Patents by Inventor Yoojin Hong
Yoojin Hong 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).
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Patent number: 10120550Abstract: A shutter and shutter operator are displayed adjacent to a boundary of an information display region on a display of a portable electronic device. The information display region displays first information. In a first state, the shutter operator indicates a first direction of movement of the shutter away from the boundary for the display of second information. In response to an input, the second information is displayed, and the shutter operator changes to indicate another direction of movement of the shutter towards the boundary for hiding the second information.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Margaret Elizabeth Kuo, Thomas Jan Stovicek, Yoojin Hong, Michael George Langlois, Henry Yao-Tsu Chen
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Patent number: 9740400Abstract: A method performed on an electronic device for character deletion is described. The electronic device has a virtual keyboard including a plurality of virtual keys organized in accordance with a keyboard layout, with each key in a position according to the layout, and the plurality of virtual keys includes a first virtual key. The method for character deletion includes associating a first virtual key of a virtual keyboard with a delete function for deleting characters; determining a language associated with the virtual keyboard; determining a customary direction in which the language is read; and updating the first virtual key to: perform, when selected, a delete function that operates in a particular operating direction based on the customary direction; and display an indicator of the particular operating direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Yoojin Hong
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Patent number: 9715557Abstract: A system, device and method for providing context sensitive content on a computing device is provided. In an embodiment, a computing device in the form of a portable computing device is configured to execute a primary web-browser application and a secondary web-browser application. The primary web-browser application is configured to generate a web-page containing context sensitive items and receiving focus on one of the context sensitive items. The secondary web-browser application is configured to generate the context sensitive content related to the one of the context sensitive items.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Sang-Heun Kim, Yoojin Hong, Charles Laurence Stinson
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Publication number: 20170075737Abstract: A method of displaying notifications and an electronic device adapted thereto are provided. The method includes receiving at least one communication event or message from at least one external device; obtaining identification information which is stored in the memory or is obtained from the at least one external device or at least one external device; identifying a user who sent the received, at least one communication event or message, by using the obtained identification information; creating or extracting notice information, based on at least part of the received, at least one communication event or message; linking the notice information to the identified user; and displaying and overlaying a notice, grouping information regarding the identified user and the notice information, on other objects displayed on the screen of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Youngri KIM, Jina LEE, Eunsun KIM, Kwangha JEON, Minhwa HONG, Yoojin HONG, Jeonghyun PANG
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Publication number: 20160246489Abstract: A shutter and shutter operator are displayed adjacent to a boundary of an information display region on a display of a portable electronic device. The information display region displays first information. In a first state, the shutter operator indicates a first direction of movement of the shutter away from the boundary for the display of second information. In response to an input, the second information is displayed, and the shutter operator changes to indicate another direction of movement of the shutter towards the boundary for hiding the second information.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Margaret Elizabeth KUO, Thomas Jan STOVICEK, Yoojin HONG, Michael George LANGLOIS, Henry Yao-Tsu CHEN
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Patent number: 9310990Abstract: A method includes displaying a shutter adjacent to a boundary of an information display region on a display of a portable electronic device, the information display region for displaying first information; receiving an input associated with the shutter; and displaying second information.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Margaret Elizabeth Kuo, Thomas Jan Stovicek, Yoojin Hong, Michael George Langlois, Henry Chen
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Patent number: 9298341Abstract: A method of displaying a view in a portable terminal includes: displaying a plurality of applications as a split view corresponding to a split display region of a display unit; reducing and displaying an application of the split view and switchable candidate applications in a switch mode; displaying an application selected from the candidate applications and changing an application displayed on the split view in a previous state to the candidate application; and enlarging and displaying the split view when the switch mode is terminated.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngri Kim, Wonkyu Park, Sungjin Yoon, Bonghee Han, Yoojin Hong, Yujin Lee, Jihong Jeung
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Publication number: 20160004425Abstract: A method of displaying a graphic user interface (GUI) by an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a first page from a plurality of pages and the GUI corresponding to the first page on a screen, displaying at least a part of the first page and at least a part of a second page adjacent to the first page from the plurality of pages based on a user input received in at least one of an area in which the first page is displayed and an area in which the GUI is displayed, and changing the displayed GUI according to a ratio between an area of at least the part of the displayed first page and an area of at least the part of the displayed second page.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Sungjin YOON, Jihyun KIM, Jihea PARK, Sejun SONG, Hanjun KU, Chulhwan LEE, Pyoje CHO, Yoojin HONG
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Publication number: 20150012874Abstract: A keyboard for an electronic device is provided, having a key with indicia to indicate direction of backspace or deletion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Inventor: Yoojin HONG
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Patent number: 8856674Abstract: A virtual keyboard for an electronic device having a display. The keyboard comprises a plurality of virtual keys organized in accordance with a keyboard layout with each key in a position according to the layout. The plurality of virtual keys include a first virtual key designated to activate, upon selection, a backward-delete function for deleting characters in a first direction and a forward-delete function for deleting characters in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other. The keyboard also comprises direction identifier indicia displayed on the first virtual key. The direction identifier indicia are configured to indicate the first direction when the backward-delete function is activated, and the second direction when the forward-delete function is activated.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventor: Yoojin Hong
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Patent number: 8756524Abstract: The present specification relates to a portable electronic device comprising at least one processor; a display connected to the processor and controllable by the processor; and non-volatile storage configured to maintain a plurality of applications and an application programming interface for enabling generation and control of a title bar, wherein the application programming interface includes a private part for managing the state of the title bar and a public part that provides an interface to the applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Yoojin Hong, Donald James Lindsay, Dominik Buszko, Michael Lee Foster
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Publication number: 20140089832Abstract: A method of displaying a view in a portable terminal includes: displaying a plurality of applications as a split view corresponding to a split display region of a display unit; reducing and displaying an application of the split view and switchable candidate applications in a switch mode; displaying an application selected from the candidate applications and changing an application displayed on the split view in a previous state to the candidate application; and enlarging and displaying the split view when the switch mode is terminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 27, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Youngri KIM, Wonkyu PARK, Sungjin YOON, Bonghee HAN, Yoojin HONG, Yujin LEE, Jihong JEUNG
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Patent number: 8631350Abstract: A system and method for displaying a graphical context menu on a display screen of a mobile communication device. The method includes receiving a menu request, determining the number of menu items based on the context of the menu request, generating a graphical context menu based on the determined number of the determined number of menu items, inserting the menu items into the generated graphical context menu, and displaying the generated graphical context menu on the display screen with the inserted menu items. The graphical context menu can include menu items displayed in a 3×3 grid, a 2×3 grid or a 1×3 grid. The graphical context menu can include a default menu item in the center of the grid and a full menu option in the bottom most right slot of the grid.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Marc Anthony Lepage, Adam Cooper, Craig James Tucker, Yoojin Hong
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Publication number: 20130339899Abstract: A method of interacting with a scrollable area on a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises: displaying on a touch-sensitive display a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of a user interface screen; decreasing a transparency level of the transparent scrollbar when a touch event is detected in a scrollable area of the user interface screen to increase visibility of the transparent scrollbar, wherein the transparency level of the transparent scrollbar is progressively decreased from a default level over a duration of the touch event; and hiding the transparent scrollbar when the touch event ends.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Yoojin Hong, Patryk Adamczyk
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Patent number: 8555184Abstract: A method of interacting with a scrollable area on a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of interacting with a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising: displaying a user interface screen having a scrollable area on the touch-sensitive display; and displaying a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of the user interface screen when a touch event is detected in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2011Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Blackberry LimitedInventors: Yoojin Hong, Patryk Adamczyk
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Publication number: 20130080963Abstract: A virtual keyboard for an electronic device having a display. The keyboard comprises a plurality of virtual keys organized in accordance with a keyboard layout with each key in a position according to the layout. The plurality of virtual keys include a first virtual key designated to activate, upon selection, a backward-delete function for deleting characters in a first direction and a forward-delete function for deleting characters in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other. The keyboard also comprises direction identifier indicia displayed on the first virtual key. The direction identifier indicia are configured to indicate the first direction when the backward-delete function is activated, and the second direction when the forward-delete function is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventor: Yoojin Hong
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Publication number: 20120268387Abstract: A method includes displaying text on a touch-sensitive display and displaying a text indicator at a first position within the text. A first touch is detected at a first location associated with the text indicator. A second touch is detected at a second location associated with the text indicator. When a distance between the first location and the second location meets a first threshold, the indicator is moved to a second position within the text. When the distance between the first location and the second location does not meet a first threshold, the indicator is displayed at the first position. The display of the handle on the touch-sensitive display may be moved in coordination with movement of the touch.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Margaret Elizabeth KUO, Yoojin HONG
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Publication number: 20110265028Abstract: The present specification relates to a portable electronic device comprising at least one processor; a display connected to the processor and controllable by the processor; and non-volatile storage configured to maintain a plurality of applications and an application programming interface for enabling generation and control of a title bar, wherein the application programming interface includes a private part for managing the state of the title bar and a public part that provides an interface to the applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2010Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: Research in MotionInventors: YOOJIN HONG, Donald James Lindsay, Dominik Buszko, Michael Lee Foster
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Publication number: 20110265035Abstract: A system and method for displaying a graphical context menu on a display screen of a mobile communication device. The method includes receiving a menu request, determining the number of menu items based on the context of the menu request, generating a graphical context menu based on the determined number of the determined number of menu items, inserting the menu items into the generated graphical context menu, and displaying the generated graphical context menu on the display screen with the inserted menu items. The graphical context menu can include menu items displayed in a 3×3 grid, a 2×3 grid or a 1×3 grid. The graphical context menu can include a default menu item in the center of the grid and a full menu option in the bottom most right slot of the grid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Marc Anthony Lepage, Adam Cooper, Craig James Tucker, Yoojin Hong
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Publication number: 20110265002Abstract: A method of interacting with a scrollable area on a portable electronic device is described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method of interacting with a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising: displaying a user interface screen having a scrollable area on the touch-sensitive display; and displaying a transparent scrollbar which overlays elements of the user interface screen when a touch event is detected in a display area corresponding to the scrollable area.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Inventors: Yoojin Hong, Patryk Adamczyk