Patents by Inventor Baek-Woon Lee

Baek-Woon Lee 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: 9110344
    Abstract: A pixel electrode and a direction control electrode capacitively coupled to the pixel electrode are provided in a pixel. A pixel thin film transistor is connected to a gate line, a data line, and the pixel electrode. A direction control electrode thin film transistor is connected to a previous gate line, a previous data lines or a next data line, and the direction control electrode. The gate lines are supplied with scanning signals, and each scanning signal includes first and second pulses in a frame. The first pulse of a scanning signal is synchronized with the second pulse of a previous scanning signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Seop Kim, Young-Chol Yang, Kyoung-Ju Shin, Sung-Kyu Hong, Jong-Lae Kim, Baek-Woon Lee
  • Patent number: 9076390
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including pixels, each of which emits light according to data voltages, respectively; and a timing controller which divides an area of the display unit into an upper, center and bottom portions, divides one frame time into light emission sub-frames of a light emission period and a blank sub-frame of a blank period in which is supplied a black data signal, divides the upper, center and the bottom portions into groups, differentiates a scan start time of a light emission sub-frame and a scan start time of the blank sub-frame of each group, and increases the light emission period and decreases the blank period in proportional to an increase ratio of the light emission period as a group is closer to a middle of the center portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Leonid Kaplan, Heung-Yeol Na, Baek-Woon Lee, Won-Sik Hyun, Jae-Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9064458
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a display unit that includes pixels coupled to scan lines, control lines, and data lines; a control line driver for providing control signals to the respective pixels through the control lines; a first power driver for applying a first power to the pixels of the display unit; and a second power driver for applying a second power to the pixels of the display unit, wherein the first power and/or the second power is applied to the pixels of the display unit, having voltage values at different levels, during periods of one frame, and the control signals and the first and second powers are concurrently provided to all of the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Baek-Woon Lee
  • Publication number: 20150170561
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit, a scan driver unit, and a data driver. The display unit includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. The matrix includes a first pixel row block and a second pixel row block. The scan driver unit includes a first scan driver to sequentially transmit a first scan signal in each frame to the first pixel row block, and a second scan driver to sequentially transmit the first scan signal in each frame to the second pixel row block. The data driver inputs first frame image data for a first time to the display unit in an n-th frame and to input the first frame image data for a second time to the display unit in an (n+1)-th frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Jeong Keun AHN, Baek Woon LEE
  • Patent number: 9049439
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels connected to a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, an inverse image processor configured to receive a first image data signal input from an external source and to generate a gray-inverted second image data signal, a controller configured to mix the first image data signal and the second image data signal alternately for each frame to generate a third image data signal, and to generate a driving control signal opening and closing a pair of shutter spectacles for each image frame displayed in the display unit, and a data driver configured to receive the third image data signal from the controller and to apply a corresponding data voltage to each of the plurality of data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwang-Sub Shin, Baek-Woon Lee
  • Patent number: 9001105
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a display unit including pixels coupled to scan lines, first control lines, second control lines, and data lines, a control line driver configured to supply a first control signal and a second control signal to the pixels through the first control lines and the second control lines, a first power source driver for applying a first power to the pixels of the display unit, and a second power source driver for applying a second power to the pixels of the display unit. At least one of the first power or the second power is applied to the pixels of the display unit as voltage values having different levels during one frame. The first and second control signals and the first and second powers are concurrently provided to all of the pixels of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Myeon Han, Baek-Woon Lee, Si-Duk Sung, In-Hwan Ji
  • Publication number: 20150054718
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relates to a pixel circuit for displaying an image of uniform luminance. The pixel circuit comprising an organic light emitting diode (OLED), an RS trigger comprising a first terminal connected to a scan line, a second terminal connected to an enable line, and a third terminal connected to a data line, the RS trigger configured to generate an output signal according to an enable signal, a data signal, and a scan signal respectively received via the enable line, the data line, and the scan line, and a driving transistor comprising a first electrode connected to a first power source, a second electrode connected to an anode of the OLED, and a gate electrode connected to an output terminal of the RS trigger, the driver transistor configured to control a current flowing through the OLED in response to the output signal of the RS trigger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Leonid Kaplan, Heung-Yeol Na, Baek-Woon Lee, Won-Sik Hyun, Jae-Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20150054862
    Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller for controlling the display of an image. The timing controller forms a frame for an image signal based on a main frame, a compensation frame, and at least one blank frame. The timing controller also determines a driving method for the display pixels to generate output image data. The main frame serves to display the image signal. The compensation frame serves to compensate luminance of the main frame. The blank frame serves to express a black gray scale value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Leonid KAPLAN, Heung-Yeol NA, Baek-Woon LEE, Won-Sik HYUN, Jae-Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20150015563
    Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: an organic light emitting diode (“OLED”); a threshold circuit which generates an output signal based on an input signal, where the threshold circuit has a hysteresis characteristic with respect to the input signal; a first transistor including a first electrode connected to a data line, a second electrode connected to an input terminal of the threshold circuit, and a gate electrode connected to a scan line; and a second transistor including a first electrode connected to a first power, a second electrode connected to an anode of the organic light emitting diode, and a gate electrode connected to an output terminal of the threshold circuit, where the second transistor controls a current amount that flows to the organic light emitting diode from the first power based on the output signal of the threshold circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kaplan LEONID, Heung-Yeol NA, Baek-Woon LEE, Won-Sik HYUN, Jae-Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20140354698
    Abstract: The self-lighting subpixels of a display device are ones whose output luminances are functions of analog drive voltages applied to the subpixels and corresponding digital grayscale command signals used for controlling the subpixels. The display device generates corresponding analog dimming values and digital dimming values in accordance with supplied current limiting parameters and generates control value signals using the analog dimming values and the digital dimming values. It also changes the original grayscale digital data values of input video signals of one frame in accordance with the digital dimming values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baek-Woon LEE, Do-Ik KIM
  • Publication number: 20140354703
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; an image processor which receives a plurality of image data, where the image processor generates a scale control variation for each of the image data, and performs a gamma-correction on the image data based on the scale control variation and predetermined gamma curve information to output a plurality of grayscale data; and a power controller which controls a driving voltage supplied to the display panel based on the scale control variation of each of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Myeon HAN, Baek-Woon LEE, Kwang-Sub SHIN
  • Publication number: 20140347402
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including pixels, each of which emits light according to data voltages, respectively; and a timing controller which divides an area of the display unit into an upper, center and bottom portions, divides one frame time into light emission sub-frames of a light emission period and a blank sub-frame of a blank period in which is supplied a black data signal, divides the upper, center and the bottom portions into groups, differentiates a scan start time of a light emission sub-frame and a scan start time of the blank sub-frame of each group, and increases the light emission period and decreases the blank period in proportional to an increase ratio of the light emission period as a group is closer to a middle of the center portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Leonid Kaplan, Heung-Yeol NA, Baek-Woon LEE, Won-Sik HYUN, Jae-Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 8896510
    Abstract: A display device includes an image signal modifier for modifying input image signals based on the difference between the input image signal for a pixel in a first row and the input image signal for the pixel in the adjacent row. The gate-on voltages includes a pre-charging voltage and a main charging voltage, the main charging voltage for the first row overlaps the pre-charging voltage for the second row and the pre-charging voltage for the first grow overlaps the main charging voltage for the second row for a predetermined time. The first data voltage is applied to the pixels of the first and second rows after application of the main charging gate-on voltage for the first row and the pre-charging gate-on voltage for the row, and the second data voltage is applied to the pixel of the second row after application of the main charging gate-on voltage for the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Baek-Woon Lee
  • Publication number: 20140320553
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display and a method of compensating for degradation are disclosed. One inventive aspect includes a panel assembly including a plurality of pixels. Luminance measuring units are formed along a perimeter of the panel assembly to measure luminance of light emitted from the pixels. A processing unit compares the measured luminance data so as to detect and also compensate for a degraded pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hye Eom, Baek-Woon Lee, In-Hwan JI
  • Publication number: 20140313108
    Abstract: A scan driver including a plurality of scan driving circuit units for outputting scan signals and a buffer unit for receiving a control signal input to a first scan driving circuit unit of the plurality of scan driving circuit units to output the received control signal to a second scan driving circuit unit of the plurality of scan driving circuit units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do-Ik Kim, Baek-Woon Lee
  • Patent number: 8860643
    Abstract: A display device includes an image signal modifier for modifying input image signals based on the difference between the input image signal for a pixel in a first row and the input image signal for the pixel in the adjacent row. The gate-on voltages includes a pre-charging voltage and a main charging voltage, the main charging voltage for the first row overlaps the pre-charging voltage for the second row and the pre-charging voltage for the first grow overlaps the main charging voltage for the second row for a predetermined time. The first data voltage is applied to the pixels of the first and second rows after application of the main charging gate-on voltage for the first row and the pre-charging gate-on voltage for the row, and the second data voltage is applied to the pixel of the second row after application of the main charging gate-on voltage for the second row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Baek-Woon Lee
  • Publication number: 20140300592
    Abstract: Provided is a display device and a method of driving the same. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a data scaling unit scaling a data value of image data received from the outside based on a scaling ratio, a data driver providing a data signal to data lines connected to the plurality of pixels in response to the scaled data value, and a power unit that generates a driving voltage for emitting light from the plurality of pixels and changes the driving voltage in response to the scaled data value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon LEE, Baek-Woon LEE
  • Patent number: 8854399
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a gray scale converter, and a scale factor generator. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The gray scale converter is for converting gray levels of pixel data signals of a current frame by multiplying the pixel data signals of the current frame by a scale factor of the current frame. The scale factor generator is for comparing a conversion current value with an overcurrent prevention current value to generate the scale factor of the current frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Arkhipov, Baek-Woon Lee
  • Publication number: 20140292822
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display includes a display unit including first pixels emitting first color light, second pixels emitting second color light, and third pixels emitting third color light, and a power source voltage supplier supplying a driving voltage to the respective pixels of the display unit. The display further includes a first voltage wire transferring the driving voltage to the first pixels, a second voltage wire transferring the driving voltage to the second pixels, and a third voltage wire transferring the driving voltage to the third pixels. The first, second and third voltage wires being provided in a first layer. The display includes auxiliary voltage wires provided in a second layer different from the first layer. Contact areas between the first, second and third voltage wire and the auxiliary voltage wires are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hoon LEE, Do-Ik KIM, Baek-Woon LEE
  • Patent number: 8810485
    Abstract: A display device and a method of driving the same in which moving image blurring is prevented and a contrast ratio is enhanced by providing a light-emitting element, switching transistors, and a driving transistor with driving signals that include specific voltages at predetermined times, so that the light-emitting element does not emit light for an entire frame and the light output is not influenced by a threshold voltage of the driving transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Baek-Woon Lee, Doo-Hyung Woo, Kyong-Tae Park, Ji-Hye Eom, Seong-Il Park