Patents by Inventor Kwan Young Oh

Kwan Young Oh 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: 9916812
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a first timing controller, a second timing controller and a third timing controller. The first timing controller controls an operation of a first region in the display panel, and generates a reference clock signal. The second timing controller controls an operation of a second region in the display panel, and receives the reference clock signal. The third timing controller controls an operation of a third region in the display panel, and receives the reference clock signal. The first, second and third timing controllers are synchronized with one another in response to the reference clock signal and a state synchronization signal, and operate in one of a plurality of states depending on an operation of the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan-Young Oh, Sil-Yi Bang, Kyoung-Won Lee, Jae-Ho Choi, Sangsu Han, Jung-Hwan Cho
  • Patent number: 9905174
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel which includes gate lines, data lines crossing the gate lines, and pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a timing controller for receiving a control signal and image data and for generating a gate control signal and a data control signal; a gate driver for generating a gate signal based on the gate control signal and outputting the gate signal to the gate lines; and a data driver for performing data conversion on the image data based on the data control signal and outputting a conversion result to the data lines, wherein the timing controller analyzes the image data frame by frame data and applies two or more inversion driving techniques to frame data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Won Jeong, Kwan-Young Oh, Younjin Jung, Kyung-Uk Choi, Po-Yun Park, Sangyoung Lee
  • Publication number: 20170345386
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel to display an image, a first frame counter to count a first number of frames during a first duration and to be reset when the first number reaches a first reference number, a second frame counter to count a second number of the frames during a second duration and to be reset when the second number reaches a second reference number, wherein the second duration occurs after and is shorter than the first duration, a level counter to hold a count value at a first count value during the first duration, to change the count value when the first frame counter is reset, and to change the count value when the second frame counter is reset, and a common voltage generator to control a level of a common voltage to correspond to the count value and to output the common voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: JIMYOUNG SEO, KYOUNGWON LEE, SILYI BANG, KWAN-YOUNG OH, JUNGHWAN CHO, SANGSU HAN, SANGMI KIM, JANG-HYUN YEO
  • Publication number: 20170294169
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a timing controller, a data driver, and a gate driver. The timing controller receives image data at a number of frames per second of a first level and generates a gate control signal and a data control signal. The timing controller includes an image converter that operates in film mode or normal mode when the input image data are moving image data, and that outputs film image data at a number of frames per second of second level lower than the first level during the film mode. The data driver applies a data voltage corresponding to the film image data to the display panel based on the data control signal. The gate driver applies a gate voltage to the display panel based on the gate control signal. The display panel operates at a frequency of the second level during the film mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Kyoungwon LEE, Kwan-young OH, Jimyoung SEO, Bonghyun YOU, Junghwan CHO, Sangsu HAN
  • Patent number: 9767766
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including a first display area and a second display area; a first timing controller to control an operation of the first display area, generate a first reference clock signal, generate a first internal reference clock signal based on the first reference clock signal, and generate a first synchronization clock signal based on the first internal reference clock signal; and a second timing controller to control an operation of the second display area, receive the first reference clock signal, generate a second internal reference clock signal based on the first reference clock signal, and generate a second synchronization clock signal based on the second internal reference clock signal, wherein the first and second timing controllers are to be synchronized with each other based on the first reference clock signal, and exchange first data based on the first and second synchronization clock signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwan-Young Oh, Sil-Yi Bang, Sang-Su Han, Jin-Hyun Ko, Jin-Kyu Park, Jae-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 9672792
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device with reduced power consumption and that reduces changes in luminance, and perceptibility of flicker, and a driving method thereof. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment comprises: a display panel configured to display a still image and a motion picture; a signal controller configured to control signals for driving the display panel; and a graphics processing unit configured to transmit input image data to the signal controller, wherein the signal controller comprises a frame memory configured to store the input image data, and the display panel is driven at a first frequency when the motion picture is displayed and the display panel is driven at a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency when the still image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Choi, Jae-Won Jeong, Jae-Suk Choi, Seung-Ho Baek, Joo Seok Yeom, Young-Su Han, Myeong-Su Kim, Yun-Jae Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, Seung Hwan Moon, Po-Yun Park, Jae Wan Park, Kwan-Young Oh, Min Joo Lee, Jung Hwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20170098431
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a first timing controller, a second timing controller and a third timing controller. The first timing controller controls an operation of a first region in the display panel, and generates a reference clock signal. The second timing controller controls an operation of a second region in the display panel, and receives the reference clock signal. The third timing controller controls an operation of a third region in the display panel, and receives the reference clock signal. The first, second and third timing controllers are synchronized with one another in response to the reference clock signal and a state synchronization signal, and operate in one of a plurality of states depending on an operation of the display apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: KWAN-YOUNG OH, SIL-YI BANG, KYOUNG-WON LEE, JAE-HO CHOI, SANGSU HAN, JUNG-HWAN CHO
  • Patent number: 9589527
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel, including a plurality of pixels, a driver circuit configured to display an image on the display panel in response to an image signal and a control signal, and a voltage generator configured to generate an analog driving voltage for an operation of the driver circuit in response to a voltage control signal. The driver circuit is configured to compare the image signal to ripple image patterns and is configured to output the voltage control signal to change a voltage level of the analog driving voltage, according to the result of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Seok Hong, Yeon-Sun Na, Dongin Kim, Kwan-Young Oh, Changgil Oh, Bum Lee, Jae-Won Jeong
  • Publication number: 20170061906
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels respectively connected to a plurality of gate lines and to a plurality of data lines, a gate driving circuit configured to drive the plurality of gate lines, a data driving circuit configured to drive the plurality of data lines, a timing controller configured to provide a data signal to the data driving circuit, configured to control the gate driving circuit, and configured to output a voltage control signal, and a voltage generator configured to generate a plurality of reference voltages in response to the voltage control signal, wherein the data driving circuit is further configured to convert the data signal into a grayscale voltage based on the plurality of reference voltages, wherein a voltage level of each of the reference voltages is changed periodically within a range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Kyoungwon LEE, Kwan-young OH, Junghwan CHO, Sangsu HAN
  • Patent number: 9460683
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a data driving part, and a timing control part. The display panel includes gate lines extending in a first direction, data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and first and second pixel groups. The first and second pixel groups are disposed at opposing sides of a data line and are alternately connected to the data line. The data driving part includes channels connected to the data lines. The channels output a data signal to the data lines, the data signal has a first polarity or a second polarity, and the second polarity has an inversed phase to the first polarity. The timing control part outputs a data inverse control signal and first and second polarity control signal, which control the polarity of the data signal based on the data inverse control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Won Jeong, Kwan-Young Oh, Po-Yun Park, Youn-Jin Jung, Jung-Hwan Cho
  • Patent number: 9378585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique for correcting a geometric image error calculated as a rational polynomial coefficient (RPC) only through a corresponding point extracted from a digital elevation model (DEM) and a stereoscopic image without direct measurement of a ground control point (GCP). To this end, a system for automatic geometric correction using an RPC in accordance with the present invention comprises: an auxiliary data extraction unit; a corresponding point extraction unit; a first ground coordinate extraction unit; a second ground coordinate extraction unit; an RPC correction model generation unit; and an image distortion correction unit. The auxiliary data extraction unit extracts two or more different images captured from the same ground surface and auxiliary data of the two or more different images. The corresponding point extraction unit extracts a corresponding point from the two or more different images through image matching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation
    Inventors: Hyung Sup Jung, Kwan Young Oh
  • Publication number: 20160125845
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display panel including a first display area and a second display area; a first timing controller to control an operation of the first display area, generate a first reference clock signal, generate a first internal reference clock signal based on the first reference clock signal, and generate a first synchronization clock signal based on the first internal reference clock signal; and a second timing controller to control an operation of the second display area, receive the first reference clock signal, generate a second internal reference clock signal based on the first reference clock signal, and generate a second synchronization clock signal based on the second internal reference clock signal, wherein the first and second timing controllers are to be synchronized with each other based on the first reference clock signal, and exchange first data based on the first and second synchronization clock signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Kwan-Young Oh, Sil-Yi Bang, Sang-Su Han, Jin-Hyun Ko, Jin-Kyu Park, Jae-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 9299318
    Abstract: A display device includes a first pixel connected to a first gate line and a data line, a second pixel connected to a second gate line, different from the first gate line, and the data line, the second pixel being pre-charged when the first pixel is charged, a compensation LUT which stores LUT values for compensating a charging rate during a main charging of the second pixel; and an image signal processor which generates a compensated image signal for the main charging of the second pixel. The image signal processor may include a correction value calculating unit which calculates a correction value from the compensation LUT based on first and second input image signal of respective first and second pixels, and a compensated value generating unit which generates a compensated image signal for the second pixel based on the correction value and the second input image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kwan-Young Oh, Youn Jin Jung, Po-Yun Park, Jae-Won Jeong
  • Publication number: 20160049123
    Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes compensating first pixel data corresponding to a first pixel of a plurality of pixels in the display panel based on at least one of a first decision, a second decision, or a third decision and generating a first data voltage corresponding to the compensated first pixel data. The first data voltage is applied to the first pixel through a data line. The first decision includes determining, based on a position of the first pixel, whether compensation for the first pixel data is required. The second decision includes determining, based on previous subpixel data and present subpixel data for the first pixel, whether the compensation for the first pixel data is required. The third decision includes determining whether the first pixel data complies with a compensation avoidance condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: JAE-WON JEONG, KWAN-YOUNG OH, GA-NA KIM, GYEONG-UB MOON, PO-YUN PARK, Jl-WOONG JEONG, KYUNG-UK CHOI, SANG-HO PARK
  • Patent number: 9240159
    Abstract: A timing controller includes: a top voltage generator configured to output first to third top voltages; a bottom voltage generator configured to output first to third bottom voltages; a first transmitting part configured to output a first data signal for a first data driving chip, based on the first top and bottom voltages; a second transmitting part configured to output a second data signal for a second data driving chip based on the second top and bottom voltages; and a third transmitting part configured to output a third data signal for a third data driving chip based on the third top and bottom voltages, where one of the first to third top voltages is different from another of the first to third top voltages, and one of the first to third bottom voltages is different from another of the first to third bottom voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yeon-Sun Na, Hyun-Seok Hong, Dong-In Kim, Ji-Hee Kim, Kwan-Young Oh, Bum Lee
  • Publication number: 20150371609
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device with reduced power consumption and that reduces changes in luminance, and perceptibility of flicker, and a driving method thereof. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment comprises: a display panel configured to display a still image and a motion picture; a signal controller configured to control signals for driving the display panel; and a graphics processing unit configured to transmit input image data to the signal controller, wherein the signal controller comprises a frame memory configured to store the input image data, and the display panel is driven at a first frequency when the motion picture is displayed and the display panel is driven at a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency when the still image is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Yong-Jun CHOI, Jae-Won JEONG, Jae-Suk CHOI, Seung-Ho BAEK, Joo Seok YEOM, Young-Su HAN, Myeong-Su KIM, Yun-Jae KIM, Jin-Soo KIM, Seung Hwan MOON, Po-Yun PARK, Jae Wan PARK, Kwan-Young OH, Min Joo LEE, Jung Hwan CHO
  • Patent number: 9183803
    Abstract: A display device capable of reducing power consumption and preventing luminance changes, and a driving method thereof are provided. The display device includes: a display panel displaying a still image and a motion picture; a signal controller controlling signals for driving the display panel; a graphic processing unit transmitting input image data to the signal controller; a light source unit irradiating the display panel with light; and a light source driver controlling signals for driving the light source unit, in which the signal controller includes a frame memory storing the input image data and controls the display panel so as to be driven at a first frequency or a second frequency, and the light source driver drives the light source unit at a first ratio when the display panel is driven at the first frequency and at a second ratio when the display panel is driven at the second frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Won Jeong, Kwan-Young Oh, Po-Yun Park, Jung Hwan Cho
  • Patent number: 9183809
    Abstract: A display panel apparatus includes a display panel and a timing controller, and a data driver. The display panel includes a first subpixel and a second subpixel. The timing controller is configured to receive a first subpixel data for the first subpixel and a second subpixel data for the second subpixel. When the second subpixel is determined to be defective, the timing controller generates a compensated grayscale of the second subpixel data. The data driver is configured to apply a precharge voltage to the second subpixel and a charging voltage to second subpixel through a data line, wherein the precharge voltage is based on a grayscale of the first subpixel data and the charging voltage is based on the compensated grayscale of the second subpixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Won Jeong, Woo-Jin Jung, Kang-Hyun Kim, Po-Yun Park, Kwan-Young Oh, Jee-Hoon Jeon, Youn-Jin Jung, Young-Suk Ha
  • Publication number: 20150302812
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel which includes gate lines, data lines crossing the gate lines, and pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a timing controller for receiving a control signal and image data and for generating a gate control signal and a data control signal; a gate driver for generating a gate signal based on the gate control signal and outputting the gate signal to the gate lines; and a data driver for performing data conversion on the image data based on the data control signal and outputting a conversion result to the data lines, wherein the timing controller analyzes the image data frame by frame data and applies two or more inversion driving techniques to frame data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: JAE WON JEONG, KWAN-YOUNG OH, YOUNJIN JUNG, KYUNG-UK CHOI, PO-YUN PARK, SANGYOUNG LEE
  • Patent number: 9165518
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device with reduced power consumption and that reduces changes in luminance, and perceptibility of flicker, and a driving method thereof. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment comprises: a display panel configured to display a still image and a motion picture; a signal controller configured to control signals for driving the display panel; and a graphics processing unit configured to transmit input image data to the signal controller, wherein the signal controller comprises a frame memory configured to store the input image data, and the display panel is driven at a first frequency when the motion picture is displayed and the display panel is driven at a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency when the still image is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Jun Choi, Jae-Won Jeong, Jae-Suk Choi, Seung-Ho Baek, Joo Seok Yeom, Young-Su Han, Myeong-Su Kim, Yun-Jae Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, Seung Hwan Moon, Po-Yun Park, Jae Wan Park, Kwan-Young Oh, Min Joo Lee, Jung Hwan Cho