Patents by Inventor Hyun-Taek Nam

Hyun-Taek Nam 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: 9697785
    Abstract: Provided is a display device capable of improving image quality. The display device includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver and a gamma reference voltage generator. In the display panel, gate lines and data lines cross each other to define a plurality of liquid crystal cells. The gate driver supplies a scan signal to the gate lines sequentially. The data diver supplies a data voltage to the data lines. The gamma reference voltage generator selectively supplies a gamma reference voltage or a reference voltage of black gradation to the data driver in each horizontal period, according to a selection control signal input from the timing controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Cheol Hong, Hyun Taek Nam, Jong Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 9001017
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD device in which a control signal is received and transmitted via a transmission line to be used for receiving and transmitting LVDS video signal between a timing controller and a source drive IC, the LCD device comprising a liquid crystal display panel for display an image; a data driver for driving data lines of the liquid crystal display panel through a plurality of source drive ICs; and a timing controller for outputting a packet signal obtained by combining a control signal and video signal to the source drive IC, wherein the source drive IC separates and outputs the control signal and video signal from the packet signal transmitted from the timing controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Kook Moon, Hyun Taek Nam, Jong Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 8952948
    Abstract: An LCD device is discussed in which a level shifter generates two switching signals, and transmits the generated signals to a gate driver of a liquid crystal display panel by the use of one voltage signal transmitted from a timing controller. The LCD device according to an embodiment includes a liquid crystal display panel in which a gate driver for alternately driving two transistors is formed; a data driver which drives data lines of the liquid crystal display panel; a timing controller which generates one voltage signal for switching the two transistors, and outputs the one voltage signal; and a level shifter which generates two of first and second switching signals to switch the two transistors by using the one voltage signal, and outputs the generated switching signals to the gate driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung Kook Moon, Hyun Taek Nam, Jong Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 8493291
    Abstract: The present invention involves a technique of recognizing a demand for displaying a shutdown pattern when driving a liquid crystal panel in an inversion method and converting the inversion method into another inversion method causing no horizontal crosstalk. The present invention is achieved by providing an apparatus for controlling driving of a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a timing controller for processing input RGB data by a certain inversion method to supply the data to a data driver and, upon inputting of RGB data of a shutdown pattern, converting the RGB data by an inversion driving method causing no crosstalk to supply the data; a gate driver for outputting gate signals to each gate line of a liquid crystal panel in response to a gate signal control signal; and a data driver for supplying data voltages to each data line of the liquid crystal panel in response to a data signal control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Taek Nam, Han-Yung Jung
  • Publication number: 20120200483
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, which facilitates to synchronize and output data being transmitted from an external system with a multi-port LVDS using 4 ports or more, and an LCD device using the timing controller, wherein the timing controller comprises a receiver which receives unsynchronized LVDS data of 4 ports or more; a synchronizer which synchronizes and outputs the data; and an arranger which arranges the data synchronized by the synchronizer, and transmits the arranged data to a gate driver and a data driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Myung Kook MOON, Hyun Taek NAM
  • Publication number: 20120133847
    Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD device in which a control signal is received and transmitted via a transmission line to be used for receiving and transmitting LVDS video signal between a timing controller and a source drive IC, the LCD device comprising a liquid crystal display panel for display an image; a data driver for driving data lines of the liquid crystal display panel through a plurality of source drive ICs; and a timing controller for outputting a packet signal obtained by combining a control signal and video signal to the source drive IC, wherein the source drive IC separates and outputs the control signal and video signal from the packet signal transmitted from the timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Myung Kook MOON, Hyun Taek Nam, Jong Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20120133627
    Abstract: An LCD device is discussed in which a level shifter generates two switching signals, and transmits the generated signals to a gate driver of a liquid crystal display panel by the use of one voltage signal transmitted from a timing controller. The LCD device according to an embodiment includes a liquid crystal display panel in which a gate driver for alternately driving two transistors is formed; a data driver which drives data lines of the liquid crystal display panel; a timing controller which generates one voltage signal for switching the two transistors, and outputs the one voltage signal; and a level shifter which generates two of first and second switching signals to switch the two transistors by using the one voltage signal, and outputs the generated switching signals to the gate driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Myung Kook MOON, Hyun Taek Nam, Jong Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20110261029
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for driving an LCD device displaying 2D image, and 3D image through the use of shutter glass comprising: a lookup table part including a 3D lookup table for generating 3D overdriving data to be reflected in 3D image data, and a 2D lookup table for generating 2D overdriving data to be reflected in 2D image data; a lookup table selecting part for selecting the 2D lookup table or 3D lookup table provided from the lookup table part according to 2D or 3D mode input; an ODC data generating part for generating the 2D overdriving data to be reflected in the 2D image, and the 3D overdriving data to be reflected in the 3D image according to 2D or 3D mode input; and a shutter glass controlling part for controlling an operation of shutter glass so that a user recognizes an image displayed on a liquid crystal panel as the 3D image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Myung Kook MOON, Hyun Taek NAM, Sung Jo KOO, Jong Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 8035591
    Abstract: A display device includes a processor for outputting a most-significant m-bit data from an n-bit data and one of a plurality of patterns indicative of first and second locations of a first modulation data in first and second consecutive frames, respectively, in accordance with least significant (n?m) bits of the n-bit data, and a data driver for generating a gray scale value corresponding to the most significant m-bit data and modulating the gray scale value in accordance with the one of the plurality of the patterns, wherein the number of the first location increases at different ratios based on the gray scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Han Yung Jung, Hyun Taek Nam
  • Patent number: 7812833
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The disclosed liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines. The disclosed liquid crystal display device also includes a timing controller to receive a data enable signal and a data signal, and to output a gate shift clock, a gate output enable signal, and a source output enable signal, wherein at least one of the gate output enable signal and the source output enable signal is maintained at a predetermined level for at least two cycles of the gate shift clock based on a state of the data enable signal. In addition, the disclosed liquid crystal display device includes a source driver to supply the data lines with corresponding data voltage signals based on the data signal and the source output enable signal, and a gate driver to supply the gate lines with corresponding gate voltage signals based on the gate output enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Sung Kim, Hyun-Taek Nam
  • Publication number: 20090213146
    Abstract: Provided is a display device capable of improving image quality. The display device includes a display panel, a gate driver, a data driver and a gamma reference voltage generator. In the display panel, gate lines and data lines cross each other to define a plurality of liquid crystal cells. The gate driver supplies a scan signal to the gate lines sequentially. The data diver supplies a data voltage to the data lines. The gamma reference voltage generator selectively supplies a gamma reference voltage or a reference voltage of black gradation to the data driver in each horizontal period, according to a selection control signal input from the timing controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Jin Cheol Hong, Hyun Taek Nam, Jong Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20090195529
    Abstract: The present invention involves a technique of recognizing a demand for displaying a shutdown pattern when driving a liquid crystal panel in an inversion method and converting the inversion method into another inversion method causing no horizontal crosstalk. The present invention is achieved by providing an apparatus for controlling driving of a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a timing controller for processing input RGB data by a certain inversion method to supply the data to a data driver and, upon inputting of RGB data of a shutdown pattern, converting the RGB data by an inversion driving method causing no crosstalk to supply the data; a gate driver for outputting gate signals to each gate line of a liquid crystal panel in response to a gate signal control signal; and a data driver for supplying data voltages to each data line of the liquid crystal panel in response to a data signal control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Hyun-Taek Nam, Han-Yung Jung
  • Patent number: 7522144
    Abstract: A driver for a display device includes: a timing controller for generating first and second signals; and a plurality of data drivers provided with a plurality of data drivers disposed on the left of the timing controller, a data driver disposed at the center thereof, and a plurality of data drivers disposed on the right thereof, wherein the plurality of data drivers disposed on the left are driven in response to the first signal, and the plurality of data drivers disposed on the right are driven in response to the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: LG Display Co, Ltd.
    Inventors: Pil Sung Kang, Hyun Taek Nam
  • Patent number: 7405723
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a display device includes a display device to display test patterns, a graphic process unit to supply analog mode signals and digital mode signals to the display device, and a control unit to allow test patterns of an analog testing mode and test patterns of a digital testing mode to be sequentially displayed on the display device upon receiving a control signal from the graphic process unit, and to output a control signal to the display device to sequentially change display characteristics of an image according to an on-screen-display mode testing menus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pil-Sung Kang, Hyun-Taek Nam
  • Publication number: 20080117158
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The disclosed liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines. The disclosed liquid crystal display device also includes a timing controller to receive a data enable signal and a data signal, and to output a gate shift clock, a gate output enable signal, and a source output enable signal, wherein at least one of the gate output enable signal and the source output enable signal is maintained at a predetermined level for at least two cycles of the gate shift clock based on a state of the data enable signal. In addition, the disclosed liquid crystal display device includes a source driver to supply the data lines with corresponding data voltage signals based on the data signal and the source output enable signal, and a gate driver to supply the gate lines with corresponding gate voltage signals based on the gate output enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Inventors: Jin-Sung Kim, Hyun-Taek Nam
  • Publication number: 20080055219
    Abstract: A display device includes a processor for outputting a most-significant m-bit data from an n-bit data and one of a plurality of patterns indicative of first and second locations of a first modulation data in first and second consecutive frames, respectively, in accordance with least significant (n?m) bits of the n-bit data, and a data driver for generating a gray scale value corresponding to the most significant m-bit data and modulating the gray scale value in accordance with the one of the plurality of the patterns, wherein the number of the first location increases at different ratios based on the gray scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Han Yung Jung, Hyun Taek Nam
  • Publication number: 20050005220
    Abstract: An apparatus for testing a display device includes a display device to display test patterns, a graphic process unit to supply analog mode signals and digital mode signals to the display device, and a control unit to allow test patterns of an analog testing mode and test patterns of a digital testing mode to be sequentially displayed on the display device upon receiving a control signal from the graphic process unit, and to output a control signal to the display device to sequentially change display characteristics of an image according to an on-screen-display mode testing menus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Pil-Sung Kang, Hyun-Taek Nam