Patents by Inventor Namki KIM
Namki 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).
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Patent number: 11963647Abstract: A robot cleaner is provided. The robot cleaner according to the disclosure includes a driver including a drive motor configured to cause the robot cleaner to move, a memory storing information on a pollution map for the degree of pollution for each location in a map corresponding to a place in which the robot cleaner is located and information on locations of a plurality of objects on the map, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: identify a pollution source among the plurality of objects based on information on the locations of the plurality of objects and the pollution map, and control the driver to move the robot cleaner based on the location of the identified pollution source on the map.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Namki Lee, Changseok Oh, Seunghwan Lee, Chuljoo Kim, Yongheon Shin
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Patent number: 11003325Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen configured to display a first page; and a controller configured to generate a panel region having a predetermined transparency on a preset region of the touch screen, if a preset touch gesture is applied to the touch screen while the first page is being displayed, and configured to display, on the panel region, at least one first function icon corresponding to information displayed on the first page. If the first page is converted into a second page, the at least one first function icon displayed on the panel region is changed to at least one second function icon corresponding to information displayed on the second page.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyerim Ku, Namki Kim, Kyungjin Moon, Kyunghye Seo, Yoonseok Yang, Jungmin Park, Jaehwa Lee, Eunhye Kim, Cheongha Park, Taehoon Cho, Mose Jueng
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Publication number: 20200379724Abstract: The present invention relates to: a mobile terminal capable of setting a plurality of parameter values determining sound quality, according to a situation in which audio is recorded when an audio recording function is executed; and a control method therefor. According to one aspect of the present invention for achieving the aforementioned purpose or another purpose, provided is a mobile terminal comprising a display unit, a voice recognition unit, and a controller, wherein, when the audio recording function is activated, the controller senses a sound through the voice recognition unit, outputs, on the display unit, a popup of a recommended audio preset determined on the basis of the sensed sound from among a plurality of audio presets, and sets the recommended audio preset to the audio recording function according to a control command of selecting the recommended audio preset popup.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2017Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Namki KIM, Jiwon KANG, Joongyeon KIM, Yoonseok YANG, Suhjin YI
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Patent number: 10713419Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for using the same. The mobile terminal includes a display configured to display first screen information corresponding to at least a portion of a first page having a predetermined length, a sensor configured to detect a touch received on the display, and a controller configured to control the display to cease displaying at least a portion of the first screen information when the received touch corresponds to a predetermined scheme for displaying another portion of the first screen information, display the another portion of the first screen information in response to the received touch, and display at least a portion of second screen information corresponding to a region beyond an edge of the first page in response to the received touch when the displayed at least a portion of the first screen information corresponds to an edge region of the first page.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Namki Kim, Sanghyun Eim, Yunjueng Mhun, Choonjae Lee, Jiyen Son, Joohee Son
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Patent number: 10402070Abstract: A mobile terminal for executing applications and a method of controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit changing a first object to a floating state where the first object is separated from an execution screen for a first application, based on a predetermined user input being applied to the first object for executing a first control operation which is being displayed on the execution screen for the first application, and displaying the first object on an execution screen for a second application which is executed after the first application ends, and a control unit executing a control operation associated with the first control operation, based on the predetermined user input being applied to the first object which is being displayed on the execution screen for the second application.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyunghye Seo, Namki Kim, Yoonseok Yang, Sesook Oh, Kyungjin Moon, Jian Choi
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Patent number: 10389863Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a touch screen configured to output image information, a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with at least one Internet of things (IOT) device, and a controller configured to, when the mobile terminal enters a specific indoor area, control IOT devices included in the sensed image or a previously stored image of the specific indoor area by using the image, wherein the controller stores a plurality of pieces of set information including a state in which at least some of the IOT devices are connected and operational states of the connected IOT devices, and when any one of the plurality of pieces of set information is selected, the controller controls at least some of the IOT devices to be connected to each other and operate according to the selected set information.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Bongjeong Jeon, Insuk Kim, Jian Choi, Namki Kim, Sesook Oh
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Patent number: 10353536Abstract: Disclosed are a terminal and operating method thereof. The present invention includes obtaining an input for selecting at least one video, displaying a polyhedron displaying a preview image of the selected at least one video on each of a plurality of faces, obtaining an input for selecting at least one of a plurality of the faces included in the displayed polyhedron, and outputting a video corresponding to the selected face.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Namki Kim, Yunmi Kwon, Kyunghye Seo, Yongmun Gong, Jongook Yoon, Hoonjoon Chi, Yoonhee Choi, Ahyun Park, Hyungjin Choi
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Patent number: 10162449Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are provided, in which a face-down mode may be supported. The mobile terminal may include a first sensing device that detects a face-down mode of the mobile terminal, a second sensing device that detects a user designated direction in which the vicinity of the mobile terminal, a touchscreen, and a controller controlling a prescribed portion of the touchscreen corresponding to the detected user designated direction so that the touchscreen emits light in response to a preset event occurring in the face-down mode.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yunjueng Mhun, Jiyen Son, Sanghyun Eim, Hyoungkeun Kim, Namki Kim, Choonjae Lee
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Patent number: 10101818Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal and the method for controlling the same according to the present invention can execute a specific function corresponding to at least one shaking operation in consideration of a screen displayed on a display unit, a direction of the shaking operation and the number of times of sensing the shaking operation, upon sensing of the at least one shaking operation, and display a result screen of executing the specific function. According to the present invention, it is possible to arouse user's interest by providing different screens according to shaking operations of the mobile terminal and to provide user convenience by executing a specific function only by shaking the mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Namki Kim, Yeerang Yun, Jian Choi, Jiyeon Kim, Bongjeong Jeon, Jongseok Park
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Publication number: 20180164973Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal formed so as to wrap around the wrist and a control method therefor, the mobile terminal comprising: a main body; a band connected to the main body and formed so as to be wearable around the wrist; a touch screen arranged on the front surface of the main body, formed so as to detect a touch, and displaying an hour hand and a minute hand indicating the current time; and a control unit for moving an hour hand or a minute hand to a certain point on the touch screen and executing a preset function on the basis of the position of the moved hour hand or minute hand, when a touch applied to either the hour hand or the minute hand is moved to the certain point on the touch screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2015Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jongsup KIM, Namki KIM, Wook SHIN, Yung KIM
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Publication number: 20180164963Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes a touch screen configured to display a first page; and a controller configured to generate a panel region having a predetermined transparency on a preset region of the touch screen, if a preset touch gesture is applied to the touch screen while the first page is being displayed, and configured to display, on the panel region, at least one first function icon corresponding to information displayed on the first page. If the first page is converted into a second page, the at least one first function icon displayed on the panel region is changed to at least one second function icon corresponding to information displayed on the second page.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyerim KU, Namki KIM, Kyungjin MOON, Kyunghye SEO, Yoonseok YANG, Jungmin PARK, Jaehwa LEE, Eunhye KIM, Cheongha PARK, Taehoon CHO, Mose JUENG
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Publication number: 20180121065Abstract: A mobile terminal for executing applications and a method of controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal includes a display unit changing a first object to a floating state where the first object is separated from an execution screen for a first application, based on a predetermined user input being applied to the first object for executing a first control operation which is being displayed on the execution screen for the first application, and displaying the first object on an execution screen for a second application which is executed after the first application ends, and a control unit executing a control operation associated with the first control operation, based on the predetermined user input being applied to the first object which is being displayed on the execution screen for the second application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kyunghye SEO, Namki KIM, Yoonseok YANG, Sesook OH, Kyungjin MOON, Jian CHOI
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Publication number: 20180052583Abstract: Disclosed are a terminal and operating method thereof. The present invention includes obtaining an input for selecting at least one video, displaying a polyhedron displaying a preview image of the selected at least one video on each of a plurality of faces, obtaining an input for selecting at least one of a plurality of the faces included in the displayed polyhedron, and outputting a video corresponding to the selected face.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2017Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Namki KIM, Yunmi KWON, Kyunghye SEO, Yongmun GONG, Jongook YOON, Hoonjoon CHI, Yoonhee CHOI, Ahyun PARK, Hyungjin CHOI
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Publication number: 20180035384Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes a battery unit including a main battery and a backup battery, a sensing unit, a display unit, and a controller configured to sense a residual quantity of the backup battery if entering a battery swap mode in the course of running a content, wherein the battery swap mode comprises a state that the main battery is separated from the mobile terminal and wherein the controller is further configured to determine a content operating mode based on the sensed residual quantity of the backup battery.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Namki KIM, Shinnyue KANG, Bongjeong JEON, Yoonseok YANG, Insuk KIM, Sesook OH, Kyunghye SEO, Jian CHOI
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Publication number: 20180011673Abstract: A mobile terminal and method for controlling the same, and a display device and method for controlling the same are disclosed. The present invention provides a mobile terminal including a sensing unit, a wireless communication unit for communicating with a display device, a display unit, and a control unit, wherein when detecting that the mobile terminal satisfies a first location condition of a display unit of the display device, the control unit receives, from the display device, a signal corresponding to a first content executed in the display device. Moreover, the invention provides a display device including a sensing unit, a wireless communication unit for communicating with a mobile terminal, a display unit, and a control unit, wherein when the control unit detects that the mobile terminal satisfies a first location condition while running a first content, the control unit transmits information corresponding to the running first content to the mobile terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: January 11, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Namki KIM, Insuk KIM, Sesook OH, Kyunghye SEO, Jian CHOI, Shinnyue KANG, Bongjeong JEON, Yoonseok YANG
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Patent number: 9813993Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes a battery unit including a main battery and a backup battery, a sensing unit, a display unit, and a controller configured to sense a residual quantity of the backup battery if entering a battery swap mode in the course of running a content, wherein the battery swap mode comprises a state that the main battery is separated from the mobile terminal and wherein the controller is further configured to determine a content operating mode based on the sensed residual quantity of the backup battery.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Namki Kim, Shinnyue Kang, Bongjeong Jeon, Yoonseok Yang, Insuk Kim, Sesook Oh, Kyunghye Seo, Jian Choi
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Publication number: 20170168667Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication processor configured to provide wireless communication; a touchscreen configured to display a home screen page; and a controller configured to display an Internet Of Things (IOT) page instead of the home screen page in response to a preset touch input on the home screen page, wherein the IOT page includes at least one icon for executing an application on a specific external device, and in response to an execution request of the displayed icon on the IOT page, transmit information associated with the application to the specific external device through the wireless communication processor to execute the application on the specific external device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Bongjeong JEON, Insuk KIM, Sesook OH, Jian CHOI, Namki KIM
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Patent number: 9661501Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling therefor. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the mobile terminal can include a display unit, a sensing unit configured to sense an input signal and a controller, the controller, if a first input signal is sensed in a state that the display unit is inactivated, configured to enter a first unlock mode, the controller, if the first input signal is sensed in a state that the display unit is activated, configured to enter a second unlock mode. In this case, at least a part is different from each other between contents provided in the first unlock mode and contents provided in the second unlock mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jian Choi, Namki Kim
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Publication number: 20170134553Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a camera unit configured to sense an image, a touch screen configured to output image information, a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with at least one Internet of things (IOT) device, and a controller configured to, when the mobile terminal enters a specific indoor area, control IOT devices included in the sensed image or a previously stored image of the specific indoor area by using the image, wherein the controller stores a plurality of pieces of set information including a state in which at least some of the IOT devices are connected and operational states of the connected IOT devices, and when any one of the plurality of pieces of set information is selected, the controller controls at least some of the IOT devices to be connected to each other and operate according to the selected set information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Bongjeong JEON, Insuk KIM, Jian CHOI, Namki KIM, Sesook OH
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Publication number: 20160302068Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling therefor. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the mobile terminal can include a display unit, a sensing unit configured to sense an input signal and a controller, the controller, if a first input signal is sensed in a state that the display unit is inactivated, configured to enter a first unlock mode, the controller, if the first input signal is sensed in a state that the display unit is activated, configured to enter a second unlock mode. In this case, at least a part is different from each other between contents provided in the first unlock mode and contents provided in the second unlock mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Jian CHOI, Namki KIM