Patents by Inventor Jin Wook Kwon

Jin Wook Kwon 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: 8450675
    Abstract: An image projector for calibrating a color of an image and recalibrating the color of the image is provided. The image projector includes an illuminating optical part having at least three independent light sources; a light modulator for modulating light emitted from the illuminating optical part according to an image signal; an imaging optical part for projecting the light modulated by the light modulator onto the screen to form an image; and a photo sensor disposed in a light path traveling in a different direction than a direction of the light beam to be projected on the screen, receiving a portion of the light beam modulated by the light modulator and providing measurement values necessary for a color calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Mun-Kue Park, Yong-Chan Keh, Jin-Wook Kwon
  • Patent number: 8197072
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device of an electronic device, provided with a DLP (Digital Light Processing) projector and a display unit, which is configured in such a manner that the light generated by the operation of the DLP projector can be re-used as a backlight light of the display unit. The disclosed light emitting device includes a first mirror for projecting a light of the DLP projector on a flat area provided ahead of the first mirror in an intermediate operation state of the first mirror; a light concentration mirror for converging the light projected on the flat area, the light concentration mirror being provided at a position adjacent to the flat area; and an optical fiber for transferring the light converged by the light concentration mirror to the display unit and enabling re-use of the transferred light as a light for a backlight of the display unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jin-Wook Kwon, Yong-Chan Keh, Byeong-Hoon Park, Sung-Sun Kim
  • Patent number: 8134305
    Abstract: A light source driving apparatus for sequentially driving a plurality or light sources is provided. The light source driving apparatus includes a light source power supply for supplying a power source necessary for driving the plurality of light sources, a light source controller for generating a control signal to sequentially turn on and off the plurality of light sources, a soft starter connected between the light source power supply and the light sources, for delaying the power source generated from the light source power supply for a first determined time and supplying the delayed power source to the light sources, and a control signal delayer connected between the light source controller and the light sources, for delaying an ON signal of the control signal generated from the light source controller for a second predetermined time and supplying the delayed signal to the light sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yong-Chan Keh, Jin-Wook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20110188002
    Abstract: An image projector for calibrating a color of an image and recalibrating the color of the image is provided. The image projector includes an illuminating optical part having at least three independent light sources; a light modulator for modulating light emitted from the illuminating optical part according to an image signal; an imaging optical part for projecting the light modulated by the light modulator onto the screen to form an image; and a photo sensor disposed in a light path traveling in a different direction than a direction of the light beam to be projected on the screen, receiving a portion of the light beam modulated by the light modulator and providing measurement values necessary for a color calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun-Kue PARK, Yong-Chan KEH, Jin-Wook KWON
  • Publication number: 20110102599
    Abstract: Disclosed is a mobile terminal for providing a blackboard function to an image projected through a projector, which includes a projector for projecting an image on a screen, a camera for photographing the image projected through the projector and transferring the photographed image to an image processor. The image processor processes the image transferred from the camera and transfers the processed image to a controller. The controller controls the operation of the mobile terminal including recognizing an effective region for the projected image where infrared rays are detected from the photographed image so as to recognize an indication position of an indication device. The indication device generates infrared rays, in the projected image, and when the infrared rays are detected, a preset mark is displayed on a position of the detected infrared rays by using the projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Wook KWON, Mun-Kue Park, Jung-Kee Lee, Seong-Taek Hwang, Mu-Sik Kwon, Joung-Min Seo
  • Patent number: 7853982
    Abstract: A method for managing the applications related to data broadcasting, a class/interface structure for controlling the same, and a broadcasting receiver for controlling the class/interface receiver can prevent data broadcast-associated application from conflicting with a Native application. The method comprising the steps of: pausing an application associated with a cable mode if a current input mode is not in cable mode; and controlling a broadcast receiver by using an application that is native to the broadcast receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Tae-Jin Park, Jin Wook Kwon, Sang Hoon Cha
  • Publication number: 20100176745
    Abstract: A light source driving apparatus for sequentially driving a plurality or light sources is provided. The light source driving apparatus includes a light source power supply for supplying a power source necessary for driving the plurality of light sources, a light source controller for generating a control signal to sequentially turn on and off the plurality of light sources, a soft starter connected between the light source power supply and the light sources, for delaying the power source generated from the light source power supply for a first determined time and supplying the delayed power source to the light sources, and a control signal delayer connected between the light source controller and the light sources, for delaying an ON signal of the control signal generated from the light source controller for a second predetermined time and supplying the delayed signal to the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Chan Keh, Jin-Wook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20100171933
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for compensating for color loss of an image in an image projector. A light source has Red (R), Green (G) and Blue (B) lamps. An optical image modulator receives R, G and B lights generated in the light source, receives an electrical image signal, modulates the lights according to the image signal, and outputs the lights so that an associated image is projected on a screen. A camera photographs an area on the screen where the image is projected. A lamp driving controller with a color-temperature table, in which optimal brightness setting values of the R, G and B lamps are stored for each screen color, checks brightness setting values of each of the lamps upon receipt of screen color information from the camera. A lamp driver drives each of the lamps in the light source according to control information from the lamp driving controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Sung-Soon Kim, Byeong-Hoon Park, Jin-Wook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20100134767
    Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device of an electronic device, provided with a DLP (Digital Light Processing) projector and a display unit, which is configured in such a manner that the light generated by the operation of the DLP projector can be re-used as a backlight light of the display unit. The disclosed light emitting device includes a first mirror for projecting a light of the DLP projector on a flat area provided ahead of the first mirror in an intermediate operation state of the first mirror; a light concentration mirror for converging the light projected on the flat area, the light concentration mirror being provided at a position adjacent to the flat area; and an optical fiber for transferring the light converged by the light concentration mirror to the display unit and enabling re-use of the transferred light as a light for a backlight of the display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Wook KWON, Yong-Chan KEH, Byeong-Hoon PARK, Sung-Sun KIM
  • Publication number: 20090179851
    Abstract: A light source control method and apparatus for a light source is provided for improving energy utilization efficiency. A light source control apparatus of the present invention includes a display panel which displays video data, a light source which emits light to the display panel, a light source driver which drives the light source, and a panel controller which supplies panel control signals and the video data to the display panel and applies a driver enable signal to the light source driver for activating the light source in synchronization with a time period during which the video data are displayed on the display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Wook KWON, Sung Sun Kim, Mun Kue Park, Byeong Hoon Park
  • Publication number: 20080138236
    Abstract: There are provided a magnesium alloy with a misch metal, a method of producing a wrought magnesium alloy with a misch metal, and a wrought magnesium alloy produced thereby, in which a great deal of misch metal is added to magnesium, and thus refractory eutectic phases or multi-phases are formed into a stable network structure or a stable dispersed phase, thereby inhibiting deformation of a magnesium matrix at a high temperature to maintain a high strength. The magnesium alloy with the misch metal has the formula of Mg100-x-y-gAxByCz, where A is zinc (Zn) or aluminum (Al); B is the misch metal; C is at least one element selected from the group consisting of manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), tin (Sn), yttrium (Y), phosphor (P), silver (Ag), and strontium (Sr); and x, y and z are the compositions of 0 at %?x?6 at %, 0.8 at %?y?7 at %, and 0 at %?z?2 at %, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2006
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: G. ALLOY TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun Bae, Jin-Wook Kwon, Yule Kim
  • Publication number: 20080111699
    Abstract: A broadcasting receiver may include a host controller, a memory and an application manager. The host controller generates and transmits an EAS signal on the basis of information included in an emergency alert message which is received and parsed. The memory stores an operating system (OS) program and an execution management application. The application manager includes an application platform for executing the executing management application. The executing management application registers an EAS handler, receives the EAS signal transmitted from the host controller via the registered EAS handler, and controls the host in the EAS state according to the received EAS signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: LG. Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Wook Kwon, Suk Won Park
  • Publication number: 20080013472
    Abstract: A method of controlling a data broadcast application and broadcast receiver processing the same are disclosed, by which hardware can be expanded without additional cost during a compression storage system to store a data broadcast application in a memory. The present invention includes a signal receiving unit receiving a data broadcast signal including an application supported by a data broadcasting platform, a data decoder decoding the data broadcast signal, a storage unit for storing the application decoded by the data decoder and a control means for controlling a storage system of the storage unit according to a signal for selecting the storage system of the storage unit, the control means controlling an execution of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventor: Jin Wook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20080016543
    Abstract: A method of controlling a data broadcast application and broadcast receiver processing the same are disclosed. According to one general implementation, a method of processing a data broadcast signal, which is supported by a data broadcasting platform, includes receiving an application information table supported by a data broadcasting platform, extracting an application upgrade information by parsing the application information table, tuning a channel carrying upgrade data according to the extracted application upgrade information and executing an application upgrade by receiving the upgrade data via the tuned channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventor: Jin Wook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20070290960
    Abstract: A light source driving circuit and method is provided. The light source driving circuit includes a light source for outputting light, a light receiving unit for detecting a portion of the light output from the light source, a switching unit for controlling the supply of a source voltage according to an operation control signal, a constant current source for supplying a current corresponding to a threshold current to the light source according to the control of the switching unit, and an automatic power controller for controlling a driving current of the light source in response to an external modulation signal. Accordingly, by supplying a current corresponding to a threshold current of a green laser by means of a switching operation according to an operation control signal for a set time before a modulation signal of the green laser is input, a turn-on delay of the green laser can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Du-Chang Heo, Sung-Soo Park, Yong-Chan Keh, Jin-Wook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20070280314
    Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided for driving a light source. The light source outputs light. A light receiver receives part of the light output from the light source. In response to a detection current from the light receiver, an automatic power controller adjusts an operating current of the light source. A power converter efficiently supplies power from a power supply to the light source. A modulation signal input unit inputs a modulation signal for modulation of light output power. This circuit structure performs a control operation for constantly maintaining the intensity of light even in a variation in an ambient temperature or deterioration in the light source and also reduces power consumption in the integrated circuit for driving the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Yong-Chan KEH, Jin-Wook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20070252806
    Abstract: A drive structure is provided for a sequential Red-Green-Blue (RGB) display. One light receiving means receives part of light output from R, G, and B light sources and performs conversion to a current signal. Each light source driver performs a control operation for maintaining the light intensity of each light source substantially constant by adjusting an amount of operating current applied thereto according to the magnitude of a feedback current provided from the light receiving means. Light is sequentially emitted by the light sources and received by the light monitoring device in response to input R, G, and B modulation signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Jin-Wook KWON, Mun-Kue PARK, Yong-Chan KEH
  • Publication number: 20070242229
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for blocking laser beams using a human body sensor in an image projector includes the steps of: monitoring, using the human body sensor, in a projected direction in which the image projector projects on a screen laser beams corresponding to a predetermined image; when an obstacle is sensed on the screen of the projected direction, measuring a temperature value of the obstacle by absorbing infrared (IR) rays emitted by the obstacle; comparing the measured temperature value of the obstacle to a pre-set temperature range; and if the measured temperature value of the obstacle is within the pre-set temperature range, blocking the laser beams corresponding to the predetermined image by stopping driving the image projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Ji-Won Kim, Yong-Chan Keh, Jin-Wook Kwon
  • Publication number: 20070245396
    Abstract: A method of controlling storage of a data broadcast application and broadcast receiver processing the same are disclosed. A method of controlling a data broadcast application includes receiving an application of data broadcasting, deciding whether a memory of a broadcast receiver is in a status capable of storing the received application using at least one of information for an overall size of the memory of the broadcast receiver and information for an empty size of the memory of the broadcast receiver, and if the memory of a broadcast receiver is in the status capable of storing the received application, storing the received application in the memory of the broadcast receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Applicant: LG. Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin Wook Kwon, Tae Jin Park, Jin Pil Kim
  • Publication number: 20070180480
    Abstract: A method for managing the applications related to data broadcasting, a class/interface structure for controlling the same, and a broadcasting receiver for controlling the class/interface receiver can prevent data broadcast-associated application from conflicting with a Native application. The method comprising the steps of: pausing an application associated with a cable mode if a current input mode is not in cable mode; and controlling a broadcast receiver by using an application that is native to the broadcast receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventors: Tae-Jin Park, Jin Wook Kwon, Sang Hoon Cha