Patents by Inventor Wion Hyo Kim

Wion Hyo Kim 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: 11054929
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a display configured to display a first screen; a force direction sensing unit configured to detect a force direction of a contact applied to one point by an external object; and a control unit configured to sense an occurrence of a predetermined event to logically divide the display into at least two regions including a first region and a second region, acquire a force direction of a first contact associated with the predetermined event from the force direction sensing unit, determine a region from among the at least two regions to display the first screen according to the force direction of the first contact, and display the first screen on the determined region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Kunnyun Kim, Wion Hyo Kim, Yeonhwa Kwak, Kwang Bum Park
  • Patent number: 10514775
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a flexible display configured to display a first screen in a first state; a force direction sensing unit configured to sense a force direction of a contact applied to one point by an external object; and a control unit configured to sense an occurrence of a specific data reception event, when the flexible display is changed from the first state to a second state, display a second screen including first information of a first group including information regarding the specific data reception event on the flexible display, and when a force direction of a first contact is acquired in the second state through the force direction sensing unit, display a third screen including second information of the first group including the information regarding the specific data reception event on the flexible display or simultaneously display the second screen and the third screen on the flexible display based on the force direction of the fir
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kunnyun Kim, Wion Hyo Kim, Yeonhwa Kwak, Kwang Bum Park
  • Patent number: 10503276
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a flexible display; a bending sensing unit configured to sense a first bending and a second bending of the flexible display; and a control unit configured to execute a first function based on a first sensing result of the first bending from the bending sensing unit, and execute a second function based on a second sensing result of the second bending from the bending sensing unit, in which, when the first bending and the second bending correspond to a first predetermined condition, the control unit executes a third function based on the first bending and the second bending sensed by the bending sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kunnyun Kim, Wion Hyo Kim, Yeonhwa Kwak, Kwang Bum Park
  • Publication number: 20160299579
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a flexible display; a bending sensing unit configured to sense a first bending and a second bending of the flexible display; and a control unit configured to execute a first function based on a first sensing result of the first bending from the bending sensing unit, and execute a second function based on a second sensing result of the second bending from the bending sensing unit, in which, when the first bending and the second bending correspond to a first predetermined condition, the control unit executes a third function based on the first bending and the second bending sensed by the bending sensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Kunnyun Kim, Wion Hyo Kim, Yeonhwa Kwak, Kwang Bum Park
  • Publication number: 20160299578
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a flexible display configured to display a first screen in a first state; a force direction sensing unit configured to sense a force direction of a contact applied to one point by an external object; and a control unit configured to sense an occurrence of a specific data reception event, when the flexible display is changed from the first state to a second state, display a second screen including first information of a first group including information regarding the specific data reception event on the flexible display, and when a force direction of a first contact is acquired in the second state through the force direction sensing unit, display a third screen including second information of the first group including the information regarding the specific data reception event on the flexible display or simultaneously display the second screen and the third screen on the flexible display based on the force direction of the fir
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Kunnyun Kim, Wion Hyo Kim, Yeonhwa Kwak, Kwang Bum Park
  • Publication number: 20160291762
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a display configured to display a first screen; a force direction sensing unit configured to detect a force direction of a contact applied to one point by an external object; and a control unit configured to sense an occurrence of a predetermined event to logically divide the display into at least two regions including a first region and a second region, acquire a force direction of a first contact associated with the predetermined event from the force direction sensing unit, determine a region from among the at least two regions to display the first screen according to the force direction of the first contact, and display the first screen on the determined region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: KOREA ELECRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Kunnyun Kim, Wion Hyo Kim, Yeonhwa Kwak, Kwang Bum Park