Patents by Inventor Hee Soo Son

Hee Soo Son 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: 20150067493
    Abstract: A method for operating an electronic device with a display includes: displaying a virtual keypad on a screen of the display; receiving one or more characters from a user through the virtual keypad; displaying the one or more characters on the screen; displaying one or more recommended words at a location close to the virtual keypad on the screen based on at least some of the one or more characters; displaying a first key on the screen; maintaining the one or more characters on the screen when a user input for selecting the first key is received; and removing the recommended words from the screen. Furthermore, other embodiments can be made.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Hee-Soo Son, Jung-Sik Kim, Kee-Hwan Seol, Seong-Joon Jeon
  • Patent number: 8424321
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed which is capable of performing data transmission and reception with an external electric appliance (60), or enabling data transmission and reception among a plurality of display units (30, 40) included in the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body (10), and a plurality of display units provided at the refrigerator body. Each display unit (30, 40) includes a display for displaying an image or audio data, or data as to a status of the refrigerator, a connector (31, 45) for performing transmission and reception of the data with the remaining display units, and a controller (37, 47) for controlling the data transmission and reception. Since data transmission reception with the external of the refrigerator and in the internal of the refrigerator is possible, an improvement in the convenience of the user is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hee Soo Son, Ik Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 8047988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator for providing a user with a variety of information using an avatar. The present invention comprises a storage device for storing avatar data including a figure and/or a motion of the avatar, a display device provided on an outer surface of the refrigerator to display the avatar, a control device for selecting the avatar to be displayed on the display device among the avatar data stored in the storage device and causing the display device to display the avatar, and an input device for receiving a command or information input from the outside. According to the present invention so configured, there is an advantage in that the display device can display a variety of avatars stored in the storage device in conformance with a condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Ik-Kyu Lee, Soo-Beom Lee, Seung-Jin Oh, Sung-Ae Lee, Hee-Soo Son, Ki-Cheol Woo
  • Patent number: 8042346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a receiver unit for receiving information required for every day life, a control unit for determining information a user is in need from the information required for every day life, and a display unit for displaying the information the user is in need to an outside of the refrigerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Jin Oh, Sung Ae Lee, Ji Won Jeon, Hee Soo Son, Ik Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20100043466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a receiver unit for receiving information required for every day life, a control unit for determining information a user is in need from the information required for every day life, and a display unit for displaying the information the user is in need to an outside of the refrigerator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Jin Oh, Sung Ae Lee, Ji Won Jeon, Hee Soo Son, Ik Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20090217682
    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed which is capable of performing data transmission and reception with an external electric appliance (60), or enabling data transmission and reception among a plurality of display units (30, 40) included in the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body (10), and a plurality of display units provided at the refrigerator body. Each display unit (30, 40) includes a display for displaying an image or audio data, or data as to a status of the refrigerator, a connector (31, 45) for performing transmission and reception of the data with the remaining display units, and a controller (37, 47) for controlling the data transmission and reception. Since data transmission reception with the external of the refrigerator and in the internal of the refrigerator is possible, an improvement in the convenience of the user is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Hee Soo Son