Patents by Inventor Jong-Woung Park

Jong-Woung Park 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: 8736556
    Abstract: A method of driving a display device having a plurality of pixels, a plurality of sensing units, and a plurality of sense data lines to which the plurality of sensing units are connected, includes: reading sense signals from the sense data lines; determining whether or not the display has been touched and the number of touches, generating X-axis and Y-axis position data based on the sense signals, and determining, when the quantity of touches is plural, whether a plurality of touches are sequentially generated, and the touch position of each.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Hyung-Guel Kim, Kee-Han Uh, Joo-Hyung Lee, Man-Seung Cho, Young-Ok Cha
  • Patent number: 8730198
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels, a plurality of sensing units formed in row and column directions in the display panel, each of the sensing units generating a first sense data signal based on a contact on the display panel, a sense signal processor generating second sense data signals based on the first sense data signals, and a contact determiner generating first deviation data based on the second sense data signal of a predetermined frame and the second sense data of a sample frame group, in the second sense data signals with respect to a predetermined sensing unit of the second sense data signals in a plurality of frames, generating second deviation data based on the first deviation data of a predetermined sensing unit and the first deviation data of a sample sensing unit, in the first deviation data of a predetermined frame, and determining whether a contact occurs and a contact position based on the second deviation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Young-Ok Cha, Kee-Han Uh, Joo-Hyung Lee
  • Patent number: 8547338
    Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of pixels; a plurality of detection units formed in row and column directions that generate an element output signal when the display panel is touched; a detection signal processor that generates detection data based on the element output signal; and a touch determination unit that classifies the detection data in a row or column direction, that converts a row or column coordinate of a touch position or sustains a previous coordinate by comparing a reference value of each direction with the detection data, and that determines whether the touch has occurred according to the conversion number of the row or column coordinate. When the screen is continuously touched along a row or column direction, the touch or lack thereof and its position can be accurately determined by using the previous touch position information as current touch position information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Young-Ok Cha, Kee-Han Uh, Joo-Hyung Lee
  • Patent number: 8400480
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a color display apparatus which has a pixel pattern including a plurality of repeating units of a pixel array, wherein each of the plurality of repeating units of the pixel array is composed of at least five sub-pixels while including at least one sub-pixel from a first to fourth sub-pixel, respectively, the first sub-pixel representing a red color (R), the second sub-pixel representing a green color (G), the third sub-pixel representing a blue color (B), and the fourth sub-pixel representing a mixed color of at least two colors from among the R, G, and B, and each of the plurality of repeating units of the pixel array corresponds to at least two image pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Tae Kim, Chang Yeong Kim, Du-Sik Park, Seung Sin Lee, Wonhee Choe, Joo Hyung Lee, Jong Woung Park
  • Patent number: 8395575
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first panel, a second panel facing the first panel and spaced apart from the first panel, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a variable capacitor having a capacitance that varies by a touch and generating a control voltage that has a magnitude depending on the capacitance, and a sensing element disposed on the second panel and generating a sensing signal based on the control voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung Lee, Kee-Han Uh, Jong-Woung Park, Sang-Jin Park
  • Patent number: 8384688
    Abstract: A touch screen display device includes; a touch screen display panel including; first sensing lines which extend in a first direction, second sensing lines which extend in a second direction, and a plurality of touch sensors located at a plurality of sensing positions, each of which provides touch data or untouch data, a readout unit which reads the touch data or the untouch data and outputs the read data as sensing data corresponding to each of the sensing positions, and a sensing unit which groups the sensing positions into at least one pre-touch areas using the sensing data and which recognizes at least one touch positions using the pre-touch areas, wherein when first and third sensing positions from among first through third sensing positions provide the touch data while the second sensing position provides the untouch data, the sensing unit recognizes the untouch data as the touch data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Feng Zhan, Byung-Ki Jeon, Jong-Woung Park
  • Patent number: 8305340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch sensitive display device, the display device including a display panel unit, a sensing unit formed on the display panel unit, receiving a sensor control signal, and generating a sensor data signal based on a touch exerted on the display panel unit, an output unit generating a sensing signal based on the sensor data signal from the sensing unit, and a compensation unit adjusting the sensor control signal such that the sensing signal is bounded in a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Joo-Hyung Lee, Kee-Han Uh, Young-Jun Choi, Man-Seung Cho
  • Patent number: 8228310
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a plurality of pixels formed on the display panel, a plurality of sensing units formed on the display panel and generating sensor output signals in response to a touch exerted on the display panel, a sensing signal processor receiving and processing an analog sensor data signal originated from the sensor output signals to generate a digital sensor data signal, a first touch-determination unit detecting whether a touch exists based on the digital sensor data signal for a plurality of frames, and operating in a power saving mode, and a second touch-determination unit detecting whether and where a touch exists based on the digital sensor data signal for the plurality of frames, and operating in a normal mode. The display device includes hardwired logic units for detecting the touch, it detects the touch using the hardwired logic units in the power saving mode and converts the operation mode to the normal mode when the touch is detected, thus reducing power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung Lee, Kee-Han Uh, Jong-Woung Park
  • Patent number: 8188979
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of sensing data lines; a plurality of sensing units that output sensing signals through the plurality of sensing data lines; a signal selector that selects one sensing signal among the plurality of sensing signals; an automatic voltage adjusting unit that, when one sensing signal is selected by the signal selector, performs a controlling operation so as to allow a magnitude of the selected sensing signal to be in a predetermined range; and a voltage generator that adjusts the magnitude of the voltage applied to the sensing data lines based on a control signal output from the automatic voltage adjusting unit. According to the voltage adjusting operation, the sensing signal output through the sensing data line is always in an appropriate range. As a result, the touch determining operation on the sensing units can be accurately performed, so that it is possible to improve reliability of the sensing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Man-Seung Cho, Hyung-Guel Kim, Kee-Han Uh, Joo-Hyung Lee, Jong-Woung Park, Myung-Woo Lee, Young-Ok Cha
  • Patent number: 8174505
    Abstract: A touch screen display device and a driving method of the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Sung-Woo Lee, Kee-Han Uh
  • Patent number: 7952563
    Abstract: A touch position detecting method, a device using the method, and a touch screen display device having the device are disclosed. A touch sensing unit senses a touch event and outputs a sensing data. A reference update unit updates a reference data with an n-th frame sensing data provided from the touch sensing unit, based on a predetermined update signal. A position detecting unit detects the touch position by using the reference data and an (n+i)-th frame sensing data from the touch sensing unit. Therefore, the touch position is easily detected by determining a difference between the reference data and the sensing data at a certain time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Hyung-Guel Kim, Joo-Hyung Lee, Man-Seung Cho, Kee-Han Uh, Young-Ok Cha
  • Patent number: 7952565
    Abstract: A display device may include a display panel, a plurality of pixels that are disposed on the display panel, a plurality of sensing units that are disposed on the display panel to generate sensing signals based on touch of the display panel, a sensing signal processor that receives the sensing signals and performs predetermined signal processes to generate sensing data, and a touch detection unit. The touch detection unit may include a first controller that determines, based on the sensing data from the sensing signal process, whether or not there is a touch occurrence of the sensing units and whether or not the sensing signal is in an appropriate state. The touch detection unit may also include a second controller that determines the touch occurrence and touch positions on the sensing units based on the sensing data and controls the sensing signals to be in the desired range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Joo-Hyung Lee, Kee-Han Uh, Man-Seung Cho
  • Patent number: 7920128
    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, a display device may include a display panel, a plurality of pixels disposed on the display panel, a plurality of first sensing units disposed on the display panel and generating first sensing signals in response to a touch exerted on the display panel, and a sensing signal processor configured to process the first sensing signals and generate second sensing signals for a plurality of frames, the sensing signal processor determining whether a touch occurs based on the second sensing signals for the plurality of frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Young-Ok Cha, Man-Seung Cho, Kee-Han Uh, Joo-Hyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20110074722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch sensitive display device, the display device including a display panel unit, a sensing unit formed on the display panel unit, receiving a sensor control signal, and generating a sensor data signal based on a touch exerted on the display panel unit, an output unit generating a sensing signal based on the sensor data signal from the sensing unit, and a compensation unit adjusting the sensor control signal such that the sensing signal is bounded in a predetermined range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung PARK, Joo-Hyung LEE, Kee-Han UH, Young-Jun CHOI, Man-Seung CHO
  • Patent number: 7868875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a touch sensitive display device, the display device including a display panel unit, a sensing unit formed on the display panel unit, receiving a sensor control signal, and generating a sensor data signal based on a touch exerted on the display panel unit, an output unit generating a sensing signal based on the sensor data signal from the sensing unit, and a compensation unit adjusting the sensor control signal such that the sensing signal is bounded in a predetermined range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Woung Park, Joo-Hyung Lee, Kee-Han Uh, Young-Jun Choi, Man-Seung Cho
  • Publication number: 20100253640
    Abstract: A touch screen display device includes; a touch screen display panel including; first sensing lines which extend in a first direction, second sensing lines which extend in a second direction , and a plurality of touch sensors located at a plurality of sensing positions, each of which provides touch data or untouch data, a readout unit which reads the touch data or the untouch data and outputs the read data as sensing data corresponding to each of the sensing positions, and a sensing unit which groups the sensing positions into at least one pre-touch areas using the sensing data and which recognizes at least one touch positions using the pre-touch areas, wherein when first and third sensing positions from among first through third sensing positions provide the touch data while the second sensing position provides the untouch data, the sensing unit recognizes the untouch data as the touch data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi-Feng ZHAN, Byung-Ki JEON, Jong-Woung PARK
  • Publication number: 20100253644
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a plurality of pixels formed on the display panel, a plurality of sensing units formed on the display panel and generating sensor output signals in response to a touch exerted on the display panel, a sensing signal processor receiving and processing an analog sensor data signal originated from the sensor output signals to generate a digital sensor data signal, a first touch-determination unit detecting whether a touch exists based on the digital sensor data signal for a plurality of frames, and operating in a power saving mode, and a second touch-determination unit detecting whether and where a touch exists based on the digital sensor data signal for the plurality of frames, and operating in a normal mode. The display device includes hardwired logic units for detecting the touch, it detects the touch using the hardwired logic units in the power saving mode and converts the operation mode to the normal mode when the touch is detected, thus reducing power consumption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung LEE, Kee-Han UH, Jong-Woung PARK
  • Publication number: 20100214203
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first panel, a second panel facing the first panel and spaced apart from the first panel, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first panel and the second panel, a variable capacitor having a capacitance that varies by a touch and generating a control voltage that has a magnitude depending on the capacitance, and a sensing element disposed on the second panel and generating a sensing signal based on the control voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung LEE, Kee-Han UH, Jong-Woung PARK, Sang-Jin PARK
  • Patent number: 7777727
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display panel having a first display area and a second display area. The display panel includes: a plurality of first display circuits disposed in the first display area; a plurality of second display circuits disposed in the second display area; and a plurality of touch sensing circuits disposed in the second display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Ok Cha, Joo-Hyung Lee, Jong-Woung Park, Kee-Han Uh
  • Patent number: 7773078
    Abstract: An information detection device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: light sensing units generating photocurrents according to light amount and outputting sensor data signals based on the photocurrent; sensor scanning lines receiving sensor scanning signals from a sensor scanning driver and controlling the output of the sensor data signals from the light sensing units; sensor data lines transmitting the sensor data signals from the light sensing units; and a sensing signal processor receiving the sensor data signals from the sensor data lines at input terminals, wherein the number of the input terminals of the sensing signal processor is less than the number of the sensor data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung Lee, Young-Jun Choi, Sang-Jin Pak, Kee-Han Uh, Jong-Woung Park