Patents by Inventor Obong AN
Obong AN 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: 11949942Abstract: According to an embodiment, a display device includes a display, a network interface configured to communicate with an external server, and a controller configured to capture audio content during playback of Audio/Video (A/V) content, acquire a first content identifier based on the captured audio content, display a first pop-up window corresponding to the acquired first content identifier on the display, when a mute interval is continued for a predetermined time, capture video content, acquire a second content identifier based on captured video content, and, when the acquired second content identifier is not identical to the first content identifier, display a second pop-up window corresponding to the second content identifier on the display.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seongwoon Seol, Obong An, Eunyoung Cho
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Publication number: 20240107109Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device comprising: a display unit for displaying a content; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: broadcast first channel information providing the content to at least one other display device if a mirroring operation of displaying the content on an external device is being performed; obtain hash data and a content ID associated with the content from the at least one other device; transmit the content ID and the hash data to a scene recognition information server; and obtain scene recognition information corresponding to the content via the scene recognition information server.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: March 28, 2024Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seongwoon SEOL, Obong AN, Eunyoung CHO, Miyeon KWON
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Patent number: 11924515Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device for providing a function of searching for a product, a person, a place, or music appearing in a video, and an operation method therefor. The display device includes a display configured to display video, a user input interface configured to receive a search command, a controller configured to obtain video scene information at a time point when the search command is received, and a network interface configured to receive information about a product included in the video scene at a time point when the search command is received, based on the video scene information, wherein the display is configured to display a search result screen including a product icon representing the product.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyeseung Lee, Eunyoung Cho, Miyeon Kwon, Obong An, Seongwoon Seol, Kyungryun Lee
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Patent number: 11917714Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device including: a communication interface configured to perform Bluetooth communication with at least one external device; and a processor configured to obtain a list of connected devices including information about at least one external device Bluetooth-paired or connected with the display device through the communication interface, and obtain first execution information about a first application being executed on the display device, obtain first necessary device condition information required by the first application based on the first execution information, and release a connection with at least one external device not satisfying the first necessary device condition information in the list of connected devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sanghyun Baek, Obong An, Eunyoung Cho, Sangjin Ahn
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Patent number: 11917233Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a remote controller controlling same. The display device comprises a communication unit for receiving a request packet periodically transmitted from the remote controller including a plurality of buttons, wherein the request packet includes an event associated with a first button among the plurality of buttons; an identification unit for periodically identifying whether the request packet is received within a first time section; and a control unit for, when periodic reception of the request packet is stopped within the first time section, controlling the operation of the display device to forcibly perform a release event of the first button.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kwan Hee Seo, Obong An, Mi Yeon Kwon, Kyung Ryun Lee
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Publication number: 20230300402Abstract: According to an embodiment, a display device includes a display, a network interface configured to communicate with an external server, and a controller configured to capture audio content during playback of Audio/Video (A/V) content, acquire a first content identifier based on the captured audio content, display a first pop-up window corresponding to the acquired first content identifier on the display, when a mute interval is continued for a predetermined time, capture video content, acquire a second content identifier based on captured video content, and, when the acquired second content identifier is not identical to the first content identifier, display a second pop-up window corresponding to the second content identifier on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seongwoon SEOL, Obong AN, Eunyoung CHO
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Publication number: 20230276099Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image display apparatus and an operating method thereof. The image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display; a network interface unit that performs communication through a network; and a controller, wherein the controller checks an expected end time of content output through the display, obtains frame data for a screen output through the display at a first time point prior to a preset time from the expected end time, calculates an actual end time point of the content based on the obtained frame data, and outputs a user interface (UI) recommending at least one product related to the content, at the calculated actual end time point, through the display. Various other embodiments are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyeseung LEE, Seongwoon SEOL, Obong AN, Eunyoung CHO, Sangjin AHN
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Publication number: 20230232064Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image display apparatus and an operating method thereof. The image display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a display; a network interface unit that performs communication through a network; and a controller, wherein the controller generates data for a screen output through the display, when a preset user input is received while a first content is output through the display, obtains data, which corresponds to data of the screen, that is related to an object included in the screen, from a first server through the network interface unit, determines at least one first object related to a position corresponding to the user input, among object included in the screen, based on the data that is related to the object, and outputs a user interface (UI) for the at least one first object through the display. Various other embodiments are possible.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2020Publication date: July 20, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seongwoon SEOL, Obong AN, Hyeseung LEE, Eunyoung CHO, Sangjin AHN
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Publication number: 20230041881Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a remote controller controlling same. The display device comprises a communication unit for receiving a request packet periodically transmitted from the remote controller including a plurality of buttons, wherein the request packet includes an event associated with a first button among the plurality of buttons; an identification unit for periodically identifying whether the request packet is received within a first time section; and a control unit for, when periodic reception of the request packet is stopped within the first time section, controlling the operation of the display device to forcibly perform a release event of the first button.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2020Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Kwan Hee SEO, Obong AN, Mi Yeon KWON, Kyung Ryun LEE
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Publication number: 20230040868Abstract: A display system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a content DB server, and a display apparatus comprising: a control unit that acquires information associated with content which has been received from the content DB server, and a display for displaying the acquired information associated with the content, wherein the control unit may display, on the display, the information associated with the content, according to a request regardless of whether or not the content is broadcast.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: February 9, 2023Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Obong AN, Taejin PARK, Eunyoung CHO
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Patent number: 11477534Abstract: A display device including a display configured to display content; and a controller configured to capture an image of the displayed content, transmit data of the captured image to an external server, receive content information and a playback time point of the content corresponding to the captured image from the external server, acquire a presence or absence of shopping information related to the displayed content based on the received content information and the playback time point of the content, and display the shopping information on the display according to the acquired presence of the shopping information.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyeseung Lee, Seongwoon Seol, Obong An, Eunyoung Cho, Yujin Bae, Sangjin Ahn
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Publication number: 20220272791Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device including: a communication interface configured to perform Bluetooth communication with at least one external device; and a processor configured to obtain a list of connected devices including information about at least one external device Bluetooth-paired or connected with the display device through the communication interface, and obtain first execution information about a first application being executed on the display device, obtain first necessary device condition information required by the first application based on the first execution information, and release a connection with at least one external device not satisfying the first necessary device condition information in the list of connected devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sanghyun BAEK, Obong AN, Eunyoung CHO, Sangjin AHN
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Publication number: 20220141537Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device for providing a function of searching for a product, a person, a place, or music appearing in a video, and an operation method therefor. The display device includes a display configured to display video, a user input interface configured to receive a search command, a controller configured to obtain video scene information at a time point when the search command is received, and a network interface configured to receive information about a product included in the video scene at a time point when the search command is received, based on the video scene information, wherein the display is configured to display a search result screen including a product icon representing the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyeseung LEE, Eunyoung CHO, Miyeon KWON, Obong AN, Seongwoon SEOL, Kyungryun LEE
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Publication number: 20220053242Abstract: A display device including a display configured to display content; and a controller configured to capture an image of the displayed content, transmit data of the captured image to an external server, receive content information and a playback time point of the content corresponding to the captured image from the external server, acquire a presence or absence of shopping information related to the displayed content based on the received content information and the playback time point of the content, and display the shopping information on the display according to the acquired presence of the shopping information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyeseung LEE, Seongwoon SEOL, Obong AN, Eunyoung CHO, Yujin BAE, Sangjin AHN
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Patent number: 11134294Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and a mobile terminal. The image display apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a display; an interface unit for exchanging data with the mobile terminal; and a control unit for controlling a mirroring related menu including mirroring related server information or content related to the server information such that the mirroring related menu is displayed on the basis of a user input, receiving a mirroring application item from the mobile terminal through the interface unit, and controlling the received mirroring application item such that the received mirroring application item is displayed in the mirroring related menu. Therefore, the mirroring application item received from the mobile terminal can be simply installed and displayed.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2015Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Eunjung Lee, Jaekyung Lee, Seunghyun Heo, Obong An, Mingi Kim, Gahyun Sun
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Patent number: 10616636Abstract: A method for setting an integrated remote control of a display device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: displaying a first image outputted from an external device connected to the display device; confirming a service providing company of the external device by using information included in the displayed first image; acquiring a remote control model, among a plurality of remote control models provided from the confirmed service providing company, for controlling the external device; and transmitting a key code set of the acquired remote control model to a remote control device.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seonil Yu, Obong An, Gahyun Chloe Sun, Kwangseob Jeong, Jaesung Lee
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Publication number: 20180270525Abstract: A method for setting an integrated remote control of a display device, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: displaying a first image outputted from an external device connected to the display device; confirming a service providing company of the external device by using information included in the displayed first image; acquiring a remote control model, among a plurality of remote control models provided from the confirmed service providing company, for controlling the external device; and transmitting a key code set of the acquired remote control model to a remote control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Seonil YU, Obong AN, Gahyun Chloe SUN, Kwangseob JEONG, Jaesung LEE
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Publication number: 20180205983Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display apparatus and a mobile terminal. The image display apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a display; an interface unit for exchanging data with the mobile terminal; and a control unit for controlling a mirroring related menu including mirroring related server information or content related to the server information such that the mirroring related menu is displayed on the basis of a user input, receiving a mirroring application item from the mobile terminal through the interface unit, and controlling the received mirroring application item such that the received mirroring application item is displayed in the mirroring related menu. Therefore, the mirroring application item received from the mobile terminal can be simply installed and displayed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2015Publication date: July 19, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Eunjung LEE, Jaekyung LEE, Seunghyun HEO, Obong AN, Mingi KIM, Gahyun SUN
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Patent number: 9055259Abstract: A method for controlling a remote controller and a multimedia device is disclosed. The multimedia device connected to an external electronic device includes a memory configured to store at least string and on screen display (OSD) graphic data corresponding thereto, a video processor configured to process a video image received from the external electronic device, a detection module configured to detect a string in the video image, a controller configured to access the memory and extract OSD graphic data corresponding to the detected string, a display module configured to output the extracted OSD graphic data, the OSD graphic data being divided into one or more regions, and a communication module configured to transmit a command signal corresponding to a specific region to the external electronic device or the remote controller if the specific region in the OSD graphic data is selected.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Obong An, Geonwoo Kim, Sang Hyun Cho
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Patent number: D765614Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Inventor: Bassey Edet Obong