Patents by Inventor Sun-wha Chung

Sun-wha Chung 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: 8526778
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for capturing and editing a moving image according to a theme of the moving image, the apparatus including: a theme selector to select the theme of the moving image to be captured; a scene selector to select, according to a user command, a scene clip from a plurality of scene clips of a story board of the moving image to be captured, the story board provided according to the theme selected by the theme selector; and a photographing unit to capture a portion of the moving image corresponding to the selected scene clip while a template corresponding to the selected scene clip is displayed on a display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Youn Lee, In-Sik Myung, Hyun-Joo Kang, Joo-Kyung Woo, Deok-Won Kim, Sun-Wha Chung
  • Patent number: 8503788
    Abstract: An input-handwriting automatic transformation system capable of automatically transforming handwriting input to a font most similar to the input handwriting, the system including a recognizing unit recognizing handwriting input via an input pad; an extracting unit extracting a font most similar to the input handwriting from fonts stored in a memory; and a transforming unit comparing the font extracted by the extracting unit and the input handwriting and automatically transforming the extracted font to be most similar to the input handwriting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Kyung Woo, Sun-Wha Chung, Byoung-Won Choe, In-Sik Myung, Shannu Jiang
  • Publication number: 20120198379
    Abstract: An e-book terminal and a server are provided. The e-book terminal includes a storage unit for storing contents, a display for displaying icons corresponding to the contents and additionally displays updated marks on icons that corresponds to contents containing updated information, and a controller for, if an icon upon which one of the updated marks is additionally displayed is selected, controlling the display unit to display link information on a screen for updated information corresponding to the content of the selected icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-won KIM, Sun-wha CHUNG, Joo-kyung WOO, Eun-young LIM
  • Patent number: 7992099
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a graphic user interface composed of a plurality of columns. The apparatus includes a command receiving unit, a determining unit, a display unit, and a transmitting/receiving unit. The command receiving unit receives a movement command or a selection command for a selector for selecting an item of at least one of the columns on the graphic user interface. The determining unit determines whether to activate items of the other columns associated with the selected item of a column. The display unit outputs the activated items of the other columns using the graphic user interface. The transmitting/receiving unit transmits a command message according to item selection with respect to the output activated columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-kyu Jin, Sun-wha Chung, Hee-seon Park, Kyoung-hoon Yi
  • Publication number: 20100313126
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing a selection area for a touch interface are provided. A drag direction of a touch event may be sensed. When the drag direction of the touch event is changed, a selection area for a content may be provided based on a point where the drag direction is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Jong Woo JUNG, Young Wan Seo, In Sik Myung, Sun Wha Chung, Joo Kyung Woo
  • Publication number: 20090142030
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for capturing and editing a moving image according to a theme of the moving image, the apparatus including: a theme selector to select the theme of the moving image to be captured; a scene selector to select, according to a user command, a scene clip from a plurality of scene clips of a story board of the moving image to be captured, the story board provided according to the theme selected by the theme selector; and a photographing unit to capture a portion of the moving image corresponding to the selected scene clip while a template corresponding to the selected scene clip is displayed on a display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju-Youn LEE, In-Sik Myung, Hyun-Joo Kang, Joo-Kyung Woo, Deok-Won Kim, Sun-Wha Chung
  • Publication number: 20090116744
    Abstract: An input-handwriting automatic transformation system capable of automatically transforming handwriting input to a font most similar to the input handwriting, the system including a recognizing unit recognizing handwriting input via an input pad; an extracting unit extracting a font most similar to the input handwriting from fonts stored in a memory; and a transforming unit comparing the font extracted by the extracting unit and the input handwriting and automatically transforming the extracted font to be most similar to the input handwriting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Kyung Woo, Sun-Wha Chung, Byoung-Won Choe, In-Sik Myung, Shannu Jiang
  • Publication number: 20080294986
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating a macro are provided. The apparatus includes a generation unit generating a user interface (UI) performing a function of a macro command created by combining macro commands corresponding to a plurality of objects, and an output unit displaying the UI on a screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Young-Wan SEO, Sun-Wha CHUNG, In-Sik MYUNG
  • Publication number: 20060150115
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a graphic user interface composed of a plurality of columns. The apparatus includes a command receiving unit, a determining unit, a display unit, and a transmitting/receiving unit. The command receiving unit receives a movement command or a selection command for a selector for selecting an item of at least one of the columns on the graphic user interface. The determining unit determines whether to activate items of the other columns associated with the selected item of a column. The display unit outputs the activated items of the other columns using the graphic user interface. The transmitting/receiving unit transmits a command message according to item selection with respect to the output activated columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Young-kyu Jin, Sun-wha Chung, Hee-seon Park, Kyoung-hoon Yi
  • Publication number: 20050076361
    Abstract: A method of classifying programs by features and representing the classified programs corresponding to the classification selected by a user as a program guide using a mini-map. The method of displaying EPG information on a screen through a mini-map according to the present invention includes the steps of displaying the mini-map on a portion of the screen of the digital broadcast receiver; selecting a specific item belonging to a specific category among all programs, by a user; displaying a result filtered by the selection on the mini-map, and selecting another program though a cursor movement on the mini-map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Seung-eok Choi, Sun-wha Chung, In-sik Myung, Jung-bong Lee
  • Publication number: 20050049862
    Abstract: Disclosed is an audio/video apparatus for providing personalized services to a user through voice and speaker recognition, wherein when the user inputs his/her voice through a wireless microphone of a remote control, the voice recognition and speaker recognition for the input voice are performed and determination on a command corresponding to the input voice is made, thereby providing the user's personalized services to the user. Further, disclosed is a method for providing personalized services through voice and speaker recognition, comprising the steps of inputting, by a user, his/her voice through a wireless microphone of a remote control; if the voice is input, recognizing the input voice and the speaker that has input the voice; determining a command based on the input voice; and providing a service according to the determination results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Seung-eok Choi, Sun-wha Chung, In-sik Myung, Jung-bong Lee
  • Patent number: 6338051
    Abstract: A user preference modeling method using fuzzy networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korean Advance Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Ho-seok Kang, Sun-wha Chung, Kwang-hyung Lee, Joo-young Yoon, Kyoung-a Sung