Patents by Inventor Sang-Ho Choi

Sang-Ho Choi 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: 7428028
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and method that are adaptive to compensate for brightness deviation among red, green and blue colors. This device includes red liquid crystal cell lines having red liquid crystal cells, green liquid crystal cell lines having green liquid crystal cells, and blue liquid crystal cell lines having blue liquid crystal cells. Common electrodes are formed for each red, green and blue liquid crystal line. A common electrode of at least one liquid crystal cell line of the red, green and blue liquid crystal cell lines is supplied with a different common voltage that is a reference voltage to drive the liquid crystal cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 7404993
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a pixel electrode on the first substrate; a common electrodes on the second substrate; a first alignment layer on the pixel electrode; a second alignment layer on the common electrode; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second alignment layers, liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer disposed in a bend state; and a hydrogen-bonded structure in the liquid crystal layer, the hydrogen-bonded structure having a bow shape to maintain the bend state of the liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Choi, Su-Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 7403252
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode LCD device includes first and second substrates, a gate line and a data line arranged horizontally and vertically on the first substrate and defining a pixel, a switching device at each crossing of the gate line and the data line, a first common electrode having a first grid structure disposed in the pixel, a first pixel electrode having a second grid structure disposed in the pixel, a first region in the pixel region defined by first sides of the first grid and second sides of the second grid, a second common electrode connecting the first sides and a second pixel electrode connecting the second sides and defining a second region in the first region, a first alignment film and a second alignment film at facing surfaces of the first and second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and the second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki-Bok Park, Sang-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 7388640
    Abstract: An in-plane switching mode LCD device includes a first substrate; one or more gate line on the first substrate; one or more data line crossing perpendicularly the one or more data line to define a pixel region; a common electrode module disposed in the pixel region; a pixel electrode module disposed in the pixel region, overlapping the common electrode module; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a first alignment film and a second alignment film disposed at facing surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively; and a liquid crystal layer between the first alignment film and the second alignment film. The common electrode module includes a plurality of common electrodes and a plurality of protruded common electrodes. The pixel electrode module includes a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of protruded pixel electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Chul Lee, Ki-Bok Park, Won-Ho Lee, Sang-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20080002117
    Abstract: A semi-transmission LCD device capable of enhancing a reflection efficiency by introducing external light to a reflection portion on an array substrate of a thin film transistor forming an overcoating layer having concave portions on a color filter substrate, and capable of enhancing a transmission efficiency of light incident from a backlight, and a fabricating method thereof. The semi-transmission LCD device comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate; black matrixes formed on the second substrate with a predetermined gap therebetween; a color filter formed between the black matrixes; a common electrode formed on the color filter; an overcoat layer, having concave portions, formed on the common electrode; and an LC layer formed between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jong-Hwae Lee, Sang-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20080002110
    Abstract: A viewing-angle controllable color filter substrate includes: a display layer includes a plurality of openings separated from each other, shading regions disposed between openings that displays images; and a viewing angle control layer with an electrochromic pattern. A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display includes: forming a display layer on an upper substrate and a viewing angle control layer including an electrochromic pattern; forming on a lower substrate a plurality of pixel regions arranged in a matrix; and forming a liquid crystal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventor: Sang Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20080001873
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a first data line, a second data line, a gate line, a pixel electrode and a reset electrode on the first substrate, the first data line crossing the gate line to define a pixel region, and a common electrode on the second substrate, during a first period of a frame, the pixel electrode and the reset electrode generating a horizontal electric field with respect to the substrates, and during a second period of the frame the common electrode and the pixel and reset electrodes generating a vertical electric field with respect to the substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20070285369
    Abstract: There is disclosed a liquid crystal display device and driving method are provided. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel where pixels are defined by gate lines and data lines that are arranged in a matrix shape. A gate driver is operable to supply a gate voltage to the liquid crystal display panel. A data driver is operable to supply a data voltage to the liquid crystal display panel. The pixels are each independently operable to be driven by drive voltages, which have different polarities from each other, and include first and second liquid crystal cells which realize the same gray level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Inventors: Ki Bok Park, Sang Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20070252938
    Abstract: An array substrate and method for an in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device are provided. The array substrate according to an embodiment includes a pixel electrode in a pixel region; a common electrode in the pixel region, the common electrode being parallel to the pixel electrode; a first electrode in the pixel region and crossing the pixel and common electrodes; and a second electrode in the pixel region, the second electrode being parallel to the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Sang Ho Choi, Jong-Jin Park
  • Patent number: 7248329
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other and spaced apart by a uniform cell gap, an array element having a switching element on the first substrate and a first transparent electrode connected to the switching element, a first patterned spacer disposed on the array element having a first height less than the uniform cell gap, a second transparent electrode under the second substrate, a second patterned spacer disposed beneath the second transparent electrode, the second patterned spacer having a second height less than the uniform cell gap and connected to the first patterned spacer, a first alignment layer covering the first patterned spacer, a second alignment layer covering the second patterned spacer, and a liquid crystal material layer interposed between the first and second alignment layers, wherein the first and second spacers are connected to each other and a summation of the first and second heights of the first and second patterned spacers is equivalent t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ku-Hyun Park, Sang-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20070116900
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a pixel electrode on the first substrate; a common electrodes on the second substrate; a first alignment layer on the pixel electrode; a second alignment layer on the common electrode; a liquid crystal layer between the first and second alignment layers, liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer disposed in a bend state; and a hydrogen-bonded structure in the liquid crystal layer, the hydrogen-bonded structure having a bow shape to maintain the bend state of the liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Choi, Su-Seok Choi
  • Publication number: 20070109466
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal layer formed between first and second substrates, the liquid crystal layer being divided into at least two layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Su-Seok Choi, Sang-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 7079218
    Abstract: An optically compensated birefringence mode liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other, a liquid crystal material layer between the first and second substrates, the liquid crystal material layer having a splay state when a voltage is not applied and having a bend state when a transition voltage is applied, a first compensation film on an outer surface of the first substrate, a first polarizing plate on the first compensation film, a second compensation film on an outer surface of the second substrate, and a second polarizing plate on the second compensation film, wherein the liquid crystal material layer in the splay state has a first retardation value (R1) satisfying according to: 1.35<R1/?<1.75 the liquid crystal material layer in the bend state has a second retardation value (R2) according to: 0.5<R2/?<0.7 when a white voltage for a white image is applied, and a third retardation value (R3) according to: 0.1<R3/?<0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ku-Hyun Park, Sang-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20060146240
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a pixel electrode on an inner surface of the first substrate; a first alignment layer of a ferroelectric liquid crystal material over the pixel electrode, the first alignment layer having a first spontaneous polarization along a first direction; a common electrode on an inner surface of the second substrate; a second alignment layer of the ferroelectric liquid crystal material over the common electrode, the second alignment layer having a second spontaneous polarization along the first direction; a liquid crystal layer in between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer, the liquid crystal layer including a nematic liquid crystal material and a dye material; and a first polarizer disposed on an outer surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: July 6, 2006
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Choi, Su-Seok Choi, Hyung-Ki Hong
  • Publication number: 20060072062
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other and spaced apart by a uniform cell gap, an array element having a switching element on the first substrate and a first transparent electrode connected to the switching element, a first patterned spacer disposed on the array element having a first height less than the uniform cell gap, a second transparent electrode under the second substrate, a second patterned spacer disposed beneath the second transparent electrode, the second patterned spacer having a second height less than the uniform cell gap and connected to the first patterned spacer, a first alignment layer covering the first patterned spacer, a second alignment layer covering the second patterned spacer, and a liquid crystal material layer interposed between the first and second alignment layers, wherein the first and second spacers are connected to each other and a summation of the first and second heights of the first and second patterned spacers is equivalent t
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Ku-Hyun Park, Sang-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20060055862
    Abstract: An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes a substrate, a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The data line crosses the gate line to define a pixel region. The pixel electrode is disposed on the substrate in the pixel region having a polygonal lattice shape such that a unit lattice of the pixel electrode has an inner angle greater than 90°. The common electrode is disposed on the substrate in the pixel region alternating with the pixel electrode and having a polygonal lattice shape such that a unit lattice of the common electrode has an inner angle greater than 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventor: Sang-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 6989883
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other and spaced apart by a uniform cell gap, an array element having a switching element on the first substrate and a first transparent electrode connected to the switching element, a first patterned spacer disposed on the array element having a first height less than the uniform cell gap, a second transparent electrode under the second substrate, a second patterned spacer disposed beneath the second transparent electrode, the second patterned spacer having a second height less than the uniform cell gap and connected to the first patterned spacer, a first alignment layer covering the first patterned spacer, a second alignment layer covering the second patterned spacer, and a liquid crystal material layer interposed between the first and second alignment layers, wherein the first and second spacers are connected to each other and a summation of the first and second heights of the first and second patterned spacers is equivalent t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: LG. Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ku-Hyun Park, Sang-Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 6980266
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device and method that are adaptive to compensate for brightness deviation among red, green and blue colors. This device includes red liquid crystal cell lines having red liquid crystal cells, green liquid crystal cell lines having green liquid crystal cells, and blue liquid crystal cell lines having blue liquid crystal cells. Common electrodes are formed for each red, green and blue liquid crystal line. A common electrode of at least one liquid crystal cell line of the red, green and blue liquid crystal cell lines is supplied with a different common voltage that is a reference voltage to drive the liquid crystal cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang Ho Choi
  • Patent number: 6959190
    Abstract: There is provided a method for performing an intra-packet data service node (PDSN) soft handoff. The method is implemented by setting up a channel passing through a target base station controller (T-BSC), a source base station controller (S-BSC) and a PDSN by establishing a direct channel link between the S-BSC and the T-BSC in an active packet session mode, performing a handoff between the S-BSC, the T-BSC and a mobile station (MS), transmitting or receiving user packet data exchanged between the MS, and the S-BSC and the T-BSC to or from the PDSN through the established channel link and sending or receiving user packet data exchanged between the MS and the T-BSC to or from the PDSN through the established channel link when the handoff is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2005
    Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Sang-Ho Choi, Kyung-Sik Kim, Dong-Jin Shin
  • Publication number: 20050231453
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a temperature-sensing unit measuring at least one of a temperature of the liquid crystal display device and an ambient temperature of the liquid crystal display device, and outputting a frequency modulation signal corresponding to the measured temperature, a timing controller modulating a frequency of a clock signal based on the frequency modulation signal to generate a modulated clock signal, and treating a video data based on the modulated clock signal to generate a treated video data, and a display panel displaying an image based on the modulated clock signal and the treated video data, the display panel including a gate line, a data line crossing the gate line and a switching element connected to the gate line and the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Applicant: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Su-Hyun Park, Ku-Hyun Park, Young-Nam Lim, Sang-Ho Choi, Jong-Hoon Woo