Patents by Inventor Soon D. Kim

Soon D. 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: 5583491
    Abstract: When the remote controller battery is exhausted to a low state, the state is detected and displayed on a display device located at the apparatus which is controlled by the commands from the remote controller. The voltage state of the battery is detected upon the actuation of a key of the remote controller. If a low state is detected, a low battery data code is added to the command code generated as a result of actuation of the key, and both kinds of data are transmitted to the controlled electronic device. The transmitted data is received at the controlled electronic device. The low battery data is detected and displayed on a display device of the remotely controlled electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1996
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Soon D. Kim
  • Patent number: 5237443
    Abstract: A fine adjustment tuning apparatus for televisions includes a key matrix part, a microcomputer part, a local osicillating part, and a red/green/blue mixer part. The method of storing the tuning data includes an initial mode setting step, an on screen display displaying step, a storing deciding step, an input time detecting step, and a key input routine implementing step. The present invention eliminates the need to fine tune each time a new channel is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Motohiro Kurisu, Sang S. Lee, Soon D. Kim