Patents by Inventor Hong-Kyu Kim

Hong-Kyu 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: 10638086
    Abstract: A display device includes a driving controller controlling a data driving circuit and providing a clock signal and a driving voltage in response to an image signal and a control signal received from an external source. The driving controller restores a data enable signal having a display period and a blank period in one frame on the basis of the control signal and sets a voltage level of the driving voltage applied to the gate driving circuit in accordance with a duration of the blank period. During a sequence of frames having a changing frame rate, the driving voltage for each respective frame may be set based on the duration of each respective blank period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gwangsoo Ahn, Po-yun Park, Hong-kyu Kim, Jimyoung Seo
  • Publication number: 20190279556
    Abstract: A display panel driving control circuit includes a configuration channel configured to determine whether a reversible connector not having designated up and down sides is connected in a first connection state or in a second connection state, and to generate a selection signal based on the determination, and a timing control circuit configured to receive image data in the first connection state and image data in the second connection state based on the selection signal, to process the received image data in the first connection state and the received image data in the second connection state, and to generate a data signal based on the processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Po-Yun Park, Ga-Na Kim, Hong-Kyu Kim, Junghwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20190253048
    Abstract: A timing controller resetting circuit including: a resistor connected to an output node from which a reset signal is output and a first voltage source which supplies a first voltage; a capacitor connected to the output node and a second voltage source which supplies a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage; a reference voltage source configured to generate a reference voltage that is lower than the first voltage and higher than the second voltage; a comparator including a first input terminal which receives the first voltage, a second input terminal which receives the reference voltage, and an output terminal which outputs a comparison result signal generated by comparing the first voltage with the reference voltage; and a transistor including a first terminal which is connected to the output node, a second terminal which receives the second voltage, and a gate terminal which receives the comparison result signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Ga-Na KIM, Po-Yun PARK, Hong-Kyu KIM, Myeongsu KIM, Dongwon PARK
  • Publication number: 20190253662
    Abstract: In a method of operating a display device supporting a variable frame mode, frame data are received during a constant active period of a frame period including the active period and a variable blank period, the received frame data are written to a frame memory in the active period, the received frame data are outputted to a data driver in the active period to display an image based on the received frame data, a time of the variable blank period is counted, and, when the time of the variable blank period reaches a predetermined threshold blank time, the frame data stored in the frame memory are outputted to the data driver in the variable blank period to display an image based on the frame data stored in the frame memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu KIM, Yong-Bum KIM, Po-Yun PARK, Dong-Hyun YEO, Byungkil JEON
  • Publication number: 20190108812
    Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes a data driving part, a data driving part and an off voltage controlling part. The data driving part is configured to output a data signal to a data line of a display panel. The gate driving part is configured to output a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel. The off voltage controlling part is configured to receive a first off voltage and a second off voltage applied to the gate driving part to generate the gate signal, measure a leakage current of the gate driving part, and control the first off voltage based on the leakage current. Thus, display quality of a display apparatus including the gate driving part may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu KIM, Po-Yun PARK, Gwang-Soo AHN, Jung-Hwan CHO
  • Patent number: 10163417
    Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes a data driving part, a gate driving part and an off voltage controlling part. The data driving part is configured to output a data signal to a data line of a display panel. The gate driving part is configured to output a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel. The off voltage controlling part is configured to receive a first off voltage and a second off voltage applied to the gate driving part to generate the gate signal, measure a leakage current of the gate driving part, and control the first off voltage based on the leakage current. Thus, display quality of a display apparatus including the gate driving part may be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu Kim, Po-Yun Park, Gwang-Soo Ahn, Jung-Hwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20180144697
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including: a plurality of pixels; and a signal controller which generates, on a frame-by-frame basis, a display signal based on an input image signal and a control signal from an outside. The signal controller includes a memory which stores a preset image signal, a receiver which receives the control signal, a clock signal modulator which generates an internal clock signal having a first frequency during a blank period, which is determined based on the control signal in a frame period, and a data processor which reads the preset image signal from the memory in response to the internal clock signal for an image processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu KIM, Myeong Su KIM, Po-Yun PARK, Gwang Soo AHN
  • Publication number: 20180103231
    Abstract: A display device includes a driving controller controlling a data driving circuit and providing a clock signal and a driving voltage in response to an image signal and a control signal received from an external source. The driving controller restores a data enable signal having a display period and a blank period in one frame on the basis of the control signal and sets a voltage level of the driving voltage applied to the gate driving circuit in accordance with a duration of the blank period. During a sequence of frames having a changing frame rate, the driving voltage for each respective frame may be set based on the duration of each respective blank period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Gwangsoo AHN, Po-yun PARK, Hong-kyu KIM, Jimyoung SEO
  • Patent number: 9858854
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines crossing the plurality of data lines, a frequency detector configured to receive an input synchronization signal with an input frequency which is varying in a preset frequency range and to count clock cycles of an input frame in the input synchronization signal, and a synchronization signal generator configured to generate an output synchronization signal which has an insertion frame corresponding to a frame of maximum frequency within the preset frequency range and inset the insertion frame in a vertical blanking period of the input frame, based on the clock count.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Myoung Seo, Dong-Won Park, Jae Wan Park, Po-Yun Park, Hong-Kyu Kim, Bonghyun You, Jung-Hwan Cho
  • Patent number: 9666607
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal line disposed on a substrate. A signal input line is disposed on the substrate and connected to a driver. A first insulating layer is disposed on the signal line. A second insulating layer is disposed on the signal input line and the first insulating layer. First contact holes penetrate the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer and expose a portion of the signal line. Second contact holes penetrate the second insulating layer and expose a portion of the signal input line. A connecting member connects the signal line and the signal input line through the first and the second contact holes and is disposed on the second insulating layer. The first and the second contact holes are alternately arranged in the second insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu Kim, Bong-Jun Lee, Ju Hee Lee, Sun-Kwun Son, Jae Yoon Jung, Seung Han Jo
  • Publication number: 20170076644
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, and a timing controller which includes a memory unit and an image data conversion unit where when a mode selection signal includes information about a first mode at an (n+1)th frame (n is a positive integer), the memory unit maintains a first frame image data stored before the (n+1)th frame among an image data, when the mode selection signal includes information about a second mode, the memory unit stores second frame image data inputted during the (n+1)th frame among the image data, and the image data conversion unit rearranges pixel data included in the data stored in the memory unit among the first frame image data and the second frame image data, and outputs converted image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Gwangsoo AHN, Po-yun PARK, Hong-kyu KIM, Junghwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20170069256
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines crossing the plurality of data lines, a frequency detector configured to receive an input synchronization signal with an input frequency which is varying in a preset frequency range and to count clock cycles of an input frame in the input synchronization signal, and a synchronization signal generator configured to generate an output synchronization signal which has an insertion frame corresponding to a frame of maximum frequency within the preset frequency range and inset the insertion frame in a vertical blanking period of the input frame, based on the clock count.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: JI-MYOUNG SEO, DONG-WON PARK, JAE WAN PARK, PO-YUN PARK, HONG-KYU KIM, BONGHYUN YOU, JUNG-HWAN CHO
  • Publication number: 20170011700
    Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes a data driving part, a data driving part and an off voltage controlling part. The data driving part is configured to output a data signal to a data line of a display panel. The gate driving part is configured to output a gate signal to a gate line of the display panel. The off voltage controlling part is configured to receive a first off voltage and a second off voltage applied to the gate driving part to generate the gate signal, measure a leakage current of the gate driving part, and control the first off voltage based on the leakage current. Thus, display quality of a display apparatus including the gate driving part may be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu KIM, Po-Yun PARK, Gwang-Soo AHN, Jung-Hwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20140209910
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal line disposed on a substrate. A signal input line is disposed on the substrate and connected to a driver. A first insulating layer is disposed on the signal line. A second insulating layer is disposed on the signal input line and the first insulating layer. First contact holes penetrate the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer and expose a portion of the signal line. Second contact holes penetrate the second insulating layer and expose a portion of the signal input line. A connecting member connects the signal line and the signal input line through the first and the second contact holes and is disposed on the second insulating layer. The first and the second contact holes are alternately arranged in the second insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu KIM, Bong-Jun Lee, Ju Hee Lee, Sun-Kwun Son, Jae Yoon Jung, Seung Han Jo
  • Publication number: 20130053100
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display unit to display a left-eye image and a right-eye image, a barrier panel to generate a parallax barrier region, and a barrier controller to adjust the parallax barrier region. A method for controlling a barrier pattern includes calculating a relative position of a barrier panel with respect to a display unit, adjusting a barrier region generated in the barrier panel according to the calculated relative position, and displaying a left-eye image and a right-eye image via the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: PANTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Jin SONG, Hong Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20060179287
    Abstract: A digital data processor comprising a stack storage having a plurality of locations classified into two or more banks, and a stack pointer circuit pointing to one or more stack banks of the stack storage. The stack pointer circuit operates in response to decoding signals from an instruction decoder which decodes a current instruction to determine whether a one-word or a multi-word stack operation is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Yong-Chun Kim, Hong-Kyu Kim, Seh-Woong Jeong
  • Patent number: 7028163
    Abstract: A digital data processor comprising a stack storage having a plurality of locations classified into two or more banks, and a stack pointer circuit pointing to one or more stack banks of the stack storage. The stack pointer circuit operates in response to decoding signals from an instruction decoder which decodes a current instruction to determine whether a one-word or a multi-word stack operation is desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Chun Kim, Hong-Kyu Kim, Seh-Woong Jeong
  • Patent number: 6864870
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) controller with improved dithering and frame rate control to reduce the physical (hardware) cost and power consumption, and a method thereof. The LCD controller utilizes a mechanism of minimizing a size of a dithering pattern register which stores plural gray levels. A duty cycle value for the respective gray levels is determined by using the same bit number as denominator values of the plural gray levels. The LCD controller includes a dithering pattern register section for storing the plural gray levels, modular register counters for performing counting operation to determine a binary value of most significant bit of the respective gray levels, multiplexers for generating data patterns for the respective gray levels in accordance with an output of the respective modular register counters; and a selection means for selecting and generating a corresponding bit of a data pattern corresponding to pixel data provided on a LCD panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Kyu Kim, Kyung-Mook Lim
  • Patent number: 6760738
    Abstract: An exponent unit receives an operand and outputs an exponent of the operand that is equal to the number of consecutive bits of the operand that have the same value as the most significant bit (MSB) of the operand. The exponent unit can obtain an exponent value of an operand having a bit width that is greater than a processing bit width of a leading one detector (or a leading zero detector).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yang-Ho Kim, Hong-Kyu Kim
  • Publication number: 20040034733
    Abstract: A digital data processor comprising a stack storage having a plurality of locations classified into two or more banks, and a stack pointer circuit pointing to one or more stack banks of the stack storage. The stack pointer circuit operates in response to decoding signals from an instruction decoder which decodes a current instruction to determine whether a one-word or a multi-word stack operation is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 1999
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: YOUNG-CHUN KIM, HONG-KYU KIM, SEH-WOONG JEONG