Patents by Inventor Gwan-Seok Ko

Gwan-Seok Ko 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).

  • Apparatus and method for character entry in a portable terminal
    Patent number: 7598890
    Abstract: A character entry method and apparatus in a terminal in which characters are grouped into a plurality of character sets and a representative character of each of the character sets is imprinted on a respective key are provided. In the character entry method, when a key imprinted with a representative character is pressed, characters belonging to a character set represented by the representative character are displayed. When a directional key is pressed, the number or duration of key presses of the directional key is counted or measured. A character corresponding to the number or duration of key presses is selected among the displayed characters and entered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Soo Park, Seung-Gun Park, Gwan-Seok Ko, Jae-Gwa Lee
  • Apparatus and method for character entry in a portable terminal
    Publication number: 20070229312
    Abstract: A character entry method and apparatus in a terminal in which characters are grouped into a plurality of character sets and a representative character of each of the character sets is imprinted on a respective key are provided. In the character entry method, when a key imprinted with a representative character is pressed, characters belonging to a character set represented by the representative character are displayed. When a directional key is pressed, the number or duration of key presses of the directional key is counted or measured. A character corresponding to the number or duration of key presses is selected among the displayed characters and entered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Inventors: Young-Soo Park, Seung-Gun Park, Gwan-Seok Ko, Jae-Gwa Lee