Patents Assigned to LG Electronics Inc.
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Publication number: 20140051428Abstract: Provided is a method for reporting carried out by a terminal in a wireless communication system. The method comprises: receiving a public land mobile network (PLMN) list, which is information on one or more of PLMNs on which a logged minimization drive test (MDT) is valid; receiving information for executing the logged MDT; logging a measurement on the basis of the information for executing the logged MDT; entering a target cell in a radio resource control (RRC) connected state; determining whether or not the logged measurement is reportable; and if determined possible to report to the target cell, reporting the whole or a part of the logged measurement to the target cell. Whether or not the logged measurement can be reported is determined on the basis of the PLMN list.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sung Hoon Jung, Young Dae Lee, Sung Duck Chun, Seung June Yp, Sung Jun Park
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Patent number: 8655142Abstract: A method for displaying a record in an initial driving state of a record displaying apparatus is disclosed. The method includes searching execution/non-execution file descriptors of recorded multimedia files, and extracting record files not played back, and outputting a record file alarming message when a record file not played back is extracted. The record displaying apparatus is also disclosed. Execution/non-execution file descriptors of record files are searched upon system initialization of a broadcast receiver. When there is a new record or a record not played back, a record file alarming message is output in a state of being overlaid on a broadcast signal received. Accordingly, the user can access the record file list simultaneously with viewing a broadcast, without using any additional means.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2007Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Joon Yong Hong, Han Seung Chung
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Patent number: 8656261Abstract: The present invention discloses a receiving system and a method of processing data to receiving and processing mobile service data. The receiving system may include a signal receiving unit, a demodulating unit, a data processor, and a middleware engine. The signal receiving unit receives a broadcasting signal, which includes IP packets, payload of the IP packets including a DSM-CC module data part and a DSM-CC header, the DSM-CC module data part including a plurality of DSM-CC objects, and the DSM-CC header including identification information for identifying the DSM-CC module. The demodulating unit demodulates the received broadcasting signal including IP packets. The data processor extracts a plurality of DSM-CC objects of a corresponding payload with reference to DSM-CC header information of the IP packets demodulated by the demodulating unit and configuring a DSM-CC module, which includes identification information and the extracted DSM-CC objects.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Chul Soo Lee, In Hwan Choi, Ho Taek Hong, Kook Yeon Kwak, Hyoung Gon Lee, Jae Hyung Song, Jin Pil Kim, Won Gyu Song, Joon Hui Lee, Jin Woo Kim, Byoung Gill Kim, Jong Yeul Suh, Kyu Tae Ahn
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Patent number: 8650772Abstract: The present invention relates to a laundry machine that can prevent as well as remove wrinkles of laundry. A laundry machine includes a drum rotatable in a cabinet; a hot air heater to supply hot air to the drum by heating air; a steam generator to supply steam to the drum; a sensor to sense a laundry amount inside the drum; and a controller to control an amount of steam supplied to the drum based on sensing results of the sensor. In another aspect of the present invention, a controlling method of a laundry machine includes sensing a laundry amount inside a drum and drying the laundry by supplying hot air to the drum. In the drying of the laundry by supplying hot air to the drum, an amount of hot air is adjusted based on the laundry amount sensed in the sensing of the laundry amount inside the drum.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2007Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Chang Woo Son, Sang Hun Bae, Chul Jin Choi, Dong Hyun Kim, Young Bok Son, Heung Jae Kim
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Patent number: 8654075Abstract: A mobile terminal including a body having at least one partial region including a flexible material; a flexible display to display information; a sensor unit to detect a first physical bending of the flexible display; and a controller to display a prescribed mark to a specific region of the flexible display based on the detected bending of the flexible display.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Chan Kim
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Patent number: 8650900Abstract: Disclosed are an ice bin installed in a refrigerator or the like and a refrigerating machine having the same. One auger having spiral transfer wings rotates to transfer ice cubes that are introduced between the transfer wings, which allows a constant amount of ice or an amount of ice selected by a user to be dispensed. In addition, a shutter is disposed at a lower side of the auger to define a dispensing space, which may reduce a length of a casing in a depth direction and, thereby, result in a reduced size of the ice bin.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Kyung-Han Jeong, Wook-Yong Lee
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Patent number: 8654688Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for performing communication using a half-frequency division duplex (H-FDD) frame structure in a mobile communication system. A user equipment for performing communication using an H-FDD frame structure according to the present invention comprises an RF unit in which each user equipment group receives and transmits signals using the H-FDD frame structure wherein the order of the downlink zone and uplink zone are reversely allocated to each of the groups. The downlink zone and uplink zone, which are allocated to each of the user equipment groups in the H-FDD frame structure, include a sub-frame wherein one or more symbols are allocated to idle time slots or are punctured. Each of the user equipment groups can receive and transmit signals using symbols that are not allocated to the idle time slots or are not punctured in the sub-frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Dong Guk Lim, Jin Soo Choi, Han Gyu Cho, Jin Sam Kwak, Yeong Hyeon Kwon, Sung Ho Moon
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Patent number: 8653934Abstract: An electronic device can include: a communication unit; a display unit for display contents; and a controller configured to: display a user interface for querying whether to continuously display the contents or stop a display of the contents on the display unit, when the electronic device enters a high rate time slot determined based on electricity rate information received through the communication unit, receive an input for stopping the display of the contents through the user interface, and output a power ON signal and source information of the contents to a replacement electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Haesoo Lee, Jaehong Kim
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Patent number: 8650899Abstract: An ice-making assembly for a refrigerator, which can effectively separate ice from a tray and a power transmission assembly for transmitting power to the tray are provided. The power transmission assembly includes a body unit defining an exterior of the ice-making assembly and a plurality of gear teeth protruding from an outer circumference of the body unit. Each of the gear teeth includes a first end portion protruding from the body unit by a predetermined distance and a second end portion further protruding from the body unit than the first end portion. According to the embodiments, even when the water is infiltrated into the power transmission assembly and frozen, the frozen ice can be removed in a direction by the above-described structures of the gears.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Byoung-Jun Lee
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Patent number: 8656156Abstract: A digital Rights Management (DRM), and particularly an apparatus and method of authentication between DRM agents for moving Rights Object (RO) is provided, whereby RO and contents can be moved between DRM agents after a simple authentication therebetween using specific authentication information received from a Rights Issuer (R1), in case where the RO is moved in a user domain or among a plurality of DRM agents.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Seung-Jae Lee
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Patent number: 8654625Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting data performed by at least one base station (BS) in a wireless communication system is provided. First signals are respectively mapped to a first Orthgonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol of a first BS and a second BS, and are transmitted. A second signal, having a ? shifted phase of the first signal, is mappped to a second OFDM symbol, and is transmitted by the first BS. The respective first signals and the second signal are transmitted in a same subcarrier in a frequency domain.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Yeong Hyeon Kwon, Dong Guk Lim, Han Gyu Cho, Jae Hoon Chung
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Patent number: 8653767Abstract: The embodiment relates to a method for controlling a refrigerator. The method for controlling a refrigerator including: inputting an opening signal to open a selected door of a plurality of doors; rotating a driving motor to open a selected door; and opening the selected door by pushing the selected door of the plurality of doors by one of a plurality of push members by the rotation of the driving motor.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Myung Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8654666Abstract: Disclosed is a communication method in a multi-carrier system, including: allocating radio resources for transmitting signals to a middle guard band; and transmitting the signals through the radio resources; wherein the middle guard band is a frequency band positioned between used bands of a plurality of carriers, respectively, within an aggregated carrier formed by aggregating the plurality of carriers and a unit allocating the radio resources of the middle guard band is different from a unit allocating the radio resources of the used bands. A multi-carrier system uses the guard bands between the carriers to improve channel estimation performance or increase efficiency of radio resources.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jae Hoon Chung, Min Seok Noh, Yeong Hyeon Kwon, Seung Hee Han, So Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 8655331Abstract: A method of updating contact information stored in one or more phone book entries stored in a mobile communication terminal comprises receiving caller id information; comparing the received caller id information with contact information stored in the one or more phone book entries; and displaying the contact information in one of said phone book entries, if the contact information at least partially matches the caller id information.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Jong Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8654235Abstract: A terminal device includes: a camera configured to capture an image via a lens; a wireless communication unit configured to receive service information corresponding to a service zone in the service zone; a controller configured to extract service information corresponding to the image captured by the camera among the received service information; and a display unit configured to visually display the extracted service information under the control of the controller.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jinsung Im, Yunji Koh, Kangsoo Shin, Dukho Choi
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Patent number: 8654091Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal comprises: a touchscreen controllable to display at least one home screen or a lock screen; and a controller configured to: control the touchscreen to display the at least one home screen when the mobile terminal is in a standby state, one of the at least one home screen displaying at least one application object including one or more widget objects; and control the touchscreen to display the lock screen when the mobile terminal is switched from the standby state to a locked state. The lock screen displays a specific widget object of the one or more widget objects if the specific widget object was selected by a user for the lock screen.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Minjoo Kim, Isu Byun, Jiwoon Kim, Sanghyuck Lee, Inyong Hwang
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Patent number: 8651834Abstract: A linear compressor comprises: a fixed member including a cylinder for providing a refrigerant compression space; a movable member, which includes a piston for compressing refrigerant inside the cylinder and a supporter composed of a center portion being aligned with a center of the piston and a support portion extended radially of the piston and which makes a linear reciprocating movement about the fixed member; a plurality of mainsprings supported on the support portion of the supporter, for elastically supporting the piston in an axial direction; and a mass member, which includes a center portion to couple with the center portion of the supporter and a plurality of ends extended from the center portion to maintain an air-gap towards the support portion of the supporter and towards the mainsprings.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong-Koo Lee, Seong-Yeol Hyeon
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Patent number: 8656262Abstract: A digital broadcast system and a method of processing data are provided. The transmitting system of the digital broadcast system includes an encoder for encoding mobile data for FEC to build RS frames, a signaling encoder for encoding TPC data including the RS frame mode information, a divider for dividing at least one of the RS frames into a plurality of portions, a block processor for converting one portion to a plurality of SCCC blocks, a converter for converting the SCCC blocks to data blocks, a group formatter for forming data groups, a packet formatter for forming data packets including data in the data groups, a multiplexer for multiplexing main data packets including main data and the data packets, a trellis encoder for performing trellis encoding on data in the multiplexed data packets and a transmission unit for transmitting the broadcast signal including a parade of the data groups.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Sung Ryong Hong, In Hwan Choi, Kook Yeon Kwak, Byoung Gill Kim, Won Gyu Song, Jin Woo Kim, Hyoung Gon Lee
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Patent number: 8655414Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit; a first power source configured to supply a first power; a first control unit configured to control operations of the mobile terminal; and an attaching mechanism configured to receive a detachable e-paper kit including e-paper, a second power source configured to supply a second power, and a second control unit configured to control operations of the e-paper kit. Further, when the e-paper kit is attached to the mobile terminal via the attaching mechanism, the first control unit is configured to control the display unit to display first information via the first power supplied by the first power source, and the second control unit of the e-paper kit is configured to control the e-paper to display second information via the second power supplied by the second power source.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2010Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jong Hwan Kim, Bong Soo Kim
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Patent number: D699700Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyun Woo Yoo, Cheol Woong Shin