Patents by Inventor Sunghye Yoon

Sunghye Yoon 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: 10970092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal and a method of operating the terminal. The terminal can execute at least one task. The terminal can execute at least one task, can cause the display to display a soft key and information related to the executed at least one task at a first region of the display and can cause the display to display at least one function indicator related to the information at a second region of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eunkyung Choi, Sunghye Yoon, Hyungtae Jang, Goeun Joo, Yoojin Choi
  • Patent number: 10732833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal providing one hand mode for distinguishing a view area from a control area on a touch screen and a method of controlling therefor. To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, according to one embodiment, a mobile terminal includes a touch screen, and a controller configured to enter one hand mode that divides the touch screen into a view area and a control area in response to a first control input inputted on the touch screen, the controller, if the mobile terminal enters the one hand mode in a state that a default keypad is outputted on the touch screen, configured to control a simple keypad to be outputted on the control area instead of the default keypad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yoojin Choi, Huran Choi, Younhwa Choi, Sunghye Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200117487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal and a method of operating the terminal. The terminal can execute at least one task. The terminal can execute at least one task, can cause the display to display a soft key and information related to the executed at least one task at a first region of the display and can cause the display to display at least one function indicator related to the information at a second region of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Eunkyung Choi, Sunghye Yoon, Hyungtae Jang, Goeun Joo, Yoojin Choi
  • Patent number: 10613655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rollable mobile terminal having a rollable touch screen and a control method therefor. The rollable mobile terminal comprises: a touch screen formed to be rollable; a first body connected to one end of the touch screen and configured to receive the touch screen therein while winding the same; a second body connected to an opposite end of the touch screen; and a control unit that sets at least one area of the touch screen exposed from the first body to the outside as a display area and outputs, on the display area, multiple virtual home buttons corresponding to multiple windows including different screen information when the multiple windows are output on the display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghye Yoon, Sujin Kim
  • Patent number: 10616155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. A mobile terminal displays a group chat screen corresponding to a group chat, determines whether exclusive conversations between several participants in the group chat are continued over a reference range, groups the exclusive conversations between those participants in the group chat when it is determined that the exclusive conversations between those participants are continued over a reference range, and displays a skip area for selectively confirming the grouped exclusive conversations within the group chat screen, wherein the mobile terminal restricts download and output of received information belonging to the skip area and updates an indication related to the exclusive conversations corresponding to the skip area, when the information is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Huran Choi, Younhwa Choi, Hyungtae Jang, Yoojin Choi, Sunjae Kim, Sunghye Yoon
  • Patent number: 10540005
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal comprises a frame for mounting a portable device thereon, and the portable device mounted on the frame, the portable device comprising: a display unit for playing content; a sensing unit for sensing a direction change of the mobile terminal; a camera for photographing an object of a user; and a control unit, wherein the display unit is disposed so as to be directed toward the eyes of the user wearing the mobile terminal, and the control unit controls the display unit such that the display unit displays, on a partial region, a notification for a sub-menu corresponding to the changed direction of the mobile terminal when the direction of the mobile terminal is changed by a first angle or more during the playing of the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghye Yoon, Sooyon Chung, Sujin Kim
  • Patent number: 10503527
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a display configured to display a screen including a first region and a second region; and a controller configured to: execute at least one task; cause the display to display a soft key and an image corresponding to an execution screen of the executed at least one task on the first region, the image corresponding to the execution screen displayed as a background image; and cause the display to display at least one selectable function indicator for controlling an operation of the executed at least one task on the second region, wherein the soft key and the image corresponding to the execution screen are fixedly displayed on the first region while the at least one task is executed and while another image not related to the at least one task is displayed on a remaining region of the screen excluding the first and second regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Eunkyung Choi, Sunghye Yoon, Hyungtae Jang, Goeun Joo, Yoojin Choi
  • Patent number: 10489015
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a control method thereof. The mobile terminal includes: a display unit configured to output a web page received from an arbitrary web server; a generation unit configured to extract one or more links included in the web page, and to generate a link tree composed of nodes having path information corresponding to the extracted links; a controller configured to select a predetermined range of nodes based on a node corresponding to the output web page, among the nodes included in the link tree, and to simultaneously capture web pages corresponding to the selected nodes with the output web page, if a preset input is detected after the web page has been output; and a storage unit configured to store images of the captured web pages in a single group. With such a configuration, a web page currently-output to the display unit may be captured to be stored simultaneously with an upper page and/or a sub page related to the currently-output web page.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghye Yoon, Sujin Kim
  • Patent number: 10467613
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a memory device that is configured to store a plurality of payment methods, a communication unit that is configured to receive network identification information from an accessed communication network, and a controller. The controller is configured to identify, from the received network identification information, a country where the mobile terminal is located based on a communication network identified from the network identification information being a visited network, and output at least one of the plurality of payment methods as an available payment method, the at least one of the plurality of payment methods having a same brand as a card association brand that is accepted in the identified country.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sunghye Yoon, Sooyon Chung, Sujin Kim
  • Patent number: 10424272
    Abstract: Disclosed are a mobile terminal having a rollable touch screen, and a method of controlling the same. The mobile terminal includes: a touch screen configured to be rollable; a first body portion connected to a first end of the touch screen and configured to accommodate the touch screen in a rolled state; a second body portion connected to a second end of the touch screen; a sensing unit configured to sense at least one region of the touch screen exposed external to the first body portion; and a controller configured to cause the touch screen to display a first icon on a display region, the display region corresponding to the sensed at least one region, wherein the first icon corresponds to a first application which supports a screen ratio of the display region, wherein the first application is one of a plurality of applications installed at the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghye Yoon, Sujin Kim
  • Patent number: 10374662
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises: a band connected to a body so as to be worn on a user's wrist; and an antenna having at least one winding such that an NFC signal for acquiring product information from a product proceeds toward a user's hand, and passing through the body and arranged along the circumference of the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehyun Choi, Sanghyun Jeong, Hyengcheul Choi, Sujin Kim, Sunghye Yoon, Chisang You
  • Patent number: 10359891
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The present invention displays information associated with a first image and a second image on a touchscreen when sliding from the first image to the second image satisfies a predetermined condition while a plurality of images is displayed in a sliding manner by executing a gallery application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sooyon Chung, Sujin Kim, Sunghye Yoon
  • Patent number: 10360480
    Abstract: A terminal including a display unit; a memory; a camera; and a controller configured to control the display unit to display an image of a product obtained by the camera, control the camera to capture the image of the product as a normal image in response to a preset first command, control the camera the capture the image of the product as a purchase related image together with purchasing information for purchasing the product in response to a preset second command, and control the display unit to display a thumbnail image screen including the purchase related image and the normal image in response to an input of a thumbnail image display command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sujin Kim, Sunghye Yoon
  • Patent number: 10296165
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal adapted to guide a plurality of functions, performable on the current screen, to a front display unit in accordance with user interaction on a rear surface input unit, and relates to a method for operating the rear surface input unit of same, and the present invention comprises the steps of: displaying content on the front display unit; detecting a first input on the rear surface input unit; displaying, through a guide unit, at least one function performable on the current screen on the front display unit on the basis of the type of first input detected; and performing the function in accordance with a second input on the rear surface input unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jiyoung Park, Jaeho Choi, Sujin Kim, Sunghye Yoon, Jumin Chi, Sukhoon Noh, Younghoon Kim, Kyungjik Lee, Sangwook Kim
  • Patent number: 10298850
    Abstract: A mobile terminal that includes a camera; a display unit; and a controller configured to: control the camera, display a preview screen on the display unit, obtain a first image through the camera while displaying the preview screen, obtain a second image in response to receiving a first input, generate a background image using the first image, combine the background image and the second image to generate a combined image, store the combined image, and display, on the display unit, the combined image, in response to receiving a second input is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sooyon Chung, Sujin Kim, Sunghye Yoon
  • Publication number: 20190012008
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rollable mobile terminal having a rollable touch screen and a control method therefor. The rollable mobile terminal comprises: a touch screen formed to be rollable; a first body connected to one end of the touch screen and configured to receive the touch screen therein while winding the same; a second body connected to an opposite end of the touch screen; and a control unit that sets at least one area of the touch screen exposed from the first body to the outside as a display area and outputs, on the display area, multiple virtual home buttons corresponding to multiple windows including different screen information when the multiple windows are output on the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghye YOON, Sujin KIM
  • Patent number: 10168821
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are provided. The mobile terminal according to one exemplary embodiment includes a main body covering at least one area of a wrist, a display disposed on a front surface of the main body, a sensing unit configured to sense flatness of the wrist and a direction that the wrist faces, and a controller configured to select a display area for displaying screen information on the display based on the flatness of the wrist and the direction that the wrist faces, sensed by the sensing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jumin Chi, Jiyoung Park, Sujin Kim, Sunghye Yoon
  • Publication number: 20180294844
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises: a band connected to a body so as to be worn on a user's wrist; and an antenna having at least one winding such that an NFC signal for acquiring product information from a product proceeds toward a user's hand, and passing through the body and arranged along the circumference of the band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaehyun CHOI, Sanghyun JEONG, Hyengcheul CHOI, Sujin KIM, Sunghye YOON, Chisang YOU
  • Publication number: 20180275749
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed. The mobile terminal comprises a frame for mounting a portable device thereon, and the portable device mounted on the frame, the portable device comprising: a display unit for playing content; a sensing unit for sensing a direction change of the mobile terminal; a camera for photographing an object of a user; and a control unit, wherein the display unit is disposed so as to be directed toward the eyes of the user wearing the mobile terminal, and the control unit controls the display unit such that the display unit displays, on a partial region, a notification for a sub-menu corresponding to the changed direction of the mobile terminal when the direction of the mobile terminal is changed by a first angle or more during the playing of the content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sunghye YOON, Sooyon CHUNG, Sujin KIM
  • Publication number: 20180247165
    Abstract: A terminal including a display unit; a memory; a camera; and a controller configured to control the display unit to display an image of a product obtained by the camera, control the camera to capture the image of the product as a normal image in response to a preset first command, control the camera the capture the image of the product as a purchase related image together with purchasing information for purchasing the product in response to a preset second command, and control the display unit to display a thumbnail image screen including the purchase related image and the normal image in response to an input of a thumbnail image display command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sujin KIM, Sunghye YOON