Patents by Inventor Young-ho Rhee

Young-ho Rhee 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: 8150382
    Abstract: A method and apparatus wherein data generated in a mobile terminal can be classified in an integrated manner based on dates and can be displayed in various forms. User data generated in the mobile terminal can be processed by the mobile terminal or can be sent to and processed by a separate information processing appliance. The data processing method includes executing an integrated data processing application; selecting a reference date; collecting pieces of data created at the reference date regardless of their types; processing the collected pieces of data in an integrated manner according to preset processing conditions; and displaying processing results together with associated screens of the integrated data processing application. The integrated data processing application can be, for example, a life diary application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jung Hun Kim, Young Ho Rhee, Jae Hwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8103974
    Abstract: An event display apparatus includes a configuration unit to configure a screen to include a time region, which is divided by time intervals along a first axis into a plurality of sub-time regions, and an event region, which is divided by event into a plurality of sub-event regions, in parallel to the first axis; and an output unit to output time slots, which has been allocated according to one or more zones, in the respective sub-time regions along the first axis, and to output sub-event regions comprising event information of different types, which correspond to the set time slots, in parallel to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-ho Rhee, Jae-hwan Kim, Chul-hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20110252261
    Abstract: A method of displaying power consumption by receiving information regarding Real Time Pricing (RTP) in which a power rate varies according to time; receiving power consumption amounts; and displaying predetermined visual displaying means based on the RTP information and the received power consumption amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-ho RHEE, Young-kyu JIN, Jong-woo JUNG, Yeo-jin KIM, Il-ku CHANG
  • Publication number: 20110219312
    Abstract: Provided is a digital apparatus displaying a user interface for a contents transmission. The digital apparatus generates and displays a user interface including a first area, a second area, and a third area, the first area displaying, based on the communication records, user lists up to a predetermined communication record rank among the plurality of user lists, the second area displaying, based on the usage records, contents lists up to a predetermined usage record rank among the plurality of contents lists, and the third area dynamically displaying at least one function menu list that is applicable to the plurality of the displayed contents lists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo Jin KIM, Young Ho RHEE, Hyun Joo KANG
  • Publication number: 20110197148
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a network community service are provided. A user may register his or her networkable device in a server, and may check contexts of acquaintances in real-time through an online personal networking service. Also, the user may be provided with analysis data related to acquaintances in the same circumstances as the user, and contents may be shared between the user and acquaintances by communicably connecting a device of the user to devices of the acquaintances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ho RHEE, Hyun Joo Kang, Yeo Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20110161838
    Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for providing a virtual space associated with a user. The apparatus may include a storage to store context information of the user of the virtual space, and a controller to provide, to another user, the virtual space transformed based on the context information of the user when the other user visits the virtual space of the user. The context information may include at least one of a connection time when the user connects to the virtual space, a location of the user during the connection time, a current emotion of the user as determined by the user, and a current status of the user as determined by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Joo KANG, Young Ho RHEE, Yeo Jin KIM, Il Ku CHANG, Ju Youn LEE
  • Publication number: 20110126145
    Abstract: An event display apparatus includes a configuration unit to configure a screen to include a time region, which is divided by time intervals along a first axis into a plurality of sub-time regions, and an event region, which is divided by event into a plurality of sub-event regions, in parallel to the first axis; and an output unit to output time slots, which has been allocated according to one or more zones, in the respective sub-time regions along the first axis, and to output sub-event regions comprising event information of different types, which correspond to the set time slots, in parallel to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-ho Rhee, Jae-hwan Kim, Chul-hwan Lee
  • Publication number: 20110093415
    Abstract: A content recommendation apparatus and method are provided. The content recommendation apparatus may record user history information of a user of a personal communication terminal where a web browsing service or mobile communication is possible. The user history information may be used to generate preference information of the user. Based on the preference information, content may be recommended to the user through a display based on a category type of the content such that different types of content are visually differentiated on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ho RHEE, Hyun Joo Kang, Yeo Jin Kim, Il Ku Chang, Ju Youn Lee
  • Patent number: 7853896
    Abstract: A three-dimensional motion graphical user interface and an apparatus and a method of providing the same are provided. The apparatus for providing a three-dimensional motion graphical user interface includes a creation module which creates a polyhedral object having a face on which first information to be communicated to a user is displayed; a display module which displays the created polyhedral object; and an interface module which displays second information, which corresponds to a face of the displayed polyhedral object selected by the user, on a projected surface formed separately from the displayed polyhedral object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-ho Ok, Young-ho Rhee, Sang-hyun Park, Soo-ho Cho
  • Publication number: 20100228732
    Abstract: An information offering apparatus and an information offering method are provided. The information offering apparatus is configured to arrange information, which is generated as a user uses services, according to a time period, group the arranged information, and then display the arranged information together with the time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Young-ho Rhee, Hyun-joo Kang, Ju-youn Lee
  • Publication number: 20100178939
    Abstract: Disclosed is a location-based service method using location information of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system. In a location-based service providing method, second mobile terminals within a predetermined range of a first mobile terminal are searched for, status information and relative location information of one or more second mobile terminals found is collected, and display data comprising the relative locations and status information of the one or more second mobile terminals found is sent to the first mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Hyun-joo KANG, Young-ho Rhee, Il-ku Chang, Ju-youn Lee, Eun-jung Lee
  • Publication number: 20100114901
    Abstract: Content providing and searching technology provides content capable of collecting user-related information for searching to which a user's intention is reflected, and collects user-related information from user devices that receive the content. By providing user-related information to user devices, it may be possible to process various user-related events. Moreover, since searching to which a user's intention is reflected may be possible, the user may easily search for desired content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Young-ho RHEE, Hyun-joo Kang, Yeo-jin Kim, Il-ku Chang, Ju-youn Lee
  • Publication number: 20100115039
    Abstract: A communication system and a communication method of recommending a communication tool based on a state of a counter party are provided. In the communication system a server may be connected with at least one terminal over a network. The server may estimate a current state of a user of a first terminal from an expanding profile received from the first terminal and recommend a communication tool corresponding to the current state. A second terminal may receive the current state of the user of the first terminal and a recommended communication tool from the server. Accordingly, it is possible to perform communication according to the state of a counter party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Yeo-jin KIM, Hyun-joo KANG, Young-ho RHEE, Ju-youn LEE, Il-ku CHANG
  • Publication number: 20100057850
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a mobile community service are provided. In a method of operating a creator terminal for a mobile community service, the method includes creating a community for a community service by selecting at least one of a plurality of community types provided by a community server, downloading a task for the created at least one community service from the community server, and installing the downloaded task for the community service. Accordingly, a mobile community service can be provided to support various community activities occurring in everyday life on a real-time basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Jae-Hwan KIM, Su-Hyung HA, An-Na KIM, Young-Ho RHEE, Jung-Tae LEE
  • Publication number: 20100030886
    Abstract: A contents management method and system, the contents management method including: generating contents; and transmitting the generated contents to a Web server, wherein the Web server receives the contents, stores the contents, manages the contents, and maintains a list of the contents so that the contents are easily accessible by a terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Young-ho RHEE
  • Publication number: 20090193354
    Abstract: A portable terminal and method of displaying user data therein are provided. The method of displaying user data in a portable terminal includes displaying, in a user data display mode, a first area for displaying pre-stored anniversaries and a second area for displaying user data associated with each pre-stored anniversary, and displaying, if an anniversary is selected from the first area, user data associated with the selected anniversary in the second area. Therefore, user data can be displayed efficiently in a portable terminal, thereby enabling a user of a portable terminal to easily search for desired user data through various methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Young Ho RHEE, Jung Hun KIM, Il Ku JANG
  • Publication number: 20090187849
    Abstract: A terminal and method for displaying contents information is provided for showing the contents information in efficient and intuitive manner. The terminal includes a memory unit for storing contents and creation times of the contents, a display unit for displaying a life diary screen including a time axis, a date axis and contents graph in a life diary mode, a key input unit for receiving a date selection command for selecting a date on the date axis and a control unit for retrieving contents created on the selected date, counting numbers of contents per date and controlling a display of the contents graph generated based on the number of the contents per date, when a date is selected through the key input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Ho RHEE, Jung Hun KIM, Ju Youn LEE
  • Publication number: 20080301165
    Abstract: A data processing apparatus and a method for displaying time-based data are provided. The data processing apparatus includes a storage unit for storing data processed by the data processing apparatus and identification information for sorting the data. The data processing apparatus also includes a display unit having a first display section for displaying one or more data sort functions and a second display section for displaying data according to a data sort function selected from the first display section. Finally, the data processing apparatus includes a control unit for sorting the data stored in the storage unit and controlling the display unit to display the data in a life data mode. Therefore, a user may quickly identify data stored in a terminal by displaying the data by data generation dates, and by further sorting the data according to a data sort function selected by the user, thereby enabling easy finding of desired data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hun KIM, Young Ho Rhee, Jae Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20080274722
    Abstract: A method and apparatus wherein data generated in a mobile terminal can be classified in an integrated manner based on dates and can be displayed in various forms. User data generated in the mobile terminal can be processed by the mobile terminal or can be sent to and processed by a separate information processing appliance. The data processing method includes executing an integrated data processing application; selecting a reference date; collecting pieces of data created at the reference date regardless of their types; processing the collected pieces of data in an integrated manner according to preset processing conditions; and displaying processing results together with associated screens of the integrated data processing application. The integrated data processing application can be, for example, a life diary application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hun Kim, Young Ho Rhee, Jae Hwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20080276175
    Abstract: A content production apparatus and method provided for a user to produce a personal content using data collected while using a mobile terminal. The content production method includes displaying an theme selection screen listing subjects and templates associated with the subjects; displaying a content production screen including a content production window composed of a template associated with a subject selected on theme selection screen and items generated using user data; and producing content by arranging at least one of the items on the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2008
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hun KIM, Young Ho Rhee, Jae Hwan Kim