Patents by Inventor Dong-Joon KWAG

Dong-Joon KWAG 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: 12100359
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including sub-pixels arranged in an image display region of the display panel to display an image, a data driver that applies a data voltage to data lines, a scan signal driver that applies scan signals to scan signal lines, a data compensator that analyzes image data received from an outside to divide at least one deterioration region and deterioration peripheral regions, and compares and analyzes image data of the at least one deterioration region and the deterioration peripheral regions to compensate or modulate the image data of the at least one deterioration region, and a timing controller that controls the data driver and the scan signal driver to display compensation data including the compensated or modulated image data as an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Joon Kwag, Young Soo Hwang, Hyung Jin Kim
  • Publication number: 20240233642
    Abstract: The display device includes a display panel and a pixel. A compensator configured to calculate a degradation rate of the pixel based on an input gray level of first image data, and compensates the first image data based on the degradation rate to generate second image data. A data driver configured to generate a data signal based on the second image data and configured to supply the data signal to the pixel. The pixel includes a first element group and a second element group connected in series to each other, the first element group includes at least one first light emitting element, and the second element group includes at least one second light emitting element. The compensator is to calculate the degradation rate by applying first information on the number of the first light emitting elements and second information on the number of the second light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Seok Ha HONG, Joon Chul GOH, Dong Joon KWAG, Hyung Jin KIM, Jae Sung BAE
  • Publication number: 20240135880
    Abstract: The display device includes a display panel and a pixel. A compensator configured to calculate a degradation rate of the pixel based on an input gray level of first image data, and compensates the first image data based on the degradation rate to generate second image data. A data driver configured to generate a data signal based on the second image data and configured to supply the data signal to the pixel. The pixel includes a first element group and a second element group connected in series to each other, the first element group includes at least one first light emitting element, and the second element group includes at least one second light emitting element. The compensator is to calculate the degradation rate by applying first information on the number of the first light emitting elements and second information on the number of the second light emitting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Seok Ha HONG, Joon Chul GOH, Dong Joon KWAG, Hyung Jin KIM, Jae Sung BAE
  • Publication number: 20230131968
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including sub-pixels arranged in an image display region of the display panel to display an image, a data driver that applies a data voltage to data lines, a scan signal driver that applies scan signals to scan signal lines, a data compensator that analyzes image data received from an outside to divide at least one deterioration region and deterioration peripheral regions, and compares and analyzes image data of the at least one deterioration region and the deterioration peripheral regions to compensate or modulate the image data of the at least one deterioration region, and a timing controller that controls the data driver and the scan signal driver to display compensation data including the compensated or modulated image data as an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Joon KWAG, Young Soo HWANG, Hyung Jin KIM
  • Publication number: 20230104466
    Abstract: An afterimage compensator includes: a pixel data generator configured to generate characteristic data for one or more pixels from among a plurality of pixels by using a captured image; a stress accumulator configured to generate an accumulated stress for the one or more pixels in which stress corresponding to the one or more pixels is accumulated based on an image signal of a voltage domain; a domain converter configured to convert the accumulated stress for the one or more pixels from the voltage domain to accumulated stress data for the one or more pixels of a grayscale domain; and a compensator configured to generate compensation data using the characteristic data for the one or more pixels and the accumulated stress data for the one or more pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Seok Ha HONG, Joon Chul GOH, Dong Joon KWAG, Jae Sung BAE
  • Publication number: 20230104678
    Abstract: A display device includes a display part, a degradation compensator that generates a first compensated grayscale value by compensating for a first grayscale value corresponding to a first pixel, and generates a second compensated grayscale value by compensating for a second grayscale value corresponding to a second pixel, and a data driver that generates a first data signal based on the first compensated grayscale value to supply the first data signal to the first pixel, and generates a second data signal based on the second compensated grayscale value to supply the second data signal to the second pixel. A second degradation curve is defined by a first degradation coefficient corresponding to a first degradation curve, and a second degradation coefficient corresponding to a first estimated degradation curve for the light conversion particles of a second color calculated by applying the first degradation curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Ha HONG, Joon Chul GOH, Dong Joon KWAG, Hyung Jin KIM, Ji Eun PARK, Jae Sung BAE, Young Soo HWANG
  • Patent number: 11496687
    Abstract: An optical compensation device includes a measurement part that measures a luminance of a reference point of a display panel displaying an image and a luminance of a neighboring point separated from the reference point to generate measurement data, a camera that photographs a surface of the display panel to generate a photographed image, and a compensation part that generates a scaling value of the neighboring point based on the measurement data of the reference point, a photographed data generated based on the photographed image of the reference point, the measurement data of the neighboring point, and a photographed data generated based on the photographed image of the neighboring point, and generates compensation data of the neighboring point based on the scaling value of the neighboring point and the photographed data of the reference point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Ha Hong, Dong Joon Kwag, Hyung Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 11425366
    Abstract: A display device relates to a test image measuring device, and includes a housing including one side in which an opening is defined, and a reflector provided to be inclined by a predetermined angle from another side of the housing facing the opening, where a display device including a display unit and an imaging unit is provided above the opening, and a test image displayed from the display unit is photographed by the imaging unit through the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Seuk Yoo, Dong Joon Kwag, Hyung Jin Kim, Seong Heon Cho
  • Patent number: 11423832
    Abstract: A method of generating compensation data in a display device includes setting a pixel group including a first target pixel and first non-target pixels adjacent to the first target pixel among a plurality of pixels of a display panel; switching on the first target pixel and switching off the first non-target pixels to generate a first captured image and store the first captured image; switching on the first target pixel and the first non-target pixels to generate a second captured image and store the second captured image; switching off the first target pixel and switching on the first non-target pixels to generate a third captured image and store the third captured image; and calculating luminance correction data of the first target pixel based on the stored first to third captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Joon Kwag, Hyung Jin Kim, Seok Ha Hong
  • Patent number: 11393382
    Abstract: A luminance compensating apparatus includes a luminance characteristic value calculator calculating a first luminance characteristic value corresponding to a first unit section between first and second reference gray levels, and a second luminance characteristic value corresponding to a second unit section between second and third reference gray levels based on a first luminance value, a second luminance value, and a third luminance value; an expected correction gray level calculator calculating an expected correction gray level corresponding to the first reference gray level based on the first luminance value; and a compensation gray level calculator calculating a gamma compensation value based on the first luminance characteristic value when the expected correction gray level is included in the first unit section, and based on the first luminance characteristic value and the second luminance characteristic value when the expected correction gray level is included in the second unit section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Ha Hong, Dong Joon Kwag, Hyung Jin Kim, Hye Sang Park
  • Publication number: 20220130346
    Abstract: A method for compensating luminance of a display device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes capturing an image of the display device, generating imaging data, primarily mapping display pixels of the display device and the imaging data so that a unit mapping area corresponding to the display pixels includes luminance values for image pixels of an imaging device, setting an offset value of the imaging data with respect to the display pixels so that a maximum luminance value among the luminance values is positioned at a center of the unit mapping area, secondarily mapping the imaging data according to the offset value with respect to the display pixels, calculating a representative luminance value, and setting a luminance correction value corresponding to the representative luminance value with respect to one of the display pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Seok Ha HONG, Dong Joon KWAG
  • Patent number: 11315525
    Abstract: A method for compensating luminance of a display device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes capturing an image of the display device, generating imaging data, primarily mapping display pixels of the display device and the imaging data so that a unit mapping area corresponding to the display pixels includes luminance values for image pixels of an imaging device, setting an offset value of the imaging data with respect to the display pixels so that a maximum luminance value among the luminance values is positioned at a center of the unit mapping area, secondarily mapping the imaging data according to the offset value with respect to the display pixels, calculating a representative luminance value, and setting a luminance correction value corresponding to the representative luminance value with respect to one of the display pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Ha Hong, Dong Joon Kwag
  • Publication number: 20220084459
    Abstract: A method of generating compensation data in a display device includes setting a pixel group including a first target pixel and first non-target pixels adjacent to the first target pixel among a plurality of pixels of a display panel; switching on the first target pixel and switching off the first non-target pixels to generate a first captured image and store the first captured image; switching on the first target pixel and the first non-target pixels to generate a second captured image and store the second captured image; switching off the first target pixel and switching on the first non-target pixels to generate a third captured image and store the third captured image; and calculating luminance correction data of the first target pixel based on the stored first to third captured images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Joon KWAG, Hyung Jin KIM, Seok Ha Hong
  • Publication number: 20220070352
    Abstract: An optical compensation device includes a measurement part that measures a luminance of a reference point of a display panel displaying an image and a luminance of a neighboring point separated from the reference point to generate measurement data, a camera that photographs a surface of the display panel to generate a photographed image, and a compensation part that generates a scaling value of the neighboring point based on the measurement data of the reference point, a photographed data generated based on the photographed image of the reference point, the measurement data of the neighboring point, and a photographed data generated based on the photographed image of the neighboring point, and generates compensation data of the neighboring point based on the scaling value of the neighboring point and the photographed data of the reference point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok Ha HONG, Dong Joon KWAG, Hyung Jin KIM
  • Patent number: 11257462
    Abstract: In a method of generating compensation data for a display device, first color, second color, and third color compensation value sets may be obtained by capturing first color, second color, and third color images displayed by the display device, respectively, white, first color, second color, and third color loading luminances may be obtained by capturing white, first color, second color, and third color loading patterns displayed by the display device, respectively, first color, second color, and third color scale factors may be calculated by dividing a luminance decrease ratio of the white loading luminance by luminance decrease ratios of the first color, second color, and third color loading luminances, respectively, and the first color, second color, and third color compensation value sets and the first color, second color, and third color scale factors may be stored in the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Ha Hong, Dong Joon Kwag, Hyung Jin Kim, Ji-Eun Park, Hye-Sang Park, Hyun Seuk Yoo, Hee Chui Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210383736
    Abstract: A luminance compensating apparatus includes a luminance characteristic value calculator calculating a first luminance characteristic value corresponding to a first unit section between first and second reference gray levels, and a second luminance characteristic value corresponding to a second unit section between second and third reference gray levels based on a first luminance value, a second luminance value, and a third luminance value; an expected correction gray level calculator calculating an expected correction gray level corresponding to the first reference gray level based on the first luminance value; and a compensation gray level calculator calculating a gamma compensation value based on the first luminance characteristic value when the expected correction gray level is included in the first unit section, and based on the first luminance characteristic value and the second luminance characteristic value when the expected correction gray level is included in the second unit section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Seok Ha HONG, Dong Joon KWAG, Hyung Jin KIM, Hye Sang PARK
  • Patent number: 11094276
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a gate signal generating part, a switching part and a switching controlling part. The gate signal generating part is configured to generate a gate signal including a precharge time and a normal charge time using a compensated gate on voltage and a gate off voltage. The switching part is disposed between the gate signal generating part and a gate line. The switching part is configured to apply a compensated gate signal to the gate line. The switching controlling part is configured to generate a switching control signal for controlling an operation of the switching part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Sim, Neung-Beom Lee, Dong-Joon Kwag, Soo-Yeon Kim, Jeong-Hyun Kim, Hyeon-Uk Won, Ji-Ye Lee, Hyeon-Woo Hwang
  • Publication number: 20210125577
    Abstract: In a method of generating compensation data for a display device, first color, second color, and third color compensation value sets may be obtained by capturing first color, second color, and third color images displayed by the display device, respectively, white, first color, second color, and third color loading luminances may be obtained by capturing white, first color, second color, and third color loading patterns displayed by the display device, respectively, first color, second color, and third color scale factors may be calculated by dividing a luminance decrease ratio of the white loading luminance by luminance decrease ratios of the first color, second color, and third color loading luminances, respectively, and the first color, second color, and third color compensation value sets and the first color, second color, and third color scale factors may be stored in the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Seok Ha HONG, Dong Joon KWAG, Hyung Jin KIM, Ji-Eun PARK, Hye-Sang PARK, Hyun Seuk YOO, Hee Chul HWANG
  • Publication number: 20210029347
    Abstract: A display device relates to a test image measuring device, and includes a housing including one side in which an opening is defined, and a reflector provided to be inclined by a predetermined angle from another side of the housing facing the opening, where a display device including a display unit and an imaging unit is provided above the opening, and a test image displayed from the display unit is photographed by the imaging unit through the reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Hyun Seuk YOO, Dong Joon KWAG, Hyung Jin KIM, Seong Heon CHO
  • Publication number: 20200135129
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a gate signal generating part, a switching part and a switching controlling part. The gate signal generating part is configured to generate a gate signal including a precharge time and a normal charge time using a compensated gate on voltage and a gate off voltage. The switching part is disposed between the gate signal generating part and a gate line. The switching part is configured to apply a compensated gate signal to the gate line. The switching controlling part is configured to generate a switching control signal for controlling an operation of the switching part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun SIM, Neung-Beom LEE, Dong-Joon KWAG, Soo-Yeon KIM, Jeong-Hyun KIM, Hyeon-Uk WON, Ji-Ye LEE, Hyeon-Woo HWANG