Patents by Inventor Sang-kyun Im

Sang-kyun Im 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: 11735097
    Abstract: Provided are a light-emitting diode (LED) display device and a method of operating the LED display device determining whether a line flicker will occur based on a level of an input image signal, obtaining an LED line scan order corresponding to the level of the input image signal and brightness according to the input image signal based on the determining, and driving at least one LED line based on the LED line scan order. An LED line scan order may be adjusted according to a level of an input/output image signal in an LED display device so as to reduce occurrence of a line flicker phenomenon in all levels of the input/output image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im, Young-hoon Cho, Hye-rin Choi
  • Patent number: 11561751
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal; a display including a plurality of modules each including a plurality of light sources, and display an image based on the received image signal; and a controller configured to perform first uniformity calibration between light sources within each individual module with regard to the modules, and second uniformity calibration between the modules, wherein the controller controls the first uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal received in the signal receiver based on a first coefficient determined for each of the light sources within each individual module, controls the second uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal subjected to the first uniformity calibration based on a second coefficient determined for each of the modules, and controls a calibrated image to be displayed based on the image signal subjected to the second uniformity calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Min-jung Kim, Sang-kyun Im, Young-hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 11176865
    Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a communication unit; a storage for storing a plurality of images obtained by respectively capturing multiple display modules disposed in a display panel of a display apparatus which displays a predetermined image; and a processor for calculating a target value for at least one of the brightness and color of each of a plurality of sub-pixels constituting the display panel, based on the plurality of images, calculating a correction coefficient for correcting at least one of the brightness and color of each of the multiple sub-pixels to the target value, and controlling the communication unit to transmit the calculated correction coefficient to the display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Namkyun Beon, Minjung Kim, Sang-kyun Im
  • Publication number: 20210271442
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal; a display including a plurality of modules each including a plurality of light sources, and display an image based on the received image signal; and a controller configured to perform first uniformity calibration between light sources within each individual module with regard to the modules, and second uniformity calibration between the modules, wherein the controller controls the first uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal received in the signal receiver based on a first coefficient determined for each of the light sources within each individual module, controls the second uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal subjected to the first uniformity calibration based on a second coefficient determined for each of the modules, and controls a calibrated image to be displayed based on the image signal subjected to the second uniformity calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ji-yong PARK, Min-jung KIM, Sang-kyun IM, Young-hoon CHO
  • Patent number: 11036457
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal; a display including a plurality of modules each including a plurality of light sources, and display an image based on the received image signal; and a controller configured to perform first uniformity calibration between light sources within each individual module with regard to the modules, and second uniformity calibration between the modules, wherein the controller controls the first uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal received in the signal receiver based on a first coefficient determined for each of the light sources within each individual module, controls the second uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal subjected to the first uniformity calibration based on a second coefficient determined for each of the modules, and controls a calibrated image to be displayed based on the image signal subjected to the second uniformity calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Min-jung Kim, Sang-kyun Im, Young-hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 11029912
    Abstract: Provided a display apparatus including a display including a plurality of display modules, each display module of the plurality of display modules including a pixel driving circuit and at least one pixel including a red inorganic light emitting element, a green inorganic light emitting element, and a blue inorganic light emitting element, a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal having a plurality of grayscales, and a controller configured to divide the display into a plurality of regions, each region of the plurality of regions having a same area and including at least one display module among the plurality of display modules, calibrate the image signal to output uniform light from each of the plurality of regions, and control the pixel driving circuit to display an image based on the calibrated image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Yong Park, Young-Hoon Cho, Sang Kyun Im
  • Patent number: 10886443
    Abstract: A light emitting device package includes a light emitting device that generates light, a body frame including a cavity in which the light emitting device is mounted, a molding material that fills the cavity, and absorbing pigments that convert the light generated by the light emitting device. The absorbing pigments have a peak value within a wavelength range of 490 to 520 nm and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 40 to 70 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun Im, Tetsuya Shigeta, Ho Seop Lee, Seong-Phil Cho
  • Publication number: 20200357333
    Abstract: Provided are a light-emitting diode (LED) display device and a method of operating the LED display device determining whether a line flicker will occur based on a level of an input image signal, obtaining an LED line scan order corresponding to the level of the input image signal and brightness according to the input image signal based on the determining, and driving at least one LED line based on the LED line scan order. An LED line scan order may be adjusted according to a level of an input/output image signal in an LED display device so as to reduce occurrence of a line flicker phenomenon in all levels of the input/output image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-yong PARK, Sang-kyun IM, Young-hoon CHO, Hye-rin CHOI
  • Patent number: 10741118
    Abstract: Provided are a light-emitting diode (LED) display device and a method of operating the LED display device determining whether a line flicker will occur based on a level of an input image signal, obtaining an LED line scan order corresponding to the level of the input image signal and brightness according to the input image signal based on the determining, and driving at least one LED line based on the LED line scan order. An LED line scan order may be adjusted according to a level of an input/output image signal in an LED display device so as to reduce occurrence of a line flicker phenomenon in all levels of the input/output image signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im, Young-hoon Cho, Hye-rin Choi
  • Publication number: 20200251048
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include a plurality of LED modules; a plurality of module controllers configured to control the plurality of LED modules; a plurality of transmitters disposed on a rear surface of the plurality of LED modules, and configured to transmit a signal toward one of the adjacent LED modules among the plurality of LED modules; a plurality of receivers disposed on the rear surface of the plurality of LED modules, and configured to receive the signal transmitted from a transmitter of the adjacent LED module among the plurality of LED modules; and at least one operator configured to obtain an interval between the LED modules adjacent to each other using output values of the plurality of receivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun IM, Hye-Rin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200251047
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a controlling method thereof are provided therein so that it is possible to prevent deterioration of image quality or distortion of an image even when a defect exists in an alignment state of an LED module by correcting the image to be displayed on an LED panel in advance by using the alignment state information of the LED module, and then displaying the image on the LED panel. In accordance with an aspect of the present embodiment, a display apparatus includes an LED panel including a plurality of LED modules; an image receiver configured to receive an input image to be displayed on the LED panel; an image corrector configured to correct the input image based on alignment state information of the plurality of LED modules; and a controller configured to control the LED panel to display the corrected input image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun IM, Hye-Rin CHOI
  • Patent number: 10708533
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal having a plurality of gradations; a display configured to display an image based on the received image signal; a storage configured to store a plurality of calibration coefficients corresponding to more than two gradations from among the plurality of gradations to calibrate a uniformity of the image; and a controller configured to control the display to apply to the received image signal, a calibration coefficient corresponding to a gradation of the received image signal from among the plurality of gradations to display the image. With this, the uniformity of the image outputted from the display apparatus is exactly calibrated with respect to the plurality of gradations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-hoon Cho, Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im
  • Patent number: 10693040
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer disposed in the semiconductor layer and having a composition ratio of Ga(1-x)InxN. x is greater than 0.14 but less than 0.16 to emit a green light from the light emitting layer, or greater than 0.22 but less than 0.26 to emit a blue light from the light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Bae Kim, Sang Kyun Im, Hyun Kyung Kim, Young Hun Choi
  • Publication number: 20200193897
    Abstract: Provided a display apparatus including a display including a plurality of display modules, each display module of the plurality of display modules including a pixel driving circuit and at least one pixel including a red inorganic light emitting element, a green inorganic light emitting element, and a blue inorganic light emitting element, a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal having a plurality of grayscales, and a controller configured to divide the display into a plurality of regions, each region of the plurality of regions having a same area and including at least one display module among the plurality of display modules, calibrate the image signal to output uniform light from each of the plurality of regions, and control the pixel driving circuit to display an image based on the calibrated image signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Yong PARK, Young-Hoon CHO, Sang Kyun IM
  • Patent number: 10665152
    Abstract: A method of operating a light emitting diode (LED) display device is provided. The method includes determining idle time periods respectively corresponding to LED driving clock signals, based on a number of LED driving clock signals corresponding to one frame, controlling generation of the LED driving clock signals, based on the determined idle time periods, and driving an LED module in a unit of an LED line, based on the generated LED driving clock signals. As the LED display device automatically adjusts idle time periods of the LED driving clock signals, the occurrence of flicker in the LED display device may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-hoon Cho, Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im
  • Publication number: 20200159484
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal; a display including a plurality of modules each including a plurality of light sources, and display an image based on the received image signal; and a controller configured to perform first uniformity calibration between light sources within each individual module with regard to the modules, and second uniformity calibration between the modules, wherein the controller controls the first uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal received in the signal receiver based on a first coefficient determined for each of the light sources within each individual module, controls the second uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal subjected to the first uniformity calibration based on a second coefficient determined for each of the modules, and controls a calibrated image to be displayed based on the image signal subjected to the second uniformity calibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong PARK, Min-jung KIM, Sang-kyun IM, Young-hoon CHO
  • Patent number: 10572208
    Abstract: A display device includes a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal; a display including a plurality of modules each including a plurality of light sources, and display an image based on the received image signal; and a controller configured to perform first uniformity calibration between light sources within each individual module with regard to the modules, and second uniformity calibration between the modules, wherein the controller controls the first uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal received in the signal receiver based on a first coefficient determined for each of the light sources within each individual module, controls the second uniformity calibration to be applied to the image signal subjected to the first uniformity calibration based on a second coefficient determined for each of the modules, and controls a calibrated image to be displayed based on the image signal subjected to the second uniformity calibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Min-jung Kim, Sang-kyun Im, Young-hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 10572210
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a cabinet; a display panel provided on the cabinet; a door provided on the cabinet and configured to be opened and closed; a first detector configured to detect opening of the door and output a first signal in response to the door being opened; an image data receiver configured to receive content data from an image source device; and a first controller configured to control the display panel to display a first image corresponding to the content data received from the image source device and control the display panel to display a second image different from the first image in response to receiving the first signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji Yong Park, Hye Rin Choi, Sang Kyun Im, Young-Hoon Cho
  • Patent number: 10475368
    Abstract: A display device is provided, which includes a display, a ditherer configured to perform dithering of video data displayed on the display, an illumination sensor configured to sense illumination around the display device, and a processor configured to control driving of the ditherer on the basis of a grayscale level of the video data if or when the sensed illumination is lower than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Young-hoon Cho, Sang-kyun Im
  • Patent number: 10445050
    Abstract: An operating method of an image display apparatus includes detecting a screen aspect ratio of an input image; determining rotation control information regarding a tiled display of the image display apparatus, the tiled display including a plurality of individually rotatable display modules, according to the detected screen aspect ratio of the input image; rotating each of the plurality of display modules according to the determined rotation control information; and controlling the plurality of display modules to display the input image according to the determined rotation control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-yong Park, Sang-kyun Im, Young-hoon Cho