Patents by Inventor Ju-Nam Kim

Ju-Nam 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 communication terminal for providing tactile interface
    Patent number: 7957770
    Abstract: A mobile terminal for use in a wireless communication and method therein is provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body configured to house a mobile communication module to engage in the wireless communication, a touch input device disposed in the terminal body, the touch input device including a touch detection area configured to recognize an external contact, a vibrator coupled to the terminal body and is configured to allow tactile detection by a user, and a controller to control the touch input device and the vibrator, wherein the controller causes the vibrator to vibrate in response to detecting the external contact on the touch detection area and other mobile terminal functions that require a tactile alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyunjun An, Ju-Nam Kim, Min Hak Lee
  • MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING TACTILE INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20080161065
    Abstract: A mobile terminal for use in a wireless communication and method therein is provided. The mobile terminal includes a terminal body configured to house a mobile communication module to engage in the wireless communication, a touch input device disposed in the terminal body, the touch input device including a touch detection area configured to recognize an external contact, a vibrator coupled to the terminal body and is configured to allow tactile detection by a user, and a controller to control the touch input device and the vibrator, wherein the controller causes the vibrator to vibrate in response to detecting the external contact on the touch detection area and other mobile terminal functions that require a tactile alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Hyunjun An, Ju-Nam Kim, Min Hak Lee