Patents by Inventor Sang-myeon Han

Sang-myeon Han 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: 20210065623
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including first, second, and third color sub-pixels, a data driver, a scan driver, a power supply to provide a power supply voltage to the display panel, and a controller. The controller includes a pure color index calculator to calculate first through third pure color indexes of first through third sub-pixel data, a pure color index histogram generator to generate first through third high pure color index histograms, and first through third low pure color index histograms, a histogram analyzer to determine first through third effective maximum gray levels for the first through third color sub-pixels according to the first through third high pure color index histograms and the first through third low pure color index histograms, and a power supply voltage controller to determine a voltage level of the power supply voltage according to the first through third effective maximum gray levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Seokha HONG, Sang Myeon HAN, Jae Hoon LEE
  • Publication number: 20210049960
    Abstract: A image sticking compensating device according to example embodiments includes a degradation calculator configured to calculate a degradation weight based on input image data, and to calculate degradation data of a frame, an accumulator configured to accumulate the degradation data, and to generate age data using the accumulated degradation data, and a compensator configured to determine a grayscale compensation value corresponding to the age data and an input grayscale of the input image data, and to output age compensation data by applying the grayscale compensation value to the input image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon HAN
  • Patent number: 10885838
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a plurality of pixels configured to store a first data signal received through a corresponding data line during a scan period and to emit light according to a second data signal during a light emitting period of a frame, wherein the first data signal corresponds to the frame and the second data signal corresponds to a previous frame, and the scan period overlaps the light emitting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon Han
  • Patent number: 10839743
    Abstract: A image sticking compensating device according to example embodiments includes a degradation calculator configured to calculate a degradation weight based on input image data, and to calculate degradation data of a frame, an accumulator configured to accumulate the degradation data, and to generate age data using the accumulated degradation data, and a compensator configured to determine a grayscale compensation value corresponding to the age data and an input grayscale of the input image data, and to output age compensation data by applying the grayscale compensation value to the input image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon Han
  • Patent number: 10699615
    Abstract: An application processor includes a scaling rate calculator that determines a scaling rate of first image data based on stress data that includes pixel degradation information for each pixel; and an image processor that generates second image data by decreasing a maximum grayscale value of the first image data based on the scaling rate, where the first image data is received from an external component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Hak Pyo, Cheol-Hwan Eom, Sang-Myeon Han, Sun-Joon Hwang
  • Publication number: 20200058255
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for displaying an image during an initial driving period. An exemplary display device includes a timing controller configured to reconstruct compensation reference data from a first memory into a plurality of transmission data, sequentially transmit the plurality of transmission data to a second memory, and display an image on the display panel when partial transmission data of the plurality of transmission data are transmitted and stored to the second memory during the initial driving period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: SANG MYEON HAN, SEUNG HO PARK, JAE HOON LEE
  • Publication number: 20200058251
    Abstract: A display device and a method of driving the same. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a degradation compensator configured to output compensation data based on age values of the plurality of pixels and an input grayscale value of input image data, a scan driver configured to supply a scan signal to the display panel, and a data driver configured to supply a data signal corresponding to the compensation data to the display panel. The degradation compensator includes a first compensation unit configured to generate a first compensation grayscale value with reference to the input grayscale value and a first age value, and a second compensation unit configured to generate a second compensation grayscale value with reference to the first compensation grayscale value and the first age value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Dong Hak Pyo, Seung Ho Park, Kyoung Ho Lim, Sang Myeon Han
  • Publication number: 20190347971
    Abstract: An application processor includes a scaling rate calculator that determines a scaling rate of first image data based on stress data that includes pixel degradation information for each pixel; and an image processor that generates second image data by decreasing a maximum grayscale value of the first image data based on the scaling rate, where the first image data is received from an external component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: DONG-HAK PYO, CHEOL-HWAN EOM, SANG-MYEON HAN, SUN-JOON HWANG
  • Patent number: 10360828
    Abstract: An application processor includes a scaling rate calculator that determines a scaling rate of first image data based on stress data that includes pixel degradation information for each pixel; and an image processor that generates second image data by decreasing a maximum grayscale value of the first image data based on the scaling rate, where the first image data is received from an external component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Hak Pyo, Cheol-Hwan Eom, Sang-Myeon Han, Sun-Joon Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190213949
    Abstract: A image sticking compensating device according to example embodiments includes a degradation calculator configured to calculate a degradation weight based on input image data, and to calculate degradation data of a frame, an accumulator configured to accumulate the degradation data, and to generate age data using the accumulated degradation data, and a compensator configured to determine a grayscale compensation value corresponding to the age data and an input grayscale of the input image data, and to output age compensation data by applying the grayscale compensation value to the input image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon Han
  • Patent number: 10269295
    Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including pixels, a memory to store degradation data of the pixels, a group-setting portion to classify the pixels into degradation regions according to a degradation degree and based on the degradation data, perform a contour-simplifying process with respect to the degradation regions, classify the degradation regions into labeling regions according to proximity of adjacent ones of the degradation regions, and set one of the degradation regions as a reference region, a sensor to sense electric characteristics of the degradation regions and the reference region as they separately emit light, a compensation amount controller to compare the electric characteristics of the degradation regions with electric characteristics of the reference region, and calculate a per-position compensation data corresponding to a position of the labeling regions, and a converter to convert a first image data into a second image data based on the per-position compensation data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Myeon Han, Dong Sup Jin, Chang Kyu Seol, Baek Woon Lee, Jun Jin Kong, Hong Rak Son
  • Patent number: 10262582
    Abstract: A image sticking compensating device according to example embodiments includes a degradation calculator configured to calculate a degradation weight based on input image data, and to calculate degradation data of a frame, an accumulator configured to accumulate the degradation data, and to generate age data using the accumulated degradation data, and a compensator configured to determine a grayscale compensation value corresponding to the age data and an input grayscale of the input image data, and to output age compensation data by applying the grayscale compensation value to the input image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon Han
  • Publication number: 20180350302
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a plurality of pixels configured to store a first data signal received through a corresponding data line during a scan period and to emit light according to a second data signal during a light emitting period of a frame, wherein the first data signal corresponds to the frame and the second data signal corresponds to a previous frame, and the scan period overlaps the light emitting period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon Han
  • Patent number: 10121414
    Abstract: A display device that includes a pixel including an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a driving transistor connected to the driving voltage and supplying a driving current to the OLED, a compensation capacitor connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor, and a first storage capacitor and a second storage capacitor electrically connected to or blocked from the compensation capacitor, and a driving method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon Han
  • Patent number: 10043447
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes a plurality of pixels configured to store a first data signal received through a corresponding data line during a scan period and to emit light according to a second data signal during a light emitting period of a frame, wherein the first data signal corresponds to the frame and the second data signal corresponds to a previous frame, and the scan period overlaps the light emitting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon Han
  • Patent number: 9955146
    Abstract: A display device comprises a signal processor configured to generate left-eye and right-eye image data according to an input image signal, a frame rate controller configured to generate a plurality of left-eye and right-eye image data from the left-eye and right-eye image data according to an output frequency, a data formatter configured to alternately organize the plurality of left-eye and right-eye image data generated by the frame rate controller, and a display unit configured to sequentially display the plurality of left-eye and right-eye image data organized by the data formatter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo-Ran Park, Sang-Myeon Han, Kwang-Sub Shin, Baek-Woon Lee
  • Patent number: 9875687
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a display device, and a method of driving the same. The display device includes a display unit including pixels included in one or more deterioration region groups and pixels included in one or more reference groups corresponding to the deterioration region groups, a sensing unit configured to sense a current flowing through an organic light emitting diode of each of the deterioration region groups and each of the reference groups and provide current information about the deterioration region group and current information about the reference group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Myeon Han, Baek-Woon Lee
  • Patent number: 9779667
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting display device including: a display panel including data lines, scan lines, and pixels coupled to the data lines and the scan lines; a digital data converter configured to calculate a panel load utilizing digital video data, and to convert the digital video data such that peak luminance of the pixels have a maximum value when the panel load is equal to or less than a limit value; a data driver configured to convert digital conversion data, which has been converted by the digital data converter, into data voltages, and to supply the data voltages to the data lines; and a scan driver configured to provide scan signals to the scan lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chai-Hoon Lim, Sang-Myeon Han, Baek-Woon Lee
  • Publication number: 20170213493
    Abstract: A image sticking compensating device according to example embodiments includes a degradation calculator configured to calculate a degradation weight based on input image data, and to calculate degradation data of a frame, an accumulator configured to accumulate the degradation data, and to generate age data using the accumulated degradation data, and a compensator configured to determine a grayscale compensation value corresponding to the age data and an input grayscale of the input image data, and to output age compensation data by applying the grayscale compensation value to the input image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Sang-Myeon HAN
  • Publication number: 20170206819
    Abstract: An application processor includes a scaling rate calculator that determines a scaling rate of first image data based on stress data that includes pixel degradation information for each pixel; and an image processor that generates second image data by decreasing a maximum grayscale value of the first image data based on the scaling rate, where the first image data is received from an external component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: DONG-HAK PYO, Cheol-Hwan Eom, Sang-Myeon Han, Sun-Joon Hwang