Patents by Inventor Heen-Dol KIM

Heen-Dol 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: 11869444
    Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller for supplying a clock training signal through a data clock signal line in a first period of one frame period, and supplying image data through the data clock signal line in a second period of the one frame period, a data driver for generating a clock signal, based on the clock training signal in a clock training period in the first period, and generating a data signal, based on the clock signal and the image data in the second period, and a pixel unit for displaying an image, based on the data signal. The clock training signal includes a plurality of signal levels, and the data driver determines the clock training period, based on the signal levels of the clock training signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chae Hee Park, Jong Soo Kim, Heen Dol Kim, Ji Ye Lee, Young Suk Jung
  • Patent number: 11799696
    Abstract: A transceiver of the present inventive concept includes a transmitter and a receiver connected by a first line and a second line, and the transmitter includes a first encoder; a second encoder; and a transmission driver. The first encoder generates a first encoded data different from a first data during a first period and the second encoder generates a second encoded data equal to a second data during the first period, the second encoder generates the second encoded data different from the second data during a second period and the first encoder generates the first encoded data equal to the first data during the second period, and the first period and the second period are arranged to alternate with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Suk Jung, Weon Jun Choe, Heen Dol Kim, Chae Hee Park, Ji Ye Lee
  • Patent number: 11798495
    Abstract: A display device including: a timing controller configured to supply an adjustment option value through a data clock signal line during a first initialization period, and generate second data based on first data and a control signal and supply the second data through the data clock signal line during a data period; a data driver configured to generate an adjustment value based on the adjustment option value during the first initialization period, and generate third data based on the adjustment value and the second data and generate a data signal based on the third data during the data period; and a pixel configured to display an image based on the data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chae Hee Park, Jong Soo Kim, Heen Dol Kim, Ji Ye Lee, Young Suk Jung
  • Publication number: 20230188386
    Abstract: A transceiver of the present inventive concept includes a transmitter and a receiver connected by a first line and a second line, and the transmitter includes a first encoder; a second encoder; and a transmission driver. The first encoder generates a first encoded data different from a first data during a first period and the second encoder generates a second encoded data equal to a second data during the first period, the second encoder generates the second encoded data different from the second data during a second period and the first encoder generates the first encoded data equal to the first data during the second period, and the first period and the second period are arranged to alternate with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Young Suk JUNG, Weon Jun CHOE, Heen Dol KIM, Chae Hee PARK, Ji Ye LEE
  • Publication number: 20230128574
    Abstract: A method for data transmission includes dividing first data into data packets, selecting transition acceleration data among transition acceleration data preliminary packets, generating transition guarantee data packets by performing an operation on a data packet group including predetermined data packets among the data packets and the transition acceleration data, and transmitting the transition acceleration data and the transition guarantee data packets. In the selecting the transition acceleration data among the transition acceleration data preliminary packets, the transition acceleration data different from previous transition acceleration data immediately preceding the transition acceleration data in the transition acceleration data preliminary packets is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Heen Dol KIM, Jin Woo NOH, Jong Soo KIM, Chae Hee PARK, Ji Ye LEE, Young Suk JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230112331
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel comprising a display area including a plurality of pixels and a non-display area disposed around the display area; and a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards disposed in the non-display area along a first edge of the display panel, where distances of a first end portion of each of the flexible printed circuit boards from the first edge are different from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jiye LEE, Sooyeon KIM, Hee-Jeong SEO, Jongsoo KIM, Heen Dol KIM, Chae Hee PARK, Youngsuk JUNG
  • Publication number: 20230098067
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a data transmission method that transmits data in a clock-embedded manner, including: dividing the data into a plurality of data packets having a bit number of ‘a’; determining a transition code including information on a first transition facilitating data packet and a second transition facilitating data packet having the same high-order bits ([a?1:1]) among the data packets; converting the plurality of data packets into transition ensuring data packets by using the transition code; and transmitting the transition code and the transition ensuring data packets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Heen Dol KIM, Jong Soo Kim, Chae Hee Park, Ji Ye Lee, Young Suk Jung
  • Patent number: 10586507
    Abstract: A display device may include display pixels configured to emit light at a luminance corresponding to a data signal, at least one auxiliary pixel configured to store an auxiliary voltage, a gate driver configured to supply a gate signal to the display pixels and the auxiliary pixel, a data driver configured to convert image data into the data signal, and supply an auxiliary voltage having a preset level to the auxiliary pixel. A sensing circuit is configured to sense a change in the auxiliary pixel for each frame, and generate compensation voltage information. A timing controller is configured to convert an image signal into the image data, and generate a driving voltage control signal. A voltage generation unit is configured to generate a driving voltage corresponding to the driving voltage control signal, and generate the reference gamma voltage based on the driving voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Jai Hyun Koh, Heen Dol Kim, Bong Hyun You, Soo Yeon Lee, Seok Ha Hong
  • Publication number: 20180322844
    Abstract: A display device may include display pixels configured to emit light at a luminance corresponding to a data signal, at least one auxiliary pixel configured to store an auxiliary voltage, a gate driver configured to supply a gate signal to the display pixels and the auxiliary pixel, a data driver configured to convert image data into the data signal, and supply an auxiliary voltage having a preset level to the auxiliary pixel. A sensing circuit is configured to sense a change in the auxiliary pixel for each frame, and generate compensation voltage information. A timing controller is configured to convert an image signal into the image data, and generate a driving voltage control signal. A voltage generation unit is configured to generate a driving voltage corresponding to the driving voltage control signal, and generate the reference gamma voltage based on the driving voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jae Hoon LEE, Jai Hyun KOH, Heen Dol KIM, Bong Hyun YOU, Soo Yeon LEE, Seok Ha HONG
  • Patent number: 10013934
    Abstract: A method of driving a light source includes outputting a light source driving signal and outputting a delayed driving signal. The light source driving signal drives a light source based on image data. The delayed driving signal is generated by delaying the light source driving signal based on a vertical sync signal having a frame period of the image data and a data enable signal having a horizontal line period of the image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heen-Dol Kim, Jai-Hyun Koh, Hyun-Kyu Namkung, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Nam-Jae Lim
  • Patent number: 9664943
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device including a first block including a first primary color pixel and a second primary color pixel having substantially a same area, a second block alternatingly disposed with the first block along the first direction, the second block including a third primary color pixel, a fourth primary color pixel and a white pixel. The first block and the second block have substantially a same area and the third primary color pixel has an area wider than the fourth primary color pixel and the white color pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jai-Hyun Koh, Se Ah Kwon, Heen Dol Kim, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Ik Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9659518
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel, the method including analyzing input image data, determining a driving method of the display panel as one of a progressive driving method and an interlace driving method, and rearranging the input image data according to the determined one of the progressive driving method and the interlace driving method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jai-Hyun Koh, Heen-Dol Kim, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Ik-Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9495916
    Abstract: A method of displaying a three-dimensional stereoscopic image includes generating a plurality of left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color data using a left-eye or right-eye data frame, calculating a plurality of left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color dimming levels using the left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color data, sequentially outputting a plurality of left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color data frames, corrected based on the left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color dimming levels, to a display panel, and sequentially providing a plurality of left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color lights, generated from a light source part based on the left-eye or right-eye virtual primary color dimming levels, to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heen-Dol Kim, Bong-Hyun You, Jai-Hyun Koh, Kuk-Hwan Ahn
  • Patent number: 9318075
    Abstract: An image driving method includes receiving basic image data including a first set of primary colors. The basic image data is transformed into output image data including a second set of primary colors. Luminance values of the second set of primary colors of the output image data is reduced to compensate the luminance values of the second set of primary colors of the output image data when a luminance value of the first set of primary color of the basic image data is saturated. Image distortion is thereby minimized or prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Heen-Dol Kim, Jai-Hyun Koh, Ik-Soo Lee, Jin-Pil Kim
  • Publication number: 20160055784
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel, the method including analyzing input image data, determining a driving method of the display panel as one of a progressive driving method and an interlace driving method, and rearranging the input image data according to the determined one of the progressive driving method and the interlace driving method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Jai-Hyun Koh, Heen-Dol Kim, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Ik-Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20150348479
    Abstract: A method of driving a light source includes outputting a light source driving signal and outputting a delayed driving signal. The light source driving signal drives a light source based on image data. The delayed driving signal is generated by delaying the light source driving signal based on a vertical sync signal having a frame period of the image data and a data enable signal having a horizontal line period of the image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: HEEN-DOL KIM, Jai-Hyun Koh, Hyun-Kyu Namkung, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Nam-Jae Lim
  • Publication number: 20150062191
    Abstract: A method of driving a light-source which provides a display panel displaying a picture during at least one frame period with light, includes determining a dimming-level configured to control a luminance of the light based on image data, determining whether the dimming-level of a current picture corresponds to a repetition dimming mode based on the dimming-level of a first previous picture, the first previous picture being displayed on the display panel prior to the current picture, and determining the dimming-level of the current picture to a fixed dimming-level in the repetition dimming mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Heen-Dol KIM, Jai-Hyun KOH, Jin-Pil KIM, Hyun-Kyu NAMKUNG, Seok-Yun SON, Kuk-Hwan AHN
  • Patent number: 8928685
    Abstract: A method of processing an image signal includes: converting a source image signal into an image signal corresponding to a color space for a color gamut mapping; reducing a color gamut of the image signal; and mapping the image signal corresponding to colors within the reduced color gamut into an image signal corresponding to colors within a display color gamut, wherein the colors of the display color gamut are displayed by a display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Korea Polytechnic University Industry-Academy Corporation Foundation
    Inventors: Heen-dol Kim, Ik-Soo Lee, Bong-Hyun You, Jai-Hyun Koh, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Moon-Cheol Kim
  • Publication number: 20140204321
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device including a first block including a first primary color pixel and a second primary color pixel having substantially a same area, a second block alternatingly disposed with the first block along the first direction, the second block including a third primary color pixel, a fourth primary color pixel and a white pixel. The first block and the second block have substantially a same area and the third primary color pixel has an area wider than the fourth primary color pixel and the white color pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jai-Hyun KOH, Se Ah KWON, Heen Dol KIM, Kuk-Hwan AHN, Ik Soo LEE
  • Publication number: 20140071174
    Abstract: An image driving method includes receiving basic image data including a first set of primary colors. The basic image data is transformed into output image data including a second set of primary colors. Luminance values of the second set of primary colors of the output image data is reduced to compensate the luminance values of the second set of primary colors of the output image data when a luminance value of the first set of primary color of the basic image data is saturated. Image distortion is thereby minimized or prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HEEN-DOL KIM, JAI-HYUN KOH, IK-SOO LEE, JIN-PIL KIM