Patents by Inventor Sun Hwan Min

Sun Hwan Min 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: 9843863
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a main body configured to provide an accommodation space, a speaker module configured to output sound, and an accessory device configured to be accommodated in the accommodation space. In a state where the accessory device is accommodated in the accommodation space, the accessory device is configured to provide a passage that transmits the sound output from the speaker module, and in a state where the accessory device is separated from the accommodation space, the accommodation space provides the passage that transmits the sound output from the speaker module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Seok Kim, Sun-Hwan Min, Sung-Chul Park
  • Publication number: 20160277835
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method of controlling the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a main body configured to provide an accommodation space, a speaker module configured to output sound, and an accessory device configured to be accommodated in the accommodation space. In a state where the accessory device is accommodated in the accommodation space, the accessory device is configured to provide a passage that transmits the sound output from the speaker module, and in a state where the accessory device is separated from the accommodation space, the accommodation space provides the passage that transmits the sound output from the speaker module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Min-Seok KIM, Sun-Hwan MIN, Sung-Chul PARK
  • Patent number: 8676276
    Abstract: A mobile device has a solar cell and a rechargeable battery and may be connected with an external power source. A method for a power control of the mobile device allows a continuous and reliable power supply through selective connections with the solar cell, the battery and the external power source. In one embodiment, if the battery is unavailable or absent, the mobile device executes at least one function thereof by using electric power supplied from the solar cell. In another embodiment, if the battery is available with the mobile device powered off, the mobile device charges the battery by using electric power supplied from the solar cell. In still another embodiment, if the battery is available with the mobile device powered on, the mobile device executes at least one function thereof by using electric power supplied from both the solar cell and the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Seok Kim, Yeo Moon Yoon, Sun Hwan Min
  • Publication number: 20100210322
    Abstract: A mobile device has a solar cell and a rechargeable battery and may be connected with an external power source. A method for a power control of the mobile device allows a continuous and reliable power supply through selective connections with the solar cell, the battery and the external power source. In one embodiment, if the battery is unavailable or absent, the mobile device executes at least one function thereof by using electric power supplied from the solar cell. In another embodiment, if the battery is available with the mobile device powered off, the mobile device charges the battery by using electric power supplied from the solar cell. In still another embodiment, if the battery is available with the mobile device powered on, the mobile device executes at least one function thereof by using electric power supplied from both the solar cell and the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Seok Kim, Yeo Moon Yoon, Sun Hwan Min