Patents by Inventor Tae-Hyun WOO

Tae-Hyun WOO 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).

  • Charging method using external electrode switching between biometric sensor and charging circuit, and electronic device using the same
    Patent number: 10973424
    Abstract: A charging method using an electrode of a biometric sensor, and an electronic device using the same. A wearable electronic device includes a housing, at least one electrode exposed outwards from one surface of the housing, a battery provided inside the housing, a charger circuit connected electrically to the battery, at least one sensor, a switch configured to connect the charger circuit or the at least one sensor to the at least one electrode, and a processor connected electrically to the charger circuit, the at least one sensor, and the switch. The processor is configured to determine whether the wearable electronic device is coupled to a body, based on a signal acquired through the at least one sensor, and control the switch to connect the charger circuit or the at least one sensor to the at least one electrode in correspondence with a result of the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: June Lee, Ju-Hyup Lee, Jae-Won Choi, Tae-Hyun Woo
  • CHARGING METHOD USING ELECTRODE OF BIOMETRIC SENSOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180360326
    Abstract: A charging method using an electrode of a biometric sensor, and an electronic device using the same are provided. A wearable electronic device includes a housing, at least one electrode exposed outwards from one surface of the housing, a battery provided inside the housing, a charger circuit connected electrically to the battery, at least one sensor, a switch configured to connect the charger circuit or the at least one sensor to the at least one electrode, and a processor connected electrically to the charger circuit, the at least one sensor, and the switch. The processor is configured to determine whether the wearable electronic device is coupled to a body, based on a signal acquired through the at least one sensor, and control the switch to connect the charger circuit or the at least one sensor to the at least one electrode in correspondence with a result of the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: June LEE, Ju-Hyup LEE, Jae-Won CHOI, Tae-Hyun WOO