Patents by Inventor Young-Joon Choi

Young-Joon Choi 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: 10433172
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes one or more processors that, while the electronic device is in a locked state, control to detect whether the electronic device is lifted, in response to detecting that the electronic device is lifted, control to activate the display, obtain an image from a camera, detect a face included in the image, and perform authentication of a user based on the face being detected in the image. Based on a result of the authentication, the one or more processors switch a state of the electronic device from the locked state to an unlocked state and display an indicator for indicating that the electronic device is in the unlocked state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Young-joon Choi, Ji-yeon Kwak, Hyun-jin Kim, Yeo-jun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20190268771
    Abstract: A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes a body of a bangle type configured to be worn on a user body, a display mounted in the body, a motion sensor configured to detect a motion, a storage configured to store control information which is differently set according to a motion state, and, when a motion is detected by the motion sensor, a controller configured to change a screen of the display according to control information corresponding to the detected motion. Accordingly, the mobile device is easily carried and used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Joon-kyu SEO, Young-joon CHOI, Ji-yeon KWAK, Hyun-jin KIM, Yeo-jun YOON
  • Patent number: 10349273
    Abstract: A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes a body of a bangle type configured to be worn on a user body, a display mounted in the body, a motion sensor configured to detect a motion, a storage configured to store control information which is differently set according to a motion state, and, when a motion is detected by the motion sensor, a controller configured to change a screen of the display according to control information corresponding to the detected motion. Accordingly, the mobile device is easily carried and used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Young-joon Choi, Ji-yeon Kwak, Hyun-jin Kim, Yeo-jun Yoon
  • Publication number: 20190113965
    Abstract: A transparent display apparatus is provided. The transparent display apparatus includes a transparent display which displays information, a sensor which senses background information in a first direction, and a controller configured to modify a display state of the displayed information on the transparent display based on the sensed background information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Nipun KUMAR, Joon-kyu SEO, Yeo-jun YOON, Young-joon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190075523
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first communication circuit configured to provide first wireless communication using a low power wide area network (LPWAN), a second communication circuit configured to provide second wireless communication using Wi-Fi, a battery configured to supply power to the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a control circuit configured to control the battery to supply power to the first communication circuit as default, determine whether the second communication circuit needs to be used for wireless communication, determine at least one state of the electronic device, and control the battery to supply power to the second communication circuit based on the at least one state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Young-Joon CHOI, Ki-Won KIM, Hun-Young RYU
  • Publication number: 20190074491
    Abstract: A battery mounting structure and an electronic device having the same is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate that faces a first direction, a second plate that faces a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member that surrounds a space between the first and second plates, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the space of the housing, a battery that at least partially faces the PCB, a bracket that surrounds at least one face of the battery, and an elastic structure disposed between the battery and the bracket and located on an edge region of the battery. The elastic structure may include an elastic member, a first adhesive member disposed on a first face of the elastic member that faces the first direction, and a second adhesive member disposed on a second face that faces the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ki-Won KIM, Hun-Young RYU, Young-Joon CHOI
  • Patent number: 10175749
    Abstract: A transparent display apparatus is provided. The transparent display apparatus includes a transparent display which displays information, a sensor which senses background information in a first direction, and a controller configured to modify a display state of the displayed information on the transparent display based on the sensed background information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nipun Kumar, Joon-kyu Seo, Yeo-jun Yoon, Young-joon Choi
  • Patent number: 10149067
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating an electronic device may include: acquiring the battery status information of two or more element devices, and determining whether the battery status information satisfies a reference condition. A function of at least one device among the two or more element devices is controlled based on the information such as the battery status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Wook Kim, Young-Joon Choi, Jong-Hee Han
  • Patent number: 10019067
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for performing gesture-based communication service are provided, in which a first device detects a first motion, and when the first motion corresponds to a first gesture that belongs to a gesture group, receives information about a second motion from a second device. The first device may perform an event that corresponds to a combination of the first and second gestures, when the received information corresponds to the second gesture that belongs to the gesture group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-jun Yoon, Nipun Kumar, Yong-yeon Lee, Young-joon Choi
  • Publication number: 20180101222
    Abstract: A transparent display apparatus is provided. The transparent display apparatus includes a transparent display which displays information, a sensor which senses background information in a first direction, and a controller configured to modify a display state of the displayed information on the transparent display based on the sensed background information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Nipun KUMAR, Joon-kyu SEO, Yeo-jun YOON, Young-joon CHOI
  • Patent number: 9916016
    Abstract: Provided are a method of inputting a user input by using a mobile device and a mobile device using the method. The method of performing operations of the mobile device according to a plurality of input modes, the method being performed by the mobile device, includes operations of, determining whether the mobile device is placed on a surface, if the determining of whether the mobile device is placed on the surface indicates that the mobile device is placed on the surface, changing an input mode of the mobile device, and performing a preset operation that corresponds to the changed input mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-jun Yoon, Ji-yeon Kwak, Joon-kyu Seo, Yong-yeon Lee, Young-joon Choi
  • Patent number: 9857867
    Abstract: A transparent display apparatus is provided. The transparent display apparatus includes a transparent display which displays information, a sensor which senses background information in a first direction, and a controller configured to modify a display state of the displayed information on the transparent display based on the sensed background information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nipun Kumar, Joon-kyu Seo, Yeo-jun Yoon, Young-joon Choi
  • Patent number: 9817596
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory system and a method of managing the power of the same are provided. The non-volatile memory system includes a non-volatile memory configured to store a first mapping table comprising a list of a logical address and a physical address corresponding to the logical address with respect to a code region and a list of a logical address and a physical address corresponding to the logical address with respect to a general purpose (GP) region, and a controller configured to load the first mapping table from the non-volatile memory to a first memory and load the second mapping table from the non-volatile memory to a second memory. Power-up of the second memory is delayed with respect to power-up of the non-volatile memory system and the first or second memory is powered down if a condition is satisfied, so that power consumption of the non-volatile memory system is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyeon Ju, Young Joon Choi, Han Gu Sohn, Hyo Jin Jeong
  • Publication number: 20170208466
    Abstract: A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes a body of a bangle type configured to be worn on a user body, a display mounted in the body, a motion sensor configured to detect a motion, a storage configured to store control information which is differently set according to a motion state, and, when a motion is detected by the motion sensor, a controller configured to change a screen of the display according to control information corresponding to the detected motion. Accordingly, the mobile device is easily carried and used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Joon-kyu SEO, Young-joon CHOI, Ji-yeon KWAK, Hyun-jin KIM, Yeo-jun YOON
  • Patent number: 9652135
    Abstract: A mobile device is provided. The mobile device includes a body of a bangle type configured to be worn on a user body, a display mounted in the body, a motion sensor configured to detect a motion, a storage configured to store control information which is differently set according to a motion state, and, when a motion is detected by the motion sensor, a controller configured to change a screen of the display according to control information corresponding to the detected motion. Accordingly, the mobile device is easily carried and used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu Seo, Young-joon Choi, Ji-yeon Kwak, Hyun-jin Kim, Yeo-jun Yoon
  • Patent number: 9654906
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and an electronic device for processing data on the basis of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol. The electronic device includes a Bluetooth control module and a processor. The Bluetooth control module stores a modified BLE protocol stack including at least two Attribute Protocols (ATTs) for use with an application, the modified BLE protocol stack includes a first path and a second path. The first path includes a first ATT protocol to process an ATT command of the application, and the second path includes a second ATT protocol to process an ATT command of the application. The processor is coupled to the Bluetooth control module. The processor processes data of the application including the ATT command, using the modified BLE protocol stack including the at least two ATTs of the Bluetooth control module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kook-Hyung Lee, Rasmus Abildgren, Sung-Hwan Hyun, Chae-Hag Yi, Su-Hwan Kim, Tae-Sung Kim, Young-Joon Choi, Eui-Bum Han
  • Patent number: D803614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Dayou Winia Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun Jung Choi, Young Joon Choi, Ho Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: D818759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Dayou Winia Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun Jung Choi, Young Joon Choi, Ho Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: D836380
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Dayou Winia Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Joon Choi, Tae Hyun Kim, Ho Gyu Lee
  • Patent number: D844368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dayou Winia Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Joon Choi, Tae Hyun Kim, Ho Gyu Lee