Patents by Inventor Hyoungwook Woo

Hyoungwook Woo 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: 11983357
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes: a display panel; a touch electrode layer disposed on the display panel and comprising at least one touch electrode; and a conductive wire disposed on the display panel, disposed on the same layer as the touch electrode layer, and generating a magnetic field signal for driving a stylus pen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Kyeonghan Park, Bonkee Kim, Youngho Cho, Sein Lee, Hwanhee Lee, Kiryoung Jung, Wonwoo Lee, Jeongwon Seo, Jongsik Kim, Inuk Jeong, Beomkyu Ko, Hojun Moon
  • Patent number: 11983364
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device including: a loop coil; a display unit configured to include a plurality of pixels; a display driver configured to apply a data signal and a scan signal to the pixels depending on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal; a plurality of touch electrodes positioned on the display unit; a driving receiver configured to apply a driving signal to the loop coil during a first period and to receive a sensing signal from at least one of the touch electrodes during a second period after the first period; and a controller configured to generate touch information by using the sensing signal, wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Youngho Cho, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung, Hwanhee Lee, Wonwoo Lee, Kyeonghan Park, Sein Lee, Jeongwon Seo, Jongsik Kim, Inuk Jeong, Hojun Moon, Beomkyu Ko
  • Publication number: 20240045523
    Abstract: A pen and touch input system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch input device including a sensor unit and a control unit for controlling the sensor unit and a stylus pen interacting with the touch input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM, Young ho CHO, HwanHee LEE, Giduk KIM, Joohyun GO, Mun Sub BYUN, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung JUNG, Ho Jun MOON
  • Patent number: 11886656
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device including: a touch sensor configured to sequentially transfer an electromagnetic signal having two or more frequencies to a stylus pen, and to receive an electromagnetic signal corresponding to the electromagnetic signal from the stylus pen; and a touch controller configured to operate the touch sensor by determining one of the two or more frequencies as the frequency of the electromagnetic signal depending on a change in the received electromagnetic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Hwanhee Lee, Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung, Wonwoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20230418412
    Abstract: A pen and touch input system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch input device including a sensor unit and a control unit for controlling the sensor unit and a stylus pen interacting with the touch input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM, Young ho CHO, HwanHee LEE, Giduk KIM, Joohyun GO, Mun Sub BYUN, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung JUNG, Ho Jun MOON
  • Publication number: 20230400936
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a touch device for sensing a position of a stylus including a resonance circuit, including: a plurality of electrode; and a touch controller configured to receive a sensing signal from the electrodes to determine a position of the stylus, wherein the electrodes includes electrodes in which directions of currents induced in the electrodes by the resonance circuit are opposite to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM, Hyoungwook WOO, Hojun MOON, Hwanhee LEE, Jongsik KIM, Youngho CHO
  • Publication number: 20230393672
    Abstract: A pen and touch input system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a touch input device including a sensor unit and a control unit for controlling the sensor unit and a stylus pen interacting with the touch input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee Kim, Young ho CHO, HwanHee LEE, Giduk KIM, Joohyun GO, Mun Sub BYUN, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung JUNG, Ho Jun MOON
  • Publication number: 20230367422
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a touch apparatus including: a touch panel including a plurality of first touch electrodes arranged in a first direction and a plurality of second touch electrodes arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction; a driver configured to apply a first driving signal to the first touch electrodes during a first period and a second driving signal to the second touch electrodes during a second period subsequent to the first period; a receiver configured to receive a detection signal from the second touch electrodes during the first period, and a detection signal from the first touch electrodes and the second touch electrodes during a third period subsequent to the second period; and a controller configured to determine a touch position based on the signal outputted from the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Jongsik KIM, Hwanhee LEE, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung JUNG, Bonkee KIM
  • Publication number: 20230341953
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body to an outside thereof; and a resonance circuit connected to the conductive tip to resonate an electrical signal transferred from the conductive tip. An inductor unit of the resonance circuit includes a ferrite core and a coil wound in multiple layers over at least a portion of the ferrite core. The ferrite core includes nickel, and the coil can be formed by a litz wire with adjacent winding layers that are wound to be inclined in a zigzag form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung JUNG, Bonkee KIM
  • Patent number: 11675446
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a touch device for sensing a position of a stylus including a resonance circuit, including: a plurality of electrode; and a touch controller configured to receive a sensing signal from the electrodes to determine a position of the stylus, wherein the electrodes includes electrodes in which directions of currents induced in the electrodes by the resonance circuit are opposite to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Hojun Moon, Hwanhee Lee, Jongsik Kim, Youngho Cho
  • Patent number: 11662837
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body to an outside thereof; and a resonance circuit connected to the conductive tip to resonate an electrical signal transferred from the conductive tip. An inductor unit of the resonance circuit includes a ferrite core and a coil wound in multiple layers over at least a portion of the ferrite core. The ferrite core includes nickel, and the coil can be formed by a litz wire with adjacent winding layers that are wound to be inclined in a zigzag form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung, Bonkee Kim
  • Publication number: 20230125764
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device including: a loop coil; a display unit configured to include a plurality of pixels; a display driver configured to apply a data signal and a scan signal to the pixels depending on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal; a plurality of touch electrodes positioned on the display unit; a driving receiver configured to apply a driving signal to the loop coil during a first period and to receive a sensing signal from at least one of the touch electrodes during a second period after the first period; and a controller configured to generate touch information by using the sensing signal, wherein the driving signal is synchronized to at least one pulse of the vertical synchronization signal and the horizontal synchronization signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM, Youngho CHO, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung JUNG, Hwanhee LEE, Wonwoo LEE, Kyeonghan PARK, Sein LEE, Jeongwon SEO, Jongsik KIM, Inuk JEONG, Hojun MOON, Beomkyu KO
  • Publication number: 20230067179
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment includes: a display panel; a touch electrode layer disposed on the display panel and comprising at least one touch electrode; and a conductive wire disposed on the display panel, disposed on the same layer as the touch electrode layer, and generating a magnetic field signal for driving a stylus pen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Hyoungwook WOO, Kyeonghan PARK, Bonkee KIM, Youngho CHO, Sein LEE, Hwanhee LEE, Kiryoung JUNG, Wonwoo LEE, Jeongwon SEO, Jongsik KIM, Inuk JEONG, Beomkyu KO, Hojun MOON
  • Patent number: 11481047
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body portion; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body portion to an outside thereof; a resonance circuit portion positioned in the body portion to be connected to the conductive tip to resonate an electrical signal transferred from the conductive tip; and a conductive blocking member configured to surround at least a portion of the resonance circuit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Kiryoung Jung, Hyoungwook Woo, Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim
  • Publication number: 20220261099
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body portion; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body portion to an outside thereof; a ground portion configured to be electrically connected to a user; and a resonant circuit portion in the body portion, electrically connected between the conductive tip and the ground portion, and including one or more resonance circuits that resonate with electrical signals of different frequencies transferred from the conductive tip to output resonance signals of different frequencies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Hyoungwook Woo, Kyeonghan Park, Bonkee Kim
  • Publication number: 20220253178
    Abstract: A touch apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a touch panel that includes a plurality of first touch electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction that crosses the first direction, and a plurality of second touch electrodes extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction; and a touch driver that applies a first driving signal for generation of a resonance signal of a stylus pen to the touch panel in a first section, and receives a detection signal from the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes in a second section that is next to the first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Hwanhee Lee, Jongsik Kim, Jeongwon Seo, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung, Bonkee Kim
  • Publication number: 20220244806
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a touch device for sensing a position of a stylus including a resonance circuit, including: a plurality of electrode; and a touch controller configured to receive a sensing signal from the electrodes to determine a position of the stylus, wherein the electrodes includes electrodes in which directions of currents induced in the electrodes by the resonance circuit are opposite to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Hojun Moon, Hwanhee Lee, Jongsik Kim, Youngho Cho
  • Publication number: 20220206598
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a stylus pen including: a body; a conductive tip configured to be exposed from an inside of the body to an outside thereof; and a resonance circuit connected to the conductive tip to resonate an electrical signal transferred from the conductive tip. An inductor unit of the resonance circuit includes a ferrite core and a coil wound in multiple layers over at least a portion of the ferrite core. The ferrite core includes nickel, and the coil can be formed by a litz wire with adjacent winding layers that are wound to be inclined in a zigzag form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung, Bonkee Kim
  • Patent number: 11347335
    Abstract: A touch device includes: a touch panel including a plurality of touch electrodes; a driver/receiver for applying a first driving signal to the touch panel while driven in a first mode, and applying a second driving signal that is different from the first driving signal to the touch panel while driven in a second mode; and a controller for comparing first detection signals received from the touch panel with a first threshold value to obtain first touch data while driven in the first mode, and comparing second detection signals received from the touch panel with a second threshold value to obtain second touch data while driven in the second mode, wherein the controller determines the second threshold value based on at least part of the first detection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Hwanhee Lee, Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Hyoungwook Woo, Kiryoung Jung
  • Publication number: 20220164081
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a display device including: a touch sensor configured to sequentially transfer an electromagnetic signal having two or more frequencies to a stylus pen, and to receive an electromagnetic signal corresponding to the electromagnetic signal from the stylus pen; and a touch controller configured to operate the touch sensor by determining one of the two or more frequencies as the frequency of the electromagnetic signal depending on a change in the received electromagnetic signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Hwanhee LEE, Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM, Hyoungwook WOO, Kiryoung JUNG, Wonwoo LEE