Patents by Inventor Sung-In Kang

Sung-In Kang 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: 12020645
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a power supply which provides a driving voltage to the pixels, and a controller which outputs a first signal by comparing a sensing driving current generated by sensing driving currents flowing through the pixels with a limit current, outputs a second signal by comparing a load of previous frame data with a limit load, and outputs a driving voltage control signal for controlling the driving voltage to the power supply based on the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kihyun Pyun, Sung-In Kang
  • Patent number: 11915668
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a display panel driver, and a zone compensating circuit which divides the display panel into a plurality of unit blocks, obtains load values of input image data for the unit blocks, and generates corrected image data by correcting the input image data based on the load values. Each of the load values corresponds to one of the unit blocks. The display panel driver generates a data signal for displaying an image on the display panel based on the corrected image data. When grayscale values included in the input image data are the same, a luminance of the image displayed on the display panel is decreased moving away from a center of a reference block having a largest load value among the unit blocks based on the corrected image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Jin Choi, Ki Hyun Pyun, Sung In Kang
  • Publication number: 20230252944
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a power supply which provides a driving voltage to the pixels, and a controller which outputs a first signal by comparing a sensing driving current generated by sensing driving currents flowing through the pixels with a limit current, outputs a second signal by comparing a load of previous frame data with a limit load, and outputs a driving voltage control signal for controlling the driving voltage to the power supply based on the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: KIHYUN PYUN, SUNG-IN KANG
  • Patent number: 11657767
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device includes: a display panel for displaying an image, based on data signals supplied from data lines; a load controller for determining a scale factor for controlling a target luminance of the image displayed in the display panel, based on a load of first image data input from the outside; and a data driver for outputting data signals to the data lines, corresponding to the first image data corrected using the scale factor. The data driver includes a plurality of data driver chips coupled to at least one data line among the data lines. The load controller determines the scale factor, based on at least one of a total load of the first image data and local loads with respect to the respective data driver chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Sung In Kang, Kyun Ho Kim
  • Publication number: 20220262327
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a display panel driver, and a zone compensating circuit which divides the display panel into a plurality of unit blocks, obtains load values of input image data for the unit blocks, and generates corrected image data by correcting the input image data based on the load values. Each of the load values corresponds to one of the unit blocks. The display panel driver generates a data signal for displaying an image on the display panel based on the corrected image data. When grayscale values included in the input image data are the same, a luminance of the image displayed on the display panel is decreased moving away from a center of a reference block having a largest load value among the unit blocks based on the corrected image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Eun Jin Choi, Ki Hyun Pyun, Sung In Kang
  • Patent number: 11341932
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a display panel driver, and a zone compensating circuit which divides the display panel into a plurality of unit blocks, obtains load values of input image data for the unit blocks, and generates corrected image data by correcting the input image data based on the load values. Each of the load values corresponds to one of the unit blocks. The display panel driver generates a data signal for displaying an image on the display panel based on the corrected image data. When grayscale values included in the input image data are the same, a luminance of the image displayed on the display panel is decreased moving away from a center of a reference block having a largest load value among the unit blocks based on the corrected image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Jin Choi, Ki Hyun Pyun, Sung In Kang
  • Publication number: 20220084471
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device includes: a display panel for displaying an image, based on data signals supplied from data lines; a load controller for determining a scale factor for controlling a target luminance of the image displayed in the display panel, based on a load of first image data input from the outside; and a data driver for outputting data signals to the data lines, corresponding to the first image data corrected using the scale factor. The data driver includes a plurality of data driver chips coupled to at least one data line among the data lines. The load controller determines the scale factor, based on at least one of a total load of the first image data and local loads with respect to the respective data driver chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Ki Hyun PYUN, Sung In KANG, Kyun Ho KIM
  • Patent number: 11189234
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device includes: a display panel for displaying an image, based on data signals supplied from data lines; a load controller for determining a scale factor for controlling a target luminance of the image displayed in the display panel, based on a load of first image data input from the outside; and a data driver for outputting data signals to the data lines, corresponding to the first image data corrected using the scale factor. The data driver includes a plurality of data driver chips coupled to at least one data line among the data lines. The load controller determines the scale factor, based on at least one of a total load of the first image data and local loads with respect to the respective data driver chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Hyun Pyun, Sung In Kang, Kyun Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 11107418
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels, a luminance controller that divides the display panel into blocks based on coordinate information, calculates a block reference current based on a block current sensed in each of the blocks when reference images are sequentially displayed on the blocks, calculates a target current based on the block reference current and a block load of each of the blocks based on input image data, and calculates a scaling factor based on the target current and a sensing current sensed in each of the blocks when an input image corresponding to the input image data is displayed on the display panel, and a data driver that generates a data voltage corresponding to the input image data and supplies the data voltage to the pixels by adjusting a voltage level of the data voltage based on the scaling factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kihyun Pyun, Sung-In Kang, Kyunho Kim
  • Publication number: 20210201849
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a display panel driver, and a zone compensating circuit which divides the display panel into a plurality of unit blocks, obtains load values of input image data for the unit blocks, and generates corrected image data by correcting the input image data based on the load values. Each of the load values corresponds to one of the unit blocks. The display panel driver generates a data signal for displaying an image on the display panel based on the corrected image data. When grayscale values included in the input image data are the same, a luminance of the image displayed on the display panel is decreased moving away from a center of a reference block having a largest load value among the unit blocks based on the corrected image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: EUN JIN CHOI, Ki Hyun Pyun, Sung In Kang
  • Patent number: 11049474
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display including a gate line, a data line, and a pixel electrically coupled to the gate line and the data line; a controller configured to calculate a load of input data; a data driver configured to: generate a data signal corresponding to a grayscale value in the input data; and provide the data signal to the data line; a gate driver configured to: generate a gate signal having a pulse, based on a gate-on voltage; and provide the gate signal to the gate line; and a power supply configured to: provide the gate-on voltage to the gate driver; and vary the gate-on voltage based on the load, wherein the gate-on voltage has a voltage level for turning on the first transistor, and wherein a luminance of the display is increased as the load is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyun Ho Kim, Sung In Kang
  • Patent number: 11017729
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a first correction circuit configured to perform, using a gamma correction value, a gamma correction for first image data; a second correction circuit configured to receive the gamma-corrected first image, and to generate second image data by performing gray-scale compensation for the gamma-corrected first image data; and a data driver configured to provide a data signal corresponding to the second image data to the plurality of pixels, wherein the second correction circuit performs the gray-scale compensation based on the gamma correction value and a threshold value measured for each of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyun Ho Kim, Sung In Kang, Ki Hyun Pyun
  • Patent number: 10854161
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel divided into a first display area and a second display area in a first direction, a first data driver which provides a first data signal to the first display area through data lines arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, a second data driver which provides a second data signal to the second display area through the data lines arranged in the second direction, a gate driver which provides a gate signal to the display panel through gate lines arranged in the first direction, a timing controller which generates control signals that control the first data driver, the second data driver, and the gate driver, and a defect detector which controls to display a defect detecting image and a reference image on the first display area and the second display area alternately based on an enable signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yunmi Kim, Kihyun Pyun, Sung-In Kang
  • Publication number: 20200365091
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels, a luminance controller that divides the display panel into blocks based on coordinate information, calculates a block reference current based on a block current sensed in each of the blocks when reference images are sequentially displayed on the blocks, calculates a target current based on the block reference current and a block load of each of the blocks based on input image data, and calculates a scaling factor based on the target current and a sensing current sensed in each of the blocks when an input image corresponding to the input image data is displayed on the display panel, and a data driver that generates a data voltage corresponding to the input image data and supplies the data voltage to the pixels by adjusting a voltage level of the data voltage based on the scaling factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kihyun PYUN, Sung-In KANG, Kyunho KIM
  • Publication number: 20200357344
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device includes: a display panel for displaying an image, based on data signals supplied from data lines; a load controller for determining a scale factor for controlling a target luminance of the image displayed in the display panel, based on a load of first image data input from the outside; and a data driver for outputting data signals to the data lines, corresponding to the first image data corrected using the scale factor. The data driver includes a plurality of data driver chips coupled to at least one data line among the data lines. The load controller determines the scale factor, based on at least one of a total load of the first image data and local loads with respect to the respective data driver chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: KI HYUN PYUN, SUNG IN KANG, KYUN HO KIM
  • Publication number: 20200273428
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display including a gate line, a data line, and a pixel electrically coupled to the gate line and the data line; a controller configured to calculate a load of input data; a data driver configured to: generate a data signal corresponding to a grayscale value in the input data; and provide the data signal to the data line; a gate driver configured to: generate a gate signal having a pulse, based on a gate-on voltage; and provide the gate signal to the gate line; and a power supply configured to: provide the gate-on voltage to the gate driver; and vary the gate-on voltage based on the load, wherein the gate-on voltage has a voltage level for turning on the first transistor, and wherein a luminance of the display is increased as the load is increased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kyun Ho KIM, Sung In KANG
  • Publication number: 20200265788
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a first correction circuit configured to perform, using a gamma correction value, a gamma correction for first image data; a second correction circuit configured to receive the gamma-corrected first image, and to generate second image data by performing gray-scale compensation for the gamma-corrected first image data; and a data driver configured to provide a data signal corresponding to the second image data to the plurality of pixels, wherein the second correction circuit performs the gray-scale compensation based on the gamma correction value and a threshold value measured for each of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kyun Ho KIM, Sung In KANG, Ki Hyun PYUN
  • Patent number: 10607530
    Abstract: A power voltage generating circuit includes an input part, a clock determining part and a plurality of switches. The input part receives a plurality of clock signals and generates a plurality of peak signals corresponding to rising edges of the plurality of clock signals. The clock determining part determines a normal mode and an abnormal mode based on a number of the plurality of peak signals. The switches blocks outputs of the plurality of clock signals in the abnormal mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shimho Yi, Sung-In Kang, Kyunho Kim, Seunghwan Moon
  • Publication number: 20190156783
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel divided into a first display area and a second display area in a first direction, a first data driver which provides a first data signal to the first display area through data lines arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction, a second data driver which provides a second data signal to the second display area through the data lines arranged in the second direction, a gate driver which provides a gate signal to the display panel through gate lines arranged in the first direction, a timing controller which generates control signals that control the first data driver, the second data driver, and the gate driver, and a defect detector which controls to display a defect detecting image and a reference image on the first display area and the second display area alternately based on an enable signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Yunmi KIM, Kihyun PYUN, Sung-In KANG
  • Patent number: 10276104
    Abstract: A display device may include: a plurality of pixels; a gate driver that receives clock signals and generates and applies a plurality of gate signals to a respective plurality of gate lines connected to the plurality of pixels; and a clock signal driver. The clock signal driver may output the clock signals and receive feedback clock signals derived from the clock signals, compare the feedback clock signals, and control amplitudes of the clock signals so that an amplitude difference between the feedback clock signals is less than a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Won Jin Seo, Sung-In Kang, Hee-Jeong Seo, Jun Pyo Lee