Patents by Inventor Jae Keun LIM

Jae Keun LIM 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).

  • Publication number: 20220068209
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a first gate driver, a second gate driver, a third gate driver, and a data driver. The display apparatus is operable in a low frequency driving mode, and the low frequency driving mode includes a writing frame and a holding frame. At least one of gate power voltages used to generate a first gate signal, a second gate signal, and an emission signal has a first voltage level in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode and a second voltage level in the holding frame of the low frequency driving mode. The data voltage is applied to the pixel in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode. The data voltage applied to the pixel in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode is maintained in the holding frame of the low frequency driving mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
  • Publication number: 20220059012
    Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display panel configured to display an image based on input image data; a data driver configured to output a data voltage to the display panel; and a driving controller configured to determine a driving frequency of the display panel based on flicker values for grayscale values of the input image data and output a driving frequency signal representing the driving frequency of the display panel to a host.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim, Hong Soo Kim, Jinyoung Roh, Sehyuk Park
  • Publication number: 20220051602
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image; a signal controller configured to determine whether an input image signal is a still image signal, and determine color coordinates using data values of one frame data of the input image signal, and generate compensated image data by compensating image data of the one frame data based on the color coordinates; and a data driver configured to generate a data signal based on the compensated image data and output the compensated image data to the display panel through a data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
  • Patent number: 11244599
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels respectively coupled to first scan lines, second scan lines and data lines; and a scan driver to supply first scan signals to the first scan lines and second scan signals to the second scan lines, wherein the pixel includes a first transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first node, one electrode connected to a first power line, and other electrode connected to a second node; a second transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first scan line, one electrode connected to a data line, and other electrode connected to the first node, the second transistor being turned on in a first time period of a frame when the first scan signal is applied; a third transistor having a gate electrode connected to a second scan line, one electrode connected to the second node, and other electrode connected to an initialization line, the third transistor being turned on in the first time period and at least one second time period of the frame when the second scan si
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Yong Song, Jeong Kyoo Kim, Jae Keun Lim
  • Publication number: 20220036797
    Abstract: A display device includes first dots connected to first scan lines, second dots connected to second scan lines and alternately disposed with the first dots in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, a scan driver including first stages respectively connected to the first scan lines and second stages respectively connected to the second scan lines, and a data driver connected to the first dots and the second dots through data lines. The first stages are connected to first clock lines, the second stages are connected to second clock lines, first stages except a first start stage are respectively connected to corresponding first scan lines of corresponding previous first stages, and second stages except a second start stage are respectively connected to corresponding second scan lines of corresponding previous second stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Bong Hyun YOU, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
  • Publication number: 20220020311
    Abstract: A display device of the invention includes: a pixel portion including first pixel rows connected to first scan lines and second pixel rows connected to second scan lines; a scan driver including first and second stages connected to the first scan lines and the second scan lines; and a data driver connected to the first and second pixel rows through same data lines. The first stages are connected to first clock lines, the second stages are connected to second clock lines, a first start stage of the first stages and a second start stage of the second stages are connected to a same scan start line, each first stage excluding the first start stage is connected to a first scan line of a previous first stage, and each second stage excluding the second start stage is connected to a second scan line of a previous second stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jae Keun LIM, Han Bit KIM, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Se Hyuk PARK, Hyo Jin LEE
  • Patent number: 11227555
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a data driver which provides data signals to the plurality of pixels, and a controller which controls the data driver. The controller writes frame data to a frame memory, reads the frame data in each of a plurality of frame periods, performs in a first frame period of the plurality of frame periods a still image detection operation that determines whether the frame data represent a still image, and does not performs the still image detection operation in a second frame period of the plurality of frame periods subsequent to the first frame period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Se Hyuk Park, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim
  • Patent number: 11227546
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a display part including a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of power source lines, and a plurality of pixels each including an organic light emitting diode, a driving transistor coupled to the organic light emitting diode and to a power source line of the power source lines, and a switching transistor coupled to a scan line of the scan lines and to a data line of the data lines, and a sensing driver configured to sample a sensing current from the power source line while a sensing data voltage is applied to one of the pixels, and to calculate a threshold voltage value of the driving transistor using the sensing current in a sensing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiwoong Kim, Ohjo Kwon, Jeon Kyoo Kim, Jae Keun Lim
  • Publication number: 20210407436
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel configured to display an image based on image data and a reference voltage; a controller configured to generate reference voltage data corresponding to the reference voltage for restraining leakage current in the pixel based on a frame frequency; and a power supply configured to generate the reference voltage based on the reference voltage data and supply the reference voltage to the pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
  • Publication number: 20210398490
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel part including a plurality of pixels; a first scan driver to provide a first scan signal to each of the pixels; and an initialization controller to control the first scan driver. Each of the pixels includes a pixel circuit including a plurality of transistors, and a light emitting element connected to the pixel circuit, an anode of the light emitting element is to be initialized to a first initialization voltage in response to the first scan signal having a gate-on level, and the initialization controller is to determine whether to provide the first scan signal having the gate-on level to each of the pixels for each frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Ji Youn KIM, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
  • Publication number: 20210390898
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel part to display an image and including pixels receiving a reference voltage; a controller to determine a value of the reference voltage based on a load of the entire pixel part, and to control a grayscale range of image data according to a location in the pixel part based on the reference voltage; a data driver to supply data voltages to the pixel part through data lines based on grayscale ranges adjusted for each location in the pixel part; and a scan driver to supply a scan signal to the pixels through scan lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM, Hong Soo KIM, Se Hyuk PARK
  • Patent number: 11195468
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a first gate driver, a second gate driver, a third gate driver, and a data driver. The display apparatus is operable in a low frequency driving mode, and the low frequency driving mode includes a writing frame and a holding frame. At least one of gate power voltages used to generate a first gate signal, a second gate signal, and an emission signal has a first voltage level in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode and a second voltage level in the holding frame of the low frequency driving mode. The data voltage is applied to the pixel in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode. The data voltage applied to the pixel in the writing frame of the low frequency driving mode is maintained in the holding frame of the low frequency driving mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Se Hyuk Park, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim
  • Publication number: 20210375201
    Abstract: A pixel of an organic light emitting diode display device includes a capacitor, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor, a seventh transistor, an eighth transistor, a ninth transistor and an organic light emitting diode. The third transistor includes first and second sub-transistors which are coupled to each other in series between a drain of the first transistor and a gate node, and a fourth transistor includes third and fourth sub-transistors which are coupled to each other in series between a line of an initialization voltage and the gate node. The eighth transistor applies a reference voltage to a first node between the first and second sub-transistors in response to an emission signal, and a ninth transistor applies the reference voltage to a second node between the third and fourth sub-transistors in response to the emission signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Sehyuk PARK, Jae Keun LIM, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE
  • Patent number: 11176876
    Abstract: A display device includes the following elements: a display panel including a first pixel emitting first-color light, a second pixel emitting second-color light, and a third pixel emitting third-color light; a controller generating generated image data based on input image data according to a driving frequency of the display panel, and generating output image data using the generated image data; and a data driver supplying data signals to the display panel based on the output image data. The input image data includes first, second, and third grayscales for the first, second, and third pixels, respectively. The generated image data includes first, second, and third generated grayscales for the first, second, and third pixels, respectively, with different ratios to the first, second, and third grayscales, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Jin Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Jin Young Roh, Se Hyuk Park, Jae Keun Lim
  • Patent number: 11170694
    Abstract: A display apparatus including: a display panel configured to display an image based on input image data; a data driver configured to output a data voltage to the display panel; and a driving controller configured to determine a driving frequency of the display panel based on flicker values for grayscale values of the input image data and output a driving frequency signal representing the driving frequency of the display panel to a host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyo Jin Lee, Jae Keun Lim, Hong Soo Kim, Jinyoung Roh, Sehyuk Park
  • Publication number: 20210335275
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a data driver which provides data signals to the plurality of pixels, and a controller which controls the data driver. The controller writes frame data to a frame memory, reads the frame data in each of a plurality of frame periods, performs in a first frame period of the plurality of frame periods a still image detection operation that determines whether the frame data represent a still image, and does not performs the still image detection operation in a second frame period of the plurality of frame periods subsequent to the first frame period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Se Hyuk PARK, Hong Soo KIM, Jin Young ROH, Hyo Jin LEE, Jae Keun LIM
  • Publication number: 20210327323
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, and a panel driver including N registers, where N is an integer greater than 1. The panel driver is configured to divide the display panel into N first detection regions, to perform a first still image detection operation on each of the N first detection regions by using the N registers, to divide the display panel into N second detection regions different from the N first detection regions by using a result of the first still image detection operation, and to perform a second still image detection operation on each of the N second detection regions by using the N registers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: HONG SOO KIM, JIN YOUNG ROH, SE HYUK PARK, HYO JIN LEE, JAE KEUN LIM, JUN HEYUNG JUNG
  • Patent number: 11145250
    Abstract: Provided herein may be an organic light emitting display device including: pixels coupled both to power source lines and scan lines that are formed on respective horizontal lines, and to data lines formed on respective vertical lines; a scan driver configured to supply scan signals to the scan lines; a first power source driver configured to supply first power sources to the power source lines; and a data driver configured to supply data signals to the data lines. The first power source driver may control light emitting operations of the pixels by successively stopping the supply of the first power sources to the power source lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Inventors: Cheol Min Kim, Dong Won Lee, Jae Keun Lim
  • Patent number: 11087679
    Abstract: A pixel and a display device including the same. The pixel includes: a pixel circuit configured to control the amount of current to be supplied to an organic light-emitting diode in response to a data signal provided from a data line; and a light sensor circuit coupled between the data line and the pixel circuit and configured to control the amount of current to be supplied to the pixel circuit in response to incident light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Keun Lim, Jeong Kyoo Kim, Dong Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20210193048
    Abstract: A scan driver includes: a plurality of first stages configured to sequentially output a plurality of intermediate scan signals based on a scan start signal; a plurality of masking transistors respectively connected to a plurality of output terminals of the plurality of first stages, and configured to selectively transfer the plurality of intermediate scan signals in response to a masking signal, respectively; and a plurality of second stages including a plurality of input terminals respectively connected to the plurality of masking transistors, and configured to selectively output a plurality of scan signals based on the plurality of intermediate scan signals selectively transferred by the plurality of masking transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Keun LIM, Jin Young ROH, Sehyuk PARK, Hyo Jin LEE