Patents by Inventor Yeonoh NAM

Yeonoh NAM 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: 11984087
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and an operating method thereof. The display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit including a plurality of light sources for supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel and driven in a state of being divided into a plurality of blocks corresponding to the number of the light sources, and a backlight dimming controller configured to calculate dimming values of the plurality of blocks. The backlight dimming controller is configured to divide each of the plurality of blocks into a plurality of unit blocks and control brightness of an output image differently for each of the unit blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh Nam, Kyuyong Chung, Jongmin Lee
  • Publication number: 20240098215
    Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a quality calculator configured to calculate a source quality of an image signal received from an external settop box or a network; an image quality setter configured to set an image quality of the image signal based on the calculated source quality; and an image quality processor configured to perform image quality processing on the image signal based on the set image quality, wherein in response to the source quality of the received image signal being changed at a first time point, the image quality setter changes an image quality setting sequentially from a first setting to a second setting; and based on the image quality setting, the image quality processor performs image quality processing. Accordingly, flicker may be reduced when an image quality is changed due to a change in the source quality of the received image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Saem PARK, Seokpan KANG, Yongtaek GONG, Sangchurl NAM, Yeonoh NAM, Jeonghyu YANG, Kyungmee LEE, Myongyoung LEE, Seoksoo LEE, Wonwoo LEE, Seungjong CHOI, Jongwoo HA
  • Publication number: 20240013751
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a communication device for receiving an input image containing a first frame and a second frame, an image quality controller for performing a first image quality control on at least a portion of the first frame, and a gain generator for calculating a gain of the second frame based on the first frame where the first image quality control has been performed, wherein the image quality controller performs a second image quality control applied with the gain for at least a portion of the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh NAM, Sangchurl NAM, Chungbin IM
  • Patent number: 11849250
    Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a quality calculator configured to calculate a source quality of an image signal received from an external settop box or a network; an image quality setter configured to set an image quality of the image signal based on the calculated source quality; and an image quality processor configured to perform image quality processing on the image signal based on the set image quality, wherein in response to the source quality of the received image signal being changed at a first time point, the image quality setter changes an image quality setting sequentially from a first setting to a second setting; and based on the image quality setting, the image quality processor performs image quality processing. Accordingly, flicker may be reduced when an image quality is changed due to a change in the source quality of the received image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Saem Park, Seokpan Kang, Yongtaek Gong, Sangchurl Nam, Yeonoh Nam, Jeonghyu Yang, Kyungmee Lee, Myongyoung Lee, Seoksoo Lee, Wonwoo Lee, Seungjong Choi, Jongwoo Ha
  • Patent number: 11798457
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device which changes the quality of displayed images in real time according to the genres of the images, the display device comprising: a storage unit which stores picture quality according to the genres of images; a display unit which displays an image corresponding to an input image signal; and a control unit which acquires the genre of an image and changes the quality of the image to the picture quality corresponding to the genre.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh Nam, Seokpan Kang, Sangchurl Nam, Myongyoung Lee, Chungbin Im
  • Patent number: 11735089
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present application comprises a storage configured to store gamut mapping data, a controller configured to, when an image signal is input, convert the input image signal into an output signal based on the gamut mapping data, and a display configured to display an image based on the output signal, wherein the controller changes the gamut mapping data according to the input image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh Nam, Jongmin Park
  • Publication number: 20230109234
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device which displays an image with optimal picture quality according to genre. The display device may comprise: a control unit which determines the genre of an image; and a display unit which displays the image, the picture quality of which is adjusted according to the genre determined by the control unit, wherein the control unit may analyze an input image and classify the genre thereof, and revise the classified genre on the basis of a current scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh NAM, Myongyoung LEE, Sangchurl NAM, Jongmin PARK, Chungbin IM, Seokpan KANG
  • Patent number: 11616930
    Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a quality calculator configured to calculate an source quality of an image signal received from an external settop box or a network; an image quality setter configured to set an image quality of the image signal based on the calculated source quality; and an image quality processor configured to perform image quality processing on the image signal based on the set image quality, wherein in response to the source quality of the received image signal being changed at a first time point, the image quality setter changes an image quality setting sequentially from a first setting to a second setting; and based on the image quality setting, the image quality processor performs image quality processing. Accordingly, flicker may be reduced when an image quality is changed due to a change in the source quality of the received image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Saem Park, Seokpan Kang, Yongtaek Gong, Sangchurl Nam, Yeonoh Nam, Jeonghyu Yang, Kyungmee Lee, Myongyoung Lee, Seoksoo Lee, Wonwoo Lee, Seungjong Choi, Jongwoo Ha
  • Patent number: 11580931
    Abstract: A display device includes a display configured to display an image and a controller configured to reduce a blue component in the image when an execution command of a blue light reduction function is received. The controller may detect a preset part or color and perform control such that an amount of reduction of a blue component of an area corresponding to the detected part or color is different from that of the remaining area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh Nam, Myongyoung Lee, Sangchurl Nam, Younjin Kim
  • Publication number: 20230044956
    Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a quality calculator configured to calculate a source quality of an image signal received from an external settop box or a network; an image quality setter configured to set an image quality of the image signal based on the calculated source quality; and an image quality processor configured to perform image quality processing on the image signal based on the set image quality, wherein in response to the source quality of the received image signal being changed at a first time point, the image quality setter changes an image quality setting sequentially from a first setting to a second setting; and based on the image quality setting, the image quality processor performs image quality processing. Accordingly, flicker may be reduced when an image quality is changed due to a change in the source quality of the received image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Saem PARK, Seokpan KANG, Yongtaek GONG, Sangchurl NAM, Yeonoh NAM, Jeonghyu YANG, Kyungmee LEE, Myongyoung LEE, Seoksoo LEE, Wonwoo LEE, Seungjong CHOI, Jongwoo HA
  • Publication number: 20220375426
    Abstract: A display device includes a display configured to display an image and a controller configured to reduce a blue component in the image when an execution command of a blue light reduction function is received. The controller may detect a preset part or color and perform control such that an amount of reduction of a blue component of an area corresponding to the detected part or color is different from that of the remaining area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh NAM, Myongyoung LEE, Sangchurl NAM, Younjin KIM
  • Publication number: 20220366827
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present application comprises a storage configured to store gamut mapping data, a controller configured to, when an image signal is input, convert the input image signal into an output signal based on the gamut mapping data, and a display configured to display an image based on the output signal, wherein the controller changes the gamut mapping data according to the input image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh NAM, Jongmin PARK
  • Patent number: 11455708
    Abstract: A tone mapping apparatus includes a dynamic tone mapping module configured to generate a first tone mapping curve based on a luminance distribution histogram of input image data and generate first image data from the input image data using the first tone mapping curve, and a processor configured to generate an RGB distribution histogram, a detail region histogram and a high-luminance region histogram based on pixel information of the first image data, generate a second tone mapping curve using the RGB distribution histogram, the detail region histogram and the high-luminance region histogram and generate output image data from the first image data using the second tone mapping curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyomin Kim, Yeonoh Nam
  • Patent number: 11417293
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the disclosure comprises: a linear gamut mapping unit for deriving a linear gamut mapping result for matching a gamut of an input image signal to a target display gamut; a non-linear gamut mapping unit for deriving a non-linear gamut mapping result for matching the gamut of the input image signal to the target display gamut; and a mixing unit for generating an output image signal by mixing the linear gamut mapping result and the non-linear gamut mapping result. The disclosure may provide an optimal gamut mapping result that is intended by a user and an originator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kyeongryeol Park, Yeonoh Nam
  • Publication number: 20220215792
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device which changes the quality of displayed images in real time according to the genres of the images, the display device comprising: a storage unit which stores picture quality according to the genres of images; a display unit which displays an image corresponding to an input image signal; and a control unit which acquires the genre of an image and changes the quality of the image to the picture quality corresponding to the genre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh NAM, Seokpan KANG, Sangchurl NAM, Myongyoung LEE, Chungbin IM
  • Publication number: 20220164930
    Abstract: A tone mapping apparatus includes a dynamic tone mapping module configured to generate a first tone mapping curve based on a luminance distribution histogram of input image data and generate first image data from the input image data using the first tone mapping curve, and a processor configured to generate an RGB distribution histogram, a detail region histogram and a high-luminance region histogram based on pixel information of the first image data, generate a second tone mapping curve using the RGB distribution histogram, the detail region histogram and the high-luminance region histogram and generate output image data from the first image data using the second tone mapping curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hyomin KIM, Yeonoh NAM
  • Publication number: 20210400231
    Abstract: Disclosed are a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a quality calculator configured to calculate an source quality of an image signal received from an external settop box or a network; an image quality setter configured to set an image quality of the image signal based on the calculated source quality; and an image quality processor configured to perform image quality processing on the image signal based on the set image quality, wherein in response to the source quality of the received image signal being changed at a first time point, the image quality setter changes an image quality setting sequentially from a first setting to a second setting; and based on the image quality setting, the image quality processor performs image quality processing. Accordingly, flicker may be reduced when an image quality is changed due to a change in the source quality of the received image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Saem PARK, Seokpan KANG, Yongtaek GONG, Sangchurl NAM, Yeonoh NAM, Jeonghyu YANG, Kyungmee LEE, Myongyoung LEE, Seoksoo LEE, Wonwoo LEE, Seungjong CHOI, Jongwoo HA
  • Patent number: 11170488
    Abstract: Disclosed is a signal processing device and an image display apparatus including the same. The signal processing device includes: a quality calculator configured to compare a previous frame image and at least a region of a current frame image, and calculate image type information based on a comparison result; an image quality setting unit configured to set an image quality based on the image type information; and an image quality processing unit configured to perform image quality processing according to the set image quality. Accordingly, it is possible to improve accuracy of image analysis and perform image quality processing according thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Sangchul Nam, Sungmin Kim, Myongyoung Lee, Yeonoh Nam, Seokpan Kang
  • Publication number: 20210304689
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and an operating method thereof. The display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit including a plurality of light sources for supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel and driven in a state of being divided into a plurality of blocks corresponding to the number of the light sources, and a backlight dimming controller configured to calculate dimming values of the plurality of blocks. The backlight dimming controller is configured to divide each of the plurality of blocks into a plurality of unit blocks and control brightness of an output image differently for each of the unit blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Yeonoh NAM, Kyuyong CHUNG, Jongmin LEE
  • Patent number: 11004408
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device that provides improved local dimming. The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal display panel; a backlight unit divided and driven into a plurality of blocks and supplying light to the liquid crystal display panel; a local dimming value calculator calculating a dimming value of each of the blocks in accordance with input image data; and a backlight dimming controller having a pixel corrector correcting image data on the basis of the dimming values, in which the backlight dimming controller can correct at least some of the dimming values of the blocks calculated by the local dimming value calculator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Myongyoung Lee, Jongmin Lee, Taeha Um, Yeonoh Nam