Patents by Inventor Mina SUH

Mina SUH 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).

  • Publication number: 20200110518
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a beverage-making apparatus; a display unit; an input unit configured to receive a recipe input request for inputting information about a recipe of a beverage for the beverage-making apparatus; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: in response to the recipe input request, display a recipe input interface for inputting the information about the recipe of the beverage; and based on displaying the recipe input interface, receive recipe information for the beverage through the displayed recipe input interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Mina SUH, Hyungsun KIM
  • Patent number: 10558330
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a beverage-making apparatus; a display unit; an input unit configured to receive a recipe input request for inputting information about a recipe of a beverage for the beverage-making apparatus; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: in response to the recipe input request, display a recipe input interface for inputting the information about the recipe of the beverage; and based on displaying the recipe input interface, receive recipe information for the beverage through the displayed recipe input interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Mina Suh, Hyungsun Kim
  • Publication number: 20200032447
    Abstract: A control method for a clothes treating system comprises an external terminal and a clothes treating device formed to be able to communicate with the external terminal, wherein the clothes treating device comprises a power input unit, a course selection unit formed for selecting a course among preconfigured courses, and an execution input unit for driving the clothes treating device according to the selected course; and the external terminal is formed to display information on an external environment and one or more recommended courses preconfigured on the basis of the information on the external environment, after power is input to the clothes treating device and before an execution command is input through the execution input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jayoen Kim, Joohyeon Oh, Mina Suh
  • Patent number: 10487437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothes treating system and a control method therefore and, more particularly, to a clothes treating system comprising an external terminal and a clothes treating device formed to be able to communicate with the external terminal, wherein the clothes treating device comprises a power input unit, a course selection unit formed for selecting a course among preconfigured courses, and an execution input unit for driving the clothes treating device according to the selected course; and the external terminal is formed to display information on an external environment and one or more recommended courses preconfigured on the basis of the information on the external environment, after power is input to the clothes treating device and before an execution command is input through the execution input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jayoen Kim, Joohyeon Oh, Mina Suh
  • Publication number: 20190338454
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-purpose cleaning device including a first body having a washing space in which the laundry is washed, a water supply unit supplying water to the space, a second body installed above the first body and including an accommodation space accommodating water and an opening area allowing water to flow to the washing space therethrough, a cover unit covering the opening area to implement a first state in which water is pooled in the second body and exposing the opening area to implement a second state in which water and the laundry to pass therethrough, and a controller controlling the first and second bodies and the cover unit on the basis of a control command input from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Mina Suh, Jayoen Kim, Joohyeon Oh
  • Patent number: 10392738
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus comprises an operation unit, a main course selection unit having a plurality of main courses displayed around the operation unit, a memory to store the number of times by which a main course has been selected through the main course selection unit, a control unit to drive the clothes treating apparatus according to the selected main course. The main course selection unit displays one or more main course which have been selected through the main course selection unit more than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period; and receives a selection of one course among the one or more displayed main courses according to the rotation of the operation unit. Frequently used courses or configuration factors may be displayed in a course selection unit and a sub-course input unit, thereby shortening the time for operating the clothes treating apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joohyeon Oh, Jayoen Kim, Mina Suh
  • Patent number: 10332439
    Abstract: In a display device, an image may be three-dimensionally output by modifying a display area corresponding to an area selected based on a visual attribute of the image to be output on a display unit of the display device. The display device may include a display unit configured such that at least one portion of the display unit is modified, and a controller configured to display an output target image on the display unit and control to modify the display unit based on a visual attribute of a portion of the output target image. The controller may be configured to determine a modification target area in the output target image based on the visual attribute of components included in the output target image, and modify a display area of the display unit corresponding to the determined modification target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Mina Suh, Eunju Cho
  • Patent number: 10145047
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: a washing machine capable of washing laundry automatically by a washing method suitable for the laundry; and a control method therefore. A control device for a washing machine according to embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a fabric detection unit for detecting the fabric texture of laundry received in a drum of a washing machine; a detection unit for detecting the weight of the laundry; and a control unit for determining the fabric type of the laundry on the basis of the detected fabric texture, and controlling the washing machine on the basis of the fabric type and the weight of the laundry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Mina Suh, Jayoen Kim, Joohyeon Oh
  • Publication number: 20180129380
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a beverage-making apparatus; a display unit; an input unit configured to receive a recipe input request for inputting information about a recipe of a beverage for the beverage-making apparatus; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: in response to the recipe input request, display a recipe input interface for inputting the information about the recipe of the beverage; and based on displaying the recipe input interface, receive recipe information for the beverage through the displayed recipe input interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Mina SUH, Hyungsun KIM
  • Publication number: 20180129361
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a beverage-making apparatus; a display unit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: receive, through the wireless communication unit, beverage-making state information indicating a state of the beverage-making apparatus; and generate content to be output through the display unit, based on the received beverage-making state information of the beverage-making apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: Mina SUH, Hyungsun KIM
  • Publication number: 20180129360
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a beverage-making apparatus; a display unit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: receive, from the beverage-making apparatus, beverage-making information that is determined based on ingredient information of a beverage made by the beverage-making apparatus; display, through the display unit, a beverage-making interface that comprises the received beverage-making information; during a beverage-making process of the beverage by the beverage-making apparatus, receive beverage-making state information from the beverage-making apparatus; and update the beverage-making interface based on the received beverage-making state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Mina SUH
  • Publication number: 20180129379
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with a beverage-making apparatus; a display unit; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: receive a first request for selecting a first ingredient included in a first ingredient category for making a beverage with the beverage-making apparatus; display at least one recommended second ingredient, among a plurality of second ingredients included in at least one second ingredient category, that is determined based on the selected first ingredient; receive a second request for selecting a second ingredient among the at least one recommended second ingredient that is displayed; and display, through the display unit, beverage recipe information related to a beverage-making recipe that includes the selected first ingredient and the selected second ingredient for making the beverage using the beverage-making apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Mina SUH
  • Publication number: 20170175316
    Abstract: A clothes treating apparatus comprises an operation unit, a main course selection unit having a plurality of main courses displayed around the operation unit, a memory to store the number of times by which a main course has been selected through the main course selection unit, a control unit to drive the clothes treating apparatus according to the selected main course. The main course selection unit displays one or more main course which have been selected through the main course selection unit more than a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period; and receives a selection of one course among the one or more displayed main courses according to the rotation of the operation unit. Frequently used courses or configuration factors may be displayed in a course selection unit and a sub-course input unit, thereby shortening the time for operating the clothes treating apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Joohyeon OH, Jayoen KIM, Mina SUH
  • Publication number: 20170175317
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a clothes treating system and a control method therefore and, more particularly, to a clothes treating system comprising an external terminal and a clothes treating device formed to be able to communicate with the external terminal, wherein the clothes treating device comprises a power input unit, a course selection unit formed for selecting a course among preconfigured courses, and an execution input unit for driving the clothes treating device according to the selected course; and the external terminal is formed to display information on an external environment and one or more recommended courses preconfigured on the basis of the information on the external environment, after power is input to the clothes treating device and before an execution command is input through the execution input unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jayoen KIM, Joohyeon OH, Mina SUH
  • Publication number: 20170069254
    Abstract: In a display device, an image may be three-dimensionally output by modifying a display area corresponding to an area selected based on a visual attribute of the image to be output on a display unit of the display device. The display device may include a display unit configured such that at least one portion of the display unit is modified, and a controller configured to display an output target image on the display unit and control to modify the display unit based on a visual attribute of a portion of the output target image. The controller may be configured to determine a modification target area in the output target image based on the visual attribute of components included in the output target image, and modify a display area of the display unit corresponding to the determined modification target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Mina SUH, Eunju CHO
  • Publication number: 20170009390
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: a washing machine capable of washing laundry automatically by a washing method suitable for the laundry; and a control method therefore. A control device for a washing machine according to embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a fabric detection unit for detecting the fabric texture of laundry received in a drum of a washing machine; a detection unit for detecting the weight of the laundry; and a control unit for determining the fabric type of the laundry on the basis of the detected fabric texture, and controlling the washing machine on the basis of the fabric type and the weight of the laundry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Mina SUH, Jayoen KIM, Joohyeon OH
  • Publication number: 20160319475
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-purpose cleaning device including a first body having a washing space in which the laundry is washed, a water supply unit supplying water to the space, a second body installed above the first body and including an accommodation space accommodating water and an opening area allowing water to flow to the washing space therethrough, a cover unit covering the opening area to implement a first state in which water is pooled in the second body and exposing the opening area to implement a second state in which water and the laundry to pass therethrough, and a controller controlling the first and second bodies and the cover unit on the basis of a control command input from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRIC INC.
    Inventors: Mina SUH, Jayoen KIM, Joohyeon OH