Patents by Inventor Yeo-ri YOON

Yeo-ri YOON 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: 9113106
    Abstract: A method for providing a list of contents and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. The method displays images corresponding to a plurality of items included in a specific category of contents. If one of the displayed images is selected, a list of contents included in the item corresponding to the selected image is displayed. Accordingly, a user can easily identify what the item represents by viewing the image corresponding to the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri Yoon, Chang-soo Lee, Sang-hee Lee, Dae-Hyun Kim, Eung-nan Kim
  • Publication number: 20150181278
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus may include a receiver configured to receive a command to display a virtual remote controller from a remote controller, a display configured to display a virtual remote controller which is divided into a plurality of UI areas including items with different properties according to the virtual remote controller display command, and a controller configured to magnify a size of one UI area from among the plurality of UI areas according to a received manipulation, and control to display additional information regarding at least one item included in the magnified UI area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Han-soo KIM, Dong-heon LEE
  • Publication number: 20150163444
    Abstract: A display apparatus including a display, a receiver configured to receive a remote control signal from a remote controller including a touch pad and a protrusion portion formed thereon, and a controller configured to control the display to display a guidance graphic user interface (GUI) configured to guide a control function allocated to the protrusion portion in response to receiving a remote control signal corresponding to a touch of the protrusion portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Han-soo KIM, Dong-heon LEE
  • Publication number: 20150163443
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a touch signal corresponding to a projection formed within a touch pad of a remote controller, a display configured to, when the touch signal is received, display a control graphic user interface (GUI) having at least one function menu corresponding to the projection, and a controller configured to, when a user manipulation is received from the projection, select and automatically execute a function menu in response to the user manipulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han-soo KIM, Yeo-ri YOON, Dong-heon LEE
  • Patent number: 9032330
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a user interface display method of the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus classifies menu items of a service menu or an OSD menu according to the frequency of use of the menu items, generates icons corresponding to the classified menu items, and displays the icons on a screen using a user interface. Accordingly, the user can display a user interface on the screen in a preferable manner, and easily find and utilize a desired menu item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-ju Park, Sang-hee Lee, Yong-hwan Kwon, Jeong-yeon Lee, Won-il Kim, Woo-seok Hwang, Yeo-ri Yoon
  • Patent number: 9032333
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a displaying method of the same, the display apparatus including a content output unit which outputs at least one content; a display unit; a video processor which processes and outputs a list image of the contents to the display unit; and a controller which controls the video processor to change a display effect of the list image according to frequency of use of the contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri Yoon, Chang-soo Lee, Sang-hee Lee, Dong-heon Lee, Joon-ho Phang, Hyeon-ji Lee
  • Patent number: 9009141
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a displaying method of contents, the display apparatus including a content output unit which outputs contents, a display unit which displays predetermined space information, a user interface (UI) generating unit which generates UI information, a user input unit, and a control unit which classifies the contents into a group which corresponds to a position on the displayed predetermined space information based on predetermined position information of the contents in response to a request to search for contents, being input through the user input unit, controls the UI generating unit to generate a first UI indicating the group, and controls the display unit to display the generated first UI at the corresponding position of the group on the displayed predetermined space information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-ho Phang, Dae-hyun Kim, Yeo-ri Yoon, Chang-soo Lee, Sang-hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20150095925
    Abstract: A content supply system and a content supply method thereof, and a display device and a control method thereof which supplies content to the display apparatus, are disclosed. A content supply system, including a user terminal which is used to purchase content; a content supply server which stores therein purchase description information of the first content purchased through the user terminal, and supplies second content based on the purchase description information of the purchased first content; and a display device which transmits usage authorization information to the content supply server corresponding to the purchase description information of the purchased first content, and receives the second content from the content supply server. The present invention supplies content which is purchased by a user through a user terminal and enables a user to use the content without double payment for the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Chang-soo LEE, Sang-hee LEE, Dae-Hyun KIM
  • Patent number: 8977983
    Abstract: A text entry method and a display apparatus applying the same are provided. In the text entry method, one emoticon is selected from an emoticon set, and a text string corresponding to the selected emoticon is then entered. Therefore, it is possible for a user to enter text more conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi-ju Park, Yong-hwan Kwon, Sang-hee Lee, Won-il Kim, Yeo-ri Yoon
  • Patent number: 8947601
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus and image processing method are provided. The image processing apparatus includes a video processor which processes and displays an image; a receiver which receives a key signal of a color; and a controller which controls the video processor to display contents corresponding to the color when receiving the key signal of the color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon-ji Lee, Chang-soo Lee, Sang-hee Lee, Dong-heon Lee, Joon-ho Phang, Yeo-ri Yoon
  • Patent number: 8935442
    Abstract: An electronic device and data control method are provided. The electronic device includes a connector which is connected to an external storage medium storing media data therein; an identification unit which identifies a storage identifier (ID) of the external storage medium connected to the connector; and a controller which performs a media function corresponding to the media data stored in the external storage medium whose storage ID is identified by the identification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon-ji Lee, Chang-soo Lee, Sang-hee Lee, Dong-heon Lee, Joon-ho Phang, Yeo-ri Yoon
  • Publication number: 20140223304
    Abstract: An electronic device and data control method are provided. The electronic device includes a connector which is connected to an external storage medium storing media data therein; an identification unit which identifies a storage identifier (ID) of the external storage medium connected to the connector; and a controller which performs a media function corresponding to the media data stored in the external storage medium whose storage ID is identified by the identification unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeon-ji LEE, Chang-soo LEE, Sang-hee LEE, Dong-heon LEE, Joon-ho PHANG, Yeo-ri YOON
  • Publication number: 20140195958
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display a user interface window for receiving a letter input; a communication interface configured to receive a control instruction for inputting letters from a control device; and a controller configured to control the display to selectively display an on-screen keypad for inputting letters on the user interface window based on whether the control device includes letter keys for inputting letters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Dae-hyun KIM, Han-soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20140195985
    Abstract: A display apparatus which corrects input characters by moving a cursor in word units is provided. The display apparatus includes a communication interface configured to receive a control command for a character input from a control device, a display configured to display characters corresponding to the control command, and a controller configured to control the display to move a cursor in word units when a correction command to correct the displayed characters is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Dae-Hyun KIM, Han-soo KIM, Chang-soo LEE
  • Publication number: 20140145984
    Abstract: An input device, a display apparatus, a display system and a control method are provided. The input device for the display apparatus includes a communication device which communicates with the display apparatus; a touch sensor which comprises predetermined regions corresponding to a plurality of edges a screen of the display apparatus has, and receives a user's touch input; and a controller which determines a direction of a touch with respect to the predetermined region. Thus, a user can perform a certain input without looking the touch sensor and an intuitive input without separate learning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Chang-soo LEE, Sang-hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20130311942
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display unit which displays a content image on a screen; a communication unit which communicates with an external server to receive a social network service (SNS); and a controller which displays the content image in a first area of the screen, displays an SNS image in a second area of the screen so that the SNS image and the content image do not overlap, and adjusts both a size of the content image and a size of the SNS image according to a user's input to one of the content image and the SNS image so that the content image and the SNS image do not overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Dae-hyun KIM, Su-gyeong HYEON
  • Publication number: 20130312022
    Abstract: Provided are a display system, an image processing apparatus, and an external apparatus, and methods of controlling the same. The display system includes: a plurality of servers which provides a video content; a display apparatus which interacts with the plurality of servers, and displays the video content provided by a first server of the plurality of servers; and an external apparatus which stores therein interaction history information of the display apparatus with the first server as a result of an interaction of the display apparatus with the first server, and transmits the stored interaction history information to a second server of the plurality of servers to enable the second server to provide the display apparatus with the video content based on the interaction history information when the display apparatus interacts with the second server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Sang-hee LEE, Chang-soo LEE
  • Patent number: 8589981
    Abstract: A method for providing widgets and a TV using the same are disclosed. The method for providing widgets includes searching for widgets related to a certain keyword or a broadcast program among widgets provided by a plurality of content providers, and displaying the searched widgets on a widget search list classified according to content provider. A user can thereby search for and use the widgets provided from various content providers more easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-hee Lee, Yong-hwan Kwon, Dong-heon Lee, Mi-ju Park, Won-il Kim, Yeo-ri Yoon
  • Publication number: 20130305283
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit which displays a content video thereon; a communication unit which communicates with an external server providing a social networking service (SNS); and a controller which receives from the external server feedback information of a part of a playing section of the content video based on feedback information of a plurality of users with respect to the content video, the feedback information being collected through the SNS, and provides feedback information of a user regarding the part of the playing section while the content video is played.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Sang-hee LEE
  • Publication number: 20130254810
    Abstract: There are provided a video processing apparatus, a video processing system, and an information providing method in the video processing apparatus. The video processing apparatus includes: a communication part performing communication with a service providing server providing broadcasting services; a video processing part performing video processing with respect to the broadcasting services; an output part outputting information on the broadcasting services; and a controller controlling the communication part, the output part and the video processing part to transmit user information and viewing information with respect to the video processing apparatus to the service providing server, to receive recommendation information based on the user information and the viewing information from the service providing server, and to output the received recommendation information, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-ri YOON, Yong-hwan KWON, Sang-hee LEE, Jeong-yeon LEE, Mi-ju PARK, Won-il KIM, Woo-seok HWANG