Patents by Inventor Soon-Dong Kim

Soon-Dong Kim 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: 8085368
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a simple method to fabricate the same are provided, which can accurately measure luminance of an external light. The liquid crystal display includes a substrate; a thin film transistor array formed on the substrate; and a photoelectric conversion element having a reflection pattern formed on at least one side of the substrate, a photoelectric conversion region provided with a first semiconductor region formed on an upper part of the reflection pattern to receive an external light reflected by the reflection pattern, and a dummy pattern formed on an upper part of the photoelectric conversion region with a width corresponding to the first semiconductor region. The photoelectric conversion region may be configured to adjust the quantity of light incident to the thin film transistor array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Dong Kim, Seung-Gyu Tae, Se-Jin Chung, Jun-Hee Moon, Myung-Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20110193852
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display for minimizing power consumption. The liquid crystal display includes transmission regions formed in a liquid crystal panel in units of horizontal lines, reflection regions positioned between the transmission regions, first sub pixels formed in the transmission regions, and second sub pixels formed in the reflection regions. A total number of the second sub pixels is smaller than a total number of the first sub pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Woo Lee, Jun-Hee Moon, Cheol-Min Kim, Soon-Dong Kim
  • Publication number: 20100182553
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display and a simple method to fabricate the same are provided, which can accurately measure luminance of an external light. The liquid crystal display includes a substrate; a thin film transistor array formed on the substrate; and a photoelectric conversion element having a reflection pattern formed on at least one side of the substrate, a photoelectric conversion region provided with a first semiconductor region formed on an upper part of the reflection pattern to receive an external light reflected by the reflection pattern, and a dummy pattern formed on an upper part of the photoelectric conversion region with a width corresponding to the first semiconductor region. The photoelectric conversion region may be configured to adjust the quantity of light incident to the thin film transistor array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Dong Kim, Seung-Gyu Tae, Se-Jin Chung, Jun-Hee Moon, Myung-Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20100156864
    Abstract: A driving device for a display and a display using same, and a driving method of the display are provided. The display includes a display panel on which an image is displayed, and at least one optical sensor (photodetector) to detect the intensity of ambient (external) light incident upon the display panel. An external-brightness detector outputs an external-brightness signal based on the intensity of external (ambient) light and a backlight brightness controller changes the brightness of the image displayed (or backlight) on the display panel according to the external-brightness signal. The driving device may be implemented on an integrated circuit adapted to be connected to external-light photodetectors of type 1 or of type 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Se-Byung Chae, Bo-Young An, Joo-Hyung Lee, Soon-Dong Kim, Ho-Suk Maeng, Seung-Bin Moon
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7655890
    Abstract: There are provided a light sensor, a display apparatus including the same, and a control method thereof. The display apparatus includes: a display panel which includes a display area through which an image is displayed and a non-display area. A light receiving transistor which is formed in the non-display area and receives outside light. A charging part which includes a first terminal is connected to a drain electrode of the light receiving part and a second terminal is connected to a direct current voltage terminal. A signal amplifying part which includes a first terminal and a second terminal which is connected to a source of reference voltage and receives a reference voltage. A charging switching part is connected between the first input terminal and the first terminal of the charging part. A controller is provided which controls the charging switching part according to a predetermined first cycle to charge or discharge the charging part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joo-hyung Lee, Dong-jin Jeong, Man-seung Cho, Soon-dong Kim, Jin-hee Lee
  • Publication number: 20090127432
    Abstract: There are provided a light sensor, a display apparatus including the same, and a control method thereof. The display apparatus includes: a display panel which includes a display area through which an image is displayed and a non-display area. A light receiving transistor which is formed in the non-display area and receives outside light. A charging part which includes a first terminal is connected to a drain electrode of the light receiving part and a second terminal is connected to a direct current voltage terminal. A signal amplifying part which includes a first terminal and a second terminal which is connected to a source of reference voltage and receives a reference voltage. A charging switching part is connected between the first input terminal and the first terminal of the charging part. A controller is provided which controls the charging switching part according to a predetermined first cycle to charge or discharge the charging part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Joo-hyung LEE, Dong-jin Jeong, Man-seung Cho, Soon-dong Kim, Jin-hee Lee
  • Patent number: 6370031
    Abstract: A device for restricting the movement of a printed circuit board to which tactile switches are mounted. The device which prevents a relative movement of the printed circuit board with respect to a bracket to facilitate the installation of the printed circuit board while structuring the securing means for the circuit board so that a force is exerted that counters forces created by the activation of switches directly mounted to the main printed circuit board. The printed circuit board retaining device acts to maintain the printed circuit board in the appropriate location with respect to the supporting bracket while preventing the fracturing of tactile switches when an excess force is applied to the tactile switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seon-Kyu Park, Soon-Dong Kim, Jeong-Seon Han
  • Patent number: 6330150
    Abstract: The liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus capable of easily exchanging the lamp is disclosed in the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Soon-Dong Kim
  • Publication number: 20010048588
    Abstract: A device for restricting the movement of a printed circuit board to which tactile switches are mounted. The device which prevents a relative movement of the printed circuit board with respect to a bracket to facilitate the installation of the printed circuit board while structuring the securing means for the circuit board so that a force is exerted that counters forces created by the activation of switches directly mounted to the main printed circuit board. The printed circuit board retaining device acts to maintain the printed circuit board in the appropriate location with respect to the supporting bracket while preventing the fracturing of tactile switches when an excess force is applied to the tactile switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: SEON-KYU PARK, SOON-DONG KIM, JEONG-SEON HAN
  • Patent number: 5861711
    Abstract: A tilt coil is mounted in front of a deflection yoke of a cathode-ray tube in order to perform a tilt function and an earth magnetic field compensation function, in a tilt coil mounting device of a display. And more particularly speaking, an improved tilt coil mounting device of a display can make the tilt coil fixed around a bulb of the cathode ray tube at a fixed interval by a tilt fixing member separately provided in order to amicably mount the tilt coil, and fully perform tilt and earth magnetic field compensation functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: SamSung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Dong Kim, Seon-Kyu Park