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LG Electronics patent applications published on 02 September 2010

Administrator — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:46:23 +0000

7 US patent applications published on 02 September 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100222110	MOBILE TERMINAL
2	20100222079	MOBILE TERMINAL, METHOD OF MANAGING SCHEDULE USING THE MOBILE TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF MANAGING POSITION INFORMATION USING THE MOBILE TERMINAL
3	20100222049	METHOD FOR RELEASING A LOCKING IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME
4	20100220801	UPLINK PRECODING METHOD IN 4-Tx SYSTEM
5	20100220790	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SIGNAL
6	20100218541	REFRIGERATOR
7	20100218510	APPARATUS FOR SUPERCOOLING AND METHOD OF MAKING SLUSH THROUGH SUPERCOOLING

LG Electronics patents granted on 31 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:09:55 +0000

29 US patents granted on 31 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,611	Apparatus and method for recording or reproducing digital data using speed information
2	D622,684	Television
3	D622,514	Digital photo frame
4	7,788,688	Digital TV and method for managing program information
5	7,788,178	Recording medium containing sample data and reproducing thereof
6	7,788,107	Method for decoding an audio signal
7	7,787,914	Mobile communication terminal having opening mechanism
8	7,787,909	System and method for receiving a signal on a mobile terminal
9	7,787,902	Mobile communication terminal having roll-key and method of processing input signal using the same
10	7,787,895	Method for transmitting message in mobile network and mobile terminal
11	7,787,890	Mobile communication terminal for providing geographical information and method thereof
12	7,787,755	Recording medium having data structure for managing reproduction of slideshows recorded thereon and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
13	7,787,753	Recording medium having a data structure for managing reproduction of text subtitle data and methods and apparatuses of recording and reproducing
14	7,787,606	Communication terminal and reception blocking method thereof
15	7,787,559	DTV transmitter and method of coding data in DTV transmitter
16	7,787,540	Method for scalably encoding and decoding video signal
17	7,787,425	Information update method for access points, and handoff support apparatus and method using the same
18	7,787,354	Recording medium with segment information thereon and apparatus and methods for forming, recording, and reproducing the recording medium
19	7,787,241	Apparatus for coupling display window and buttons for clothing handler
20	7,787,074	Optical sheet, backlight unit, and liquid crystal display
21	7,787,060	Video apparatus and method of controlling the same
22	7,787,054	VSB reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data
23	7,787,053	VSB reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data
24	7,786,955	Plasma display apparatus
25	7,786,519	Light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same
26	7,785,908	Method of making diode having reflective layer
27	7,785,396	Vacuum cleaner with removable dust collector, and methods of operating the same
28	7,784,888	Refrigerator
29	7,784,309	Laundry machine

LG Electronics patent applications published on 26 August 2010

Administrator — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:33:44 +0000

8 US patent applications published on 26 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100218075	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL USING BIT GROUPING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
2	20100216929	ANTI-FINGERPRINT COATING MATERIAL FOR STAINLESS STEEL OUTER CASE OF HOME APPLIANCE
3	20100216442	INFORMATION UPDATE IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL
4	20100215114	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SOUNDING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN MIMO WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR
5	20100215002	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS, METHOD FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCE AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING UPLINK MAP FOR THE SAME
6	20100214985	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL ON BANDWIDTH REQUEST CHANNEL AT MOBILE STATION, MOBILE STATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME, METHOD FOR PERFORMING BANDWIDTH REQUEST PROCEDURE AT BASE STATION, AND BASE STATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME
7	20100212370	FABRIC TREATING MACHINE
8	20100212342	AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

LG Electronics patents granted on 24 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:14:48 +0000

56 US patents granted on 24 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,590	Method for matching rate in mobile communication system
2	RE41,569	Method of processing variable size blocks of data by storing numbers representing size of data blocks in a fifo
3	D622,253	Mobile phone
4	D622,241	Cellular phone
5	D622,236	PDP television
6	D622,234	LCD television receiver
7	D622,233	Television
8	7,783,960	DTV transmitter and method of coding main and enhanced data in DTV transmitter
9	7,783,829	Write-once optical disc and method for recording management information thereon
10	7,783,595	Mobile communication terminal for downloading contents and method thereof
11	7,783,494	Time slot position coding
12	7,783,493	Slot position coding of syntax of spatial audio application
13	7,783,290	Mobile terminal and method for associating photos with telephone numbers in a mobile terminal
14	7,783,184	Optical zoom tracking apparatus and method, and computer-readable recording medium for performing the optical zoom tracking method
15	7,783,172	Method and apparatus for reproducing data from recording medium using local storage
16	7,783,161	Method and apparatus for reproducing data from recording medium using local storage
17	7,783,160	Recording medium having data structure for managing reproduction of interleaved multiple reproduction path video data recorded thereon and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
18	7,783,159	Recording medium having data structure for managing reproduction of multiple reproduction path video data for at least a segment of a title recorded thereon and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
19	7,783,087	Communication terminal and method of inserting symbols thereof
20	7,783,057	Music play control apparatus using at least one earphone function key and method thereof
21	7,783,051	Method and an apparatus for decoding an audio signal
22	7,783,050	Method and an apparatus for decoding an audio signal
23	7,783,049	Method and an apparatus for decoding an audio signal
24	7,783,048	Method and an apparatus for decoding an audio signal
25	7,783,036	Apparatus for encrypting/decrypting real-time input stream
26	7,782,958	DTV receiving system and method of processing broadcast data therein
27	7,782,950	Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal
28	7,782,949	Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal
29	7,782,948	Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal
30	7,782,947	Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal
31	7,782,946	Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal
32	7,782,945	Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal
33	7,782,944	Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal
34	7,782,943	Method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal
35	7,782,833	Method for branching data in mobile communication terminal
36	7,782,808	Digital broadcasting system and data processing method
37	7,782,807	Broadcast and multicast services (BCMCS) for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based mobile broadband wireless cellular systems
38	7,782,791	Method of reporting channel quality in EGPRS system
39	7,782,781	Home network system
40	7,782,742	Recording medium with physical access control (PAC) information thereon and apparatus and methods for forming, recording, and reproducing the recording medium
41	7,782,725	Optical recording medium and method for formatting the same with improved compatability and consistency
42	7,782,601	Support frame for display and support structure for display having the same
43	7,782,404	VSB reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data
44	7,782,342	Apparatus, method and medium for controlling image orientation
45	7,782,308	Touch screen device and method of method of displaying images thereon
46	7,782,231	Key scan type input device
47	7,782,008	Motor and method for controlling operation of motor
48	7,781,972	Plasma display panel
49	7,781,970	Plasma display panel
50	7,781,702	Cooking apparatus
51	7,781,497	Antibiotic method for parts of refrigerator using antibiotic substance
52	7,780,796	Apparatus and method for controlling operation of robot cleaner
53	7,779,642	Air conditioner and driving method thereof
54	7,779,641	Ice supplier
55	7,779,507	Vacuum cleaner
56	7,779,506	Vacuum cleaner

LG Electronics patent applications published on 19 August 2010

Administrator — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:32:14 +0000

16 US patent applications published on 19 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100211984	IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
2	20100211904	USER INTERFACE METHOD FOR INPUTTING A CHARACTER AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE SAME
3	20100211793	SECURE SIGNING METHOD, SECURE AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND IPTV SYSTEM
4	20100209077	METHOD FOR CALCULATING FILE SIZE OF VIDEO DATA
5	20100208838	UPLINK PRECODING METHOD IN 4-Tx SYSTEM
6	20100208699	MOBILE TERMINAL AND HANDOVER METHOD THEREOF
7	20100208684	METHOD OF ALLOCATING RADIO RESOURCE IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM
8	20100208667	Methods of performing data communication in wireless communication system
9	20100208610	METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK INFORMATION AND MOBILE STATION/BASE STATION APPARATUS THEREFOR
10	20100208597	METHOD OF PERFORMING CHANNEL QUALITY REPORT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
11	20100208578	UPLINK PRECODING METHOD IN 2-Tx SYSTEM
12	20100208229	Maskless exposure method
13	20100206464	STEEL PLATE FOR REFRIGERATOR DOOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
14	20100206332	Method of Controlling Dishwasher
15	20100206304	Apparatus for Supply Mixed Gas for Gas Burners of Radiant Heating Type
16	20100205986	SUPERCOOLING APPARATUS

LG Electronics patents granted on 17 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:59:13 +0000

33 US patents granted on 17 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,526	Method and apparatus for restoring compressed image processing system and method of decoding a current image
2	D621,808	Mobile phone
3	7,779,448	Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
4	7,779,447	Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
5	7,779,337	DTV transmitting system and receiving system and method of processing broadcast data
6	7,779,159	Apparatus and method for providing high speed download service of multimedia contents
7	7,779,077	File transmission method in instant messaging service and mobile communications terminal for supporting the same
8	7,778,677	Mobile terminal
9	7,778,670	Mobile telecommunication handset and method for recognizing one or more cards using one socket
10	7,778,658	Fast power control step-size adaptation
11	7,778,655	Mobile communications terminal for controlling user’s floor and method thereof
12	7,778,647	Location based service for point-to-multipoint broadcasting
13	7,778,640	Method of communicating data in a wireless mobile communication system
14	7,778,639	Network-initiated area event triggered positioning method for roaming terminal in mobile communication system
15	7,778,638	Method of roaming in broadcast service and system and terminal thereof
16	7,778,628	Mobile communication terminal and call connection method using the same
17	7,778,528	Method of reproducing an interactive disk through a network
18	7,778,523	Method for reproducing data recorded on an interactive recording medium in conjunction with associated auxiliary data
19	7,778,522	Recording medium having a data structure for managing graphic information and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
20	7,778,216	Broadcasting terminal for updating pilot channel information and method thereof
21	7,778,197	Mobile communications terminal for supporting space-time hybrid automatic repeat request techniques and method thereof
22	7,778,153	Method for estimating transmission delay and receiver using the same
23	7,778,148	Method for allocating physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel
24	7,778,127	Optimal recording method for optical recording media and optical recording medium stored with information about optimum recording conditions
25	7,777,817	Digital broadcasting system and method of processing data in digital broadcasting system
26	7,777,694	Plasma display apparatus and method for driving the same
27	7,777,679	Mobile terminal
28	7,776,637	Method of manufacturing light emitting diodes
29	7,776,121	Dust collecting unit of vacuum cleaner
30	7,775,775	Two stage reciprocating compressor and refrigerator having the same
31	7,775,681	Lighting device, backlight unit, and printed circuit board thereof
32	7,775,070	Door power interruption safety switch of washing machine and method of operation thereof
33	7,775,054	Air conditioner

LG Electronics patent applications published on 12 August 2010

Administrator — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:38:09 +0000

10 US patent applications published on 12 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100205500	METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING ARQ FEEDBACK INFORMATION
2	20100205442	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAFFIC COUNT KEY MANAGEMENT AND KEY COUNT MANAGEMENT
3	20100205283	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING SYSTEM INFORMATION IN BROADBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
4	20100203908	MOBILE TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF
5	20100202620	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL
6	20100202382	METHODS OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA IN MOBILE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
7	20100201643	MOBILE TERMINAL AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE MOBILE TERMINAL
8	20100200557	BUILT-IN TYPE COOKER
9	20100199702	REFRIGERATOR WITH ICEMAKER
10	20100199692	SUPERCOOLING METHOD AND SUPERCOOLING APPARATUS

LG Electronics patents granted on 10 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:48:39 +0000

22 US patents granted on 10 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,481	Method and apparatus of composing menu for users
2	D621,374	LCD television receiver
3	7,774,686	Method for effectively transmitting control signal in wireless communication system
4	7,774,199	Signal processing using pilot based coding
5	7,774,009	Mobile communication terminal for setting background music during telephone conversation and method thereof
6	7,773,958	Key pad assembly and mobile communication terminal having the same
7	7,773,700	Apparatus for channel equalization and method thereof
8	7,773,677	Image block error concealing apparatus and method using weight filtering in mobile communication system
9	7,773,676	Video decoding system with external memory rearranging on a field or frames basis
10	7,773,675	Method for decoding a video signal using a quality base reference picture
11	7,773,556	Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving MBMS transport blocks
12	7,773,549	Communication system and method for operating multicast service in communication system
13	7,773,156	Device and method for displaying PIP on TV
14	7,773,107	Method for setting mute flags to improve compatibilities and the high definition multimedia interface system using the same method
15	7,772,772	Green phosphor and plasma display panel using the same
16	7,772,020	Method of fabricating vertical devices using a metal support film
17	7,771,543	Leakage preventing structure of dish washer
18	7,771,180	Compressor and oil separation device therefor
19	7,770,408	Ice supplier
20	7,770,404	Ice making system for refrigerator
21	7,770,257	Vacuum cleaner and suction nozzle structure thereof
22	7,770,253	Vacuum cleaner with removable dust collector, and methods of operating the same

LG Electronics patent applications published on 05 August 2010

Administrator — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:41:41 +0000

20 US patent applications published on 05 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100199204	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL
2	20100198602	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DECODING AN AUDIO SIGNAL
3	20100198410	METHOD OF CONTROLLING OVEN
4	20100197310	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CELL SELECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
5	20100197291	MOBILE TERMINAL AND PRESENCE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREOF
6	20100197277	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING CSG SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
7	20100195766	TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN THE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM
8	20100195639	TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN THE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM
9	20100195638	TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN THE TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING SYSTEM
10	20100195615	TECHNIQUE FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DOWNLINK REFERENCE SIGNALS
11	20100195594	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CODEWORDS IN MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT SYSTEM
12	20100194998	APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING IMAGES AND METHOD THEREOF
13	20100194228	MOTOR AND COMPRESSOR TECHNOLOGY
14	20100193832	LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE
15	20100193496	COOKING DEVICE AND INTERFACE UNIT FOR THE COOKING DEVICE
16	20100192784	COOKING APPLIANCE, CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR COOKING APPLIANCE AND CONTROLLING METHOD FOR COOKING APPLIANCE
17	20100192621	ACCEPTING DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATOR
18	20100192617	REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY
19	20100192609	REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY
20	20100192608	REFRIGERATOR

LG Electronics patents granted on 03 August 2010

Administrator — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:07:56 +0000

39 US patents granted on 03 August 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	D621,107	Vacuum cleaner body
2	D620,906	Television
3	7,770,193	Apparatus and method for calculating audience rating using interactive television
4	7,770,166	Forcibly downloading program in mobile communications terminal
5	7,770,038	Power control apparatus and method of terminal device, method of displaying shutdown state of terminal device, and method of driving terminal device
6	7,769,384	Mobile broadband wireless access system for transferring service information during handover
7	7,769,278	Carbon heater
8	7,769,277	Recording medium having a data structure for managing reproduction of text subtitle data recorded thereon and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
9	7,769,275	Recording medium having a data structure for managing reproduction of graphic data and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
10	7,769,272	Recording medium having data structure for managing reproduction of at least video data recorded thereon and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
11	7,769,271	Method and apparatus for managing parental level of optical disc
12	7,769,177	Method for managing digital rights in broadcast/multicast service
13	7,769,174	Digital data file encryption apparatus and method
14	7,768,965	Method for transmitting and receiving signals based on segmented access scheme and method for allocating sequence for the same
15	7,768,903	Communicating non-coherent detectable signal in broadband wireless access system
16	7,768,580	Image display delay time shortening apparatus during channel change, method thereof and broadcasting receiving apparatus thereof
17	7,768,572	Iris recognition camera for an iris recognition system and a method of operation for an iris recognition camera
18	7,768,493	Plasma display apparatus
19	7,768,481	Plasma display apparatus
20	7,768,478	Plasma display apparatus
21	7,768,477	Plasma display apparatus and driving method of the same
22	7,768,476	Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof
23	7,768,416	Method of managing operation of laundry room machine and machine therefor
24	7,768,206	Plasma display panel
25	7,768,200	Plasma display panel having black matrices
26	7,768,025	Light emitting diode having vertical topology and method of making the same
27	7,767,290	Slurry composition, green sheet, and method for manufacturing barrier ribs of plasma display panel
28	7,767,029	Dishwasher and method of controlling the same
29	7,766,632	Scroll compressor with improved oil flow pathways
30	7,766,437	Refrigerator
31	7,766,296	Wall mounting structure for a flat panel display
32	7,766,036	Discharge valve and valve assembly of reciprocating compressor having the same
33	7,766,005	Gas radiation burner and controlling method thereof
34	7,765,838	Tub for washing machine and method of manufacturing the same
35	7,765,812	System for detecting mis-connected state between communication lines for multi-type air conditioner and method thereof
36	7,765,715	Drying apparatus, and controlling method of the same
37	7,765,681	Fabrication method of an RF MEMS switch
38	7,765,645	Refrigerator
39	7,765,635	Cleaning robot

LG Electronics patent applications published on 29 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:45:28 +0000

17 US patent applications published on 29 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100191804	METHOD FOR SUPPORTING POST BROWSING IN MOVING RIGHTS OBJECT OF DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT AND TERMINAL THEREOF
2	20100191354	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL
3	20100190488	Method of Reporting An Aggregated Measurement in Wireless Communication System
4	20100190443	WIRELESS SPEAKER
5	20100189935	FILM FOR ELECTRIC HOME APPLIANCE AND HOME APPLIANCE USING THE SAME
6	20100189584	2 STAGE ROTARY COMPRESSOR
7	20100189281	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL
8	20100189266	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL
9	20100189187	METHOD FOR DATA RATE MATCHING
10	20100188804	DISPLAY DEVICE
11	20100188428	MOBILE TERMINAL WITH IMAGE PROJECTION
12	20100188394	PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL
13	20100187935	MOTOR AND THE COMPRESSOR INCLUDING THE SAME
14	20100187225	MICROWAVE OVEN
15	20100186464	Laundry refresher unit and laundry treating apparatus having the same
16	20100186441	Multi-air conditioner
17	20100186431	APPARATUS FOR SUPERCOOLING, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME

LG Electronics patents granted on 27 July 2010

Administrator — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:12:06 +0000

28 US patents granted on 27 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,459	Method of image filtering based on selected pixels and a difference between pixels
2	D620,506	Refrigerator
3	D620,497	DVD player
4	D620,469	Mobile phone
5	7,765,572	Method for identifying extender text table of electronic program guide in digital TV
6	7,765,495	Mobile terminal having rotating input device and method for operating the mobile terminal
7	7,765,330	Apparatus for playing media and method of setting resources thereof
8	7,765,233	Data structure recorded in a recording medium data recording method and data recording apparatus
9	7,765,104	Slot position coding of residual signals of spatial audio coding application
10	7,764,976	Radio communications system and method for MBMS service
11	7,764,962	Method for reporting scan result in mobile communication system and mobile terminal and mobile communication system using the same
12	7,764,866	Recording medium, method for searching for content data from the recording medium, and method and apparatus for reproducing data from the recording medium
13	7,764,843	Method and device for condensed image recording and reproduction
14	7,764,803	Speaker apparatus using display window
15	7,764,645	Radio communication scheme for providing broadcast or multicast services
16	7,764,604	Method of controlling MACs between cable modem termination system and cable modem
17	7,764,581	Write-once optical disc, and method and apparatus for allocating spare area on write-once optical disc
18	7,764,482	Vitamin ion generator
19	7,764,323	Digital television transmitter and method of coding data in digital television transmitter
20	7,764,249	Method and apparatus for driving plasma display panel
21	7,764,016	Plasma display device
22	7,764,015	Display device
23	7,763,118	Dishwasher
24	7,762,669	Display device for improving an image resolution of projection-type display device
25	7,762,108	Suspension apparatus and resonance avoiding method of drum-type washing machine
26	7,762,100	Refrigerator
27	7,762,098	Refrigerator
28	7,762,097	Refrigerator having an ice maker and ice dispenser

LG Electronics patent applications published on 22 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:00:35 +0000

19 US patent applications published on 22 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100186065	METHOD FOR PROTECTING CONTENTS, METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENTS AND DEVICE BASED ON SECURITY LEVEL
2	20100186059	Method of processing non-real time service and broadcast receiver
3	20100186058	Method of processing non-real time service and broadcast receiver
4	20100186046	DIGITAL TELEVISION AND CHANNEL EDITING METHOD THEREOF
5	20100186036	METHOD OF PROCESSING NON-REAL TIME SERVICE AND BROADCAST RECEIVER
6	20100186035	METHOD OF PROCESSING NON-REAL TIME SERVICE AND BROADCAST RECEIVER
7	20100186030	DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER
8	20100186029	IPTV and method for controlling emergency alert system widget in IPTV
9	20100185741	METHOD FOR DELIVERING CPM MESSAGE AND SERVER THEREOF
10	20100185740	METHOD FOR DELIVERING MESSAGE BASED ON CPM SERVICE AND SERVER THEREOF
11	20100184485	MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING ELECTRONIC PAPER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
12	20100183824	METHOD OF FABRICATING FLEXIBLE FILM
13	20100181308	DOOR FOR VENTILATION HOODED MICROWAVE OVEN AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME
14	20100180645	Fabric treating apparatus and method for controlling the same
15	20100180625	REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY
16	20100180623	REFRIGERATOR AND DISPENSER TECHNOLOGY
17	20100180621	REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY
18	20100180620	REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY
19	20100180619	REFRIGERATOR RELATED TECHNOLOGY

LG Electronics patents granted on 20 July 2010

Administrator — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:58:22 +0000

49 US patents granted on 20 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,446	Decoding apparatus including a filtering unit configured to filter an image by application of a weighted average operation
2	D620,032	Portable refrigerator
3	D620,007	Monitor for notebook
4	D619,985	Mobile phone
5	D619,978	PDP television receiver
6	7,761,896	Differentiated PSIP table update interval technology
7	7,761,895	Differentiated PSIP table update interval technology
8	7,761,894	Differentiated PSIP table update interval technology
9	7,761,887	Recording medium having a reflector to prevent traveling of beam to recording layer
10	7,761,806	Mobile communication device and method of controlling operation of the mobile communication device
11	7,761,801	Mobile terminal providing graphic user interface and method of providing graphic user interface using the same
12	7,761,792	Method of and apparatus for displaying messages on a mobile terminal
13	7,761,422	Method and apparatus for reproducing data from recording medium using local storage
14	7,761,303	Slot position coding of TTT syntax of spatial audio coding application
15	7,761,294	Speech distinction method
16	7,761,289	Removing time delays in signal paths
17	7,761,177	Method for generating encoded audio signal and method for processing audio signal
18	7,761,108	Providing talk burst authority in group communication system supporting PTT service
19	7,761,089	Method and system for downloading data
20	7,761,052	Content providing mobile terminal and method
21	7,761,051	Method for receiving data of mobile terminal and apparatus thereof
22	7,760,989	Recording medium having data structure including graphic data and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
23	7,760,987	Recording medium having data structure for managing reproduction of at least video data representing multiple reproduction paths and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
24	7,760,952	Method for setting motion vector of digital video
25	7,760,935	Method for dominant color setting of video region and data structure and method of confidence measure extraction
26	7,760,904	Proprietary watermark system for secure digital media and content distribution
27	7,760,687	Method for retransmitting data in the multi-carrier system
28	7,760,634	Radio communication system and method having a radio link control layer
29	7,760,617	Method and structure of configuring preamble to support transmission of data symbol in a wireless communication system
30	7,760,613	Recording medium with physical access control (PAC) cluster thereon and apparatus and methods for forming, recording, and reproducing the recording medium
31	7,760,597	Optimal recording apparatus and method for determining an optical recording condition
32	7,760,491	Display apparatus
33	7,760,212	Method of driving plasma display panel and apparatus thereof
34	7,760,170	Light emitting device with at least one scan line connecting two scan drivers
35	7,760,160	Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof
36	7,760,159	Apparatus and method for driving plasma display panel
37	7,760,158	Method and apparatus of driving a plasma display panel
38	7,760,147	Antenna and mobile communication terminal comprising the same
39	7,759,869	Plasma display panel
40	7,759,852	Cathode ray tube
41	7,758,705	Dishwasher having a door passage through which steam flows
42	7,758,703	Dishwasher and method of supplying water to the dishwasher
43	7,758,395	Lower plate of PDP and method for manufacturing the same
44	7,757,685	Radiation burner
45	7,757,521	Washing and drying machine
46	7,757,520	Steam generator and drum type washing machine with the same
47	7,757,512	Refrigerator having variable delay controller for ice dispenser and method thereof
48	7,757,507	Air conditioner
49	7,757,344	Upright vacuum cleaner

LG Electronics patent applications published on 15 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:49:16 +0000

19 US patent applications published on 15 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100180314	IPTV receiver and an method of managing video functionality and video quality on a screen in the IPTV receiver
2	20100180007	Method of processing non-real time service and broadcast receiver
3	20100178031	IPTV receiver and method for performing a personal video recorder function in the IPTV receiver
4	20100177843	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNALS FOR ACHIEVING DIVERSITY GAIN
5	20100177819	METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A VIDEO SIGNAL
6	20100177747	Method of handling time alignment command during a random access procedure
7	20100177733	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING STATUS REPORT OF PDCP LAYER IN MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND RECEIVER OF MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
8	20100177727	METHOD OF TRANSMITTING RECEIVING A DATA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
9	20100177723	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING PILOT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
10	20100177717	GROUPING BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHOD, METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING SIGNAL USING THE SAME, AND GROUPING BASED RESOURCE ALLOCATION CONTROLLER
11	20100177244	DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF
12	20100177243	DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CAPTION THEREOF
13	20100176959	Air conditioner and reverse phase detection method thereof
14	20100175678	BUILT-IN COOKING APPLIANCE
15	20100175418	AIR CONDITIONER
16	20100175411	AIR CONDITIONER
17	20100175407	AIR CONDITIONER
18	20100175399	AIR CONDITIONER
19	20100175397	AIR CONDITIONER

LG Electronics patents granted on 13 July 2010

Administrator — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:16:46 +0000

36 US patents granted on 13 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,437	Decoding apparatus including a filtering unit configured to filter an image based on averaging operation including a shift operation applied to selected successive pixels
2	RE41,436	Method of image filtering based on averaging operation including a shift operation applied to selected successive pixels
3	D619,555	Mobile phone
4	7,757,266	Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
5	7,757,257	Differentiated PSIP table update interval technology
6	7,757,256	Differentiated PSIP table update interval technology
7	7,757,249	Emergency alert signaling method and digital television receiver
8	7,756,702	Signal processing using pilot based coding
9	7,756,701	Audio signal processing using pilot based coding
10	7,756,554	Diversely openable dual display type mobile communication terminal
11	7,756,398	Recording medium and method and apparatus for reproducing text subtitle stream for updating palette information
12	7,756,286	Mobile terminal having speaker
13	7,756,159	Radio protocol for mobile communication system and method
14	7,756,135	Packet data service in radio communication system
15	7,756,081	Method of data communication in a wireless communication system
16	7,756,079	Radio communication scheme for providing multimedia broadcast and multicast services (MBMS)
17	7,756,054	Method and device for controlling floor in push to service
18	7,756,011	Digital television transmitter/receiver and method of processing data in digital television transmitter/receiver
19	7,755,992	Method and apparatus for controlling tilt in an optical disc device
20	7,755,989	Enhanced reproduction of optical discs
21	7,755,704	VSB reception system with enhanced signal detection for processing supplemental data
22	7,755,575	Plasma display apparatus
23	7,755,572	Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof
24	7,755,571	Plasma display apparatus
25	7,755,283	Plasma display apparatus
26	7,755,280	Active matrix electroluminescence device having a metallic protective layer and method for fabricating the same
27	7,755,242	Motor, method for manufacturing the same, and washing machine using the same
28	7,755,228	Direct drive motor in washing machine
29	7,755,097	Light emitting device having light extraction structure and method for manufacturing the same
30	7,753,976	Dust collecting device for vacuum cleaner
31	7,752,871	Laundry machine
32	7,752,863	Air conditioner
33	7,752,862	Indoor unit in air conditioner
34	7,752,859	Control method of refrigerator
35	7,752,709	Refrigerator having height-adjustable door
36	7,752,694	Dehydration controlling apparatus for washing machine and method thereof

LG Electronics patent applications published on 08 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:55:22 +0000

11 US patent applications published on 08 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100175099	IPTV receiver and method for controlling an application in the IPTV receiver
2	20100174412	AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MALFUNCTION THEREOF
3	20100173651	METHOD AND APPARATUS OF OPERATING IN IDLE MODE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
4	20100172325	METHOD FOR PERFORMING ZONE SWITCHING IN BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM
5	20100171765	DIGITAL TELEVISION AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENTS USING THE SAME
6	20100171698	DIGITAL TELEVISION AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING CONTENTS USING THE SAME
7	20100171402	REFRIGERATOR
8	20100170895	VENTILATION HOODED MICROWAVE OVEN
9	20100170282	AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
10	20100170278	REFRIGERATOR
11	20100170270	AIR CONDITIONER AND DEFROSTING OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME

LG Electronics patents granted on 06 July 2010

Administrator — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:39:50 +0000

40 US patents granted on 06 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,423	Decoding apparatus including a filtering unit configured to filter an image based on comparison of difference between selected pixels
2	RE41,422	DECODING APPARATUS INCLUDING A FILTERING UNIT CONFIGURED TO FILTER AN IMAGE BY PERFORMING AN AVERAGING OPERATION SELECTIVELY BASED ON AT LEAST ONE CANDIDATE PIXEL ASSOCIATED WITH A PIXEL TO BE FILTERED
3	RE41,421	Method of filtering an image by performing an averaging operation selectively based on at least one candidate pixel associated with a pixel to be filtered
4	RE41,420	Method of image filtering based on comparison of difference between selected pixels
5	RE41,419	Method of image filtering based on selected pixels in different blocks
6	D619,112	LCD television receiver
7	7,752,675	Data receiving apparatus having digital contents copy protection function and method for controlling the same
8	7,752,646	Method for identifying extender text table of electronic program guide in digital TV
9	7,752,645	Method for identifying extender text table of electronic program guide in digital TV
10	7,752,296	Device management system and device management command scheduling method thereof
11	7,752,053	Audio signal processing using pilot based coding
12	7,751,817	Scanning neighboring base stations in wireless access system
13	7,751,692	Method of reproducing an interactive disk through a network
14	7,751,688	Methods and apparatuses for reproducing subtitle streams from a recording medium
15	7,751,685	Recording medium having data structure including graphic data and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
16	7,751,670	Laser display device and optical coupler therefor
17	7,751,571	Sound signal processor and method for processing sound signal using the same
18	7,751,485	Signal processing using pilot based coding
19	7,751,446	DTV transmitting system and method of processing data in DTV transmitting system
20	7,751,444	Method and apparatus for processing padding buffer status reports
21	7,751,366	Mobile communication terminal and method of tuning broadcast frequency in a mobile terminal
22	7,751,356	Notification of channel descriptor transmission for a mobile station in idle or sleep mode in a wireless access system
23	7,751,352	Control signal transmitting method in multi-antenna system
24	7,751,203	Image display apparatus
25	7,751,115	Electronic paper display device, manufacturing method and driving method thereof
26	7,750,857	Mobile terminal
27	7,750,567	Plasma display device with increased luminance and decreased jitter
28	7,750,531	Direct drive motor in washing machine
29	7,750,514	Stator of reciprocating motor
30	7,750,499	Device for limiting current of electric appliance
31	7,749,295	Vacuum cleaner with removable dust collector, and methods of operating the same
32	7,748,969	Foam reduction device for a compressor
33	7,748,967	Linear compressor
34	7,748,963	Linear compressor
35	7,748,874	Light pipe and illuminating device having the same
36	7,748,680	Foldable stand for display device
37	7,748,243	Washing machine
38	7,748,232	Food container and refrigerator having the same
39	7,748,231	Ice-cube complete filling detector and refrigerator comprising the same
40	7,748,139	Laundry dryer and drum supporting assembly thereof

LG Electronics patent applications published on 01 July 2010

Administrator — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:52:04 +0000

23 US patent applications published on 01 July 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	20100169807	DIGITAL TELEVISION AND METHOD OF PROVIDING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE USING THE SAME
2	20100169751	CONTROL CHANNEL DETECTION FOR MULTIPLE IMPLICIT IDENTIFIERS
3	20100169694	METHOD FOR ENSURING SYNCHRONOUS PRESENTATION OF ADDITIONAL DATA WITH AUDIO DATA
4	20100169010	MULTI-DEVICE MAPPING FUNCTIONALITY
5	20100168923	Air conditioner and method of operating the same
6	20100168922	Air conditioner and method of operating the same
7	20100168921	Air conditioner and method of controlling the same
8	20100167791	PORTABLE TERMINAL HAVING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND SCREEN CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
9	20100167770	METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNAL IN MULTI-HOP RELAY SYSTEM
10	20100167756	METHOD FOR UPDATING LOCATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
11	20100167754	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING LOCATION INFORMATION USING SMART CARD
12	20100167672	MOBILE TERMINAL HAVING MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND ANTENNA INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF
13	20100166393	OPERATING METHOD OF BROADCASTING RECEIVER STORING BROADCASTING PROGRAM AND BROADCASTING RECEIVER ENABLING OF THE METHOD
14	20100166111	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING HARQ IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
15	20100166094	Method for transmitting and receiving signals in open-loop spatial multiplexing mode
16	20100165937	METHOD OF RELEASING RADIO BEARER IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RECEIVER
17	20100165919	METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
18	20100165458	REFLECTIVE TYPE SCREEN USING A SPACER LAYER
19	20100165117	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING COMPRESSED FILE, AND TERMINAL COMPRISING THE APPARATUS
20	20100163707	ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATOR
21	20100162745	REFRIGERATOR
22	20100162744	REFRIGERATOR
23	20100162586	LAUNDRY DRIER

LG Electronics patents granted on 29 June 2010

Administrator — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:26:04 +0000

42 US patents granted on 29 June 2010 and assigned to LG Electronics

1	RE41,407	Feature-dependent operating method between two connected equipments and an apparatus for controlling the operating method
2	RE41,406	Decoding apparatus including a filtering unit configured to filter an image based on selected pixels and a difference between pixels
3	RE41,405	Decoding apparatus including a filtering unit configured to filter an image based on selected pixels in different blocks
4	RE41,404	Decoding apparatus including a filtering unit configured to filter an image based on comparison operation and averaging operation applied to selected successive pixels
5	RE41,403	Method of image filtering based on averaging operation and difference
6	RE41,402	Method of image filtering based on comparison operation and averaging operation applied to selected successive pixels
7	RE41,400	Method of decoding a current image
8	D618,864	Drum washing machine
9	D618,863	Drum washing machine
10	D618,651	Mobile phone
11	D618,650	Mobile phone
12	D618,649	Mobile phone
13	D618,643	PDP television receiver
14	D618,642	LCD television receiver
15	D618,641	LCD television receiver
16	D618,640	LCD television receiver
17	7,748,024	Virtual channel table for a broadcast protocol and method of broadcasting and receiving broadcast signals using the same
18	7,747,948	Method of storing data in a personal information terminal
19	7,747,867	User authentication method for a remote control apparatus and a remote control apparatus
20	7,747,722	Device management method for device management system
21	7,747,294	Mobile station with satellite antenna
22	7,747,278	Method for transmitting message of mobile terminal
23	7,747,268	Handling talk burst denials in group communication system supporting PTT service
24	7,747,235	Method and apparatus providing a plurality of services via one channel in mobile communication system
25	7,747,215	Apparatus and method for editing a received video and audio signal in a mobile terminal
26	7,747,133	Recording medium having data structure for managing reproduction of still images from a clip file recorded thereon and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses
27	7,747,131	Recording medium, method of creating file of the recording medium, and method and apparatus for reproducing the same
28	7,746,933	Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding video signal using reference pictures
29	7,746,916	Method and apparatus for generating and transmitting code sequence in a wireless communication system
30	7,746,899	System and method for calculating bandwidth of mobile terminal for streaming service
31	7,746,878	Host device interface with a point of deployment (POD) and a method of processing broadcast data
32	7,746,780	Adaptive estimation of multimedia data transmission rate in a data communication system
33	7,746,410	Picture adjustment method and apparatus for video display appliance
34	7,746,407	Apparatus and method for storing data in a digital broadcasting receiver
35	7,746,296	Plasma display apparatus and driving method thereof
36	7,746,280	Mobile terminal using an internal antenna with a conductive layer
37	7,746,025	Variable speed motor
38	7,745,359	Composition for dielectric layer of plasma display panel and plasma display panel including the same
39	7,744,357	Scroll compressor
40	7,744,049	Automatic level controlling apparatus
41	7,743,632	Washing machine
42	7,743,480	Method of manufacturing a drum-type washing machine