Patents by Inventor Beom-Shik Kim

Beom-Shik Kim 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: 9804676
    Abstract: There is provided a display panel including a piezoelectric device and a method for compensating properties of a piezoelectric device. According to the an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel includes: a panel; and a piezoelectric device coupled with the panel, wherein the piezoelectric device includes: a plurality of piezoelectric elements disposed at different positions of the panel and each configured to generate vibrations according to a driving signal; a driver configured to supply the driving signal to the plurality of piezoelectric elements; a plurality of acceleration sensors configured to detect acceleration information of vibrations in different regions of the panel; and a compensator configured to control the driving signal to compensate for property deviations of the plurality of piezoelectric elements, based on the acceleration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Beom Shik Kim, Jong Seo Lee
  • Publication number: 20170277012
    Abstract: A liquid crystal lens includes first and second electrodes facing each other, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second electrodes. The first electrode includes at least one unit pattern. The unit pattern includes a pattern electrode and an aperture. The pattern electrode is disposed adjacent to a boundary of the unit pattern and the aperture is disposed inside the pattern electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: SU JUNG HUH, BEOM SHIK KIM, JUN HO SONG, YEON MUN JEON, IN SUN HWANG
  • Publication number: 20170212369
    Abstract: A 3D image display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a liquid crystal lens panel configured to selectively form a plurality of first lenses each extending in a first direction and successively arranged along a second direction which crosses the first direction, and to selectively form a plurality of second lenses each extending in the second direction and successively arranged along the first direction; and a polarization switching panel formed between the display panel and the liquid lens panel, the polarization switching panel configured to selectively alter an optical axis of light incident from the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Beom Shik KIM
  • Publication number: 20170160803
    Abstract: There are provided a display device and a method of driving the same. The display device includes a haptic panel configured for a predetermined haptic driving, a haptic driver configured to control supply of a haptic driving voltage to the haptic panel, and a controller configured to receive at least one of user information and user environment information and to determine the haptic driving voltage according to the received user information and user environment information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Won Ki HONG, Hak Sun KIM, Beom Shik KIM, Jong Seo LEE
  • Patent number: 9632645
    Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic sensor patterns coupled to a first substrate, and a plurality of conductive patterns corresponding to the magnetic sensor patterns. Each of the magnetic sensor patterns sense a change in a magnetic field caused by a touch input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Nam, Joon Hak Oh, Jong Seo Lee, Beom Shik Kim
  • Patent number: 9571824
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device includes a display including a plurality of pixels and displaying an image according to image data generated by processing an input video signal, and a controller for controlling the processing of an input video signal. The controller includes an image change gap setter for setting a first image change gap by using a user's reference input value, a calculation and correction unit for calculating an actual distance of the user who views a display image based on the user's observation position coordinate data, correcting the first image change gap corresponding to the actual distance, and calculating a second image change gap, and an image mode selector for selecting an image mode realized by the display, determining the user's position point with reference to the second image change gap, and generating image data for respective image modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beom-Shik Kim, Hui Nam, Jun-Il Kwon
  • Patent number: 9553134
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area; a display unit on the first substrate at the display area and configured to display an image; a display wiring on the first substrate at the non-display area and coupled to the display unit; a second substrate on the first substrate with the display unit and the display wiring therebetween; a touch unit on the second substrate, corresponding to the display unit, and configured to recognize a touch; a touch wiring on the second substrate at the non-display area and coupled to the touch unit; and an anti-noise electrode between the display wiring and the touch wiring at the non-display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Nam, Jong-Seo Lee, Beom Shik Kim, Joon Hak Oh
  • Patent number: 9519370
    Abstract: A display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a plurality of pixels defined on a substrate and a sensor formed in at least one of the plurality of pixels and adjacently arranged at the same vertical level as that of a thin film transistor formed on the substrate to sense bending of the substrate and pressure that is applied to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Nam, Beom Shik Kim, Jun Il Kwon
  • Patent number: 9513729
    Abstract: Embodiments provide the energy recovery system capable of converting mechanical energy of a touch input to a touch screen panel into electrical energy and storing the converted electrical energy. The energy recovery system may include a touch screen panel including a piezoelectric material, an energy recovery device recovering electrical energy generated by the piezoelectric material, and an electrical energy storage device storing the recovered electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Beom-Shik Kim, Hui Nam, Jun-Il Kwon
  • Patent number: 9424789
    Abstract: An electronic imaging device includes a display unit and a barrier layer. The display unit includes scan lines for transferring select signals, data lines for transferring data signals corresponding to first and second images formed according to one or more input signals, and pixels connected with the scan and data lines. The barrier layer includes first barriers and second barriers corresponding to the first barriers. The first image is displayed during a first period of a unit period during which an image of a single frame is displayed. The second image is displayed during a second period different from the first period. The first barriers are driven according to the first image, the second barriers are driven according to the second image, and a region of the barrier layer corresponding to a mixed region in which the first and second images coexist is a non-transmission region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Nam, Beom-Shik Kim, Chan-Young Park, Ja-Seung Ku
  • Publication number: 20160209922
    Abstract: There is provided a display panel including a piezoelectric device and a method for compensating properties of a piezoelectric device. According to the an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, the display panel includes: a panel; and a piezoelectric device coupled with the panel, wherein the piezoelectric device includes: a plurality of piezoelectric elements disposed at different positions of the panel and each configured to generate vibrations according to a driving signal; a driver configured to supply the driving signal to the plurality of piezoelectric elements; a plurality of acceleration sensors configured to detect acceleration information of vibrations in different regions of the panel; and a compensator configured to control the driving signal to compensate for property deviations of the plurality of piezoelectric elements, based on the acceleration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Beom Shik KIM, Jong Seo LEE
  • Patent number: 9223398
    Abstract: Provided are a flexible display apparatus and a method of operating the same. The flexible display apparatus includes: a display unit that displays an image and is flexible; and a sensor for detecting an approach of an object to a bent space of the display unit while the display unit is bent. The flexible display apparatus may use a proximity touch as a user interface by detecting an approach of an object, by disposing a sensor in a region adjacent to a display unit or on the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Il Kwon, Hui Nam, Beom-Shik Kim
  • Patent number: 9106907
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display device includes a scan driver, a data driver, a light emission driver, a display unit including a first region and a second region with pixel lines, and a controller. The light emission driver is configured to transmit a plurality of first light emission control signals to pixels to emit light in the first region and a plurality of second light emission control signals to pixels to emit light in the second region after corresponding scan signals are transmitted to respective pixels in the first and second regions, the first light emission control signals being separated from corresponding scan signals by respective first periods, and the second light emission control signals overlapping in time with corresponding scan signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Nam, Beom-Shik Kim, Keum-Nam Kim
  • Patent number: 9091876
    Abstract: A time-division liquid crystal barrier includes an upper substrate having first electrodes, second electrodes, and a first insulation layer between the first and second electrodes, the first electrodes being arranged with a first gap, and the second electrodes being arranged with a second gap, a lower substrate having third electrodes, fourth electrodes, and a second insulation layer between the third and fourth electrodes, the third electrodes being arranged with the first gap, and the fourth electrodes being arranged with the second gap, and a liquid crystal layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate, the first and second electrodes being alternately arranged with respect to the first insulation layer, the third and fourth electrodes being alternately arranged with respect to the second insulation layer, the first electrodes overlap the third electrodes, and the second electrodes overlap the fourth electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beom-Shik Kim, Hui Nam, Jun-Il Kwon
  • Publication number: 20150205415
    Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus includes a plurality of magnetic sensor patterns coupled to a first substrate, and a plurality of conductive patterns corresponding to the magnetic sensor patterns. Each of the magnetic sensor patterns sense a change in a magnetic field caused by a touch input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hui NAM, Joon Hak OH, Jong Seo LEE, Beom Shik KIM
  • Publication number: 20150205418
    Abstract: Provided is a display device, including: a first substrate including a display area and a non-display area adjacent to the display area; a display unit on the first substrate at the display area and configured to display an image; a display wiring on the first substrate at the non-display area and coupled to the display unit; a second substrate on the first substrate with the display unit and the display wiring therebetween; a touch unit on the second substrate, corresponding to the display unit, and configured to recognize a touch; a touch wiring on the second substrate at the non-display area and coupled to the touch unit; and an anti-noise electrode between the display wiring and the touch wiring at the non-display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Hui Nam, Jong-Seo Lee, Beom Shik Kim, Joon Hak Oh
  • Patent number: 9041871
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form, each pixel including a plurality of sub-pixels, a lens module on the display panel, the lens module including a plurality of lenses having a pitch that corresponds to a horizontal pitch of the plurality of sub-pixels, and a driving unit configured to drive the display panel and the lens module to provide an image displayed by the display panel to a left eye of a viewer at a first frame and to provide the image displayed by the display panel to a right eye of the viewer at a second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Nam, Beom-Shik Kim
  • Patent number: 9001110
    Abstract: A dual liquid crystal barrier includes a first substrate having space-division electrodes, the space-division electrodes including first electrodes and second electrodes, a second substrate having time-division electrodes, the time-division electrodes including third electrodes and fourth electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The dual liquid crystal barrier is configured to selectively operate as a space-division liquid crystal barrier based on the space-division electrodes, or a time-division liquid crystal barrier based on the time-division electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Beom-Shik Kim, Hui Nam
  • Publication number: 20150070475
    Abstract: A display device includes a frame; and a transparent display module in the frame, the transparent display module including a horizontal cross-section including a closed curve and configured to emit light from opposite surfaces thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beom Shik Kim, Tae Hyeog Jung, Hui Nam
  • Publication number: 20140354617
    Abstract: A display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a plurality of pixels defined on a substrate and a sensor formed in at least one of the plurality of pixels and adjacently arranged at the same vertical level as that of a thin film transistor formed on the substrate to sense bending of the substrate and pressure that is applied to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hui Nam, Beom Shik Kim, Jun II Kwon