公开(公告)号：US10732574B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US15299378

申请日：2016-10-20

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hongjo Shim ,  Hyunok Lee ,  Mihyun Park ,  Jeonghan Kim

IPC: G04B47/06 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/1455 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/145 ,  G01N21/35

Abstract: The present invention relates to a watch type terminal, including a main body, and a sensing unit disposed on one surface of the main body and configured to acquire a biometric signal, wherein the sensing unit includes at least one green light emitting device provided on one surface of the main body and configured to output green light, at least one yellow light emitting device disposed with being spaced apart from the at least one green light emitting device, and configured to output yellow light with a different skin transmittance from that of the green light, a light receiving sensor surrounded by the green light emitting device and the yellow light emitting device, and configured to receive reflected green light and/or yellow light, and a controller configured to generate a biometric signal using light incident on the light receiving sensor.

公开(公告)号：US10553211B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-04

申请号：US15623753

申请日：2017-06-15

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Mihyun Park ,  Hongjo Shim ,  Hyunok Lee

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G06K9/00 ,  H04R3/00

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a wireless communication processor configured to provide wireless communication; a microphone; a low-power image sensor configured to detect a subject based on a black and white image sensed by the low-power image sensor; and a controller configured to control the microphone to be in an inactivate state, in response to detecting a face image included in the black and white image sensed by the low-power image sensor, and switch the microphone from the inactive state to an active state and execute a voice recognition function to receive voice information from the subject.

公开(公告)号：US10534535B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-14

申请号：US15773019

申请日：2016-06-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyunok Lee ,  Mihyun Park ,  Youngsok Lee ,  Hongjo Shim ,  Youngho Sohn ,  Jisoo Park ,  Hyunwoo Kim

IPC: G06F3/0488 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G04G9/00 ,  G06F3/041 ,  H04M1/725

Abstract: The present invention relates to a watch-type terminal enabling touch input sensing and a method for controlling the same. The watch-type terminal comprises: a display unit; a sensing unit for sensing the touch surface area of a touch input applied to the display unit; and a control unit for detecting the direction of changes in the touch surface area of the touch input which has been sensed and, in response to the changes in the touch surface area, for executing a particular function connected to the direction of changes of the touch surface area among a plurality of functions for controlling the operation of a watch-type terminal.

公开(公告)号：US10424268B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US14927143

申请日：2015-10-29

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Woohyoung Shin ,  Hongjo Shim ,  Mihyun Park

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04M1/725

Abstract: A glasses type mobile terminal including an output unit configured to output information; a camera; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with an external terminal; and a controller configured to transmit a first image received by the camera to the external terminal via the wireless communication unit, receive touch information from the external terminal indicating a touch input of the first image displayed on the external terminal is outside a corresponding viewing range of the glasses type mobile terminal, and display an indicator via the output unit indicating the touch input of the first image displayed on the external terminal is outside the viewing region of the glasses type mobile terminal.

公开(公告)号：US10241613B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-26

申请号：US15427719

申请日：2017-02-08

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hongjo Shim ,  Hyunok Lee ,  Youngho Sohn ,  Mihyun Park ,  Jisoo Park

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/0354 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/042 ,  H04B1/3827

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a touch screen; a stylus pen including a pressure sensor and an optical sensor; a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with the stylus pen; and a controller configured to drive the stylus pen in a first operation mode in which the pressure sensor provided in the stylus pen is activated and the optical sensor is deactivated, when sensing information sensed by the pressure sensor indicates the stylus pen is in contact with the touch screen, and drive the stylus pen in a second operation mode in which both the pressure sensor and the optical sensor provided in the stylus pen are activated, when the sensing information sensed by the pressure sensor indicates the stylus pen is not in contact with the touch screen.

公开(公告)号：US10191455B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-29

申请号：US15466794

申请日：2017-03-22

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hongjo Shim ,  Mihyun Park ,  Hyunwoo Kim ,  Sungho Woo

IPC: G04G21/08 ,  G04G21/02

Abstract: A watch type terminal is presented, which includes a main body; a band connected to the main body and formed to be worn on a user's wrist; an electrode unit formed in one area of the main body or the band and performing a predetermined function; an electromagnetic wave sensor module connected with the electrode unit and sensing a capacitance change; and a controller sensing whether the user wears the watch type terminal based on the capacitance change and generating a control command based on whether the user wears the watch type terminal.

公开(公告)号：US10133389B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15403133

申请日：2017-01-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hongjo Shim ,  Hyunwoo Kim ,  Myungwon Kim ,  Youngmo Kim

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/041 ,  A63B24/00 ,  A63B71/06 ,  G06F3/044

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of performing a pressure measurement, the mobile terminal including a pressure sensor, a main body having an inner space to accommodate the pressure sensor therein, a cover configured to cover at least part of the main body, and a hole formed through the cover to allow an introduction of external air into the inner space, and located to face the pressure sensor.

公开(公告)号：US10102417B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15461986

申请日：2017-03-17

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hongjo Shim ,  Hyunok Lee ,  Youngho Sohn ,  Soseul Jin

IPC: G06K9/00 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F3/0481

Abstract: The present invention provides a mobile terminal, including a terminal body having a case made of a metal, a finger scan unit disposed beneath the case and configured to detect a pressure level of external force and a fingerprint, and a controller configured to decide output intensity of an ultrasonic wave for detecting the fingerprint based on the pressure level, and to control the finger scan unit based on the output intensity.

公开(公告)号：US10044928B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US14951019

申请日：2015-11-24

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyunok Lee ,  Mansoo Sin ,  Hongjo Shim ,  Yoonwoo Lee ,  Mihyun Park ,  Hyunwoo Kim

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/0482

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal capable of displaying an image and a control method thereof. A mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a touch screen configured to display a first image, and a controller configured to control the touch screen to display a part of the first image in an enlarged manner based on a user request, wherein the controller displays a part of a second image different from the first image in an enlarged manner on the touch screen when a predetermined type of touch is applied to the touch screen in a state that the part of the first image is displayed in an enlarged manner.

公开(公告)号：US09983625B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-29

申请号：US15075009

申请日：2016-03-18

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hongjo Shim ,  Hyunwoo Kim

IPC: G09G5/02 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G09G3/20 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/225 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/0488

CPC classification number: G06F1/163 ,  G04G21/08 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F2203/04105 ,  G09G3/2003 ,  H04N5/2256 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: A watch-type mobile terminal includes: a terminal body; a sensor unit disposed on one surface of the terminal body, configured to determine whether the watch-type mobile terminal has been worn or not, and including a light emitting portion for emitting light of a first intensity at first time intervals, and a light receiving portion for sensing reflected light; and a controller configured to control the light emitting portion to emit light of a second intensity at second time intervals between the first time intervals, wherein the controller calculates a pressure value applied to the terminal body based on an optical amount of light incident onto the light receiving portion, and generates a specific control command based on the pressure value.