Patents by Inventor Sukdong KIM

Sukdong 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).

  • Publication number: 20250036164
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Yangsoo CHOI, Jihea PARK, Junghyeob LEE, Sukdong KIM
  • Publication number: 20250013214
    Abstract: An electronic device having a first housing, a second housing movable with respect to the first housing, a flexible display mounted on the second housing that is configured to be inserted into or ejected from the first housing. The electronic device also includes a motor driving unit for moving the second housing, a memory for storing executable instructions, and at least one processor accessing the memory to execute the instructions. The processor outputs a control signal to the motor driving unit upon receiving a first signal, compares a measurement value related to the movement of the motor driving unit with a preset reference value, determines whether calibration of the motor driving unit is necessary based on the comparison, and provides a user notification if calibration is needed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Yangsoo CHOI, Sukdong KIM, Jihea PARK, Junghyeob LEE
  • Patent number: 12189430
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing, a flexible display including a first area and a second area, wherein the first area is exposed for view to the outside of the electronic device in a first state, and when the first state is switched to a second state according to movement of the second housing with respect to the first housing, at least a portion of the second area may be exposed for view to the outside of the electronic device together with the first area, and a processor. The processor may be configured to, in the first state, supply power related to driving of the flexible display to a first portion of the second area, the first portion being adjacent to the first area and not exposed for view to the outside through a front surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sukdong Kim, Myunghoon Kwak, Moonsun Kim, Junwoo Choi, Changryong Heo
  • Publication number: 20240420608
    Abstract: A portable electronic device may include: a first housing; a second housing disposed to be slidable with respect to the first housing; a flexible display in which a display area of the display is contracted or extended on the basis of slide-in or slide-out driving of the second housing; a motor for generating driving force to slide the second housing; a driving circuit for driving the motor; and a processor(s). The processor(s) may: configure the display area of the flexible display as an activation area for displaying visual information; recognize that a consistency problem occurs in an application execution screen when switching from the slide-out state to the slide-in state on the basis of occurrence of a slide-in trigger for contraction of the activation area while displaying the application execution screen on the activation area in the slide-out state; and provide a user interface to allow extension of the activation area on the basis of the occurrence of the consistency problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Yangsoo CHOI, Youngrog KIM, Taeyang SONG, Changhan LEE, Donghyun JO, Sukdong KIM, Jihea PARK, Junghyeob LEE
  • Publication number: 20240414254
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a first housing, a driving circuit provided within the first housing, a second housing provided to be movable with respect to the first housing and overlapping at least a portion of the first housing, and a flexible display at least partially mounted on a surface of the second housing and at least partially exposed to an outside of the electronic device. A portion of the flexible display is inserted into the first housing or exposed from the first housing according to a driving of the driving motor. The electronic device displays at least one image in a first area of the flexible display, and the at least one image includes a second area in which content of the at least one image is displayed, and a third area represented in a first color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sukdong KIM, Jihea PARK, Junghyeob LEE
  • Patent number: 12051350
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a main area, a first sub area extending in a first direction, and a second sub area extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a display driver integrated circuit (IC) for scanning a scan signal and a data voltage to the display, and a processor operatively connected to the display and the display driver IC, wherein the processor is configured to control the display driver IC to supply the scan signal to at least some areas among the main area, the first sub area, and the second sub area of the display, to control the display driver IC to partially scan a data voltage to an area in which a screen is to be displayed among the main area, the first sub area, and the second sub area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moonsun Kim, Hyoungtak Cho, Dahee Kim, Sukdong Kim, Soohyun Seo, Wonkyu Sung, Yeonggyu Yoon, Changhan Lee, Hyunju Hong
  • Publication number: 20240094770
    Abstract: An example electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing coupled to be slidable from the first housing, a flexible display supported by the first housing and the second housing and having a display area that varies based on the second housing being slid in or slid out. The electronic device may include a stopper assembly disposed in the first housing. The stopper assembly may include a stopper body elastically coupled to at least a portion of the first housing, and a pressing member coupled to the stopper body and configured to come into contact with a protrusion located in the second housing, wherein, in a slide-out state, the stopper body is at least partially disposed in a recess in the second housing by pressure from the pressing member being pressed by the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Junyoung CHOI, Wonho LEE, Junyoung LEE, Sukdong KIM, Soohyun SEO, Byounguk YOON
  • Publication number: 20230156116
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a display of which at least a part is fixed to the second housing so that an information display region, which is a part of the electronic device visible on the outside, increases or decreases according to the sliding of the second housing, and a support member including a bendable structure, supporting at least a part of the display, and moving according to the sliding of the second housing, wherein, the information display region increases if the second housing slides in a first direction at a reference position at which the end of the second housing and the end of the first housing are substantially aligned, and the information display region decreases if the second housing slides in a second direction opposite to the first direction at the reference position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yeonggyu YOON, Dahee KIM, Moonsun KIM, Sukdong KIM, Soohyun SEO, Wonkyu SUNG, Changhan LEE, Hyoungtak CHO, Hyunju HONG
  • Publication number: 20230127541
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing, a flexible display including a first area and a second area, wherein the first area is exposed for view to the outside of the electronic device in a first state, and when the first state is switched to a second state according to movement of the second housing with respect to the first housing, at least a portion of the second area may be exposed for view to the outside of the electronic device together with the first area, and a processor. The processor may be configured to, in the first state, supply power related to driving of the flexible display to a first portion of the second area, the first portion being adjacent to the first area and not exposed for view to the outside through a front surface of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Sukdong KIM, Myunghoon KWAK, Moonsun KIM, Junwoo CHOI, Changryong HEO
  • Publication number: 20230075430
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a main area, a first sub area extending in a first direction, and a second sub area extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a display driver integrated circuit (IC) for scanning a scan signal and a data voltage to the display, and a processor operatively connected to the display and the display driver IC, wherein the processor is configured to control the display driver IC to supply the scan signal to at least some areas among the main area, the first sub area, and the second sub area of the display, to control the display driver IC to partially scan a data voltage to an area in which a screen is to be displayed among the main area, the first sub area, and the second sub area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Moonsun KIM, Hyoungtak CHO, Dahee KIM, Sukdong KIM, Soohyun SEO, Wonkyu SUNG, Yeonggyu YOON, Changhan LEE, Hyunju HONG
  • Patent number: 9667778
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a missed call are provided. In one embodiment, an electronic device checks whether an incoming call received through a communication network is connected. If the incoming call is not connected, the electronic device detects whether the incoming call is terminated. If the incoming call is terminated, the electronic device recognizes this as a missed call and maintains a call notification in the same form as used when the incoming call is received. Other various embodiments are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sukdong Kim, Junho Lee
  • Publication number: 20150271323
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing a missed call are provided. In one embodiment, an electronic device checks whether an incoming call received through a communication network is connected. If the incoming call is not connected, the electronic device detects whether the incoming call is terminated. If the incoming call is terminated, the electronic device recognizes this as a missed call and maintains a call notification in the same form as used when the incoming call is received. Other various embodiments are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Sukdong KIM, Junho LEE