Patents Examined by Temesh Ghebretinsae
  • Patent number: 9268442
    Abstract: According to aspects of the disclosure, an input device may include a first adjustment region, a second adjustment region, a connector region, a function region, and a display region. In one example, a user may access a particular function by providing a gesture to the function region. The user may then continue the gesture from the function region to the connector region for a predetermined length along the connector region. Once a particular function is accessed, a user may control the parameters or settings associated with that particular function via one or both of the first adjustment region and second adjustment region. For example, a user may provide a gesture to either the first or second adjustment region in order to modify parameters associated with the function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas Kenneth Hobbs
  • Patent number: 8060155
    Abstract: A port cover opening/closing device for a portable terminal to open or close a plurality of port covers using a single cover dummy is disclosed. The device includes a cover opening; a first sliding cover and a second sliding cover slidably combined along the longitudinal direction of the cover opening to selectively open or close a first opening/closing space, and a second opening/closing space of the cover opening; a cover dummy provided between the first and second sliding covers, overlapping the first and second sliding covers when the first and second opening/closing spaces are opened respectively, and positioned parallel with the first and second sliding covers when the first and second opening/closing spaces are closed respectively; and an elastic member in the cover opening, providing an elastic force to the cover dummy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jun-Sang Park, Joon-Suh Kim, Chang-Soo Lee