkwon Shin, Jinwoo Sung
  • Semiconductor device
    Patent number: 9773806
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes gate electrodes and interlayer insulating layers alternately stacked on a substrate, a channel layer penetrating through the gate electrodes and the interlayer insulating layers, and a gate dielectric layer disposed on an external surface of the channel layer between the gate electrodes and the channel layer. In addition, the channel layer includes a first region extended in a direction perpendicular to a top surface of the substrate and a second region connected to the first region in a lower portion of the first region and including a plane inclined with respect to the top surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Il Lee, Kyung Jun Shin, Dong Seog Eun, Ji Hye Kim, Hyun Kook Lee
  • Apparatus and method for forming three-dimensional pattern using electrojetting
    Patent number: 9770865
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for forming a three-dimensional (3D) pattern using electrojetting, the apparatus including: a syringe tip having one end from which a polymer jet is discharged; a substrate that is disposed in a direction in which the polymer jet is discharged, and that forms an electric field between the substrate and the syringe tip; and a movement unit that moves the syringe tip or the substrate, wherein the polymer jet discharged from the syringe tip is moved relative to an upper side of the substrate and is stacked on the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ho-Young Kim, Min Hee Lee, Beom June Shin
  • User device, cloud server and share link identification method
    Patent number: 9774551
    Abstract: A user device, a cloud server and a share link identification method thereof are provided. The cloud server executes a resource management program to generate a share link associated with a shared resource and a piece of identity information of the share link. When a communication message in a communication program running in the user device includes the share link, a plugin program running in the user device crawls the identity information of the share link from the cloud server according to the share link, and presents the identity information in a graphical user interface of the communication program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
    Inventors: Yu-Lin Jeng, Shin Tze Liu
  • OLED display device including transflective layer and method of manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 9774008
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display device includes a substrate; a transistor device disposed on the substrate; a first electrode electrically connected to the transistor device; an organic light-emitting layer disposed on the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on the organic light-emitting layer. The OLED display device further includes a transflective layer contacting a lower surface of the first electrode and having a relatively higher refractive index than the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Min Lee, Hyun Eok Shin, Chan Woo Yang, Su Kyoung Yang
  • ELECTRONIC ELEMENT PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20170271222
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic element package and a method of manufacturing the same. The electronic element package includes a substrate, an element disposed on the substrate, and a cap enclosing the element. One of the substrate and the cap includes a groove, the other of the substrate and the cap includes a protrusion engaging with the groove. A first metal layer and a second metal layer form a metallic bond with each other in a space between the groove and the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pil Joong KANG, Kwang Su KIM, Ji Hye NAM, Jeong Il LEE, Jong Hyeong SONG, Yun Sung KANG, Seung Joo SHIN, Nam Jung LEE
  • BROADCAST RECEIVER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20170272189
    Abstract: Disclosed is a broadcast receiver that includes an antenna connector configured to connect with an antenna for receiving a broadcast signal including broadcast content. The broadcast receiver also includes a signal processor configured to generate a reference signal having a strength corresponding to a signal input through the antenna connector and to process the generated reference signal to output an image signal for displaying the broadcast content, and a controller configured to determine whether the antenna is connected to the antenna connector based on an output value of the reference signal and to perform subsequent operations related to whether the antenna is connected based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Dong-jin PARK, Jun-Seok KANG, Chang-hyo KIM, Kyoung-seok NOH, Sung-ki SON, Hyun-jong SHIN, Young-jin LEE
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CUSTOMIZE A TELEPHONE
    Publication number: 20170272566
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for customizing a telephone are disclosed in which preferred communication services are conveniently accessible to a user, in which a telephone is tailored to the specific requirements of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: TP Lab Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Fai Ho, Shin Cheung Simon Chiu
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-VIEW STEREO
    Publication number: 20170272724
    Abstract: An apparatus for multi-view stereo includes: an initial dense depth map generator to generate an initial dense depth map based on color information and mesh information from a sparse depth map; and a dense depth map improver to regenerate a dense depth map from a sparse depth map where points are added to the sparse depth map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventor: Han Shin LIM
  • Mobile phone
    Patent number: D798264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jihoon Shin, Youngho Kim