Samsung Electronics Patents

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a Korean electronics manufacturer and a part of the Samsung Group. Samsung Electronics manufactures and sells consumer electronics, including cell phones, televisions, tablets, digital cameras, computers, home appliances and home theater and audio components.

Samsung Electronics Patents by Type
  • Patent number: 11229119
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a core layer having a first through-portion, a coil structure disposed in the first through-portion and comprising a support member, a first coil pattern in a planar spiral form disposed on one surface of the support member, and a body comprising a magnetic substance, wherein the support member and the first coil pattern are accommodated in the body, a first build-up layer covering at least a portion the core layer and disposed in at least a portion of the first through-portion, a first wiring layer disposed on one surface of the first build-up layer, and a first via layer passing through at least a portion of the first build-up layer and connected to the first wiring layer. The first via layer comprises a first wiring via connecting at least a portion of the first wiring layer to the first coil pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Jung Sung, Tae Seong Kim, Jae Woong Choi
  • Patent number: 11229050
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in a wireless communication system supporting a semi-static shared spectrum channel access is provided. The method and apparatus comprises: receiving system information carried by downlink channels; identifying a duration of idle period, a fixed frame period, a number of observation slots, and an index; determining a first phase based on a first time period between a starting instance of the idle period and an ending instance of the at least one observation slot, a second phase based on a second time period between the ending instance of the at least one observation slot and an ending instance of the idle period, and a third phase based on a third time period between the ending instance of the idle period and an ending instance of the fixed frame period; and identifying the downlink channels as an idle state in the at least one observation slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingzhe Li, Hongbo Si, Qiongjie Lin
  • Patent number: 11229118
    Abstract: A printed circuit board, comprising a flexible insulating layer, a rigid insulating layer laminated on a portion of the flexible insulating layer, and a coverlay disposed on an upper surface of the rigid insulating layer, an upper surface of the flexible insulating layer, and a side surface of the rigid insulating layer positioned between the upper surface of the rigid insulating layer and the upper surface of the flexible insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang-Hwa Park
  • Patent number: 11229022
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE), a base station, and a method for receiving physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs). The UE includes a receiver and a processor and is configured to receive a configuration for one or more search space sets (SSS) for reception of PDCCHs. The UE is configured to determine a PDCCH reception occasion according to the configuration of the one or more search space sets. The PDCCH reception occasion is prior to an ON duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle after a second DRX cycle. The UE is also configured to determine an indication to either receive the PDCCHs when the PDCCH reception occasion does not overlap with an extended Active Time of the second DRX cycle or to suspend reception of the PDCCHs when the PDCCH reception occasion overlaps with the extended Active Time of the second DRX cycle. The UE is also configured to receive the PDCCHs at the PDCCH reception according to the determined indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiongjie Lin, Aris Papasakellariou
  • Patent number: 11226120
    Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a housing including an outlet, a fan disposed inside the housing, and a guide guiding air flowing by the fan, wherein the guide includes an inflow portion provided to guide air introduced into the housing to the fan and a diffuser extending from the inflow portion to guide air passing through the fan to the outlet. The inflow portion includes a duct connected to the diffuser, a bell mouth disposed on an upstream side further than the duct and configured such that a width of an inlet end of the bell mouth is wider than a width of an outlet end of the bell mouth, and a guide vane formed on the bell mouth and configured to guide air introduced into the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Jeong Jang, Wan Soo Yang, Eun Sung Jo, Hyun Wuk Kang, Hyeon U Park, Jei Min Choi, Bu Youn Lee, Wang Byung Chae
  • Patent number: 11226131
    Abstract: An air conditioner includes a housing having a discharge port, a blade rotatably provided in the discharge port, a blade drive unit configured to rotate the blade, a first support member configured to rotatably support the blade and comprising a first blade coupling portion, a second support member configured to rotatably support the blade, located to be closer to the blade drive unit than the first support member, and comprising a second blade coupling portion having a size different from that of the first blade coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong Yeol Moon, Hyun-Ho Kim, Chul Byung Park, Hyeon U Park, Seung-Jun Yoon, Jang Jung Lee, Jei Min Choi
  • Patent number: 11224321
    Abstract: A dust collecting apparatus is provided. The dust collecting apparatus according to an embodiment includes a dust collecting case including a dust outlet to discharge collected dust, a cyclone member configured to rotate and move linearly in the dust collecting case to be detachable from and attachable to the dust collecting case, a discharge cover configured to rotate and move linearly together with the cyclone member, and detachable from and attachable to an upper part of the dust collecting case to open and close the dust outlet, and a sealing member having elasticity disposed between the dust collecting case and the discharge cover. The discharge cover rotates along a horizontal direction of the dust collecting case to detach from the upper part of the dust collecting case and form a space between the sealing member and the dust collecting case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Youngjun Cho, Byeongwoo Ahn, Jonggook Lim
  • Patent number: 11225715
    Abstract: A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber that includes a station in which a substrate is provided, a substrate holder that is in the station and receives the substrate, and lower showerheads below the substrate holder, the lower showerheads including an isotropic showerhead having first nozzle holes that isotropically provide a first reaction gas on a bottom surface of the substrate, and a striped showerhead having striped nozzle regions and striped blank regions between the striped nozzle regions, the striped nozzle regions having second nozzle holes that non-isotropically provide a second reaction gas on the bottom surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-Sun Park, Ik Soo Kim, Jiwoon Im, Sangho Rha, Minjae Oh
  • Patent number: 11225721
    Abstract: A thin film etchant composition for preventing re-adsorption of an etched metal and uniformly etching a thin film is provided. The thin film etchant composition includes about 43 wt % to about 46 wt % of phosphoric acid, about 5 wt % to about 8 wt % of nitric acid, about 10 wt % to about 17 wt % of acetic acid, about 1 wt % to about 3 wt % of iron nitrate, about 0.7 wt % to about 1.5 wt % of phosphate, and deionized water as a remaining amount based on a total weight of the thin film etchant composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., DONGWOO FINE-CHEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhyung Kim, Joohwan Chung, Jinsook Kim, Haccheol Kim, Byungsu Lee, Changsoo Kim, Jungseek Jung, Dongki Kim, Sangtae Kim, Giyong Nam, Youngchul Park, Kyungbo Shim, Daesung Lim, Sanghoon Jang
  • Patent number: 11224400
    Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a probe configured to irradiate an ultrasonic signal to an object and receive the ultrasonic signal reflected from the object; a pressure device configured to contract or expand a blood vessel of the object and is divided into a plurality of regions; and a controller configured to operate in one region of the plurality of regions to generate an image related to the blood vessel of the object and sequentially operate in other regions of the plurality of regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG MEDISON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Ri Yim, Chan Mo Kim, Eun Ho Yang, Gil Ju Jin
  • Patent number: 11225748
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a body and a rotating tub rotatably installed in the inside of the body and provided with a cylindrical portion formed in the cylindrical shape and a bowl portion coupled to a lower portion of the cylindrical portion, the bowl portion includes a main member formed of a resin material and a cover member coupled to an upper surface of the main member and formed of a metal material, the cover member includes a first engaging portion to be coupled to the main member, and the main member includes a second engaging portion coupled to the first engaging portion. Therefore, the bowl portion of the washing machine rotating tub can be manufactured at low cost while having durability, corrosion resistance, strength, hygienic properties, and clean feeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Wook Kim, Young Jin Cho
  • Patent number: 11225720
    Abstract: A magnetic powder contains magnetic particles, a first coating layer disposed on surfaces of the magnetic particles and containing a first glass, and a second coating layer disposed on the first coating layer and containing a second glass different from the first glass. A method of manufacturing magnetic powder includes preparing magnetic particles, forming a first coating layer containing a first glass on surfaces of the magnetic particles, and forming a second coating layer containing a second glass different from the first glass on the first coating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jae Lee, Jung Wook Seo, Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Chul Min Sim, Jong Sik Yoon, Jong Suk Jung
  • Patent number: 11227517
    Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a first display unit disposed in a first portion of a vehicle and including a first display panel to display a first image and a first power supply to supply a first power supply voltage to the first display panel, the first power supply configured to detect an abnormality of a signal output to the first display panel to generate a first shut-down control signal; a second display unit disposed in a second portion of the vehicle and including a second display panel to display a second image and a second power supply to supply a second power supply voltage to the second display panel, the second power supply configured to detect an abnormality of a signal output to the second display panel to generate a second shut-down control signal; a third display unit disposed in a third portion of the vehicle and configured to display a third image or at least one of the first and second images; and a controller to receive first image data corresponding to the first image, second image da
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Young Lee, Sung Chun Park
  • Patent number: 11225743
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a washing machine and a control method thereof. The control method effectively transmits high-concentration wash liquid to laundry, while minimizing the amount of water used, through washing using bubbles, and maximizes the increase in volume of the wash liquid rubbed on the inner circumferential surface of the drum using the generation of bubbles and the rotation of the drum to raise the water level of the wash liquid without additional water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Sook Kim, Eun Suk Bang, Bo Ram Lee
  • Patent number: 11226151
    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator which allows a pivoting bar to pivot to seal a gap between a pair of doors regardless of whether the door at which the pivoting bar is not installed between the pair of doors is open or closed. The refrigerator includes a guide device which induces the pivoting bar to pivot. Here, the guide device includes a rack that is moved forward and backward linearly depending on opening and closing of the second door and includes a second magnet built therein, a pinion gear engaged with the rack and pivoting when the rack is moved linearly, and a guide unit which includes a guide groove guiding a guide protrusion and is engaged with the pinion gear to move linearly in a direction opposite to that of the rack to allow the pivoting bar to pivot when the pinion gear pivots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Jun Yoon, Young Jae Song, Seung Yong Yang, Sung Sik Moon, Ho June Jeon, Kyung Han Jeong
  • Patent number: 11227518
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a display area and a peripheral area. The display device includes a circuit having a comparator, and first and second sense wires disposed in the peripheral area and connected to the circuit. The comparator compares a first output signal output from the first sense wire and a second output signal output from the second sense wire to generate a comparison result. The circuit determines whether a defect is present in the display device based on the comparison result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang Sae Lee, Jung Hoon Shim, Won Kyu Kwak, Ki Myeong Eom
  • Patent number: 11226445
    Abstract: A display device includes a display module that is folded with respect to a folding axis extending in a first direction, a polarization layer disposed on the display module and having a polarization axis parallel to the first direction, and a phase delay layer disposed on the polarization layer and configured to change linearly polarized light, which passes through the polarization layer, into circularly polarized light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Beong-hun Beon, Dukjin Lee, Woosuk Jung
  • Patent number: 11226147
    Abstract: The refrigerator includes an ice maker; an ice bucket; a transfer member configured to transfer ice stored in the ice bucket; a drive motor unit configured to generate a driving force for driving the transfer member; a first coupler connected to the transfer member; and a second coupler separably coupled to the first coupler and coupled to the drive motor unit. The first coupler includes an insertion portion insertable into the second coupler, and a first inclined portion to guide the insertion portion to be inserted into the second coupler. The second coupler includes a seating portion to receive the first coupler, and a second inclined portion to guide the first coupler to the seating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Ki Park, Jin Jeong, Bong Su Son
  • Patent number: 11226447
    Abstract: A light source includes a light emitting element which emits light, and a light conversion layer which converts the light emitted from the light emitting element into white light and emits the white light, where the light conversion layer includes a resin and a quantum dot material mixed with the resin, and a red apex of a color region of the white light is positioned in a region of 0.65<Cx<0.69 and 0.29<Cy<0.3370 in color coordinates, and a green apex of a color region of the white light is positioned in a region of 0.17<Cx<0.31 and 0.61<Cy<0.70 in the color coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hyung Kim, Eun Joo Jang, Shin Ae Jun, Hyun A Kang, Yongwook Kim, Na Youn Won, Hyo Sook Jang
  • Patent number: 11226921
    Abstract: An adaptive interface high availability storage device. In some embodiments, the adaptive interface high availability storage device includes: a rear storage interface connector; a rear multiplexer, connected to the rear storage interface connector; an adaptable circuit connected to the rear multiplexer; a front multiplexer, connected to the adaptable circuit; and a front storage interface connector, connected to the front multiplexer. The adaptive interface high availability storage device may be configured to operate in a single-port state or in a dual-port state. The adaptive interface high availability storage device may be configured: in the single-port state, to present a single-port host side storage interface according to a first storage protocol at the rear storage interface connector, and in the dual-port state, to present a dual-port host side storage interface according to the first storage protocol at the rear storage interface connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sompong Paul Olarig
  • Patent number: 11226473
    Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, and an eighth lens, sequentially arranged from an object side optical imaging system, and a refractive index of at least one of the lenses is 1.67 or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Hui Ko, Ju Hwa Son, Yong Joo Jo
  • Patent number: 11226696
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that includes a flat part and a protruding part adjacent to one side of the flat part, a touch panel disposed on the display panel, a touch connection circuit board disposed at one side of the touch panel and electrically connected to the touch panel, and a protective layer disposed on one surface of the touch connection circuit board and that overlaps the protruding part. The touch connection circuit board includes a base film, a first dummy pattern disposed on the base film and adjacent to one edge of the base film, a second dummy pattern disposed on the base film and adjacent to an other edge of the base film, and a line pattern section disposed between the first and second dummy patterns. The protective layer covers the line pattern section between the first and second dummy patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jihoon Oh, Myoung-Ha Jeon, Youngsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11226523
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a flexible film, and an adhesion layer. The display panel includes a first substrate which includes a pad electrode connected to a signal line, a second substrate, and a metal electrode electrically connected to the pad electrode and on a side surface of the display panel. The flexible film includes a line electrode electrically connected to the metal electrode and attached to the side surface of the display panel. A connection electrode electrically connects the metal electrode to the line electrode. The adhesion layer is disposed between the flexible film and the side surface of the display panel. The connection electrode includes solder particles in melted form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmin Cho, Minseok Kim, Jonghwan Kim, Yongyoul Cho
  • Patent number: 11226783
    Abstract: A display system is disclosed. The display system includes an electronic device including first and second interfaces and a display apparatus. The electronic device is configured to: rectify external alternating current (AC) power by direct current (DC) power based on a first ground, convert the DC power into power based on a second ground, provide the converted power to the display apparatus through a first interface connected to the second ground, and provide a signal received from an external device through a second interface connected to an earth ground to the display apparatus through the first interface, wherein a ground of the display apparatus is the same as the second ground and the second ground is different from the earth ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Moonyoung Kim, Jeongil Kang, Sinwook Choi
  • Patent number: 11226552
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a photomask set includes: preparing a mask layout, the mask layout including a plurality of first layout patterns apart from one another in a first region, wherein distances between center points of three first layout patterns adjacent to one another from among the plurality of first layout patterns respectively have different values; grouping pairs of first layout patterns, in which a distance between two first layout patterns adjacent to each other does not have a smallest value, and splitting the mask layout pattern into at least two mask layouts; and forming a photomask set including at least two photomasks each including a mask pattern corresponding to the first layout pattern included in each of the mask layout patterns split into at least two mask layouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hungbae Ahn, Sangoh Park, Sunggon Jung
  • Patent number: 11228986
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a plurality of antenna modules, a first communication circuit communicating in a first communication scheme via at least one antenna module The electronic device also includes a second communication circuit communicating in a second communication scheme. The electronic device further includes a temperature sensor, a processor and a memory storing instructions. The instructions are configured to, when executed, enable the at least one processor to detect a temperature associated with the antenna module or the first communication circuit while communicating via the first communication circuit, identify a first control step among a plurality of control steps based on an operation type of the electronic device and the at least one temperature detected, and limit at least some operations on at least one of the at least one antenna module or the first communication circuit, corresponding to the identified first control step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaebeom Lee, Sungyong Bang, Sangyoung Son, Sangmin Lee, Jongwoo Kim, Hakryoul Kim, Mooyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11226693
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a touch sensor which is disposed on the display panel. The display panel includes a display unit including a pixel, a driving circuit unit disposed outside the display unit, and a first static electricity blocking layer disposed on the driving circuit unit. The touch sensor includes sensing electrodes disposed on the display unit and a second static electricity blocking layer disposed overlapping the first static electricity blocking layer outside of the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Jae Park
  • Patent number: 11227149
    Abstract: A processor-implemented liveness detection method includes: obtaining an initial image using a dual pixel sensor; obtaining a left image and a right image from the initial image; and detecting liveness of an object included in the initial image using the left image and the right image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaejoon Han, Hana Lee, Jihye Kim, Jingtao Xu, Chang Kyu Choi, Hangkai Tan, Jiaqian Yu
  • Patent number: 11229117
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes: an insulating layer having one surface and the other surface; metal layers respectively disposed on the one surface and the other surface of the insulating layer; a through-hole penetrating through the insulating layer and the metal layers; a first plating layer disposed in a center portion of the through-hole in a thickness direction thereof; and a plug disposed in the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Soo Kim, Jin Won Lee, Woo Seok Jeon
  • Patent number: 11226486
    Abstract: Disclosed is a head-up display (HUD) device for providing three-dimensional (3D) augmented reality (AR). The HUD display includes a display disposed in an upper region of a windshield of a vehicle, the display configured to output a light corresponding to a panel image in a direction of a dashboard region in a vicinity of a lower portion of the windshield, and an optical element disposed in the dashboard region, the optical element configured to reflect the light corresponding to the panel image in a direction of an intermediate region of the windshield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinho Lee, Elena Gennadievna Malinovskaya, Igor Vitalievich Yanusik, DongKyung Nam, Yoonsun Choi
  • Patent number: 11226738
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic device and a data compression method thereof. According to a data compression method of an electronic device of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of: compressing a page; determining whether data included in the compressed page is stored in a memory; and merging the compressed page with data previously stored in the memory when a result of the determination shows that the data included in the compressed page is the same as the previously stored data. Therefore, the electronic device can prevent a page including the same or similar data from being stored a multiple number of times in a swap area, thereby raising memory securing efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangbok Han, Jinkyu Koo, Hyunsik Kim, Sunho Moon, Chungsuk Han
  • Patent number: 11226522
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a driving integrated circuit (IC), and an anisotropic conductive film. The display panel includes a non-display area adjacent to a display area and an upper substrate and a lower substrate. The driving IC overlaps the non-display area. The anisotropic conductive film attaches the driving IC to the lower substrate and includes conductive balls with diameters that gradually increase toward the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sukho Choi, Euttum Kim, Joonsam Kim
  • Patent number: 11227039
    Abstract: A storage device includes at least one nonvolatile memory device, a memory controller that controls the at least one nonvolatile memory device, and a fingerprint recognition sensor that recognizes a fingerprint of a user. The at least one nonvolatile memory device includes at least one secure partition area being accessible by a host device when a fingerprint recognized by the fingerprint recognition sensor is the same as an enrolled fingerprint, and a public area being accessible by the host device regardless of a fingerprint recognition operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Jin Park, Ilgyu Jung
  • Patent number: 11226539
    Abstract: An aperture module includes a rotary plate disposed on a base, an aperture driving unit driving the rotary plate to rotate, and a plurality of blades interlocked with rotation of the rotary plate, and forming an entrance hole having various sizes by combinations thereof, wherein the plurality of blades each have a portion forming the entrance hole in a stepped form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Woo Jun
  • Patent number: 11226816
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory module includes: a memory die including a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) banks, each including: an array of DRAM cells arranged in pages; a row buffer to store values of one of the pages; an input/output (IO) module; and an in-memory compute (IMC) module including: an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) to receive operands from the row buffer or the IO module and to compute an output based on the operands and one of a plurality of ALU operations; and a result register to store the output of the ALU; and a controller to: receive, from a host processor, operands and an instruction; determine, based on the instruction, a data layout; supply the operands to the DRAM banks in accordance with the data layout; and control an IMC module to perform one of the ALU operations on the operands in accordance with the instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Krishna T. Malladi, Wenqin Huangfu
  • Patent number: 11226784
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device, comprising a plurality of displays, which includes a first body unit, a second body unit, a first display which is disposed on the other side of the first body unit and faces a first direction, a second display which is disposed on the other side of the second body unit and faces a second direction, and a processor configured to display on the first display a screen of a first application and, when the angle between the first body unit and the second body unit is smaller than a predetermined angle, display on the second display at least one of an image related to the first application, an image related to first content being executed by means of the first application and an image related to information obtained by means of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon-Hwan Kim, Sun-Hee Moon, John Lee, Won-Sik Lee, Hyun-Yeul Lee, Seung-Yeon Chung, Hye-Min Ha, Kyung-Wha Hong
  • Patent number: 11226823
    Abstract: A memory module includes a device controller that communicates with a host device based on a first interface including a first clock signal, a first data signal, and a first data strobe signal and operates in one of a first operation mode or a second operation mode depending on an operation mode control value from the host device, and a memory device that communicates with the device controller based on a second interface including a second data signal and a second data strobe signal. The device controller includes a logic circuit that transmits a predetermined training result value to the host device depending on a training control value from the host device, when a training is performed on a third interface being a virtual interface recognized by the host device in the first operation mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Younho Jeon, Youngjin Cho, Hee Hyun Nam, Hyo-Deok Shin
  • Patent number: 11226590
    Abstract: Provided are holographic displays and operating methods of the holographic display. The holographic display includes a backlight portion configured to emit light for displaying an image; a deflector configured to control a direction at which the image is displayed; a lens portion configured to control a location where the image to be displayed is formed to match a location that satisfies a diffraction condition; and a panel portion configured to display a 3D image by combining the image to be displayed with an interference pattern generated with respect to an overlapped hologram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jungkwuen An, Hoon Song, Sunil Kim, Hongseok Lee, Joonyong Park, Chilsung Choi
  • Patent number: 11226735
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bang-Hyun Kwon, Jeong-Hoon Kim, Hye-Soon Jeong, Yeun-Wook Lim
  • Patent number: 11226675
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus and a method for adaptively configuring a user interface in an electronic device. According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a memory for storing instructions; a communication interface; and at least one processor connected to the communication interface and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive at least one signal which is transmitted by an external electronic device and is used to determine a user's characteristic related to the electronic device and the external electronic device, in response to detection of the user's input in the external electronic device; determine a field of view (FOV) for the user on the basis of the at least one signal; and execute the stored instructions in order to display a content for virtual reality (VR) on the basis of the determined FOV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeon Hee Roh, Dong Ho Koo, Hyeon Ju Lee, Stephanie Ahn, Young Hak Oh
  • Patent number: D941040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuoka Fumiya, Gi-Hoon Ko, Yeon-Young Nam, Seung-Wook Suh, Sung-Jae Lee, Young-Seok Lee, Han-Min Lee, Hae-Me Lee
  • Patent number: D941041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuoka Fumiya, Gi-Hoon Ko, Yeon-Young Nam, Seung-Wook Suh, Sung-Jae Lee, Young-Seok Lee, Han-Min Lee, Hae-Me Lee
  • Patent number: D941042
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Matsuoka Fumiya, Gi-Hoon Ko, Yeon-Young Nam, Seung-Wook Suh, Sung-Jae Lee, Young-Seok Lee, Han-Min Lee, Hae-Me Lee
  • Patent number: D941281
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeran Ji, Sangsik Park, Hyunjune Yang
  • Patent number: D941301
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eunhae Park, Aejung Seo, Boeun Song, Jee Won Lee, Eun Sun Chae, Unjoo Oh, Josef Clinch, Heekyung Jeon, Eunah Jang, Hyemi Hong
  • Patent number: D941320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun Sun Chae, Aejung Seo, Heekyung Jeon, Jee Won Lee, Hyemi Hong, Eunhae Park, Boeun Song, Yerin Kim, Eunah Jang
  • Patent number: D941326
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dasom Kim
  • Patent number: D941351
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minkyu Park, Hankyung Jeon
  • Patent number: D941537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinnam Kim
  • Patent number: RE48895
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a stretchable substrate, a thin film transistor (TFT) formed over the stretchable substrate and including a plurality of electrodes, an OLED electrically connected to the TFT and including a plurality of electrodes, and a plurality of interconnection lines connected to the electrodes of the OLED and the TFT. At least one of the interconnection lines is configured to move in a stretching direction and rotate an electrode selected from the electrodes of the OLED and the TFT connected to the at least one interconnection line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Minjae Jeong, Gyungsoon Park, Jongho Hong