Patents by Inventor Hongku Ahn

Hongku Ahn 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: 11595903
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device supporting dual connectivity (ENDC) between a 4G network (LTE) and a 5G network (NR), and the electronic device may include a first communication module connected to a 4G base station to perform control and signal processing for transmission and reception of signals through a 4G network; a second communication module connected to a 5G base station to perform control and signal processing for transmission and reception of signals through a 5G network; an application processor (AP) that detects a change of an operation state of the electronic device when the operation state is changed; and a modem that activates only the first communication module to perform wireless communication with the 4G base station, or further activates the second communication module to perform wireless communication with both the 4G base station and the 5G base station according to the operation state of the electronic device detected by the AP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hongku Ahn, Jaehwan Kim, Kibaik Lee, Moonkeun Lee, Seungjae Lee, Seokil Chang, Hunsuk Choi, Soonjeong Hwang, Jongsu Seo
  • Publication number: 20220053426
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device supporting dual connectivity (ENDC) between a 4G network (LTE) and a 5G network (NR), and the electronic device may include a first communication module connected to a 4G base station to perform control and signal processing for transmission and reception of signals through a 4G network; a second communication module connected to a 5G base station to perform control and signal processing for transmission and reception of signals through a 5G network; an application processor (AP) that detects a change of an operation state of the electronic device when the operation state is changed; and a modem that activates only the first communication module to perform wireless communication with the 4G base station, or further activates the second communication module to perform wireless communication with both the 4G base station and the 5G base station according to the operation state of the electronic device detected by the AP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hongku AHN, Jaehwan KIM, Kibaik LEE, Moonkeun LEE, Seungjae LEE, Seokil CHANG, Hunsuk CHOI, Soonjeong HWANG, Jongsu SEO
  • Patent number: 8682329
    Abstract: A method of performing a handover between heterogeneous networks and user equipment apparatus for the same are disclosed. The user equipment apparatus includes a first type communication module configured to transceive a signal with a first type base station (BS) using a first wireless communication scheme, a second type communication module configured to transceive a signal with a second type BS using a second wireless communication scheme, and a processor configured to control the handover to be performed on a second type BS operating in an idle state with the second type communication module when a signal is received from a first type BS operating in an active state with the first type communication module, wherein the signal request that the UE performs the handover to the second type BS operating in an idle state with the second type communication module from the first type BS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunmi Kim, Jonghoon Lee, Hongku Ahn
  • Publication number: 20120208540
    Abstract: A method of performing a handover between heterogeneous networks and user equipment apparatus for the same are disclosed. The user equipment apparatus includes a first type communication module configured to transceive a signal with a first type base station (BS) using a first wireless communication scheme, a second type communication module configured to transceive a signal with a second type BS using a second wireless communication scheme, and a processor configured to control the handover to be performed on a second type BS operating in an idle state with the second type communication module when a signal is received from a first type BS operating in an active state with the first type communication module, wherein the signal request that the UE performs the handover to the second type BS operating in an idle state with the second type communication module from the first type BS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunmi Kim, Jonghoon Lee, Hongku Ahn