Patents by Inventor Hyun-Guk YOO

Hyun-Guk YOO 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 for controlling icons displayed on touch screen and method therefor
    Patent number: 10387014
    Abstract: A method and a mobile terminal for controlling the icons of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying at least one icon on a widget screen corresponding with a function for changing the size of the icon displayed on a touch screen; receiving a selection of an icon to which the function is to be applied; activating an attribute of the selected icon; and adjusting, if a side of the selected icon is dragged on the widget screen, a size of the selected icon according to a direction of the drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
    Inventors: So-Young Kim, Yong-Gu Ji, Sung-Joo Ahn, Hwan Hwangbo, Hyo-Chang Kim, Jung-Hoon Park, Hyung-Jun Oh, Hyun-Guk Yoo, Gyeong-Ho Chu
  • User terminal device and method for controlling the same
    Patent number: 10242279
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a method for controlling the same are provided. The user terminal device includes a sensor configured to sense a user touch operation for a binarized text image, a controller configured to generate an indicator pointing out a point where the user touch operation is sensed, when the user touch operation is sensed by the sensor, and a display unit configured to display the binarized text image and the generated indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cong-Nguyen Bui, Byung-jun Son, Hyun-guk Yoo
  • Mobile terminal and method for controlling display of object on touch screen
    Patent number: 9658762
    Abstract: A method for controlling display of an object displayed on a touch screen in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes displaying the object on the touch screen, generating an extension bar in response to a touch that is detected on the touch screen for a period of time, generating a zoom window in response to resizing of the extension bar, and zooming in and displaying content of the object in response to movement of the generated zoom window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon Park, Yong Gu Ji, So-Young Kim, Sung-Joo Ahn, Hwan Hwangbo, Hyo Chang Kim, Hyung Jun Oh, Hyun-Guk Yoo, Gyeong-Ho Chu
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OBJECT MOVEMENT
    Publication number: 20160379416
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling movement of a first object. A screen photographed by a camera is displayed on a display of an electronic device. A virtual area is set on the screen based on user input. A first object is identified on the screen. The first object is controlled to move within the virtual area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: An-na PARK, Byung-jun SON, Sung-joo AHN, Hyun-guk YOO, Ga-hyun JOO
  • USER TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160171333
    Abstract: A user terminal device and a method for controlling the same are provided. The user terminal device includes a sensor configured to sense a user touch operation for a binarized text image, a controller configured to generate an indicator pointing out a point where the user touch operation is sensed, when the user touch operation is sensed by the sensor, and a display unit configured to display the binarized text image and the generated indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Cong-Nguyen BUI, Byung-jun SON, Hyun-guk YOO
  • MOBILE TERMINAL FOR CONTROLLING ICONS DISPLAYED ON TOUCH SCREEN AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20160004416
    Abstract: A method and a mobile terminal for controlling the icons of the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying at least one icon on a widget screen corresponding with a function for changing the size of the icon displayed on a touch screen; receiving a selection of an icon to which the function is to be applied; activating an attribute of the selected icon; and adjusting, if a side of the selected icon is dragged on the widget screen, a size of the selected icon according to a direction of the drag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: So-Young KIM, Yong-Gu JI, Sung-Joo AHN, Hwan HWANGBO, Hyo-Chang KIM, Jung-Hoon PARK, Hyung-Jun OH, Hyun-Guk YOO, Gyeong-Ho CHU
  • MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF OBJECT ON TOUCH SCREEN
    Publication number: 20140245223
    Abstract: A method for controlling display of an object displayed on a touch screen in a mobile terminal is provided. The method includes displaying the object on the touch screen, generating an extension bar in response to a touch that is detected on the touch screen for a period of time, generating a zoom window in response to resizing of the extension bar, and zooming in and displaying content of the object in response to movement of the generated zoom window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hoon PARK, Yong Gu JI, So-Young KIM, Sung-Joo AHN, Hwan HWANGBO, Hyo Chang KIM, Hyung Jun OH, Hyun-Guk YOO, Gyeong-Ho CHU
  • COLOR TRANSFORMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSON WITH COLOR VISION DEFECT
    Publication number: 20140015850
    Abstract: A color transformation method and apparatus are provided for a person with a color vision defect. A color vision characteristic of a user is determined by receiving at least one of a kind of color vision defect and a degree of color vision defect selected by the user via a preset user color vision characteristic input menu. A preset basic hue table of a terminal is transformed according to the color vision characteristic of the user and transforming colors of a video to be displayed by applying the transformed basic hue table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Sung-Joo AHN, Sung-Jea KO, Jung-Hoon PARK, Hang-Sik SHIN, Hyun-Ji KIM, Jae-Yun JEONG, Hyun-Guk YOO
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FLOATING USER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20130254714
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of providing a floating user interface is provided. A floating user interface including menus for executable terminal functions is activated and a terminal function is executed through the floating user interface, thus enabling a user to conveniently perform terminal functions through the floating user interface under any environment of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hang-Sik SHIN, Sung-Joo AHN, Jung-Hoon PARK, Hyun-Guk YOO