Patents by Inventor Hoi Chul Kim

Hoi Chul Kim 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).

  • Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
    Patent number: 9395763
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and as associated method are provided. The method may include displaying one or more menu items on a first touch unit including a touchscreen and recognizing a rotary touch & drag input at a second touch unit as a particular command based on whether one of the one or more menu items has been touched. Accordingly, even if a minimum number of menu icons for executing diverse functions are displayed on a touchscreen, a prescribed one of the diverse functions may be easily selected and executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Seong Yoon Cho, Young Wun Kim, Hoi Chul Kim, Je Kwang Youn, Young Jung Yoon
  • Mobile terminal having touch sensor-equipped input device and control method thereof
    Patent number: 8565828
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a touch sensor-equipped input device and its control method are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a user input unit in which a keypad-printed layer and a touch sensor overlap with each other; and a controller that controls an operation mode of the user input unit in a touch pad and/or a touch keypad mode according to whether or not a cursor is in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jun-Hee Kim, Sang-Yeon Lim, Seong-Yoon Cho, Jae-Keun Kim, Hoi-Chul Kim
  • Displaying active cursor in mobile terminal
    Patent number: 8225236
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and a method of multi-tasking in the terminal are provided. The mobile communication terminal displays a first task display associated with a first application task, receives a request to execute a second application task while the first application task is being performed, and displays a second task display associated with the second application task, wherein the second task display at least partially replaces the first task display, at least a portion of the second task display is identified by an active cursor configured to allow a user to select a function associated with the second application task, and at least one display feature of the active cursor indicates that the first application task is being concurrently performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeyoun Cho, Huhn Kim, Sang Yeon Lim, Hoi Chul Kim, Kyu Dae Shim, Jae Pil Park
  • MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100251152
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and as associated method are provided. The method may include displaying one or more menu items on a first touch unit including a touchscreen and recognizing a rotary touch & drag input at a second touch unit as a particular command based on whether one of the one or more menu items has been touched. Accordingly, even if a minimum number of menu icons for executing diverse functions are displayed on a touchscreen, a prescribed one of the diverse functions may be easily selected and executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Seong Yoon Cho, Young Wun Kim, Hoi Chul Kim, Je Kwang Youn, Young Jung Yoon
  • MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING TOUCH SENSOR-EQUIPPED INPUT DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20100099463
    Abstract: A mobile terminal having a touch sensor-equipped input device and its control method are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a user input unit in which a keypad-printed layer and a touch sensor overlap with each other; and a controller that controls an operation mode of the user input unit in a touch pad and/or a touch keypad mode according to whether or not a cursor is in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Jun-Hee KIM, Sang-Yeon LIM, Seong-Yoon CHO, Jae-Keun KIM, Hoi-Chul KIM
  • DISPLAYING ACTIVE CURSOR IN MOBILE TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20080256477
    Abstract: A mobile communication terminal and a method of multi-tasking in the terminal are provided. The mobile communication terminal displays a first task display associated with a first application task, receives a request to execute a second application task while the first application task is being performed, and displays a second task display associated with the second application task, wherein the second task display at least partially replaces the first task display, at least a portion of the second task display is identified by an active cursor configured to allow a user to select a function associated with the second application task, and at least one display feature of the active cursor indicates that the first application task is being concurrently performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Hyeyoun Cho, Huhn Kim, Sang Yeon Lim, Hoi Chul Kim, Kyu Dae Shim, Jae Pil Park