Patents by Inventor Sung-wook KOOH

Sung-wook KOOH 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).

  • Apparatus and method for providing GUI interacting according to recognized user approach
    Patent number: 9170726
    Abstract: An interface controlling method and an apparatus thereof are provided to control a user interface based on a proximity sensor and a touch pad. A number of items are displayed, an item approached by a user is identified by sensing an approach, information is provided regarding the identified item, contact by the user is sensed, and a function corresponding to the user contact is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-wook Kooh, Jae-hwan Kim, Seong-il Cho
  • IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20150047020
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and an operating method thereof are provided. The operating method of the image display apparatus includes receiving a request of entering into a personal screen mode from a first control device, receiving an input of user authentication information, when the received input of user authentication information coincides with user authentication information corresponding to a first personal screen, displaying the first personal screen, and granting, to the first control device, a control of the first personal screen that is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Sung-hyun KIM, Sung-wook KOOH, Hue-yin KIM, Sang-il LEE
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GUI INTERACTING ACCORDING TO RECOGNIZED USER APPROACH
    Publication number: 20110043463
    Abstract: An interface controlling method and an apparatus thereof are provided to control a user interface based on a proximity sensor and a touch pad. A number of items are displayed, an item approached by a user is identified by sensing an approach, information is provided regarding the identified item, contact by the user is sensed, and a function corresponding to the user contact is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
    Inventors: Sung-wook KOOH, Jae-hwan KIM, Seong-il CHO