Patents by Inventor Taehyeong An

Taehyeong 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).

  • Publication number: 20140368107
    Abstract: Disclosed is a light emitting device. More specifically, disclosed are an organic electroluminescent device display and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic electroluminescent device display includes a substrate, an organic electroluminescent device disposed on the substrate, a sealing cap for sealing the organic electroluminescent device, and a getter disposed inside the sealing cap, the getter comprising a graphene layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Mynghee JUNG, Minseok CHOI, Taehyeong KIM, Jinsan MOON
  • Patent number: 8875191
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and an operating method thereof. When a predetermined event occurs while contents are being output, a video and a sound of the contents are controlled to be respectively output through different electronic devices, thus improving a content provision environment for a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Taehyeong Kim, Yongwon Cho, Sunjin Yu, Sungjin Kim, Soungmin Im
  • Publication number: 20140239310
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a light emitting device. More particularly, disclosed are a growth substrate, a nitride semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing a light emitting device. The method includes preparing a growth substrate including a metal substrate, forming a semiconductor structure including a nitride-based semiconductor on the growth substrate, providing a support structure on the semiconductor structure, and separating the growth substrate from the semiconductor structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jonghyun RHO, Minseok CHOI, Taehyeong KIM
  • Publication number: 20140204065
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first timing controller, and a second timing controller. The display panel includes a first block and a second block adjacent to the first block, with a data line positioned between the first block and the second block. The first block includes a first column of pixels, and the second block includes a second column of pixels. The first and second columns of pixels are alternately connected to the data line. The first timing controller is configured to receive first image data corresponding to the first block. A second timing controller is configured to receive second image data corresponding to the second block. The first timing controller is configured to transfer at least part of the first mage data to the second timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Dong-Won PARK, Nam-Gon Choi, Geunjeong Park, Taehyeong An, Donggyu Lee, Yongjun Jang, Ji-woong Jeong
  • Publication number: 20140204535
    Abstract: Disclosed is a heat discharging sheet. More specifically, disclosed is a heat discharging sheet and a display device including the same. The heat discharging sheet includes a heat discharging layer having a first surface and a second surface, an adhesive layer disposed on the first surface of the heat discharging layer, the adhesive layer being bonded to the heat source and including a thermal conductivity enhancing material, and a protective layer disposed on the second surface of the heat discharging layer, the protective layer including a thermal conductivity enhancing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Nami BYUN, Dongwook LEE, Taehyeong KIM, Sungguk LEE
  • Publication number: 20140006997
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and electronic device for a gesture-based key input and, more particularly, to a method and electronic device for a gesture-based key input, wherein an input region corresponding to a virtual keyboard is set according to any one of a single-hand typing mode and a double-hand typing mode and a key input is obtained based on gesture for the set input region. A gesture-based key input method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes displaying a virtual keyboard, setting an input region, corresponding to the displayed virtual keyboard, according to a typing mode selected from among a single-hand typing mode and a double-hand typing mode, recognizing gesture for the input region, and obtaining a key input based on the recognized gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sangki Kim, Soungmin Im, Sunjin Yu, Kyungyoung Lim, Yongwon Cho, Taehyeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20130307768
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a control method thereof. The display device and the control method include a camera acquiring an image including a gesture made by a user, and a controller extracting an object making the gesture from the image acquired by the camera, and setting a specific spot in the extracted object to be a reference point of a movement of the object, the controller fixing the reference point to a set location regardless of a change in a shape of the extracted object. Accordingly, a reference point is set at a specific spot of an object having made a gesture corresponding to the acquisition of control thereon, thereby allowing for the accurate and effective recognition of a gesture made by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taehyeong Kim, Kyungyoung Lim, Sangki Kim, Yongwon Cho
  • Patent number: 8577092
    Abstract: A method for controlling a multimedia device, which uses a plurality of heterogeneous image sensors, comprises the steps of identifying at least one user located in the periphery of the multimedia device under the control of a first image sensor for extracting depth data and a second image sensor for extracting color data; accessing a memory that stores a preference channel per user; extracting information on the preference channel corresponding to the identified user, from the accessed memory; performing a control operation for switching to the preference channel based on the extracted information; and monitoring change of a user located in front of the multimedia device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Taehyeong Kim, Yongwon Cho, Sangki Kim, Mingoo Kang, Soungmin Im
  • Publication number: 20130167092
    Abstract: According to the present invention, disclosed is an electronic device having a three-dimensional display, comprising a sensor obtaining information about a gesture's motion; a three-dimensional display displaying a pointer and/or an object moving in three-dimensional space according to the gesture's motion; and a controller checking applications in execution, determining a movement distance of the pointer and/or the object in proportion to a movement distance of the gesture by taking account of gesture sensitivity selected according to the type of the checked application, and controlling the display to move the pointer and/or the object as much as the determined movement distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Sunjin YU, Taehyeong KIM, Sang Ki KIM, Soungmin IM, Sangki KIM
  • Publication number: 20130120249
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device. The electronic device includes at least one sensing unit recognizing a plurality of pointing means, a display unit displaying a pointer following a movement of a pointing means having the authority to control the electronic device among the plurality of pointing means, and a controller obtaining context awareness information related to the electronic device, determining the number of pointers required for controlling the electronic device according to the context awareness information, and selecting at least one point means having the authority to control the electronic device from among the plurality of pointing means based on the number of required points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Soungmin Im, Sunjin Yu, Taehyeong Kim, Hyunsook Lee
  • Publication number: 20130088419
    Abstract: A device and a control method for the device are disclosed. A device and a control method for the device according to the present invention comprises a sensing unit; and a controller, if at least one of a second control command is received through the sensing unit while carrying out a control operation based on at least one of a first control command received through the sensing unit, generating a display signal based on a control command selected according to a predetermined criterion from the received multiple control commands of the first and the second control command. According to the present invention, a control command for generating a display signal can be effectively selected in the case that another control command is received while a particular control command is carried out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Taehyeong KIM, Sunjin Yu, Hyunsook Lee, Soungmin Im
  • Publication number: 20130033483
    Abstract: An electronic device for displaying a three-dimensional image and a method of using the same, and more particularly, to an electronic device for displaying a three-dimensional image and a method of using the same that can provide a user interface for controlling positions of a three-dimensional icon and a virtual layer including the same according to a user gesture are provided. The electronic device for displaying a three-dimensional image includes a camera for photographing a gesture action in three-dimensional space; a display unit for displaying a virtual layer including at least one object with a first depth at three-dimensional virtual space; and a controller for selectively performing one of a first action of changing a depth in which the virtual layer is displayed to a second depth and a second action of changing a position of the object, according to the gesture action based on a gesture input mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: Soungmin IM, Sunjin Yu, Sangki Kim, Kyungyoung Lim, Yongwon Cho, Taehyeong Kim
  • Publication number: 20130021535
    Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and an operating method thereof. When a predetermined event occurs while contents are being output, a video and a sound of the contents are controlled to be respectively output through different electronic devices, thus improving a content provision environment for a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Taehyeong KIM, Yongwon CHO, Sungjin Yu, Sungjin Kim, Soungmin IM
  • Publication number: 20120268424
    Abstract: An image display device capable of providing a realistic interface by increasing a response speed of a gesture recognition by reducing the amount of calculation, and a method for controlling an operation thereof are disclosed. The method for controlling an operation of an image display device includes: capturing a first image by using a camera and extracting depth data from the captured first image; detecting a first object by using a peak value from the depth data extracted from the first image; capturing a second image by using the camera and extracting depth data from the captured second image; detecting a second object by using a peak value from the depth data extracted from the second image; and designating the second object as an interested object based on the distance between the first and second objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Taehyeong KIM, Sangki Kim, Soungmin Im
  • Publication number: 20120262446
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device can comprise a display and a controller. The display can display stereoscopic images. The controller can scale the stereoscopic image while moving the stereoscopic image along a virtual axis. At this time, the controller can change the scale factor of the scaled stereoscopic image in proportion to the depth in the direction of the virtual axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Soungmin IM, Taehyeong KIM
  • Publication number: 20120229377
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method for controlling the same. The display device comprises a display unit, and a controller configured to perform predetermined functions according to a distance with a external object in response to an identical gesture made by the external object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Taehyeong KIM, Sangki Kim, Soungmin Im
  • Publication number: 20120120271
    Abstract: A multimedia device includes a first image sensor to acquire a first image, a second image sensor to acquire a second image, and a processor to determine coordinate information of the person in the first image and to extract a feature of the person in the second image based on the coordinate information. The first and second image sensors have overlapping fields of view, the coordinate information provides an indication of a distance to the person, and the processor compares the extracted feature to reference information and recognizes the person based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Soungsoo PARK, Taehyeong Kim, Kyungyoung Lim, Sangki Kim, Mingoo Kang
  • Publication number: 20120114194
    Abstract: A method for controlling a multimedia device, which uses a plurality of heterogeneous image sensors, comprises the steps of identifying at least one user located in the periphery of the multimedia device under the control of a first image sensor for extracting depth data and a second image sensor for extracting color data; accessing a memory that stores a preference channel per user; extracting information on the preference channel corresponding to the identified user, from the accessed memory; performing a control operation for switching to the preference channel based on the extracted information; and monitoring change of a user located in front of the multimedia device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Taehyeong KIM, Yongwon CHO, Sangki KIM, Mingoo KANG, Soungmin IM