Patents by Inventor Sang-kyun Im

Sang-kyun Im 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: 9064441
    Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes an image receiver for receiving an image signal; a data processor for generating an image frame by processing the image signal; a display unit for displaying the generated image frame; a User Interface (UI) generator for generating and displaying a UI to select a correction region in the displayed image frame; and a controller for controlling the data processor to generate an image frame with a corrected display attribute, using a preset correction value with respect to the selected correction region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-hoon Cho, Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im
  • Patent number: 9030484
    Abstract: An image signal processing apparatus and a method thereof are disclosed. The image signal processing apparatus includes a random producing unit which produces seed values to a plurality of frames input for a predetermined period by using a linear feedback shift register (LFSR), and a dithering processing unit which carries out a dithering to input image signals by using the seed values produced by the random producing unit. With this construction, the apparatus can carry out the dithering without using a frame buffer, thereby allowing a high-definition image to be realized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im, Myung-jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20150065681
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of preparing prepolymer particles. The method includes injecting a prepolymer in a solution state by bottom-up type injection to form prepolymer particles by removing a solvent from the prepolymer in a solution state. The method can prepare prepolymer particles, which can be used in solid-state polymerization, using a bottom-up type flash process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jin Kyu KIM, So Young KWON, Sang Kyun IM, Ki Yon LEE, Suk Min JUN, Gook Geon BAE
  • Publication number: 20150049109
    Abstract: A color calibration device, a color calibration method thereof, a display apparatus and a display system having the same are provided. The color calibration device includes a storage configured to store at least one of characteristic information of a display screen that is measured by a color sensor, and color calibration information acquired by the color sensor; and a controller configured to calibrate a color of the display apparatus by using at least one of the characteristic information and the color calibration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong PARK, Kil-soo PARK, Nam-kyun BEON, Sang-kyun IM
  • Publication number: 20150042919
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal display panel to display images; a backlight unit disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel; and a chassis unit configured to accommodate the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit, and to emit at least some of light provided by the backlight unit behind the liquid crystal display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-kyun IM, Jun-mo YOO, Cheon-seong LEE
  • Publication number: 20150035856
    Abstract: Provided are a display apparatus and a display method using the same. The display method includes displaying a screen for inputting a viewing restriction condition for contents that are divided into a plurality of sections and have different pieces of section information according to the sections; and displaying the contents, when the viewing restriction condition is input, in a state where viewing of a section corresponding to the viewing restriction condition in the plurality of sections is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-kyun IM, Cheon-seong LEE
  • Publication number: 20150029342
    Abstract: A method of providing broadcasting of a broadcasting providing apparatus includes receiving a plurality of images of a broadcasting program from a broadcasting source and information related to an object selected by a user, when information related to the selected is received, detecting at least one image related to the selected object from the plurality of images, and transmitting the at least one detected image to an display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Sang-kyun IM, Cheon-seong LEE
  • Publication number: 20140357832
    Abstract: A polyamide ester resin is a polymer of: a dicarboxylic acid; a diamine; and a linear aliphatic diol, wherein, based on a total amount of the diamine and the linear aliphatic diol, the diamine is present in an amount of about 75 mol % to about 99 mol % and the linear aliphatic diol is present in an amount of about 1 mol % to about 25 mol %, and wherein the polyamide ester resin has a melting point (Tm) from about 280° C. to about 320° C. and a crystallization temperature (Tc) from about 260° C. to about 290° C. The polyamide ester resin can exhibit excellent heat resistance, discoloration resistance, and moldability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Eun Ju LEE, So Young KWON, Joon Sung KIM, Sang Kyun IM, Sung Chul CHOI, Ki Yon LEE, Suk Min JUN
  • Publication number: 20140303341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to: a polyamide resin which is a copolymer of a mixture comprising (a1) one or more aliphatic diamine monomers selected from C4 to C10 aliphatic diamines, and (a2) one or more aliphatic diamine monomers selected from C11 to C18 aliphatic diamines, and a mixture comprising (b1) one or more aromatic dicarboxylic acid monomers selected from aromatic dicarboxylic acids, and (b2) one or more aliphatic dicarboxylic acid monomers selected from C4 to C14 aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, and has an amine and acid end group number greater than about 0 ?eq/g to about 150 ?eq/g; a preparation method thereof; and an article comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Cheil Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Jang, Ki Yon Lee, Young Sub Jin, Suk Min Jun, Tomoaki Shimoda, Sang Kyun Im
  • Patent number: 8854402
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus and a method of driving the LCD apparatus are provided. The LCD apparatus includes a panel unit including at least one pixel having a plurality of sub-pixels and a controller which inserts gray data into at least one pixel of the plurality of sub-pixels based on a frame period and a polarity of a liquid crystal of the at least one pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Li, Sang-kyun Im, Nam-kyun Beon, Ji-yong Park, Young-hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 8786627
    Abstract: A method for displaying a video which is dithered using related masks and a video display apparatus applying the same, the video display apparatus dithering a video signal using a first mask, performing color-processing with respect to the video signal, and dithering the color-processed video signal using a second mask which is related to the first mask. Accordingly, dithering is performed using related masks, thus preventing poor gradation of video signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im, Nam-kyun Beon
  • Publication number: 20140187739
    Abstract: A crystalline polyamide ester resin is prepared by copolymerizing (A) a dicarboxylic acid component, (B) a diamine component, and (C) a cyclic aliphatic diol component, and has a structure in which a dicarboxylic acid moiety derived from the dicarboxylic acid component (A), a diamine moiety derived from the diamine component (B) and a cyclic aliphatic diol moiety derived from the cyclic aliphatic diol component (C) are repeated. A molar ratio ((B):(C)) of the diamine component (B) to the cyclic aliphatic diol component (C) is about 80 to about 99:about 1 to about 20. The crystalline polyamide ester resin has a melting point (Tm) ranging from about 280° C. to about 320° C. and a crystallization temperature (Tc) ranging from about 260° C. to about 290° C. The crystalline polyamide ester resin can have excellent heat resistance, discoloration resistance and moldability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: So Young KWON, Jin Kyu KIM, Seung Youb BANG, Sang Kyun IM, Jin A. JE, Ki Yon LEE, Suk Min JUN, Sung Chul CHOI
  • Publication number: 20140152706
    Abstract: A color calibration apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain first and second photographed images which are generated by photographing first and second mono-color test images displayed on the display device; a controller configured to detect an ambient light area on which an ambient light is shining within the first photographed image based on pixel values of the first photographed image, and further configured to determine a remaining area of the first photographed image other than the ambient light area as a representative value calculating area; and an image processor configured to calculate a representative value based on pixel values of an area corresponding to the representative value calculating area within the second photographed image, and further configured to perform color calibration of the display device based on the representative value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong PARK, Nam-kyun BEON, Sang-kyun IM, Young-hoon CHO, Hye-rin CHOI
  • Patent number: 8730331
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display unit which displays a calibration screen divided into a plurality of areas when a calibration mode is initiated, an image generating unit which generates a guide image for displaying an arrangement position of a calibrator, and a controlling unit which controls the display unit to display a guide image on areas where calibration is to be performed of the plurality of areas. Accordingly, it becomes possible to improve user convenience and exactness of calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im, Nam-kyun Beon, Young-hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 8723774
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus, an LCD driving apparatus, and a method for driving the LCD apparatus are provided. The LCD apparatus includes a panel; and a controlling unit which inserts gray data into at least one pixel included in a pixel group. Accordingly, the stress on a liquid crystal is reduced and thus a residual image is prevented from occurring on a screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im, Nam-kyun Beon, Yu Li, Hye-rin Choi
  • Publication number: 20130016081
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a uniformity adjustment function is provided, which includes a display unit which is divided into a plurality of local areas; a signal receiver which receives from a sensor light intensity data of each local area of the display unit; and a controller which analyzes the plurality of local areas for non-uniformity correction by comparing a first light intensity data of a current local area with second light intensity data of local areas which have been previously analyzed for the non-uniformity correction, and uses calibration information of a previously analyzed local area if its second light intensity data is within an error range of the first light intensity data, and performs a calibration process with respect to the current local area if there is no result within the error range, and outputs an image signal to the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong PARK, Nam-kyun BEON, Sang-Kyun IM, Dong-wook KIM
  • Publication number: 20120320221
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display unit which displays a calibration screen divided into a plurality of areas when a calibration mode is initiated, an image generating unit which generates a guide image for displaying an arrangement position of a calibrator, and a controlling unit which controls the display unit to display a guide image on areas where calibration is to be performed of the plurality of areas. Accordingly, it becomes possible to improve user convenience and exactness of calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong PARK, Sang-kyun IM, Nam-kyun BEON, Young-hoon CHO
  • Patent number: 8305643
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which performs dithering to an input image, includes: an input value storage unit which stores an input value to generate a mask seed value corresponding to a single pixel in a unit area among a plurality of pixels displaying an image, wherein the unit area includes a first line and at least second line; and a seed value generator which generates the mask seed value corresponding to one of pixels in the at least one second line among the pixels of the unit area based on the input value stored in the input value storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im, Kyu-yul Choi, Myung-jin Cho
  • Publication number: 20120140978
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an image receiver which receives an image content; an image processor which processes the image content received by the image receiver to be displayed on a display unit; a watermark detector which detects whether the image content processed by the image processor includes a watermark image; and a controller which controls the image processor to selectively limit display of the image content corresponding to whether the watermark image is detected in the image content by the watermark detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-wook KIM, Sang-kyun IM
  • Publication number: 20110310124
    Abstract: An image processing method and a display apparatus using the same are provided. The image processing method includes: selecting a first pixel of an inputted image as a pixel for processing; selecting a second pixel from among pixels in proximity to the first pixel; and performing a brush effect processing with respect to the first pixel using image data that is selected in accordance with whether the first and the second pixels belong to a same area. As a result, the display apparatus provides a maximized brush effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong PARK, Sang-kyun IM, Nam-kyun BEON