Patents by Inventor Gi-cheri Kim

Gi-cheri 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: 8400394
    Abstract: A backlight unit assembly, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a dimming method thereof are provided. The dimming method for a liquid crystal display includes setting a plurality of lookup tables, each lookup table having different data for adjusting luminance corresponding to a same grayscale, calculating a grayscale average of a whole liquid crystal display panel and grayscale averages of individual liquid crystal display panel blocks with respect to an image signal input to the liquid crystal display panel, selecting one of the plurality of lookup tables in accordance with the whole grayscale average, and calculating the data for obtaining the luminance corresponding to the individual grayscale averages in the selected lookup table, and adjusting and applying power to a light emitting diode assembly using the calculated data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Keun Lee, Gi-Cheri Kim, Byung-Choon Yang, Jeom-Oh Kim
  • Patent number: 8183786
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; a liquid crystal panel which displays an image, and a plurality of light-emitting blocks which provide light to the liquid crystal panel, wherein each of the light-emitting blocks includes a first string having a plurality of first light-emitting elements connected in series and a second string having a plurality of second light-emitting elements connected in series, and an amount of light emitted by each of the first light-emitting elements is different from an amount of light emitted by each of the second light-emitting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Ki Park, Byoung-Dae Ye, Gi-Cheri Kim, Dong-Min Yeo
  • Publication number: 20100277514
    Abstract: A method for driving a light source module, the light source module including a plurality of light-emitting blocks, a driving mode of the light-emitting block providing light to a plurality of pixels displaying a unit image is determined by analyzing grayscale values corresponding to the pixels. A second driving signal is applied to the light-emitting block determined to be in a boosting mode, the second driving signal having a level higher than the level of a first driving signal applied to the light-emitting block determined to be in a normal mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Dong-Min Yeo, Gi-Cheri Kim, Yong-Hoon Kwon
  • Patent number: 7637626
    Abstract: A backlight unit is provided. The backlight unit includes a point light source circuit board and a point light source group row comprised of a plurality of point light source groups arranged in the point light source circuit board in a line. In addition, at least a part of the point light source groups have a different rotating angle with respect to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-ki Park, Seock-hwan Kang, Gi-cheri Kim, Seok-hyun Nam, Sang-yu Lee
  • Publication number: 20090243982
    Abstract: A backlight unit assembly, a liquid crystal display having the same, and a dimming method thereof are provided. The dimming method for a liquid crystal display includes setting a plurality of lookup tables, each lookup table having different data for adjusting luminance corresponding to a same grayscale, calculating a grayscale average of a whole liquid crystal display panel and grayscale averages of individual liquid crystal display panel blocks with respect to an image signal input to the liquid crystal display panel, selecting one of the plurality of lookup tables in accordance with the whole grayscale average, and calculating the data for obtaining the luminance corresponding to the individual grayscale averages in the selected lookup table, and adjusting and applying power to a light emitting diode assembly using the calculated data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Young-Keun Lee, Gi-Cheri Kim, Byung-Choon Yang, Jeom-Oh Kim
  • Publication number: 20070014098
    Abstract: A backlight unit is provided. The backlight unit includes a point light source circuit board and a point light source group row comprised of a plurality of point light source groups arranged in the point light source circuit board in a line. In addition, at least a part of the point light source groups have a different rotating angle with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-ki Park, Seock-hwan Kang, Gi-cheri Kim, Seok-hyun Nam, Sang-yu Lee