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).

  • Publication number: 20170045956
    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: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-jun YOON, Ji-yeon KWAK, Joon-kyu SEO, Yong-yeon LEE, Young-joon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20170010832
    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: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyeon Ju, Young Joon Choi, Han Gu Sohn, Hyo Jin Jeong
  • Patent number: 9507439
    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: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-jun Yoon, Ji-Yeon Kwak, Joon-kyu Seo, Yong-yeon Lee, Young-joon Choi
  • Patent number: 9465553
    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: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyeon Ju, Young Joon Choi, Han Gu Sohn, Hyo Jin Jeong
  • Publication number: 20160183009
    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: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Sang-Wook KIM, Young-Joon CHOI, Jong-Hee HAN
  • Publication number: 20150365999
    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: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Kook-Hyung LEE, Rasmus ABILDGREN, Sung-Hwan HYUN, Chae-Hag YI, Su-Hwan KIM, Tae-Sung KIM, Young-Joon CHOI, Eui-Bum HAN
  • Publication number: 20150339075
    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: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Jae-Hyeon JU, Young Joon CHOI, Han Gu SOHN, Hyo Jin JEONG
  • Patent number: 9098398
    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 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyeon Ju, Young Joon Choi, Han Gu Sohn, Hyo Jin Jeong
  • Publication number: 20150035748
    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: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-jun YOON, Ji-Yeon KWAK, Joon-kyu SEO, Yong-yeon LEE, Young-joon CHOI
  • Patent number: 8928258
    Abstract: A vibration control device and method, wherein the vibration control device includes a first driving unit for vibrating the vibration control device up and down, a second driving unit for moving the vibration control device left or right, and a control unit for controlling the first driving unit and the second driving unit, upon an occurrence of an event. The controller controls the second driving unit to move the vibration control device at a time when the first driving unit vibrates the vibration control device off of a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-joon Choi, Yeo-jun Yoon, Ka-won Cheon, Sung-bin Kuk, Dong-jin Eun
  • Publication number: 20140365979
    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: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeo-jun YOON, Nipun KUMAR, Yong-yeon LEE, Young-joon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140351728
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a touch screen configured to receive a touch input, and a controller configured to select a graphic image based on environmental information and provide the graphic image to a first layer, display the first layer on the touch screen, display a second layer that includes a user interface along with the first layer, display a third layer that includes a graphic object corresponding to the user interface along with the second layer, and change the graphic image of the first layer based on the touch input to the user interface of the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu SEO, Yong-yeon LEE, Yeo-jun YOON, Young-joon CHOI
  • Patent number: 8886912
    Abstract: Integrated circuit systems include a non-volatile memory device (e.g, flash EEPROM device) and a memory processing circuit. The memory processing circuit is electrically coupled to the non-volatile memory device. The memory processing circuit is configured to reallocate addressable space within the non-volatile memory device. This reallocation is performed by increasing a number of physical addresses within the non-volatile memory device that are reserved as redundant memory addresses, in response to a capacity adjust command received by the memory processing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Beem Im, Hye-Young Kim, Young-Joon Choi, Dong-Gi Lee, Shea-Yun Lee
  • Publication number: 20140204023
    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: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nipun KUMAR, Joon-kyu SEO, Yeo-jun YOON, Young-joon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140160078
    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: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-kyu SEO, Young-joon CHOI, Ji-yeon KWAK, Hyun-jin KIM, Yeo-jun YOON
  • Patent number: 8745312
    Abstract: A non-volatile memory may include a plurality of map blocks for storing a plurality of map units, the map units representing mapping information between physical addresses and logical addresses. A storage device may include such a non-volatile memory. A method of mapping such a non-volatile memory may include writing historical information regarding locations of valid map units among the map units included in map blocks previously allocated among the map blocks when a new map block among the map blocks is allocated, the valid map units representing valid mapping information, and constructing a map table including all of the valid mapping information based on the historical information and a result of searching a map block recently allocated among the map blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Jin Yun, Hye-Young Kim, Young-Joon Choi, Dong-Gi Lee, Jin-Hyuk Kim
  • Patent number: 8705302
    Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes at least one memory bank including a plurality of memory cells and a self-refresh controller configured to generate a refresh address and to output a row address for a page to be refreshed based on the refresh address. The semiconductor memory device drives the at least one memory bank based on the row address and selectively refreshes pages in the at least one memory bank in response to the row address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Hoon Kang, Joo Young Hwang, Jae Young Choi, Young Joon Choi
  • Patent number: 8669126
    Abstract: A method of coating a light emitting diode (LED) is provided. The method includes preparing a substrate in which a plurality of LEDs are arranged, applying a curable liquid containing a fluorescent material to the substrate and the plurality of LEDs, and selectively applying energy to the substrate to which the curable liquid is applied, to thereby pattern the curable liquid, wherein the application of the energy includes applying the energy to both surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: SNU R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Sung Hoon Kwon, Young Joon Choi, Sang Kwon Han, Ji Sung Jang, Su Eun Chung
  • Publication number: 20130311709
    Abstract: Integrated circuit systems include a non-volatile memory device (e.g, flash EEPROM device) and a memory processing circuit. The memory processing circuit is electrically coupled to the non-volatile memory device. The memory processing circuit is configured to reallocate addressable space within the non-volatile memory device. This reallocation is performed by increasing a number of physical addresses within the non-volatile memory device that are reserved as redundant memory addresses, in response to a capacity adjust command received by the memory processing circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Jung-Been Im, Hye-Young Kim, Young-Joon Choi, Dong-Gi Lee, Shea-Yun Lee
  • Publication number: 20130260489
    Abstract: A method of coating a light emitting diode (LED) is provided. The method includes preparing a substrate in which a plurality of LEDs are arranged, applying a curable liquid containing a fluorescent material to the substrate and the plurality of LEDs, and selectively applying energy to the substrate to which the curable liquid is applied, to thereby pattern the curable liquid, wherein the application of the energy includes applying the energy to both surfaces of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: SNU R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sung Hoon KWON, Young Joon Choi, Sang Kwon Han, Ji Sung Jang, Su Eun Chung