Patents by Inventor Kyung-Lack Kim

Kyung-Lack 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).

  • Patent number: 11945308
    Abstract: A cluster according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a display and a spatial image panel. The display is installed in the vehicle to output predetermined information as a 2D image. The spatial image panel is configured to output a 3D image in a predetermined space in front. The spatial image panel includes a first lens array, a second lens array, and a refractive medium. The first lens array is disposed adjacent to the display and includes a plurality of first lenses arranged on the same plane. The second lens array is disposed in parallel with the first array so that the first lenses and second lenses overlap each other. The refractive medium is disposed between the first lens array and the second lens array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Uk Lee, Kyung Lack Kim, Ki Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20230011407
    Abstract: A head-up display apparatus is disclosed. The head-up display apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a display panel; a stereoscopic image filter; and a mirror. The display panel includes a first region in which a first image is displayed and a second region in which a second image is displayed, and the stereoscopic image filter is configured to convert the first image into a stereoscopic image. In an embodiment of the present invention, the first image displayed on the display panel is warped and displayed, thereby preventing distortion of the stereoscopic image when projected on a windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Uk LEE, Ki Hoon LEE, Kyung Lack KIM
  • Publication number: 20220379726
    Abstract: A cluster according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a display and a spatial image panel. The display is installed in the vehicle to output predetermined information as a 2D image. The spatial image panel is configured to output a 3D image in a predetermined space in front. The spatial image panel includes a first lens array, a second lens array, and a refractive medium. The first lens array is disposed adjacent to the display and includes a plurality of first lenses arranged on the same plane. The second lens array is disposed in parallel with the first array so that the first lenses and second lenses overlap each other. The refractive medium is disposed between the first lens array and the second lens array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yong Uk LEE, Kyung Lack KIM, Ki Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 9423955
    Abstract: A method and device for reproducing contents of a mobile terminal having a touch screen, including: displaying on the touch screen a list of items corresponding to a plurality of contents stored in the mobile terminal; detecting a touch input to an item displayed in the list; displaying on the touch screen a reproduction screen display having a location and a size corresponding to a determined touch input location; and one of reproducing an entirety of a content corresponding to the touched item and reproducing only a portion of the content corresponding to the touched item in the reproduction screen display according to a detected touch type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyung-Lack Kim, Sang-Min Lee, Tae-Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 8914063
    Abstract: A mobile terminal equipped with a mode setting key and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes providing a mode setting key for choosing an operating mode for the mobile terminal; placing the mobile terminal in an operating mode chosen by the mode setting key when the mode setting key is manipulated; and placing the mobile terminal in a standby mode regardless of the chosen operating mode when the mobile terminal is booted. Therefore, it is possible to place a mobile terminal in any operating mode chosen by a mode setting key and to automatically place the mobile terminal in a standby mode immediately after being booted, regardless of the operating mode chosen by the mode setting key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Hyeong Seok Roh, Kyung Lack Kim
  • Patent number: 8627235
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including displaying, via a controller, at least one first function icon on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, assigning, via the controller, a first input gesture to the displayed first function icon such that a first function corresponding to the first function icon is executed when the first input gesture is performed on the mobile terminal, and removing, via the controller, the first function icon from the touchscreen of the mobile terminal after the first gesture has been assigned to the first function icon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jin A. Chang, Kyung Lack Kim
  • Patent number: 7970438
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to display a keypad in a second display region and data input from at least the keypad in a first display region, and a controller configured to determine if the keypad displayed in its current form is to be displayed in a new different form, to determine if all of the keypad in the new different form can be displayed to fit within the second display region, and to selectively control the display unit to display a scrolling function for scrolling the keypad displayed in the new different form when all of the keypad can not be displayed to fit within the second display region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sang-Yeob Yoon, Kyung-Lack Kim
  • Publication number: 20100315358
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile terminal, the method including displaying, via a controller, at least one first function icon on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, assigning, via the controller, a first input gesture to the displayed first function icon such that a first function corresponding to the first function icon is executed when the first input gesture is performed on the mobile terminal, and removing, via the controller, the first function icon from the touchscreen of the mobile terminal after the first gesture has been assigned to the first function icon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Jin A. CHANG, Kyung Lack Kim
  • Publication number: 20090094562
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprising a display module to display a tag and to display a menu screen image related to the tag at one portion of a background image as the tag is dragged, the menu screen image being displayed according to a dragging direction and a dragging distance; an input unit to detect a touch input with respect to the display module or the tag to determine the dragging direction and the dragging distance; and a controller to expose or hide the menu screen image according to the dragging direction the dragging distance of the inputted touch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Kye-Sook Jeong, Byung-Nam Roh, Min-Tak Lim, Kyung-Lack Kim, Tae-Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20090093276
    Abstract: A method and device for reproducing contents of a mobile terminal having a touch screen, including: displaying on the touch screen a list of items corresponding to a plurality of contents stored in the mobile terminal; detecting a touch input to an item displayed in the list; displaying on the touch screen a reproduction screen display having a location and a size corresponding to a determined touch input location; and one of reproducing an entirety of a content corresponding to the touched item and reproducing only a portion of the content corresponding to the touched item in the reproduction screen display according to a detected touch type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Kyung-Lack KIM, Sang-Min Lee, Tae-Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20090082061
    Abstract: A mobile terminal equipped with a mode setting key and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes providing a mode setting key for choosing an operating mode for the mobile terminal; placing the mobile terminal in an operating mode chosen by the mode setting key when the mode setting key is manipulated; and placing the mobile terminal in a standby mode regardless of the chosen operating mode when the mobile terminal is booted. Therefore, it is possible to place a mobile terminal in any operating mode chosen by a mode setting key and to automatically place the mobile terminal in a standby mode immediately after being booted, regardless of the operating mode chosen by the mode setting key.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Hyeong Seok Roh, Kyung Lack Kim
  • Publication number: 20080318635
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to display a keypad in a second display region and data input from at least the keypad in a first display region, and a controller configured to determine if the keypad displayed in its current form is to be displayed in a new different form, to determine if all of the keypad in the new different form can be displayed to fit within the second display region, and to selectively control the display unit to display a scrolling function for scrolling the keypad displayed in the new different form when all of the keypad can not be displayed to fit within the second display region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Sang-Yeob Yoon, Kyung-Lack Kim
  • Publication number: 20070271528
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a menu display method thereof, comprising: one or more bodies; an input unit provided at one of the bodies; and a display unit that displays a menu list having a plurality of menus and rotates the menu list by a signal generated by the input unit, in which a menu selection for using a function stored in the mobile terminal and its use can be facilitated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Jun-Sic Park, Kyung-Lack Kim