Patents by Inventor Yunmi Kwon

Yunmi Kwon 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: 9729819
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a camera; a display; a wireless communication unit; and a controller configured to control the wireless communication unit to transmit a first signal requesting a video call to provide a virtual reality (VR) image to an external device, the VR image having an angle of view equal to or greater than a preset degree, generate the VR image based on a plurality of images obtained using the camera, control the wireless communication unit to receive a preset second signal from the external device, and control the wireless communication unit to transmit a third signal including the generated VR image to the external device in response to the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Soungmin Im, Yunmi Kwon, Kiseon Lee, Byounggi Lee
  • Patent number: 9723124
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which image data of a counterpart having triggered an event can be displayed. The present invention may include a display unit configured to display information, a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external server that stores first image data and to communicate with a counterpart terminal, a memory to store a second image data, and a controller, in response to an event triggered by the counterpart terminal, to extract an image data related to a counterpart from one of the first image data and the second image data, and the controller to output the extracted image data on a portion of the display unit to notify an occurrence of the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi Kwon, Hyemi Jung, Arim Kwon
  • Patent number: 9710147
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to provide wireless communication; a touchscreen; a memory; and a controller configured to display a clipboard including copied content on the touchscreen, receive a paste selection signal indicating a pasting of the copied content from the clipboard to another location on the touchscreen, determine a property of the other location of the touchscreen, and modify a type of the copied content to correspond to the determined property of the other location when the content is pasted to the other location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi Kwon, Arim Kwon, Songyi Baek, Sehyun Jung, Eunsoo Jung, Hyemi Jung, Kyunghye Seo
  • Publication number: 20170199570
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method therefor are disclosed. The mobile terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a brainwave detection unit; a brain wave recognition unit; a display unit; and a control unit, wherein the control unit controls the display unit so as to display a first screen corresponding to a first application currently being executed, controls the brainwave detection unit so as to detect the brain wave, controls the brainwave recognition unit so as to recognize the detected brainwave, on the basis of the first application, and controls the display unit so as to display a second screen which differs from the first screen with respect to at least a part thereof, on the basis of the recognized result of the brainwave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Jonghwan KIM, Jekwang YOUN, Hyemi JUNG, Arim KWON
  • Patent number: 9648157
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of a mobile terminal controlling information publication via a website are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit for accessing a social networking service (SNS) website; a user input unit for receiving an input of information to be published at the accessed SNS website; a position location module for obtaining a current position of the mobile terminal; and a controller for: determining whether the obtained current position is located within a specific location area; preventing publication of the input information at the accessed SNS website if it is determined that the obtained current position is located within the specific location area; and allowing publication of the input information if it is determined that the obtained current position is not located within the specific location area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Arim Kwon, Moonju Kim, Suyeon Song, Yunmi Kwon, Hyemi Jung
  • Publication number: 20170102855
    Abstract: A watch-type terminal includes a display and a wireless communication unit configured to communicate with an external terminal. The watch-type terminal also includes a controller that is configured to receive information related to an event that occurs in the external terminal, and determine, based on the received information, a priority level of the event that occurs in the external terminal. The controller is also configured to determine, based on the received information, a notification icon regarding the event that occurs in the external terminal, and adjust, based on the priority level of the event, a size of the notification icon. The controller is further configured to display, on the display of the watch-type terminal, the notification icon with the adjusted size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Seoyeon LEE
  • Patent number: 9609225
    Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a flexible display device including a display. The method includes: displaying, at a preview area of the display, a preview image corresponding to an object; expanding the display in an first direction according to detecting the display is expanded in the first direction; and capturing an image of the object when the display is expanded in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi Kwon, Kiseon Lee
  • Publication number: 20170070670
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method for controlling the mobile terminal are disclosed. A mobile terminal according to the present invention comprises a camera; touch screen; and a controller displaying a first preview image obtained from the camera on the touch screen, if receiving a touch input selecting one area of the first preview image, displaying at least one recommended image with respect to the selected area having image attributes different from those of the selected area on one area of the touch screen, and if receiving an input selecting one of the displayed recommended images, displaying on the touch screen a second preview image reflecting the selected recommended image on the selected area. According to the present invention, since a recommended image is provided for a selected area from among preview images displayed on a touch screen, image attributes of the selected area can be changed easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Kyunghee KANG, Kiseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20170061932
    Abstract: A flexible display device is provided. The flexible display device includes a display unit including an expandable or reducible screen, a sensing unit to detect a size of the screen, and a control unit coupled with the display unit and the sensing unit, the control unit is further capable of: displaying a first execution window of a first application on the screen corresponding to a first distance; and executing a second application if the size of the screen is expanded by an area corresponding to a predetermined distance in a first direction after the size of the screen is reduced by the area corresponding to the predetermined distance in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: YUNMI KWON, KISEON LEE
  • Publication number: 20170048817
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display; a wireless communication processor configured to transceive a message with an external device; and a controller configured to display a message interface including a plurality of messages transceived with the external device on the display, and in response to a message change condition indicating a change in a respective message among the plurality of messages transceived with the external device, update and display without user interaction the message interface to indicate the change to the respective message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yoonseok YANG, Yunmi KWON, Yeonsuk NA, Sungjin KANG, Juha HYUN, Shinnyue KANG, Seulah LEE
  • Patent number: 9565289
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a communication function with an external device, information acquisition means, and a controller configured to generate a call reception request message when a call transmission request is received, send the generated call reception request message to a called device, generate a preliminary message based on information obtained through the information acquisition means before a call is connected to the called device after receiving the call transmission request, and send the generated preliminary message to the called device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi Kwon, Arim Kwon, Jiyoung Park, Hyungtae Jang, Hyemi Jung
  • Publication number: 20170034443
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a display unit; a camera configured to capture a plurality of images; a wireless communication unit configured to obtain location information corresponding to each of the plurality of the images; a memory configured to store at least one of the location information, a date on which each of the plurality of the images is captured and a time at which each of the plurality of the images is captured together with the plurality of the images; and a controller configured to display a group of images having a matching at least one of the location information, the date and the time, in response to a first command, and sequentially arrange the group of images according to a predetermined image quality condition different than the at least one of the location information, the date and the time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Kiseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20170026582
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a memory; a touch screen; a first camera having a first capturing angle; a second camera having a second capturing angle that is wider than the first capturing angle; and a controller. The controller is configured to: cause the touch screen to display a first preview image of the first camera, a second preview image of the second camera, or both the first and second preview images overlapping each other; cause the memory to store a first image taken by the first camera in response to a first capture command received while the first preview image is displayed; and cause the memory to store both the first image and a second image taken by the second camera when a wide-angle capturing condition is satisfied while at least one of the first preview image or the second preview image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Sungjin KIM, Yunmi KWON, Kiseon LEE, Taehyeong KIM
  • Publication number: 20170026610
    Abstract: A terminal device and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which sound or video on taking a photo can be saved as background data. The present invention includes a camera unit configured to capture an image, a memory configured to store the captured image, an output unit configured to display the captured image, and a controller controlling the camera unit, the memory and the output unit, the controller, if a command of driving the camera unit is inputted, controlling the camera unit to run a preview, record a sound and/or shoot a video, the controller temporarily saving the sound or the video, the controller, if a 2nd image is captured, controlling the memory to store the sound or the video in a manner of linking the sound or the video to at least one of the image or the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Kiseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20170026574
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal which includes a camera and a touch screen and can output an image captured by the camera on the touch screen, and a control method of the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes a camera, a sensor, a memory, a touch screen and a controller configured to cause the touch screen to display a first image received via the camera, cause the memory to temporarily store the first image displayed on the touch screen, generate a second image comprising a conflation of at least part of the first image and a plurality of consecutive images sequentially received via the camera in response to sensing by the sensor of first movement of the mobile terminal about a subject included in the first image, and cause the memory to store the second image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Kiseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20170003772
    Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen configured to display screen information; and a controller configured to in response to a preset type of touch applied to the screen information designating a partial region of the displayed screen information, display an application icon of an application related to a particular object included in the designated partial region of the displayed screen information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Kiseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20160381534
    Abstract: A wearable mobile terminal including a wireless communication processor configured to provide wireless communication; a display; a sensor configured to sense data including at least one of a heart rate, skin temperature, respiration volume and blood pressure of a first user wearing the mobile terminal; and a controller configured to identify an emotional state of the first user based on the data sensed by the sensor, and control the wireless communication processor to transmit a signal for notifying the emotional state of the first user to at least one or more predetermined external devices, in response to the identified emotional state corresponding to a predetermined emotional state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, HongJo SHIM, Kiseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20160373654
    Abstract: Provided is an operating method of a flexible display device including a display. The method includes: displaying, at a preview area of the display, a preview image corresponding to an object; expanding the display in an first direction according to detecting the display is expanded in the first direction; and capturing an image of the object when the display is expanded in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Kiseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20160360087
    Abstract: A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which a flying object equipped with a camera can be remotely controlled. The present disclosure includes a wireless communication unit configured to perform a communication with a flying object, a touchscreen configured to output a preview image received from the flying object, and a controller outputting a shot mode list on the preview image, the controller, if at least one shot mode is selected from the shot mode list, remotely controlling a flight location of the flying object in accordance with the selected at least one shot mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Kiseon LEE
  • Publication number: 20160350057
    Abstract: A mobile terminal system including at least two mobile terminals and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. The mobile terminal system may include a first mobile terminal configured to include a first transparent display unit and a sensing unit, and a second mobile terminal configured to include a second transparent display unit, wherein the second mobile terminal is capable of performing wireless communication with the first mobile terminal, wherein the sensing unit may sense overlapping and spacing apart between the first transparent display unit and the second transparent display unit, and wherein at least a portion of information being displayed on the second transparent display unit may vary with respect to an overlapping level and a distance between the first transparent display unit and the second transparent display unit, the overlapping level and distance being sensed by the sensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yunmi KWON, Kiseon LEE