Patents by Inventor Myungseok OH

Myungseok OH 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).

  • Input device and mobile terminal having the input device
    Patent number: 8786548
    Abstract: An input device and a mobile terminal having the input device are provided. The input device includes a key button with a transparent material having an internal space, an illumination sensor located in an internal space of the key button to sense ambient illumination of the key button, a light-emitting portion located at one side of the illumination sensor to output a light signal to the outside of the key button for detecting a touch applied to the key button, and an input signal generation unit configured to generate a touch input signal according to the light signal being input to a light-receiving portion of the illumination sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Myungseok Oh, Hungchol Chin
  • INPUT DEVICE AND MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING THE INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110169743
    Abstract: An input device and a mobile terminal having the input device are provided. The input device includes a key button with a transparent material having an internal space, an illumination sensor located in an internal space of the key button to sense ambient illumination of the key button, a light-emitting portion located at one side of the illumination sensor to output a light signal to the outside of the key button for detecting a touch applied to the key button, and an input signal generation unit configured to generate a touch input signal according to the light signal being input to a light-receiving portion of the illumination sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Myungseok OH, Hungchol CHIN