Patents by Inventor Hong-ju Na

Hong-ju Na 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: 9823816
    Abstract: A display system including a display apparatus and an upgrading apparatus are provided along with a control method. A display apparatus includes an image processor which processes an image signal, a display which displays the processed image thereon, a connector to which an upgrading apparatus comprising at least one upgrading function is connected and a controller which communicates with the upgrading apparatus and controls the display to display thereon a user interface (UI) screen displaying at least one upgrading function list generated by the upgrading apparatus in response to a user selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-ju Na, Ho-woong Kang, Kil-soo Park
  • Publication number: 20170061924
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal, a display, and a storage configured to store a property value of the display in a first color space. The display is configured to display an image based on the received image signal and the stored property value of the display. The display apparatus further includes a controller configured to perform color calibration of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-min LEE, Ji-eun KIM, Hong-ju NA, Woong-ki LEE
  • Patent number: 9286824
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit which includes a plurality of pixels having an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a power supply which supplies power to the display unit, an image processor which processes an input image to display an image on the display unit, and a controller which determines whether an average picture level (APL) of the input image is a predetermined value or more. Based on the APL value, the controller controls the image processor to compensate for a gray scale of the input image to thereby increase a brightness of the input image, and controls the power supply to reduce the power supply corresponding to the brightness increased as a result of the compensated gray scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-jeong Ryu, Hong-ju Na
  • Publication number: 20150242072
    Abstract: A display system including a display apparatus and an upgrading apparatus are provided along with a control method. A display apparatus includes an image processor which processes an image signal, a display which displays the processed image thereon, a connector to which an upgrading apparatus comprising at least one upgrading function is connected and a controller which communicates with the upgrading apparatus and controls the display to display thereon a user interface (UI) screen displaying at least one upgrading function list generated by the upgrading apparatus in response to a user selection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-ju NA, Ho-woong KANG, Kil-soo PARK
  • Patent number: 9053658
    Abstract: A display system including a display apparatus and an upgrading apparatus are provided along with a control method. A display apparatus includes an image processor which processes an image signal, a display which displays the processed image thereon, a connector to which an upgrading apparatus comprising at least one upgrading function is connected and a controller which communicates with the upgrading apparatus and controls the display to display thereon a user interface (UI) screen displaying at least one upgrading function list generated by the upgrading apparatus in response to a user selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-ju Na, Ho-woong Kang, Kil-soo Park
  • Publication number: 20140104305
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display unit which includes a plurality of pixels having an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a power supply which supplies power to the display unit, an image processor which processes an input image to display an image on the display unit, and a controller which determines whether an average picture level (APL) of the input image is a predetermined value or more. Based on the APL value, the controller controls the image processor to compensate for a gray scale of the input image to thereby increase a brightness of the input image, and controls the power supply to reduce the power supply corresponding to the brightness increased as a result of the compensated gray scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-jeong Ryu, Hong-ju Na
  • Publication number: 20140071179
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a control method thereof which minimizes power consumed for driving a display unit includes a display unit which displays an image thereon; an image processor which processes an input image signal to display an image on the display unit; and a controller which determines a peripheral area which is an outer part of a main viewing area of the image for a user, and controls the image processor to display the image by reducing a brightness of the input image signal with respect to the peripheral area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventor: Hong-ju NA
  • Patent number: 8044978
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method of providing a high quality image are provided. The image display apparatus includes an image signal processing unit which analyzes an input image signal and outputs an average picture level (APL) and histogram information of one frame; and a controlling unit which calculates contrast control information and average signal level (ASL) information corresponding to the APL and the histogram information. The image signal processing unit enhances the contrast of the input image signal based on the contrast control information output from the controlling unit, and outputs a resulting image signal. Accordingly, a high quality image can be provided to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hong-ju Na
  • Publication number: 20080037866
    Abstract: An image display apparatus and a method of providing a high quality image are provided. The image display apparatus includes an image signal processing unit which analyzes an input image signal and outputs an average picture level (APL) and histogram information of one frame; and a controlling unit which calculates contrast control information and average signal level (ASL) information corresponding to the APL and the histogram information. The image signal processing unit enhances the contrast of the input image signal based on the contrast control information output from the controlling unit, and outputs a resulting image signal. Accordingly, a high quality image can be provided to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hong-ju Na
  • Publication number: 20070091019
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for adjusting the contrast ratio in a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a signal input module which receives a video signal and a signal processing module which processes the video signal received from the signal input module. A display module has a display panel and a panel driver for driving the display panel, and a controlling module calculates the luminance of the video signal and controls at least one of the signal processing module and the panel driver to adjust a contrast ratio of the video signal output to the display panel based on the mean of the calculated luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Kil-soo Park, Hong-ju Na, Sung-hwan Jang
  • Publication number: 20060072039
    Abstract: A display apparatus displaying an image, the display apparatus including a video signal receiver receiving a video signal comprising a sync signal, a sync delaying buffer delaying the sync signal from the video signal receiver at a predetermined interval, a logic calculator outputting a corrected sync signal by logically calculating the sync signal from the video signal receiver and the sync signal delayed by the sync delaying buffer at the predetermined interval, and a start point generator generating a sync start point on the basis of the corrected sync signal output from the logic calculator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventor: Hong-ju Na