Patents by Inventor Yongjun An

Yongjun An 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: 11228413
    Abstract: An operation method of an electronic device includes determining whether a first communication module based on a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second communication module based on a second RAT operate in a connected state; determining whether a combination of a first band used by the first communication module and a second band used by the second communication module is a combination causing interference; and if the combination of the first band and the second band is a combination causing interference, transmitting a signal requesting to change one of the first band or the second band. The interference is caused by at least one transmission signal of the first RAT or at least one other signal derived from the at least one transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventors: Yongjun An, Soon Park, Kyuhyuck Kwak, Janghyun Nam, Jonghun Yoo, Taeyun Lee, Haekwon Lee, Hyoseok Na
  • Publication number: 20210270880
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, disclosed is an antenna chamber which includes a mounting part to receive an external electronic device including an antenna module including a plurality of radiators to radiate a millimeter wave signal, a lens spaced apart from the mounting part to refract the millimeter wave signal radiated from the antenna module, an antenna spaced apart from the lens in a direction opposite to a direction of the mounting part to receive the millimeter wave signal refracted from the lens, and a lens driving unit to move the lens based at least on a first direction, which is set, such that the millimeter wave signal set to be radiated in the first direction from an external electronic device is refracted toward the antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Youngmin LEE, Jooseung KIM, Yongjun AN
  • Publication number: 20210218158
    Abstract: Various examples of the present invention relate to an apparatus and a method for controlling a connection and an operation of an antenna in an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Sung-Soo KIM, Min-Chull PAIK, Yongjun AN, Sang Youn LEE, Hyoungjoo LEE, Dong-Hoon HAN
  • Patent number: 11026190
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided for controlling power of the electronic device. Uplink resource information allocated to the electronic device from a base station is received via a first wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a first signal of 6 GHz or less. A power modulator of the electronic device controls a power of at least one wireless communication circuit, from among the first wireless communication circuit and a second wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a second signal of 6 GHz or less, with APT based on at least the number of uplink resource blocks indicated by the uplink resource information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Juho Van, Sangmin Jung, Hyunsang Kang, Jooseung Kim, Yongjun An, Youngmin Lee
  • Patent number: 10985786
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device that performs communication in multiple bands by using a single antenna, and includes an antenna, a radio frequency front end module (RF FEM) connected to the antenna, a first signal processing module connected to the RF FEM and configured to process a signal of a first radio access technology (RAT), and a second signal processing module connected to the RF FEM and configured to process a signal of a second RAT, the signal of the second RAT being different than the signal of the first RAT, and the RF FEM including a frequency separating circuit configured to separate a signal received through the antenna into the signal of the first RAT and the signal of the second RAT, and a switch including a first input terminal coupled with the antenna, a first output terminal coupled with an input terminal of the frequency separating circuit, a second input terminal coupled with one of output terminals of the frequency separating circuit, and a second output terminal coupled with a path
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventors: Yongjun An, Hyoseok Na
  • Patent number: 10886623
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junghwan Son, Jiyong Kim, Hyoseok Na, Yongjun An
  • Publication number: 20200389236
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device for determining failure of a signal path and a component, and a method for operating the electronic device according to various embodiments. The electronic device comprises: at least one connection part for connection to an external device; a first signal path including an amplifier for amplifying a signal transmitted to the outside of the electronic device; a second signal path for obtaining another signal from the outside of the electronic device; an antenna port electrically connected to the first signal path and the second signal path through a filter circuit; and a communication module, wherein the communication module may be configured to transmit a transmission signal through the first signal path to the antenna port, obtain at least a part of the transmission signal through the second signal path, and determine whether the electronic device is defective on the basis of the transmission signal and information associated with at least a part of the transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Yoonkook SON, Yongjun AN, Yuseon LEE, Hanyeop LEE, Joosung KIM, Hyoseok NA, Doil KU, Hyunsang KANG, Juho VAN, Chulseung PYO
  • Publication number: 20200366320
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device that performs communication in multiple bands by using a single antenna, and includes an antenna, a radio frequency front end module (RF FEM) connected to the antenna, a first signal processing module connected to the RF FEM and configured to process a signal of a first radio access technology (RAT), and a second signal processing module connected to the RF FEM and configured to process a signal of a second RAT, the signal of the second RAT being different than the signal of the first RAT, and the RF FEM including a frequency separating circuit configured to separate a signal received through the antenna into the signal of the first RAT and the signal of the second RAT, and a switch including a first input terminal coupled with the antenna, a first output terminal coupled with an input terminal of the frequency separating circuit, a second input terminal coupled with one of output terminals of the frequency separating circuit, and a second output terminal coupled with a path
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Yongjun An, Hyoseok Na
  • Publication number: 20200336996
    Abstract: A method and an electronic device are provided for controlling power of the electronic device. Uplink resource information allocated to the electronic device from a base station is received via a first wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a first signal of 6 GHz or less. A power modulator of the electronic device controls a power of at least one wireless communication circuit, from among the first wireless communication circuit and a second wireless communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a second signal of 6 GHz or less, with APT based on at least the number of uplink resource blocks indicated by the uplink resource information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Juho VAN, Sangmin Jung, Hyunsang Kang, Jooseung Kim, Yongjun An, Youngmin Lee
  • Publication number: 20200295906
    Abstract: An operation method of an electronic device includes determining whether a first communication module based on a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second communication module based on a second RAT operate in a connected state; determining whether a combination of a first band used by the first communication module and a second band used by the second communication module is a combination causing interference; and if the combination of the first band and the second band is a combination causing interference, transmitting a signal requesting to change one of the first band or the second band. The interference is caused by at least one transmission signal of the first RAT or at least one other signal derived from the at least one transmission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Yongjun AN, Soon PARK, Kyuhyuck KWAK, Janghyun NAM, Jonghun YOO, Taeyun LEE, Haekwon LEE, Hyoseok NA
  • Patent number: 10720950
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device includes an interface for connection to an external device; and a processor electrically connected to the interface, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: set a first radio frequency (RF) signal port of a first chipset to operate in RF signal transmission mode, and set a second RF signal port of a second chipset to operate in RF signal reception mode; obtain an error of transmission performance of the first RF signal port based on a comparison between a designated transmission reference that is input to the first RF signal port and a characteristic of a first intermediate frequency (IF) signal that is output via the second RF signal port; obtain a first compensation value to enable the transmission performance of the first RF signal port to converge to the transmission reference, on the basis of the error of the transmission performance; and store at least one of the error of the transmission performance and the first compensation value in the first chipset via
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongjun An, Jihoon Kim, Youngmin Lee
  • Publication number: 20200186400
    Abstract: An electronic device according to a disclosed embodiment includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a first communication circuit configured to communicate in a first frequency band with the first antenna at a first data rate, a second communication circuit configured to communicate in a second frequency band with the second antenna at a second data rate, a first coupler electrically connected between the first antenna and the first communication circuit, and at least one communication circuit configured to control to identify, during at least part of a period of simultaneously transmitting a first transmit signal with the first antenna and a second transmit signal with the second antenna, an amplitude of a first receive signal including at least part of the second transmit signal detected by the first coupler, disable an operation of attenuating the at least part of the second transmit signal included in the first receive signal based on the amplitude of the first receive signal falling in a first designate
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Youngmin LEE, Yongjun AN, Yuseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20190386397
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Junghwan SON, Jiyong KIM, Hyoseok NA, Yongjun AN
  • Publication number: 20190363745
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device includes an interface for connection to an external device; and a processor electrically connected to the interface, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: set a first radio frequency (RF) signal port of a first chipset to operate in RF signal transmission mode, and set a second RF signal port of a second chipset to operate in RF signal reception mode; obtain an error of transmission performance of the first RF signal port based on a comparison between a designated transmission reference that is input to the first RF signal port and a characteristic of a first intermediate frequency (IF) signal that is output via the second RF signal port; obtain a first compensation value to enable the transmission performance of the first RF signal port to converge to the transmission reference, on the basis of the error of the transmission performance; and store at least one of the error of the transmission performance and the first compensation value in the first chipset via
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventors: Yongjun AN, Jihoon KIM, Youngmin LEE
  • Patent number: 10374674
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device and a method for controlling a plurality of antennas in an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a plurality of antennas; a communication circuit configured to be connected with the plurality of antennas; and at least one processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: transmit a signal to an external device through one antenna among the plurality of antennas; detect a difference in reception performance between the antenna and each of at least one remaining antenna in response to occurrence of an event; and set one among the plurality of antennas as a transmitting antenna for the electronic device based on a threshold corresponding to an antenna characteristic of each of the at least one remaining antenna and the difference in reception performance. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyoungjoo Lee, Chaiman Lim, Dooyoung Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Min-Chull Paik, Yongjun An, Sangyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20190161901
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a casing, an outer tub, an inner tub, a pulsator, and a driving mechanism configured to cause rotation of at least one of the inner tub or the pulsator. The driving mechanism includes a drive motor including a stator and a rotor, a bearing housing located below the outer tub, a hollow spinning shaft coupled to the inner tub, a coupler configured to selectively connect the spinning shaft to the rotor based on moving upward and downward along an outer circumferential surface of the spinning shaft, a washing shaft located in the spinning shaft and configured to rotate the pulsator, where the washing shaft has a lower part connected to the rotor and an upper part connected to the pulsator, and an anti-friction member located between the spinning shaft and the washing shaft and configured to reduce friction between the spinning shaft and the washing shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Yongjun AN, Seongno Yoon
  • Publication number: 20170359113
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device and a method for controlling a plurality of antennas in an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a plurality of antennas; a communication circuit configured to be connected with the plurality of antennas; and at least one processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: transmit a signal to an external device through one antenna among the plurality of antennas; detect a difference in reception performance between the antenna and each of at least one remaining antenna in response to occurrence of an event; and set one among the plurality of antennas as a transmitting antenna for the electronic device based on a threshold corresponding to an antenna characteristic of each of the at least one remaining antenna and the difference in reception performance. Other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Hyoungjoo LEE, Chaiman LIM, Dooyoung KIM, Sung-Soo KIM, Min-Chull PAIK, Yongjun AN, Sangyun LEE
  • Patent number: 9567701
    Abstract: The laundry treating apparatus includes a door to open and close the introduction port about a first rotational or a second rotational axis which is different from first rotational axis. A first switching unit is provided in the door to allow rotation of door about the first rotational axis, and a second switching unit is provided in the door to allow rotation of the door about the second rotational axis. A lock fixes a position of at least one of the first switching unit or second switching unit when the door opens the introduction port. A damper is also provided. As can be appreciated, the mechanism used for the laundry apparatus may be applicable to other home appliances or non-home appliances where two different rotational axes may be needed to open and close a door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Aram Lee, Soojin Kim, Yongjun An, Soowon Park
  • Patent number: 9394645
    Abstract: Provided is a laundry treatment machine. The laundry treatment machine may include a main body, a lid, and at least one hinge that supports the lid. The hinge may include a hinge housing filled with a fluid having a prescribed viscosity, an elastic member disposed inside the hinge housing, and a pair of cams disposed in the housing to move in linkage with the lid and the elastic member. A piston may be disposed between the moving cam and the elastic member to deform the elastic member according to a displacement of the moving cam. The piston may divide a cavity inside the hinge housing into a first space in which the elastic member is disposed and a second space in which the pair of cams are disposed. The piston may include a passage for the fluid to flow between the first space and the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngbae Park, Yongjun An
  • Patent number: 9290880
    Abstract: Provided is a laundry treatment machine which may include at least one hinge that supports a lid on a main body. The hinge may include a hinge housing, an elastic member disposed inside the hinge housing, and a pair of cams disposed in the housing to move in linkage with the lid and the elastic member. The cams may include contact surfaces that are inclined relative to each other in an axial direction of the cams, and when a contact surface of one of the cams slides along a contact surface of the other cam, a distance between the pair of cams may be changed to deform the elastic member. The contact surface of at least one of the cams may be divided into at least three sections by a prescribed angular range along the circumferential direction, each of the three sections having a separate contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngbae Park, Yongjun An