Patents by Inventor Ki-Hyun Pyun

Ki-Hyun Pyun 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: 20210350764
    Abstract: A display device comprises a display area including a plurality of pixels, a peak driving determination part determining peak driving based on an input image signal, a normal driving compensation part including a first luminance lookup table having a first luminance as a peak luminance, a peak driving compensation part including a second luminance lookup table having a second luminance higher than the first luminance as a peak luminance, a compensation adjusting part that generates a peak driving gamma curve by smoothing a first and second luminance gamma curves corresponding to the first and second luminance lookup tables and generates a peak driving lookup table according to the peak driving gamma curve, and a signal controller generating an image data signal by applying one normal driving lookup table to a portion of the display area and applying the peak driving lookup table to an other portion of the display area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Hyun PYUN, Eun Jin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210327338
    Abstract: A display device includes: a gain provider configured to set a time point elapsed by a set period from a time point at which a first region of an input image is detected as a still region, as a set time, and to gradually decrease a gain value from the set time; and a grayscale converter configured to generate an output image by applying the gain value to the first region and a second region including a peripheral region of the first region among the input image, wherein the gain provider is configured to set the set period differently according to size of grayscale values in the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hee Sook PARK, Ki Hyun PYUN
  • Publication number: 20210319739
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels, a controller configured to determine a peak luminance based on a target luminance and a black duty ratio that is a ratio of a black insertion period to a sum of an image display period and the black insertion period, to determine gray-luminance information representing a plurality of luminances respectively corresponding to a plurality of gray levels based on the peak luminance and a target gamma value, and to generate gray-voltage information representing a plurality of voltage levels respectively corresponding to the plurality of gray levels based on a target white color coordinate and the gray-luminance information, a gray voltage generator configured to generate a plurality of gray voltages having the plurality of voltage levels based on the gray-voltage information, and a data driver configured to provide the plurality of gray voltages corresponding to output image data as data voltages to the plurality of pixels in the image display
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Hyun PYUN, Hee Sook PARK
  • Patent number: 11145239
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including gate lines, data lines, and pixels; a gate driver that provides gate signals to the pixels through the gate lines; a data driver that provides data signals to the pixels through the data lines; and a timing controller that obtains pre-charging gray scale values based on gray scale values of the pixels. The gate driver simultaneously supplies the gate signals to the gate lines in a first period, and sequentially supplies the gate signals to the gate lines in a second period. The data driver supplies data signals corresponding to the pre-charging gray scale values to the data lines in the first period, and supplies data signals corresponding to the gray scale values of the pixels to the data lines in the second period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Jang Hoon Kwak
  • Publication number: 20210304701
    Abstract: Provided herein may be a display device. The display device may include a display panel including a plurality of unit blocks disposed in a display area, the plurality of unit blocks including a first area displaying a logo or a banner, a second area having largest load value and a third area disposed between the first area and the second area, a display panel driver configured to generate data voltages based on input image data, and a zonal compensator configured to receive the input image data, to calculate load values of the input image data for the plurality of unit blocks, respectively, and to control luminance of each of the first area and the third area based on a location difference between the first area and the second area and a load value difference between the first area and the second area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Eun Jin CHOI, Won Jin SEO, Ki Hyun PYUN
  • Patent number: 11132949
    Abstract: A compensation method of a display device includes: sensing a first luminance of the display device when a first pattern is displayed on the display device; calculating a luminance prediction value corresponding to a second pattern to be displayed on the display device based on the first luminance, where the second pattern is different from the first pattern; sensing a second luminance of the display device when the second pattern is displayed on the display device; adjusting a current flowing in a first power line of the display device until the second luminance reaches the luminance prediction value; and storing compensation data corresponding to an adjusted current in a lookup table when the second luminance reaches the luminance prediction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyun Ho Kim, Jung Taek Kim, Jae Woo Ryu, Joon Suk Baik, Yong Jin Shin, Uk Jae Jang, Ki Hyun Pyun, Sang Su Han
  • Publication number: 20210295767
    Abstract: A display device includes a display divided into a plurality of blocks including pixels, a timing controller for calculating a frame load for an image frame of input image data, and for generating image data by scaling grayscale values of the input image data using a scale factor, a data driver for generating a data signal corresponding to the image data, and for supplying the data signal to the pixels, a current sensor for sensing a global current flowing in a first power source line connected to the pixels, and a scale factor provider for correcting a unit target current determined using a reference block among the blocks based on a deviation in light emitting characteristics between the blocks, for calculating a target current using the frame load and a corrected unit target current, and for comparing the target current with the global current to calculate the scale factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Won Jin Seo, Eun Jin Choi, Ki Hyun Pyun
  • Patent number: 11127358
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a display driver, and a timing controller. The data driver may apply a first data voltage set and subsequently a second data voltage set to the display panel during a screen saver operation of the display device. The first data voltage set may cause the display panel to display a first illuminated area. The second data voltage set may cause the display panel to display a second illuminated area. The timing controller may supply image data to the data driver for the second data voltage set to cause the second illuminated area to have a luminance level. The timing controller may determine a value for controlling the luminance level based on a distance between a position of the first illuminated area and a position of the second illuminated area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventors: Hee Sook Park, Ki Hyun Pyun
  • Patent number: 11127345
    Abstract: A display device includes a display divided into a plurality of blocks including pixels, a timing controller for calculating a frame load for an image frame of input image data, and for generating image data by scaling grayscale values of the input image data using a scale factor, a data driver for generating a data signal corresponding to the image data, and for supplying the data signal to the pixels, a current sensor for sensing a global current flowing in a first power source line connected to the pixels, and a scale factor provider for correcting a unit target current determined using a reference block among the blocks based on a deviation in light emitting characteristics between the blocks, for calculating a target current using the frame load and a corrected unit target current, and for comparing the target current with the global current to calculate the scale factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Jin Seo, Eun Jin Choi, Ki Hyun Pyun
  • Publication number: 20210281263
    Abstract: An interface system including: a receiver; a transmitter configured to transmit a signal including a common mode voltage to the receiver through transmission lines; and a plurality of bias circuits configured to adjust the common mode voltage of the signal, wherein the bias circuits are configured to receive a bias control bit to generate a biased common mode voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Hyun PYUN, Won Jin SEO, Eun Jin CHOI
  • Patent number: 11107419
    Abstract: A display device may extract an edge of a data signal based on the data signal and phase conversion clock signals, extract a phase of the data signal based on the edge, and generate a clock phase calibration signal based on the phase of the data signal. The display device may calibrate a phase of a clock signal using the clock phase calibration signal that has a phase corresponding to the phase of the clock signal, thereby improving transmission characteristic of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Jang Hoon Kwak, Min Young Park
  • Publication number: 20210264877
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device. The display device includes a gain provider for gradually decreasing a gain value from a first time when a first period elapses from a time at which an enable signal is generated, and a plurality of pixels for receiving data voltages determined by the gain value and the input grayscale values. The gain provider determines a length of the first period according to a first load value based on the input grayscale values at the time at which the enable signal is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Hyun PYUN, Hee Sook PARK
  • Publication number: 20210264832
    Abstract: A display device and a method of driving the same are provided. The display device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of pixel rows, a data driver configured to provide first data voltages which correspond to first line grayscale data to pixels disposed in an (N?1)-th pixel row, provide second data voltages which correspond to second line grayscale data to pixels disposed in an N-th pixel row, and provide third data voltages which correspond to third line grayscale data to pixels disposed in an (N+1)-th pixel row, and a data compensator configured to compensate for the second line grayscale data by using one of a first compensation and a second compensation based on the first line grayscale data, the second line grayscale data, and the third line grayscale data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Won Jin Seo, Eun Jin Choi, Ki Hyun Pyun
  • Publication number: 20210264843
    Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels grouped into blocks divided into block rows extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction, wherein each block includes two or more pixels connected to a first power source line, and each pixel is assigned with a grayscale value in a range of grayscale values that is divided into a plurality of grayscale sections; and a first power source voltage adjuster selecting a reference block row, and determining a magnitude of a first power source voltage supplied to the first power source line based on a number of blocks in the reference block row having a grayscale section that is same as a maximum grayscale section of the reference block row. The maximum grayscale section corresponds to a grayscale section that includes a largest grayscale value having a grayscale value ratio greater than a minimum ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Hyun PYUN, Won Jin SEO, Eun Jin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210256914
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a display driver, and a timing controller. The data driver may apply a first data voltage set and subsequently a second data voltage set to the display panel during a screen saver operation of the display device. The first data voltage set may cause the display panel to display a first illuminated area. The second data voltage set may cause the display panel to display a second illuminated area. The timing controller may supply image data to the data driver for the second data voltage set to cause the second illuminated area to have a luminance level. The timing controller may determine a value for controlling the luminance level based on a distance between a position of the first illuminated area and a position of the second illuminated area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Hee Sook PARK, Ki Hyun PYUN
  • Publication number: 20210201779
    Abstract: A compensation method of a display device includes: sensing a first luminance of the display device when a first pattern is displayed on the display device; calculating a luminance prediction value corresponding to a second pattern to be displayed on the display device based on the first luminance, where the second pattern is different from the first pattern; sensing a second luminance of the display device when the second pattern is displayed on the display device; adjusting a current flowing in a first power line of the display device until the second luminance reaches the luminance prediction value; and storing compensation data corresponding to an adjusted current in a lookup table when the second luminance reaches the luminance prediction value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Kyun Ho KIM, Jung Taek KIM, Jae Woo RYU, Joon Suk BAIK, Yong Jin SHIN, Uk Jae JANG, Ki Hyun PYUN, Sang Su HAN
  • Publication number: 20210201849
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a display panel driver, and a zone compensating circuit which divides the display panel into a plurality of unit blocks, obtains load values of input image data for the unit blocks, and generates corrected image data by correcting the input image data based on the load values. Each of the load values corresponds to one of the unit blocks. The display panel driver generates a data signal for displaying an image on the display panel based on the corrected image data. When grayscale values included in the input image data are the same, a luminance of the image displayed on the display panel is decreased moving away from a center of a reference block having a largest load value among the unit blocks based on the corrected image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: EUN JIN CHOI, Ki Hyun Pyun, Sung In Kang
  • Publication number: 20210193016
    Abstract: A display device includes blocks each including two or more pixels commonly coupled to a first power line, and a first power voltage controller for determining a margin value of a first power voltage supplied to the first power line, based on load values of the blocks. The first power voltage controller determines the load values based on grayscale values of the pixels included in each of the blocks. The magnitude of the first power voltage is determined to become smaller as the margin value becomes larger. The margin value includes a first margin value. The first power voltage controller determines the first margin value according to a degree of distribution of load values of first blocks arranged in a first direction among the blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Ki Hyun PYUN, Hee Sook PARK
  • Patent number: 11037487
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a power supply configured to generate a gamma power voltage based on a power control signal; a gamma voltage generator configured to generate gamma voltages based on the gamma power voltage and a gamma control signal; a data driver configured to generate a data signal corresponding to a grayscale value included in image data using the gamma voltages and to provide the data signal to the pixels; and a power controller configured to adjust the power control signal and the gamma control signal based on a maximum voltage level of the data signal, wherein a voltage level of the gamma power voltage is proportional to the maximum voltage level of the data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Su Min Yang
  • Patent number: 11024249
    Abstract: A source driver includes an equalizer which outputs compensated image data by adjusting a frequency gain of image data, based on a selected option value among a plurality of option values. A recovery recovers a clock signal corresponding to the compensated image data. A calibrator sequentially provides the plurality of option values to the equalizer, and selects the selected option value among the plurality of option values, based on recovery rates of the clock signal, which respectively correspond to the plurality of option values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hoe Mi Kim, Ki Hyun Pyun