Patents by Inventor Soon-Sung Ahn

Soon-Sung Ahn 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: 20110233387
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a light sensor circuit for a flat panel display which improves resolution at low luminance and increases the range of sensible ambient light by divisionally driving a frame period, in which light is sensed, into a plurality of sub-frames, and a method of driving the light sensor circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Do-Youb Kim, Yong-Sung Park, Tae-Jin Kim, Deok-Young Choi, Joo-Hyeon Jeong, Soon-Sung Ahn, In-Ho Choi, Brent Jang, Ki-Ju Im
  • Publication number: 20110227888
    Abstract: A flat panel display including a first substrate comprising an emission region and a non-emission region, a light emission unit on the emission region, a first sensing unit on the non-emission region, and a second sensing unit on the non-emission region, wherein the first and second sensing units are arranged to allow determination of a tilt angle of the flat panel display using light intensities measured by the first and second sensing units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Soon-Sung Ahn, Do-Youb Kim, Sung-Un Park, Young-Hee Nam
  • Publication number: 20110221698
    Abstract: A capacitive touch screen panel including a plurality of first sensing patterns connected along a long-side direction of a screen; and a plurality of second sensing patterns connected along a short-side direction of the screen, wherein an area of each of the first sensing patterns is smaller than an area of each of the second sensing patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: Ja-Seung Ku, Brent Jang, Do-Youb Kim, Soon-Sung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20110193768
    Abstract: A pixel includes: an OLED; a first transistor having a first electrode coupled to a power source and a second electrode coupled to the OLED and configured to control a magnitude of current supplied to the OLED; a third transistor having a first electrode coupled a first node and a second electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the first transistor; a capacitor coupled between the first node and a second electrode of the first transistor; a second transistor having a first electrode coupled to the first node and a second electrode coupled to a data line and configured to be turned on when the third transistor is turned off; and a fourth transistor having a first electrode coupled to a gate electrode of the first transistor and a second electrode coupled to a reference power source and configured to be turned on and off concurrently with the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: In-Ho Choi, Yong-Sung Park, Deok-Young Choi, Soon-Sung Ahn, Chul-Kyu Kang
  • Publication number: 20110134056
    Abstract: A FPD integrated with a touch screen panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate facing each other, the upper substrate including a display region and first and second non-display regions surrounding the display region, a plurality of sensing patterns on the display region of the upper substrate, a plurality of sensing lines on the first non-display region of the upper substrate, a sealing material on the second non-display region of the upper substrate, the sealing material connecting the upper and lower substrates, and a flexible printed circuit (FPC) bonding pad unit on the second non-display region of the upper substrate, the FPC bonding pad unit including a plurality of bonding pads coupled to the plurality of sensing lines, the bonding pads including a transparent conductive material in regions overlapping the sealing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Do-Youb Kim, Brent Jang, Won-Kyu Kwak, Ja-Seung Ku, Soon-Sung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20110128268
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes an image display unit having a plurality of pixels, and first and second pixel power lines that receive pixel-driving voltages from first and second power supplies, respectively. The second pixel power lines are interleaved with the first pixel power lines. Adjacent pixels of the same color from among the plurality of pixels provided in the image display unit are coupled to pixel power lines corresponding to different power supplies. This is to solve or mitigate the problem of non-uniform brightness of the entire image display unit due to voltage drops in the pixel power lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Hyung-Soo KIM, Soon-Sung AHN
  • Publication number: 20110122087
    Abstract: A touch screen system includes a touch screen panel which includes driving lines, sensing lines crossing the driving lines, and sensing cells formed at crossing regions of the driving lines and the sensing lines; a driving circuit for sequentially applying driving signals to the driving lines; a sensing circuit for detecting first sensing signals in accordance with changes in mutual capacitances of the sensing cells to generate second sensing signals corresponding to the changes; a processor for determining a touch position based on the second sensing signals from the sensing circuit; and an active stylus separated from the touch screen panel and configured to output an active stylus electric field in synchronization with a driving signal of the driving signals applied to a driving line coupled to a sensing cell of the sensing cells adjacent to the active stylus when the active stylus approaches or contacts the touch screen panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Brent Jang, Ja-Seung Ku, Do-Youb Kim, Soon-Sung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20110102391
    Abstract: A reference voltage setting apparatus including: a current generator having a first device to supply a first dark current and a second device to supply a second dark current; a first operational amplifying unit connected to the current generator; and a voltage setting unit connected to the first operational amplifying unit and setting a reference voltage having a compensated offset voltage of the first operational amplifying unit, and an illumination sensing device and a display device including the reference voltage setting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Un PARK, Soon-Sung Ahn, Do-Youb Kim
  • Publication number: 20110084958
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display is capable of reducing power consumption. The organic light emitting display includes a scan driver for sequentially supplying scan signals to scan lines, a data driver for supplying data signals to data lines in synchronization with the scan signals, pixels located at crossing regions of the scan lines and the data lines, a timing controller for determining a normal driving mode for displaying a normal image and a standby driving mode displaying less information than the normal image, and a power source for supplying a first power and a second power to the pixels, wherein a voltage difference between the first power and the second power in the normal driving mode is a first voltage, and a voltage difference between the first power and the second power is a second voltage different from the first voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventors: Sang-Moo CHOI, Do-Youb KIM, Soon-Sung AHN, Brent JANG
  • Publication number: 20110057893
    Abstract: A touch screen panel comprises a glass substrate having a display area and a non-display area, a plurality of sense patterns on the display area, a plurality of metal pads on a periphery of the display area and on the non-display area, a plurality of sense lines on the non-display area, and dummy patterns on an area between the plurality of sense lines on the non-display area. The non-display area is outside a periphery of the display area. Each of the plurality of the sense lines is coupled to one of the plurality of metal pads. The display area and non-display area of the glass substrate respectively correspond to a display area and non-display area of an image display device to which the touch screen panel is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventors: Do-Youb Kim, Won-Kyu Kwak, Brent Jang, Ja-Seung Ku, Soon-Sung Ahn
  • Publication number: 20110050600
    Abstract: A light sensor circuit, includes a light receiving element coupled to a first power supply, a capacitor coupled between the light receiving element and a second power supply, a first transistor including a gate electrode coupled to a first electrode of the capacitor, and a second transistor including a gate electrode coupled to a selection signal line, wherein the first transistor is coupled between the selection signal line and a first electrode of the second transistor, and the second transistor is coupled between a second electrode of the first transistor and an output signal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Do-Youb Kim, Yong-Sung Park, Deok-Young Choi, Soon-Sung Ahn, In-Ho Choi, Tae-Jin Kim, Joo-Hyeton Jeong, Brent Jang, Ki-Ju Kim
  • Publication number: 20110001711
    Abstract: A light sensing circuit includes a photodiode including a cathode electrode and an anode electrode and for receiving light from the outside and generating a current corresponding to the received light, a driving transistor for amplifying the current generated in the photodiode, a capacitor for storing a first initiation voltage transmitted to the driving transistor, a first switching transistor for compensating for a threshold voltage of the driving transistor corresponding to a current scan signal, and a second switching transistor for transmitting the first initiation voltage corresponding to the current scan signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Deok-Young Choi, Yong-Sung Park, Do-Youb Kim, Soon-Sung Ahn, In-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20100220069
    Abstract: A light sensing circuit, a method of controlling the same, and a touch panel including the light sensing circuit. In the method of controlling the light sensing circuit, including sensing light incident on a photodiode, generating current corresponding to the brightness of the sensed light, amplifying the current using a driving transistor, and outputting the amplified current, the ambient temperature is sensed, and a time period during which the light is sensed by the photodiode or the amplified current is output is controlled by the sensed ambient temperature. Thus, the sensitivity of the light sensing circuit may be constantly maintained without being influenced by the ambient temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deok-Young Choi, Yong-Sung Park, Do-Youb Kim, Soon-Sung Ahn, In-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20100097354
    Abstract: A light sensing circuit of a touch panel includes a photodiode including an anode and a cathode; a driving transistor including a gate electrode connected to the cathode of the photodiode, a first electrode to receive a first ground voltage, and a second electrode; a first switching transistor including a first electrode connected to the second electrode of the driving transistor, a second electrode to output a data signal, and a gate electrode to receive a scan signal; a first capacitor including a first terminal connected to the cathode of the photodiode, and a second terminal; and a voltage compensating unit to apply a compensation voltage to the second terminal of the first capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Sung AHN, Yong-Sung Park, Do-Youb Kim, Deok-Young Choi, In-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20100097334
    Abstract: A light sensing circuit, a method of driving the same, and a touch panel including the light sensing circuit, the light sensing circuit including a photodiode generating current according to the brightness of light incident from the outside; a driving transistor having a first electrode to which a first power voltage is applied, a second electrode, and a gate electrode electrically connected to a cathode of the photodiode; a first reset transistor having a first electrode to which an initialization voltage is applied, a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving transistor, and a gate electrode to which a previous scan signal is applied; and a shielding capacitor disposed between the gate electrode of the driving transistor and the cathode of the photodiode. Accordingly, the brightness of light incident on the photodiode can be accurately determined by initializing the cathode of the photodiode by using a constant voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deok-Young Choi, Yong-Sung Park, Do-Youb Kim, Soon-Sung Ahn, In-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20100097352
    Abstract: A TSD (Touch Screen Display) includes a panel including a plurality of light emitting devices to form an image, and a plurality of photo sensors to capture an image of an object touching the panel; a touch position deriving unit to derive a touch position of the object based on output signals of the photo sensors; and a light emission control unit to derive a probability of a plurality of previous touch positions derived by the touch position deriving unit, predict a next touch position after the plurality of previous touch positions according to the probability, and control at least one of the light emitting devices in a light emission area including the next touch position to emit light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Sung AHN, Yong-Sung Park, Sung-Un Park, Ja-Seung Ku
  • Publication number: 20100096997
    Abstract: A light sensing circuit for use in auto brightness control (ABC), and a flat panel display including the light sensing circuit. The light sensing circuit includes a first photodiode; a second photodiode which is electrically connected to the first photodiode and includes a shielding film for shielding externally incident light; a first voltage fixing unit which is connected to the first photodiode and the second photodiode and maintains a voltage applied to the first photodiode at a certain value; and an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) which generates a digital value that depends on a current flowing in the first photodiode and the second photodiode. Accordingly, the light sensing circuit can precisely sense the brightness of a surrounding environment and drive a flat panel display with the most suitable brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Soon-Sung Ahn, Do-Youb Kim, Sung-Un Park
  • Publication number: 20100097350
    Abstract: A photo sensing device, a photo sensing circuit, a touch panel, and a method of sensing an output value of a photo sensing element, in order to remove the influence of a threshold voltage. The device includes a photo sensing unit generating a sensing current according to an intensity of incident light, a driving unit outputting a driving current according to the sensing current generated by the photo sensing unit, and a scanning unit outputting on a data line the driving current of the driving unit in a first mode corresponding to the photo sensing unit gathering light for a predetermined period of time and outputting the driving current in a second mode corresponding to the photo sensing unit initializing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Deok-Young CHOI, Yong-Sung Park, Do-Youb Kim, Soon-Sung Ahn, In-Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20100097391
    Abstract: A touch screen display apparatus includes a panel including a light emitting device for displaying a display image and an optical sensor for generating a touch image object; a touch sensing unit on the panel for sensing a touch of a touch object; and a light emission controller for controlling the light emitting device to emit light when a touch of the touch object is sensed by the touch sensing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Soon-Sung Ahn, Sung-Un Park, Ja-Seung Ku, Brent Jang
  • Publication number: 20100020041
    Abstract: A flat panel display device that can easily determine whether it has been touched or not by sensing a variation in capacitance by using a cushion member. The flat panel display device includes a first face; a frame having a conductive face and supporting the first face and having a conductive face; a cushion member interposed between the first face and the conductive face and formed of a dielectric material, wherein a thickness of the cushion member varies depending on an externally applied pressure, a conductive film interposed between the first face and the cushion member; and a sensor unit electrically connected to the conductive face and the conductive film respectively, which calculates and senses a variation in capacitance of a capacitor comprising the conductive face, the cushion member, and the conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Un Park, Tae-Jin Kim, Joo-Hyeon Jeong, Soon-Sung Ahn, In-Ho Choi