Patents by Inventor Yong-Man Kwon

Yong-Man Kwon 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).

  • Mobile communications terminal having a touch input unit and controlling method thereof
    Patent number: 9244602
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for scrolling a display includes detecting contact relative to a touch pad having a plurality of regions which individually correspond to a plurality of different scrolling directions, and determining which region of the plurality of regions the contact is detected. If the contact is maintained for a first threshold time period, the method further includes scrolling an associated display in a direction corresponding to the previously determined region. Alternatively, scrolling a display includes receiving input responsive to contact relative to a plurality of regions of a touch pad, in which each of the plurality of regions individually correspond to a plurality of different scrolling directions, and scrolling an associated display in a direction corresponding to a scrolling direction associated with a last-contacted region of the plurality of regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong-Man Kwon, Yong-Sang Tak, Jin-Chul Kim, Dong-Seuck Ko, Hyung-Woon Lee
  • MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINAL HAVING A TOUCH INPUT UNIT AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20070046646
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for scrolling a display includes detecting contact relative to a touch pad having a plurality of regions which individually correspond to a plurality of different scrolling directions, and determining which region of the plurality of regions the contact is detected. If the contact is maintained for a first threshold time period, the method further includes scrolling an associated display in a direction corresponding to the previously determined region. Alternatively, scrolling a display includes receiving input responsive to contact relative to a plurality of regions of a touch pad, in which each of the plurality of regions individually correspond to a plurality of different scrolling directions, and scrolling an associated display in a direction corresponding to a scrolling direction associated with a last-contacted region of the plurality of regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Yong-Man Kwon, Yong-Sang Tak, Jin-Chul Kim, Dong-Seuck Ko, Hyung-Woon Lee