Patents by Inventor Yoonchan WON

Yoonchan WON 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: 10732818
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a terminal body; a touch screen; a plurality of magnetic sensors configured to detect a spatial position of an input device having a magnetic field generating unit; and a controller configured to display a first graphic object notifying an area corresponding to the detected spatial position on the touch screen when the spatial position of the input device is detected adjacent to an edge of the terminal body at an outside of the touch screen without contacting the touch screen, and display a second graphic object notifying a hidden function with respect to a displayed area of the first graphic object on the touch screen when the detected spatial position of the input device is fixed for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yoonchan Won, Yongjae Kim, Suyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 10613744
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication processor configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to display a first content containing an input field region on the touch screen, display a virtual keypad on the first content for inputting information into the input field, in response to a first touch input applied to the virtual keypad exceeding a reference pressure, increase a transparency of the displayed virtual keypad so as to display a screen layered below the virtual keypad, and in response to a second touch input applied to the screen, limit an input of a control command to a key of the virtual keypad and control the displayed screen based on the second touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Euitaek Oh, Yoonchan Won, Sanga Kim, Junho Seo, Minhyeok Kim
  • Patent number: 10331229
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen configured to display a video and a search bar for searching the video; a plurality of magnetic sensors configured to sense a spatial position of an input device including a magnetic field generator; and a controller configured to in response to a first touch input applied to the search bar using the input device, display a preview image at a play time point corresponding to the first touch input on the touch screen, and change a viewing angle of the preview image based on the sensed spatial position of the input device indicating the input pen is pulled away from the touch screen and spatially moved with respect to the touch screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongjae Kim, Suyoung Lee, Yoonchan Won
  • Patent number: 10185429
    Abstract: A wearable device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a memory, a display module, a touch recognition module, a communication module configured to perform a communication link with a mobile device and a controller configured to control the memory, the display module, the touch recognition module and the communication module. In this case, the controller is configured to receive a data indicating a call mode of the mobile device from the mobile device, configured to firstly sense a predetermined gesture, configured to secondly sense a location change of at least one of the wearable device and the mobile device, configured to switch a mode of the wearable device into a call mode and transmit a command for making the mobile device enter a different specific mode instead of the call mode to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yoonchan Won, Jonghwan Kim, Hyungtae Jang, Jiyoung Hong, Jinhae Choi
  • Publication number: 20180315338
    Abstract: An operating method for a watch-type mobile terminal is disclosed. The operating method for a watch-type mobile terminal, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: acquiring an exercise guide including information on the exercise pace of a guider; acquiring exercise information of a user; and outputting a tactile signal for guiding the user to do the exercise at the exercise pace of the guider, on the basis of the exercise guide and the exercise information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yoonchan WON, Byoungzoo JEONG, Eugene MYUNG, Nayeoung KIM
  • Patent number: 10055059
    Abstract: An electronic device including a touch screen configured to display at least one graphic object for executing an operation on the electronic device; at least first and second magnetic sensors configured to detect a spatial position of an input device having a magnetic field generating unit; and a controller configured to in response to a touch applied to the graphic object using the input device for executing the operation, execute a hold mode of holding the execution of the operation while the spatial position of the input device is moved away from the touch screen while being maintained within a reference range, and release the hold mode and execute the operation when the spatial position of the input device is moved out of the reference range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suyoung Lee, Yongjae Kim, Yoonchan Won
  • Patent number: 10033859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling same, and has the objective of providing a mobile terminal and a method of controlling same which allow a caller to be identified when a call signal is received without having to look at a display. The gist of the present invention is that when a call signal is received through a wireless communication unit, the calling phone number of the received call signal is identified, a melody bell sound corresponding to the identified calling phone number is output, and the key of the melody corresponds to a first number included in the calling phone number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youjin Jeon, Byoungzoo Jeong, Yoonchan Won, Weonbog Bae, Youngjoon Kim, Jinhae Choi
  • Patent number: 9983722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a plurality of display areas and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit provided with a first display area and a second display area, and a controller configured to process a touch applied to another display area in an inactive state as a control command for one display area in an active state, when the touch is applied to the another display area in the inactive state while the one of the first and second display areas is in the active state and the another display area is in the active state. Here, the active state is a state of allowing an output of visual information and touch sensing, and the inactive state is a state of restricting an output of visual information and allowing touch sensing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sohoon Yi, Yoonchan Won, Seulah Lee, Minjoo Kim
  • Publication number: 20180011597
    Abstract: An electronic device including a touch screen configured to display at least one graphic object for executing an operation on the electronic device; at least first and second magnetic sensors configured to detect a spatial position of an input device having a magnetic field generating unit; and a controller configured to in response to a touch applied to the graphic object using the input device for executing the operation, execute a hold mode of holding the execution of the operation while the spatial position of the input device is moved away from the touch screen while being maintained within a reference range, and release the hold mode and execute the operation when the spatial position of the input device is moved out of the reference range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Suyoung LEE, Yongjae KIM, Yoonchan WON
  • Publication number: 20170364164
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen configured to display a video and a search bar for searching the video; a plurality of magnetic sensors configured to sense a spatial position of an input device including a magnetic field generator; and a controller configured to in response to a first touch input applied to the search bar using the input device, display a preview image at a play time point corresponding to the first touch input on the touch screen, and change a viewing angle of the preview image based on the sensed spatial position of the input device indicating the input pen is pulled away from the touch screen and spatially moved with respect to the touch screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yongjae KIM, Suyoung LEE, Yoonchan WON
  • Publication number: 20170351397
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a terminal body; a touch screen; a plurality of magnetic sensors configured to detect a spatial position of an input device having a magnetic field generating unit; and a controller configured to display a first graphic object notifying an area corresponding to the detected spatial position on the touch screen when the spatial position of the input device is detected adjacent to an edge of the terminal body at an outside of the touch screen without contacting the touch screen, and display a second graphic object notifying a hidden function with respect to a displayed area of the first graphic object on the touch screen when the detected spatial position of the input device is fixed for a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yoonchan WON, Yongjae KIM, Suyoung LEE
  • Publication number: 20170285933
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication processor configured to provide wireless communication; a touch screen; and a controller configured to display a first content containing an input field region on the touch screen, display a virtual keypad on the first content for inputting information into the input field, in response to a first touch input applied to the virtual keypad exceeding a reference pressure, increase a transparency of the displayed virtual keypad so as to display a screen layered below the virtual keypad, and in response to a second touch input applied to the screen, limit an input of a control command to a key of the virtual keypad and control the displayed screen based on the second touch input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Euitaek OH, Yoonchan WON, Sanga KIM, Junho SEO, Minhyeok KIM
  • Publication number: 20170264741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a method of controlling same, and has the objective of providing a mobile terminal and a method of controlling same which allow a caller to be identified when a call signal is received without having to look at a display. The gist of the present invention is that when a call signal is received through a wireless communication unit, the calling phone number of the received call signal is identified, a melody bell sound corresponding to the identified calling phone number is output, and the key of the melody corresponds to a first number included in the calling phone number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Youjin JEON, Byoungzoo JEONG, Yoonchan WON, Weonbog BAE, Youngjoon KIM, Jinhae CHOI
  • Patent number: 9733752
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen configured to switch between an inactivated state in which illumination is not applied to the touch screen and an activated state in which illumination is applied to the touch screen, and a controller configured to release a locked state of the mobile terminal and switch the touch screen to the activated state, when a plurality of touch inputs is input in the inactivated state and the plurality of touch inputs matches a predefined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jongseok Park, Jaeyoung Ji, Younghoon Lee, Byoungzoo Jeong, Nayeoung Kim, Gijae Yi, Jinhae Choi, Youngjoon Kim, Yoonchan Won, Hangshin Cho, Soohyun Lee
  • Publication number: 20170131884
    Abstract: A mobile device includes a communication module that is configured to receive at least one text message. The mobile device further includes a display module that is configured to display the at least one text message. The mobile device further includes a user interface module that is configured to detect a command that selects a specific text message from the at least one text message. The controller is configured to control the communication module, the display module, and the user interface module. The controller is further configured to identify, in response to the command, a different text message that is associated with a specific group that corresponds to the specific text message. The controller is further configured to display, on the display module, the different text message that is associated with the specific group and the specific text message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Yongwook JEON, Eugene MYUNG, Sooyon CHUNG, Nayeoung KIM, Yoonchan WON, Juhyun LEE
  • Patent number: 9589542
    Abstract: Provided is a mobile terminal including: a terminal body that has a first side and a second side; a first display that is located at the first side; a second display that is located at the second side; a sensor that is configured to detect rotation of the mobile terminal; and a controller that is configured to: cause the first display to display a first information; and cause the second display to display a second information when the sensor detects that the mobile terminal is rotated a threshold amount, such that a general direction that the first side faced prior to the rotating of the mobile terminal is generally the same as a general direction that the second side faces after the rotating of the mobile terminal, wherein the second information is related to the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Chulbae Lee, Jipyo Hong, Sungwon Shin, Hyolin Kim, Jiyeon Lee, Hyungtae Jang, Yoonchan Won, Yongjae Kim
  • Publication number: 20170064071
    Abstract: A wearable device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a memory, a display module, a touch recognition module, a communication module configured to perform a communication link with a mobile device and a controller configured to control the memory, the display module, the touch recognition module and the communication module. In this case, the controller is configured to receive a data indicating a call mode of the mobile device from the mobile device, configured to firstly sense a predetermined gesture, configured to secondly sense a location change of at least one of the wearable device and the mobile device, configured to switch a mode of the wearable device into a call mode and transmit a command for making the mobile device enter a different specific mode instead of the call mode to the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yoonchan Won, Jonghwan Kim, Hyungtae Jang, Jiyoung Hong, Jinhae Choi
  • Publication number: 20170052628
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a plurality of display areas and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a display unit provided with a first display area and a second display area, and a controller configured to process a touch applied to another display area in an inactive state as a control command for one display area in an active state, when the touch is applied to the another display area in the inactive state while the one of the first and second display areas is in the active state and the another display area is in the active state. Here, the active state is a state of allowing an output of visual information and touch sensing, and the inactive state is a state of restricting an output of visual information and allowing touch sensing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sohoon YI, Yoonchan WON, Seulah LEE, Minjoo KIM
  • Publication number: 20150309657
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen configured to switch between an inactivated state in which illumination is not applied to the touch screen and an activated state in which illumination is applied to the touch screen, and a controller configured to release a locked state of the mobile terminal and switch the touch screen to the activated state, when a plurality of touch inputs is input in the inactivated state and the plurality of touch inputs matches a predefined pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jongseok PARK, Jaeyoung JI, Younghoon LEE, Byoungzoo JEONG, Nayeoung KIM, Gijae YI, Jinhae CHOI, Youngjoon KIM, Yoonchan WON, Hangshin CHO, Soohyun LEE
  • Patent number: 9128606
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which various and convenient functions are provided through screen partition in consideration of a plurality of users. The present invention includes a touchscreen recognizing a touch input and a controller setting a reference line on the touchscreen to correspond to a 1st pattern touch input, the controller partitioning the touchscreen into a 1st region and a 2nd region in accordance with the set reference line, the controller controlling an image displayed on the 1st region to be displayed on the 2nd region in a manner of being reversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yoonchan Won, Heekyung Woo, Youngwoo Kim, Byoungzoo Jeong