Patents Assigned to LG Electronic Inc
  • Patent number: 9982925
    Abstract: An air conditioner and a method of controlling an air conditioner are provided. The method of controlling an air conditioner may include determining whether a low-load condition is satisfied on the basis of a number of indoor devices or a temperature of external air, performing a low-load operation of a compressor at a predetermined frequency when the low-load condition is satisfied, detecting whether an operation pressure is out of a target pressure value or range while the low-load operation is performed, and bypassing a refrigerant from the compressor to a gas/liquid separator via an injection passage when the operation pressure is out of the target pressure value or range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hongjae Lim, Jaewan Lee
  • Patent number: 9985337
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises: a terminal body; and a first antenna device and a second antenna device disposed at one side of the terminal body in an adjacent manner, and formed to operate at different frequency bands, wherein the first antenna device and the second antenna device are provided with conductive members each having a slit at one side thereof, and wherein the conductive members form part of an appearance of the terminal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmo Kang, Kangjae Jung, Sungjoon Hong, Byungwoon Jung, Sungjung Rho
  • Patent number: 9983722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a plurality of display areas and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit provided with a first display area and a second display area, and a controller configured to process a touch applied to another display area in an inactive state as a control command for one display area in an active state, when the touch is applied to the another display area in the inactive state while the one of the first and second display areas is in the active state and the another display area is in the active state. Here, the active state is a state of allowing an output of visual information and touch sensing, and the inactive state is a state of restricting an output of visual information and allowing touch sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sohoon Yi, Yoonchan Won, Seulah Lee, Minjoo Kim
  • Patent number: 9982381
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a washing machine that is capable of having a reduced washing time and improved washing performance, and a method of controlling the same. The washing machine includes a tub accommodating wash water, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub and accommodating laundry, a drive unit for rotating the drum, a water supply unit for adjusting an inflow of the wash water, and a control unit, wherein the control unit drives the drive unit and detects an amount of the laundry so as to set a target water level, controls the water supply unit to supply the wash water into the tub such that the wash water is lower than the target water level, drives the drive unit to accelerate the drum at a rotational speed, and controls the water supply unit to supply the wash water into the tub until the target water level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myunghun Im, Sooyoung Oh, Jinho Kim
  • Patent number: 9982948
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a heat exchanger comprises a plurality of coolant tubes; a plurality of fins contacting the plurality of coolant tubes, wherein each of the plurality of fins comprises: a plurality of fin parts spaced apart from each other; an upper fin part connecting part connecting respective upper portions of the plurality of fin parts with each other, the upper fin part connecting part contacting one of the plurality of coolant tubes; a lower fin part connecting part connecting respective lower portions of the plurality of fin parts with each other, the lower fin part connecting part contacting another one of the plurality of coolant tubes; an upper opening formed at an upper portion of each of the plurality of fin parts; a lower opening formed at a lower portion of each of the plurality of fin parts; an upper protrusion protruded from an upper portion of each of the plurality of fin parts, the upper protrusion contacting the first coolant tube; and a lower protrusion protruded from a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Juhyoung Lee, Seongwon Bae
  • Patent number: 9986511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, particularly, a method comprising: adjusting transmission power of one or more cells within a first cell group such that transmission power of the first cell group does not exceed a maximum power value set in the first group; adjusting transmission power of one or more cells within a second cell group such that transmission power of the second cell group does not exceed a maximum power value set in the second group; additionally reducing the transmission power of the first cell group and the second cell group if total transmission power of the whole cell group including the first cell group and the second cell group exceeds a maximum power value set in the terminal; and performing uplink transmission in the first cell group and the second cell group by using the additionally reduced transmission power, and a device therefore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Suckchel Yang, Joonkui Ahn, Yunjung Yi
  • Patent number: 9985747
    Abstract: Disclosed is a broadcast signal receiver. The broadcast signal receiver includes a synchronization and demodulation unit configured to perform signal detection and OFDM demodulation on a reception signal comprising layer division multiplexing (LDM) data, a frame parsing/deinterleaving unit configured to parse the signal frame of the reception signal and to deinterleave the LDM data, a first demapping/decoding unit configured to obtain the data of a first layer by demapping and forward error correction (FEC)-encoding the LDM data, an interference removal unit configured to remove the data of the first layer from the LDM data and to output the data of a second layer, and a second demapping/decoding unit configured to demap and FEC-decode the data of the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongseob Baek, Jongwoong Shin, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong
  • Patent number: 9986451
    Abstract: A method is provided for transceiving a signal through at least two data streams in a wireless communication system. A first base station measures a wireless channel state for a link with a second base station by using an orthogonal pilot signal. The first base station receives channel status information related to a link of a first mobile station from the first mobile station, channel status information related to a link of a second mobile station from the second mobile station, and channel status information related to a device-to-device (D2D) link from the second mobile station. The D2D link is a channel link between the mobile stations. The first base station exchanges the received channel status information with the second base station, the first mobile station and the second mobile station using a broadcast signal, and determines data stream directions of the first base station and the second base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: LG Electronics Inc., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: Hyukjin Chae, Byoung-Yoon Min, Kiyeon Kim, Dong Ku Kim
  • Patent number: 9981838
    Abstract: A drinking water supply device configured to discharge water based on a pressure of water supplied from a water supply source is provided. The drinking water supply device may include at least one discharge flow path that allows water supplied from the water supply source to flow therein, a discharge valve provided in the at least one discharge flow path, at least one cock provided in an end of the at least one discharge valve, the discharge valve including a sensor that generates a discharge signal to open the at least one discharge valve, a lever coupled to the at least one cock and operated by pushing and pulling, and a controller that controls the at least one discharge valve and the sensor. The discharge signal may be generated in the sensor when a switch of the sensor is pressed by a predetermined region of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Jaebaek Lee
  • Patent number: 9986523
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for synchronization are provided. The method thereof comprises receiving signal for synchronization from a source cell, performing synchronization to the source cell based on system information and/or a reference signal for synchronization and receiving and/or transmitting data at a timing based on the synchronization, wherein the reference signal is received via air interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Yunjung Yi
  • Patent number: 9985769
    Abstract: A method for generating a channel quality indicator (CQI) in a mobile communication system is presented. The method includes grouping a number of subcarriers to form at least one channel quality indicator subband for generating a channel quality indicator, and generating a channel quality indicator in each channel quality indicator subband, wherein a size of each channel quality indicator subband is dependent on a system bandwidth value and is an integer multiple of a downlink frequency resource unit size, wherein the downlink frequency resource unit size is prescribed according to the system bandwidth value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dong Wook Roh, Bong Hoe Kim, Joon Kui Ahn, Yu Jin Noh, Dong Youn Seo, Ki Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 9983625
    Abstract: A watch-type mobile terminal includes: a terminal body; a sensor unit disposed on one surface of the terminal body, configured to determine whether the watch-type mobile terminal has been worn or not, and including a light emitting portion for emitting light of a first intensity at first time intervals, and a light receiving portion for sensing reflected light; and a controller configured to control the light emitting portion to emit light of a second intensity at second time intervals between the first time intervals, wherein the controller calculates a pressure value applied to the terminal body based on an optical amount of light incident onto the light receiving portion, and generates a specific control command based on the pressure value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hongjo Shim, Hyunwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 9985707
    Abstract: A method for the multiple beamforming training and an apparatus using the same are provided. An initiator determines a candidate sector to be used for a transmission during a sector sweep. After the initiator exchanges with a responder an information request frame and an information response frame about the multiple beamforming training through the candidate sector, the responder performs a plurality of beam refinement protocol (BRP) processes using a plurality of polarized channels through the candidate sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyungtae Jo, Hangyu Cho, Sungjin Park, Jinmin Kim, Eunsung Park
  • Patent number: 9986486
    Abstract: A data transmission method of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: identifying a probability density function for battery consumption by time by accumulating information on a user's battery consumption pattern; identifying information on next charging time (T); identifying the battery depletion probability using the probability density function and the next charging time (T); and transmitting data if the battery depletion probability is less than a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignees: LG ELECTRONICS INC., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Yunjung Yi, Okyoung Choi, Song Chong, Jeongho Kwak, Joonkui Ahn, Byunghoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9986547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. Particularly, the present invention relates to a method by which a terminal receives a downlink signal in a wireless communication system and a device therefor, and the method comprises the steps of: acquiring information on a subframe configuration; receiving a subframe including a first time domain and a second time domain; and storing, in a first receiving buffer, a downlink signal on a receiving band in the second time domain of the subframe, wherein the size of the receiving band is set differently according to each subframe configuration by using the information on the subframe configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Suckchel Yang, Joonkui Ahn, Hyangsun You, Yunjung Yi
  • Patent number: 9986463
    Abstract: For Inter-APN routing flow distribution, a step of receiving, by a UE from a server, an Inter-System Routing Policy (ISRP) rule that comprises flow distribution rules for at least one of a For Flow Based flow distribution container used for IP Flow Mobility (IFOM), a For Service Based flow distribution container used for Multi-Access PDN Connectivity (MAPCON), a For Non-Seamless Offload flow distribution container used for Non-Seamless WLAN Offload (NSWO), and an Inter-APN routing flow distribution container, is performed. Here, the Inter-APN routing flow distribution container comprises information related to routing IP flows with respect to a plurality of APNs for using PDN connections to access multiple IP networks. Then a step of selecting, by the UE, among active/valid flow distribution rules in the received ISRP rule, a flow distribution rule having highest priority is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Li-Hsiang Sun, Saso Stojanovski
  • Patent number: 9986291
    Abstract: A method for managing license information for playback of content, includes transmitting certificate information of a storage device to a license serve, updating a certificate revision list received from the license server on the basis of the certificate information, receiving encrypted license information allowing the content to be played through a first session established between the storage device and the license server, the first session being identified by session identification information, and decrypting the encrypted license information and storing the decrypted license information to a secure region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghyun Cho, Jingu Choi, Youngjun Jo, Soyoung Kim, Youngwook Kang
  • Publication number: 20180146460
    Abstract: Provided is a method for receiving a downlink signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprising: receiving a plurality of parameter sets for Semi Persistent Scheduling (SPS)-physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) through higher layer signaling; receiving a downlink control information (DCI) configuring the SPS-PDSCH; and decoding the SPS-PDSCH using one of the received plurality of parameter sets, wherein the parameter set to be used for decoding is determined based on whether an indicator indicating the parameter set to be used for decoding is included in the DCI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jihyun LEE, Seungmin LEE, Hakseong KIM, Hanbyul SEO, Bonghoe KIM
  • Publication number: 20180146476
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for performing random access in a wireless LAN system and a device for same. To this end, a station receives from an AP a frame comprising resource allocation information for random access and performs backoff, on the basis of a predetermined contention window size, in resources allocated on the basis of the resource allocation information for random access. In addition, the station transmits, at a first point in which a backoff counter reaches 0, a second frame by means of randomly selected resources which have been randomly selected among the resources that have been allocated as specified, wherein the STA performs clear channel assessment (CCA) for the resources that have been allocated on the basis of the resource allocation information for random access and thus controls the transmission of the second frame by means of the randomly selected resources on the basis of a CCA result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongki KIM, Kiseon RYU, Hangyu CHO
  • Patent number: D818977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byungsoo Kim, Seongahn Jeon, Hana Kim