Patents Assigned to FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20230230130
    Abstract: Home screen contents may be provided simultaneously while a communication terminal switches to an active mode from an inactive mode. The home screen contents correspond to an application installed in the communication terminal, and a user may set an application which desires the home screen contents to selectively receive the home screen contents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaelark JUNG, Jaekyu LEE
  • Patent number: 11551263
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a touch screen display, a camera, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. The mobile terminal has a first function and a second function to perform in response to user input and provides user settings for configuring at least one of the first and second functions such that the at least one of the first and second functions is performed along with turning on the touch screen display when pressing of the activation button is detected while the touch screen display is turned off. The mobile terminal is configured to perform the first and second functions depending upon length of pressing of the activation button in addition to turning on the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Firstface Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung duck Bae
  • Patent number: 11501336
    Abstract: A method for providing a content using the first screen of a portable communication terminal is provided. The method comprises the steps of: registering a first content as a content of interest; and providing a second content in the first screen displayed on a display unit when the communication terminal is switched from an inactive state to an active state. Here, the second content, which corresponds to a content related to the first content, is determined on the basis of the first content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaekyu Lee, Jaelark Jung, Jaeyong Jang
  • Patent number: 11410193
    Abstract: According to one example of the present invention, provided is a method for allowing an advertisement-providing server connected to a user terminal to provide an advertisement through an advertisement-providing application installed on the user terminal, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving, from the user terminal, an activation-requesting signal for making a request to change the state of a display part of the user terminal from being off to being on; (b) providing the advertisement to the display part according to the activation-requesting signal; (c) receiving, from the user terminal to which the advertisement is provided, an advertisement content-requesting signal for making a request to provide advertisement content associated with the advertisement; (d) if receiving the advertisement content-requesting signal, providing the advertisement content to the user terminal; and (e) accumulating, for the user terminal, a first reward according to the activation-requesting signal and a second reward
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Firstface Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae Lark Jung
  • Patent number: 10896442
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a touch screen display, a camera, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. The mobile terminal has a first function and a second function to perform in response to user input and provides user settings for configuring at least one of the first and second functions such that the at least one of the first and second functions is performed along with turning on the touch screen display when pressing of the activation button is detected while the touch screen display is turned off. The mobile terminal is configured to perform the first and second functions depending upon length of pressing of the activation button in addition to turning on the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung duck Bae
  • Patent number: 10510097
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a touch screen display, a camera, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. The mobile terminal has a first function and a second function to perform in response to user input and provides user settings for configuring at least one of the first and second functions such that the at least one of the first and second functions is performed along with turning on the touch screen display when pressing of the activation button is detected while the touch screen display is turned off. The mobile terminal is configured to perform the first and second functions depending upon length of pressing of the activation button in addition to turning on the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Firstface Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung duck Bae
  • Patent number: 9978082
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a touch screen display, a camera, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. The mobile terminal has a first function and a second function to perform in response to user input and provides user settings for configuring at least one of the first and second functions such that the at least one of the first and second functions is performed along with turning on the touch screen display when pressing of the activation button is detected while the touch screen display is turned off. The mobile terminal is configured to perform the first and second functions depending upon length of pressing of the activation button in addition to turning on the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung duck Bae
  • Publication number: 20180121960
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a touch screen display, a camera, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. The mobile terminal has a first function and a second function to perform in response to user input and provides user settings for configuring at least one of the first and second functions such that the at least one of the first and second functions is performed along with turning on the touch screen display when pressing of the activation button is detected while the touch screen display is turned off. The mobile terminal is configured to perform the first and second functions depending upon length of pressing of the activation button in addition to turning on the touch screen display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark JUNG, Kyoung duck BAE
  • Patent number: 9959555
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a touch screen display, a camera, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. The mobile terminal has a first function and a second function to perform in response to user input and provides user settings for configuring at least one of the first and second functions such that the at least one of the first and second functions is performed along with turning on the touch screen display when pressing of the activation button is detected while the touch screen display is turned off. The mobile terminal is configured to perform the first and second functions depending upon length of pressing of the activation button in addition to turning on the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung duck Bae
  • Patent number: 9779419
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a touch screen display, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. Upon detection of one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display is turned off, the terminal is configured to turn on the touch screen display and perform a fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display. The touch screen display displays a lock screen thereon as it is turned on in response to the detection of one-time pressing, and the lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display when the fingerprint authentication function is being performed. A lock state of the terminal continues when the fingerprint authentication function fails to authenticate a user, and the lock state is released for enabling other functions of the terminal when the fingerprint authentication function authenticates a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung duck Bae
  • Patent number: 9639859
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing an advertisement on a display of a mobile communication terminal, the method including: receiving an user input when the mobile communication terminal is capable of communication while the display of the mobile communication terminal is being off; and activating the display upon receiving the user input. The activated display provides an advertisement, an unlock interface, and an additional input interface thereon. The unlock interface is capable of receiving an additional user input whereby unlocks the mobile communication terminal upon receiving the additional user input thereof, and the additional input interface is capable of receiving an additional user input whereby the display displays an additional information related to the advertisement upon receiving the additional user input thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung Duck Bae
  • Patent number: 9633373
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a touch screen display, a camera, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. The mobile terminal has a first function and a second function to perform in response to user input and provides user settings for configuring at least one of the first and second functions such that the at least one of the first and second functions is performed along with turning on the touch screen display when pressing of the activation button is detected while the touch screen display is turned off. The mobile terminal is configured to perform the first and second functions depending upon length of pressing of the activation button in addition to turning on the touch screen display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung duck Bae
  • Publication number: 20160189231
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing an advertisement on a display of a mobile communication terminal, the method including: receiving an user input when the mobile communication terminal is capable of communication while the display of the mobile communication terminal is being off; and activating the display upon receiving the user input. The activated display provides an advertisement, an unlock interface, and an additional input interface thereon. The unlock interface is capable of receiving an additional user input whereby unlocks the mobile communication terminal upon receiving the additional user input thereof, and the additional input interface is capable of receiving an additional user input whereby the display displays an additional information related to the advertisement upon receiving the additional user input thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark JUNG, Kyoung Duck Bae
  • Patent number: 9307396
    Abstract: Provided are a system, method and mobile communication terminal for displaying an advertisement upon activation of the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal includes a display unit, and an activation button configured to switch an inactive state in which the display unit is off to an active state in which the display unit is on. When the activation button is pressed and thereby the inactive state is switched to the active state, an advertisement is displayed on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung Duck Bae
  • Publication number: 20150348079
    Abstract: According to one example, provided is a method for allowing an advertisement-providing server connected to a user terminal to provide an advertisement through an advertisement-providing application installed on the user terminal, the method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving, from the user terminal, an activation-requesting signal for making a request to change the state of a display part of the user terminal from being off to being on; (b) providing the advertisement to the display part according to the activation-requesting signal; (c) receiving, from the user terminal to which the advertisement is provided, an advertisement content-requesting signal for making a request to provide advertisement content associated with the advertisement; (d) if receiving the advertisement content-requesting signal, providing the advertisement content to the user terminal; and (e) accumulating, for the user terminal, a first reward according to the activation-requesting signal and a second reward according to the adverti
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Lark Jung
  • Patent number: 9179298
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile communication terminal comprising: a display unit including a touch screen capable of receiving user's input through the touch screen for controlling the mobile communication terminal; a memory unit; a communication unit; and an activation sensing unit, wherein the activation sensing unit detects a change from an inactive state of the mobile communication terminal to an active state of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the inactive state is defined that the display unit being turned off while the mobile communication terminal being communicable and the active state is defined that the display unit being turned on while the mobile communication terminal being communicable, wherein the mobile communication terminal performs a predetermined operation by an application of the mobile communication terminal when the activation sensing unit detects the change from the inactive state to the active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: FIRSTFACE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Lark Jung, Kyoung duck Bae