Patents Assigned to Pantech, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10652830
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for establishing maximum transmission power. The present invention comprises: receiving an RRC message including a user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value established by a first base station or a second base station; reestablishing maximum output power based on the user equipment specific maximum transmission power value; and simultaneously transmitting an uplink to the first base station or the second base station within the reestablished maximum output power. The user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value is established for each of the first base station and the second base station, and the sum of the user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value for the first base station and the user equipment-specific maximum transmission power value for the second base station is less than or equal to a maximum output power value for the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Cheul Jung, Jae Hyun Ahn, Ki Bum Kwon, Kang Suk Huh
  • Patent number: 10403964
    Abstract: A conductive border surrounds a terminal along a direction. A mobile terminal includes a wireless transmission/reception circuit to output a signal for a wireless communication of the mobile terminal; a conductive border that forms side surfaces of the mobile terminal; a ground element electrically connected to the conductive border; a first antenna element electrically connected to the conductive border and the wireless transmission/reception circuit; and a second antenna element electrically connected to the conductive border and the ground element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Kyoung Sang Yoo, Myung Gu Kang
  • Patent number: 10394516
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal and method for controlling a sound (audio) to be output, the mobile terminal including at least one application including sound (audio) data and requesting an output sound, a sound (audio) control unit to determine an output sound when a plurality of requests for the output sound is input by a plurality of applications being executed, and a sound (audio) output unit to output the determined sound by forming a virtual output path for each of the sound data to be output, and blocking other virtual output paths aside from a virtual output path mapped to the sound determined to be output by the sound control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Il Lee, Young Jun Kang, Jae Woo Hwang
  • Patent number: 10299224
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a terminal which is set to be dually connected to at least two heterogeneous base stations through uplink wireless connection. A method for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a user equipment performing wireless communication based on dual connectivity. The method may include triggering the PHR based on at least one of a path loss change and a periodic timer; and transmitting at least one PHR to at least one base station according to the dual connectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Ki Bum Kwon, Jae Hyun Ahn, Kang Suk Huh
  • Patent number: 10250398
    Abstract: In a mobile terminal and method, the mobile terminal and method calculate a usage amount of data for each application executed in the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a communication unit to communicate to a server; a recognition unit to recognize an application sending a data communication connection request; a calculation unit to calculate a usage amount of data communicated by the application sending the data communication connection request; and a control unit to control the mobile terminal based on the calculation and of data usage for the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventor: Jung Im Yoo
  • Publication number: 20190037587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus allowing a simultaneous transmission of control signals in a wireless communication system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Pantech Inc.
    Inventor: Dong Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 10140014
    Abstract: A method for controlling an application based on a handwriting input includes recognizing a handwriting input received on a touch panel of a terminal; determining a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; selecting an application capable of being associated with the symbol; and associating the symbol with a function of the application. A terminal to control an application based on a handwriting input includes a determination unit to recognize a handwriting input received on a touch panel of the terminal, and to determine a symbol corresponding to the handwriting input; and a processor configured to select an application capable of being associated with the symbol, and to associate the symbol with a function of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Jeong Won Oh, Woo Kyung Jeong
  • Patent number: 10090903
    Abstract: The terminal receives channel status information reference signals (CSI-RSs) transmitted from a base station. The terminal includes a configuration information receiving unit for receiving, from the base station, CSI-RS configuration information which includes a number of CSI-RS antenna ports for a horizontal antenna in an antenna array of the base station and information indicating a CSI-RS pattern for the horizontal antenna in a particular subframe, a configuration identification unit for extracting a number of CSI-RS antenna ports for a vertical antenna and a CSI-RS pattern for the vertical antenna, based on the number of CSI-RS antenna ports for the horizontal antenna and the information indicating CSI-RS pattern for the horizontal antenna, when it is determined that a CSI-RS for the vertical antenna is transmitted, and a reference signal reception unit for receiving the CSI-RS for the horizontal antenna and the CSI-RS for the vertical antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: PANTECH INC.
    Inventors: Sung Jun Yoon, Jianjun Li
  • Patent number: 10074345
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display unit to display a first surface of a multifaceted graphical object, a motion detecting unit to detect a motion of the mobile terminal, and a control unit to switch the displayed first surface to a second surface of the multifaceted graphical object based on the detected motion. A method for switching a display surface of a multifaceted graphical object includes displaying a first surface of the multifaceted graphical object on a mobile terminal, detecting a motion of the mobile terminal, and switching the displayed first surface to a second surface of the multifaceted graphical object based on the detected motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Wook Park, Hyoung-Il Park, Seung-Jin Ahn
  • Patent number: 10055037
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and methods for operating a mobile terminal based on a touch input, including receiving at least one touch input to a touch panel of the mobile terminal, the touch panel including a first input area and a second input area; generating at least one touch sensed signal corresponding to the at least one touch input to one or more of the first input area and the second input area; generating at least one control signal corresponding to the at least one touch sensed signal, wherein the first input area remains activated in a power off state of the mobile terminal and the second input area is initially deactivated in the power off state. The mobile terminal and methods for operating the mobile terminal based on a touch input thereby provide for an improved design and enhanced reliability of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeng-Keun Lim, Sung-Ryun Moon
  • Patent number: 10050754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for transmitting a reference signal in a multi-antenna system. The present specification discloses a method for receiving a reference signal, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, first channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration information including individual parameters necessary when a terminal receives a first CSI-RS from a horizontally adjacent horizontal representative antenna among the all of the transmission antennas of the base station and second CSI-RS configuration information including individual parameters necessary when the terminal receives a second CSI-RS from a vertically adjacent vertical representative antenna; and receiving the respective first and second CSI-RSs from the base station on the basis of the first CSI-RS configuration information and the second CSI-RS configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Jian Jun Li, Kyoung Min Park
  • Patent number: 9961648
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a terminal which is set to be dually connected to at least two heterogeneous base stations through uplink wireless connection. A method for transmitting a power headroom report (PHR) by a user equipment performing wireless communication based on dual connectivity. The method may include triggering the PHR based on at least one of a path loss change and a periodic timer; and transmitting at least one PHR to at least one base station according to the dual connectivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Ki Bum Kwon, Jae Hyun Ahn, Kang Suk Huh
  • Patent number: 9930720
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for user equipment receiving multi-flow data with respect to one evolved packet system (EPS) bearer through a macro base station (macro eNB) and a small base station (small eNB) in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity. The method comprises the steps of: a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity of the user equipment receiving PDCP packet data units (PDU) through the macro base station and the small base station from a PDCP entity of the macro base station; obtaining PDCP service data units (SDU) corresponding to PDCP PDUs; and receiving from the macro base station information related to a sequence timer for the PDCP SDUs through a radio resource control (RRC) message, wherein the PDCP SDUs are indicated by a predefined PDCP sequence number (SN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Cheul Jung, Kang Suk Huh, Jae Hyun Ahn, Ki Bum Kwon
  • Patent number: 9774361
    Abstract: A portable device and a method for transmitting signals at maximum data transmission rate are disclosed herein. The method includes checking minimum transmission power levels of first and the second transmission signals to prevent interrupted transmissions; determining the power levels of the first and the second transmission signals having the maximum data transmission rate based on the minimum transmission power levels and highest transmission power levels satisfying the specific absorption rate (SAR) regulations according to a stored SAR table; transmitting the first and the second transmission signals at the respective determined power levels using a main antenna; and transmitting the second transmission signal using an auxiliary antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Pantech, Inc.
    Inventor: Seok jin Hong
  • Patent number: 9763283
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for wireless link (radio link) control in a wireless communication system supporting dual connectivity is disclosed. The present invention includes: detecting radio link failure (RLF) of a secondary serving cell provided from a secondary base station, separately from detecting RLF of a primary serving cell provided from a master base station; generating a RLF specifier specifying an occurrence of RLF of the secondary serving cell when RLF of the secondary serving cell is detected; and transmitting the RLF specifier to an RRC connected master base station. A wireless link between a terminal and a master base station and a wireless link between a terminal and a secondary base station can be managed individually when a terminal is dually connected to both the master base station and the secondary base station in a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Myung Cheul Jung, Ki Bum Kwon, Jae Hyun Ahn, Kang Suk Huh
  • Patent number: 9754557
    Abstract: A source device includes an event processing unit processing an event which occurs in a remote sink device that communicates through a WLAN, a control unit setting an event management area of the sink device, and a determination unit determining whether the event transferred from the sink device has occurred in the event management area and outputting the event to the event processing unit when the event has occurred in the event management area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventor: Oh Seob Lim
  • Patent number: 9756436
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a terminal and a method for controlling an audio output path is provided. The terminal includes: an audio output path setting unit to determine an audio output path for one or more audio data when one or more audio event occurs; an audio output unit to output a first audio data in a first audio output path; and a data communication unit to transmit one or more audio data other than the first audio data to external terminal(s) by setting a second audio output path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Sung Park, Hyae Ran Kim
  • Patent number: 9756642
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a apparatus for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system. The present invention includes detecting In Device Coexistence (IDC) interference, and transmitting an IDC indication message to an eNB if there is at least one frequency influenced by the IDC interference, wherein the IDC indication message is configured to include a frequency list containing frequencies influenced by the IDC interference, and the frequency list is configured to include an IDC interference direction indicating a direction of an influence of the detected IDC interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Ahn, Ki Bum Kwon, Kang Suk Huh
  • Patent number: 9705553
    Abstract: A mobile terminal has a waterproof sheet interposed between a first body portion and a second body portion. The waterproof sheet is formed with a curved shaped or step-like cross-section in consideration of characteristic of internal component or a battery arranged on the first body portion of the mobile terminal, the curved shaped or step-like cross-section is configured to encase, in part or in whole, the internal component or the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventors: Byoung Ho Song, Kyu Jin Yeon, Jong Hwa Choi
  • Patent number: 9686160
    Abstract: A method for providing a status of a wireless network, including: receiving a wireless signal from an access point and status information of the access point; determining processing capacity information of the access point based on the status information of the access point; and displaying wireless network information with respect to the access point, the wireless network information including the processing capacity information of the access point and signal strength information of the received wireless signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Pantech Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Kuk Kim