Patents by Inventor Sung Chan Kim

Sung Chan 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: 20240322504
    Abstract: The present invention allows a connector other than an adapter to have a pin and an insulator, and thus the connector functions as a filter. A module using the connector of the present invention has a small size so as to be economically and widely applicable. The pin is formed to have a multistage structure of at least two stages having different heights to provide a proper filter function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Byeong Ok LIM, Sung Chan KIM, Joo Seoc GO, You Na Jl
  • Patent number: 11134286
    Abstract: Provided is a method, performed by a terminal, of providing content includes determining whether at least one content is included in preference content, based on information about the at least one content provided to the terminal and preference information of a user of the terminal about content; content, which is not included in the preference content, is present in the at least one content, transmitting, to a server, a request to change the first content to second content included in the preference content based on previously stored information about the preference content; and outputting the second content received from the server, in response to the request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-kyu Park, Kwang-pyo Choi, Woong-il Choi, Myung-ho Kim, Sung-chan Kim, Jeong-hoon Park, Hee-chul Yang, Chang-hyun Lee
  • Patent number: 10777033
    Abstract: The paper sheet redirecting unit (60) for changing a direction of a paper sheet configured to support one side of the paper sheet and change the direction of the paper sheet while transferring the paper sheet; and an other-side redirecting member (62) configured to support the other side of the paper sheet in a state of coming in contact with the one-side redirecting member (61) and to change the direction of the paper sheet while transferring the paper sheet, wherein if a power is transmitted to the one-side redirecting member (61) or the other-side redirecting member (62), the one-side redirecting member (61) and the other-side redirecting member (62) are operated in company with each other, thereby discharging the paper sheet while changing the direction of the paper sheet to be inputted between the one-side redirecting member (61) and the other-side redirecting member (62).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI TERMINAL SOLUTIONS KOREA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Chan Kim, Bong-Seob Oh, Seon-Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 10735484
    Abstract: Provided are a transmission device for transmitting a data signal to a reception device and a method for controlling the same. The present method for controlling a transmission device comprises; receiving function module information related to a codec supported by a reception device from the reception device while pairing with the reception device is performed; encoding a data signal on the basis of the received function module information; and transmitting the encoded data signal to the reception device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-hoon Jeong, Ki-hyun Choo, Eun-mi Oh, Sung-chan Kim, Cheol-hoon Baek
  • Patent number: 10704647
    Abstract: A tension controlling apparatus for catenary structure equipment, which adjusts tension of a horizontal wire horizontally arranged between two main pole units installed leaving a certain distance includes a starter unit which is connected to a first main pole unit of the two main pole units, and connects with a first end of the horizontal wire; and a turnbuckle unit which is connected to a second main pole unit of the two main pole units, connects with a second end of the horizontal wire, and adjusts the tension of the horizontal wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Inventor: Sung Chan Kim
  • Publication number: 20200059677
    Abstract: Provided is a method, performed by a terminal, of providing content includes determining whether at least one content is included in preference content, based on information about the at least one content provided to the terminal and preference information of a user of the terminal about content; content, which is not included in the preference content, is present in the at least one content, transmitting, to a server, a request to change the first content to second content included in the preference content based on previously stored information about the preference content; and outputting the second content received from the server, in response to the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pil-kyu PARK, Kwang-pyo CHOI, Woong-il CHOI, Myung-ho KIM, Sung-chan KIM, Jeong-hoon PARK, Hee-chul YANG, Chang-hyun LEE
  • Patent number: 10482325
    Abstract: A user authentication method for an electronic device is provided. The user authentication method includes detecting a content execution event, confirming an authentication level of content related to the detected content execution event, acquiring an appearance image through a camera unit, extracting valid regions related to an iris of a user from the acquired appearance image, and performing an authentication on the user by comparing iris authentication reference information related to a confirmed authentication level with the extracted valid regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-kwang Jung, Jun-ho Koh, Byeong-hoon Kwak, Sung-chan Kim, Chang-han Kim, Hyun-jung Kim, In-hak Na, Kang-jin Yoon, Yong-chan Lee
  • Patent number: 10346601
    Abstract: A method for a device to acquire biometric information includes acquiring a plurality of images including an ocular region using an infrared ray (IR) image sensor, detecting a sclera region in each of the plurality of acquired images, sensing a change of the detected sclera region, and determining biometric information based on information on the sensed change of the sclera region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-kuk Yun, Je-in Yu, Dae-kwang Jung, Jun-ho Koh, Byeong-hoon Kwak, Sung-chan Kim, Chang-han Kim, Hyun-jung Kim, In-hak Na, Kang-jin Yoon, Yong-chan Lee
  • Patent number: 10318806
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling an irradiating light for photographing an iris is provided. The device includes a light source configured to generate light, an active lens configured to have an adjustable refractive index to change light passing through the active lens, an image capturer configured to capture an image of the iris by using a camera, and a controller configured to control the active lens to change the light passing through the active lens based on distance, motion and ambient light levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-kwang Jung, Je-in Yu, In-kuk Yun, Jun-ho Koh, Byeong-hoon Kwak, Sung-chan Kim, Yang-wook Kim, Chang-han Kim, Hyun-jung Kim, In-hak Na, Kang-jin Yoon, Yong-chan Lee, Jae-ho Jung
  • Patent number: 10238286
    Abstract: A method and device for radiating light used to capture an iris are provided. The device for radiating light to capture an iris of a user includes a lens unit including a lens array of arranged lenses, a light source configured to radiate light beams into the iris of the user via the arranged lenses by emitting the light beams toward the arranged lenses, and a controller configured to change positions of the arranged lenses based on a distance between the device and the iris, in which the lens array is positioned between the light source and the iris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-kwang Jung, Jun-ho Koh, Byeong-hoon Kwak, Sung-chan Kim, Yang-wook Kim, Chang-han Kim, Hyun-jung Kim, In-hak Na, Kang-jin Yoon, Yong-chan Lee, Jae-ho Jung
  • Patent number: 10114501
    Abstract: A method of an electronic device including a touch panel for determining a control command is provided. The method includes the operations of receiving at least one touch input, receiving a hovering input, determining the control command corresponding to a combination of the at least one touch input and the received hovering input, and controlling the electronic device according to the determined control command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-jin Yoon, Sung-chan Kim, Yang-wook Kim, Jun-ho Koh, Bo-seok Moon
  • Publication number: 20180241787
    Abstract: Provided are a transmission device for transmitting a data signal to a reception device and a method for controlling the same. The present method for controlling a transmission device comprises; receiving function module information related to a codec supported by a reception device from the reception device while pairing with the reception device is performed; encoding a data signal on the basis of the received function module information; and transmitting the encoded data signal to the reception device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-hoon JEONG, Ki-hyun CHOO, Eun-mi OH, Sung-chan KIM, Cheol-hoon BAEK
  • Publication number: 20180216701
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tension controlling apparatus for catenary structure equipment, which can adjust tension of horizontal wires horizontally arranged between two adjacent main pole units. To this end, a tension controlling apparatus for catenary structure equipment, which adjusts tension of a horizontal wire horizontally arranged between two main pole units installed leaving a certain distance includes a starter unit which is connected to a first main pole unit of the two main pole units, and connects with a first end of the horizontal wire; and a turnbuckle unit which is connected to a second main pole unit of the two main pole units, connects with a second end of the horizontal wire, and adjusts the tension of the horizontal wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventor: Sung Chan KIM
  • Publication number: 20180108202
    Abstract: The paper sheet redirecting unit (60) for changing a direction of a paper sheet configured to support one side of the paper sheet and change the direction of the paper sheet while transferring the paper sheet; and an other-side redirecting member (62) configured to support the other side of the paper sheet in a state of coming in contact with the one-side redirecting member (61) and to change the direction of the paper sheet while transferring the paper sheet, wherein if a power is transmitted to the one-side redirecting member (61) or the other-side redirecting member (62), the one-side redirecting member (61) and the other-side redirecting member (62) are operated in company with each other, thereby discharging the paper sheet while changing the direction of the paper sheet to be inputted between the one-side redirecting member (61) and the other-side redirecting member (62).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Sung-Chan KIM, Bong-Seob OH, Seon-Ho KIM
  • Publication number: 20180096119
    Abstract: A method for a device to acquire biometric information includes acquiring a plurality of images including an ocular region using an infrared ray (IR) image sensor, detecting a sclera region in each of the plurality of acquired images, sensing a change of the detected sclera region, and determining biometric information based on information on the sensed change of the sclera region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: In-kuk YUN, Je-in YU, Dae-kwang JUNG, Jun-ho KOH, Byeong-hoon KWAK, Sung-chan KIM, Chang-han KIM, Hyun-jung KIM, In-hak NA, Kang-jin YOON, Yong-chan LEE
  • Patent number: 9916504
    Abstract: A user terminal and a providing method thereof are provided. The method includes acquiring an iris image, determining a capturing condition of the iris image, converting the acquired iris image to an iris code and performing iris recognition by comparing the converted iris code with an iris code corresponding to a determined capturing condition among pre-registered iris codes, determining a physical condition of a user who is subject to the iris recognition on the basis of an iris recognition matching rate being within a preset range, and providing a determined physical condition result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kang-min Lee, Jun-ho Koh, Byeong-hoon Kwak, Sung-chan Kim, Yang-wook Kim, Chang-han Kim, Hyun-jung Kim, In-hak Na, Kang-jin Yoon, Yong-chan Lee, Jae-ho Jung
  • Publication number: 20170269765
    Abstract: A method of an electronic device including a touch panel for determining a control command is provided. The method includes the operations of receiving at least one touch input, receiving a hovering input, determining the control command corresponding to a combination of the at least one touch input and the received hovering input, and controlling the electronic device according to the determined control command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kang-jin YOON, Sung-chan KIM, Yang-wook KIM, Jun-ho KOH, Bo-seok MOON
  • Publication number: 20160364610
    Abstract: A user authentication method for an electronic device is provided. The user authentication method includes detecting a content execution event, confirming an authentication level of content related to the detected content execution event, acquiring an appearance image through a camera unit, extracting valid regions related to an iris of a user from the acquired appearance image, and performing an authentication on the user by comparing iris authentication reference information related to a confirmed authentication level with the extracted valid regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Dae-kwang JUNG, Jun-ho KOH, Byeong-hoon KWAK, Sung-chan KIM, Chang-han KIM, Hyun-jung KIM, In-hak NA, Kang-jin YOON, Yong-chan LEE
  • Publication number: 20160262615
    Abstract: A method and device for radiating light used to capture an iris are provided. The device for radiating light to capture an iris of a user includes a lens unit including a lens array of arranged lenses, a light source configured to radiate light beams into the iris of the user via the arranged lenses by emitting the light beams toward the arranged lenses, and a controller configured to change positions of the arranged lenses based on a distance between the device and the iris, in which the lens array is positioned between the light source and the iris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Dae-kwang JUNG, Jun-ho KOH, Byeong-hoon KWAK, Sung-chan KIM, Yang-wook KIM, Chang-han KIM, Hyun-jung KIM, In-hak NA, Kang-jin YOON, Yong-chan LEE, Jae-ho JUNG
  • Publication number: 20160260206
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling an irradiating light for photographing an iris is provided. The device includes a light source configured to generate light, an active lens configured to adjust a refractive index of light passing through the active lens, an image capturer configured to capture an image of the iris by using a camera, and a controller configured to control the active lens to change the refractive index of the light passing through the active lens based on distance, motion and ambient light levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Dae-kwang JUNG, Je-in YU, In-kuk YUN, Jun-ho KOH, Byeong-hoon KWAK, Sung-chan KIM, Yang-wook KIM, Chang-han KIM, Hyun-jung KIM, In-hak NA, Kang-jin YOON, Yong-chan LEE, Jae-ho JUNG