Patents by Inventor Dong-Kyoon Han

Dong-Kyoon Han 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).

  • Publication number: 20200159904
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a processor, and a display driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to drive the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Kon BAE, Yo Han LEE, Yun Pyo HONG, Dong Hwy KIM, Dong Kyoon HAN, Tae Sung KIM, Kwang Tai KIM
  • Patent number: 10657884
    Abstract: An electronic device having a display and a sensor and methods for operating the same are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display disposed on a surface of the housing, a sensor mounted under the display inside the housing to detect light received through the display, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to determine an illuminance of an outside of the housing using detection data obtained by the sensor while the display displays an image and relevant information between the display and the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eun-Taek Jang, Eun-Sook Seo, Dong-Kyoon Han, Tae-Woong Lee, Dong-Hui Kim, Hong-Kook Lee, Kwang-Tai Kim, Dong-Hyun Yeom
  • Patent number: 10643545
    Abstract: A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, by a display driving circuit of the electronic device, main image data over a first channel from a first processor or a second processor of the electronic device, outputting, by the display driving circuit, a main image on a display panel of the electronic device based on the main image data, generating, by the display driving circuit, an additional image different from the main image, and merging, by the display driving circuit, the main image with the additional image and outputting, by the display driving circuit, the merged image on the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Kon Bae, Yo Han Lee, Dong Hwy Kim, Seung Hoon Ko, Tae Sung Kim, Dong Kyoon Han
  • Patent number: 10614748
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a display driver module configured to, in response to receiving display data, divide the display data into a plurality of segments corresponding to a plurality of display regions, compare the display data in the plurality of segments to determine whether the display data in at least one segment is substantially same as the display data in another segment, and based on the comparison outcome, selectively amplify a first display signal generated from the display data in the at least one segment or a second display signal generated from the display data in the another segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Kon Bae, Dong Hui Kim, Dong Kyoon Han, Tae Sung Kim
  • Patent number: 10606460
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a display; a processor for generating a frame image; and a display driving circuit for driving the display, the display driving circuit including an image processing module and a memory, wherein the display driving circuit is configured to acquire the frame image from the processor, generate a different frame image by applying a designated effect to at least a partial area of the frame image, and display the different frame image through the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Kon Bae, Yo-Han Lee, Dong-Hui Kim, Dong-Kyoon Han, Hanyuool Kim
  • Publication number: 20200098298
    Abstract: A display according to an embodiment includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a gate driver electrically connected to each of the plurality of pixels, a source driver including first type amplifiers and second type amplifiers selectively connected to each of the plurality of pixels, a graphic random access memory (GRAM) that stores image data, and a controller electrically connected to the gate driver, the source driver, and the GRAM. In addition, it is possible to implement various embodiment understood through the disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Kon BAE, Dong Hwy KIM, Hong Kook LEE, Dong Kyoon HAN, Yo Han LEE, Yun Pyo HONG
  • Publication number: 20200090301
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display, a display driver integrated circuit (DDI) electrically coupled with the display, a memory that stores an image, and a processor. The processor is configured to analyze at least one feature of the image and to determine at least one of a movement range, a movement interval, and a movement period of the image based on the at least one feature. The DDI is configured to display the image in the display when at least part of the processor is deactivated, and to change a display location of the image within the movement range depending on the movement interval and the movement period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Han Yu Ool KIM, Matheus Farias MIRANDA, Yo Han LEE, Jong Kon BAE, Dong Kyoon HAN, Kwang Tai KIM, Dong Hyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20200066202
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel that outputs content through a plurality of pixels, a display driver integrated circuit configured to transmit a driving signal for driving the display panel, and a processor configured to transmit image data and/or a control signal to the display driver integrated circuit. In the case where the display driver integrated circuit receives first image data transmitted together with a command of a first command group from the processor, the display driver integrated circuit is configured to store the first image data in a first memory area. In the case where the display driver integrated circuit receives second image data transmitted together with a command of a second command group from the processor, the display driver integrated circuit is configured to store the second image data in a second memory area different from the first memory area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jong Kon BAE, Yo Han LEE, Yun Pyo HONG, Dong Kyoon HAN, Min Su HAN, Hong Kook LEE
  • Patent number: 10573218
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel including a plurality of source line groups selectively connected with a plurality of source amplifiers and panel switches located between the plurality of source line groups and the plurality of source amplifiers and a display driver integrated circuit (DDI) configured to drive the display panel and including the plurality of source amplifiers, decoders respectively connected to the plurality of source amplifiers, a logic circuit configured to provide display data to the decoders, a gamma generator configured to supply a gamma voltage to the decoders, and at least one switch configured to selectively connect the plurality of source amplifiers with the plurality of source line groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd
    Inventors: Jong Kon Bae, Dong Hwy Kim, Hong Kook Lee, Dong Kyoon Han, Yun Pyo Hong
  • Patent number: 10559280
    Abstract: An electronic device and a method of operating the electronic device using a gamma voltage of a display panel are provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, and a display driver integrated circuit. The display driver integrated circuit includes a source driver including source amplifiers to amplify output signals to be output through sub-pixels included in each pixel of the display panel, a gamma voltage output circuit that outputs one or more gamma voltages for correcting gray scales of the output signals depending on characteristics of the sub-pixels, a gamma adjustment circuit that provides reference voltages for the gamma voltages to the gamma voltage output circuit and includes signal lines connected with the gamma voltage output circuit, and switches connected between the signal lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jong Kon Bae, Dong Kyoon Han, Dong Hwy Kim, Kyong Rok Kang, Dong Hun Kim, Jung Chul An, Joung Min Cho, Kwang Tai Kim, Hyung Sup Byeon
  • Patent number: 10553149
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel, a first power regulator to supply first power to an anode of light emitting diode (LED) and to supply second power to a cathode of the LED, and a DDI including a second power regulator to supply third power to the anode of the LED and to supply fourth power to the cathode of the LED, and connected with the first power regulator, and a processor. The processor outputs first content based on the first power and the second power, in a first operating mode, outputs second content based on the third power and the fourth power, in a second operating mode, and controls the third power and fourth power respectively to be maintained to be higher than the first power, and the second power when an operating mode is switched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Kon Bae, Dong Hwy Kim, Hyun Jun Park, Hong Kook Lee, Dong Kyoon Han
  • Publication number: 20190379858
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a display, a processor operatively connected to the display and configured to generate display data to be output on the display, a display driver integrated circuit configured to output, on the display, the display data that the processor transfers, wherein the display driver integrated circuit is configured to apply a color transformation value of the same or different magnitude to display data depending on a distance from a specified point of the display to a location where the display data are to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jong Kon BAE, Dong Hwy KIM, Yo Han LEE, Hong Kook LEE, Dong Kyoon HAN
  • Patent number: 10503280
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a first processor configured to execute an application, a first display driving integrated circuit including a second processor and a graphics memory, and a second display driving integrated circuit including a source driver configured to control at least some of the plurality of pixels. The second processor is configured to, when the first processor is in an inactive state with respect to the first display driving integrated circuit, compose or post-process another image to be displayed through the display panel based at least on at least one image stored in the graphics memory, by using the first display driving integrated circuit, and transmit the other image to the second display driving integrated circuit such that the other image is displayed through the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Hyun Yoo, Louis Hyunsuk Jung, Tae Sung Kim, Jong Kon Bae, Dong Kyoon Han
  • Publication number: 20190339920
    Abstract: A method for displaying content by an electronic device is provided. The method includes generating converted data by encoding a plurality of screen data according to first clocks, restoring the screen data by decoding the converted data based on second clocks separate from the first clocks, and displaying the restored screen data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jong-Kon BAE, Dong-Kyoon HAN, Dong-Hui KIM
  • Patent number: 10467951
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel that outputs content through a plurality of pixels, a display driver integrated circuit configured to transmit a driving signal for driving the display panel, and a processor configured to transmit image data and/or a control signal to the display driver integrated circuit. In the case where the display driver integrated circuit receives first image data transmitted together with a command of a first command group from the processor, the display driver integrated circuit is configured to store the first image data in a first memory area. In the case where the display driver integrated circuit receives second image data transmitted together with a command of a second command group from the processor, the display driver integrated circuit is configured to store the second image data in a second memory area different from the first memory area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Kon Bae, Yo Han Lee, Yun Pyo Hong, Dong Kyoon Han, Min Su Han, Hong Kook Lee
  • Publication number: 20190285904
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the present invention, a three-dimensional imaging device and/or an electronic device may comprise: a stand for supporting an electronic device including a display panel; a half mirror disposed on one surface of the stand in such a way as to slantingly face the display panel of the electronic device supported by the stand; and a retro-reflection member disposed on the stand in such a way as to incline toward the half mirror, wherein the half mirror reflects an image (hereinafter, “a first output image”) output from the display panel to introduce the reflected image into the retro-reflection member, and allows the image reflected by the retro-reflection member to transmit therethrough, so as to form an image(hereinafter, “a first aerial image”) corresponding to the first output image, on a space at another side of the half mirror. Such an electronic device may exist in various forms according to embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Hanyuool KIM, Matheus FARIAS MIRANDA, Jong-Kon BAE, Yo-Han LEE, Dong-Kyoon HAN
  • Patent number: 10394510
    Abstract: A method for displaying content by an electronic device is provided. The method includes generating converted data by encoding a plurality of screen data according to first clocks, restoring the screen data by decoding the converted data based on second clocks separate from the first clocks, and displaying the restored screen data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Kon Bae, Dong-Kyoon Han, Dong-Hui Kim
  • Patent number: 10397513
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, The electronic device may include a display, a processor operatively connected to the display and configured to generate display data to be output on the display, a display driver integrated circuit configured to output, on the display, the display data received from the processor, wherein the display driver integrated circuit is configured to apply a color transformation value of the same or different magnitude to display data based on a distance from a specified point of the display to a location where the display data are to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Kon Bae, Dong Hwy Kim, Yo Han Lee, Hong Kook Lee, Dong Kyoon Han
  • Publication number: 20190172386
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device may include a display driver module configured to, in response to receiving display data, divide the display data into a plurality of segments corresponding to a plurality of display regions, compare the display data in the plurality of segments to determine whether the display data in at least one segment is substantially same as the display data in another segment, and based on the comparison outcome, selectively amplify a first display signal generated from the display data in the at least one segment or a second display signal generated from the display data in the another segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Jong Kon BAE, Dong Hui KIM, Dong Kyoon HAN, Tae Sung KIM
  • Publication number: 20190147800
    Abstract: A display driver integrated circuit may include a controller configured to receive first image data from an application processor positioned outside the display driver integrated circuit and a data driver configured to receive the first image data from the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Jong Kon BAE, Dong Hwy KIM, Dong Kyoon HAN, Yo Han LEE, Yun Pyo HONG