Patents by Inventor Minsuk UHM

Minsuk UHM 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: 11930685
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a housing; a display viewable through a portion of the housing; and a camera overlapping the display and configured to capture an image based on external light passing through the display. The display may include: a first area overlapping at least a portion of the camera and a second area not overlapping the camera; a substrate; a pixel layer disposed in a first direction from the substrate and comprising organic light-emitting diode (OLED) type pixels; wherein a color filter layer may include first color filters overlapping pixels of the first area, second color filters overlapping pixels of the second area, and a black matrix disposed between the second color filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm
  • Publication number: 20230345779
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device including an under display camera (UDC). The electronic device includes: a housing, a display, and a camera disposed inside the housing overlapping a portion of the display and acquiring light passing through the display from outside. The display includes a first area in which a first pixel overlapping with at least a portion of the camera and a first pixel driving circuit for driving the first pixel are disposed, and a second area, other than the first area, in which a second pixel and a second pixel driving circuit for driving the second pixel are disposed. The first pixel driving circuit includes a first driving thin film transistor (TFT) having a first channel region having a straight shape does not include a curved shape, and the second pixel driving circuit includes a second driving TFT having a second channel region of a curved shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Dongseop LEE, Haechang LEE, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20230230521
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of pixels, and a processor, each of a plurality of pixels may include a plurality of sub pixels, the plurality of sub pixels may include first type pixels including first type sub pixels observed at a first viewing angle, and second type pixels being adjacent to the first type pixels and including second type sub pixels observed at a second viewing angle that is smaller than the first viewing angle, and the processor configured to, for a plurality of groups including first type pixels and second type pixels, perform a control such that turn-on ratios of the first type pixels and the second type pixels in, a plurality of groups, a first group are different from turn-on ratios of those of, among the plurality of groups, a second group that is different from the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yilin WU, Jeonghun KIM, Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Hyunchang SHIN, Sungdae CHOI, Seungyeop CHOI
  • Publication number: 20230156347
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a camera device, the camera device overlaps at least a portion of an active area in a second direction of the display. The display comprises a display panel comprising a first active area, which has a first transmittance, at least partially overlaps on the camera device, and comprises a viewing angle area corresponding to the viewing angle of the camera device, and a second active area having a second transmittance that is lower than the first transmittance, the display panel comprises a mask layer comprising an opaque mask, and the opaque mask comprises a first portion at least partially formed in the viewing angle area, and a second portion formed to have a specified width and encompass the outer boundary of the viewing angle area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Minsuk UHM, Sungyoung SHIN, Hyunchang SHIN, Byungduk YANG
  • Publication number: 20230145126
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, an optical sensor disposed below the display, and at least one processor, wherein the display includes a first region having a first pixel density and a second region having a second pixel density less than the first pixel density and corresponding to the disposed region of the optical sensor, the at least one processor determines a second brightness level for the second region on the basis of at least one among a first brightness level of the first region, the first pixel density, and the second pixel density when the first brightness level exceeds a predetermined threshold, identifies a third region, defined to include the second region, of the display along an edge of the first region, and sets the brightness of the second and third regions to the second brightness level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Minsuk UHM, Sungyoung SHIN, Taewoong LEE, Jongkon BAE, Hyunchang SHIN, Byungduk YANG
  • Publication number: 20230126522
    Abstract: A display device including a display that includes a plurality of pixels, wherein the plurality of pixels respectively include a plurality of sub-pixels is provided. The plurality of sub-pixels include first type sub-pixels observed at a first viewing angle, and second type sub-pixels observed at a second viewing angle that is narrower than the first viewing angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Yilin WU, Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Sungdae CHOI, Seungyeop CHOI, Hyunchang SHIN, Byungduk YANG
  • Publication number: 20230070304
    Abstract: An electronic device of an embodiment of the present disclosure may include an optical sensor, and an organic light emitting diode display panel that includes a first region corresponding to where the optical sensor is disposed and a second region distinct from the first region. The organic light emitting diode display panel may include first organic material arrangement regions disposed in the first region, second organic material arrangement regions disposed in the second region, first electrodes disposed on a back surface of the first organic material arrangement regions, second electrodes disposed on a back surface of the second organic material arrangement regions, and a common electrode disposed on an upper surface of the first organic material arrangement regions and the second organic material arrangement regions. An area of the first organic material arrangement regions may be larger than an area of the second organic material arrangement regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Dongseop LEE
  • Publication number: 20230053234
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a camera module, wherein the electronic device may include a display panel and the camera module is disposed under the display panel. The display panel may include a first region having a first pixel density and overlapping the camera module, and a second region having a second pixel density greater than the first pixel density. The first region may include a transmissive region through which light is transmitted and which includes first pixels, and a non-transmissive region which is disposed around the transmissive region and in which a first driving circuit configured to drive the first pixels is arranged. Connection wires connecting the first pixels and the first driving circuit to each other may be arranged in the transmissive region, the connection wires may include at least one curved region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Minsuk UHM, Sungyoung SHIN, Yilin WU, Haechang LEE, Dongseop LEE, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20230050153
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed herein may include: a display panel including a light-emitting layer in which multiple light-emitting parts are arranged and a circuit layer in which multiple circuit parts electrically connected to at least some of the multiple light-emitting parts are arranged, the display panel including a first area, a second area adjacent to the first area, and a third area other than the first area and the second area, and a camera disposed on or under a rear surface of a display including the display panel such that a lens of the camera faces the first area of the display panel, wherein the first area of the display panel may be an area in which the circuit parts are not present, and an area in which a first light-emitting part connected to a circuit part positioned in the second area is disposed, the second area of the display panel may be an area in which second light-emitting parts connected to the circuit part positioned in the second area and a dummy
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Dongseop LEE, Sungyoung SHIN, Kwangtai KIM, Minsuk UHM, Donghyun YEOM, Yilin WU, Haechang LEE
  • Publication number: 20230052376
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a display driver integrated circuit (IC) that controls the display, a camera disposed in a display area, and a processor connected with the display driver IC and the camera. The display includes a normal area having a first pixel density, a camera light-receiving area where the camera is disposed and at least one pixel is disposed, the camera light-receiving area having a second pixel density lower than first pixel density, and a circuit area provided between the normal area and the camera light-receiving area and having a third pixel density, and a circuit that transfers a drive voltage to the pixel disposed in the camera light-receiving area is disposed in the circuit area. The third pixel density is lower than or equal to the first pixel density, and the third pixel density is higher than the second pixel density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Yilin WU, Dongseop LEE, Haechang LEE, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Publication number: 20230038568
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel and at least one optical sensor. The display panel is disposed in an internal space of a housing so as to be visible from the outside and includes a display region and a sensor region. The at least one optical sensor may correspond, below the display panel, to the sensor region. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels disposed on a substrate, a plurality of driving circuit units for driving the plurality of pixels, a first encapsulation unit for encapsulating the sensor region, and a second encapsulation unit for encapsulating the display region. The first encapsulation unit and the second encapsulation unit may be different in terms of the stacked structure of layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Hyunchang SHIN, Byungduk YANG
  • Patent number: 11552133
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device including a display and a camera. The electronic device may include a camera overlapping the display and configured to photograph external light passing through the display, wherein the display may include: a colorless and transparent substrate, a pixel layer disposed in a first direction from the substrate and comprising organic light-emitting diode (OLED) type pixels, an organic encapsulation layer (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungyoung Shin, Minsuk Uhm
  • Publication number: 20220320474
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel and a camera module arranged under the display panel. The display panel may include a first area including a first plurality of pixels having a first pixel density and overlapping the camera module, a second area including a second plurality of pixels having a second pixel density greater than the first pixel density, a first light reflection blocking layer arranged in all or at least a portion of the first area, and a plurality of transparent wiring lines arranged under first organic light-emitting diodes arranged in the first area. The first light reflection blocking layer may be arranged to overlap lower portions of the first organic light-emitting diodes arranged in the first area. The first light reflection blocking layer may be arranged between anode electrodes of the first organic light-emitting diodes and the plurality of transparent wiring lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM, Dongseop LEE, Haechang LEE, Byungduk YANG, Kwangtai KIM, Donghyun YEOM
  • Patent number: 11367760
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent plate, a display disposed under the transparent plate and including an opening, an optical sensor aligned under the opening, a transparent body that is extended from a first surface facing the transparent plate to a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the first surface and facing the optical sensor, and is at least partially disposed in the opening, and a light shielding film disposed on a side surface of the transparent body between the first surface and the second surface. It is possible to provide various other embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Il Kim, Heecheul Moon, Sungyoung Shin, Hyunwoo Sim, Minsuk Uhm, Sunggoo Her, Taesang Park
  • Publication number: 20210351236
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device including a display and a camera. The electronic device may include a camera overlapping the display and configured to photograph external light passing through the display, wherein the display may include: a colorless and transparent substrate, a pixel layer disposed in a first direction from the substrate and comprising organic light-emitting diode (OLED) type pixels, an organic encapsulation layer (e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Sungyoung SHIN, Minsuk UHM
  • Publication number: 20210091148
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent plate, a display disposed under the transparent plate and including an opening, an optical sensor aligned under the opening, a transparent body that is extended from a first surface facing the transparent plate to a second surface disposed on an opposite side of the first surface and facing the optical sensor, and is at least partially disposed in the opening, and a light shielding film disposed on a side surface of the transparent body between the first surface and the second surface. It is possible to provide various other embodiments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Il KIM, Heecheul MOON, Sungyoung SHIN, Hyunwoo SIM, Minsuk UHM, Sunggoo HER, Taesang PARK
  • Patent number: 10878215
    Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to an installation structure of a biometric sensor synchronized with a display and a control method thereof. The electronic device may include: a light emitting circuitry configured to output light including a predetermined frequency band; a display panel configured to display an image by using one or more pixels, wherein the one or more pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixels; at least one driver circuit configured to drive at least one pixel among the plurality of sub-pixels; and an optical shielding layer formed adjacent to the at least one driver circuit in order to protect the at least one driver circuit from the light including a predetermined frequency band. Various embodiments can be implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joungmin Cho, Minsuk Uhm, Gyusang Cho, Taesung Kim, Hyunchang Shin, Heungsik Shin, Jiwoong Oh
  • Patent number: 10679568
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device for acquiring biometric information and an operating method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Gyu Lee, Jaewan Kim, Suyeon Kim, Minsuk Uhm
  • Publication number: 20190057660
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device for acquiring biometric information and an operating method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Joon Gyu LEE, Jaewan KIM, Suyeon KIM, Minsuk UHM
  • Publication number: 20180211088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an installation structure of a biometric sensor synchronized with a display and a control method thereof. The electronic device may comprise: a light emitting circuitry configured to output light including a predetermined frequency band; a display panel configured to display an image by using one or more pixels, wherein the one or more pixels includes a plurality of sub-pixels; at least one driver circuit configured to drive at least one pixel among the plurality of sub-pixels; and an optical shielding layer formed adjacent to the at least one driver circuit in order to protect the at least one driver circuit from the light including a predetermined frequency band. Further, various embodiments can be implemented according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Joungmin CHO, Minsuk UHM, Gyusang CHO, Taesung KIM, Hyunchang SHIN, Heungsik SHIN, Jiwoong OH