Patents by Inventor Hyuk San An

Hyuk San An 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 having expansion module and method of controlling operation of the mobile terminal
    Patent number: 8078223
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a main body configured to provide a communication function, an expansion module configured to provide a number of additional functions to the main body, a connector including at least first, second and third pins and configured to electrically connect the main body and the expansion module together, and a controller configured to determine whether a signal having a first logic level is received via the first pin of the connector, to set up communication between the mobile terminal and the expansion module using only the first pin and a corresponding ground source and a 1-wire communication method on the first pin if the signal received on the first pin has the first logic level, to determine whether or not the expansion module is an authenticated expansion module through the 1-wire communication method on the first pin, and to allow the expansion module to provide the number of additional functions to the main body through serial communication using the second and third pins when t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyuk San An, Sang Gyu Kim
  • MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING EXPANSION MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20100022277
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a main body configured to provide a communication function, an expansion module configured to provide a number of additional functions to the main body, a connector including at least first, second and third pins and configured to electrically connect the main body and the expansion module together, and a controller configured to determine whether a signal having a first logic level is received via the first pin of the connector, to set up communication between the mobile terminal and the expansion module using only the first pin and a corresponding ground source and a 1-wire communication method on the first pin if the signal received on the first pin has the first logic level, to determine whether or not the expansion module is an authenticated expansion module through the 1-wire communication method on the first pin, and to allow the expansion module to provide the number of additional functions to the main body through serial communication using the second and third pins when t
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Hyuk San AN, Sang Gyu KIM