Patents by Inventor Geon-Hoa Leem

Geon-Hoa Leem 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).

  • Method for displaying selectable keys in an optical disc reproducing system and an apparatus thereof
    Patent number: 6404418
    Abstract: A method and apparatus that uses offset information stored with respect to selectable keys to identify the selectable keys that are enabled during respective states of a playback operation. Once identified, the enabled selectable keys may be distinguished from non-enabled selectable keys visually, or otherwise. The enabled selectable keys may be identified and/or distinguished in at least three circumstances: (1) when a predetermined portion of a playback operation has been reached, (2) when a user input representing a non-enabled selectable key is received, and (3) when a user input representing an information acquisition key for requesting identification of enabled selectable keys is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Geon-Hoa Leem