Patents by Inventor Won-Hyong Jo

Won-Hyong Jo 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: 8281251
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch part is disclosed. A plurality of blocks are formed on a block main body in a touch screen keyboard of the touch part, through which designation of coordinates or selection of characters can be performed using a finger or a tool, for communications with an outside or data storage, and consonants of characters for each language are arranged on the respective blocks while vowels are arranged on a plurality of fixed blocks in at least four directions (e.g. upward, downward, left, right, and diagonal directions) in which the block main body moves. In the case of Korean (i.e. Hangeul) keyboard, Roman character keyboard, and Japanese keyboard, consonants are inputted by touching the respective blocks on the block main body, and vowels of the fixed blocks are inputted through manipulation of the block main body that moves in at least four directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Zacod Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Won-Hyong Jo
  • Publication number: 20100259484
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch pad is disclosed. Consonants are inputted by touching the respective blocks on the block main body, and vowels of the fixed blocks are inputted through manipulation of the block main body that moves in at least four directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: ZACOD CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Won-Hyong Jo
  • Publication number: 20100225592
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for inputting characters/numerals for a communication terminal provided with a touch part is disclosed. A plurality of block groups including 9 touch regions are formed on a panel of the touch part, through which designation of coordinates or selection of characters can be performed using a finger or a tool, for communications with an outside or data storage, and characters for each language and numerals/symbols can be conveniently inputted through at least one active block generated by a touch signal in each block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Won-Hyong Jo