Patents by Inventor Hee-Woong Choi

Hee-Woong Choi 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: 8996038
    Abstract: A method for displaying an idle screen, which is varied depending on a specific condition of a mobile communication terminal, for better graphic impressions. When the user of the mobile communication terminal travels between countries, and a border crossing is detected, a landmark image of a corresponding country is displayed on the idle screen. In addition, an animation effect is displayed on the idle screen so as to inform of the occurrence of the corresponding event. Accordingly, a novel graphic effect is provided to the user via a user interface having enhanced entertaining features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Baek, Jin-Yong Kim, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Hee-Woong Choi, In-Won Jong, Hee-Kyung Jeon
  • Patent number: 7813768
    Abstract: A method for providing a dialing screen which visually changes depending on status information providable through a mobile terminal. Particularly, the dialing screen (such as an alphanumeric character inputting screen) displays status information including network status information, time-zone information of a transmitting side or receiving side, etc., which can be provided through the mobile terminal, with graphic elements thereof embossed. Therefore, it is possible to output a dialing screen in which specific status information is reflected, so that the various tastes of the users can be reflected in the dialing screen and simultaneously visibility of the transmitted information increases. The method may include the steps of determining a received signal strength and a current time zone of the mobile communication terminal and displaying an animation data on a background image wherein the animation data changes based on the strength of the received signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Baek, Jin-Yong Kim, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Hee-Woong Choi, In-Won Jong, Hee-Kyung Jeon
  • Patent number: 7756549
    Abstract: A method for providing a dialing screen which visually changes depending on status information providable through a mobile terminal. Particularly, the dialing screen displays status information including network status information, time-zone information of a transmitting side or receiving side, etc., which can be provided through the mobile terminal, with graphic elements thereof embossed. Therefore, it is possible to output a dialing screen in which specific status information is reflected, so that the various tastes of the users can be reflected in the dialing screen and simultaneously visibility of the transmitted information increases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Baek, Jin-Yong Kim, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Hee-Woong Choi, In-Won Jong, Hee-Kyung Jeon
  • Publication number: 20080153551
    Abstract: A method for displaying an idle screen, which is varied depending on a specific condition of a mobile communication terminal, for better graphic impressions. When the user of the mobile communication terminal travels between countries, and a border crossing is detected, a landmark image of a corresponding country is displayed on the idle screen. In addition, an animation effect is displayed on the idle screen so as to inform of the occurrence of the corresponding event. Accordingly, a novel graphic effect is provided to the user via a user interface having enhanced entertaining features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Baek, Jin-Yong Kim, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Hee-Woong Choi, In-Won Jong, Hee-Kyung Jeon
  • Publication number: 20080153552
    Abstract: A method for providing a dialing screen which visually changes depending on status information providable through a mobile terminal. Particularly, the dialing screen (such as an alphanumeric character inputting screen) displays status information including network status information, time-zone information of a transmitting side or receiving side, etc., which can be provided through the mobile terminal, with graphic elements thereof embossed. Therefore, it is possible to output a dialing screen in which specific status information is reflected, so that the various tastes of the users can be reflected in the dialing screen and simultaneously visibility of the transmitted information increases. The method may include the steps of determining a received signal strength and a current time zone of the mobile communication terminal and displaying an animation data on a background image wherein the animation data changes based on the strength of the received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Baek, Jin-Yong Kim, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Hee-Woong Choi, In-Won Jong, Hee-Kyung Jeon
  • Publication number: 20080032749
    Abstract: A method for providing a dialing screen which visually changes depending on status information providable through a mobile terminal. Particularly, the dialing screen displays status information including network status information, time-zone information of a transmitting side or receiving side, etc., which can be provided through the mobile terminal, with graphic elements thereof embossed. Therefore, it is possible to output a dialing screen in which specific status information is reflected, so that the various tastes of the users can be reflected in the dialing screen and simultaneously visibility of the transmitted information increases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Baek, Jin-Yong Kim, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Hee-Woong Choi, In-Won Jong, Hee-Kyung Jeon
  • Publication number: 20070275736
    Abstract: A method for displaying an idle screen, which is varied depending on a specific condition of a mobile communication terminal, for better graphic impressions. When the user of the mobile communication terminal travels between countries, when a border crossing is detected, a landmark image of a corresponding country is displayed on the idle screen. In addition, an animation effect is displayed on the idle screen so as to inform of the occurrence of the corresponding event. Accordingly, a novel graphic effect is provided to the user via a user interface having enhanced entertaining features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hwan Baek, Jin-Yong Kim, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Hee-Woong Choi, In-Won Jong, Hee-Kyung Jeon
  • Publication number: 20070225021
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for displaying state information of a mobile communication terminal by a notifying animation device including at least one character. The method includes collecting the measure of the state information corresponding to at least one of predetermined notifying items, setting the notifying level of at least one of the characters constituting the notifying animation according to the measure of the state information, generating the notifying animation by determining the position of the at least one character according to the notifying level, and outputting the notifying animation to the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: You-Jin Im, Nho-Kyung Hong, Hee-Woong Choi
  • Publication number: 20070183268
    Abstract: A time display apparatus and method are disclosed. The time display apparatus includes a digit symbol memory for storing digit symbols representing both numerical time values and the passage of time; a symbol color memory for storing digit color information to change colors of time values; a time counter for measuring the time; a controller for determining digit symbols suitable for display of a current time value and associated color information, and for outputting a time display control signal; an image processor for generating a current time representation image using the determined digit symbols and associated color information, and for outputting an image change signal to represent the passage of time in a time unit less than a minimum time unit of the current time representation image; and a display unit for displaying a current time value according to the current time representation image and image change signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Mi Hong, Nho Kyung Hong, Su Jung Youn, Hee Woong Choi, You Jin Im
  • Patent number: D553638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Suk Kim, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, In-Won Jong, Nho-Kyung Hong, Hee-Woong Choi
  • Patent number: D569384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Nho-Kyung Hong, Hee-Woong Choi, In-Won Jong, Hee-Kyeong Jon, Sung-Jun Lee, Min-Suk Kim, You-Jin Im, Andrea Kim
  • Patent number: D576176
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Won Jong, Nho-Kyung Hong, Hee-Woong Choi, Kyoung-Sik Yoon, Min-Suk Kim, Hee-Kyeong Jon, Sung-Jun Lee, Andrea Kim, You-Jin Im