Patents by Inventor Shi-Cheol Song

Shi-Cheol Song 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: 9977540
    Abstract: A touch display device and a light sensor module are discussed. The touch display device includes i light sensor modules, where i is a natural number greater than 1, for sensing a touch applied to a touch display panel, and a malfunction recovery unit for determining whether each of the i light sensor modules malfunctions and restarting at least one of the i light sensor modules when the at least one light sensor module is determined to malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Woo Jang, Shi-Cheol Song
  • Patent number: 9696883
    Abstract: A touch sensitive display device and a method for driving the same capable of increasing the touch recognition rate of the touch sensitive display device in the sleep mode are disclosed. The touch sensitive display device supports a normal mode and a sleep mode. The display device includes touch driving lines and a touch driver to supply one or more touch driving signals to the touch driving lines. The touch driver supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a first frequency during the normal mode of the touch sensitive display device, supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a second frequency during a first portion of the sleep mode of the touch sensitive display device, and supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a third frequency during a second portion of the sleep mode of the touch sensitive display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Seok Oh, Shi Cheol Song, Sun Young Lee
  • Patent number: 9658753
    Abstract: A touch sensitive display device and a method for driving the same capable of increasing the touch recognition rate of the touch sensitive display device in the sleep mode are disclosed. The touch sensitive display device supports a normal mode and a sleep mode. The display device includes touch driving lines and a touch driver to supply one or more touch driving signals to the touch driving lines. The touch driver supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a first frequency during the normal mode of the touch sensitive display device, supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a second frequency during a first portion of the sleep mode of the touch sensitive display device, and supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a third frequency during a second portion of the sleep mode of the touch sensitive display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Seok Oh, Shi Cheol Song, Sun Young Lee
  • Patent number: 9645639
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for driving a touch sensor, which is capable of improving touch sensitivity and accuracy. The touch sensor driving apparatus includes a touch sensor; a read-out circuit; and a signal processor configured to compare raw data from the read-out circuit with a predetermined primary reference value and secondary reference value so as to determine whether the touch node has been touched, wherein the signal processor collects the raw data of each touch node or each channel during a plurality of frames and resets and updates the secondary reference value of each touch node or each channel using the collected raw data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Woo Jang, Shi-Cheol Song, Eun-Jung Kim
  • Patent number: 9495030
    Abstract: Discussed is an LCD device including a touch screen which reduces the influence of noise applied to the touch screen by driving of a liquid crystal panel and thus leads to enhancement of the touch sensing performance. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel, a plurality of first touch electrodes, an insulation unit, a tempered glass, and a plurality of second touch electrodes. The liquid crystal panel includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate. The first touch electrodes are formed on the upper substrate for detecting a touch point in a first direction. The insulation unit is formed on the first touch electrodes. The tempered glass is formed on the insulation unit. The second touch electrodes are formed at a lower surface of the tempered glass for detecting a touch point in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hun Shin, Byung Koo Kang, Moon Bong Song, Shi Cheol Song
  • Publication number: 20160320917
    Abstract: A touch display device and a light sensor module are discussed. The touch display device includes i light sensor modules, where i is a natural number greater than 1, for sensing a touch applied to a touch display panel, and a malfunction recovery unit for determining whether each of the i light sensor modules malfunctions and restarting at least one of the i light sensor modules when the at least one light sensor module is determined to malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Woo JANG, Shi-Cheol SONG
  • Patent number: 9417736
    Abstract: A touch display device and a light sensor module recovery method thereof are discussed. The touch display device includes i light sensor modules, where i is a natural number greater than 1, for sensing a touch applied to a touch display panel, and a malfunction recovery unit for determining whether each of the i light sensor modules malfunctions and restarting at least one of the i light sensor modules when the at least one light sensor module is determined to malfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Woo Jang, Shi-Cheol Song
  • Publication number: 20160188142
    Abstract: A touch sensitive display device and a method for driving the same capable of increasing the touch recognition rate of the touch sensitive display device in the sleep mode are disclosed. The touch sensitive display device supports a normal mode and a sleep mode. The display device includes touch driving lines and a touch driver to supply one or more touch driving signals to the touch driving lines. The touch driver supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a first frequency during the normal mode of the touch sensitive display device, supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a second frequency during a first portion of the sleep mode of the touch sensitive display device, and supplies the one or more touch driving signals at a third frequency during a second portion of the sleep mode of the touch sensitive display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Jun Seok Oh, Shi Cheol Song, Sun Young Lee
  • Patent number: 9176559
    Abstract: A display device using infrared sensor modules that is capable of reducing power consumption and extending durability of infrared light sources and sensors and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel to display images, a plurality of infrared sensor modules to optically detect a touched position on the display panel, an infrared sensor module controller to sequentially drive the infrared sensor modules and to switch the infrared sensor modules to a low-power mode when a touch operation has not been performed within a predetermined period of time or when the display panel is in a power-saving mode, and a system to provide a state of the display panel to the infrared sensor module controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun-Seok Oh, Shi-Cheol Song
  • Patent number: 8803846
    Abstract: An optical touch sensing method includes sensing light corresponding to a touch region, comparing a first amount of the light sensed corresponding to the touch region with a first lower threshold, determining that a touch is made if the first amount is less than or equal to the first lower threshold, comparing the first amount of the light sensed corresponding to the touch region with an upper threshold, and determining that a touch is made if the first amount is greater than or equal to the upper threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shi-Cheol Song
  • Publication number: 20140118305
    Abstract: A touch display device and a light sensor module recovery method thereof are discussed. The touch display device includes i light sensor modules, where i is a natural number greater than 1, for sensing a touch applied to a touch display panel, and a malfunction recovery unit for determining whether each of the i light sensor modules malfunctions and restarting at least one of the i light sensor modules when the at least one light sensor module is determined to malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Woo JANG, Shi-Cheol SONG
  • Patent number: 8564572
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for auto angle setting of an infrared sensor module having a light emitting unit and a sensor unit arranged at least two corners of a display panel, includes the steps of selecting a peak detection mode or a slope detection mode; in the peak detection mode, setting a pixel of in the sensor unit which senses a light quantity as a reference point corresponding to a corner other infrared sensor module is arranged at; in the slope detection mode, analyzing the light quantities of a start pixel block and an end pixel block in the sensor unit and setting a pixel which forms a greatest slope as a start point or an end point; and setting an effective angle of view in the sensor unit with reference to the reference point, the start point, and the end point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun Park, Byung-Chun Yu, Shi-Cheol Song, Suk-Won Choi
  • Publication number: 20120218198
    Abstract: Discussed is an LCD device including a touch screen which reduces the influence of noise applied to the touch screen by driving of a liquid crystal panel and thus leads to enhancement of the touch sensing performance. The LCD device includes a liquid crystal panel, a plurality of first touch electrodes, an insulation unit, a tempered glass, and a plurality of second touch electrodes. The liquid crystal panel includes a lower substrate and an upper substrate. The first touch electrodes are formed on the upper substrate for detecting a touch point in a first direction. The insulation unit is formed on the first touch electrodes. The tempered glass is formed on the insulation unit. The second touch electrodes are formed at a lower surface of the tempered glass for detecting a touch point in a second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Jae Hun SHIN, Byung Koo Kang, Moon Bong Song, Shi Cheol Song
  • Publication number: 20120105376
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for auto angle setting of an infrared sensor module having a light emitting unit and a sensor unit arranged at least two corners of a display panel, includes the steps of selecting a peak detection mode or a slope detection mode; in the peak detection mode, setting a pixel of in the sensor unit which senses a light quantity as a reference point corresponding to a corner other infrared sensor module is arranged at; in the slope detection mode, analyzing the light quantities of a start pixel block and an end pixel block in the sensor unit and setting a pixel which forms a greatest slope as a start point or an end point; and setting an effective angle of view in the sensor unit with reference to the reference point, the start point, and the end point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: Jae-Hyun PARK, Byung-Chun Yu, Shi-Cheol Song, Suk-Won Choi
  • Publication number: 20120098797
    Abstract: A display device using infrared sensor modules that is capable of reducing power consumption and extending durability of infrared light sources and sensors and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel to display images, a plurality of infrared sensor modules to optically detect a touched position on the display panel, an infrared sensor module controller to sequentially drive the infrared sensor modules and to switch the infrared sensor modules to a low-power mode when a touch operation has not been performed within a predetermined period of time or when the display panel is in a power-saving mode, and a system to provide a state of the display panel to the infrared sensor module controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Jun-Seok Oh, Shi-Cheol Song
  • Publication number: 20110148820
    Abstract: An optical touch sensing method includes sensing light corresponding to a touch region, comparing a first amount of the light sensed corresponding to the touch region with a first lower threshold, determining that a touch is made if the first amount is less than or equal to the first lower threshold, comparing the first amount of the light sensed corresponding to the touch region with an upper threshold, and determining that a touch is made if the first amount is greater than or equal to the upper threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventor: Shi-Cheol Song