Patents by Inventor Hye-Youn Cho

Hye-Youn Cho 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).

  • Patent number: 8260268
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including displaying, via a display on the mobile terminal, a list of contacts included on the mobile terminal, selecting, via an input unit on the mobile terminal, a first contact included in the list of contacts, accessing, via a wireless communication unit, a web site corresponding to the first contact, displaying, on the display, a list of contacts of the first contact included on the web site corresponding to the first contact without displaying personal contact information for the list of contacts of the first contact, selecting, via the input unit, a second contact from the list of contacts of the first contact, displaying, via the display, a plurality of options for communicating with the second contact without displaying personal contact information of the second contact that is used for communicating with the second contact, selecting, via the input unit, one of the plurality of options for communicating with the second contact, and communicating
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hye Youn Cho, Byung Sang Yeo, Seong Yoon Cho, Yee Rang Yun, Yoo Mee Song, Dong Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20110134110
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and method of controlling applications of the same are disclosed, by which each operation of all applications currently executed in a multitasking mode can be effectively controlled within one picture. The present invention includes executing a plurality of applications, displaying an execution picture of a first application among a plurality of the executed applications on a screen, and displaying a 3D polyhedron displaying a control window of at least one of a plurality of the applications except the first application on a corresponding facet of the 3D polyhedron on a screen in the course of displaying the execution picture of the first application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Yoo Mee SONG, Hye Youn Cho, I Su Byun, Yee Rang Yun, Woo Jin Suh, Byung Sang Yeo, Sang Hyuck Lee, Seong Yoon Cho
  • Publication number: 20110086673
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a first list including one or more items on a display module provided in a main body of the mobile terminal; determining whether the main body has been rotated so as to turn the display module upside down; and if it is determined that the mobile terminal has been rotated so as to turn the display module upside down, displaying a second list, instead of the first list, on the display module. Therefore, it is possible to control various operations performed by the mobile terminal in accordance with the movement of the main body of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Hye Youn CHO, Yea Eun Kwon, Dong Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20110081952
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and its tag editing method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Yoo-Mee Song, Byung-Sang Yeo, Seong-Yoon Cho, Yee-Rang Yun, Hye-Youn Cho, Dong-Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20110076003
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the operation of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes operating a camera provided in a main body of the mobile terminal in a first camera mode, and displaying a screen corresponding to an operation selected during the first camera mode on a display module; and if a 360-degree rotation of the main body about a predetermined axial direction is detected, operating the camera in a second camera mode and displaying a screen corresponding to an operation selected during the second camera mode on the display module. Therefore, it is possible to easily switch the mobile terminal from one camera mode to another camera mode in accordance with the movement of the main body of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Hye Youn CHO, Yea Eun Kwon
  • Publication number: 20110078184
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit communicating with a server providing a social network service, a memory storing a contact list and account information related to the social network service, a user input unit receiving a search query, a controller searching for a contact person in the contact list based on the search query, the controller also connecting and transmitting information of the contact person found in the contact list to the server, and receiving a search result from the server, and a display unit displaying the search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Yoo-Mee SONG, Byung-Sang YEO, Yee-Rang YUN, Hye-Youn CHO, Seong-Yoon CHO, Kyoung-Hee SON
  • Publication number: 20110061006
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and display controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes storing user registration information registered at each of one or more websites, receiving an input of a command signal for providing the user registration information, and displaying a registration information indicator corresponding to each of the one or more websites. Displaying the registration information indicator includes displaying the stored user registration information registered at the corresponding website within the registration information indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yoo Mee Song, Byung Sang Yeo, Seong Yoon Cho, Yee Rang Yun, Hye Youn Cho, Dong Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20110061016
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to transmit and receive signals to and from a network or Internet site; and a controller operatively connected to the wireless communication unit and configured to set an automatic login region or time period within the mobile terminal for automatically logging into the network or Internet site, to determine whether or not the mobile terminal has entered or exited the automatic login region or time period and generate a corresponding determination result, and to automatically log into the network or Internet site if the determination result indicates that the mobile terminal has entered the automatic login region or time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Yoo Mee SONG, Byung Sang Yeo, Seong Yoon Cho, Yee Rang Yun, Hye Youn Cho, Dong Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20110009101
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including displaying, via a display on the mobile terminal, a list of contacts included on the mobile terminal, selecting, via an input unit on the mobile terminal, a first contact included in the list of contacts, accessing, via a wireless communication unit, a web site corresponding to the first contact, displaying, on the display, a list of contacts of the first contact included on the web site corresponding to the first contact without displaying personal contact information for the list of contacts of the first contact, selecting, via the input unit, a second contact from the list of contacts of the first contact, displaying, via the display, a plurality of options for communicating with the second contact without displaying personal contact information of the second contact that is used for communicating with the second contact, selecting, via the input unit, one of the plurality of options for communicating with the second contact, and communicating
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hye Youn Cho, Byung Sang Yeo, Seong Yoon Cho, Yee Rang Yun, Yoo Mee Song, Dong Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20100299634
    Abstract: A method for controlling a menu in a mobile terminal is disclosed and the mobile terminal includes a display unit configured to display a menu configured to control the mobile terminal, the menu comprising first data, a memory configured to store the first data, an input unit configured to receive an input for accessing a preset website, a wireless communication module configured to access the preset website responsive to the input, and a controller configured to obtain second data related to the menu from the preset website and to display the menu comprising both the first data and the second data on the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Seong Yoon Cho, Hye Youn Cho, Byung Sang Yeo, Yee Rang Yun, Yoo Mee Song, Dong Seok Lee
  • Publication number: 20090174668
    Abstract: A terminal providing one or more features to a user is disclosed. The terminal comprises a control unit, a user input unit, display unit. The control unit provides, on a standby image of the terminal, an option to select type of an inputted character, an option to select one or more menus to execute features associated with the inputted character, or both. The user input unit enables the user to input the character and select type of the character or select one or more of the menus. The display unit displays the inputted character according to the selected type of the character and also displays the menus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Hye Youn Cho
  • Publication number: 20090093277
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a touch function is provided. The mobile terminal includes a display module and a controller. The display module displays content lists in a content list screen. The controller is configured to divide a predetermined region of the content list screen into a first region and a second region and to execute different functions according to whether a content list in the content list screen is dragged to the first region or to the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Eun-Young Lee, Kye-Sook Jeong, Hye-Youn Cho, Hye-Eun Shin
  • Publication number: 20090089717
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal and which includes displaying a first screen image on a touch screen of the mobile terminal as an idle background screen, receiving a touch and drag input operation being performed on the touch screen including the displayed first screen image, and displaying a second screen image corresponding to a direction of the touch and drag input operation, said second screen image corresponding to a new idle background screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hang Jun CHO, Min Joo Kim, Jeong Hyuk Yoon, Yoon Hwan Kang, Sang Hyun Lee, Min Soo Park, Hyo Jin Suh, Hye Youn Cho, Hye Eun Shin, Se IL Hwang
  • Publication number: 20090075694
    Abstract: This patent relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling an operation of the same. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes displaying a file list and scroll arrows for scrolling the file list on a touch screen. When the scroll arrow is touched and entered, the file list is scrolled at a scroll speed previously set in response to a time when the scroll arrow is touched and entered. A vibration signal to identify at least one of a scroll speed and a current scrolling position of the file list is provided. Accordingly, when a file list is scrolled, a scroll speed or a current scrolling position can be easily identified by a tactile sense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Min Joo KIM, Hang Jun Cho, Jeong Hyuk Yoon, Yun Hwan Kang, Sung Eun Bang, Sang Hyun Lee, Min Soo Park, Hyo Jin Suh, Hye Youn Cho, Hye Eun Shin, Se Il Hwang
  • Publication number: 20090077497
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen and a method of controlling an operation thereof are provided. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes: displaying a thumbnail image corresponding to an image file on a touch screen to be randomly overlapped; selecting any one of thumbnail images by touch input; and displaying the selected thumbnail image together with an option icon for selecting a quick menu to be distinguished from other thumbnail images. Therefore, a list of stored image files can display thumbnail images in a new arrangement manner and it possible to quickly enter a related menu from the thumbnail image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hang Jun Cho, Min Joo Kim, Jeong Hyuk Yoon, Yoon Hwan Kang, Sang Hyun Lee, Min Soo Park, Hyo Jin Suh, Hye Youn Cho, Hye Eun Shin, Se Il Hwang
  • Publication number: 20090042547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling an operation of the same. The method of controlling an operation of a mobile terminal includes driving a web browser and access a specific website, displaying a web page provided by the specific website, and when any one of numeric enter keys is pressed, displaying an entry window for inputting a website address. Accordingly, a user interface of an intuitive and natural control fashion can be provided to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jeong Yun HEO, Hye Youn CHO
  • Patent number: D467239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Contec Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene W. Griesau, Stephanie B. Plant, Rebecca J. Carlotti, Hye-Youn Cho, Sungseob Lee