Patents by Inventor Young Seok Ko

Young Seok Ko 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: 8539531
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) terminal and to receive participation information for participating in an interactive service from the IPTV terminal, an output unit configured to output the received participation information for the interactive service, a user input unit configured to receive an input of response information corresponding to the output participation information for the interactive service, and a control unit configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the input response information to the IPTV terminal or to a IPTV related server performing the interactive service with the IPTV terminal, and to receive information corresponding to the interactive service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Young Seok Ko, Jang Hyung Cho, Jae Phil Ki, Yong Chan Jeong
  • Patent number: 8295760
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and method of controlling a broadcast therein are disclosed, by which a currently-output broadcast content can be continued to be output despite expiration of a validity term of a broadcast viewing authority. The method includes acquiring a first broadcast viewing authority, receiving and outputting a first broadcast content if the first broadcast viewing authority is acquired, determining whether a validity term of the acquired first broadcast viewing authority expires within a broadcast time of the output first broadcast content, and if the validity term expires within the broadcast time, displaying an image for a purchase of the first broadcast content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Chan Jeong, Jang Hyung Cho, Seung Woo Seo, Young Seok Ko
  • Publication number: 20110252445
    Abstract: A related content providing method using broadcast service guide information of a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method includes playing broadcast content stored in the mobile terminal, searching for real-time broadcast content related to the played broadcast content while displaying the played broadcast content, and displaying information associated with the searched real-time broadcast content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Young-Seok KO, Soo-Lim You, Seok-Min Hong
  • Publication number: 20110003613
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and broadcast controlling method thereof are disclosed. The present invention includes receiving a broadcast control information on a broadcast content from an external terminal, identifying the broadcast content corresponding to the received broadcast control information using a broadcast relevant information, setting the received broadcast control information on the identified broadcast content, and controlling an output operation of the identified broadcast content according to the set broadcast control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Young Seok KO, Jae Sun Han, Ki Hoa Nam, Beom Seok Cho
  • Publication number: 20100319023
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) terminal and to receive participation information for participating in an interactive service from the IPTV terminal, an output unit configured to output the received participation information for the interactive service, a user input unit configured to receive an input of response information corresponding to the output participation information for the interactive service, and a control unit configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit the input response information to the IPTV terminal or to a IPTV related server performing the interactive service with the IPTV terminal, and to receive information corresponding to the interactive service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Inventors: Young Seok Ko, Jang Hyung Cho, Jae Phil Ki, Yong Chan Jeong
  • Publication number: 20100136899
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and method of controlling a broadcast therein are disclosed, by which a currently-output broadcast content can be continued to be output despite expiration of a validity term of a broadcast viewing authority. The method includes acquiring a first broadcast viewing authority, receiving and outputting a first broadcast content if the first broadcast viewing authority is acquired, determining whether a validity term of the acquired first broadcast viewing authority expires within a broadcast time of the output first broadcast content, and if the validity term expires within the broadcast time, displaying an image for a purchase of the first broadcast content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Yong Chan JEONG, Jang Hyung Cho, Seung Woo Seo, Young Seok Ko