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: 20110012878
    Abstract: In a light sensor test unit, a test circuit is built in a display panel and connected to an output node of a light sensor which senses an intensity of an external light. When external light having a predetermined intensity is provided to the light sensor, the test circuit outputs a driving signal in response to a sensing signal output from the output node. A test pixel part includes pixels selected from a plurality of pixels arranged in the display panel and receives the driving signal from the test circuit to display a gray-scale corresponding to the driving signal. A brightness measurer measures a brightness corresponding to the gray-scale displayed in the test pixel part to compare the measured brightness with a predetermined brightness, thereby testing whether the light sensor built in the display panel is normally operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin PAK, Kee-Han UH, Ho-Suk MAENG, Man-Seung CHO, Young-Ok CHA
  • Patent number: 7868955
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a plurality of gate lines formed on the substrate, a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines, a plurality of common voltage lines formed in the same layer as the data line and parallel to the data lines and transmitting a common voltage, a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the gate lines and the data lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively connected to the thin film transistors, arranged in a matrix shape, each of the plurality of pixels including a first edge parallel to the gate lines and a second edge having a shorter length than the first edge and neighboring the first edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Young-Ok Cha
  • Patent number: 7839392
    Abstract: A sensing circuit is provided that senses an externally provided pressure on a panel, and includes a sensing capacitor, a first switching element, a second switching element and a third switching element; where the sensing capacitor includes a sensing electrode on the first substrate, the insulating layer and the opposite electrode; the sensing capacitor varies a capacitance based on the externally provided pressure; the first switching element is electrically connected to the sensing electrode to charge the sensing capacitor based on a first switching signal; the second switching element outputs a current based on a second switching signal and a first voltage; the third switching element is electrically connected to the sensing electrode to control the current based on the variation of the capacitance of the sensing capacitor to generate a sensing signal; and where a thickness is decreased, and an image display quality is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Young-Jun Choi, Man-Seung Cho, Joo-Hyung Lee, Myung-Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20100277444
    Abstract: A method of economically manufacturing display devices having a matrix of drivable pixels arranged in rows and columns arranged to be driven by IC drivers, including the steps of including a plurality of sensor signal lines in the display device that are selectively connectable to certain of the pixel rows, a plurality of sensor signal lines selectively connectable to certain of the pixel columns, transmitting test signals to test predetermined ones of the rows and columns of pixels, and connecting pixel driving circuits to those display devices exhibiting uniform pixel brightness in response to the test signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Myung-Woo LEE, Joo-Hyung Lee, Sang-Jin Pak, Kee-Han Uh
  • Patent number: 7825361
    Abstract: In a light sensor test unit, a test circuit is built in a display panel and connected to an output node of a light sensor which senses an intensity of an external light. When external light having a predetermined intensity is provided to the light sensor, the test circuit outputs a driving signal in response to a sensing signal output from the output node. A test pixel part includes pixels selected from a plurality of pixels arranged in the display panel and receives the driving signal from the test circuit to display a gray-scale corresponding to the driving signal. A brightness measurer measures a brightness corresponding to the gray-scale displayed in the test pixel part to compare the measured brightness with a predetermined brightness, thereby testing whether the light sensor built in the display panel is normally operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Kee-Han Uh, Ho-Suk Maeng, Man-Seung Cho, Young-Ok Cha
  • Patent number: 7773078
    Abstract: An information detection device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: light sensing units generating photocurrents according to light amount and outputting sensor data signals based on the photocurrent; sensor scanning lines receiving sensor scanning signals from a sensor scanning driver and controlling the output of the sensor data signals from the light sensing units; sensor data lines transmitting the sensor data signals from the light sensing units; and a sensing signal processor receiving the sensor data signals from the sensor data lines at input terminals, wherein the number of the input terminals of the sensing signal processor is less than the number of the sensor data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung Lee, Young-Jun Choi, Sang-Jin Pak, Kee-Han Uh, Jong-Woung Park
  • Patent number: 7772869
    Abstract: A method of economically manufacturing display devices having a matrix of drivable pixels arranged in rows and columns arranged to be driven by IC drivers, including the steps of including a plurality of sensor signal lines in the display device that are selectively connectable to certain of the pixel rows, a plurality of sensor signal lines selectively connectable to certain of the pixel columns, transmitting test signals to test predetermined ones of the rows and columns of pixels, and connecting pixel driving circuits to those display devices exhibiting uniform pixel brightness in response to the test signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Woo Lee, Joo-Hyung Lee, Sang-Jin Pak, Kee-Han Uh
  • Publication number: 20100195032
    Abstract: In a light sensing element having simplified structure, an array substrate having the light sensing element and an LCD apparatus having the light sensing element, the light sensing element includes a first electrode, a control electrode and a second electrode. An alternating bias voltage is applied to the first electrode. An off voltage is applied to the control electrode. The second electrode outputs a light-induced leakage current based on an externally provided light and the bias voltage. Therefore, the array substrate includes one light sensing switching element corresponding to one pixel so that structure of the array substrate is simplified and opening ratio is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Sang-Jin PAK, Hyung-Guel Kim, Kee-Han Uh, Jong-Whan Cho, Jin Jeon, Young-Bae Jung
  • Publication number: 20100156950
    Abstract: In a color filter substrate and a display apparatus having the color filter substrate, the color filter substrate includes a color filter part having at least two adjacent color filters having different colors that are repeatedly arranged in turn. An edge of the color filter part overlaps a light blocking layer pattern in a plan view, wherein no difference in a blocking amount occurs between red, green, and blue lights blocked by the light blocking layer pattern. As a result, deterioration in a display quality of the display apparatus, which is caused by the light blocking layer pattern blocking a light having a certain color, may be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Sang-Jin Pak
  • Publication number: 20100149200
    Abstract: An apparatus for driving a display panel includes a first memory which stores a frame image data, a second memory which stores overshooting information. The apparatus receives an image signal from an external system via a CPU interface process. The second memory stores a difference data between the frame image data and an overshooting data. The overshoot is then calculated from the difference data and the frame image data. The apparatus also includes a two-line memory which stores an image signal of an n-th frame in a line unit and an image signal of an n?1-th frame in another line. The two-line memory compares the consecutive two frame data, so that the apparatus extracts overshooting information from a look up table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Sang Jin Pak, Joo-Hyung Lee, Ho-Suk Maeng, Young-Ok Cha
  • Publication number: 20100117943
    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: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Seung-Gyu Tae, Joo-Hyung Lee, Soon-Dong Kim
  • Publication number: 20100117980
    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: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung LEE, Hyung-Guel Kim, Kee-Han Uh, Sang-Jin Pak
  • Publication number: 20100118220
    Abstract: A display device, including a lower substrate; an upper substrate disposed opposite to the lower substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate; and a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including at least one reflective electrode and at least one transparent electrode; the reflective electrodes and the transparent electrodes disposed on the lower substrate and electrically insulated from each other, wherein a reflective region corresponds to a region of the reflective electrodes and a transmissive region corresponds to a region of the transparent electrodes, and when a display luminance in the reflective region and the transmissive region is increased, a first voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer in one of the reflective region and the transmissive region is increased and a second voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer in the other of the reflective region and the transmissive region is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Kyu JANG, Sang-Jin PAK
  • Patent number: 7709868
    Abstract: In a light sensing element having simplified structure, an array substrate having the light sensing element and an LCD apparatus having the light sensing element, the light sensing element includes a first electrode, a control electrode and a second electrode. An alternating bias voltage is applied to the first electrode. An off voltage is applied to the control electrode. The second electrode outputs a light-induced leakage current based on an externally provided light and the bias voltage. Therefore, the array substrate includes one light sensing switching element corresponding to one pixel so that structure of the array substrate is simplified and opening ratio is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Hyung-Guel Kim, Kee-Han Uh, Jong-Whan Cho, Jin Jeon, Young-Bae Jung
  • Patent number: 7692729
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided. The liquid crystal display includes a first panel, a second panel facing and separated from the first panel, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second panels, a plurality of variable capacitors that vary capacitance thereof by pressure, and a plurality of reference capacitors formed on the second panel and connected to the variable capacitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Myung-Woo Lee, Kee-Han Uh, Joo-Hyung Lee
  • Patent number: 7671833
    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: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung Lee, Hyung-Guel Kim, Kee-Han Uh, Sang-Jin Pak
  • Publication number: 20100007597
    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: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-Hyung LEE, Sang-Jin PAK, Young-Ok CHA
  • Publication number: 20090262058
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes; a display panel including a plurality of data lines which receive a data signal, a plurality of gate lines which receive a gate signal and a plurality of pixels, a data driving circuit which provides the data liens with the data signal, and a gate driving circuit which sequentially applies the gate signal to the plurality of gate lines, wherein an area between an ith gate line and an (i+1)th gate line is divided into a plurality of areas by the plurality of data lines, and wherein each area includes first and second pixel areas which are aligned in an extension direction of the data lines, and the first pixel area and the second pixel area are provided with a first pixel connected to the ith gate line and a second pixel connected to the (i+1)th gate line, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sang-Jin PAK, Young-Ok CHA
  • Publication number: 20090244418
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a plurality of gate lines formed on the substrate, a plurality of data lines intersecting the gate lines, a plurality of common voltage lines formed in the same layer as the data line and parallel to the data lines and transmitting a common voltage, a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the gate lines and the data lines, and a plurality of pixel electrodes respectively connected to the thin film transistors, arranged in a matrix shape, each of the plurality of pixels including a first edge parallel to the gate lines and a second edge having a shorter length than the first edge and neighboring the first edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Sang-Jin Pak, Young-Ok CHA
  • Patent number: 7583326
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus is disclosed. A first transparent electrode is disposed on an upper surface of the liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image. A second transparent electrode is disposed on a lower surface of a polarizer, and the second transparent electrode is opposite to the first transparent electrode. Accordingly, the entire thickness of the liquid crystal display apparatus may be decreased, and the manufacturing cost of the liquid crystal display apparatus may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Whan Cho, Sang-Jin Pak, Kee-Han Uh, Sang-Woo Park, Bang-Sil Choi, Jae-Ik Lim