Patents by Inventor Songgeun KIM

Songgeun KIM 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: 11455178
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a user interface; at least one processor operably coupled to the user interface; and a memory operably coupled to the at least one processor, wherein memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to determine, when the electronic device is in a first state, whether or not a first condition is satisfied; perform a first action of changing a state of the electronic device from the first state to a second state if the first condition is satisfied; receive, through the user interface, a user input of changing the state of the electronic device from the second state to a third state; change the state of the electronic device from the second state to the third state at least partially based on the received user input; and maintain the third state even if the first condition is not satisfied in the third state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Songgeun Kim, Sangheon Kim, Kyuchul Kong, Yongkwon Kim, Donggil Son, Yunjeong Choi, Jongwu Baek
  • Patent number: 11016603
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for preventing a user's unintentional touch input in an electronic device. According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise: a display for displaying a user interface; a memory; and a processor functionally connected to the display and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to set a touch blocking area in the edge area of the display, determine an exception area in the touch blocking area on the basis of the user interface, remove the determined exception area from the touch blocking area, so as to set a final touch blocking area, and process a touch event on the edge area on the basis of the final touch blocking area. Various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyucheol Kong, Hyesoon Jeong, Dae-Sik Hwang, Songgeun Kim, Jeong-Jin Lee, Hoondo Heo, Hyun-Suk Choi
  • Patent number: 10943563
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for processing displaying of a display which includes a main region and a sub region in an electronic device. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, it includes a display including a main region of a front and a sub region of at least one side extending from the main region and displaying an image based on at least part of the main region and the sub region, a memory, and a processor functionally coupled with the display and the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to sense at least part of the main region, generate imitation information for an extension screen based on the sensed region, and display the extension screen in the sub region in association with a main screen of the main region based on the imitation information. Various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Inventors: Kyu-Chul Kong, Songgeun Kim, Tae-Kyoung Kim, Hyesoon Jeong, Hyun-Suk Choi
  • Publication number: 20200264907
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a user interface; at least one processor operably coupled to the user interface; and a memory operably coupled to the at least one processor, wherein memory is configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to determine, when the electronic device is in a first state, whether or not a first condition is satisfied; perform a first action of changing a state of the electronic device from the first state to a second state if the first condition is satisfied; receive, through the user interface, a user input of changing the state of the electronic device from the second state to a third state; change the state of the electronic device from the second state to the third state at least partially based on the received user input; and maintain the third state even if the first condition is not satisfied in the third state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Songgeun KIM, Sangheon KIM, Kyuchul KONG, Yongkwon KIM, Donggil SON, Yunjeong CHOI, Jongwu BAEK
  • Publication number: 20190325847
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and an apparatus for processing displaying of a display which includes a main region and a sub region in an electronic device. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, it includes a display including a main region of a front and a sub region of at least one side extending from the main region and displaying an image based on at least part of the main region and the sub region, a memory, and a processor functionally coupled with the display and the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to sense at least part of the main region, generate imitation information for an extension screen based on the sensed region, and display the extension screen in the sub region in association with a main screen of the main region based on the imitation information. Various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kyu-Chul KONG, Songgeun KIM, Tae-Kyoung KIM, Hyesoon JEONG, Hyun-Suk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190179487
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for preventing a user's unintentional touch input in an electronic device. According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise: a display for displaying a user interface; a memory; and a processor functionally connected to the display and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to set a touch blocking area in the edge area of the display, determine an exception area in the touch blocking area on the basis of the user interface, remove the determined exception area from the touch blocking area, so as to set a final touch blocking area, and process a touch event on the edge area on the basis of the final touch blocking area. Various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Kyucheol KONG, Hyesoon JEONG, Dae-Sik HWANG, Songgeun KIM, Jeong-Jin LEE, Hoondo HEO, Hyun-Suk CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150127681
    Abstract: A search and display method of an electronic device using handwriting is provided. The search and display method includes recognizing the handwriting, determining whether the recognized handwriting is a gesture or text, recognizing the gesture if it is determined that the recognized handwriting is the gesture, and registering gesture information about the gesture and function information about a function corresponding to the gesture information based on the recognized gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Jangwoo LEE, Songgeun KIM, Jaeho LEE, Hyesoon JEONG