Patents Assigned to LG Electronics In.
  • Patent number: 12289599
    Abstract: A wireless power transmission apparatus for transmitting wireless power to a wireless power reception apparatus, according to an embodiment of the present specification: transmits wireless power to the wireless power reception apparatus by means of magnetic coupling to the wireless power reception apparatus at an operating frequency; communicates with the wireless power reception apparatus by using at least one of in-band communication using the operating frequency and out-band communication using BLUETOOTH® communication; performs an authentication step with the wireless power reception apparatus to increase the level of the wireless power being transmitted to the wireless power reception apparatus; and includes, in a BLUETOOTH® packet, an authentication message required in the authentication step, and transmits the included authentication message to the wireless power reception apparatus via the BLUETOOTH® communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Minsoo Lee, Jingu Choi, Gyunghwan Yook, Seunghyun Yoo, Yongcheol Park
  • Patent number: 12285148
    Abstract: Disclosed are a cleaning module and a cleaner comprising same. The cleaning module, according to one aspect of the present specification, comprises: a housing communicating with a suction port of a main body of the cleaner, and comprising a suction space exposed to a bottom surface; a first hole disposed on one side surface, perpendicular to a cleaning direction, of the housing; and a first opening/closing device comprising a first shielding member for enabling communication with the suction space by selectively opening/closing the first hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Daehee Seok
  • Patent number: 12289680
    Abstract: Provided are a discontinuous reception (DRX) operation method of a terminal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus applying the method. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, first configuration information which indicates a monitoring occasion for detecting first DCI comprising information that indicates whether the terminal has woken up; receiving, from the base station, second configuration information which indicates an operation to be applied to the terminal when the first DCI is not detected; monitoring a first PDCCH in order to detect the first DCI in the monitoring occasion; and when the first DCI fails to be detected in the monitoring occasion, monitoring a second PDCCH for detecting not the first DCI but second DCI in a next DRX-on duration on the basis of the second configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Inkwon Seo, Joonkui Ahn, Changhwan Park
  • Patent number: 12287141
    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, and a hinge connecting the door to an upper surface of the cabinet. The hinge includes a mounting part mounted on the cabinet and a hinge pin inserted into the door. The door includes a door body that has a hinge mounting part and is filled with an insulating material, and a panel assembly mounted on a front surface of the door body. The hinge mounting part is recessed into the door body and receives the hinge inserted at a position spaced apart from the upper end of the door body. A pin mounting hole into which the hinge pin is inserted is formed on a lower surface of the hinge mounting part, and an upper opening through which an electric wire directed into the door passes is formed on an upper surface of the hinge mounting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Minho Cheong, Daekil Kang, Ohchul Kwon
  • Patent number: 12289685
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a multi-link device including a first STA and a second STA may receive a first PPDU by means of the first STA. The PPDU may include information about traffic buffered in the second STA operating in a second link. In response to the first PPDU, the multi-link device may change the second STA from a doze state to an awake state, and transmit information about the state of the second STA by means of the second STA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Namyeong Kim, Jeongki Kim, Jinsoo Choi, Suhwook Kim, Sungjin Park, Taewon Song, Insun Jang
  • Patent number: 12289513
    Abstract: A pop-up camera and a display device comprising same, according to one embodiment, are disclosed. The pop-up camera comprises: a camera module arranged so that the camera faces one side; a rail assembly into which the camera module is inserted, and which is formed such that the camera module can move upward and downward; a head assembly, which is open in the direction in which the camera faces and is arranged to cover the camera module and one side of the rail assembly coupled to the camera module so that the camera module and the rail assembly are maintained in a coupled state; and a motor assembly driven in response to an electrical signal to move the rail assembly upward and downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sanghee Nam, Jinho Lee, Minyong Jung
  • Patent number: 12289717
    Abstract: A method for transmitting an uplink signal by means of a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises: receiving configuration information related to transmission of the uplink signal; receiving a message indicating an update of a panel related to the uplink signal; and transmitting the uplink signal on the basis of the configuration information and the message. On the basis of a specific panel being updated to a first panel through the message, the specific panel being configured in at least one specific uplink resource among uplink resources, a beam being configured in the at least one specific uplink resource is updated to a specific beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jonghyun Park, Jiwon Kang, Haewook Park, Seongwon Go
  • Patent number: 12289814
    Abstract: A control method of an appliance, including: the appliance includes a first unit that includes a first lamp, a first cavity, a first door and a first sensor; a second unit that includes a second lamp, a second cavity, a second door and a second sensor; and a controller that controls operations of the first unit and the second unit, includes sensing vibrations generated in any one of the first unit or the second unit by the first sensor and the second sensor; determining whether the sensed vibrations are caused by a knock, and when determining that the sensed vibrations are caused by a knock using the first sensor and the second sensor, transferring a knock-on signal to the controller; and comparing the knock-on signals received from the first sensor and the second sensor and determining which of the first unit or the second unit is given the knock by the controller, and outputting a lamp-on output signal to the first unit or the second unit in which the knock is generated by the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myeongsu Shin, Wanglim Lee, Janghoon Kim, Chan-Yong Yeo
  • Publication number: 20250129540
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laundry treating apparatus including a cabinet having an inlet defined in one surface thereof, a chamber disposed inside the cabinet to provide a space for accommodating laundry therein and in communication with the inlet, supply means supplying at least one of air and moisture to the chamber, a support body located inside the chamber, wherein a clothes hanger is hung inside the support body, a driver allowing the support body to move along at least one of a width direction and a depth direction of the chamber, and vibration controlling means including a fixed body fixed to at least one of the cabinet and the chamber, a mass body positioned below the fixed body, and a connection body having one end connected to the fixed body and the other end connected to the mass body to induce a pendulum motion of the mass body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junghwan LEE, Youngjong KIM
  • Publication number: 20250133624
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to multicast session suspension and resume in wireless communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a user equipment (UE) may monitor a multicast session in a non-connected state, and suspend the monitoring of the multicast session. The UE may monitor a paging in the non-connected state, and based on receiving a paging message including an ID related to the multicast session and not including an ID of the UE in the non-connected state, the UE may resume the monitoring of the multicast session in the non-connected state without transitioning to a connected state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Sangwon KIM
  • Publication number: 20250131897
    Abstract: A display device comprises a first display, a first power supply unit (PSU) configured to supply power to the first display, a second display, a second PSU configured to supply power to the second display, and a processor configured to obtain a first average peak luminance (APL) of a first image to be displayed on the first display, obtain a second APL of a second image to be displayed on the second display and perform control to supply first reserve power of the first PSU or second reserve power of the second PSU to the first display or the second display based on a result of comparison between the first APL and the second APL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Kyungho HWANG
  • Publication number: 20250130436
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a prism apparatus, and a camera apparatus including the same. The prism apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a prism configured to reflect input light toward a first reflected direction; a first actuator configured to change an angle of the prism about a first rotation axis to change the first reflected direction based on a first control signal; a lens configured to output the light reflected by the prism toward a second reflected direction; and a second actuator configured to change an angle of the lens about a second rotation axis to change the second reflected direction based on a second control signal. Accordingly, it is possible to implement the optical image stabilization (OIS) for the prism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyungjoo KANG, Kwanhyung KIM, Dongryeol LEE, Samnyol HONG
  • Publication number: 20250133516
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for operation of a CU in a wireless communication system, and may comprise the steps of: a CU acquiring reference time information from each of at least one DU; the CU receiving MBS provision request information from an AMF; if an MBS provision area includes a plurality of DUs on the basis of the MBS provision request information, performing at least any one of coordination and synchronization via the reference time information acquired from each of the at least one DU; and transmitting information for MBS provision to each of the at least one DU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Daewook BYUN, Seunggye HWANG, Jian XU, Seokjung KIM
  • Publication number: 20250130459
    Abstract: A backlight unit capable of reducing production costs while securing rigidity, and a display including the same are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Hyunseok CHOO
  • Publication number: 20250129533
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique pertaining to a method and device for providing guiding information after washing is finished, and the method for providing guiding information after washing is finished, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a step in which a server communication unit of a management server receives, from a washer, a first message notifying that washing is finished; a step in which the server communication unit receives, from a dryer for drying the laundry from the washer, a second message notifying the start of drying; a step in which a server control unit of the management server calculates, using the first message and the second message, the time during which the laundry was left in the washer; and a step in which the server control unit controls a notification process of the washer or of the dryer by comparing the time during which the laundry was left inside with a reference time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang Won KIM, Tae Yoon KIM, Jung Hyub LEE, Taekyo LEE
  • Publication number: 20250132799
    Abstract: The present disclosure a method of transmitting a signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: mapping data to a symbol having a first phase value; determining a beam direction for the data, the UE comprising an antenna array composed of a plurality of antenna elements, and a phase value of each of the plurality of antenna elements being determined based on the determined beam direction; determining each antenna element indication value corresponding to each of the plurality of antenna elements based on the phase value of each of the plurality of antenna elements; generating a beam for data transmission based on each antenna element indication value; and transmitting the data through the generated beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunam KIM, Minseog KIM, Sung Ho PARK
  • Publication number: 20250133183
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is disclosed. The image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a display; an audio output device; an interface to exchange data with an external sound output device in a wired manner; a wireless communication device to exchange data with the external sound output device in a wireless manner; and a signal processing device to, in a simultaneous sound output mode and in a mode of wireless transmission to the external sound output device, output a first audio signal to the audio output device, and wirelessly transmit a second audio signal based on a first format, and, in response to a number of retransmission requests from the external sound output device being greater than or equal to a reference value, wirelessly transmit an audio signal based on a second format. Accordingly, it is possible to stably output sound through the external sound output device wirelessly connected to the image display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sanghyun HAN, Yookyung UH, Hyungyong PARK
  • Publication number: 20250130760
    Abstract: An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a display; a network interface configured to communicate with an external device; and a controller, the controller being configured to: obtain device information from the external device; based on the obtained device information, determine whether a specification of the external device in association with audio signal processing satisfies a predetermined criterion; based on a determination that the specification of the external device does not satisfy the predetermined criterion, transmit first audio data for predetermined content being displayed through the display; based on a determination that the specification of the external device does not satisfy the predetermined criterion, process an audio signal corresponding to the first audio data according to the specification of the external device; and generate second audio data corresponding to the processed audio signal to transmit the second audio data to the external d
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hansu LEE, Dongjin SHIN
  • Publication number: 20250128434
    Abstract: A robot includes a robot arm including a plurality of joints bent in various directions, a plurality of fingers coupled to one end of the robot arm, and a fingertip coupled to a distal end of each of the fingers. The distal end of the finger includes a first magnet and a coupling protrusion located around the first magnet. The fingertip includes a tip head contacting an object to be gripped, a second magnet located on the tip head and coupled to the first magnet, and a coupling groove into which the coupling protrusion is inserted, on one side of the tip head. The robot may grip various types of objects by enabling replacement with a fingertip suitable for a situation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jeongsoo LEE, Joonkeol SONG
  • Publication number: 20250132504
    Abstract: This electronic device comprises: a main frame disposed along a peripheral region of a display and extending along a side region and a rear region of the electronic device; and an antenna module disposed in an inner space of the main frame and configured to radiate a radio signal in a forward direction or a downward direction of the electronic device through the main frame. The antenna module comprises: a first dielectric layer disposed spaced apart from one side of the antenna substrate in a first direction in which antenna elements radiate signals; a second dielectric layer disposed spaced apart from the first dielectric layer in the first direction; and an air gap layer disposed between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seungmin WOO, Yusuhk SUH, Dongik LEE