Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a beamforming training for a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) operation in a wireless local area network is provided. The apparatus assigns at least one of a plurality of sector groups with respect to each of a plurality of array antennas. The apparatus determines a sector used for a data transmission during a sector sweep by transmitting a plurality of sector sweep messages in the plurality of sector groups through the plurality of array antennas to responders simultaneously.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 6, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors:
Kyungtae Jo, Hangyu Cho, Jinmin Kim, Eunsung Park, Sungjin Park
Abstract: There is disclosed a mobile terminal including a body comprising a predetermined flexible portion, a display provided in the body to output image information and to receive an input touch gesture, a plurality of actuators provided in the body to change a shape of the body, and a controller controls the actuators in accordance with an operation condition set corresponding to the event, when an event is generated, wherein the operation condition comprises at least one of a driving actuator of which a shape is changed, a shape-variation level of the driving actuator, a shape-variation speed of the driving actuator and a shape-variation frequency of the driving actuator. The body of the mobile terminal includes the actuator to change the shape of the mobile terminal. Accordingly, the user can be informed of a message by the shape variation of the mobile terminal, such that use convenience may be enhanced.
Abstract: Provided is a component for a network system. The component for a network system which is communicable with the other component includes a communication unit for communicating with the other component, an input part for inputting a command related to an operation of the component, and a control part for controlling the operation of the component. The component includes a power saving function in which the component is operable on the basis of energy information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2011
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors:
Moonseok Seo, Junho Ahn, Daegeun Seo, Dalho Cheong, Joongkeun Lee, Bongmun Jang, Hyunjung Kwak, Yanghwan Kim, Sangwook Seo, Hoonbong Lee, Koonseok Lee, Kuyoung Son, Kyungeun Jo, Sangil Hwang
Abstract: A display device including a substrate including a wiring electrode; a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices electrically connected to the wiring electrode; and an intermediate electrode extending along one direction to be electrically connected to conductive electrodes of adjoining semiconductor light emitting devices, covering the conductive electrodes, and facing the wiring electrode to be electrically connected to the wiring electrode.
Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator; a lighting device provided in the storage chamber, a first door rotatably coupled to the case to open and close the storage chamber, an auxiliary storage chamber provided in the first door, a second door, a front panel formed of a transparent material, an evaporation treatment unit evaporated on an overall back surface of the front panel to transmit lights partially, a variable transparency film attached to a back surface of the evaporation treatment unit provided in the front panel to get transparent when the power is supplied, a frame unit with an opening having a corresponding size to an opening provided in the first door, an insulation panel distant from the front panel, a power supply unit for supplying an electric power to the variable transparency film and the lighting device, a proximity sensor provided in the second door to sense a user's approaching.
Abstract: A display device includes a first display panel, a second display panel opposite the first display panel, a frame positioned between the first display panel and the second display panel, a first opening formed on the frame and positioned on a lower back side of the first display panel, a second opening formed on the frame and positioned on an upper back side of the second display panel, a first printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected to the first display panel and positioned in the first opening, and a second PCB electrically connected to the second display panel and positioned in the second opening.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 16, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors:
Youhoe Gu, Mansuk Lee, Namhun Kim, Jaehong Park, Jihoon Han
Abstract: A robot cleaner having a monitoring function and minimizing power consumption and/or securing communication efficiency and a method of controlling a robot cleaner are provided. The robot cleaner may include at least one sound obtaining device; at least one image obtaining device; and a controller configured to determine whether a sound obtained through the at least one sound obtaining device is abnormal, sense a direction in which an abnormal sound is generated, and obtain images in the direction in which the abnormal sound is generated. The robot cleaner may automatically recognize a surrounding situation, and when necessary, the robot cleaner may rotate and/or move in a corresponding direction and/or position to obtain images or transmit the obtained images to a remote terminal, thereby minimizing power consumption of the robot cleaner with limited power.
Abstract: A refrigerator hinge includes a hinge supporter configured to be mounted on a front surface of a cabinet of a refrigerator, the hinge supporter defining a fitting hole and including a bracket support portion that at least partially surrounds an edge of the fitting hole and protrudes from a front surface of the hinge supporter, a hinge bracket configured to be perpendicularly coupled to the hinge supporter, the hinge bracket including an insertion portion that protrudes from a first end of the hinge bracket and is configured to be inserted into the fitting hole, and a hinge pin configured to be coupled to a second end of the hinge bracket opposite the first end. When the hinge bracket is coupled to the hinge supporter, an inner edge of the bracket support portion contacts an outer circumferential surface of the hinge bracket.
Abstract: A method and an apparatus for receiving broadcast signals thereof are disclosed. The apparatus for receiving broadcast signals, the apparatus comprises a receiver to receive the broadcast signals, a demodulator to demodulate the received broadcast signals by an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex) scheme, a frame parser to parse a signal frame from the demodulated broadcast signals, wherein the signal frame includes service data corresponding to each of a plurality of physical paths, a time deinterleaver to time deinterleave service data in each physical path by a TI (Time Interleaving) block, wherein the time deinterleaver further performs inserting at least one virtual FEC block into at least one TI block of the service data, wherein each TI block includes a variable number of FEC blocks of the service data, wherein a number of the at least one virtual FEC block is defined based on a maximum number of FEC blocks of a TI block and a decoder to decode the time deinterleaved service data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 17, 2017
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors:
Jongseob Baek, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong
Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus having a heat pump cycle for performing a washing cycle and a drying cycle is provided. The clothes treating apparatus may include a drum configured to accommodate a item to be treated; a heat pump cycle having a first evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and an expansion valve to heat air introduced into the drum; a circulation duct configured to form a circulation passage of air that has passed through the drum; a circulation fan configured to circulate the air; and a controller configured to drive the heat pump cycle and the circulation fan during the washing cycle to preheat at least one of the drum or the circulation duct.
Abstract: Provided is a method by which a terminal performs a measurement in a cloud wireless communication system comprising one or more baseband units (BBUs), and one or more remote radio units (RRUs) connected to the specific BBU among the BBUs so as to directly provide services to the terminal through one or more cells.
Abstract: A wireless device supporting Wi-Fi Direct service includes: a display; a communication unit; and a controller configured to cause: transmitting resolution information including a plurality of resolutions that are supported by the wireless device to a second wireless device; receiving an entire image including a first image and a second image from the second wireless device if a resolution of the first image is not one of the plurality of resolutions; displaying the first image by removing the second image from the received entire image when the entire image is received; and receiving the first image from the second wireless device without the second image if the resolution of the first image is included in the resolution information, the second image being an image that is added to the first image such that a resolution of the received entire image corresponds to one of the plurality of resolutions.
Abstract: A broadcast signal reception method and a reception system are provided. The reception system includes a first processor, a second processor, and a storage medium. The first processor receives and processes a signaling table, the signaling table comprising first signaling information including access information of Non-Real-Time (NRT) service data and second signaling information including media object association information of the NRT service data. The second processor receives the NRT service data and processes a file including the received NRT service data based on the access information and the media object association information processed by the first processor. The storage medium stores the processed file of the NRT service data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 16, 2017
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Jae Hyung Song, Chul Soo Lee, Jin Pil Kim, Jong Yeul Suh, Joon Hui Lee
Abstract: A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a terminal main body, a user input unit provided at the terminal main body and capable of receiving a control command for executing a specific function, a sensor unit provided adjacent to the user input unit and capable of sensing biometric information during the reception of the control command, and a controller capable of executing the specific function based on the control command and calculating a blood pressure value using the biometric information.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 31, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors:
Hongjo Shim, Hyunok Lee, Youngho Sohn, Mihyun Park, Jisoo Park, Hyunwoo Kim, Sungho Woo, Seonghyok Kim
Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for transmitting a broadcast signal. The method for transmitting a broadcast signal according to the present invention proposes a system capable of supporting next-generation broadcast service in an environment supporting a next-generation hybrid broadcast which uses a terrestrial broadcasting network and an internet network. Also, the present invention proposes an efficient signaling method which can encompass both the terrestrial broadcasting network and the internet network in an environment supporting next-generation hybrid broadcast.
Abstract: One embodiment for the present invention related to a method for performing discovery by a first device supporting Wi-Fi display (WFD), the method comprising: transmitting a discovery request frame containing one or more type length value (TLV) fields to an access point (AP); and receiving, through an AP, a discovery response frame which is transmitted from a second device having received the discovery request frame and which contains one or more TLV fields, wherein the one or more TLVs included in the discovery request frame contains information on the first device, and the one or more TLVs included in the discovery response frame contains, among information on the second device, information corresponding to the discovery request frame.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 18, 2014
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventors:
Byungjoo Lee, Giwon Park, Dongcheol Kim
Abstract: A driver assistance apparatus in a vehicle, and including a sensor configured to detect obstacles around the vehicle; a plurality of indicator output units disposed at different positions on the vehicle; and a processor configured to detect an obstacle around the vehicle and a positional relationship between the vehicle and the obstacle, selectively control the indicator output units to display an indicator outside the vehicle at a position and with a display characteristic, based on the detected positional relationship, detect the positional relationship between the vehicle and the obstacle changing, and selectively control the indicator output units to change at least one of the position and the display characteristic of the indicator based on the changing positional relationship.
Abstract: A method of transmitting a downlink signal to a terminal by a base station is provided. The base station transmits a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) downlink data and/or control information related to the SPS downlink data. The base station performs rate matching of the SPS downlink data for particular control information in a particular subframe when the particular control information schedules the SPS downlink data in the particular subframe, and rate matching of the SPS downlink data for a resource block pair including a resource block pair for subsequent particular control information in a particular subframe when the particular control information does not schedule the SPS downlink data in the particular subframe. The rate matching of the SPS downlink data is performed with respect to a resource block pair in which the particular control information is detected, or a resource block pair including one or more search spaces.
Abstract: There is provided a method for determining a handover. The method may comprise: determining, by User Equipment (UE), whether a timer is running, wherein the UE has accessed multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs); if the timer is not running, performing, by the UE, a handover of a data traffic, which has been routed onto a Wireless LAN (WLAN), to an original RAT; and if the timer is running, not performing, by the UE, the handover of the data traffic, which has been routed onto the WLAN, to the original RAT. The data traffic may be been routed onto the WLAN as a result of Circuit Switched Fall-Back (CSFB) or 3GPP RAT mobility.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 6, 2016
Date of Patent:
May 22, 2018
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc.
Inventors:
Hyun Sook Kim, Jae Hyun Kim, Lae Young Kim, Tae Hyeon Kim