Patents by Inventor Sung-Oh Hwang

Sung-Oh Hwang 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).

  • Method and system for providing notification message in a mobile broadcast system
    Patent number: 8676177
    Abstract: A method for providing a notification message in a transmitter of a mobile broadcast system supporting an interaction channel is disclosed. Upon an occurrence of a notification event, a first means generates a notification message, and generates at least one delivery request message including a target address based on subscription information of the corresponding terminal, using the generated notification message. A second means determines a channel over which it will deliver a notification message to the corresponding terminal based on the target address, and delivers the notification message over the determined channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Sun Jung, Sung-Oh Hwang, Jong-Hyo Lee, Kook-Heui Lee, Jae-Yeon Song
  • Apparatus and method of playing broadcast content in broadcasting system
    Patent number: 8661493
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for playing broadcast content in a broadcasting system are provided. The method and the apparatus enable a viewer to watch an entire event by broadcasting the event through different networks in a condition that the event may not be broadcast from start to finish over a single broadcasting network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Sung-Oh Hwang, Yong-Han Kim, Kyung-Mo Park, Sung-Ryeul Rhyu
  • CURVATURE-ADJUSTABLE ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE
    Publication number: 20140041665
    Abstract: Disclosed is a curvature-adjustable endotracheal tube. The curvature-adjustable endotracheal tube includes: a hollow cylindrical tube body configured to maintain a patient's airway; and a curvature-adjusting wire configured to allow an operator to freely adjust the curvature of the tube body to correspond to the curvature of the patient's airway into which the tube body is inserted. Both ends of the curvature-adjusting wire are respectively fixed to a distal portion and a proximal portion of the tube body such that the distal portion is pulled and bent when the proximal portion is bent by the operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: YONSEI UNIVERSITY WONJU INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Sung Oh Hwang
  • Interface apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving media data
    Patent number: 8638818
    Abstract: An interface for providing a media service includes an encapsulation layer for encapsulating coded media data. The interface also includes a delivery layer for transmitting the encapsulated media data to another entity, and a control layer for controlling transmission of the media data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Sung-Oh Hwang, Ji-Eun Keum, Sung-Ryeul Rhyu, Jae-Yeon Song, Kyung-Mo Park
  • Method and apparatus for controlling remote user interface in a home network
    Patent number: 8640031
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a Remote User Interface (RUI) by a Remote User Interface Client (RUIC) device in a home network, in which it is checked whether control information received from the third RUIC device capable of controlling an RUI realized in the RUIC device was generated by a Control User Interface (CUI) included in an allowed CUI list, and a CUI of the third RUIC device is updated if the received control information was not generated by a CUI included in the allowed CUI list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jun-Hyung Kim, Ho-Yeon Park, Sung-Oh Hwang, Hyung-Jin Seo
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING TRANSPORT CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTIMEDIA DATA
    Publication number: 20140023071
    Abstract: There are provided a method and apparatus for delivering transport characteristics of multimedia data. According to an aspect of the present invention, transport characteristics of media data that can be divided in a unit of a Media Processing Unit (MPU) are created in a unit of a predetermined number of MPUs, the created transport characteristics and a flag indicating presence or absence of the created transport characteristics are inserted into the media data, and the resultant media data is delivered. Accordingly, by using transport characteristics in units of media data unit groups, each media data unit corresponding to a short time length, it is possible to effectively control Quality of Service (QoS) in a dynamically changing transport environment, like a mobile network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo PARK, Sung-Oh HWANG, Doug-Young SUH, Yong-Hun LEE
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING WIDGET INFORMATION USING AN MPEG-2 LAYER
    Publication number: 20140020014
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a widget service. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for providing a widget service for a receiving device using a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-2 layer, the method comprising the steps of: receiving MPEG broadcast data; loading a widget general information table (WGIT) stored in program specific information (PSI) of the MPEG broadcast data; loading the information indicated by a widget information table (WIT) of the WGIT; and generating a widget using the information indicated by the WIT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Oh Hwang, Kyung-Mo Park, Jae-Yeon Song
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PROGRAM-RELATED APPLICATION WIDGET IN A BROADCAST RECEIVER
    Publication number: 20140020015
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for managing a program-related application widget in a broadcast receiver is provided. The method includes receiving information on an application widget, which may interact with a program and content, from a broadcast provider server and managing the application widget, which may interact with the program and content, based on the received information on the application widget.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo Park, Sung-Oh Hwang, Jae-Yeon Song
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING PERSONAL INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20140012813
    Abstract: A method for synchronizing converged address book personal information managed by a converged address book system with non-converged address book personal information managed by a non-converged address book system, which does not support a converged address book service, by a server apparatus supporting the converged address book service is provided. The method includes identifying a generation of a synchronization event for urging a synchronization between converged address book personal information corresponding to a user terminal and non-converged address book personal information corresponding to the user terminal, configuring synchronization personal information including at least a part of the converged address book personal information, and exporting the synchronization personal information to a non-converged address book system related to the user terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gyu-Bong Oh, Sun-Gi Gu, Sung-Oh Hwang
  • Method for delivering service guide source for generation of service guide in a mobile broadcast system, and method and system for delivering notification event/notification message
    Patent number: 8626055
    Abstract: A mobile broadcast system for delivering a notification event for generation of a notification message for information provisioning to a subscriber receiving a broadcast service is provided. The mobile broadcast system includes a first apparatus for managing subscriber information of the broadcast service, handling generation of at least one notification message according to at least one notification event, and generating a response message indicating generation end of the notification message; and a second apparatus for sending a notification event message for requesting generation of the notification message to the first apparatus according to the at least one notification event, receiving the response message in response thereto, and then handling delivery of the notification message over a broadcast channel or an interaction channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Oh Hwang, Jae-Kwon Oh, Kook-Heui Lee, Byung-Rae Lee, Jae-Yong Lee, Bo-Sun Jung, Jong-Hyo Lee
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING ADAPTIVE MEDIA IN A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140007172
    Abstract: A method of transmitting adaptive media composition in a multimedia system includes configuring Media Fragment Units (MFUs) included in an Access Unit (AU) and a Media Processing Unit (MPU) as one asset; and inserting the configured asset into Composition Information (CI) and transmitting the CI, wherein the MFU includes type information indicating that the MFU corresponds an AU type or a slice type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Ryeul RHYU, Kyung-Mo PARK, Sung-Oh HWANG, Jae-Yeon SONG
  • Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving control information for supporting multimedia broadcast/multicast service
    Patent number: 8614971
    Abstract: A mobile communication system supporting an MBMS service includes a Node B having a plurality of transport channels and at least one UE communicating with the Node B. The Node B selects a transport channel for MBMS control information among a plurality of transport channels mapped to a secondary common control physical channel; transmits a system information block indicating the selected transport channel to a cell area where UEs are located, using a primary common control physical channel; and transmits the MBMS control information to the cell area using the selected transport channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Soeng-Hun Kim, Sung-Ho Choi, Kook-Heui Lee, Joon-Goo Park, Sung-Oh Hwang, Eun-Jung Kim, Kyeong-In Jeong
  • System and method for acquiring terminal binding key
    Patent number: 8615659
    Abstract: A first terminal subscribes to at least one service using a service guide in which information necessary for reception of each service is stored, and sends the service guide and an identifier (ID) of the subscribed service to a smartcard. The smartcard stores the service guide and the ID of the subscribed service, and sends the service guide and the ID of the subscribed service to a second terminal through a response message to a request message used for acquiring TBK information, received from the second terminal. The second terminal receives the response message by sending the request message to the smartcard, acquires TBK information corresponding to a service that the second terminal intends to play back, from the service guide depending on the subscribed service's ID included in the response message, and acquires the TBK by performing an authentication process using the TBK information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Byung-Rae Lee, Bo-Sun Jung, Sung-Oh Hwang, Kook-Heui Lee
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA FRAME IN BROADCAST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130336325
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for transmitting a multimedia frame through a heterogeneous network in a broadcast system supporting a multimedia service based on an internet protocol are provided. The method includes generating header information including a frame identifier distinguishing a multimedia frame and information measuring a quality of a connection service between network layers and end-to-end network capabilities, and combining the header information and multimedia data to configure the multimedia frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo PARK, Sung-Oh HWANG, Jae-Yeon SONG
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A MULTIMEDIA DATA PACKET
    Publication number: 20130301656
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for transmitting a multimedia data packet are provided. The method includes generating Media Abstraction Layer (MAL) information for abstracting information on the multimedia data to be transmitted, generating a multimedia data packet including said MAL information, and transmitting the generated multimedia data packet to a network entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo Park, Sung-Oh Hwang, Jae-Yeon Song, Doug Young Suh, Yong Hun Lee
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A CONTROL MESSAGE IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130305304
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for providing information used for generating and consuming multimedia content in a broadcast system supporting a multimedia service based on an Internet protocol are provided. The method includes composing a message type field containing information indicating on a type of control information contained in the control message, composing a length field containing information on the length of the control message, composing optional fields having different values according to the type of the control information, and composing a payload field containing content of the control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Oh Hwang, Kyung-Mo Park, Sung-Ryeul Rhyu, Jae-Yeon Song
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN APPLICATION SERVICE IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130305305
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for driving an application, contained in a hybrid multimedia service, in a broadcast system that provides a user equipment with the hybrid multimedia service based on a hybrid network including at least a broadcast network and a network supporting an Internet protocol is provided. To this end, a broadcast server constituting the broadcast system constructs control information to be used for acquiring an instruction table for driving the application contained in the hybrid multimedia service, and transmits the constructed control information to the user equipment in a predetermined format. The user equipment may acquire the instruction table using the control information provided from the broadcast server, and drive a desired application using the acquired instruction table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo Park, Sung-Oh Hwang, Jae-Yeon Song
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MESSAGE FOR DOWNLOADABLE CAS OR DRM IN MMT
    Publication number: 20130298253
    Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving a message for Downloadable-Conditional Access System (D-CAS) or Downloadable-Digital Rights Management (D-DRM) in Moving Picture Experts Group Media Transport (MMT) is provided. The method includes, upon receiving Composition Information (CI) from an MMT server, acquiring signaling information for D-CAS or D-DRM, which is included in the CI, acquiring, from the signaling information, an address of a server from which software of D-CAS or D-DRM is downloadable, generating a request for the software based on the signaling information, and sending the request for the software to the server address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicants: UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Oh HWANG, Yong-Han KIM, Kyung-Mo PARK, Sung-Ryeul RHYU, Jae-Yeon SONG
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA DATA IN A BROADCAST SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130297822
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for transmitting multimedia data in a broadcast system are provided. A method for constructing a payload for a multimedia frame to be transmitted via a heterogeneous network, in a broadcast system that supports an Internet protocol-based multimedia service, includes dividing the data so as to transmit data of at least one media type and constructing a data region based on each datum of the divided data, constructing a header region including information on the state of the data contained in the data region and/or information on the data region, and combining the data region and the header region to construct a payload for the multimedia frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Mo Park, Sung-Oh Hwang, Jae-Yeon Song
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING A MULTIMEDIA DATA PACKET USING CROSS-LAYER OPTIMIZATION
    Publication number: 20130286885
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting a multimedia data packet are provided. The method includes receiving Bottom-up Network Abstraction Layer (B-NAL) information from a network entity, determining a media data quality based on the received B-NAL information and generating media data having the determined media data quality, and generating a packet including the generated media data and transmitting the packet to the network entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Sung-Oh Hwang, Kyung-Mo Park, Jae-Yeon Song, Doug Young Suh, Yong-Il Kwon