Patents by Inventor Bonkee Kim
Bonkee Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 12260040Abstract: Provided is an electronic device including a panel including a plurality of first electrodes extending in a Y-axis and a plurality of second electrodes extending in an X-axis, a driving part configured to individually control a direction of current flowing through the plurality of first electrode and the plurality of second electrodes so as to generate electromagnetic fields, thereby driving a stylus, and a determination part configured to receive a signal generated in the stylus so as to determine touch coordinates. Each of the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes does not form a closed loop. In the electronic device and a stylus driving device according to the embodiment of the present invention, since a separate configuration such as a digitizer, an antenna, and the like is not required, the product may be miniaturized and thinned, and the manufacturing cost may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2022Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: HiDeep Inc.Inventors: Bonkee Kim, Seyeob Kim, Youngho Cho, Jongsik Kim, Hwanhee Lee
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Publication number: 20250093978Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body to an outside thereof; and a resonance circuit connected to the conductive tip to resonate an electrical signal transferred from the conductive tip. An inductor unit of the resonance circuit includes a ferrite core and a coil wound in multiple layers over at least a portion of the ferrite core. The ferrite core includes nickel, and the coil can be formed by a litz wire with adjacent winding layers that are wound to be inclined in a zigzag form.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung Jung, BONKEE KIM
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Publication number: 20250093979Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a touch device for sensing a position of a stylus including a resonance circuit, including: a plurality of electrode; and a touch controller configured to receive a sensing signal from the electrodes to determine a position of the stylus, wherein the electrodes includes electrodes in which directions of currents induced in the electrodes by the resonance circuit are opposite to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM, Hyoungwook WOO, Hojun MOON, Hwanhee LEE, Jongsik KIM, Youngho CHO
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Publication number: 20250093998Abstract: The disclosed subject matter relates to a touch input device, and more particularly, to a touch input device including a touch sensor, which is capable of accurately detecting whether a touch input to a touch surface is input by an object or/and a touch position even in a situation where the touch input device is in a floating state. The touch input device includes a touch surface, including: a touch sensor which is disposed under the touch surface and includes a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of receiving electrodes, and a plurality of dummy receiving electrodes; and a touch detection unit configured to detect a touch position of an object input to the touch surface based on a detection signal output from the plurality of receiving electrodes of the touch sensor, in which the touch detection unit detects the touch position of the object input to the touch surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: HiDeep Inc.Inventors: Bonkee KIM, Seyeob KIM, Jongsik KIM, Sein LEE
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Publication number: 20250093999Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a touch sensor and a touch input device comprising same. The touch sensor according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises: a plurality of driving electrodes each having a shape extending in a first direction and having a plurality of openings arranged along the first direction; and a plurality of reception electrodes comprising a plurality of reception electrode patterns arranged in the plurality of openings of the plurality of driving electrodes, and a plurality of connection patterns which are arranged along a second direction different from the first direction and electrically connect the plurality of reception electrode patterns.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2024Publication date: March 20, 2025Applicant: HiDeep Inc.Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM
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Publication number: 20250068264Abstract: A pen and touch input system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch input device including a sensor unit and a control unit for controlling the sensor unit and a stylus pen interacting with the touch input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM, Young ho CHO, HwanHee LEE, Giduk KIM, Joohyun GO, Mun Sub BYUN, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung JUNG, Ho Jun MOON
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Publication number: 20250053269Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-functional touch input device capable of detecting a touch position, driving a stylus pen, and detecting the position of the stylus pen, the touch input device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprising a sensor unit and a control unit electrically connected to the sensor unit. In addition, provided is the touch input device capable of improving touch position sensing sensitivity by removing noise when detecting a touch position.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 28, 2022Publication date: February 13, 2025Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM
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Patent number: 12223152Abstract: Disclosed is a touch input device including: a touch sensor including a plurality of electrodes; a drive unit configured to apply a driving signal to at least some of the plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor; a touch signal detection unit configured to detect a touch-position-related signal related to a touch position of an object inputted to the touch surface from at least some of the plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor; and an LGM disturbance signal detection unit configured to detect an LGM-disturbance-signal-related signal related to an LGM disturbance signal generated from the touch surface from at least some of the plurality of electrodes of the touch sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2023Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: HiDeep Inc.Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Jongsik Kim, Young Ho Cho
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Publication number: 20250036234Abstract: Described is a multi-functional touch input device capable of detecting a touch position, driving a stylus pen, and detecting the position of the stylus pen. The touch input device according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises a sensor unit and a control unit, wherein the sensor unit comprises: a plurality of first patterns extending in a first direction and having one ends electrically connected to the control unit; a plurality of second patterns extending in the first direction and disposed adjacent to the first patterns; a plurality of third patterns extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and having one ends electrically connected to the control unit; and a plurality of fourth patterns extending in the second direction, disposed adjacent to the third patterns, and having one ends electrically floated and the other ends electrically connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2022Publication date: January 30, 2025Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM
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Publication number: 20250021179Abstract: A touch sensor includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, the first electrodes are arranged in a first direction, and the second electrodes are arranged in a second direction different from the first direction and include a second-a electrode pattern disposed directly adjacent to the first electrode and a second-b electrode pattern spaced a predetermined distance from the first electrode. A control unit matches a plurality of codes that are programmed by a built-in firmware with a plurality of addresses, respectively, and store the matched codes in a codebook table, receives the plurality of stored codes according to a scan mode to generate a driving signal and output the generated driving signal to the plurality of second electrodes, and receives a sensing signal output from the plurality of first electrodes to detect a touch position of an object disposed on the touch sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2024Publication date: January 16, 2025Inventors: Myung Jun JIN, Young ho CHO, Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM
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Patent number: 12189896Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to a touch sensor and a touch input device comprising same. The touch sensor according to the embodiment of the present invention comprises: a plurality of driving electrodes each having a shape extending in a first direction and having a plurality of openings arranged along the first direction; and a plurality of reception electrodes comprising a plurality of reception electrode patterns arranged in the plurality of openings of the plurality of driving electrodes, and a plurality of connection patterns which are arranged along a second direction different from the first direction and electrically connect the plurality of reception electrode patterns.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim
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Publication number: 20240427456Abstract: Disclosed is an input device including a touch sensor, which is capable of accurately detecting whether a touch input to a touch surface is input by an object or/and a touch position even in a situation where the touch input device is in a floating state. The touch input device includes a touch surface, including: a touch sensor which is disposed under the touch surface and includes a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of receiving electrodes, and a plurality of dummy receiving electrodes; and a touch detection unit configured to detect a touch position of an object input to the touch surface based on a detection signal output from the plurality of receiving electrodes of the touch sensor, in which the touch detection unit detects the touch position of the object input to the touch surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: HIDeep Inc.Inventors: Bonkee KIM, Seyeob KIM, Jongsik KIM, Sein LEE
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Publication number: 20240427465Abstract: A touch input device is disclosed that may comprise a display panel and/or a touch sensor. The touch sensor may include a driving electrode and/or a receiving electrode that may be disposed on the display panel and/or inside the display panel. The touch input device may comprise an electrode pattern that may be disposed on a bottom surface of the display panel. The touch input device may comprise a controller that may be configured to provide a first driving signal to the driving electrode of the touch sensor. The controller may be configured to receive a touch detection signal from the receiving electrode of the touch sensor. The controller may be configured to detect a touch position, perhaps for example based on the touch detection signal. The controller may be configured to provide a second driving signal different from the first driving signal to the electrode pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Sangsic Yoon, Sunyoung Kwon, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim, Bonkee Kim
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Publication number: 20240427455Abstract: Disclosed is an input device including a touch sensor, which is capable of accurately detecting whether a touch input to a touch surface is input by an object or/and a touch position even in a situation where the touch input device is in a floating state. The touch input device includes a touch surface, including: a touch sensor which is disposed under the touch surface and includes a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of receiving electrodes, and a plurality of dummy receiving electrodes; and a touch detection unit configured to detect a touch position of an object input to the touch surface based on a detection signal output from the plurality of receiving electrodes of the touch sensor, in which the touch detection unit detects the touch position of the object input to the touch surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicant: HiDeep Inc.Inventors: Bonkee KIM, Seyeob KIM, Jongsik KIM, Sein LEE
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Patent number: 12175026Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body to an outside thereof; and a resonance circuit connected to the conductive tip to resonate an electrical signal transferred from the conductive tip. An inductor unit of the resonance circuit includes a ferrite core and a coil wound in multiple layers over at least a portion of the ferrite core. The ferrite core includes nickel, and the coil can be formed by a litz wire with adjacent winding layers that are wound to be inclined in a zigzag form.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2023Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: HIDEEP INC.Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung, Bonkee Kim
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Publication number: 20240419264Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional touch input device capable of detecting a touch position, driving a stylus pen, and detecting a position of the stylus pen. The touch input device includes a sensor unit and a control unit, the sensor unit including a plurality of patterns. The plurality of patterns include a first pattern extending in a first direction, a second pattern disposed adjacent to the first pattern, a third pattern extending in a second direction different from the first direction, and a fourth pattern disposed adjacent to the third pattern. Here, the plurality of first third patterns have one ends electrically connected to the control unit and the other ends electrically opened. The plurality of first patterns have the other ends that are electrically connected to each other, and the plurality of third patterns have the other ends that are electrically connected to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2024Publication date: December 19, 2024Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee Kim, Beomkyu Ko, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung
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Patent number: 12164706Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a touch device for sensing a position of a stylus including a resonance circuit, including: a plurality of electrode; and a touch controller configured to receive a sensing signal from the electrodes to determine a position of the stylus, wherein the electrodes includes electrodes in which directions of currents induced in the electrodes by the resonance circuit are opposite to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2023Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: HIDEEP INC.Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Hojun Moon, Hwanhee Lee, Jongsik Kim, Youngho Cho
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Publication number: 20240402856Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to an electronic device capable of sensing a stylus pen and an external object such as a finger, which is brought into proximity or contact with the electronic device and reducing the number of channels between a sensor unit and a touch controller. The electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sensor unit and a touch controller. Here, the sensor unit includes: a plurality of first patterns, each of which extends in a first direction and has both ends electrically connected to the touch controller; and a plurality of third patterns, each of which extends in a second direction different from the first direction to cross the first pattern and has both ends of which at least one end is electrically connected to the touch controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee Kim, Yunjoung Kim, Jongsik Kim, Hyong Cheol Shin, Kwyro Lee
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Publication number: 20240393901Abstract: A touch input device according to the present invention is a touch input device including a display panel, and the touch input device comprises a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes disposed to cross the plurality of first electrodes. A touch sensor and a touch controller are electrically connected to the plurality of the first electrodes and the plurality of the second electrodes. The touch controller is configured to control the touch sensor, wherein the second electrode comprises a pair of electrode portions, one electrode portion of the pair of electrode portions is disposed adjacent to at least one part of the plurality of first electrodes, and the other one of the pair of electrode portions of the second electrode is disposed adjacent to the plurality of electrode portions. At least one of the first electrodes is disposed adjacent to the remaining portion of electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Inventors: Young ho CHO, Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM
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Patent number: 12141375Abstract: A pen and touch input system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch input device including a sensor unit and a control unit for controlling the sensor unit and a stylus pen interacting with the touch input device.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2023Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: HIDEEP INC.Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Young Ho Cho, Hwanhee Lee, Giduk Kim, Joohyun Go, Mun Sub Byun, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung, Ho Jun Moon