Patents by Inventor Young-Tack An

Young-Tack 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).

  • Publication number: 20190252926
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for transmitting and receiving a wireless power are provided. An electronic device for transmitting and receiving wireless power may include a resonator configured to operate, based on a plurality of operating modes of the electronic device including a power reception mode, a relay mode, and a power transmission mode, wherein: (i) in the power reception mode, the resonator is configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter, (ii) in the relay mode, the resonator is configured to relay power received from the wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver, and (iii) in the power transmission mode, the resonator is configured to transmit power to the wireless power receiver; and a path controller configured to control at least one electrical pathway of electronic device based on the operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Yun KIM, Young Tack HONG, Sang Wook KWON, Yun Kwon PARK, Ki Young KIM, Young Ho RYU, Dong Zo KIM, Jin Sung CHOL, Chang Wook YOON
  • Patent number: 10341461
    Abstract: Provided are a system and method for automatically recreating personal media through fusion of multimodal features. The system includes a multimodal fusion analyzer configured to analyze semantics of personal media having various forms based on a plurality of modalities and divide the personal media into media fragments which are the smallest units having semantics, a semantic-based intelligent retriever configured to store and retrieve the divided media fragments by considering the semantics, a personal media recommender configured to learn and analyze a profile of a user through modeling the user, and select and recommend a plurality of media fragments wanted by the user among the media fragments retrieved by the semantic-based intelligent retriever, and a personal media creator configured to create new personal media using the plurality of media fragments recommended by the personal media recommender according to a scenario input by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, SOGANG UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, DIQUEST INC., Soongsil University Research Consortium techno-PARK, Pukyong National University Industry-University Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Kyeong Deok Moon, Jong Ho Nang, Yun Kyung Park, Kyung Sun Kim, Chae Kyu Kim, Ki Ryong Kwon, Kyoung Ju Noh, Young Tack Park, Kwang Il Lee
  • Patent number: 10315525
    Abstract: A source device and a method for controlling a magnetic field using two source resonators in a wireless power transmission system are provided. A device configured to control a magnetic field, includes resonators configured to form the magnetic field to transmit power to another device. The device further includes a magnetic field shape determining unit configured to determine a shape of the magnetic field. The device further includes a phase changing unit configured to change a phase of at least one of the resonators to form the magnetic field in the determined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Young Kim, Eun Seok Park, Jin Sung Choi, Sang Wook Kwon, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Young Ho Ryu, Chang Wook Yoon, Young Tack Hong
  • Publication number: 20190138925
    Abstract: A terminal device for generating user behavior data, a method for generating user behavior data, and a recording medium are provided. The disclosed terminal device may include a memory unit storing instructions readable by a computer; and a processor unit implemented to execute the instructions, where the processor unit may compute a probability distribution model for achieving the intentions of a user by using raw data related to time-dependent actions of the user and may generate user behavior data by using the probability distribution model, with the user behavior data comprising time series data in which multiple actions composing the intentions of the user are aligned in order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Young Tack PARK, Myung Joong JEON, Seok Hyun BAE, Je Min KIM, Hyun Kyu PARK, Sung Hyuk BANG
  • Patent number: 10277079
    Abstract: An electronic device and method for transmitting and receiving a wireless power are provided. An electronic device for transmitting and receiving wireless power may include a resonator configured to operate, based on a plurality of operating modes of the electronic device including a power reception mode, a relay mode, and a power transmission mode, wherein: (i) in the power reception mode, the resonator is configured to receive power from a wireless power transmitter, (ii) in the relay mode, the resonator is configured to relay power received from the wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver, and (iii) in the power transmission mode, the resonator is configured to transmit power to the wireless power receiver; and a path controller configured to control at least one electrical pathway of electronic device based on the operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Young Tack Hong, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Ki Young Kim, Young Ho Ryu, Dong Zo Kim, Jin Sung Chol, Chang Wook Yoon
  • Publication number: 20190087724
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of operating a knowledgebase and a server using the same. The method of operating a knowledgebase may include: (a) receiving triple data sets as input; (b) forming at least one data cluster set by classifying the triple data sets according to relation based on semantic information of the knowledgebase; and (c) learning each relation model by inputting the data cluster set into a neural tensor network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Young Tack PARK, Wan Gon LEE, Batselem JAGVARAL, Hyun Young CHOI, Ji Houn HONG
  • Publication number: 20190087732
    Abstract: Disclosed are ontology-based reasoning apparatus, system, and method using user-defined rules. The ontology-based reasoning apparatus includes a memory storing two or more triple data; and a processor connected to the memory, in which the processor parses user-defined rules input from a user in ontology-based rules to generate a plurality of condition meta information corresponding to a plurality of conditions included in a condition section of the user-defined rules and one result meta information corresponding to one result included in a conclusion section of the user-defined rules, retrieves a plurality of triple data in two or more triple data prestored using the plurality of condition meta information, and reasons new triple data from the plurality of triple data retrieved using the result meta information to store the reasoned new triple data in the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Young Tack PARK, Wan Gon LEE, Sung Hyuk BANG
  • Patent number: 10141979
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of using near field communication (NFC) and wireless power transmission (WPT) are provided. A power receiving apparatus includes a resonator configured to receive a power and to output the power. The power receiving apparatus further includes a near field communication (NFC) receiver configured to perform wireless communication using the power output by the resonator. The power receiving apparatus further includes a wireless power transmission (WPT) receiver configured to supply a voltage using the power output by the resonator. The power receiving apparatus further includes a connecting unit configured to selectively connect the resonator to either the NFC receiver or the WPT receiver. The power receiving apparatus further includes a mode selector configured to control the connecting unit to selectively connect the resonator to either the NFC receiver or the WPT receiver based on the power output by the resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Ho Ryu, Chang Wook Yoon, Jin Sung Choi, Young-tack Hong
  • Patent number: 10130228
    Abstract: Provided are a wirelessly charged robot cleaner in a robot cleaning system and a controlling method thereof. The wirelessly charged robot may include a target resonator to receive a resonance power through energy-coupling with a source resonator of a wireless power transmitter, a wireless power receiving unit to convert the received resonance power into a rated voltage, and a battery controller to check a remaining capacity of the battery based on a scope of a predetermined area to be cleaned, and to charge, using the rated voltage, the battery based on the remaining capacity of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Eun Seok Park, Sang Wook Kwon, Young Tack Hong, Young Ho Ryu
  • Publication number: 20180277236
    Abstract: A memory system and an operating method thereof include: at least a CPU configured to generate a special command; at least a PCIe link coupled with the CPU, wherein the PCIe link includes at least a PCIe switch; and a plurality of memory devices connected with the PCIe switch, wherein each of the plurality of memory devices includes a memory controller, an operational mode switch, and a plurality of memory components, and the operational mode switch is configured to perform a loopback from the memory controller corresponding to the special command at loopback operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Young Tack JIN
  • Publication number: 20180275891
    Abstract: A memory system and an operating method thereof include: at least a CPU including multiple CPU cores, wherein the multiple CPU cores include reserved CPU cores and host CPU cores; at least a PCIe link coupled with the CPU, wherein the PCIe link includes at least a PCIe switch and a plurality of memory devices; and the plurality of memory devices coupled with the host CPU cores through respective workload threads and interrupt handlers, wherein the workload threads and interrupt handlers of each of the host CPU cores are configured to be optimized, the host CPU cores are isolated for the optimized workloads threads and interrupt handlers, and the workload threads and interrupt handlers are executed at the host CPU cores coupled thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Young Tack JIN, Sungjoon AHN, Seong Won SHIN
  • Patent number: 10050479
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system based on cell division is provided. A communication and power control method of the wireless power transmission system, includes setting a magnetic coupling zone. The method further includes detecting a target device in the magnetic coupling zone. The method further includes transmitting a power to the target device. The method further includes adjusting an amount of the power based on a transmission efficiency of the power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Seok Park, Sang Wook Kwon, Ki Young Kim, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Young Ho Ryu, Chang Wook Yoon, Jin Sung Choi, Young Tack Hong
  • Patent number: 10038476
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for communication using a wireless power are provided. The apparatus includes an amplifier configured to amplify an input signal based on a power supplied to the amplifier. The apparatus further includes a control unit configured to detect a change in an impedance of a target device, and to change the power based on the change in the impedance. The apparatus further includes a demodulation unit configured to receive a message from the target device, and to demodulate the message based on the changed power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Tack Hong, Ki Young Kim, Young Ho Ryu, Dong Zo Kim, Jin Sung Choi, Chang Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 9997959
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system and a method for increasing a coupling efficiency by adjusting a resonant frequency are provided. A device of the wireless power transmission system includes a resonator configured to transmit a wireless power, and a communication unit configured to receive information from another device. The device further includes a controller configured to determine a power transmission efficiency based on the information, and adjust a resonant frequency of the device, a resonant frequency of a relay device, and a resonant frequency of the other device, if the power transmission efficiency is less than or equal to a predetermined reference efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Young Kim, Eun Seok Park, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Chang Wook Yoon, Jin Sung Choi, Young Tack Hong
  • Patent number: 9966799
    Abstract: An overvoltage protecting unit and an overcurrent protecting unit protect a power device from an overvoltage and an overcurrent using a comparator having hysteresis. An overtemperature protecting unit protects the power device from an overtemperature using a thermistor having a resistance that changes as a temperature of the thermistor changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Zo Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Tack Hong, Ki Young Kim, Young Ho Ryu, Nam Yun Kim, Jin Sung Choi, Chang Wook Yoon
  • Patent number: 9935496
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission system and a method for increasing a coupling efficiency by adjusting a resonant frequency are provided. A device of the wireless power transmission system includes a resonator configured to transmit a wireless power, and a communication unit configured to receive information from another device. The device further includes a controller configured to determine a power transmission efficiency based on the information, and adjust a resonant frequency of the device, a resonant frequency of a relay device, and a resonant frequency of the other device, if the power transmission efficiency is less than or equal to a predetermined reference efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Young Kim, Eun Seok Park, Young Ho Ryu, Sang Wook Kwon, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim, Yun Kwon Park, Chang Wook Yoon, Jin Sung Choi, Young Tack Hong
  • Publication number: 20180083486
    Abstract: A resonance power transmission system for controlling a supply voltage of a power converter based on power transmission efficiency is provided. According to an aspect, a resonance power transmitter configured to transmit resonance power to one or more resonance power receivers may include: a voltage controller configured to receive an input signal and to output voltage of a predetermined level; a source controller configured to control a signal level of the DC voltage based the number of resonance power receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Sung CHOI, Sang Wook KWON, Yun Kwon PARK, Eun Seok PARK, Young Tack HONG, Young Ho RYU, Nam Yun KIM, Dong Zo KIM
  • Patent number: 9882426
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for detecting an efficiency of a wireless power transmission. An output power of a source device may be adjusted based on current that is flowing in a power converter of the source device. The efficiency of wireless power transmission may be calculated based on the adjusted output power, and an amount of power used by a target device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam Yun Kim, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Young Tack Hong
  • Patent number: 9837861
    Abstract: A resonance power transmission system for controlling a supply voltage of a power converter based on power transmission efficiency is provided. According to an aspect, a resonance power transmitter configured to transmit resonance power to one or more resonance power receivers may include: a voltage controller configured to receive an input signal and to output voltage of a predetermined level; a source controller configured to control a signal level of the DC voltage based the number of resonance power receivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Sung Choi, Sang Wook Kwon, Yun Kwon Park, Eun Seok Park, Young Tack Hong, Young Ho Ryu, Nam Yun Kim, Dong Zo Kim
  • Publication number: 20170338861
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of using near field communication (NFC) and wireless power transmission (WPT) are provided. A power receiving apparatus includes a resonator configured to receive a power and to output the power. The power receiving apparatus further includes a near field communication (NFC) receiver configured to perform wireless communication using the power output by the resonator. The power receiving apparatus further includes a wireless power transmission (WPT) receiver configured to supply a voltage using the power output by the resonator. The power receiving apparatus further includes a connecting unit configured to selectively connect the resonator to either the NFC receiver or the WPT receiver. The power receiving apparatus further includes a mode selector configured to control the connecting unit to selectively connect the resonator to either the NFC receiver or the WPT receiver based on the power output by the resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Zo KIM, Sang Wook KWON, Ki Young KIM, Nam Yun KIM, Yun Kwon PARK, Eun Seok PARK, Young Ho RYU, Chang Wook YOON, Jin Sung CHOI, Young-tack HONG