Patents by Inventor Seokyun SON

Seokyun SON 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: 10789872
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a display panel, a timing controller, a gate driver, and a data driver. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sub-pixels. Two pixels among the pixels include five sub-pixels and temporally share a third sub-pixel among the five sub-pixels. The timing controller includes a filter that is set based on a region having the same area as four sub-pixels. The timing controller generates RGBW data having red, green, blue, and white data based on input data, and applies the filter to the RGBW data to generate output data corresponding to each of the sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Hyunkyu Namkung, Heendol Kim, Seokyun Son, Jai-hyun Koh, Iksoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10424238
    Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller and a display. The timing controller is connected to a connector of a USB cable and receive image signals from a host through the USB cable. The display receives the image signals from the timing controller to display an image. The timing controller includes an interface controller, a control signal selector, a data transmitter, and a data processor. The interface controller outputs control signals to control an output order of the image signals. The control signal selector selects and outputs a control signal corresponding to a connection position of the connector from the interface controller. The data transmitter determines the output order of the image signals from the host based on the control signal from the control signal selector. The data processor receives the image signal from the data transmitter and provides the image signal to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seohyeong Yang, Seokyun Son, Kyung-uk Choi
  • Patent number: 10360838
    Abstract: A display device includes an interface, a power supply, a switch arrangement, and a display. The interface is driven by driving power and receives image data from an external source. The power supply generates first and second power based on a first input power in a first mode and delivers the driving power to the interface in the first mode. The switch arrangement forms a first delivery path to deliver the first power from the power supply to the interface in the first mode The display receives the second power from the power supply when driven in the first mode and receives the image data from the interface. The switch arrangement forms a second delivery path to deliver second input power to the power supply in a second mode when the interface receives the second input power from the external source in the second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-uk Choi, Seokyun Son, Joon-chul Goh, Kyungyul Kim, Seohyeong Yang
  • Patent number: 10204538
    Abstract: An image processing circuit includes a mapper configured to convert an image signal into an intermediate data signal, and a renderer configured to convert the intermediate data signal into a data signal, wherein the renderer includes a memory configured to store the intermediate data signal and a flag signal, and a rendering circuit configured to output a data signal corresponding to a current line in response to a next intermediate data signal corresponding to a next line, to output a current intermediate data signal corresponding to the current line from the memory, and to output a previous flag signal corresponding to a previous line from the memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heendol Kim, Jai-hyun Koh, Seokyun Son, Kuk-hwan Ahn
  • Patent number: 10140935
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including gate lines, data lines, and pixels, a gate driver, a data driver, and a timing controller. The pixels include first and second pixels. The first and second pixels are arranged in pixel rows adjacent to each other, arranged in different pixel columns, connected to the same gate line, display the same color, and receive data voltages having different polarities from each other. The image data include first pixel data displayed in the first pixels and second pixel data displayed in the second pixels. When the first pixel data have a first grayscale value and the second pixel data have a second grayscale value different from the first grayscale value, the timing controller modulates the first and second pixel data to allow the first and second pixel data to have a grayscale value between the first and second grayscale values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seokyun Son, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, BongHyun You, Jai-Hyun Koh, Sungjae Park, Dong-Won Park, Iksoo Lee, Seokha Hong
  • Patent number: 9984610
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit includes an input gamma adjuster configured to adjust gamma characteristics of an image signal and to output a gamma adjustment image signal, an image signal processor configured to generate a scaling signal corresponding to image characteristics of the gamma adjustment image signal and to convert the gamma adjustment image signal into an intermediate data signal in response to the scaling signal, and an output gamma adjuster configured to convert the intermediate data signal into a data signal on a basis of a first lookup table corresponding to a first gamma curve, a second lookup table corresponding to a second gamma curve, and the scaling signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Jai-Hyun Koh, Heendol Kim, Jin-Kyu Park, Seokyun Son, Junghwan Cho
  • Patent number: 9978335
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes gate lines extending in a first direction, data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, first color pixels, and second color pixels. A first color pixel arranged in an f-th column between an f-th data line and an (f+1)th data line is connected to one of the f-th data line and the (f+1)th data line. A first color pixel arranged in a g-th column between a g-th data line and a (g+1)th data line is connected to one of a (g?1)th data line and a (g+2)th data line. First color pixels in a first color pixel diagonal group receive data voltages having a same polarity. Second color pixels in a second color pixel diagonal group receive data voltages having a same polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jai-hyun Koh, Jin-kyu Park, Seokyun Son, Kuk-hwan Ahn, Joon-chul Goh, Bonghyun You
  • Patent number: 9978322
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes gate lines extending in a first direction data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines. The pixels displaying first, second, third, and fourth colors are repeatedly arranged in the second direction. A k-th gate line connected to at least one of first pixels displaying the first color among the pixels arranged in an i-th row is electrically connected to a (k+j)th gate line connected to at least one of second pixels displaying the first color among pixels arranged in one row of (i+1)th, (i+2)th, and (i+3)th rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunkyu Namkung, Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Jai-Hyun Koh, Heendol Kim, Seokyun Son, Ik Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9965990
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a first pixel configured to include first and second sub-pixels and a second pixel configured to include third and fourth sub-pixels. A timing controller generates pixel data including first and second pixel data respectively corresponding to the first and second pixels and representable in a second matrix space, from pixel signals including first and second pixel signals representable in a first matrix space to respectively correspond to the first and second pixels. The timing controller generates the second pixel data on the basis of the first pixel signal adjacent to the second pixel signal which correspond to each second pixel data in the column direction in the first matrix space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokyun Son, Jai-hyun Koh, Kuk-hwan Ahn, Iksoo Lee
  • Patent number: 9928791
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a display apparatus includes gate lines extending in a first direction, data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines. The pixels include pixels arranged in a k-th row and pixels arranged in a (k+1)th row disposed adjacent to the pixels arranged in the k-th row in the second direction. An (i+1)th gate line is disposed between the pixels in the k-th row and the pixels in the (k+1)th row. A first pixel arranged in a g-th column among the pixels arranged in the k-th row and a second pixel arranged in the g-th column among the pixels arranged in the (k+1)th row are connected to a j-th data line. The pixels arranged in the k-th row are alternately connected to an i-th gate line and the (i+1)th gate line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Seokyun Son, Jai-Hyun Koh, Geunjeong Park, Dong-Won Park, Donghwa Shin, Won Sik Oh, Ik Soo Lee, Sang-Uk Lim, Seokha Hong
  • Patent number: 9911387
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel in which a plurality of pixel units are disposed, a backlight providing light to the display panel, and a data processing circuit receiving image signals and providing the image signals to the plurality of pixel units. The data processing circuit sets a luminance level of the backlight to a value corresponding to a color gamut boundary of the image signals adjacent to a saturation region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heendol Kim, Jai-hyun Koh, Hyunkyu Namkung, Seokyun Son, Kuk-hwan Ahn, Iksoo Lee
  • Publication number: 20170345361
    Abstract: A display device includes an interface, a power supply, a switch arrangement, and a display. The interface is driven by driving power and receives image data from an external source. The power supply generates first and second power based on a first input power in a first mode and delivers the driving power to the interface in the first mode. The switch arrangement forms a first delivery path to deliver the first power from the power supply to the interface in the first mode The display receives the second power from the power supply when driven in the first mode and receives the image data from the interface. The switch arrangement forms a second delivery path to deliver second input power to the power supply in a second mode when the interface receives the second input power from the external source in the second mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kyung-uk CHOI, Seokyun SON, Joon-chul GOH, Kyungyul KIM, Seohyeong YANG
  • Publication number: 20170309221
    Abstract: A display device includes a timing controller and a display. The timing controller is connected to a connector of a USB cable and receive image signals from a host through the USB cable. The display receives the image signals from the timing controller to display an image. The timing controller includes an interface controller, a control signal selector, a data transmitter, and a data processor. The interface controller outputs control signals to control an output order of the image signals. The control signal selector selects and outputs a control signal corresponding to a connection position of the connector from the interface controller. The data transmitter determines the output order of the image signals from the host based on the control signal from the control signal selector. The data processor receives the image signal from the data transmitter and provides the image signal to the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Seohyeong YANG, Seokyun SON, Kyung-uk CHOI
  • Patent number: 9792877
    Abstract: A data processing device, which processes and provides data to a plurality of logical pixels of a display device, includes: a data analysis part which analyzes information of text, color, line or edge in each of the data; and a data compensation part which compensates text data corresponding to a logical pixel which does not express text color among the data having the information of text based on the information analyzed in the data analysis part, where each of the logical pixels of the display device comprises at least one of red, green, blue and optional color sub-pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Sungjae Park, Jai-Hyun Koh, Se Ah Kwon, Seokyun Son, Ik Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9728154
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus including: a display panel including a plurality of pixels each for displaying an image corresponding to a data signal; and a timing controller configured to receive an image signals and to convert the image signal into the data signal to be supplied to the display panel, wherein the timing controller is further configured to convert the image signal into an intermediate data signal and to generate the data signal, which corresponds to a k-th pixel, on a basis of intermediate data signals corresponding to a (k?1)-th pixel, the k-th pixel and a (k+1)-th pixel of the plurality of pixels, wherein the data signal corresponding to a first pixel of the plurality of pixels includes first and second color signals and the data signal corresponding to a second pixel of the plurality of pixels includes third and fourth color signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heendol Kim, Jai-Hyun Koh, Jinpil Kim, Seokyun Son, Ik Soo Lee
  • Patent number: 9721517
    Abstract: A display device according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of gate lines extending in a row direction, a plurality of data lines intersecting with the gate lines, the data lines extending in a column direction, a plurality of pixels connected to the gate lines and the data lines, and a data driving unit configured to output a plurality of data voltages to the pixels, wherein the data driving unit outputs the data voltages based on a first column inversion scheme and a second column inversion scheme to respective data lines along the column direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunkyu Namkung, Seokyun Son, Jai-Hyun Koh, Heendol Kim, Kuk-Hwan Ahn
  • Publication number: 20170110044
    Abstract: A signal processing circuit includes an input gamma adjuster configured to adjust gamma characteristics of an image signal and to output a gamma adjustment image signal, an image signal processor configured to generate a scaling signal corresponding to image characteristics of the gamma adjustment image signal and to convert the gamma adjustment image signal into an intermediate data signal in response to the scaling signal, and an output gamma adjuster configured to convert the intermediate data signal into a data signal on a basis of a first lookup table corresponding to a first gamma curve, a second lookup table corresponding to a second gamma curve, and the scaling signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Kuk-Hwan Ahn, Jai-Hyun Koh, Heendol Kim, Jin-Kyu Park, Seokyun Son, Junghwan Cho
  • Publication number: 20170061847
    Abstract: An image processing circuit includes a mapper configured to convert an image signal into an intermediate data signal, and a renderer configured to convert the intermediate data signal into a data signal, wherein the renderer includes a memory configured to store the intermediate data signal and a flag signal, and a rendering circuit configured to output a data signal corresponding to a current line in response to a next intermediate data signal corresponding to a next line, to output a current intermediate data signal corresponding to the current line from the memory, and to output a previous flag signal corresponding to a previous line from the memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Heendol KIM, Jai-hyun KOH, Seokyun SON, Kuk-hwan AHN
  • Publication number: 20160372076
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes gate lines extending in a first direction, data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, first color pixels, and second color pixels. A first color pixel arranged in an f-th column between an f-th data line and an (f+1)th data line is connected to one of the f-th data line and the (f+1)th data line. A first color pixel arranged in a g-th column between a g-th data line and a (g+1)th data line is connected to one of a (g?1)th data line and a (g+2)th data line. First color pixels in a first color pixel diagonal group receive data voltages having a same polarity. Second color pixels in a second color pixel diagonal group receive data voltages having a same polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jai-hyun KOH, Jin-kyu PARK, Seokyun SON, Kuk-hwan AHN, Joon-chul GOH, Bonghyun YOU
  • Publication number: 20160247460
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel in which a plurality of pixel units are disposed, a backlight providing light to the display panel, and a data processing circuit receiving image signals and providing the image signals to the plurality of pixel units. The data processing circuit sets a luminance level of the backlight to a value corresponding to a color gamut boundary of the image signals adjacent to a saturation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Heendol Kim, Jai-hyun Koh, Hyunkyu Namkung, Seokyun Son, Kuk-hwan Ahn, Iksoo Lee