Patents by Inventor Jong-Kwang HWANG

Jong-Kwang HWANG 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: 11600226
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel; a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to the pixel through a scan line; an emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal comprising a plurality of gate-on level signals to the pixel through an emission control line in one frame, the plurality of gate-on level signals for generating emission periods of the pixel; a data driver configured to supply a data signal to the pixel through a data line; and a controller configured to control a waveform of the emission control signal, wherein a length of a first emission period of the emission periods is longer than a length of another emission period of the emission periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong Kwang Hwang
  • Patent number: 11527597
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a window, a metal layer, and a first conductive tape. The display panel includes a display area, a non-display area, and a bending area disposed between the display area and the non-display area and bent such that the non-display area overlaps the display area. The window is disposed on a first surface of the display panel and includes a protruding portion overlapping the non-display area. The metal layer is disposed on a second surface of the display panel. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The first conductive tape connects the protruding portion of the window to the metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-Kwang Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220036814
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel; a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to the pixel through a scan line; an emission driver configured to supply an emission control signal comprising a plurality of gate-on level signals to the pixel through an emission control line in one frame, the plurality of gate-on level signals for generating emission periods of the pixel; a data driver configured to supply a data signal to the pixel through a data line; and a controller configured to control a waveform of the emission control signal, wherein a length of a first emission period of the emission periods is longer than a length of another emission period of the emission periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventor: Jong Kwang HWANG
  • Patent number: 11151949
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver, an emission driver and a driving controller. The display panel includes a gate line, a data line, an emission line and a pixel electrically connected to the gate line, the data line and the emission line. The gate driver outputs a gate signal to the gate line. The data driver outputs a data voltage to the data line. The emission driver outputs an emission signal to the emission line. The driving controller determines a number of emission in a single frame of the emission signal according to a luminance of a display image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Kwang Hwang, Byung Soo You
  • Patent number: 11120742
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device may include a pixel area including multiple pixels, a timing controller configured to generate a control signal based on an input image, a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to data lines coupled to the pixel area depending on the control signal, a scan driver configured to supply scan signals to scan lines coupled to the pixel area depending on the control signal, and a power manager configured to supply an initialization voltage for initializing the multiple pixels and a first supply voltage for driving the multiple pixels to the pixel area. The power manager senses a voltage change in the first supply voltage supplied to the pixel area, and changes the first supply voltage and supplies the same to the pixel area in order to compensate for the sensed voltage change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Jong Kwang Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210174742
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device may include a pixel area including multiple pixels, a timing controller configured to generate a control signal based on an input image, a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to data lines coupled to the pixel area depending on the control signal, a scan driver configured to supply scan signals to scan lines coupled to the pixel area depending on the control signal, and a power manager configured to supply an initialization voltage for initializing the multiple pixels and a first supply voltage for driving the multiple pixels to the pixel area. The power manager senses a voltage change in the first supply voltage supplied to the pixel area, and changes the first supply voltage and supplies the same to the pixel area in order to compensate for the sensed voltage change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Jong Kwang HWANG
  • Patent number: 10997909
    Abstract: There is provided a method for setting black data of a display device and a display device employing the same. In the method for setting black data of the display device including a display unit for displaying an image corresponding to data, the method includes: applying data having a test voltage to the display unit; measuring a luminance of a test image displayed in the display unit; and when the measured luminance is a reference luminance or less, setting first black data, based on the test voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Si Beak Pyo, Jun Ho Hwang, Jae Woo Song, Jong Kwang Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210090507
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver, an emission driver and a driving controller. The display panel includes a gate line, a data line, an emission line and a pixel electrically connected to the gate line, the data line and the emission line. The gate driver outputs a gate signal to the gate line. The data driver outputs a data voltage to the data line. The emission driver outputs an emission signal to the emission line. The driving controller determines a number of emission in a single frame of the emission signal according to a luminance of a display image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Kwang HWANG, Byung Soo YOU
  • Publication number: 20210074789
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a window, a metal layer, and a first conductive tape. The display panel includes a display area, a non-display area, and a bending area disposed between the display area and the non-display area and bent such that the non-display area overlaps the display area. The window is disposed on a first surface of the display panel and includes a protruding portion overlapping the non-display area. The metal layer is disposed on a second surface of the display panel. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The first conductive tape connects the protruding portion of the window to the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventor: Jong-Kwang HWANG
  • Patent number: 10854144
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a dimming controller, and a panel driver. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The dimming controller generates at least one temporary voltage set by performing a first interpolating operation using a (j)th band voltage set and a (j+1)th band voltage set among first through (i)th band voltage sets corresponding to first through (i)th dimming bands, respectively, and generates a grayscale gamma voltage set corresponding to target luminance by performing a second interpolating operation using the temporary voltage set and the (j)th band voltage set. The panel driver drives the display panel by converting image data into a data signal based on the grayscale gamma voltage set and by providing the data signal to the pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventors: Si-Beak Pyo, Choonyul Oh, Jong-Kwang Hwang
  • Patent number: 10810937
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including: a normal part and a notch part; a display area at the normal part and the notch part, the display area comprising a first display area within the normal part, a second display area overlapping the normal part and the notch part, and a third display area within the notch part, each of the normal part and the notch part comprising a plurality of pixels; and a compensation circuit configured to: receive first, second, and third input signals having image information respectively displayed through the first, second, and third display areas; and compensate for a grayscale value of the first, second, and third input signals, wherein the compensation circuit is configured to compensate for the first and third input signals based on pixel characteristic data and compensate for the second input signal based on seed data different from the pixel characteristic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-kwang Hwang, Si-beak Pyo, Jae-won Jeong
  • Patent number: 10755626
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a pixel and a light emitting unit configured to output a light emission control signal controlling light emitting timing of the pixel. A luminance of the pixel has a first luminance section and a second luminance section different from the first luminance section. A first time interval between a rising edge of the light emission control signal and a rising edge of a vertical synchronization signal representing a start of the frame period is adjusted in the first luminance section and a second time interval between a falling edge of the light emission control signal and the rising edge of the vertical synchronization signal is adjusted in a second luminance section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jong-kwang Hwang
  • Patent number: 10546527
    Abstract: A display device includes first pixels positioned in a first pixel area, second pixels positioned in a second pixel area that has a different width from a width of the first pixel area, and a data compensating unit configured to compensate for image data. The data compensating unit sets a first compensation area and a second compensation area that is different from the first compensation area, and compensates for the image data corresponding to the first compensation area on a first block unit basis, and compensates for the image data corresponding to the second compensation area on a second block unit basis that is different from the first block unit basis, and the first compensation area includes the second pixel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Si Beak Pyo, Seung Wook Nam, Jong Kwang Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190266952
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a dimming controller, and a panel driver. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The dimming controller generates at least one temporary voltage set by performing a first interpolating operation using a (j)th band voltage set and a (j+1)th band voltage set among first through (i)th band voltage sets corresponding to first through (i)th dimming bands, respectively, and generates a grayscale gamma voltage set corresponding to target luminance by performing a second interpolating operation using the temporary voltage set and the (j)th band voltage set. The panel driver drives the display panel by converting image data into a data signal based on the grayscale gamma voltage set and by providing the data signal to the pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Si-Beak PYO, Choonyul OH, Jong-Kwang HWANG
  • Publication number: 20190180677
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a pixel and a light emitting unit configured to output a light emission control signal controlling light emitting timing of the pixel. A luminance of the pixel has a first luminance section and a second luminance section different from the first luminance section. A first time interval between a rising edge of the light emission control signal and a rising edge of a vertical synchronization signal representing a start of the frame period is adjusted in the first luminance section and a second time interval between a falling edge of the light emission control signal and the rising edge of the vertical synchronization signal is adjusted in a second luminance section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Jong-kwang HWANG
  • Publication number: 20190130825
    Abstract: A display device includes first pixels positioned in a first pixel area, second pixels positioned in a second pixel area that has a different width from a width of the first pixel area, and a data compensating unit configured to compensate for image data. The data compensating unit sets a first compensation area and a second compensation area that is different from the first compensation area, and compensates for the image data corresponding to the first compensation area on a first block unit basis, and compensates for the image data corresponding to the second compensation area on a second block unit basis that is different from the first block unit basis, and the first compensation area includes the second pixel area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Si Beak PYO, Seung Wook NAM, Jong Kwang HWANG
  • Publication number: 20190130827
    Abstract: There is provided a method for setting black data of a display device and a display device employing the same. In the method for setting black data of the display device including a display unit for displaying an image corresponding to data, the method includes: applying data having a test voltage to the display unit; measuring a luminance of a test image displayed in the display unit; and when the measured luminance is a reference luminance or less, setting first black data, based on the test voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Si Beak PYO, Jun Ho HWANG, Jae Woo SONG, Jong Kwang HWANG
  • Publication number: 20190080648
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including: a normal part and a notch part; a display area at the normal part and the notch part, the display area comprising a first display area within the normal part, a second display area overlapping the normal part and the notch part, and a third display area within the notch part, each of the normal part and the notch part comprising a plurality of pixels; and a compensation circuit configured to: receive first, second, and third input signals having image information respectively displayed through the first, second, and third display areas; and compensate for a grayscale value of the first, second, and third input signals, wherein the compensation circuit is configured to compensate for the first and third input signals based on pixel characteristic data and compensate for the second input signal based on seed data different from the pixel characteristic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Jong-kwang HWANG, Si-beak PYO, Jae-won JEONG
  • Publication number: 20170249005
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels, a voltage generator configured to generate a plurality of driving voltages for driving the display panel, a memory configured to store correction data for correcting image data corresponding to the plurality of pixels, and a controller configured to shut down the voltage generator and to block a driving voltage from being applied to the memory in response to a command signal including a deep-sleep command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Jong-Kwang HWANG, Il-Han LEE
  • Patent number: 8941562
    Abstract: A display device which adjusts luminance of a display panel is disclosed. The display device senses light which leaks from a display area to a non-display area and adjusts the luminance of the display panel according to the sensed light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Kwang Hwang, Sung-Gyu Kim