Patents Represented by Attorney Ked & Associates, LLP
  • Patent number: 8233917
    Abstract: A method of providing locations services of a mobile station in a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) network including an access service network (ASN) is provided. For executing a paging and location update (PLU), a serving base station transmits a scanning interval allocation response message (MOB-SCN-RSP) defined in the WiMAX wireless standard to a target mobile station, which transmits a scanning result report message (MOB-SCN-REP) defined in the standard to the serving base station in response to the MOB-SCN-RSP. The serving base station generates a location measurement result based on the MOB-SCN-REP and transmits to the ASN gateway. The ASN gateway forms a location response based on the location measurement result and transmits the location response to an LCS server. The LCS server creates a location service response of the target mobile station based on the location response and transmits the location service response to the LCS client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG-Ericsson Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chul Min Bae
  • Patent number: 8230647
    Abstract: A door assembly for a refrigerator is provided which includes structure which is easily manufactured. The door assembly for a refrigerator door includes a door frame including a front panel and a flange unit formed on an edge of the front panel as one body therewith, a door liner mounted on the flange unit, and a filler provided within space formed between the door frame and the door liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Suk Hyoun Cho, Jeong Youl Lee
  • Patent number: 8232566
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer adjacent to the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type and provided adjacent to the active layer, and a passivation layer provided on a side surface of the active layer. The passivation layer may be a semiconductor layer of one of the first conductivity type, the second conductivity type or a first undoped semiconductor layer. A first electrode may be coupled to the first semiconductor layer and a second electrode may be coupled to the second semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Kyong Cho, Chang Hee Hong, Hyung Gu Kim
  • Patent number: 8234674
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of constructing information on associate meanings between segments of a multimedia stream, which can describe the cause/effect or abstract/detail relationship between segments of the video streams to efficiently browse the video stream and a method of browsing a video using the same. The present invention defines the cause/effect or abstract/detail relationship between the segments, event intervals, scenes, shots, etc. existing within one video stream or between the video streams, and provides a method of describing the relationship in a data region based on the content of a video stream as well as a method of browsing a video by using the information on the cause/effect or abstract/detail relationship obtained by the aforementioned method. Accordingly, a video browsing on associate meanings is available with easy manipulation and easy access to a desired part, thereby providing an effective video browsing interface for easy browsing of desired segments in a short period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Jun, Kyoung Ro Yoon
  • Patent number: 8234675
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method of constructing information on associate meanings between segments of a multimedia stream, which can describe the cause/effect or abstract/detail relationship between segments of the video streams to efficiently browse the video stream and a method of browsing a video using the same. The present invention defines the cause/effect or abstract/detail relationship between the segments, event intervals, scenes, shots, etc. existing within one video stream or between the video streams, and provides a method of describing the relationship in a data region based on the content of a video stream as well as a method of browsing a video by using the information on the cause/effect or abstract/detail relationship obtained by the aforementioned method. Accordingly, a video browsing on associate meanings is available with easy manipulation and easy access to a desired part, thereby providing an effective video browsing interface for easy browsing of desired segments in a short period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sung Bae Jun, Kyoung Ro Yoon
  • Patent number: 8232726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus. The plasma display apparatus comprises an upper substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the upper substrate, a lower substrate disposed to face the upper substrate, and a third electrode and a barrier rib formed in the lower substrate. First and second black matrices are formed in the upper substrate and are separated from each other on a same straight line. According to the present invention, while maintaining the function of improving a contrast ratio and reflectance of a black matrix, a short and a spotted pattern that may occur when simultaneous exposure is performed can be reduced, and so the picture quality, the cost of production, and efficiency can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyeong Cheol Seo, Duk Gyu Jang, Jeong Sik Choi, Tae Hwa Hwang
  • Patent number: 8230695
    Abstract: Provided is an indoor unit of an air conditioner. The structures of the indoor unit, such as the relationship between an inlet and an outlet, the shape of a rear guide, and the relationship between the outlet and a vane, are improved. Therefore, the airflow of the indoor unit is stable, and the noise level of the indoor unit is low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon Kim, Dong-Soo Moon, Ki-Won Seo, Deok Huh
  • Patent number: 8228038
    Abstract: A power management system includes a sensor to detect current output from a battery, a first comparator to compare the battery current to a first reference value, and a burst controller to perform a first power control operation based on said comparison. The power control operation reduces power consumed by the battery in order to cause the battery current to fall below the first reference value. This may be accomplished by reducing or shutting down power to one or more functions or features of a host system that includes or is coupled to receive power from the battery. The host system may include or correspond to a mobile phone and/or any of a number of other electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin R. Mullen, Kuriappan P. Alappat, Don J. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 8225628
    Abstract: A drum-type washing machine is disclosed, in which bearings are received in the bearing housing assembly. The bearing housing assembly may include a support portion coupled to a motor, and a coupling portion connected to a damper bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Tae Lim, Jae Won Chang, Hyun Seok Seo, Min Gyu Jo
  • Patent number: 8228442
    Abstract: A digital broadcasting receiver having multiple tuners and a method of selecting a tuner in the digital broadcasting receiver. An embodiment of the present invention attempts to tune each tuner with transponder data of a satellite being connected to a digital broadcasting receiver having multiple tuners and selects one tuner to search channels according to the result of tuning. The transponder input procedure and the following tuner selection procedure can be omitted such that the tuner selection procedure can be simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: HUMAX Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ho Yi
  • Patent number: 8227963
    Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed herein. The lighting device may include an LED module having a plurality of LEDs and a heat sink that dissipates heat generated by the LEDs. The heat sink may be electrically insulated from the LEDs and other electrical components to improve the inner voltage property of the lighting device. In the lighting device as disclosed herein, a number of connectors required to assemble the various components of the lighting device may be reduced, and efficiency during assembly may be improved accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Dongki Paik
  • Patent number: 8228459
    Abstract: A backlight unit and liquid crystal display device comprising the backlight unit is disclosed. A backlight unit comprises a light source, an optical sheet where light from the light source is incident, a frame surrounding an edge portion of the optical sheet; and at least one sheet holder disposed at a bottom part of the frame facing the optical sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Bongtaek Hong
  • Patent number: 8229482
    Abstract: A method and matrixes for transmitting an transport format combination indicator is disclosed. The matrixes according to the invention comprising five column vectors of 32 elements of binary code derived from OVSF codes which are to be multiplied to the lower bits of a TFCI and one column vector of 32 elements of 1 when (32,6) codes are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Young Joon Song
  • Patent number: 8220093
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine. According to a washing machine and a method of controlling the washing machine in accordance with the present invention, a drum operates at a first speed so that part of the laundry tumbles within the drum and another part of the laundry adheres to the drum. The laundry amount within the drum is sensed during the first speed operation. Operation commands for driving the drum after the first speed operation are changed based on the sensed laundry amount. Accordingly, at the time of the dehydration cycle, stability of the washing machine and laundry balancing can be ensured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sun Cheol Bae, Kyung Hoon Kim, Han Su Jung, Jae Hyeok Choi, Ja In Koo
  • Patent number: 8220955
    Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that includes a housing, a coupling member coupled to the housing, a reflector coupled between the housing and the coupling member, and a light source unit coupled to the coupling member to emit light toward the reflector. A first portion of a first body of the light source unit may be coupled to the coupling member, and a second portion of the first body may include a light source module that includes a light to emit light toward the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Kuk Kwak, Sang Jun Hong
  • Patent number: 8224347
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing location information of a user terminal is provided, which makes it possible to mark the location of a user terminal using geographical information stored in a broadcast receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sim Hong Lee, Han Bok Song
  • Patent number: 8220295
    Abstract: A driving apparatus for a washing machine is disclosed which includes a dual-motor type motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Soung Bong Choi, Hung Myong Cho
  • Patent number: 8224242
    Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a relay system for removing self-interference (SI). If a relay transmitting end transmits relay-reference signals (R-RS) through a region where a base station does not transmit signals, based on a protocol predetermined with the base station, a relay receiving end obtains SI channel values from signals transmitted by the relay transmitting end and received through a self-interference channel with use of the R-RS, removes the SI from transmitting signals of an uplink or an downlink based on the SI channel values, and relays the SI removed transmitting signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG-Ericsson Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Il Doo Chang
  • Patent number: 8224391
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a display unit provided with an LED backlight and controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes a housing, a display unit including a liquid crystal display provided to one side of the housing and a backlight unit including a plurality of light emitting diodes for a backlight provided to a backside of the liquid crystal display and a control unit controlling the backlight unit to selectively adjust brightness of the light emitting diodes in part. Accordingly, a mobile terminal according to at least one of embodiments of the present invention controls light emission of an LED backlight locally, thereby providing more various display visual effects. And, a mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention is able to use at least one portion of the light emitted from an LED BLU of a display unit as an illumination of a main body without using a separate light source for external illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Joon Kim, Byung Hyun Lee
  • Patent number: D664705
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-Il Kong, Hwayoung Kim, Jihoo Kim