Patents by Inventor Sanghyun EIM
Sanghyun EIM 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: 9983724Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various convenient functions including application management in association with such a wearable external device as a watch type mobile terminal and the like can be provided. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit, a touchscreen, and a controller, when the touchscreen is turned off, if a 1st touch is inputted to the touchscreen and a 2nd touch is then inputted to the touchscreen by maintaining the 1st touch, turning on the touchscreen and controlling information of at least one wearable device currently connected through the wireless communication unit to be displayed on the touchscreen.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sanghyun Eim, Jumin Chi, Gukchan Lim
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Publication number: 20180120891Abstract: A wearable smart device capable of providing both improved appearance and various functions to a user is disclosed. Disclosed are the wearable smart device and a control method therefor, the wearable smart device comprising: a first ring worn on a user's body; a first display unit arranged on the outer circumferential part of the first ring; and a second ring arranged on the outer circumferential part of the first ring and movably coupled to the first ring, wherein the second ring is configured to be selectively moved to a first position covering the first display unit or to a second position exposing the first display unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Sanghyun EIM, Jiyoung PARK, Choonghwan SHIN, Byunghwa LEE
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Patent number: 9953617Abstract: A flexible display device that includes a display unit to display content information on a screen, wherein the screen can be expandable or reducible; a sensing unit to detect a size of the screen; and a control unit to display at least one of a first indicator for indicating a degree to which the screen of the display unit is expandable and a second indicator for indicating an amount of remaining content information.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sanghyun Eim, Jumin Chi
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Patent number: 9939948Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which an external terminal can be controlled easily and intuitively. The present invention includes a touchscreen, a wireless communication unit configured to transceive data with an external terminal, a sensing unit configured to detect a rotation of the mobile terminal, a user input unit configured to receive an input of a gesture command from a user, and a controller controlling the external terminal in 1st operating mode based on the received input of the gesture command, the controller controlling the touchscreen to output at least one control button for controlling the external terminal in 2nd operating mode, the controller switching the 1st operating mode and the 2nd operating mode to each other based on the detected rotation.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Taehoon Cho, Sanghyun Eim
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Patent number: 9928571Abstract: A stretchable display device including a display unit configured to be stretched in at least one direction; a sensing unit configured to sense information on a stretching force applied to the display unit; and a controller configured to stretch the display unit an amount corresponding to the stretching force applied to the display unit, stretch an entire area of the display unit in response to the stretching force being applied to the display unit without an area designation input for designating a partial area of the display unit to be stretched, and stretch the partial area of the display unit in response to the stretching force being applied to the display unit with the area designation input being applied to the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jumin Chi, Sanghyun Eim
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Publication number: 20180053180Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit for receiving information of a card inserted into a card module capable of recognizing the inserted card from the card module; a display unit for outputting an execution screen of an application capable of setting an amount of money available for each of a plurality of cards; and a controller for setting the amount of money available for each of the plurality of cards, based on that a preset user input is applied to the execution screen of the application, wherein, if one of the plurality of cards is inserted into the card module in a charge mode of the card module, the card module transfers an amount of money set to be available in the inserted card from a preset account to an account corresponding to the inserted card, so that the amount of money is available in the inserted card.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Taehoon CHO, Sanghyun EIM
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Patent number: 9900110Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various convenience functions can be provided in association with a device contacted with or proximate to a user's body to enable a human body communication. The present disclosure includes a human body communication unit, a touch screen, and a controller, if a 1st touch is inputted to the touchscreen and a 2nd touch is then inputted by maintaining the 1st touch, controlling a device information to be exchanged with a device worn by a user by a human body communication through the human body communication unit to enable the human body communication through a body of the user while at least one of the 1st touch and the 2nd touch is maintained, the controller controlling information of the device work by the user to be displayed on the touchscreen using the exchanged device information.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sanghyun Eim, Jonghwan Kim, Jekwang Youn, Jumin Chi
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Publication number: 20170372285Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit communicating with a point-of-sales (POS) terminal positioned nearby, and a controller performing, when a payment event regarding goods occurs, payment regarding the goods together with the POS terminal using an image received from the outside, wherein when a facial image corresponding to the image corresponds to a previously registered user, the controller approves payment regarding the goods and generates evaluation information regarding the goods using the facial image included in the received image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Taehoon CHO, Sanghyun EIM
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Publication number: 20170339347Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a camera generating a preview image including a first object corresponding to a first subject and a second object corresponding to a second subject, a display unit displaying the preview image, and a controller capturing the preview image as a still image or video on the basis of an image capture command, wherein the controller links a first portion video to a region including the first object and links a second portion video to a region including the second object in the still image such that the first portion video including the first object and the second portion video are played in response to a play command regarding the still image.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Taehoon CHO, Sanghyun EIM
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Publication number: 20170330173Abstract: The present invention relates to a smart card including a sensor for sensing a finger touch and a controller for causing a first setting change by setting the smart card from a default payment method to a selected payment method, when a fingerprint of the user is recognized based on the finger touch sensed by the sensor; causing a second setting change by setting the smart card from the selected payment method to the default payment method when the fingerprint of the user and a fingerprint of a first person other than the user are simultaneously recognized and a first preset time elapses after completion of payment, and causing a third setting change by setting the smart card from the default payment method to the selected payment method when the fingerprint of the user and the fingerprint of the first person are simultaneously recognized again within a second preset time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Heekyung WOO, Seokmin HONG, Sanghyun EIM
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Patent number: 9768824Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal mounted with a cover to provide its associated functions, and a control method thereof. The present disclosure may include a body having a front surface and a rear surface thereof, a display unit disposed on the front surface, a cover disposed to cover the display unit, and provided with a window portion, and a controller configured to control the display unit to illuminate notification light on the window portion when an event occurs while the display unit is deactivated. The window portion may be formed to expose at least part of the display unit to the outside while covering the display, and the cover is formed to output the illuminated notification light at a boundary of the window portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Inkwi Jang, Sanghyun Eim, Ilbyoung Yi, Sojin Kim, Yongho Lee, Kwanghyun Ahn, Hophil Lee
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Patent number: 9738038Abstract: A mobile terminal including a main body; a display unit disposed on one surface of the main body; a 3D camera configured to capture an image of a 3D shape disposed together with reference markers; a controller configured to create scan data, based on distances to the image from the reference markers, and display a scan image of the 3D shape, based on the scan data.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hongjo Shim, Sanghyun Eim, Jumin Chi, Gukchan Lim
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Patent number: 9661202Abstract: A mobile terminal assembly is provided. The mobile terminal assembly includes: a terminal case; and a mobile terminal detachable from the terminal case, wherein the terminal case comprises: a case body; and a lens cover openably disposed in the case body, wherein the mobile terminal comprises: a display unit; a camera module including a camera lens disposed at a position corresponding to the lens cover; a lens cover sensing unit sensing whether the lens cover is opened or closed; and a control unit configured to execute a camera application on the basis of whether the lens cover is opened or closed.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jungin Oh, Sanghyun Eim, Daiki Min, Julie Park, Myungsoo Choi, Jisun Yang
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Publication number: 20170064374Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling therefor. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of changing a playback time point and a playback viewing angle in a multi-view video including a viewing angle of 360 degrees and a method of controlling therefor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Sanghyun EIM, Jihye HAM
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Publication number: 20170063424Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal mounted with a cover to provide its associated functions, and a control method thereof. The present disclosure may include a body having a front surface and a rear surface thereof, a display unit disposed on the front surface, a cover disposed to cover the display unit, and provided with a window portion, and a controller configured to control the display unit to illuminate notification light on the window portion when an event occurs while the display unit is deactivated. The window portion may be formed to expose at least part of the display unit to the outside while covering the display, and the cover is formed to output the illuminated notification light at a boundary of the window portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Inkwi JANG, Sanghyun EIM, Ilbyoung YI, Sojin KIM, Yongho LEE, Kwanghyun AHN, Hophil LEE
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Publication number: 20170038922Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The present invention can provide a user interface through which a user can more intuitively recognize time when an image has been downloaded or received when an image management application is executed to manipulate the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Sanghyun EIM, Jihye HAM
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Publication number: 20170011714Abstract: A flexible display device that includes a display unit to display content information on a screen, wherein the screen can be expandable or reducible; a sensing unit to detect a size of the screen; and a control unit to display at least one of a first indicator for indicating a degree to which the screen of the display unit is expandable and a second indicator for indicating an amount of remaining content information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Sanghyun EIM, Jumin CHI
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Patent number: 9531422Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal mounted with a cover to provide its associated functions, and a control method thereof. The present disclosure may include a body having a front surface and a rear surface thereof, a display unit disposed on the front surface, a cover disposed to cover the display unit, and provided with a window portion, and a controller configured to control the display unit to illuminate notification light on the window portion when an event occurs while the display unit is deactivated. The window portion may be formed to expose at least part of the display unit to the outside while covering the display, and the cover is formed to output the illuminated notification light at a boundary of the window portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Inkwi Jang, Sanghyun Eim, Ilbyoung Yi, Sojin Kim, Yongho Lee, Kwanghyun Ahn, Hophil Lee
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Patent number: D797070Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Eunsang Lee, Seongchan Byun, Sanghyun Eim
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Patent number: D810041Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Eunsang Lee, Seongchan Byun, Sanghyun Eim