Patents by Inventor Yeunwook LIM

Yeunwook LIM 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).

  • Publication number: 20230353684
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises a communication module including communication circuitry, at least one microphone, and a processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Seunghyun KIM, Baekgyeong KIM, Gangyoul KIM, Misun KIM, Sangheon KIM, Mira SEO, Kwangyong CHOI, Dongyoon PARK, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230343305
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a display configured to display an execution screen of an application, and a processor operatively connected to the display. The processor is configured to: execute the application; receive a frequency event from the application; identify predetermined settings based on the application being executed; determine, based on the frequency event and the predetermined settings, a refresh rate of an execution screen of the application; identify, based on state information of the electronic device and the determined refresh rate, information for controlling operation of a high speed screen; and controlling, based on the identified information, the high speed screen related to the execution screen of the application on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Gyehun JEON, Sungyul CHOE, Seonghoon CHOI, Nawoong HAN, Sangheon KIM, Yeunwook LIM
  • Patent number: 11782596
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure provide a method and apparatus for performing a content search using a keypad (or a keyboard) in an electronic device. The electronic device according to various embodiments include a display; a wireless communication circuit; a memory; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: display an execution screen of an application; detect a first input for calling a keypad; display the keypad on the execution screen; detect a second input for a smart search while displaying the keypad; request a content search from at least one application of the electronic device; and display a search result searched by the at least one application through the keypad. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chunbae Park, Taekyoung Kim, Joonhwan Jeon, Sangheon Kim, Yongseok Jang, Dami Jeon, Changjin Jeong, Yeunwook Lim
  • Publication number: 20230289128
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit for short-range wireless communication with an external electronic device, a touch-sensitive display, and a processor connected to the communication circuit and the display, wherein the processor can be configured to receive, from the external electronic device, through the communication circuit, a list related to one or more audio output devices wirelessly connected to the external electronic device, display the list on the display, select a target device from among the one or more audio output devices on the basis of a user input received from the display during displaying of the list, and transmit, to the external electronic device, through the communication circuit, information related to the target device and audio to be outputted through the target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jinki PARK, Kwangyong CHOI, Misun KIM, Sangheon KIM, Mira SEO, Sungki PARK, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230289025
    Abstract: A method of controlling an electronic device using a stylus includes establishing a wireless communication connection between the electronic device and the stylus; displaying a pointing object on a screen displayed on a display of the electronic device, wherein a position of the pointing object on the screen corresponds to a position of the stylus; obtaining first information related to whether an orientation of the electronic device is changed and second information related to whether the screen is fixed; setting a direction of a coordinate system of the display based on the first information and the second information; and moving the pointing object on the screen within the coordinate system to correspond to a movement of the stylus in space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Inhyung JUNG, Banghyun KWON, Hyunwoong KWON, Sangheon KIM, Yeunwook LIM
  • Patent number: 11755171
    Abstract: A screenshot or screen capture operation method for an electronic device includes: capturing a screen displayed on a display; determining whether additional information exists on the displayed screen; when the additional information exists, extracting the additional information, based on the displayed screen; determining whether a command for modifying the captured screen has been received; when the command for modifying the captured screen is determined as having been received, modifying the captured screen according to a user input; and storing the extracted additional information and/or the captured screen as a captured image. The resulting method enables a user to capture a screen intended or desired by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Inhyung Jung, Sangheon Kim, Yeunwook Lim
  • Patent number: 11747227
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a sidewall structure that forms a surface of the electronic device and that includes a key area formed on the surface of the electronic device. The electronic device also includes an internal frame that is formed inside the electronic device and faces an inner surface of the sidewall structure. The electronic device further includes a sensor assembly disposed between the internal frame and the sidewall structure, at least part of the sensor assembly is aligned with the key area. The sensor assembly includes a sensor that senses a force applied to the key area, based on displacement of an inner surface of the key area. The sensor assembly also includes a support member having one surface supported on the sensor and an opposite surface supported on the internal frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bowoong Seo, Minsoo Kim, Yongho Hwang, Jinwan An, Jiwoo Lee, Yeunwook Lim
  • Patent number: 11733962
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus that includes a speaker, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the speaker and the memory. The processor is configured to: identify whether audio output is provided via the speaker when an external device is detected; determine, based on whether the audio is output via the speaker, whether to apply output conversion effects; and control, based on the determination, the audio output via the external device. Various other embodiments including a method thereof are also possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byeongnam Kim, Chanyong Jung, Sangheon Kim, Misun Kim, Mira Seo, Yeunwook Lim
  • Publication number: 20230244351
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a speaker; a touch display; a processor operatively coupled to the speaker and the touch display. The processor is configured to execute an application; in response to the execution of the application, display a first screen corresponding to the application through the touch display; acquire an input to play back audio data of the application while the first screen is displayed; in response to the acquisition of the input, output audio corresponding to the audio data through the speaker; determine whether an object associated with the outputted audio exists; determine whether the object is displayed in the first screen based on the determination that the object associated with the outputted audio exists; and when the object is not displayed in the first screen, perform auto scroll so that the object is displayed through the first screen while the audio is output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Ikhee CHOI, Bongje CHO, Eunji CHOI, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230221814
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to confirm an air pointer initiation event of a stylus pen, display, on the display, an air pointer of the stylus pen on the basis of display rotation information and information of at least one application running on the electronic device, confirm, once a selection event is received from the stylus pen, first location information among a plurality of location information about the air pointer, calculated according to the motion of the selection event, confirm, on the basis of the information of the at least one application running on the electronic device, a function object set in an area of the display that comprises the first location information, and perform a function of the function object, corresponding to the selection event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Hyunwoong KWON, Banghyun KWON, Inhyung JUNG, Sangheon KIM, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230199387
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a memory, a display, a haptic module comprising haptic circuitry, a sound module comprising audio circuitry, and a processor. The processor may be configured to: detect an event for an output of vibration and sound, delay the output of the vibration, change a sound output mode from a first mode to a second mode for fast output while the output of the vibration is delayed, output the sound using the sound module in the second mode, and output the delayed vibration through the haptic module to be synchronized with the output of the sound. As the sound output mode is changed to the second mode, a sound output path may be opened. The sound output path may be changed from the first path for non-fast output to the second path for fast output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jeongwook KWON, Misun KIM, Taeuk PARK, Hyunjin UM, Sangheon KIM, Mira SEO, Hyomin OH, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230185422
    Abstract: A method of performing an output on a display module and an electronic device performing the same are provided. A method of performing an output on a display module of an electronic device, according to various example embodiments, includes identifying a plurality of activities executed in a same task, identifying pair information on a relationship between the plurality of activities, and outputting at least one activity of the plurality of activities on the display module, based on the pair information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Youngsu LEE, Youngjoon YANG, Sangheon KIM, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230186530
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments includes a display, a processor, and a memory. Based on a determination that a theme of the electronic device is applied, the memory may store instructions that, when executed, control the processor to receive a content display request. Based on a determination that the content includes a first object stored with an individual custom color value, convert a color value of the individual custom color to a spatial value by comparing spatial distances between each color included in a standard color chart stored in the memory on the basis of the converted spatial value, standardize by a color value positioned at the smallest distance, and retrieve the first object of the individual custom color in the standardized color value to display the first object of the individual custom color on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Bongje CHO, Heungkyo SEO, Sukin JUNG, Sojeong CHA, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230185442
    Abstract: An electronic device having a screen capture function and a method for operating a screen capture function on the electronic device are provided. An electronic device includes a display module and a processor, wherein the processor may display execution screens that correspond respectively to a plurality of applications, based on a multi-window, detect an interaction related to a screen capture while the respective execution screens are displayed through the multi-window, based on the interaction, perform a screen capture for each window based on an area of interest for each window of the multi-window, provide a cue including at least a portion of the area of interest for each window based on the screen capture, and process an event using capture data corresponding to the cue, based on a user input using the cue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Inhyung JUNG, Banghyun KWON, Hyunwoong KWON, Sangheon KIM, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230177758
    Abstract: An embodiment discloses an electronic device which includes a display and a processor electrically connected with the display. The processor may be configured to detect a designated event, identify text to be outputted on the display and a font applied to the text in response to detecting the designated event, the text including a plurality of characters, determine an animation effect to be applied to the text based on the font, where in applying the animation effect, the processor may be configured to display each of the plurality of the characters for a designated time period along a path corresponding to a character shape from a start point toward an end point of each of the plurality of the characters, and display the text to which the animation effect is applied on the display for the designated time period in response to detecting the designated event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Youngil YOON, Wonbyeong PARK, Eunyoung CHOI, Jeonghoon KIM, Sangheon KIM, Jaeyoung CHOI, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230176655
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a communication module, a memory, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive a vibration output request, detect vibration-related situation information, and generate vibration output information corresponding to the detected vibration-related situation information. The vibration-related situation information includes at least one from among information on at least one external electronic device connected to the electronic device, whether a specific application is being executed, and whether a specific function of the electronic device is being executed, and the vibration output information may include at least one from among vibration intensity, a vibration pattern, output device selection information, and priorities in the vibration-related situation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jeongwook KWON, Taekyun KIM, Taeuk PARK, Sangheon KIM, Hyomin OH, Mira SEO, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230176665
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor, wherein the processor senses an input of an electronic pen and responds to the input of the electronic pen to display an electronic pen pointer on the display, confirms first information related to visual characteristics of the electronic pen pointer, confirms second information related to electronic pen situation information and/or display situation information, compares the first information to the second information to determine the direction and coordinates for changing the position of the electronic pen pointer, and can perform control so that the displaying of the electronic pen pointer is changed to the determined direction and coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Inhyung JUNG, Sangheon KIM, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230156265
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display and at least one processor configured to execute an application, play multimedia content, obtain information associated with playing the multimedia content, identify a synchronization parameter for synchronization, based on the obtained information, output a UI generated based on the obtained information and the synchronization parameter to the display, and synchronize the audio signal and the video signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Jinyoung PARK, Misun KIM, Kwangyong CHOI, Sangheon KIM, Mira SEO, Hyomin OH, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230154500
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a camera and a processor operatively connected to the camera, wherein the processor may be configured to: acquire video data through the camera; receive first audio data through a first audio input device; perform a connection configuration of a second audio input device as the device receiving audio data is switched from the first audio input device to the second audio input device; calculate a gap time on the basis of a time consumed for completing the connection configuration of the second audio input device; generate silent data on the basis of the calculated gap time; receive second audio data from the second audio input device; and synchronize the video data, the first audio data, the silent data, and the second audio data. Various other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Hyomin OH, Misun KIM, Taeyoung HAN, Sangheon KIM, Mira SEO, Yongju SON, Kwangyong CHOI, Yeunwook LIM
  • Publication number: 20230137857
    Abstract: An example electronic device may include: an audio module; a wireless communication circuit for communicating with at least one external electronic device; a memory; and a processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit, the audio module and the memory. The processor may: acquire an ambient audio signal based on at least one of the at least one external electronic device or the audio module; identify whether preset audio information is included, based on the acquired ambient audio signal; determine the at least one external electronic device connected via the wireless communication circuit in response to the identifying of the audio information; and transmit data related to the ambient audio signal to the determined at least one external electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Kwangyong CHOI, Daeho KIM, Sangheon KIM, Misun KIM, Mira SEO, Yeunwook LIM