Patents by Inventor Minseok Hwangbo

Minseok Hwangbo 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: 10964319
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit performing communication with a preset voice recognition server; a microphone receiving voice information; and a controller executing a specific function on the basis of voice information received through the microphone, wherein after voice information is received through the microphone, the controller determines whether a wake-up word is detected within a preset time, and when the wake-up word is detected within the preset time, the controller performs voice recognition on the voice information received before the wake-up word is detected, and when the wake-up word is not detected within the preset time, the controller does not perform voice recognition on the voice information received before the wake-up word is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaeyong Park, Sumi Kim, Minseok Hwangbo
  • Publication number: 20190214002
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a communication unit performing communication with a preset voice recognition server; a microphone receiving voice information; and a controller executing a specific function on the basis of voice information received through the microphone, wherein after voice information is received through the microphone, the controller determines whether a wake-up word is detected within a preset time, and when the wake-up word is detected within the preset time, the controller performs voice recognition on the voice information received before the wake-up word is detected, and when the wake-up word is not detected within the preset time, the controller does not perform voice recognition on the voice information received before the wake-up word is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaeyong PARK, Sumi KIM, Minseok HWANGBO
  • Patent number: 10334651
    Abstract: This document discloses an electronic device and a control method for the device. An electronic device according to the present invention and a control method for the device comprises a first wireless communication module; a second wireless communication module; and a controller obtaining information of contents from at least one different device through a first communication channel formed by the first wireless communication module and obtaining the contents through the first communication channel or forming a second communication channel by using the second wireless communication module on the basis of the information of the obtained contents and obtaining data of the contents through the second communication channel formed. According to the present invention, contents can be obtained through a better communication module between the first and the second wireless communication module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hongju Yeom, Yuri Choi, Sumi Kim, Minseok Hwangbo
  • Patent number: 10261686
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, which has a display unit for displaying a virtual keypad and texts input by the virtual keypad. The mobile terminal includes a display unit and a controller. The display unit has a first area in which a virtual keypad is displayed and a second area in which a character input by a touch applied to the virtual keypad is displayed, and displays a first cursor for guiding a position at which a character is to be input. When an editing mode is executed in the state in which the first cursor is displayed, the controller displays, in the second area, a second cursor different from the first cursor, and selectively activates any one of the first and second cursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Intai Kim, Daewoo Lee, Jaeyong Park, Sumi Kim, Hyojeong Jang, Minseok Hwangbo, Hyunju Oh
  • Publication number: 20160323927
    Abstract: This document discloses an electronic device and a control method for the device. An electronic device according to the present invention and a control method for the device comprises a first wireless communication module; a second wireless communication module; and a controller obtaining information of contents from at least one different device through a first communication channel formed by the first wireless communication module and obtaining the contents through the first communication channel or forming a second communication channel by using the second wireless communication module on the basis of the information of the obtained contents and obtaining data of the contents through the second communication channel formed. According to the present invention, contents can be obtained through a better communication module between the first and the second wireless communication module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hongju YEOM, Yuri CHOI, Sumi KIM, Minseok HWANGBO
  • Publication number: 20150268854
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, which has a display unit for displaying a virtual keypad and texts input by the virtual keypad. The mobile terminal includes a display unit and a controller. The display unit has a first area in which a virtual keypad is displayed and a second area in which a character input by a touch applied to the virtual keypad is displayed, and displays a first cursor for guiding a position at which a character is to be input. When an editing mode is executed in the state in which the first cursor is displayed, the controller displays, in the second area, a second cursor different from the first cursor, and selectively activates any one of the first and second cursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Intai KIM, Daewoo LEE, Jaeyong PARK, Sumi KIM, Hyojeong JANG, Minseok Hwangbo, Hyunju OH