公开(公告)号：US11181997B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-23

申请号：US16621358

申请日：2018-06-01

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae-myung Hur ,  Dong-wook Kim ,  Seung-il Yoon ,  Kwan-young Kim ,  Hyun-kyu Yun

IPC: G06F3/038 ,  G01S11/14 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R1/08 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device comprises: a signal reception unit; a communication unit for communicating with a remote control device; a storage unit for storing sound data; a speaker; and a processor for playing a sound and outputting the same through the speaker when a specific remote control signal transmitted from the remote control device is received through the signal reception unit, wherein the processor receives, from the remote control device and through the communication unit, recording data in which the point in time, at which the sound is received by the remote control device, is recorded, thereby enabling the distance between the display device and the remote control device to be calculated on the basis of the recording data.

公开(公告)号：US11166097B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-02

申请号：US16648926

申请日：2018-09-20

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Chae-young Lim ,  Je-hwan Seo ,  Kyung-ik Cho ,  Min-sup Kim ,  Ki-hyun Song ,  Suk-hoon Yoon ,  Hyun-kyu Yun ,  Jong-keun Lee

IPC: H04R3/00 ,  H04W76/14 ,  G08C23/02

Abstract: A remote control apparatus is disclosed. The remote control apparatus comprises: a microphone; a communication unit; a storage unit for storing pattern information of a non-audible sound for identification of the locality of an external electronic device; and a processor for broadcasting, through the communication unit, information acquired on the basis of an ambient sound received through the microphone, and when a non-audible sound based on broadcasted information output from an electronic device is received through the microphone, comparing a pattern of the received non-audible sound with pattern information stored in the storage unit, and transmitting a pairing request signal to the electronic device on the basis of a comparison result.

公开(公告)号：US10553105B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US16028792

申请日：2018-07-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Suk-hoon Yoon ,  Je-hwan Seo ,  Ki-hyun Song ,  Jong-keun Lee ,  Chae-young Lim ,  Min-sup Kim ,  Hyun-kyu Yun

IPC: G08C17/00 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/422

Abstract: A remote controller includes a communicator and a processor configured to control the communicator to transmit an identification information request signal to a plurality of electronic apparatuses paired with the remote controller. Based on a signal that includes identification information being received from two or more of the plurality of electronic apparatuses in response to the identification information request signal, the processor controls the communicator to identify a direction of the remote controller based on a direction from which each of the signals is received. The processor causes communication to be performed via an exclusive communication channel between the remote controller and one of the plurality of electronic apparatuses based on the identified direction.

公开(公告)号：US10515607B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US16014157

申请日：2018-06-21

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seung-il Yoon ,  Ji-hyo Lee ,  Hyun-kyu Yun

IPC: H04N5/44 ,  G09G5/00 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/442 ,  G06F3/147

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a display configured to display an image corresponding to a first connection interface of a plurality of connection interfaces; and a processor configured to, in response to detecting a change of a power state of an external apparatus connected to the display apparatus through a second connection interface of the plurality of connection interfaces, determine whether content is inputted through the first connection interface, and control the display to display a user interface (UI) indicating that source switch is available or display an image received through the second connection interface, based on a result of the determination.

公开(公告)号：US10459738B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15820900

申请日：2017-11-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Je-hwan Seo ,  Jong-jin Park ,  Seung-il Yoon ,  Min-sup Kim ,  Hyun-kyu Yun ,  Kyung-ik Cho

IPC: G06F1/26 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G08C17/02

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a power controlling method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus may include a wireless communicator that communicates with a remote controller, a wired communicator that connects with an external input device and a processor that controls the wireless communicator to transmit a control signal to the remote controller for turning off power of the connected external input device in response to receiving a signal from the remote controller for turning off power of the electronic apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US10446020B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-15

申请号：US15624997

申请日：2017-06-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae-myung Hur ,  Hyun-kyu Yun

IPC: G08C23/04 ,  G06F3/023 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0489

Abstract: A remote control apparatus for controlling a plurality of electronic apparatuses, including an infrared (IR) signal receiver configured to receive an IR signal from among a plurality of IR signals radiated by the plurality of electronic apparatuses, the IR signal being radiated by an electronic apparatus, from among the plurality of electronic apparatuses, which is present in an orientation direction of the remote control apparatus, and a processor configured to, in response to the IR signal being received, identify the electronic apparatus based on the IR signal, and control the input interface to provide a user interface (UI) for controlling the electronic apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US10194300B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15854415

申请日：2017-12-26

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seung-il Yoon ,  Jee-hoon Ka ,  Sang-jin Kim ,  Dae-hyun Nam ,  Kyung-hoon Lee ,  Kyung-hee Jung ,  Hyun-kyu Yun ,  Byung-jo Jun

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/14

Abstract: A user terminal apparatus and an electronic apparatus are provided. The user terminal apparatus including a first communicator configured to perform wireless communication with an external apparatus; a second communicator configured to perform bilateral wireless communication with the external apparatus; a storage configured to store information about a connection with an access point; and a controller configured to control the first communicator to transmit a control signal to the external apparatus, to initiate a pairing operation with the external apparatus, and in response to performing the pairing, to control the second communicator to transmit the information about the connection with the access point to the external apparatus.

公开(公告)号：US10089006B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-02

申请号：US14324278

申请日：2014-07-07

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Myoung-jun Lee ,  Hyun-kyu Yun ,  Kwan-young Kim ,  Kun-ho Keum ,  Min-sup Kim ,  Sang-jin Kim ,  Moon-sung Na

IPC: G06F7/00 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F17/30 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N21/422 ,  H04N21/431 ,  H04N21/443 ,  H04N21/47 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N21/462

Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display, an input unit configured to receive a handwriting trace, in response to a user handwriting being performed at a remote control apparatus; a detector configured to determine text corresponding to the handwriting trace; and a controller configured to search for an item corresponding to the text, classify the item into a plurality of categories, and control the display to display the item on the display.

公开(公告)号：US20180098120A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-05

申请号：US15715882

申请日：2017-09-26

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kyung-ik CHO ,  Je-hwan Seo ,  Seung-il Yoon ,  Hyun-kyu Yun

IPC: H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/4363 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/46

CPC classification number: H04N21/44231 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/46 ,  H04N5/765 ,  H04N21/43635

Abstract: An electronic device includes an interface configured to be connected to an external device, a detection circuit configured to generate an interrupt when the external device is connected to the interface in a power save mode while the interface is not activated, and a processor configured to, in response to the interrupt occurring, activate the interface by converting the electronic device to be in a normal mode, and control the interface to detect whether the external device is connected.

公开(公告)号：US09720590B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14339989

申请日：2014-07-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jong-bo Moon ,  Chang-soo Noh ,  Hyun-kyu Yun ,  Jong-keun Lee ,  Je-sun Hwang

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G06F3/04883 ,  G06F3/0416 ,  G06F2203/04108

Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a proximity sensor is provided. The apparatus includes a touch sensor configured to sense a touch trace of the object in response to a user gesture of touching the electronic apparatus using an object and moving the touched point being input, a proximity sensor configured to sense a motion of the object before and after the touch, and a controller configured to change the touch trace based on a direction of motion of the object before and after the touch, and recognize the user gesture according to the changed touch trace. Accordingly, the touch trace may be changed and thus, an accurate control operation may be performed.