Patents by Inventor Woong-Ho HONG

Woong-Ho HONG 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: 11520875
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: an infrared filter for passing light in an infrared wavelength band; an image sensor for converting the received light into a video signal and outputting the video signal; an infrared light-emitting unit for emitting the light in the infrared wavelength band; and a processor. The processor can execute a first application, confirm a security level of the first application, and authorize the first application with an authority for controlling at least one of the image sensor, the infrared filter and the infrared light-emitting unit according to the confirmed security level of the first application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye-Kyoung Jeon, Ho-Seok Kang, Jun-Hyun Park, Sung-Koo Lee, Woong-Ho Hong, Moo-Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20190332764
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: an infrared filter for passing light in an infrared wavelength band; an image sensor for converting the received light into a video signal and outputting the video signal; an infrared light-emitting unit for emitting the light in the infrared wavelength band; and a processor. The processor can execute a first application, confirm a security level of the first application, and authorize the first application with an authority for controlling at least one of the image sensor, the infrared filter and the infrared light-emitting unit according to the confirmed security level of the first application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Hye-Kyoung JEON, Ho-Seok KANG, Jun-Hyun PARK, Sung-Koo LEE, Woong-Ho HONG, Moo-Young KIM