Patents by Inventor Dong-hyun Yeo

Dong-hyun Yeo 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).

  • Publication number: 20220068194
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that includes a plurality of pixels, a data driver configured to provide a data voltage to the plurality of pixels, a scan driver configured to provide a first scan signal and a second scan signal to the plurality of pixels, and a controller configured to control the data driver and the scan driver. The display panel is driven at a driving frequency that is variable within a driving frequency range. The scan driver provides the first scan signal to the plurality of pixels at the driving frequency, and provides the second scan signal to the plurality of pixels at a second driving frequency that is equal to or higher than the driving frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: HONG-KYU KIM, MYEONGSU KIM, PO-YUN PARK, DONG-HYUN YEO, WOOJUNG JUNG
  • Patent number: 11172160
    Abstract: In a method of operating a display device supporting a variable frame mode, frame data are received during a constant active period of a frame period including the active period and a variable blank period, the received frame data are written to a frame memory in the active period, the received frame data are outputted to a data driver in the active period to display an image based on the received frame data, a time of the variable blank period is counted, and, when the time of the variable blank period reaches a predetermined threshold blank time, the frame data stored in the frame memory are outputted to the data driver in the variable blank period to display an image based on the frame data stored in the frame memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu Kim, Yong-Bum Kim, Po-Yun Park, Dong-Hyun Yeo, Byungkil Jeon
  • Patent number: 11107435
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a position detector, a driving controller, a gate driver and a data driver. The display panel is configured to display an image. The position detector is configured to determine a position of a user. The driving controller is configured to generate an overdriving value according to a grayscale value of previous frame data and a grayscale value of present frame data. The gate driver is configured to output gate signals to the display panel. The data driver is configured to output data voltages to the display panel based on the overdriving value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jongman Kim, Yong-Bum Kim, Dong-Hyun Yeo, Byung Kil Jeon, Woojung Jung
  • Patent number: 10861408
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels for displaying an image; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature; an image data corrector for calculating correction parameters based on a grayscale change, calculating temperature parameters based on preset reference temperatures and the correction parameters, and correcting current image data to provide corrected image data based on the correction parameters and the temperature parameters; and a data driver for converting the corrected current image data into a data voltage and supplying the data voltage to the display panel. At least one of the correction parameters has a value that varies linearly with the sensed temperature and is based in part on the temperature parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Man Kim, Dong Hyun Yeo, Byung Kil Jeon, Yong Bum Kim, Woo Jung Jung
  • Patent number: 10796663
    Abstract: Provided is a color compensation device of an electronic device including a first color converter, a parameter generator, an operator, and a second color converter. The first color converter receives an image signal, converts the image signal into initial tristimulus values based on a basic look-up table, and generates a conversion look-up table using the basic look-up table. The parameter generator extracts 2N number of representative parameters from the conversion look-up table and generates N number of compensation parameters on the basis of the 2N number of representative parameters. N is a natural number. The operator generates compensated tristimulus values at each gray scale using the N number of compensation parameters, generates a compensation look-up table, and converts the initial tristimulus values into the compensated tristimulus values using the compensation look-up table. The second color converter converts the compensated tristimulus values into a compensated image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jongman Kim, Dong-hyun Yeo, Woojung Jung, Yong-bum Kim, Chul Kim, ByungKil Jeon
  • Patent number: 10692459
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a signal controller, a panel driver, and a display panel. The signal controller includes N functional blocks that process input image signals to output image data signals and convert input control signals to internal control signals to output the internal control signals. The panel driver converts the image data signals to image data voltages in response to the internal control signals to output the image data voltages and outputs a gate driving voltage. The display panel receives the gate driving voltage and the image data voltages to display an image. A screen of the display panel includes a first area and a second area different from the first area. First input image signals corresponding to the first area among the input image signals are processed by I functional blocks (I is smaller than N) among the N functional blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woojung Jung, Yong-bum Kim, Dong-hyun Yeo, ByungKil Jeon, Yongho Sung
  • Publication number: 20200135137
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a position detector, a driving controller, a gate driver and a data driver. The display panel is configured to display an image. The position detector is configured to determine a position of a user. The driving controller is configured to generate an overdriving value according to a grayscale value of previous frame data and a grayscale value of present frame data. The gate driver is configured to output gate signals to the display panel. The data driver is configured to output data voltages to the display panel based on the overdriving value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jongman KIM, Yong-Bum KIM, Dong-Hyun YEO, Byung Kil JEON, Woojung JUNG
  • Publication number: 20200043441
    Abstract: Provided is a color compensation device of an electronic device including a first color converter, a parameter generator, an operator, and a second color converter. The first color converter receives an image signal, converts the image signal into initial tristimulus values based on a basic look-up table, and generates a conversion look-up table using the basic look-up table. The parameter generator extracts 2N number of representative parameters from the conversion look-up table and generates N number of compensation parameters on the basis of the 2N number of representative parameters. N is a natural number. The operator generates compensated tristimulus values at each gray scale using the N number of compensation parameters, generates a compensation look-up table, and converts the initial tristimulus values into the compensated tristimulus values using the compensation look-up table. The second color converter converts the compensated tristimulus values into a compensated image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Jongman KIM, Dong-hyun YEO, Woojung JUNG, Yong-bum KIM, Chul KIM, ByungKil JEON
  • Publication number: 20190392777
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels for displaying an image; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature; an image data corrector for calculating correction parameters based on a grayscale change, calculating temperature parameters based on preset reference temperatures and the correction parameters, and correcting current image data to provide corrected image data based on the correction parameters and the temperature parameters; and a data driver for converting the corrected current image data into a data voltage and supplying the data voltage to the display panel. At least one of the correction parameters has a value that varies linearly with the sensed temperature and is based in part on the temperature parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jong Man Kim, Dong Hyun Yeo, Byung Kil Jeon, Yong Bum Kim, Woo Jung Jung
  • Patent number: 10453419
    Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit, a timing controlling circuit and a voltage generating circuit state receiving circuit. The voltage generating circuit state receiving circuit is configured to receive voltage generating circuit state data indicating a temperature, a voltage or a current of a voltage generating circuit from the voltage generating circuit. The voltage generator generates a voltage used to drive the display panel, and controls an operation of the timing controlling circuit according to the voltage generating circuit state data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-Min Sung, Byung-Kil Jeon, Dong-Hyun Yeo, Su-Hyun Jeong, Eun-Seon Kim
  • Publication number: 20190253662
    Abstract: In a method of operating a display device supporting a variable frame mode, frame data are received during a constant active period of a frame period including the active period and a variable blank period, the received frame data are written to a frame memory in the active period, the received frame data are outputted to a data driver in the active period to display an image based on the received frame data, a time of the variable blank period is counted, and, when the time of the variable blank period reaches a predetermined threshold blank time, the frame data stored in the frame memory are outputted to the data driver in the variable blank period to display an image based on the frame data stored in the frame memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu KIM, Yong-Bum KIM, Po-Yun PARK, Dong-Hyun YEO, Byungkil JEON
  • Publication number: 20190130862
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a signal controller, a panel driver, and a display panel. The signal controller includes N functional blocks that process input image signals to output image data signals and convert input control signals to internal control signals to output the internal control signals. The panel driver converts the image data signals to image data voltages in response to the internal control signals to output the image data voltages and outputs a gate driving voltage. The display panel receives the gate driving voltage and the image data voltages to display an image. A screen of the display panel includes a first area and a second area different from the first area. First input image signals corresponding to the first area among the input image signals are processed by I functional blocks (I is smaller than N) among the N functional blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Woojung JUNG, Yong-bum KIM, Dong-hyun YEO, ByungKil JEON, Yongho SUNG
  • Publication number: 20190122627
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a display panel driver. The display panel driver includes an over-driver which selects an over-driving data from an over-driving pattern which moves to a predetermined direction, generates a reference line based on a first polynomial expression generated based on the over-driving data, and generates an over-driving data lookup table by moving the reference line, a data driver which outputs a data signal generated based on the over-driving data lookup table to the data line of the display panel, and a gate driver which outputs a gate signal to the gate line of the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: JONGMAN KIM, DONG-HYUN YEO, WOOJUNG JUNG, YONG-BUM KIM, YONGHO SUNG, BYUNGKIL JEON
  • Publication number: 20180247606
    Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit, a timing controlling circuit and a voltage generating circuit state receiving circuit. The voltage generating circuit state receiving circuit is configured to receive voltage generating circuit state data indicating a temperature, a voltage or a current of a voltage generating circuit from the voltage generating circuit. The voltage generator generates a voltage used to drive the display panel, and controls an operation of the timing controlling circuit according to the voltage generating circuit state data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: JEONG-MIN SUNG, BYUNG-KIL JEON, DONG-HYUN YEO, SU-HYUN JEONG, EUN-SEON KIM
  • Patent number: 9953597
    Abstract: A driving unit of display panel includes a data driving part, a timing controlling part and a gate driving part. The data driving part is configured to receive reference image data and includes a first data driving circuit part having a first channel outputting a first reference data signal based on the reference image data and a k-th channel outputting a k-th reference data signal based on the reference image data. The timing controlling part is configured to detect a time difference between the first reference data signal and the k-th reference data signal. The gate driving part is configured to output a gate signal to each of gate lines. By delaying data signals based on the gate signal delay caused by long line load and RC delay, the present invention may improve display quality of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Yeo, Eun-Seon Kim, Yong-Bum Kim, Suk-Jin Park, Byung-Kil Jeon, Su-Hyun Jeong
  • Patent number: 9711103
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus including: a display panel including pixels connected with a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines; a gate driver supplying gate signals to the gate lines; and a data driver supplying data voltages to the data lines. The data driver includes a temperature measurer generating a temperature signal of the data driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Han Lee, Taegon Kim, Sunkyu Son, ByungKil Jeon, Dong-Hyun Yeo
  • Patent number: 9697783
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first interpolator configured to generate first correction data for a first polarity corresponding to an input data using a first look up table which stores correction data for the first polarity compensating for a luminance difference between the first polarity and a second polarity opposite to the first polarity of a data voltage for the sub pixel, a first delay compensator configured to apply a correction value to the first correction data for the first polarity and generate second correction data for the first polarity, the correction value compensating for an RC delay based on a pixel position corresponding to the input data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Yeo, Byung-Kil Jeon, Yong-Bum Kim, Eun-Seon Kim, Suk-Jin Park, Su-Hyun Jeong
  • Publication number: 20170092186
    Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes a data processor, a data driving circuit and a gate driving circuit. The data processor is configured to analyze image data, calculate an application rate value of a spatial gamma mixing which displays high gamma data and low gamma data on a display panel, perform the spatial gamma mixing on the image data according to the application rate value, and output image processed image data. The data driving circuit is configured to generate a data signal based on the image processed image data output from the data processing circuit, and output the data signal to a data line of the display panel. The gate driving circuit is configured to output a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel. Thus, display quality of a display apparatus may be increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: WOO-JUNG JUNG, BYUNG-KIL JEON, DONG-HYUN YEO, SUHYUN JEONG, YONG BUM KIM
  • Publication number: 20170084244
    Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes a gate driving circuit, a data driving circuit, a timing controlling circuit and a voltage generating circuit state receiving circuit. The voltage generating circuit state receiving circuit is configured to receive voltage generating circuit state data indicating a temperature, a voltage or a current of a voltage generating circuit from the voltage generating circuit. The voltage generator generates a voltage used to drive the display panel, and controls an operation of the timing controlling circuit according to the voltage generating circuit state data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: JEONG-MIN SUNG, BYUNG-KIL JEON, DONG-HYUN YEO, SU-HYUN JEONG, EUN-SEON KIM
  • Patent number: 9570031
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring pixel data includes a multiplexer configured to select pixel data applied to at least one of function blocks which is configured to convert the pixel data provided from an external device and adjust characteristics of a display device, a monitoring module configured to store the pixel data selected by the multiplexer, and an analyzing module configured to output a location selection signal to the multiplexer which provides the monitoring module with the pixel data based on the location selection signal, to read out the pixel data stored in the monitoring module by applying a pixel position signal to the monitoring module, and to analyze a variation of the read out pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Yeo, Jae-Hyoung Park, Byung-Kil Jeon, Yong-Bum Kim, Suk-Jin Park, Su-Hyun Jeong, Eun-Seon Kim