Patents by Inventor Seyeob Kim

Seyeob 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).

  • STYLUS PEN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190129524
    Abstract: A stylus pen includes: a first body with a first opening at one end and a second opening at the other end; a stylus tip, at least part of which protrudes from the first opening and has conductivity; a guide portion attached to the second opening and including a through hole; and a conductive member extending through the through hole within the first body, one end of which is attached to the stylus tip, and at least a part of which passes through the through hole and is wider than the diameter of the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: Seyeob Kim
  • Method for temporarily manipulating operation of object in accordance with touch pressure or touch area and terminal thereof
    Patent number: 10268322
    Abstract: A method for temporarily manipulating an operation of an object in accordance with a touch pressure or a touch area may be provided. The method includes: operating the object at a first state; detecting at least one of a magnitude of the touch pressure and a size of the touch area when the touch is input to a touch panel; operating the object at a second state of a first operation according to at least one of the magnitude of the touch pressure and the size of the touch area; and operating the object at the first state when the touch is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Yunjoung Kim, Sangsic Yoon, Bonkee Kim, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim, Sunyoung Kwon
  • Pressure sensing unit and touch input device including the same
    Patent number: 10248260
    Abstract: A touch input device capable of detecting a touch pressure may be provided, that includes: a display panel; and a pressure sensing unit which is disposed under the display panel. The pressure sensing unit includes one central pressure sensor for detecting the pressure and a plurality of non-central pressure sensors for detecting the pressure. An area of each of the non-central pressure sensors is less than that of the central pressure sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Bong Jin Seo
  • Electrode sheet and touch input device
    Patent number: 10234987
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch input device capable of detecting a pressure and a position of a touch on a touch surface is disclosed. The touch input device includes a cover layer of glass, a display panel, and a touch sensor panel fully laminated on the display panel. The device further includes a substrate spaced apart from the display panel and separating the display panel from a circuit board and a battery for operation of the touch input device, and a pressure electrode disposed between the display panel and the substrate. Drive electrodes are formed on one side of an insulation layer, and receiving electrodes are formed on the other side of the insulation layer. Further, a distance between the substrate and the display panel is maintained by a double adhesive tape formed on edge portions of the substrate and the display panel when no pressure is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Hojun Moon, Bonkee Kim, Seyeob Kim, Sangsic Yoon, Sunyoung Kwon, Taehoon Kim
  • Backlight module with integrated pressure sensor
    Patent number: 10234984
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a smartphone includes a first cover layer; an LCD panel located under the first cover layer; a backlight unit located under the LCD panel and comprising a reflective sheet and a second cover layer; and a capacitive touch sensor; wherein the backlight unit further comprises a pressure sensor and a spacer layer, the pressure sensor comprising electrodes attached on the second cover layer and spaced apart from the reflective sheet; wherein a touch position is detected by a sensing signal output from the touch sensor; wherein a magnitude of a touch pressure is detected based on a change amount of capacitance that is changed according to a distance between the pressure sensor and an electrode located within the LCD panel; wherein the LCD panel is bent according to the touch; and wherein the capacitance change amount changes as the LCD panel bends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim, Sangsic Yoon, Young ho Cho
  • PORTABLE TERMINAL INCLUDING TOUCH PRESSURE DETECTOR ON SIDE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20190073077
    Abstract: A portable terminal including a touch pressure detector on the side thereof may be provided that includes: at least one pressure detector which is formed on a side thereof and detects a touch pressure; and a control unit which controls to perform a function corresponding a predetermined condition, when the touch pressure detected by the at least one pressure detector satisfies the predetermined condition. According to the embodiment, the touch pressure detector which replaces a physical side operation key is mounted within a cover where each operation key is to be formed, so that a waterproofing performance and a dustproof performance of the terminal can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Bonkee KIM, Ho Jun MOON
  • TOUCH INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190050099
    Abstract: A touch input device includes a cover layer and a display panel disposed under the cover layer. A PCB disposed under the display panel is mounted on a circuit for operation of the display panel, and a pressure sensor is integrally formed at the PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Sangsic Yoon, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim
  • METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOUCH INPUT DEVICE AND TOUCH INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190025970
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a touch input device may be provided. The method includes: a display forming step of forming a flexible display for a plurality of display devices on one carrier substrate, cutting the flexible display into individual pieces, and separating the flexible display from the carrier substrate; a pressure sensor forming step of forming a pressure sensor for the plurality of display devices on one substrate for the pressure sensor and cutting the substrate for the pressure sensor into individual pieces; and an adhering step of adhering the separated flexible display to the substrate for the pressure sensor, which has been cut into individual pieces. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the pressure sensor can be easily implemented on the flexible display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Bonkee Kim, Seyeob Kim
  • METHOD FOR OPERATING CAMERA UNDERWATER
    Publication number: 20180376040
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for operating a camera included in a touch input device including a touch screen is disclosed. A processor determines a capacitance pattern for a varying capacitance throughout the touch screen when the touch screen is underwater and no touch input occurs. The processor resets a varying reference capacitance for determining whether a touch input by an object occurs or not, the varying reference capacitance being reset based on the determined capacitance pattern when the touch screen is underwater and no touch input occurs. The touch screen receives a touch pressure by the object underwater. Operation of the camera is controlled according to the touch pressure to the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Sangsic Yoon, Bonkee Kim, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim, Sunyoung Kwon
  • Electrode sheet for pressure detection and pressure detecting module including the same
    Patent number: 10162445
    Abstract: An electrode sheet including an electrode layer and a support layer may be provided. The electrode layer includes a first electrode and a second electrode. The electrode sheet is used to detect a capacitance change between the first electrode and the second electrode, which is changed according to a relative distance change between the electrode layer and a reference potential layer disposed apart from the electrode sheet. The support layer is made of a material which is bent when a pressure is applied thereto and which is restored to its original state when the pressure is released therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Sang Sic Yoon, Bonkee Kim
  • STYLUS PEN
    Publication number: 20180356911
    Abstract: A stylus pen according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a main body; a holder that is connected to the main body and of which an opening is formed at an end thereof; a stylus tip that is formed by being partially or wholly derived in the opening of the holder, and of which at least a part has a shape of a sphere or a shape of which some area contacting a sense surface has a constant curvature; and a conductive member that is electrically connected to the stylus tip and extends to the holder and the interior of the main body. According to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a program caused due to tilting of the stylus pen can be solved and touch sensitivity of the stylus tip can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Seyeob KIM, Hyoungwook Woo, Joohyun Go
  • TOUCH INPUT DEVICE INCLUDING LIGHT SHIELDING LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180335883
    Abstract: A touch input device may be provided that includes: a display module including an organic material layer emitting light; a pressure sensor which is directly formed on a bottom surface of the display module and detects a touch pressure on the touch input device; and a light shielding layer which shields the pressure sensor from the light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Hyukjae Choi, Seyeob Kim, Won Woo Lee, Bonkee Kim
  • Smartphone
    Patent number: 10133377
    Abstract: A smartphone includes: a cover layer; a display module, and comprises a component configured to cause the LCD panel to perform a display function; a pressure electrode which is located under the display module; and a shielding member which is located under the pressure electrode. At least a portion of a touch sensor which senses touch in a capacitive manner is located in the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Sangsic Yoon, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim
  • Method for operating camera underwater
    Patent number: 10104270
    Abstract: A method for underwater operating a camera built in a touch input device including a touch screen, a processor, and a controller may be provided that includes: performing a first drive mode in which a touch position is detected underwater by a capacitance change amount due to a touch pressure; and controlling operation of the camera underwater according to a touch on the touch screen by an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Sangsic Yoon, Bonkee Kim, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim, Sunyoung Kwon
  • TOUCH TYPE DISTINGUISHING METHOD AND TOUCH INPUT DEVICE PERFORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180275796
    Abstract: A touch type distinguishing method in a touch input device including a touch screen may be provided that includes an authentication touch determination step of determining whether or not a time period for which a touch on the touch screen maintains the satisfaction of a predetermined condition is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference time period; and a touch type determination step of determining a touch type in accordance with whether or not the touch satisfies a predetermined condition, and a time period for which the touch is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Seyeob Kim
  • Touch type distinguishing method and touch input device performing the same
    Patent number: 10073559
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a touch input device includes a touch screen and is configured to perform mutually different operations with respect to a first touch and a second touch on the touch screen. The first touch is maintained during a time period equal to or greater than a first time period, wherein the first touch is maintained at a pressure less than a first pressure within the first time period. The second touch has a time interval having a pressure greater than the first pressure within the first time period. The first pressure is controlled and set by an input to the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Yunjoung Kim
  • Touch input device
    Patent number: 10061445
    Abstract: A touch input device may be provided that includes: a touch sensor panel comprising n number of drive electrodes, m number of receiving electrodes, and a plurality of node capacitors which are formed by the drive electrodes and the receiving electrodes; a driving part which applies a driving signal to the drive electrode; a data processor which receives a signal including information on a capacitance of the node capacitor through the receiving electrode and detects touch information on the touch sensor panel; and a controller which controls the driving part to apply the driving signal to k number of the drive electrodes of n number of the drive electrodes in a first drive mode. The “n”, “m”, and “k” are natural numbers greater than 2 and “k” is less than “n”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: Byungduck Cho, Seyeob Kim
  • TOUCH INPUT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180232092
    Abstract: A touch input device may be provided that includes a cover layer including a display area and an input area; a display panel which is disposed under the display area; and a pressure sensing unit which is disposed under the display panel and is disposed at a position adjacent to the input area. The pressure sensing unit includes a pressure sensor. When a pressure is applied to the cover layer, the cover layer and the display panel are bent. Electrical characteristics of the pressure sensor change due to the bending of the cover layer and the display panel. When the pressure is applied to the input area, a magnitude of the pressure applied to the input area is detected by the electrical characteristics of the pressure sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Chi Woong Lee, Seyeob Kim, Bonkee Kim
  • Control method of virtual touchpad and terminal performing the same
    Patent number: 10031604
    Abstract: A virtual touch pad operation method includes: determining whether or not a hovering input or a touch input to a touch screen meets a predetermined condition; entering a virtual touch pad mode when the hovering input or the touch input meets the predetermined condition; and operating a virtual touch pad. A terminal includes: a touch screen; and a controller which controls a hovering input or a touch input to the touch screen and displays a virtual touch pad on a portion of the touch screen by the hovering input, or the terminal includes: a touch screen, and a controller which distinguishes a touch input to a virtual touch pad in accordance with a pressure magnitude or area of the touch and controls the operation of the virtual touch pad. The virtual touch pad is formed on a portion of the touch screen by the touch input satisfying a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: HiDeep Inc.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Yunjoung Kim, Hyongsub Yun, Sangsic Yoon, Bonkee Kim, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim, Sunyoung Kwon
  • Smartphone
    Patent number: 10007371
    Abstract: A smartphone includes: a cover layer; a display module, and comprises a component configured to cause the LCD panel to perform a display function; a pressure electrode which is located under the display module; and a shielding member which is located under the pressure electrode. At least a portion of a touch sensor which senses touch in a capacitive manner is located in the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: HIDEEP INC.
    Inventors: Seyeob Kim, Sangsic Yoon, Hojun Moon, Taehoon Kim