Patents by Inventor Sung-Yeon Lee

Sung-Yeon Lee 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: 10338688
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of controlling an electronic device, the method includes, based on a magnetic field generated by a source, obtaining a coordinate of a user's hand; and reflecting the obtained coordinate of the user's hand in a virtual reality environment based on a change of a location of the source due to a movement of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-jin Cho, Sung-yeon Lee, Ki-hwan Kim, Jong-yoon Kim, Moon-ki Yeo, Dae-kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20170185160
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of controlling an electronic device, the method includes, based on a magnetic field generated by a source, obtaining a coordinate of a user's hand; and reflecting the obtained coordinate of the user's hand in a virtual reality environment based on a change of a location of the source due to a movement of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-jin CHO, Sung-yeon LEE, Ki-hwan KIM, Jong-yoon KIM, Moon-ki YEO, Dae-kyu LEE
  • Publication number: 20160320810
    Abstract: A cover of an electronic device is provided. The cover includes a rear cover mounted on a rear surface of the electronic device, and a cover comprising a plurality of keys and is detachably coupled to the rear cover, wherein the cover is coupled to face one of a front surface and a rear surface of the rear cover. The cover comprises one or more mechanically operated switch members. The cover of the electronic device may be implemented according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Hyun-Chul KIM, Sang-Jin WANG, Suk-Jin YUN, Sang-Joon MO, Sung-Yeon LEE
  • Publication number: 20160313815
    Abstract: Disclosed is an input device of an electronic device, including a body, a first input member that is arranged to be linearly movable within the body, and a second input member that is arranged to be linearly movable within the body, and is coupled to the first input member, wherein, as a first portion of the body is rotated in a first direction, the first and second input members linearly move in unison and cause the first input member to protrude from a first end of the body, and wherein, as a second portion of the body is rotated in an opposite direction to the first direction, the first and second input members linearly move in unison and cause the second input member to protrude from a second end of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: Sung-Yeon LEE
  • Patent number: 9224441
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device, which has an improved read reliability through a refresh operation, and a memory system, are provided. The nonvolatile memory device includes a resistive memory cell, a reference resistor corresponding to the resistive memory cell, a reference sense amplifier electrically connected to the reference resistor and configured to change a transition time of an output value of the reference resistor, and a refresh request signal generator configured to output the refresh request signal for the resistive memory cell when the transition time of an output value of the reference resistor is in a preset refresh requiring period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Yeong-Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 9082478
    Abstract: Provided is a nonvolatile memory device using a resistance material and a method of driving the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device comprises a resistive memory cell which stores multiple bits; a sensing node; a clamping unit coupled between the resistive memory cell and the sensing node and provides a clamping bias to the resistive memory cell; a compensation unit which provides a compensation current to the sensing node; a sense amplifier coupled to the sensing node and senses a change in a level of the sensing node; and an encoder which codes an output value of the sense amplifier in response to a first clock signal. The clamping bias varies over time. The compensation current is constant during a read period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Yeong-Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 9001560
    Abstract: Driving methods of a nonvolatile memory device are provided. The driving method includes providing a start pulse adjusted based on a previous write operation to a resistive memory cell to write data, verifying whether the data has accurately been written using the start pulse, and executing a write operation on the resistive memory cell by an incremental one-way write method or a decremental one-way write method according to the verify result. Related nonvolatile memory devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Yeong-Taek Lee, Bo-Geun Kim
  • Patent number: 8902633
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device comprises a resistive memory cell, a write driver configured to write data to the resistive memory cell during a write period comprising a plurality of loops, and a sense amplifier configured to verify whether the data is correctly written to the resistive memory cell in each of the loops. Where the sense amplifier verifies that the data is correctly written in a k-th loop among the loops, the write driver is disabled from a (k+1)-th loop to an end of the write period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Yeong-Taek Lee
  • Publication number: 20140211538
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device comprises a resistive memory cell, a write driver configured to write data to the resistive memory cell during a write period comprising a plurality of loops, and a sense amplifier configured to verify whether the data is correctly written to the resistive memory cell in each of the loops. Where the sense amplifier verifies that the data is correctly written in a k-th loop among the loops, the write driver is disabled from a (k+1)-th loop to an end of the write period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Yeong-Taek Lee
  • Publication number: 20140198556
    Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device, which has an improved read reliability through a refresh operation, and a memory system, are provided. The nonvolatile memory device includes a resistive memory cell, a reference resistor corresponding to the resistive memory cell, a reference sense amplifier electrically connected to the reference resistor and configured to change a transition time of an output value of the reference resistor, and a refresh request signal generator configured to output the refresh request signal for the resistive memory cell when the transition time of an output value of the reference resistor is in a preset refresh requiring period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Yeong-Taek Lee
  • Publication number: 20140160831
    Abstract: Driving methods of a nonvolatile memory device are provided. The driving method includes providing a start pulse adjusted based on a previous write operation to a resistive memory cell to write data, verifying whether the data has accurately been written using the start pulse, and executing a write operation on the resistive memory cell by an incremental one-way write method or a decremental one-way write method according to the verify result. Related nonvolatile memory devices are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Yeong-Taek Lee, Bo-Geun Kim
  • Patent number: 8725116
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for managing a message in a mobile terminal are provided. In the method, meta data of messages stored in the terminal are analyzed and items for filtering a message are generated. A user is allowed to select at least one item. Messages corresponding to the selected item are displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Sun-Young Maeng
  • Publication number: 20140119094
    Abstract: Provided is a nonvolatile memory device using a resistance material and a method of driving the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device comprises a resistive memory cell which stores multiple bits; a sensing node; a clamping unit coupled between the resistive memory cell and the sensing node and provides a clamping bias to the resistive memory cell; a compensation unit which provides a compensation current to the sensing node; a sense amplifier coupled to the sensing node and senses a change in a level of the sensing node; and an encoder which codes an output value of the sense amplifier in response to a first clock signal. The clamping bias varies over time. The compensation current is constant during a read period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Yeong-Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 8189417
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device uses a magnetic tunnel junction device (MTJ) and includes a memory cell connected between a first driving line and a second driving line and configured to store data having a data state that is determined based on a direction of a current flowing through the first and the second driving lines, and a current controlling block configured to control a supply current provided to the first and second driving lines in response to temperature information in a writing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Oh, Sung-Yeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20110280062
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device uses a magnetic tunnel junction device (MTJ) and includes a memory cell connected between a first driving line and a second driving line and configured to store data having a data state that is determined based on a direction of a current flowing through the first and the second driving lines, and a current controlling block configured to control a supply current provided to the first and second driving lines in response to temperature information in a writing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Oh, Sung-Yeon Lee
  • Patent number: 8059480
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells configured to correspond to each of a plurality of word lines for storing data; a plurality of reference memory cells configured to include first and second magnetic memory devices, whose lower electrodes are commonly connected to each other, to generate a reference current corresponding to each of the memory cells; and a sense amplification unit configured to sense and amplify the reference current and a data current corresponding to a memory cell connected to an activated word line among the word lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Young-Hoon Oh
  • Patent number: 8018787
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device uses a magnetic tunnel junction device (MTJ) and includes a memory cell connected between a first driving line and a second driving line and configured to store data having a data state that is determined based on a direction of a current flowing through the first and the second driving lines, and a current controlling block configured to control a supply current provided to the first and second driving lines in response to temperature information in a writing operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Oh, Sung-Yeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20100309718
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device uses a magnetic tunnel junction device (MTJ) and includes a memory cell connected between a first driving line and a second driving line and configured to store data having a data state that is determined based on a direction of a current flowing through the first and the second driving lines, and a current controlling block configured to control a supply current provided to the first and second driving lines in response to temperature information in a writing operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Oh, Sung-Yeon Lee
  • Patent number: 7831284
    Abstract: A device for preventing an unintentional key input in a mobile terminal with a removable outer case is provided. The device includes a connection section to which the outer case is connected, a sensing unit for sensing whether the outer case is opened or closed, and a control unit for sensing whether the outer case is connected to the mobile terminal through the connection section. The control unit activates a key input unit of the mobile terminal when the sensing unit senses that the outer case is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Corp., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Yeon Lee
  • Publication number: 20100277975
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of memory cells configured to correspond to each of a plurality of word lines for storing data; a plurality of reference memory cells configured to include first and second magnetic memory devices, whose lower electrodes are commonly connected to each other, to generate a reference current corresponding to each of the memory cells; and a sense amplification unit configured to sense and amplify the reference current and a data current corresponding to a memory cell connected to an activated word line among the word lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Sung-Yeon Lee, Young-Hoon Oh