Patents by Inventor Sang-Jin Pak

Sang-Jin Pak 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: 20140313245
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a timing controller. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels, and the timing controller determines a driving method that includes a first sub-frame arrangement method and a second sub-frame arrangement method. An arrangement of weight values of a plurality of sub-frames of the second sub-frame arrangement method is given in an opposite order from an arrangement of weight values of a plurality of sub-frames of the first sub-frame arrangement method. The timing controller applies the first sub-frame arrangement method to a first pixel among the pixels, and applies the second sub-frame arrangement method to a second pixel that is disposed next to the first pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Park, Sang-Jin Pak, Ji-Gong Lee, Sang-Kwon Ha, Su-min Yang
  • Publication number: 20140292823
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes: a display region including: a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of pixels coupled to corresponding ones of the data lines and corresponding ones of the scan lines; a timing controller configured to: divide input data into frames, select a set of a plurality of subfields having different time-weighted values for a plurality of gray levels of the input data to generate conversion data, and convert the input data into image data based on the conversion data; a scan driver configured to supply a plurality of scan signals to the scan lines; and a data driver configured to generate a plurality of data signals using the image data and to supply the data signals to the data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Gong Lee, Sang-Jin Pak, Jin-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 8842242
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display, a method of estimating ambient light, and a driving method of the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes a first electrode and a second electrode generating an electric field, liquid crystal molecules the orientation state of which is changed by the generated electric field, and a photodetector sensing the light passing through the liquid crystal molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Seung-Gyu Tae, Joo-Hyung Lee, Soon-Dong Kim
  • Patent number: 8830156
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages, each stage including an input unit to determine a level of voltage to input to a first node based on the first and second input signals and the first clock signal that is input according to the level of the voltage input to the first node and a first gate-off voltage that is input in response to the second clock signal, a second driving unit outputting the gate signals based on the third clock signal input according to the voltage input to the first node and a second gate-off voltage input in response to the second clock signal, and a leakage blocking unit blocking leakage current of a transistor by maintaining a level of voltage input to a third node connected to the first node via at least one transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol-Min Kim, Sang-Jin Pak, Min-Seok Bae
  • Publication number: 20140240372
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display capable of improving display quality. The organic light emitting display includes effective pixels positioned in an effective display unit, at least one dummy pixels positioned in a dummy display unit in order to generate light with predetermined luminance, at least one photodiodes arranged on the dummy display unit to be adjacent to the dummy pixels, and a sensing unit for extracting first resistance information from organic light emitting diodes (OLED) included in the effective pixels, extracting second resistance information from OLEDs included in the dummy pixels, and extracting luminance information corresponding to the second resistance information from the photodiodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Pak
  • Patent number: 8803826
    Abstract: A flat panel display with built-in touch sensors includes a first substrate having a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction and a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction and crossing the gate lines, and a plurality of pixels respectively formed in regions defined by the gate and data lines. A second substrate is joined together with the first substrate with a liquid crystal layer interposed therebetween. A plurality of touch sensors are at positions adjacent to the respective pixels between the first and second substrates. Each of the touch sensors includes a conductive column spacer on the second substrate, a semiconductor layer in a region on the first substrate, corresponding to the conductive column spacer, and first and second electrodes respectively overlapped with the semiconductor layer in regions at both ends on the semiconductor layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Pak
  • Publication number: 20140218415
    Abstract: A pixel circuit of a display device includes a capacitor having first and second electrodes, a switching transistor having a gate terminal coupled to a scan line, a first terminal coupled to a data line, and a second terminal coupled to the capacitor's first electrode, an emission control transistor having a gate terminal coupled to an emission control line, a first terminal coupled to a power supply, and a second terminal, the emission control line being coupled to the emission control transistor's gate terminal and the capacitor's second electrode, and a panel distribution compensating voltage being applied to the capacitor's second electrode through the emission control line, a driving transistor having a gate terminal coupled to the capacitor's first electrode, a first terminal coupled to the emission control transistor's second terminal, and a second terminal, and an organic light emitting diode coupled to the driving transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Pak
  • Patent number: 8773603
    Abstract: An LCD with an integrated touch screen panel includes a first substrate having a plurality of pixels formed thereon, wherein each pixel of the plurality of pixels is provided with a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. A second substrate faces the first substrate and has a plurality of common electrodes formed inside thereof. The plurality of common electrodes is arranged in a first direction to correspond to the plurality of pixels. A plurality of sensing electrodes is outside of the second substrate and arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A liquid crystal layer is between the first and the second substrates. A common electrode driver sequentially supplies a driving signal to the common electrodes and supplies a compensation signal having a phase opposite to the driving signal to the common electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Park, Hideo Yoshimura, Joo-Hyung Lee, Sang-Jin Pak, Cheol-Min Kim
  • Publication number: 20140184533
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display integrated with a touch sensor includes a first substrate including pixels connected to gate wires and data wires, a second substrate positioned to face the first substrate, a plurality of common electrodes corresponding to the pixels, a plurality of sensing electrodes on the second substrate, a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, a gate drive unit driven corresponding to a gate control signal and configured to supply a gate signal to the pixels through the gate wires, a common electrode drive unit configured to supply a touch driving signal to the common electrodes during a touch driving period, and a control unit configured to supply a gate control signal synchronized with the touch driving signal to the gate drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin-Woo PARK, Sang-Jin PAK, Sang-Kwon HA, Ji-Gong LEE, Hideo YOSHIMURA
  • Patent number: 8749505
    Abstract: A touch screen panel includes a display unit including a timing controller for receiving a vertical synchronizing signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal to display an image, a touch sensing unit including driving electrodes, a control signal generator for generating a control signal from the vertical synchronizing signal and the horizontal synchronizing signal, and a touch controller for supplying a driving signal to the touch sensing unit in response to the control signal from the control signal generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Kwon Ha, Joo-Hyung Lee, Jin-Woo Park, Sang-Jin Pak, Ji-Gong Lee, Hideo Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20140152716
    Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof for reducing power consumption. The display device includes a plurality of pixels positioned at intersection portions of gate lines and data lines; a gate driver selectively driving the gate lines; a data driver supplying, to the data lines, data corresponding to the gate line selected from the gate lines; and a timing controller controlling the gate drive and the data driver. In the display device, the timing controller includes an order determination unit that compares data for each gate line and determines a driving order of the gate lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Ji-Gong Lee, Hideo Yoshimura, Sang-Jin Pak, Sang-Kwon Ha
  • Patent number: 8743063
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display with an integrated touch screen panel is disclosed. According to some aspects, conductive patterns or conducting patterns provided to the LCD are used as driving electrodes of the touch screen panel. A driving electrode of the touch screen panel may be formed on one surface of a polarizing plate or window attached to the LCD so as to be positioned close to a contact point, thereby improving touch sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Kyu Lee, Jin-Woo Park, Dong-Hoon Lee, Chul-Ho Kim, Chi-Woo Kim, Joo-Hyung Lee, Soo-Guy Rho, Sang-Jin Pak
  • Patent number: 8711078
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes: a liquid crystal panel, a timing controller which receives previous image data and current image data, corrects or does not correct the current image data according to a reference bit of conversion image data generated using the previous image data, and outputs a display image signal to the liquid crystal panel, and a data driver which receives the display image signal and applies a data voltage corresponding to the display image signal to the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung Lee, Sang-Jin Pak, Young-Ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20140085322
    Abstract: A display device includes a driver connected to a display panel and transmitting scan signals or data signals to the display panel, a frame memory connected to the driver, storing image data and transmitting at least some of the image data to the driver, and a controller connected to the driver and the frame memory, generating a control signal and transmitting the control signal to the driver or the frame memory, wherein each of the sub-fields includes an address period in which the scan signals are transmitted to the respective pixel rows, the controller transmits the control signal to the driver to transmit the scan signals to the pixel rows during a current frame such that the scan signals corresponding to the current frame are transmitted after, among the image data corresponding to the current frame, the image data corresponding to the pixel rows are stored in the frame memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Gong Lee, Sang Jin Pak, Hideo Yoshimura, Sang Kwon Ha
  • Patent number: 8605027
    Abstract: A shift register includes stages to generate gate signals in sequence. Each of the stages includes a first pull up drive control section, a pull up drive section and a pull down drive section. The first pull up drive control section outputs a control signal based on the gate signal of an adjacent stage. The pull up drive section receives a first clock signal and outputs the first clock signal as the gate signal to a corresponding gate line in response to the control signal. The pull down drive section inactivates the corresponding gate line in response to a second clock signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Joo-Hyung Lee, Hyung-Guel Kim, Myung-Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20130249884
    Abstract: A gate driving circuit includes a plurality of stages, each stage including an input unit to determine a level of voltage to input to a first node based on the first and second input signals and the first clock signal that is input according to the level of the voltage input to the first node and a first gate-off voltage that is input in response to the second clock signal, a second driving unit outputting the gate signals based on the third clock signal input according to the voltage input to the first node and a second gate-off voltage input in response to the second clock signal, and a leakage blocking unit blocking leakage current of a transistor by maintaining a level of voltage input to a third node connected to the first node via at least one transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: Cheol-Min KIM, Sang-Jin PAK, Min-Seok BAE
  • Patent number: 8514163
    Abstract: In a display apparatus and a method for driving the display apparatus, the display apparatus includes a display panel and a gate driving part. The display panel has a gate line, and a gate driving part has a plurality of stages and a plurality of signal lines. At least one of the stages includes a transferring stage sequentially driving the stage, and an output stage partially driving the gate line, in response to a signal outputted from the transferring stage and a driving area selection signal. Accordingly, the display apparatus is partially driven, so that current consumption may be decreased, the display apparatus may be more safely driven, and a position, a size and the number of a non-display area may be more easily controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Chang-Hyeon Shin, Joo-Seok Yeom, Myung-Woo Lee, Hyung-Guel Kim, Kee-Han Uh
  • Patent number: 8421733
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a timing controller which receives previous image data and current image data, the timing controller may correct the current image data according to a reference bit of conversion image data generated using the previous image data, and outputs a display image signal to the liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel further includes a data driver which receives the display image signal and applies a data voltage corresponding to the display image signal to the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung Lee, Sang-Jin Pak, Young-Ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20120313866
    Abstract: A touch screen panel is disclosed. The touch screen panel includes a pixel unit, a touch sensing unit, and a data driver configured to provide data voltages to the pixel unit and to provide driving signals to the touch sensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Kwon Ha, Joo-Hyung Lee, Sang-Jin Pak, Ji-Gong Lee, Hee-Chul Hwang
  • Patent number: 8300026
    Abstract: A display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a display panel; a plurality of pixels disposed on the display panel; a plurality of sensor data lines disposed on the display panel and disposed between two adjacent pixels; and a plurality of sensing units disposed on the display panel and disposed between two adjacent pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung Lee, Hyung-Guel Kim, Kee-Han Uh, Sang-Jin Pak