Patents by Inventor Oh Kyong Kwon
Oh Kyong Kwon 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).
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Patent number: 10733941Abstract: A pixel includes a first transistor connected between a line supplying a power supply voltage and a second node, and providing a driving current corresponding to a data voltage to a light emitting element based on a voltage of a first node, a third transistor connected between the first node and a line supplying a reference voltage, and generating a sampling current based on a difference between a voltage of the second node and the reference voltage, a second transistor connected between the line supplying the power supply voltage and the first node, adjusting the voltage of the first node to generate the sampling current based on a voltage of a third node, a fourth transistor transferring the power supply voltage to the third node, a fifth transistor transferring the data voltage to the second node, and a capacitor connected between the first node and the third node.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Chongchul Chai, Ansu Lee, Boyong Chung, Oh-Kyong Kwon, Nack-Hyeon Keum
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Patent number: 10733938Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. A pixel includes a first capacitor connected between a first voltage line receiving a first driving signal and a first node, a first transistor comprising a control electrode connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to a second voltage line receiving a first power source signal and a second electrode connected to a second node, an organic light emitting diode comprising an anode electrode connected to the second node and a cathode electrode receiving a second power source signal, a second capacitor connected between an m-th data line and the second node (wherein, ‘m’ is a natural number) and a second transistor comprising a control electrode connected to an n-th scan line (wherein, ‘n’ is a natural number), a first electrode connected to the first node and a second electrode connected to the second node.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Chong-Chul Chai, Oh-Kyong Kwon, Nack-Hyeon Keum, Kyong-Hwan Oh, Young-Wan Seo, Yong-Koo Her, In-Jae Hwang
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Patent number: 10700146Abstract: A pixel includes first through fourth transistors and storage capacitor. The first transistor controls an amount of current flowing from a first driving power source to a second driving power source, via an organic light-emitting diode, based on a voltage of a first node. The second transistor is coupled between a first electrode of the first transistor and the first node, and is turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line. The third transistor is coupled between a second electrode of the first transistor and a reference power source, and is turned on when the scan signal is supplied. The fourth transistor is coupled between an anode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode and a data line, and is turned on when the scan signal is supplied. The storage capacitor is coupled between the first node and the anode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)Inventors: Chong Chul Chai, Oh Kyong Kwon, Nack Hyeon Keum, Kyong Hwan Oh, Bo Yong Chung, An Su Lee
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Patent number: 10627954Abstract: A driving circuit for a touch panel is disclosed. The driving circuit switches between a mutual capacitance sensing mode and a self capacitance sensing mode using the same sensing circuit. As such, the driving circuit for a touch panel implements a hybrid touch panel that is capable of sensing a touch in either a mutual capacitance sensing mode or a self capacitance sensing mode without requiring a complex and large driving circuit for separate sensing circuits for each mode.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventor: Oh Kyong Kwon
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Publication number: 20190251906Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. A pixel includes a first capacitor connected between a first voltage line receiving a first driving signal and a first node, a first transistor comprising a control electrode connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to a second voltage line receiving a first power source signal and a second electrode connected to a second node, an organic light emitting diode comprising an anode electrode connected to the second node and a cathode electrode receiving a second power source signal, a second capacitor connected between an m-th data line and the second node (wherein, ‘m’ is a natural number) and a second transistor comprising a control electrode connected to an n-th scan line (wherein, ‘n’ is a natural number), a first electrode connected to the first node and a second electrode connected to the second node.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Chong-Chul CHAI, Oh-Kyong KWON, Nack-Hyeon KEUM, Kyong-Hwan OH, Young-Wan SEO, Yong-Koo HER, In-Jae HWANG
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Publication number: 20190227652Abstract: A touch panel where touch/fingerprint recognition electrodes, including sub-pixels, pixels or pixel arrays in a row, share one sensing line is disclosed. The self capacitive touch panel comprises (m×n) sub-pixels, m and n being positive integer, respectively, and a driver configured to drive the sub-pixels. Here, touch/fingerprint recognition electrodes of sub-pixels in a row share one sensing line. Touch point detection and fingerprint recognition may be selectively driven through the touch panel and a readout method.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventor: Oh-Kyong KWON
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Patent number: 10311793Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. A pixel includes a first capacitor connected between a first voltage line receiving a first driving signal and a first node, a first transistor comprising a control electrode connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to a second voltage line receiving a first power source signal and a second electrode connected to a second node, an organic light emitting diode comprising an anode electrode connected to the second node and a cathode electrode receiving a second power source signal, a second capacitor connected between an m-th data line and the second node (wherein, ‘m’ is a natural number) and a second transistor comprising a control electrode connected to an n-th scan line (wherein, ‘n’ is a natural number), a first electrode connected to the first node and a second electrode connected to the second node.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Chong-Chul Chai, Oh-Kyong Kwon, Nack-Hyeon Keum, Kyong-Hwan Oh, Young-Wan Seo, Yong-Koo Her, In-Jae Hwang
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Publication number: 20190164501Abstract: A pixel includes a first transistor connected between a line supplying a power supply voltage and a second node, and providing a driving current corresponding to a data voltage to a light emitting element based on a voltage of a first node, a third transistor connected between the first node and a line supplying a reference voltage, and generating a sampling current based on a difference between a voltage of the second node and the reference voltage, a second transistor connected between the line supplying the power supply voltage and the first node, adjusting the voltage of the first node to generate the sampling current based on a voltage of a third node, a fourth transistor transferring the power supply voltage to the third node, a fifth transistor transferring the data voltage to the second node, and a capacitor connected between the first node and the third node.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Chongchul CHAI, Ansu LEE, Boyong CHUNG, Oh-Kyong KWON, Nack-Hyeon KEUM
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Publication number: 20190138148Abstract: In the touch panel device and the operating method for the same according to the present invention, an entire scan is divided into a first scan and a second scan for determining a touch position. In the first scan, a plurality of transmission electrodes are configured into groups, and a signal is applied sequentially or simultaneously such that a first analysis position is determined. In the second scan, since a signal is sequentially or simultaneously applied only to the first analysis position, a plurality of sampling durations can sufficiently be provided such that a second analysis position, which is the exact touch position, can be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2019Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventor: Oh-Kyong KWON
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Patent number: 10213188Abstract: Disclosed herein are a high voltage switching circuit which includes one or more main switching devices connected to one or more current sources, and a control circuit unit configured to control a potential difference between terminals of each of the main switching devices within a predetermined range by receiving current from the one or more current sources.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventors: Jong Keun Song, Taeho Jeon, Oh-Kyong Kwon, Sung-Jin Jung
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Patent number: 10192491Abstract: A data driver capable of displaying images with a substantially uniform brightness, an organic light emitting display device using the same, and a method of driving the organic light emitting display device. The data driver includes a plurality of current sink units for controlling predetermined currents to flow through data lines, a plurality of voltage generators for resetting values of gray scale voltages using compensation voltages generated when the predetermined currents flow, a plurality of digital-to-analog converters for selecting one gray scale voltage among the gray scale voltages as a data signal in response to bit values of the data supplied from the outside, and a plurality of switching units for supplying the data signal to the data lines. The predetermined currents may be set equal to pixel currents that correspond to a maximum brightness.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)Inventors: Do Hyung Ryu, Bo Yong Chung, Hong Kwon Kim, Oh Kyong Kwon
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Patent number: 10176762Abstract: A method of driving a display device including a sensing line, a light-emitting element, a capacitor, and a driving transistor, the driving transistor comprising a control terminal that is connected to the capacitor, an input terminal, and an output terminal the method including: connecting the control terminal and the output terminal; connecting the control terminal and the output terminal to a ground voltage and then disconnecting the control terminal and the output terminal from the ground voltage; sensing a first voltage of the control terminal through the sensing line; and calculating a threshold voltage of the driving transistor based on the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ung-Gyu Min, Oh-Kyong Kwon
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Publication number: 20180364855Abstract: A driving circuit for a touch panel capable of operating selectively a mutual capacitance sensing mode or a self conductance sensing mode using one sensing circuit and a touch sensing method using the same are disclosed. The driving circuit includes a mode selection operating unit configured to perform selectively a mutual capacitance sensing mode and a self capacitance sensing mode through a switching operation and a conversion unit connected to the mode selection operating unit. Here, the mode selection operating unit senses change of capacitance in response to touch of the touch panel in a selected mode, and the conversion unit converts the changed capacitance to touch data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)Inventor: Oh Kyong KWON
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Patent number: 10043455Abstract: A data driver and a display device including the same. The data driver includes a DA converting circuit converting a digital signal into an analog signal and an output circuit disposed downstream of the DA converting circuit. The output circuit outputs two selected color data signals and one black voltage based on the data state of one reference data signal, and outputs one fixed color data signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: LG Display Co., LTDInventors: SeungTae Kim, Oh Kyong Kwon
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Publication number: 20180188842Abstract: In the touch panel device and the operating method for the same according to the present invention, an entire scan is divided into a first scan and a second scan for determining a touch position. In the first scan, a plurality of transmission electrodes are configured into groups, and a signal is applied sequentially or simultaneously such that a first analysis position is determined. In the second scan, since a signal is sequentially or simultaneously applied only to the first analysis position, a plurality of sampling durations can sufficiently be provided such that a second analysis position, which is the exact touch position, can be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventor: Oh-Kyong KWON
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Publication number: 20180181229Abstract: Disclosed are a capacitance-type touch panel device and an operation method for the same. In order that the effect of disturbance noise comprised in a receiving signal is minimized, a calculation for a digital code which has been converted into a digital signal type is performed. Information about the noise level of the digital code is compared to a reference value, and, when the frequency of the noise is determined to be similar to the frequency of the receiving signal, the frequency of an operation signal, which is supplied from a signal generation unit, is changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang UniversityInventor: Oh-Kyong KWON
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Publication number: 20180166516Abstract: A pixel includes first through fourth transistors and storage capacitor. The first transistor controls an amount of current flowing from a first driving power source to a second driving power source, via an organic light-emitting diode, based on a voltage of a first node. The second transistor is coupled between a first electrode of the first transistor and the first node, and is turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line. The third transistor is coupled between a second electrode of the first transistor and a reference power source, and is turned on when the scan signal is supplied. The fourth transistor is coupled between an anode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode and a data line, and is turned on when the scan signal is supplied. The storage capacitor is coupled between the first node and the anode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Chong Chul CHAI, Oh Kyong KWON, Nack Hyeon KEUM, Kyong Hwan OH, Bo Yong CHUNG, An Su LEE
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Publication number: 20180082640Abstract: A method of driving a display device including a sensing line, a light-emitting element, a capacitor, and a driving transistor, the driving transistor comprising a control terminal that is connected to the capacitor, an input terminal, and an output terminal the method including: connecting the control terminal and the output terminal; connecting the control terminal and the output terminal to a ground voltage and then disconnecting the control terminal and the output terminal from the ground voltage; sensing a first voltage of the control terminal through the sensing line; and calculating a threshold voltage of the driving transistor based on the first voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Ung-Gyu Min, Oh-Kyong Kwon
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Publication number: 20180033377Abstract: A data driver capable of displaying images with a substantially uniform brightness, an organic light emitting display device using the same, and a method of driving the organic light emitting display device. The data driver includes a plurality of current sink units for controlling predetermined currents to flow through data lines, a plurality of voltage generators for resetting values of gray scale voltages using compensation voltages generated when the predetermined currents flow, a plurality of digital-to-analog converters for selecting one gray scale voltage among the gray scale voltages as a data signal in response to bit values of the data supplied from the outside, and a plurality of switching units for supplying the data signal to the data lines. The predetermined currents may be set equal to pixel currents that correspond to a maximum brightness.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2017Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Do Hyung Ryu, Bo Yong Chung, Hong Kwon Kim, Oh Kyong Kwon
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Patent number: 9852694Abstract: A method of driving a display device including a sensing line, a light-emitting element, a capacitor, and a driving transistor, the driving transistor comprising a control terminal that is connected to the capacitor, an input terminal, and an output terminal, the method including: connecting the control terminal and the output terminal; connecting the control terminal and the output terminal to a ground voltage and then disconnecting the control terminal and the output terminal from the ground voltage; sensing a first voltage of the control terminal through the sensing line; and calculating a threshold voltage of the driving transistor based on the first voltage.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., IUCF-HYU (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)Inventors: Ung-Gyu Min, Oh-Kyong Kwon