Patents by Inventor YONGMUN SEON

YONGMUN SEON 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).

  • Apparatus and method for supporting different types of universal integrated circuit cards
    Patent number: 8560007
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for supporting different types of universal integrated circuit cards (UICCs). A user equipment may include an antenna, a contactless front-end (CLF) unit, an UICC, and a controller. The user equipment may selectively couple one of a the CLF unit and the UICC based on information stored in the UICC. The antenna may transmit to or receive from at least one external device, the CLF unit may provide near field communication (NFC), and the UICC may access a communication network and use a service from the communication network. The controller may determine whether or not NFC is supported by the UICC and selectively couple one of the CLF unit and the UICC to the antenna based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: KT Corporation
    Inventors: Yongmun Seon, Sang Deok Kang
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING DIFFERENT TYPES OF UNIVERSAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CARDS
    Publication number: 20120009871
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for supporting different types of universal integrated circuit cards (UICCs). A user equipment may include an antenna, a contactless front-end (CLF) unit, an UICC, and a controller. The user equipment may selectively couple one of a the CLF unit and the UICC based on information stored in the UICC. The antenna may transmit to or receive from at least one external device, the CLF unit may provide near field communication (NFC), and the UICC may access a communication network and use a service from the communication network. The controller may determine whether or not NFC is supported by the UICC and selectively couple one of the CLF unit and the UICC to the antenna based on the determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: YONGMUN SEON, SANG DEOK KANG