Patents by Inventor Soyeon YIM

Soyeon YIM 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).

  • Patent number: 9521241
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a terminal body; a display unit configured to switch between an activated state in which lighting is turned on and a deactivated state in which lighting is turned off; and a controller configured to sense a plurality of touch inputs applied to the display unit when the display unit is deactivated, release a locked state of the terminal, when the sensed touch inputs are matched to a pre-set pattern, switch the deactivated display unit to an activated state, and selectively display on the activated display unit at least one execution screen based on characteristics of the sensed touch inputs among a plurality of pre-set execution screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon Yim, Jonghoon Kim, Jinhae Choi, Ilhyun Kim, Bonjoon Koo, Youngjoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9436384
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit; a sensing unit configured to sense a plurality of taps applied to the display unit; and a controller configured to control the display unit to be in a deactivated state, receive a plurality of taps applied to the display unit in the deactivated state, and execute a voice recognition function while maintaining the display unit in the deactivated state, when a pattern formed by the plurality of taps matches a preset pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon Yim, Jisun Lee, Eugene Myung, Jungbin Lee
  • Patent number: 9413876
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a terminal body; a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit, and a controller configured to deactivate the display unit, and receive a plurality of taps applied to the deactivated display unit, and display information of a preset function on the display unit based on a tapped pattern formed with the plurality of taps matching a preset pattern and a current state of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon Yim, Jisun Lee, Seojin Lee, Jie Seol
  • Patent number: 9342162
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a prescribed function of the mobile terminal can be performed through a button manipulation of a stylus pen and a touch input. The present invention includes a short range communication unit configured to receive a plurality of different signals from a stylus pen, a touchscreen, and a controller performing a prescribed function by combining a type of a signal received from the stylus pen among a plurality of the different signals and a touch pattern of the stylus pen recognized on the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoomee Song, Jisun Lee, Soyeon Yim, Kyungjin You, Jihye Ham, Sinyoung Park, Yujune Jang, Sujin Kim, Jeongyun Heo, Jungbin Lee
  • Publication number: 20160110012
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless communication with a wearable device; a touch screen; a sensor unit configured to sense at least one of a mobile terminal acceleration signal and a mobile terminal vibration signal; and a controller configured to display a screen corresponding to an application executing on the mobile terminal, receive first state information from the wearable device indicating at least one of a wearable device acceleration signal and a wearable device vibration signal of the wearable device, receive second state information from the sensor unit indicating said at least one of the mobile terminal acceleration signal and the mobile terminal vibration signal of the mobile terminal, and transfer operations of the application executing on the mobile terminal to the wearable device, based on the first and second state information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon YIM, Shinhui AHN, Youjin JEON, Soomin KIM
  • Publication number: 20160085329
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen; and a controller configured to control the touch screen to be in an inactive state in which illumination of the touch screen is turned off, convert the touch screen from the inactive state into an active state in which the illumination of the touch screen is turned on, in response to a tap meeting a preset condition being input in the inactive state of the touch screen, and display a first screen on the touch screen when the input tap meeting the preset condition has been input by a user wearing a preset wearable device, and display a second screen different than the first screen when the input tap meeting the preset condition has been input by the user not wearing the preset wearable device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon YIM, Juha HYUN, Jungbin LEE
  • Publication number: 20160077718
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit configured to switching between an On state and an Off state, a touch sensor configured to sense touch on the display unit in the On or Off state, and a controller configured to switch at least a portion of the display unit to the On state when displacement of a drag input, dragging a pointer in a predetermined direction, in a first direction reaches a first reference value, output first information in a first area of the display unit when at least the portion of the display unit turns to the ON state, and switch the display unit to the Off state when the pointer, which has dragged in the predetermined direction, is released from the display unit after the display unit is switched to the On state. Further, the display unit is maintained in the On state after the display unit is switched to the On state in response to the drag input while the pointer, which has dragged in the predetermined direction, is touching the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Jungeun SHIN, Songyi BAEK, Soyeon YIM
  • Publication number: 20160014264
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a terminal body; a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit, and a controller configured to deactivate the display unit, and receive a plurality of taps applied to the deactivated display unit, and display information of a preset function on the display unit based on a tapped pattern formed with the plurality of taps matching a preset pattern and a current state of the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon YIM, Jisun LEE, Seojin LEE, Jie SEOL
  • Publication number: 20160011767
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal including: a display unit that is configured in such a manner that screen information relating to operation of the mobile terminal is output on the display unit; a fingerprint recognition unit that is configured in such a manner that when a finger touch is applied to the display unit, the fingerprint recognition unit recognizes a fingerprint of the finger; and a controller that is configured in such a manner that when the fingerprint of the finger is recognized, the controller executes a function linked to the fingerprint of the finger with respect to an information portion that is output to a region in which the fingerprint of the finger is recognized, of screen information that is output to the display unit, and outputs a graphic object associated with the function linked to the fingerprint of the finger to the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunsoo JUNG, Jungwhan KIM, Soyeon YIM, Jeongyoon RHEE, Wonjoo PARK
  • Publication number: 20160011768
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit; a sensing unit configured to sense a plurality of taps applied to the display unit; and a controller configured to control the display unit to be in a deactivated state, receive a plurality of taps applied to the display unit in the deactivated state, and execute a voice recognition function while maintaining the display unit in the deactivated state, when a pattern formed by the plurality of taps matches a preset pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon YIM, Jisun LEE, Eugene MYUNG, Jungbin LEE
  • Publication number: 20150362999
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a mobile terminal of a watch type can be remotely controlled. The present invention includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a wireless communication, a sensing unit configured to sense a gesture input, a display unit configured to output an information, and a controller, if a first type gesture is inputted, controlling at least one of a display of a detailed information of an unidentified event, a response to an event occurrence and an activation of a prescribed application to be performed in response to the inputted first type gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Taeseong KIM, Jisun LEE, Soyeon YIM, Eugene MYUNG
  • Publication number: 20150264169
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a terminal body; a display unit configured to switch between an activated state in which lighting is turned on and a deactivated state in which lighting is turned off; and a controller configured to sense a plurality of touch inputs applied to the display unit when the display unit is deactivated, release a locked state of the terminal, when the sensed touch inputs are matched to a pre-set pattern, switch the deactivated display unit to an activated state, and selectively display on the activated display unit at least one execution screen based on characteristics of the sensed touch inputs among a plurality of pre-set execution screens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Soyeon YIM, Jonghoon KIM, Jinhae CHOI, Ilhyun KIM, Bonjoon KOO, Youngjoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20150205520
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a display unit; and a controller configured to display a handwriting region on the display unit for receiving handwriting, search for data corresponding to the handwriting input in the handwriting region, and execute a corresponding application on the mobile terminal corresponding to the searched data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soyeon YIM, Kyungjin YOU, Jonghoon KIM, Jinhae CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150135080
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to receive a plurality of taps applied to the touch screen, and display at least one function executable by the mobile terminal on the touch screen based the received plurality of taps and based on at least one of an operating state and an ambient environmental state of the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaeyoung JI, Byoungzoo JEONG, Jinhae CHOI, Soyeon YIM, Kyungjin YOU, Soohyun LEE, Younghoon LEE, Nayeoung KIM
  • Publication number: 20150128092
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a touchscreen and a method of controlling the mobile terminal may be provided. The mobile terminal may cause the touchscreen to display a first item; cause the touchscreen to display a first indicator on at least part area of the first item upon receiving a first input of the first item; and cause the touchscreen to display a second item upon receiving a second input of the first indicator. Furthermore, the first item can be changed into the second item by expanding the first item. Additionally, the first item and the second item indicate items for executing a specific application. The second item has a bigger size than a size of the first item, and the second item displays first information associated with execution results of the specific application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Younghoon LEE, Minjin LEE, Shinjun PARK, Jungbin LEE, Minsoo PARK, Soyeon YIM
  • Patent number: 8965459
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal may be provided. The mobile terminal may display an application on a home screen and execute the application upon shifting to a page of the home screen on which the application is arranged. The mobile terminal may change display characteristics of an item arranged on the home screen in response to a drag input for the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Younghoon Lee, Minjin Lee, Shinjun Park, Jungbin Lee, Minson Park, Soyeon Yim
  • Publication number: 20140359454
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are provided. If a screen of a touchscreen is locked, at least communication-connectable external device is automatically found and the found external device is displayed on the locked screen. Accordingly, both of the unlocking of the locked screen and the communication connection to the found external device can be simultaneously performed in response to a user's touch gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jungbin LEE, Soyeon YIM, Jisun LEE, Jinwoo PARK
  • Publication number: 20140210744
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a prescribed function of the mobile terminal can be performed through a button manipulation of a stylus pen and a touch input. The present invention includes a short range communication unit configured to receive a plurality of different signals from a stylus pen, a touchscreen, and a controller performing a prescribed function by combining a type of a signal received from the stylus pen among a plurality of the different signals and a touch pattern of the stylus pen recognized on the touchscreen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Yoomee SONG, Jisun Lee, Soyeon Yim, Kyungjin You, Jihye Ham, Sinyoung Park, Yujune Jang, Sujin Kim, Jeongyun Heo, Jungbin Lee
  • Publication number: 20120071208
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal may be provided. The mobile terminal may display an application on a home screen and execute the application upon shifting to a page of the home screen on which the application is arranged. The mobile terminal may change display characteristics of an item arranged on the home screen in response to a drag input for the item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Younghoon LEE, Minjin LEE, Shinjun PARK, Jungbin LEE, Minson PARK, Soyeon YIM