Patents by Inventor Hoi-Sik Moon

Hoi-Sik Moon 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: 11682336
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a driving controller and a data driver. The driving controller processes input image data according to a variable input frequency and generates a data signal having a varied frame length. The data driver converts the data signal into a data voltage and outputs the data voltage to the display panel. The driving controller determines a variable frequency mode and generates an asymmetric data signal including a positive data signal and a negative data signal which are asymmetric with respect to a common voltage for a same grayscale value in the variable frequency mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Hyeong An, Hoi Sik Moon, Yoon Gu Kim, Jin Pil Kim, Jae Sung Bae, Nam Jae Lim, Ik Hyun Ahn, Seung Young Choi
  • Patent number: 11435231
    Abstract: A vision inspection apparatus includes an inspection controller which displays a grid pattern with a plurality of gray levels on a display panel, an imaging converter which drives a charge-coupled device with a predetermined or set exposure-time and converts the grid pattern displayed on the display panel into a grid pattern signal, a charge calculator which calculates a charge amount per unit time for each color of a reference gray level using a reference gray level signal, included in the grid pattern signal, and the set exposure-time, and an exposure-time calculator which calculates an optimum exposure-time for each color of the reference gray level based on a target charge amount of the reference gray level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Juneyoung Lee, Hoi Sik Moon, Hyungwoo Yim, Jae-Seob Chung, Minyup Chae
  • Patent number: 11380241
    Abstract: A display device according to some embodiments includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a timing controller for correcting an input image signal, and for transmitting the input image to the display panel, a memory for storing model correction data for correcting a gray value, the model correction data corresponding to respective models of a plurality of timing controllers, and for storing image quality correction data for correcting a gamma deviation of the display panel, and a correction controller for generating final correction data by using the model correction data and the image quality correction data, and for transmitting the final correction data to the timing controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Gyu Kim, Hee Joon Kim, Si Hun Jang, Hoi Sik Moon
  • Patent number: 11330169
    Abstract: A spot detecting apparatus includes a photographing part and a spot detecting part. The photographing part photographs, in a first resolution, an image displayed on a display panel to output first resolution image data, and photograph, in a second resolution, the image displayed on the display panel to output second resolution image data, where the second resolution is higher than the first resolution, and the image displayed on the display panel includes a first spot greater than or equal to a reference size and a second spot less than the reference size. The spot detecting part receives the first resolution image data and the second resolution image data, and subtracts the first resolution image data from the second resolution image data to detect the second spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se-Yun Kim, Hoi-Sik Moon
  • Patent number: 11282478
    Abstract: An image data correcting device included in a display device includes a correction data memory and a correction calculator. The correction data memory stores sampling window select information indicating a sampling window selected from a plurality of sampling windows that are different from each other, and correction data obtained utilizing the selected sampling window with respect to the display device. The correction calculator receives image data, and corrects the image data based on the correction data for pixels at positions corresponding to the selected sampling window indicated by the sampling window select information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Seok Yoo, Hoi Sik Moon, Jeongwoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11250760
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver and a driving controller. The display panel is configured to display an image based on input image data. The gate driver is configured to output gate signals to gate lines of the display panel. The data driver is configured to output data voltages to data lines of the display panel. The driving controller includes a first compensation lookup table and a second compensation lookup table which are configured to compensate the input image data. The driving controller is configured to select one of the first compensation lookup table and the second compensation lookup table based on a first color shift and a second color shift and to apply the selected one of the first compensation lookup table and the second compensation lookup table to the input image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Park, Kang Hyun Kim, Hoi Sik Moon, Jae-Seob Chung
  • Patent number: 11210991
    Abstract: In a method of generating correction data for each of a plurality of display devices, a characteristic distribution for initial display devices among the plurality of display devices may be obtained, center characteristic compensation data may be generated based on the characteristic distribution for the initial display devices, the center characteristic compensation data may be applied to subsequent display devices that are subsequent to the initial display devices among the plurality of display devices, mura correction data and image quality correction data may be generated by performing mura correction and image quality correction on each of the subsequent display devices to which the center characteristic compensation data are applied, and the center characteristic compensation data, the mura correction data and the image quality correction data may be written into each of the subsequent display devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Seob Chung, Hoi Sik Moon, Hyung Woo Yim, Kang Hyun Kim, Hak Mo Choi
  • Patent number: 11189215
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels; a data driver for transmitting a data voltage to the data line; and a signal controller for receiving input image signals from the outside and outputting a digital image signal to the data driver. The signal controller includes an adjacent image signal compensator for comparing input gray data of the input image signals to be continuously input to the data line and generating adjacent image signal compensation data based on the comparison, and a pixel characteristic compensator for generating pixel characteristic compensation data according to a characteristic of a pixel to be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Seok Yoo, Hoi Sik Moon
  • Publication number: 20210287595
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a driving controller and a data driver. The driving controller processes input image data according to a variable input frequency and generates a data signal having a varied frame length. The data driver converts the data signal into a data voltage and outputs the data voltage to the display panel. The driving controller determines a variable frequency mode and generates an asymmetric data signal including a positive data signal and a negative data signal which are asymmetric with respect to a common voltage for a same grayscale value in the variable frequency mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Tae Hyeong AN, Hoi Sik MOON, Yoon Gu KIM, Jin Pil KIM, Jae Sung BAE, Nam Jae LIM, Ik Hyun AHN, Seung Young CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210280111
    Abstract: In a method of generating correction data for each of a plurality of display devices, a characteristic distribution for initial display devices among the plurality of display devices may be obtained, center characteristic compensation data may be generated based on the characteristic distribution for the initial display devices, the center characteristic compensation data may be applied to subsequent display devices that are subsequent to the initial display devices among the plurality of display devices, mura correction data and image quality correction data may be generated by performing mura correction and image quality correction on each of the subsequent display devices to which the center characteristic compensation data are applied, and the center characteristic compensation data, the mura correction data and the image quality correction data may be written into each of the subsequent display devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jae-Seob CHUNG, Hoi Sik MOON, Hyung Woo YIM, Kang Hyun KIM, Hak Mo CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210272502
    Abstract: A display device according to some embodiments includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a timing controller for correcting an input image signal, and for transmitting the input image to the display panel, a memory for storing model correction data for correcting a gray value, the model correction data corresponding to respective models of a plurality of timing controllers, and for storing image quality correction data for correcting a gamma deviation of the display panel, and a correction controller for generating final correction data by using the model correction data and the image quality correction data, and for transmitting the final correction data to the timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Min Gyu KIM, Hee Joon KIM, Si Hun JANG, Hoi Sik MOON
  • Publication number: 20210264838
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver and a driving controller. The display panel is configured to display an image based on input image data. The gate driver is configured to output gate signals to gate lines of the display panel. The data driver is configured to output data voltages to data lines of the display panel. The driving controller includes a first compensation lookup table and a second compensation lookup table which are configured to compensate the input image data. The driving controller is configured to select one of the first compensation lookup table and the second compensation lookup table based on a first color shift and a second color shift and to apply the selected one of the first compensation lookup table and the second compensation lookup table to the input image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Seung Hwan PARK, Kang Hyun KIM, Hoi Sik MOON, Jae-Seob CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20210256894
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, and a plurality of data lines connected to the plurality of pixels; a data driver for transmitting a data voltage to the data line; and a signal controller for receiving input image signals from the outside and outputting a digital image signal to the data driver. The signal controller includes an adjacent image signal compensator for comparing input gray data of the input image signals to be continuously input to the data line and generating adjacent image signal compensation data based on the comparison, and a pixel characteristic compensator for generating pixel characteristic compensation data according to a characteristic of a pixel to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Byoung Seok YOO, Hoi Sik MOON
  • Patent number: 11043184
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels, a data driver configured to generate data voltages based on a gamma reference voltage, and to provide the data voltages to the plurality of pixels, a gate driver configured to provide gate signals to the plurality of pixels, and a controller configured to control the data driver and the gate driver. The controller is configured to initialize the gamma reference voltage when a blank period starts in a frame period comprising an active period and the blank period, and to change the gamma reference voltage when a duration of the blank period reaches at least one threshold time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taehyeong An, Jai-Hyun Koh, Hoi Sik Moon, Jae Sung Bae, Namjae Lim, Nam-Gon Choi
  • Publication number: 20210152738
    Abstract: A spot detecting apparatus includes a photographing part and a spot detecting part. The photographing part photographs, in a first resolution, an image displayed on a display panel to output first resolution image data, and photograph, in a second resolution, the image displayed on the display panel to output second resolution image data, where the second resolution is higher than the first resolution, and the image displayed on the display panel includes a first spot greater than or equal to a reference size and a second spot less than the reference size. The spot detecting part receives the first resolution image data and the second resolution image data, and subtracts the first resolution image data from the second resolution image data to detect the second spot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Se-Yun KIM, Hoi-Sik MOON
  • Patent number: 10991346
    Abstract: A controller includes a bit shifter and a stain compensator. The bit shifter may determine a bit shift value corresponding to a stain compensation value according to an area of a display panel. The bit shift value represents a quantity of integer bits and a quantity of decimal bits. At least one of the quantity of integer bits and the quantity of decimal bits corresponds to a quantity of stain compensation steps. The stain compensator may compensate a grayscale value of input image data using the stain compensation value and the bit shift value to generate compensated image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jeong Woon Lee, Min Gyu Kim, Sang Cheol Park, Hoi Sik Moon
  • Patent number: 10979629
    Abstract: An image processing device for a mass produced display device includes an image obtaining capture to provide a single image frame including intensity values for respective coordinates of a display surface of the display device, and an image correcting unit to correct the intensity values of the single image frame of the display surface by using correction amount values with the corresponding correction direction values to provide a de-blurring image frame for the display surface, wherein the image correcting unit includes a correction amount calculating unit to calculate the correction amount values for the respective coordinates by using first derivative values with respect to the intensity values of the single image frame, and a correction direction calculating unit to calculate the correction direction values for the respective coordinates by using second derivative values with respect to the intensity values of the single image frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Gyu Kim, Se Yun Kim, Si Hun Jang, Hoi Sik Moon
  • Publication number: 20210102843
    Abstract: A vision inspection apparatus includes an inspection controller which displays a grid pattern with a plurality of gray levels on a display panel, an imaging converter which drives a charge-coupled device with a predetermined or set exposure-time and converts the grid pattern displayed on the display panel into a grid pattern signal, a charge calculator which calculates a charge amount per unit time for each color of a reference gray level using a reference gray level signal, included in the grid pattern signal, and the set exposure-time, and an exposure-time calculator which calculates an optimum exposure-time for each color of the reference gray level based on a target charge amount of the reference gray level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Juneyoung LEE, Hoi Sik MOON, Hyungwoo YIM, Jae-Seob CHUNG, Minyup CHAE
  • Publication number: 20210090527
    Abstract: A controller includes a bit shifter and a stain compensator. The bit shifter may determine a bit shift value corresponding to a stain compensation value according to an area of a display panel. The bit shift value represents a quantity of integer bits and a quantity of decimal bits. At least one of the quantity of integer bits and the quantity of decimal bits corresponds to a quantity of stain compensation steps. The stain compensator may compensate a grayscale value of input image data using the stain compensation value and the bit shift value to generate compensated image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jeong Woon LEE, Min Gyu KIM, Sang Cheol PARK, Hoi Sik MOON
  • Patent number: 10950202
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a local dimmer, an image compensator, a display panel and a light source. The local dimmer is configured to generate a dimming signal representing a degree of dimming for a light source block based on input image data. The image compensator is configured to determine a grayscale gain based on input grayscale value of the input image data and the dimming signal and to compensate luminance of the input image data based on the grayscale gain. The display panel is configured to display an image based on the compensated input image data. The light source is configured to provide light to the display panel based on the dimming signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam-Gon Choi, Hoi Sik Moon, Jai-Hyun Koh, Yoongu Kim, Namjae Lim, Seung Young Choi, JaeSung Bae, Taehyeong An, Byoung Seok Yoo