Patents by Inventor Choonghwan SHIN

Choonghwan SHIN 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).

  • Publication number: 20220330037
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate after a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long-term evolution (LTE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Choonghwan SHIN, Kyumyeong KANG, Kucheol AHN, Byungwoog BAE
  • Patent number: 10765021
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing, a roller positioned inside the housing, a display panel rollable on the roller, and a guide roller positioned at an edge inside the housing. A state of the display panel with respect to the roller includes a first state in which the display panel is rolled on the roller and a second state in which the display panel is unrolled from the roller. The roller includes an outer frame which rotates when the display panel is rolled on or unrolled from the roller, and an inner frame positioned inside the outer frame and fixed to an inside of the housing regardless of rolling and unrolling the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Yongtae Kim, Byunghwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10742785
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided to address limitations of related art input systems. The mobile terminal includes a display unit, a support bracket including a support part configured to support a backside of the display unit and an extension part extending from the support part, a front window coupled with a front surface of the display unit and extension part, the front window including a rigid material, at least 3 front sensors located at the extension part of the support bracket, each generating a front force signal by receiving a front force applied to a prescribed point of the front window, and a controller measuring an applied point and magnitude of the front force through the front force signal generated by each of the at least 3 front sensors. When a force is applied, a location and magnitude of the force is measured and recognized as a classified input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Byunghwa Lee, Jungki Kim
  • Patent number: 10742788
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a housing having an internal space that is opened toward a front, and a display unit coupled to the housing and positioned in front of the internal space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Sunghwan Kim, Ara Kim
  • Publication number: 20200103476
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing, a roller positioned inside the housing, a display panel rollable on the roller, and a guide roller positioned at an edge inside the housing. A state of the display panel with respect to the roller includes a first state in which the display panel is rolled on the roller and a second state in which the display panel is unrolled from the roller. The roller includes an outer frame which rotates when the display panel is rolled on or unrolled from the roller, and an inner frame positioned inside the outer frame and fixed to an inside of the housing regardless of rolling and unrolling the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Yongtae Kim, Byunghwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10567562
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body formed to have a first direction as a length direction; a circuit board arranged inside the terminal body and extending along the first direction; first and second batteries arranged inside the terminal body are so as to be spaced apart from each other with the circuit board disposed therebetween; first and second vibration modules arranged so as to be adjacent to both ends of the circuit board; and a control unit for independently controlling the first and second vibration modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byunghwa Lee, Choonghwan Shin, Heejong Lee
  • Publication number: 20200028948
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a housing having an internal space that is opened toward a front, and a display unit coupled to the housing and positioned in front of the internal space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan SHIN, Sunghwan KIM, Ara KIM
  • Patent number: 10537026
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing, a roller positioned inside the housing, a display panel rollable on the roller, and a guide roller positioned at an edge inside the housing. A state of the display panel with respect to the roller includes a first state in which the display panel is rolled on the roller and a second state in which the display panel is unrolled from the roller. The roller includes an outer frame which rotates when the display panel is rolled on or unrolled from the roller, and an inner frame positioned inside the outer frame and fixed to an inside of the housing regardless of rolling and unrolling the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Yongtae Kim, Byunghwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10497171
    Abstract: The present invention provides a smart device, which is configured to track the movement of the user's head, and a method for controlling the same. The present invention provides a smart device and a method for controlling the same, the smart device comprising: a body; an output device, which can be attached to/detached from the body, and which is configured to provide multiple reference points in a peripheral space; a camera for acquiring images of the provided reference points; and a control device configured to track the movement of the smart device using the acquired images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungmin Baek, Choonghwan Shin, Byunghwa Lee, Sungjin Kim, Soungmin Im, Sangki Kim
  • Publication number: 20190297176
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile terminal comprising: a terminal body formed to have a first direction as a length direction; a circuit board arranged inside the terminal body and extending along the first direction; first and second batteries arranged inside the terminal body are so as to be spaced apart from each other with the circuit board disposed therebetween; first and second vibration modules arranged so as to be adjacent to both ends of the circuit board; and a control unit for independently controlling the first and second vibration modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byunghwa LEE, Choonghwan SHIN, Heejong LEE
  • Patent number: 10372160
    Abstract: A wearable device, which comprises: a ring-shaped case having an opening part formed in the middle thereof; a projector mounted at one side of the case and outputting an image; a lens part adjusting the direction and the size of the image, which is projected from the projector, so as to project the image; and a control unit for adjusting the projector and the lens part according to an image signal, can deliver visual information to a user wearing the wearable device even without a separate display unit by outputting the image onto the hand of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Byunghwa Lee, Choonghwan Shin
  • Patent number: 10317940
    Abstract: A wearable smart device capable of providing both improved appearance and various functions to a user is disclosed. Disclosed are the wearable smart device and a control method therefor, the wearable smart device comprising: a first ring worn on a user's body; a first display unit arranged on the outer circumferential part of the first ring; and a second ring arranged on the outer circumferential part of the first ring and movably coupled to the first ring, wherein the second ring is configured to be selectively moved to a first position covering the first display unit or to a second position exposing the first display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sanghyun Eim, Jiyoung Park, Choonghwan Shin, Byunghwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10254863
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a body including a first body, a second body, and a connection unit configured to connect the first and second bodies to each other so that an angle between the first and second bodies is changeable, and the body formed so that at least one region thereof is formed of a transmissive region; a transparent flexible display unit mounted to one surface of the body, and configured to output screen information; a sensing unit configured to sense a first state where the flexible display unit is unfolded, and a second state where the first and second bodies are overlapped with each other, by change of the angle; and a controller configured to change transparency of a region corresponding to the transmissive region, based on change of the angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Eunsang Lee, Byunghwa Lee, Sanghyun Eim
  • Patent number: 10225385
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a display unit configured to be expanded or contracted in at least one direction, a housing disposed at a lower part of the display unit and formed to enclose electrical components and a case covering a rear surface of the housing is provided. The case includes at least two divided cases separate from each other, and, when at least one of the divided cases moves in a first direction relative to another one of the divided cases, the display unit is expanded and contracted in response to the movement of the at least one divided case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Byunghwa Lee, Yongho Lee
  • Patent number: 10082836
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a display, a first body including a front case at a rear of the display, a rear case positioned at a rear of the front case and coupled to the front case, and an inner space positioned between the front case and the rear case and formed at an end of the first body which is opened, a second body coupled to a battery, and a controller. The second body is coupled to the first body when at least a portion of the second body and the battery are inserted into the inner space through the end of the first body, and includes at least one of a first module and a second module. The first module is connected to the first body in a direction extended from the end of the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Byunghwa Lee
  • Patent number: 10053217
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle according to the present invention includes a housing mounted on a vehicle and having an inner space, the housing provided with a launching unit, an unmanned aerial vehicle accommodated in the housing and configured to be launched from the housing when a driving state of the vehicle meets a preset condition, wing units mounted to the unmanned aerial vehicle and configured to allow the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle in response to the launch from the housing, an output unit disposed on the unmanned aerial vehicle, and a controller configured to control the wing units to move the unmanned aerial vehicle to a position set based on information related to the driving state when the unmanned aerial vehicle is launched, and control the output unit to output warning information related to the driving state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taehoon Cho, Choonghwan Shin
  • Patent number: 10044393
    Abstract: The present invention provides a watch type mobile terminal which comprises: a body; a first wireless communication unit installed in the body; a band connected to the body and wound on a user's wrist; a first battery installed in the body or the band; a wireless audio module mounting unit formed on the band and having a concave shape; and a wireless audio module which can be attached to or detached from the wireless audio module amounting unit, wherein the wireless audio module comprises: a housing; an audio output unit installed in the housing; a second wireless communication unit installed in the housing; and a second battery installed in the housing and receiving power supplied from the first battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Byunghwa Lee, Dongwook Kim
  • Publication number: 20180219985
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided to address limitations of related art input systems. The mobile terminal includes a display unit, a support bracket including a support part configured to support a backside of the display unit and an extension part extending from the support part, a front window coupled with a front surface of the display unit and extension part, the front window including a rigid material, at least 3 front sensors located at the extension part of the support bracket, each generating a front force signal by receiving a front force applied to a prescribed point of the front window, and a controller measuring an applied point and magnitude of the front force through the front force signal generated by each of the at least 3 front sensors. When a force is applied, a location and magnitude of the force is measured and recognized as a classified input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan SHIN, Byunghwa LEE, Jungki KIM
  • Patent number: D825514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Choonghwan Shin
  • Patent number: D828317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Choonghwan Shin