Patents by Inventor Tae-Kwang Um
Tae-Kwang Um 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).
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Patent number: 11595781Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling a plurality of devices by the electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving data from a plurality of devices, determining a correlation between at least two devices among the plurality of devices on the basis of the received data, determining a position of a first device on the basis of the correlation, grouping the first device and another device positioned in the vicinity of the first device into one group, and automatically creating group information, and controlling the devices included in the group. The name of the first device may be automatically set using the group information.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-kwang Um, Jeong-yi Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Si-jun Lee, Soo-in Jang
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Patent number: 11582337Abstract: An artificial intelligence system and method are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor which implements the method, including: receiving by an input unit a first user input including a request to execute a task using at least one of the electronic device or an external device, transmitting by a wireless communication unit first data associated with the first user input to an external server, receiving a first response from the external server including information associated with at least one of the first user input and a sequence of electronic device states for performing at least a portion of the task, receiving a second user input assigning at least one of a voice command and a touch operation received by a touch screen display as the request to perform the task, and transmitting second data associated with the second user input to the external server.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Il-Hwan Choi, Sang-Wook Kang, Young-Hoon Kim, Seung-Hoon Park, Hyun-Ju Seo, Tae-Kwang Um, Jae-Yong Lee, Jin-Ho Choi, Da-Som Lee, Jae-Yung Yeo
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Publication number: 20220303341Abstract: A method by which a server controls plural devices includes receiving a trigger signal generated by a sensor in a home in response to a mobile device being present at a specific location in the home, determining devices corresponding to the specific location by using the trigger signal, receiving context information indicating a situation of a user from the mobile device, selecting context information related to operations of the determined devices from among the received context information by using keywords respectively related to the devices, each of the operations corresponding to each of the devices, and providing the selected context information to the devices respectively so that each of the devices performs the operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2022Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-kwang UM, Young-ki KIM, Jeong-yi PARK, Hyun-cheol PARK, Dong-hun SHIN
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Patent number: 11356512Abstract: A method by which a server controls a home device is provided. The method includes receiving a trigger signal generated by a sensor in a home in response to a mobile device being present at a specific location in the home, determining a home device corresponding to the specific location by using the trigger signal, selecting context information related to an operation of the determined home device from among context information received from the mobile device, and providing the selected context information to the home device.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-kwang Um, Young-ki Kim, Jeong-yi Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Dong-hun Shin
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Publication number: 20220030100Abstract: An artificial intelligence system and method are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor which implements the method, including: receiving by an input unit a first user input including a request to execute a task using at least one of the electronic device or an external device, transmitting by a wireless communication unit first data associated with the first user input to an external server, receiving a first response from the external server including information associated with at least one of the first user input and a sequence of electronic device states for performing at least a portion of the task, receiving a second user input assigning at least one of a voice command and a touch operation received by a touch screen display as the request to perform the task, and transmitting second data associated with the second user input to the external server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Il-Hwan CHOI, Sang-Wook KANG, Young-Hoon KIM, Seung-Hoon PARK, Hyun-Ju SEO, Tae-Kwang UM, Jae-Yong LEE, Jin-Ho CHOI, Da-Som LEE, Jae-Yung YEO
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Patent number: 11146670Abstract: An artificial intelligence system and method are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor which implements the method, including: receiving by an input unit a first user input including a request to execute a task using at least one of the electronic device or an external device, transmitting by a wireless communication unit first data associated with the first user input to an external server, receiving a first response from the external server including information associated with at least one of the first user input and a sequence of electronic device states for performing at least a portion of the task, receiving a second user input assigning at least one of a voice command and a touch operation received by a touch screen display as the request to perform the task, and transmitting second data associated with the second user input to the external server.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Il-Hwan Choi, Sang-Wook Kang, Young-Hoon Kim, Seung-Hoon Park, Hyun-Ju Seo, Tae-Kwang Um, Jae-Yong Lee, Jin-Ho Choi, Da-Som Lee, Jae-Yung Yeo
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Patent number: 11132537Abstract: This electronic device comprises: a sensor including a plurality of pixels disposed in a first direction; a processor electrically connected to the sensor; and a memory electrically connected to the processor. When implemented, the processor uses sensing data sensed by the sensor and determine user position information, and the memory may store instructions for carrying out a movement corresponding to the user position information.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sun-Eung Park, Zhongwei Liu, Hyun-Cheol Park, Tae-Kwang Um, Jeong-Yi Park, Si-Jun Lee, Soo-In Jang
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Patent number: 11042703Abstract: An electronic device includes a touchscreen display, a wireless communication circuit, a memory storing a framework, and at least one processor. The processor is configured to receive a first event or a second event, to provide the framework with a notification object associated with an event received among the first event and the second event, to parse the notification object to obtain one or more parameters, to select one or more tasks associated with the received event based on at least part of the one or more parameters by using the framework, to select a natural language expression indicating at least one task of the one or more tasks, to provide a user interface including the natural language expression, through the touchscreen display, and to execute the at least one task based at least partly on a user input of the natural language expression provided on the touchscreen display.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Yong Lee, Tae Kwang Um, Han Jun Ku, Sung Pa Park, Jae Yung Yeo, Da Som Lee, Yong Joon Jeon
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Patent number: 11022459Abstract: A system and method for providing location-based personalized information by using user location history information, whereby battery consumption of a computing device is reduced. The computing device includes: a location finder configured to obtain user location information of a user of the computing device; a display configured to display information indicating a route of the user of the computing device; and a controller configured to track a location of the user by controlling the location finder as the controller senses a change in the location of the user based on the obtained user location information, obtain information corresponding to an initial route of the user based on the tracked location of the user, detect a predicted route of the user from user location history information based on the information corresponding to the initial route of the user, and display on the display unit the predicted route.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-sik Cho, Jeong-jin Song, Il-kang Na, Sun-eung Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Tae-kwang Um, Cheol-ju Hwang, Ji-won Yang
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Patent number: 10976997Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a touch screen display exposed through a first area of the housing, a microphone exposed through a second area of the housing, a wireless communication circuit, a processor electrically connected to the touch screen display, the microphone, and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and storing instructions.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyu Young Kim, Tae Kwang Um, Jae Yung Yeo
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Patent number: 10908295Abstract: Disclosed is a method for controlling an electronic device. The method for controlling an electronic device may comprise the steps of: determining whether there is an obstacle in the first direction from the electronic device; if it is determined that there is an object in the first direction, determining that the electronic device is disposed indoors; and if it is determined that there is no obstacle in the first direction, determining that the electronic device is disposed outdoors.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-Sik Cho, Hyun-Cheol Park, Jin-Goo Seo, Tae-Kwang Um, Cheol-Ju Hwang
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Patent number: 10860084Abstract: A device and method of managing power are provided. The device includes a user input unit configured to receive a user input from a user, an output unit configured to output information based on the user input, and a controller configured to, when the user input is not received, determine whether or not an out-focus status in which the user does not use the device has started, determine, when it is determined that the out-focus status has started, a period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained based on information about a probability of the out-focus status according to a context of the device, and stop, when the period in which the out-focus status is to be maintained is equal to or greater than a reference time period, an application executed in the device.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tae-Kwang Um, Du-Seok Kim, Hyun-Cheol Park, Ho-Sik Cho, Cheol-Ju Hwang
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Publication number: 20200202070Abstract: An electronic device includes a touchscreen display, a wireless communication circuit, a memory storing a framework, and at least one processor. The processor is configured to receive a first event or a second event, to provide the framework with a notification object associated with an event received among the first event and the second event, to parse the notification object to obtain one or more parameters, to select one or more tasks associated with the received event based on at least part of the one or more parameters by using the framework, to select a natural language expression indicating at least one task of the one or more tasks, to provide a user interface including the natural language expression, through the touchscreen display, and to execute the at least one task based at least partly on a user input of the natural language expression provided on the touchscreen display.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: Jae Yong LEE, Tae Kwang UM, Han Jun KU, Sung Pa PARK, Jae Yung YEO, Da Som LEE, Yong Joon JEON
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Patent number: 10579726Abstract: An electronic device includes a touchscreen display, a wireless communication circuit, a memory storing a framework, and at least one processor. The processor is configured to receive a first event or a second event, to provide the framework with a notification object associated with an event received among the first event and the second event, to parse the notification object to obtain one or more parameters, to select one or more tasks associated with the received event based on at least part of the one or more parameters by using the framework, to select a natural language expression indicating at least one task of the one or more tasks, to provide a user interface including the natural language expression, through the touchscreen display, and to execute the at least one task based at least partly on a user input of the natural language expression provided on the touchscreen display.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jae Yong Lee, Tae Kwang Um, Han Jun Ku, Sung Pa Park, Jae Yung Yeo, Da Som Lee, Yong Joon Jeon
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Publication number: 20200036827Abstract: An artificial intelligence system and method are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor which implements the method, including: receiving by an input unit a first user input including a request to execute a task using at least one of the electronic device or an external device, transmitting by a wireless communication unit first data associated with the first user input to an external server, receiving a first response from the external server including information associated with at least one of the first user input and a sequence of electronic device states for performing at least a portion of the task, receiving a second user input assigning at least one of a voice command and a touch operation received by a touch screen display as the request to perform the task, and transmitting second data associated with the second user input to the external server.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Il-Hwan CHOI, Sang-Wook KANG, Young-Hoon KIM, Seung-Hoon PARK, Hyun-Ju SEO, Tae-Kwang UM, Jae-Yong LEE, Jin-Ho CHOI, Da-Som LEE, Jae-Yung YEO
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Patent number: 10547729Abstract: An artificial intelligence system and method are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor which implements the method, including: receiving by an input unit a first user input including a request to execute a task using at least one of the electronic device or an external device, transmitting by a wireless communication unit first data associated with the first user input to an external server, receiving a first response from the external server including information associated with at least one of the first user input and a sequence of electronic device states for performing at least a portion of the task, receiving a second user input assigning at least one of a voice command and a touch operation received by a touch screen display as the request to perform the task, and transmitting second data associated with the second user input to the external server.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Il-Hwan Choi, Sang-Wook Kang, Young-Hoon Kim, Seung-Hoon Park, Hyun-Ju Seo, Tae-Kwang Um, Jae-Yong Lee, Jin-Ho Choi, Da-Som Lee, Jae-Yung Yeo
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Publication number: 20190373409Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling a plurality of devices by the electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving data from a plurality of devices, determining a correlation between at least two devices among the plurality of devices on the basis of the received data, determining a position of a first device on the basis of the correlation, grouping the first device and another device positioned in the vicinity of the first device into one group, and automatically creating group information, and controlling the devices included in the group. The name of the first device may be automatically set using the group information.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Tae-kwang Um, Jeong-yi Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Si-jun Lee, Soo-in JANG
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Patent number: 10440167Abstract: An artificial intelligence system and method are disclosed herein. The system includes a processor which implements the method, including: receiving by an input unit a first user input including a request to execute a task using at least one of the electronic device or an external device, transmitting by a wireless communication unit first data associated with the first user input to an external server, receiving a first response from the external server including information associated with at least one of the first user input and a sequence of electronic device states for performing at least a portion of the task, receiving a second user input assigning at least one of a voice command and a touch operation received by a touch screen display as the request to perform the task, and transmitting second data associated with the second user input to the external server.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Il-Hwan Choi, Sang-Wook Kang, Young-Hoon Kim, Seung-Hoon Park, Hyun-Ju Seo, Tae-Kwang Um, Jae-Yong Lee, Jin-Ho Choi, Da-Som Lee, Jae-Yung Yeo
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Publication number: 20190293446Abstract: A system and method for providing location-based personalized information by using user location history information, whereby battery consumption of a computing device is reduced. The computing device includes: a location finder configured to obtain user location information of a user of the computing device; a display configured to display information indicating a route of the user of the computing device; and a controller configured to track a location of the user by controlling the location finder as the controller senses a change in the location of the user based on the obtained user location information, obtain information corresponding to an initial route of the user based on the tracked location of the user, detect a predicted route of the user from user location history information based on the information corresponding to the initial route of the user, and display on the display unit the predicted route.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-sik CHO, Jeong-jin SONG, Il-kang NA, Sun-eung PARK, Hyun-cheol Park, Tae-kwang Um, Cheol-ju Hwang, Ji-won Yang
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Patent number: 10415990Abstract: A system and method for providing location-based personalized information by using user location history information, whereby battery consumption of a computing device is reduced. The computing device includes: a location finder configured to obtain user location information of a user of the computing device; a display configured to display information indicating a route of the user of the computing device; and a controller configured to track a location of the user by controlling the location finder as the controller senses a change in the location of the user based on the obtained user location information, obtain information corresponding to an initial route of the user based on the tracked location of the user, detect a predicted route of the user from user location history information based on the information corresponding to the initial route of the user, and display on the display unit the predicted route.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho-sik Cho, Jeong-jin Song, Il-kang Na, Sun-eung Park, Hyun-cheol Park, Tae-kwang Um, Cheol-ju Hwang, Ji-won Yang