Patents by Inventor Moo Jin IM

Moo Jin IM 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).

  • Touch-enabled terminal and method of providing virtual keypad for the same
    Patent number: 9292200
    Abstract: A touch-enabled terminal and a keypad providing method for the same are provided. The method of providing a virtual keypad includes activating the virtual keypad in character input mode, performing first-stage presentation by focusing a first one of characters assigned to each one of plural buttons of the virtual keypad and displaying the focused characters, and performing, in response to a touch on a button of the virtual keypad, second-stage presentation by displaying a character entered by the touched button, focusing a next enterable character related to the touched button, and focusing next enterable characters related respectively to the other buttons. The touch-enabled terminal provides visual information regarding currently enterable characters through the virtual keypad with respect to the last entered button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moo Jin Im
  • TOUCH-ENABLED TERMINAL AND METHOD OF PROVIDING VIRTUAL KEYPAD FOR THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110246927
    Abstract: A touch-enabled terminal and a keypad providing method for the same are provided. The method of providing a virtual keypad includes activating the virtual keypad in character input mode, performing first-stage presentation by focusing a first one of characters assigned to each one of plural buttons of the virtual keypad and displaying the focused characters, and performing, in response to a touch on a button of the virtual keypad, second-stage presentation by displaying a character entered by the touched button, focusing a next enterable character related to the touched button, and focusing next enterable characters related respectively to the other buttons. The touch-enabled terminal provides visual information regarding currently enterable characters through the virtual keypad with respect to the last entered button.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Moo Jin IM