Patents by Inventor Woon-geun Kwak
Woon-geun Kwak 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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Publication number: 20180183913Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display that includes a first display part, a second display part, and a third display part, and a display driver integrated circuit (IC) (DDI). The first display part includes a first active area, the second display part includes a second active area, and the third display part includes at least one optically transparent layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: June 28, 2018Inventors: Woon Geun KWAK, Jung Sik PARK
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Patent number: 9989995Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a window panel having a front area and a curved area extending from the front area, a display panel disposed beneath the window panel, and a fixed part which supports a curved area of the display panel. The display panel includes a front display area, a side display area extending from the front display area so as to be curved, and a wiring area extending from the side display area, and the fixed part supports a curved shape of the side display area or the wiring area.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Woon Geun Kwak, Jung Sik Park, Do Hun Cha
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Publication number: 20170289324Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface, a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface, a display panel disposed under the cover glass and including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein at least one opening or at least one cutaway portion is formed in the display panel, and a camera module disposed in a space formed by the at least one opening or the at least one cutaway portion and exposed through the cover glass.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Jung Hee YEO, Kuk Hwan KIM, Dong Kyun KIM, Jae Ho BAIK, Sung Jin YUM, Ji Young LEE, Jin Sang HWANG, Woon Geun KWAK, Jung Sik PARK, Byoung Uk YOON, Yong Seok LEE, Jung Won LEE, Min Su JUNG, Seung Min CHOI, Hyun Ju HONG
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Publication number: 20160299527Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a window panel having a front area and a curved area extending from the front area, a display panel disposed beneath the window panel, and a fixed part which supports a curved area of the display panel. The display panel includes a front display area, a side display area extending from the front display area so as to be curved, and a wiring area extending from the side display area, and the fixed part supports a curved shape of the side display area or the wiring area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Woon Geun KWAK, Jung Sik PARK, Do Hun CHA
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Publication number: 20160291642Abstract: An electronic device may include: a foldable body transitionable between an unfolded state and a folded state; a flexible display device disposed on a front face of the body, the flexible display being foldable together with the body; and a cover that enclosing at least a portion of a rear face of the body, the cover being foldable together with the body. The flexible display may include an exposed region that remains visible when the foldable body is in the folded state.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Woon-Geun KWAK, Jung-Sik PARK, Jae-Ouk CHUNG, Do-Hun CHA, Kyung-Jung KIM, Seung-Won OH
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Patent number: 9235699Abstract: A computer system includes a first communication unit which communicates with an authentication module storing preset first authentication information, a second communication unit which is connected with a server through a network, the server storing preset second authentication information, a main board unit which implements a preset first operation of a computer, and a controller which receives the first authentication information from the authentication module through the first communication unit, receives the second authentication information corresponding to the first authentication information from the server through the second communication unit, and controls the main board unit to block implementation of the first operation when at least one of the first authentication information and the second authentication information is not received.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD..Inventor: Woon-geun Kwak
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Patent number: 9185729Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for enabling a user to effectively use a wireless network using a contention free channel access service. The wireless communication method includes receiving a contention free channel access request frame from at least one device in a wireless network in a superframe, and broadcasting a traffic information message including contention free channel access information in the superframe after the contention free channel access request frame is received.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woon-Geun Kwak, Kyun-Hoe Park
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Patent number: 8701203Abstract: A computer system including that restricts access of an unauthorized. The computer system preferably includes: a system unit; an identification information storage unit storing user identification information about a user of the computer system; a communication unit communicating with a service server storing user authentication information about the user of the computer system; and a controller receiving the user authentication information corresponding to the user identification information through the communication unit and controlling the system unit to perform a selective operation on the basis of the user authentication information.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woon-geun Kwak
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Publication number: 20140064222Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for enabling a user to effectively use a wireless network using a contention free channel access service. The wireless communication method includes receiving a contention free channel access request frame from at least one device in a wireless network in a superframe, and broadcasting a traffic information message including contention free channel access information in the superframe after the contention free channel access request frame is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woon-Geun KWAK, Kyun-Hoe PARK
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Patent number: 8594119Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for enabling a user to effectively use a wireless network using a contention free channel access service. The wireless communication method includes receiving a contention free channel access request frame from at least one device in a wireless network in a superframe, and broadcasting a traffic information message including contention free channel access information in the superframe after the contention free channel access request frame is received.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2008Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woon-Geun Kwak, Kyun-Hoe Park
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Patent number: 8280045Abstract: A text-input device and method is provided. The device includes a display unit that displays a user interface, which is divided into a plurality of areas each including a plurality of cells where predetermined text is displayed, an input unit that includes a plurality of text-input units to provide a focusing signal that focuses on a predetermined cell in the displayed user interface and a selecting signal that selects the focused cell, a user interface providing unit that generates a control signal corresponding to the selected cell with reference to a mapping table according to whether the selecting signal is available, and a control unit that performs a control command based on the control signal, wherein the plurality of text-input units correspond to the areas.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-jin Lee, Kyun-hoe Park, Kyoung-won Kim, Woon-geun Kwak, Dae-sun Rhee
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Publication number: 20120042370Abstract: A computer system includes a first communication unit which communicates with an authentication module storing preset first authentication information, a second communication unit which is connected with a server through a network, the server storing preset second authentication information, a main board unit which implements a preset first operation of a computer, and a controller which receives the first authentication information from the authentication module through the first communication unit, receives the second authentication information corresponding to the first authentication information from the server through the second communication unit, and controls the main board unit to block implementation of the first operation when at least one of the first authentication information and the second authentication information is not received.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woon-geun KWAK
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Publication number: 20110061101Abstract: A computer system including that restricts access of an unauthorized. The computer system preferably includes: a system unit; an identification information storage unit storing user identification information about a user of the computer system; a communication unit communicating with a service server storing user authentication information about the user of the computer system; and a controller receiving the user authentication information corresponding to the user identification information through the communication unit and controlling the system unit to perform a selective operation on the basis of the user authentication information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Woon-geun KWAK
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Publication number: 20090052408Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for enabling a user to effectively use a wireless network using a contention free channel access service. The wireless communication method includes receiving a contention free channel access request frame from at least one device in a wireless network in a superframe, and broadcasting a traffic information message including contention free channel access information in the superframe after the contention free channel access request frame is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woon-Geun Kwak, Kyun-Hoe Park
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Publication number: 20070127716Abstract: A text-input device and method is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2006Publication date: June 7, 2007Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-jin Lee, Kyun-hoe Park, Kyoung-won Kim, Woon-geun Kwak, Dae-sun Rhee
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Publication number: 20070005817Abstract: A computer system having a wireless input device and a coordinate processing method, where a computer system having a wireless input device inputs coordinate information into a computer or a terminal, the computer system having a wireless input device includes: a signal reflecting device, associated with the wireless input device, to receive and reflect a first signal and one or more second signals, the signals reflected from the signal reflecting device to determine position coordinates of the wireless input device; and a signal processing device to generate and transmit the first signal and the one or more second signals to the signal reflecting device and to determine the position coordinates of the wireless input device associated with the signal reflecting device, based on the returned first and second signals reflected by the signal reflecting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2006Publication date: January 4, 2007Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woon-geun Kwak, Kyun-hoe Park, Sang-Jin Lee, Cheon-moo Lee
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Publication number: 20060077053Abstract: The present invention relates to a security system comprising a message sending server to send a message to a user terminal having an identifier (a phone number or an e-mail address); at least one sensor to sense whether an emergency arises; and a controller that previously registers location information of each sensor therein, accesses the message sending server through Internet, and sends the identifier of the user terminal, the location information of the sensor, and emergency information to the message sending server to transmit the location information and the emergency information as the message to the user terminal when the sensor senses that the emergency arises. Thus the present invention provides a security system letting a user to know not only whether an emergency arises but also where the emergency arises.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2005Publication date: April 13, 2006Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyun-hoe Park, Kyoung-won Kim, Woon-geun Kwak, Sang-jin Lee
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Publication number: 20040249641Abstract: A computer including a power supply to supply electric power to a system; a power controller that controls the power supply to cut and/or supply electric power; and a remote power control module including a ring signal sensor to sense a ring signal received through a public switched telephone network (PSTN); a data storage to store voice data including a predetermined voice message; a voice message emitter to convert the voice data into a signal compatible with the PSTN and to emit the voice message to the PSTN; and a microprocessor (MICOM) that controls the voice message emitter to emit the voice message to the PSTN when the ring signal is sensed via the ring signal sensor and controls the power supply to supply electric power based on a control signal received from the PSTN corresponding to the voice message. Accordingly, the computer is turned on and/or off using a PSTN.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woon-Geun Kwak