Patents by Inventor Bong Jin Seo

Bong Jin Seo 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).

  • Patent number: 11561636
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a pressure of a touch on a touch surface may be provided. The touch input device includes: a display panel; a substrate disposed under the display panel; and a pressure sensing unit. The pressure sensing unit includes a pressure sensor and a reference pressure sensor. When a pressure is applied to the touch surface, the display panel is bent. Electrical characteristics detected at the pressure sensor change by the bending of the display panel. A magnitude of the pressure applied to the touch surface is calculated based on a difference between a reference electrical characteristic calculated from electrical characteristics detected at the reference pressure sensor and the detected electrical characteristic calculated from the electrical characteristics detected at the pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Inventors: Bong Jin Seo, Bon Kee Kim, Myung Jun Jin, Tae Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20210072862
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting touch pressure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display module and a pressure sensor layer disposed on a lower portion of the display module, wherein an adhesive layer is present between the display module and the pressure sensor layer to adhere the pressure sensor layer to the display module, and the pressure sensor layer includes a structure in which a first strain gauge is formed on an upper surface of a substrate and a second strain gauge is formed on a lower surface of the substrate. When pressure is applied to the display module, the display module is bent, the electrical properties of each of the first strain gauge and the second strain gauge are changed as the display module is bent, and the Young's Modulus of the substrate is greater than the Young's Modulus of the adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: In Uk JEONG, Gi Duk KIM, Hyoung Wook WOO, Tae Hoon KIM, Bong Jin SEO
  • Patent number: 10775943
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a pressure of a touch on a touch surface may be provided that includes: a display module; and a pressure sensor which is disposed at a position where a distance between the pressure sensor and a reference potential layer is changeable according to the touch on the touch surface. The distance is changeable according to a pressure magnitude of the touch. The pressure sensor outputs a signal including information on a capacitance which is changed according to the distance. The pressure sensor includes a plurality of electrodes to form a plurality of channels. The pressure magnitude of the touch is detected on the basis of a change amount of the capacitance detected in each of the channels. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a pressure sensor for pressure detection, a touch input device including the same, and a pressure detection method using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: Bong Jin Seo, Jae Bum Jun, Hwan Hee Lee, Bon Kee Kim, Sang Sic Yoon, Myung Jun Jin
  • Patent number: 10627951
    Abstract: A method for correcting a touch pressure sensitivity may be provided that includes: a modeling profile data generation step of generating modeling profile data on the basis of a plurality of collected profile data; and a set profile data generation step of generating set profile data on the basis of the modeling profile data and a reference data of a predetermined touch input device. As a result, it is possible to correct the touch pressure sensitivity of a predetermined touch input device such that the touch pressure is sensed with a uniform sensitivity on the entire display surface of the touch input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Myung Jun Jin, Bong Jin Seo, Bon Kee Kim
  • Publication number: 20190384441
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a pressure of a touch on a touch surface may be provided. The touch input device includes: a display panel; a substrate disposed under the display panel; and a pressure sensing unit. The pressure sensing unit includes a pressure sensor and a reference pressure sensor. When a pressure is applied to the touch surface, the display panel is bent. Electrical characteristics detected at the pressure sensor change by the bending of the display panel. A magnitude of the pressure applied to the touch surface is calculated based on a difference between a reference electrical characteristic calculated from electrical characteristics detected at the reference pressure sensor and the detected electrical characteristic calculated from the electrical characteristics detected at the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Bong Jin Seo, Bon Kee Kim, Myung Jun Jin, Tae Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20190302947
    Abstract: A sensitivity compensation method of a touch input device sensing a touch pressure may be provided. The sensitivity compensation method includes: defining reference points spaced apart from each other on a touch sensor panel; generating a reference data corresponding to an electrical characteristic sensed by applying a predetermined pressure to the reference points; generating, on the basis of the reference data, an interpolated data corresponding to an electrical characteristic for a random point present between the reference points; calculating, on the basis of the generated reference data and interpolated data, with respect to the reference point and random point respectively, a compensation factor for compensating a sensitivity of the touch input device to a target value; and compensating uniformly for the sensitivity of the touch input device by applying the calculated compensation factor to each corresponding points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ho Jun Moon, Bon Kee Kim, Se Yeob Kim, Bong Jin Seo, Tae Hoon Kim, Myung Jun Jin
  • Patent number: 10394364
    Abstract: A touch pressure sensitivity correction method may be provided that includes: defining a plurality of reference points on a touch sensor panel; generating a reference data for a capacitance change amount sensed by applying the same pressure to the plurality of reference points; generating an interpolated data corresponding to a capacitance change amount for a random point present between the plurality of reference points; calculating, on the basis of the reference data and interpolated data, with respect to the reference points and the random point respectively, a correction factor for correcting a sensitivity of a touch input device to a target value; and correcting uniformly for the touch pressure sensitivity of the touch input device by applying the calculated correction factor to each corresponding point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: Bong Jin Seo, Ho Jun Moon, Myung Jun Jin, Hwan Hee Lee, Tae Hoon Kim, Se Yeob Kim, Won Woo Lee, Sang Sic Yoon, Bon Kee Kim
  • Patent number: 10331256
    Abstract: A sensitivity compensation method of a touch input device sensing a touch pressure may be provided. The sensitivity compensation method includes: defining a plurality of reference points spaced apart from each other on a touch sensor panel; generating a reference data corresponding to a capacitance change amount sensed by applying a predetermined pressure to the plurality of reference points; generating, on the basis of the reference data, an interpolated data corresponding to a capacitance change amount for a random point present between the plurality of reference points; calculating, on the basis of the generated reference data and interpolated data, with respect to the reference point and random point respectively, a compensation factor for compensating a sensitivity of the touch input device to a target value; and compensating uniformly for the sensitivity of the touch input device by applying the calculated compensation factor to each corresponding points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: Ho Jun Moon, Bon Kee Kim, Se Yeob Kim, Bong Jin Seo, Tae Hoon Kim, Myung Jun Jin
  • Publication number: 20190121465
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a pressure of a touch on a touch surface may be provided that includes: a display module; and a pressure sensor which is disposed at a position where a distance between the pressure sensor and a reference potential layer is changeable according to the touch on the touch surface. The distance is changeable according to a pressure magnitude of the touch. The pressure sensor outputs a signal including information on a capacitance which is changed according to the distance. The pressure sensor includes a plurality of electrodes to form a plurality of channels. The pressure magnitude of the touch is detected on the basis of a change amount of the capacitance detected in each of the channels. According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a pressure sensor for pressure detection, a touch input device including the same, and a pressure detection method using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Bong Jin SEO, Jae Bum JUN, Hwan Hee LEE, Bon Kee KIM, Sang Sic YOON, Myung Jun JIN
  • Patent number: 10248260
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a touch pressure may be provided, that includes: a display panel; and a pressure sensing unit which is disposed under the display panel. The pressure sensing unit includes one central pressure sensor for detecting the pressure and a plurality of non-central pressure sensors for detecting the pressure. An area of each of the non-central pressure sensors is less than that of the central pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Bong Jin Seo
  • Publication number: 20190042050
    Abstract: A method for correcting a touch pressure sensitivity may be provided that includes: a modeling profile data generation step of generating modeling profile data on the basis of a plurality of collected profile data; and a set profile data generation step of generating set profile data on the basis of the modeling profile data and a reference data of a predetermined touch input device. As a result, it is possible to correct the touch pressure sensitivity of a predetermined touch input device such that the touch pressure is sensed with a uniform sensitivity on the entire display surface of the touch input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Myung Jun JIN, Bong Jin SEO, Bon Kee KIM
  • Publication number: 20180210599
    Abstract: A touch pressure sensitivity correction method may be provided that includes: defining a plurality of reference points on a touch sensor panel; generating a reference data for a capacitance change amount sensed by applying the same pressure to the plurality of reference points; generating an interpolated data corresponding to a capacitance change amount for a random point present between the plurality of reference points; calculating, on the basis of the reference data and interpolated data, with respect to the reference points and the random point respectively, a correction factor for correcting a sensitivity of a touch input device to a target value; and correcting uniformly for the touch pressure sensitivity of the touch input device by applying the calculated correction factor to each corresponding point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Bong Jin Seo, Ho Jun Moon, Myung Jun Jin, Hwan Hee Lee, Tae Hoon Kim, Se Yeob Kim, Won Woo Lee, Sang Sic Yoon, Bon Kee Kim
  • Publication number: 20180143737
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a touch pressure may be provided, that includes: a display panel; and a pressure sensing unit which is disposed under the display panel. The pressure sensing unit includes one central pressure sensor for detecting the pressure and a plurality of non-central pressure sensors for detecting the pressure. An area of each of the non-central pressure sensors is less than that of the central pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Bong Jin Seo
  • Publication number: 20180088721
    Abstract: A sensitivity compensation method of a touch input device sensing a touch pressure may be provided. The sensitivity compensation method includes: defining a plurality of reference points spaced apart from each other on a touch sensor panel; generating a reference data corresponding to a capacitance change amount sensed by applying a predetermined pressure to the plurality of reference points; generating, on the basis of the reference data, an interpolated data corresponding to a capacitance change amount for a random point present between the plurality of reference points; calculating, on the basis of the generated reference data and interpolated data, with respect to the reference point and random point respectively, a compensation factor for compensating a sensitivity of the touch input device to a target value; and compensating uniformly for the sensitivity of the touch input device by applying the calculated compensation factor to each corresponding points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Ho Jun Moon, Bon Kee Kim, Se Yeob Kim, Bong Jin Seo, Tae Hoon Kim, Myung Jun Jin