Patents Assigned to LG Electronics Inc.
  • Patent number: 9516637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for transmitting an ACK/NACK signal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises receiving downlink control information including a first field for power control information and a second field for resource allocation information through a physical downlink control channel; receiving downlink data using the resource allocation information; and transmitting an ACK/NACK signal through an ACK/NACK resource over a first carrier. If the downlink data is received on the first carrier, the downlink control information further includes a third field for ACK/NACK resource information, and ACK/NACK resource offset information is received in the third field. If the downlink data is received over a second carrier, ACK/NACK resource offset information is received in the first field. The ACK/NACK resource is determined using the lowest resource index constituting the physical downlink control channel and the ACK/NACK resource offset information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Suckchel Yang, Joonkui Ahn
  • Patent number: 9516673
    Abstract: A method for a base station to receive an uplink transmission from a user equipment configured with multiple uplink component carriers in a wireless communications system. The method according to one embodiment includes transmitting, to the user equipment, Radio Resource Control (RRC) configuration information for a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), the RRC configuration information including information for periodically receiving the SRS from the user equipment; transmitting, to the user equipment, Layer 2 (L2) control information indicating states of the plurality of uplink component carriers; and performing a procedure for periodically receiving the SRS from the user equipment on a corresponding uplink component carrier in use of the RRC configuration information. According to whether the corresponding uplink component carrier is in an available state or a non-available state at a time for receiving the SRS, the SRS or no SRS is received from the user equipment, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suck Chel Yang, Dong Youn Seo, Min Gyu Kim, Joon Kui Ahn, Jung Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9516294
    Abstract: A digital broadcast receiving apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic image includes a demultiplexing unit configured to demultiplex a received digital broadcast signal; a PSIP or PSI/SI processor configured to extract extension view video information from the demultiplexed digital broadcast signal; a decoder configured to decode an extension view video stream and a base view video stream from the demultiplexed digital broadcast signal; and an output formatting unit configured to format the extension view video stream and the base view video stream based on the extension view video information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jong-Yeul Suh, Jeonghyu Yang, Hotaek Hong, Joonhui Lee, Jinpil Kim
  • Patent number: 9515212
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a solar cell includes preparing a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type dopant; ion-implanting a pre-amorphization elements into a front surface of the semiconductor substrate to form an amorphous layer; and forming an emitter layer by ion-implanting second conductivity type dopant into the front surface of the semiconductor substrate. The method then further includes heat-treating the layers to activate the second conductivity type dopant. The method further includes forming a back surface field layer at a back surface of the semiconductor substrate by ion-implanting a first conductivity type dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyoungsoo Lee, Seongeun Lee
  • Patent number: 9516486
    Abstract: A device providing an emergency alert service includes an RS frame encoder configured to generate an RS frame in a manner of performing an RS (Reed-Solomon)-CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) encoding on an ensemble comprising a mobile data for a mobile broadcasting service and a service signaling channel containing an access information on the mobile broadcasting service, a divider configured to divide the generated RS frame into a plurality of RS frame portions, a signaling encoder configured to generate a signaling data comprising a TPC (Transmission Parameter Channel) for signaling a transmission parameter of the mobile broadcasting and a FIC (Fast Information Channel) containing a connection information between the ensemble and the broadcasting service, and a data group formatter configured to generate a data group containing a part of the signaling data and the RS frame portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sejin Oh, Jeongwoo Kim, Minsung Kwak
  • Patent number: 9515798
    Abstract: If a PDCCH is multiplexed with data in a DMRS based manner, an E-PDCCH may be allocated by frequency-first mapping in reverse time order, starting from an OFDM symbol carrying the last DMRS in the first slot of a PRB allocated to a UE. For example, the E-PDCCH may be mapped to a resource region in the manner illustrated in FIG. 27. For reference, various signals may mapped to a resource region of a subframe in following manner: (1) CRSs or DMRSs may be mapped to the resource region of the subframe, (2) a legacy PDCCH may be mapped to the resource region, and then (3) the E-PDCCH may be mapped to the remaining region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jiwoong Jang, Jaehoon Chung, Hyunsoo Ko
  • Patent number: 9516365
    Abstract: Provided are a video display device and a method of operating the same. The video display device request content recognition configuration information to a third party server that is not dependent on any single channel, and receives the content recognition configuration information from the third party server. The video display device extracts a plurality of content recognition configuration information items from the content recognition configuration information and configures the plurality of content recognition configuration information item in the video display device. The video display device obtains contents information of uncompressed content on the basis of the plurality of content recognition configuration information item, obtains an application on the basis of the content information, and executes the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyoungsoo Moon, Joonhui Lee, Sanghyun Kim, Jinpil Kim, Aettie Ji, Seungjoo An, Kyungho Kim, Sejin Oh
  • Patent number: 9514758
    Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal, the method including receiving a downmix signal including at least one object signal, and object information extracted when the downmix signal is generated, the at least one object signal including a background object and at least one independent object; receiving mix information including mode selection information, the mix information for controlling the at least object signal; receiving enhanced object information corresponding to a residual signal generated when the at least one object signal is downmixed to the downmix signal; generating downmix processing information by using the object information and the mix information; generating an output signal by applying the downmix processed information to the downmix signal; and extracting the background object and the at least one independent object from the downmix signal, by using the enhanced object information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyen-O Oh, Yang Won Jung
  • Patent number: 9515799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of transmitting downlink control information (DCI) for a low-cost machine type communication (MTC) used for a wireless access system, and apparatuses for supporting same. A method of receiving DCI for low-cost MTC equipment includes the steps of: receiving a signal including DCI format information about DCI; and receiving a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) signal including the DCI by using the DCI formation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiwoong Jang, Hyunsoo Ko, Hangyu Cho
  • Patent number: 9513736
    Abstract: A mobile terminal which includes a terminal body; a display mounted to the terminal body; a window disposed to cover the display and including central and edge regions wherein the central region is formed of a transmissive material and configured to align with the display, and the edge region is formed of an opaque material and configured to surround the central region. The mobile terminal further includes a first touch sensor disposed to span at least the central region and configured to detect a touch input to the central region; and a second touch sensor disposed to span at least part of the edge region and configured to detect a touch input to the at least part of the edge region, wherein the second touch sensor is configured to have a higher touch sensitivity than the first in order to detect a touch input to the opaque edge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hongjo Shim, Seonghyok Kim, Haengchul Kwak, Hyejin Eum
  • Patent number: 9510725
    Abstract: A dishwasher is provided. The dishwasher may include a case, a tub provided in the case and forming a dishwashing space, a re-using section provided inside the case and forming a space for storing wash water to be sprayed into the tub, and a water storing section provided inside the case and forming another space, separated from the re-using section, for storing externally supplied wash water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Youmin Lee, Soohan Eo, Jongmin Lee
  • Patent number: 9515796
    Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for allocating a downlink control channel in a wireless communication system. A base station allocates a downlink control channel to cell-specific reference signal (CRS) resource elements (REs) capable of transmitting a CRS and transmits a downlink control signal to a terminal through the allocated downlink control channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Young Chun, Ki Tae Kim, Su Nam Kim, Ji Won Kang, Bin Chul Ihm, Sung Ho Park
  • Patent number: 9516601
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for determining the transmission power of an uplink control channel of a terminal which has been assigned, by a base station, two cells that have different UL-DL configurations, and an apparatus using the method. The method comprises: choosing a larger value between N1, the number of downlink subframes that correspond to subframe n of a first cell having a first UL-DL configuration, and N2, the number of downlink subframes that correspond to subframe n of a second cell having a second UL-DL configuration; and determining a parameter value based on the chosen value, wherein the parameter determines the transmission power of an uplink control channel which is transmitted in subframe n.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dongyoun Seo, Suckchel Yang, Joonkui Ahn
  • Patent number: 9515863
    Abstract: A broadcast signal receiver is disclosed. A broadcast signal receiver according to the present invention comprises a synchronization/demodulation module carrying out signal detection and OFDM demodulation on a received broadcast signal; a frame parsing and deinterleaving module parsing and deinterleaving a signal frame of the broadcast signal; a demapping and decoding module converting data of at least one Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) of the broadcast signal into a bit domain and performing FEC decoding on the converted data; and an output processing module receiving data of the at least one PLP and outputting the received data into a data stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongseob Baek, Woosuk Ko, Sungryong Hong
  • Patent number: 9516613
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specially, the present invention relates to a method of maintaining uplink synchronization at a user equipment in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation; configuring plural uplink component carriers, wherein each of the plural uplink component carriers has a respective uplink synchronization timing; receiving a downlink control information (DCI) through a physical downlink control channel of a specific downlink component carrier, wherein the DCI indicates an initiation of random access procedure and includes a carrier indicator field indicating one of the plurality of uplink component carriers; and transmitting a random access preamble through a uplink component carrier indicated by the carrier indicator field among the plural uplink component carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suck Chel Yang, Min Gyu Kim, Joon Kui Ahn, Dong Youn Seo
  • Patent number: 9516670
    Abstract: A method is described for receiving a downlink control information (DCI) from a base station (BS) by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes monitoring a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates having the same payload size in a common search space and a UE-specific search space on a primary cell to receive the DCI. The common search space and the UE-specific search space are overlapped. If the UE is configured with a carrier indicator field (CIF), the method further includes determining that only a PDCCH in the common search space is transmitted from among the plurality of PDCCH candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Soyeon Kim, Jinmin Kim, Jaehoon Chung, Seunghee Han
  • Patent number: 9515800
    Abstract: A method for transmitting feedback information on device to device (D2D) transmission data in a wireless communication system for supporting D2D communication according to the present invention comprises the steps of: informing a D2D link with another D2D terminal through a D2D terminal search; enabling a first D2D terminal to receive, in the formed D2D link, D2D information including resource allocation information for transmitting D2D data from a base station; enabling the first D2D terminal to receive data from a linked second D2D terminal through a resource according to the resource allocation information; and transmitting, to the base station, feedback information including acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) signals for the received data, wherein the feedback information can comprise a D2D indicator for indicating the information related to the D2D communication and the identification information of the first D2D terminal and/or the identification information of the second D2D terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongguk Lim, Hangyu Cho
  • Patent number: 9513613
    Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a component for a network system. The method of controlling a component for a network system, which is communicable with the other component, includes recognizing energy information or additional information except for the energy information; and providing recommended information related to an operation of the component within a recommended range on the basis of the recognized energy information or the additional information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Junho Ahn, Daegeun Seo, Dalho Cheong, Joongkeun Lee, Bongmun Jang, Yanghwan Kim, Hoonbong Lee, Koonseok Lee, Moonseok Seo, Seogho Go
  • Patent number: D773419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youngsoo Han, Jongho Kim, Sunha Park, Youngkyoung Kim, Nari Lee
  • Patent number: D773458
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seala Park, Seongjae Lim