Patents by Inventor Woo-Up Kwon
Woo-Up Kwon 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: 11670302Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a network interface and processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving a voice input through a network interface as transmitted from a first external device, including a request to execute a function using at least one application which is not indicated in the voice input, extracting a first text from the voice input by executing automatic speech recognition (ASR), when the at least one application is identified based on the first text, transmitting, through the network interface to the first external device, second data associated with the identified at least one application for display by the first external device, and when the at least one application is not identified based at least in part on the first text, reattempting identification of the at least one application by executing natural language understanding (NLU) on the first text.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joo Hyuk Jeon, Woo Up Kwon, Jin Woo Park, Kyoung Gu Woo, Eun Taek Lim, Kyung Hak Hyun, Dong Ho Jang
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Patent number: 11170768Abstract: An electronic device includes a touchscreen display, a microphone, at least one speaker, a processor and a memory which stores instructions that cause the processor to receive a user utterance including a request for performing a task with the electronic device, to transmit data associated with the user utterance to an external server, to receive a response from the external server including sample utterances representative of an intent of the user utterance and the sample utterances being selected by the external server based on the user utterance, to display the sample utterances on the touchscreen display, to receive a user input to select one of the sample utterances, and to perform the task by causing the electronic device to follow a sequence of states associated with the selected one of the sample utterances.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Inventors: Kyoung Gu Woo, Kyu Young Kim, Hyun Jin Park, Injong Rhee, Woo Up Kwon, Dong Ho Jang
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Publication number: 20210065716Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a network interface and processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving a voice input through a network interface as transmitted from a first external device, including a request to execute a function using at least one application which is not indicated in the voice input, extracting a first text from the voice input by executing automatic speech recognition (ASR), when the at least one application is identified based on the first text, transmitting, through the network interface to the first external device, second data associated with the identified at least one application for display by the first external device, and when the at least one application is not identified based at least in part on the first text, reattempting identification of the at least one application by executing natural language understanding (NLU) on the first text.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Joo Hyuk JEON, Woo Up KWON, Jin Woo PARK, Kyoung Gu WOO, Eun Taek LIM, Kyung Hak HYUN, Dong Ho JANG
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Patent number: 10909982Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a touch screen display, a microphone disposed at least one speaker, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a first user utterance input, to transmit first data associated with the first user utterance input to an external server, to receive a first response, to provide the first sample utterances, to receive a first user input for selecting one of the first sample utterances, to transmit second data associated with the first user input to the external server, and to perform the second task by causing the electronic apparatus to have a sequence of states. The first user utterance input includes a request for performing a first task. The first response includes first sample utterances indicating a second task.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Woo Up Kwon, Jung Hoe Kim, Kyu Young Kim, Hyun Jin Park, Kyoung Gu Woo, In Jong Rhee, Dong Ho Jang
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Patent number: 10839806Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a network interface and processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving a voice input through a network interface as transmitted from a first external device, including a request to execute a function using at least one application which is not indicated in the voice input, extracting a first text from the voice input by executing automatic speech recognition (ASR), when the at least one application is identified based on the first text, transmitting, through the network interface to the first external device, second data associated with the identified at least one application for display by the first external device, and when the at least one application is not identified based at least in part on the first text, reattempting identification of the at least one application by executing natural language understanding (NLU) on the first text.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joo Hyuk Jeon, Woo Up Kwon, Jin Woo Park, Kyoung Gu Woo, Eun Taek Lim, Kyung Hak Hyun, Dong Ho Jang
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Patent number: 10811008Abstract: A system for processing a user utterance is provided. The system includes at least one network interface; at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one network interface; and at least one memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory stores a plurality of specified sequences of states of at least one external electronic device, wherein each of the specified sequences is associated with a respective one of domains, wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive first data associated with the user utterance provided via a first of the at least one external electronic device, wherein the user utterance includes a request for performing a task using the first of the at least one external device.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Kyoung Gu Woo, Woo Up Kwon, Jin Woo Park, Eun Taek Lim, Joo Hyuk Jeon, Ji Hyun Kim, Dong Ho Jang
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Publication number: 20190013024Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a network interface and processor. The processor implements the method, including receiving a voice input through a network interface as transmitted from a first external device, including a request to execute a function using at least one application which is not indicated in the voice input, extracting a first text from the voice input by executing automatic speech recognition (ASR), when the at least one application is identified based on the first text, transmitting, through the network interface to the first external device, second data associated with the identified at least one application for display by the first external device, and when the at least one application is not identified based at least in part on the first text, reattempting identification of the at least one application by executing natural language understanding (NLU) on the first text.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Joo Hyuk JEON, Woo Up KWON, Jin Woo PARK, Kyoung Gu WOO, Eun Taek LIM, Kyung Hak HYUN, Dong Ho JANG
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Publication number: 20180374482Abstract: A system for processing a user utterance is provided. The system includes at least one network interface; at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one network interface; and at least one memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory stores a plurality of specified sequences of states of at least one external electronic device, wherein each of the specified sequences is associated with a respective one of domains, wherein the at least one memory further stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive first data associated with the user utterance provided via a first of the at least one external electronic device, wherein the user utterance includes a request for performing a task using the first of the at least one external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Kyoung Gu WOO, Woo Up KWON, Jin Woo PARK, Eun Taek LIM, Joo Hyuk JEON, Ji Hyun KIM, Dong Ho JANG
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Publication number: 20180315427Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a touch screen display, a microphone disposed at least one speaker, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive a first user utterance input, to transmit first data associated with the first user utterance input to an external server, to receive a first response, to provide the first sample utterances, to receive a first user input for selecting one of the first sample utterances, to transmit second data associated with the first user input to the external server, and to perform the second task by causing the electronic apparatus to have a sequence of states. The first user utterance input includes a request for performing a first task. The first response includes first sample utterances indicating a second task.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Woo Up KWON, Jung Hoe KIM, Kyu Young KIM, Hyun Jin PARK, Kyoung Gu WOO, In Jong RHEE, Dong Ho JANG
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Publication number: 20180301150Abstract: An electronic device includes a touchscreen display, a microphone, at least one speaker, a processor and a memory which stores instructions that cause the processor to receive a user utterance including a request for performing a task with the electronic device, to transmit data associated with the user utterance to an external server, to receive a response from the external server including sample utterances representative of an intent of the user utterance and the sample utterances being selected by the external server based on the user utterance, to display the sample utterances on the touchscreen display, to receive a user input to select one of the sample utterances, and to perform the task by causing the electronic device to follow a sequence of states associated with the selected one of the sample utterances.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Kyoung Gu Woo, Kyu Young Kim, Hyun Jin Park, Injong Rhee, Woo Up Kwon, Dong Ho Jang
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Patent number: 9524662Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying on a portable terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a display unit configured to display information at a display location on a screen, a sensor configured to provide motion information of the portable terminal when the portable terminal is bent, and a controller configured to adjust the display location on the screen based on the motion information. A method comprises displaying information at a display location on a screen, providing motion information of the portable terminal when the portable terminal is bent and adjusting the display location on the screen based on the motion information provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventor: Woo-Up Kwon
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Patent number: 9471218Abstract: An apparatus and method for control a size of a display region in a portable terminal. The method includes determining a size control amount based on touch information when a size change event occurs and controlling a size of the display region according to the size control amount.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woo-Up Kwon
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Publication number: 20140308940Abstract: A method and apparatus for setting an operation mode of a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes an atmospheric pressure measuring unit measuring an atmospheric pressure at a current location of the mobile terminal; and a controller determining whether the measured atmospheric pressure is a cabin atmospheric pressure, and setting the operation mode of the mobile terminal according to the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woo-Up KWON
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Patent number: 8849260Abstract: An apparatus and a method provide a shortcut service to execute a service in a portable terminal. The method for setting the shortcut service includes when a shortcut service setup event generates, determining a service to map onto a shortcut service button among at least one service provided by the portable terminal; and storing the shortcut service button and service information mapped onto the shortcut service button.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Woo-Up Kwon
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Publication number: 20130293470Abstract: An apparatus and a method for moving an object(s) in an electronic device are provided. The method for moving the object(s) includes detecting a tilt change of the electronic device, and moving the object displayed on a display according to the tilt change of the electronic device. An electronic device comprising a display, at least one processor, a memory and at least one program stored in the memory and configured for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the program comprises at least one instruction configured to detect a tilt change of the electronic device, and to move an object displayed on the display according to the tilt change of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventor: Woo-Up Kwon
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Publication number: 20130235008Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying on a portable terminal is provided. The apparatus includes a display unit configured to display information at a display location on a screen, a sensor configured to provide motion information of the portable terminal when the portable terminal is bent, and a controller configured to adjust the display location on the screen based on the motion information. A method comprises displaying information at a display location on a screen, providing motion information of the portable terminal when the portable terminal is bent and adjusting the display location on the screen based on the motion information provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventor: Woo-Up Kwon
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Publication number: 20130076671Abstract: An apparatus and method for control a size of a display region in a portable terminal. The method includes determining a size control amount based on touch information when a size change event occurs and controlling a size of the display region according to the size control amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Woo-Up Kwon
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Publication number: 20120313977Abstract: An apparatus and method for scrolling in a device with a touch screen. The method includes, when a touch input through the touch screen is confirmed, scrolling a screen image of the touch screen in the direction of the touch input according to the touch input. The method also includes, when the touch input is held, continuously scrolling the screen image of the touch screen in the direction of the touch input.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Woo-Up Kwon
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Publication number: 20120280921Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a screen brightness of a portable terminal are provided. The method includes sensing a screen touch action, and setting a screen brightness value of a screen area where the screen touch action is sensed to a first value and setting a screen brightness value of the remaining screen areas to a second value lower than the first value.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Woo-Up Kwon
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Publication number: 20120236018Abstract: An apparatus and a method provide a user interface in order to operate a portable terminal having a touch screen with only one hand. The method for providing a virtual keypad includes configuring the virtual keypad having at least one control menu according to the composition information of the virtual keypad, and displaying the virtual keypad in a portion of the touch screen according to the composition information of the virtual keypad.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Woo-Up Kwon