Patents by Inventor Yong-Jin Shin

Yong-Jin Shin 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: 20210112658
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first circuit board, a control unit disposed on the first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a coupling film which electrically couples the control unit and the second circuit board to each other. The coupling film includes a first coupling part including a first region attached to the first circuit board, and a second region overlapping the display panel when viewed in a thickness direction of the display panel, a second coupling part including a third region attached to the second circuit board, and a fourth region overlapping the display panel when viewed in the thickness direction of the display panel, and a third coupling part coupled to each of the second region and the fourth region to electrically couple the first coupling part and the second coupling part to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Kyung-hwa LIM, Sangan KWON, Kyunho KIM, Yong-jin SHIN, Shimho YI, Heebum PARK
  • Patent number: 10978012
    Abstract: A display device capable of setting an optimal output enable value according to a color pattern and a method for driving the display device. A timing controller is configured to receive an image signal from an external source, identify a color pattern and set an output enable value corresponding to the identified color pattern. A scan driver is configured to receive the output enable value and generate a first scan signal having a first turn-on signal and a second scan signal adjacent to the first scan signal and having a second turn-on signal. The scan driver may adjust an interval between the first turn-on signal and the second turn-on signal based on the output enable value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jun Park, Kyun Ho Kim, Shim Ho Yi, Yong Jin Shin, Yu Chol Kim
  • Patent number: 10957265
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including display blocks, where each of the display blocks includes a plurality of pixels, a gate driver which outputs gate signals to the pixels, a data driver which receives image data and outputs data voltages corresponding to the image data to the pixels, and a timing controller which converts an image signal input thereto, outputs the converted image signal to the data driver as the image data, and controls a driving timing of the gate driver and the data driver. The timing controller controls output timings of at least data voltages output to pixels of a predetermined display block among the data voltages provided to the pixels of the display blocks, depending on a color pattern of the image signal corresponding to the pixels of the predetermined display block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Neung-beom Lee, Junpyo Lee, Sangan Kwon, Kyunho Kim, Sungjin Kim, Yong-jin Shin, Shimho Yi, Kyung-hwa Lim
  • Patent number: 10917969
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first circuit board, a control unit disposed on the first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a coupling film which electrically couples the control unit and the second circuit board to each other. The coupling film includes a first coupling part including a first region attached to the first circuit board, and a second region overlapping the display panel when viewed in a thickness direction of the display panel, a second coupling part including a third region attached to the second circuit board, and a fourth region overlapping the display panel when viewed in the thickness direction of the display panel, and a third coupling part coupled to each of the second region and the fourth region to electrically couple the first coupling part and the second coupling part to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-hwa Lim, Sangan Kwon, Kyunho Kim, Yong-jin Shin, Shimho Yi, Heebum Park
  • Publication number: 20200391759
    Abstract: A vehicle and a method of managing a user setting menu (USM) enables the vehicle to add a new function after production of the vehicle so as to effectively manage the USM. The method includes: acquiring, by a conversion controller, first setting information about at least one existing function from a system controller through a first network using a first protocol; converting, by the conversion controller, the first setting information into second setting information using a second protocol; transmitting the converted second setting information to a head unit controller to manage the USM through a second network; transmitting third setting information about a one new function from a connectivity controller to the head unit controller through the second network, and updating, by the head unit controller, the USM based on the second and third setting information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seok Min HWANG, Yong Jin SHIN
  • Patent number: 10847113
    Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes: a liquid crystal display pixel including a liquid crystal structure including a pixel electrode, a liquid crystal layer, and a common electrode; a switching transistor connected between the pixel electrode of the liquid crystal structure and a data-line; and a storage capacitor connected to the pixel electrode of the liquid crystal structure. The method includes: calculating an accumulated driving time of the liquid crystal display panel by accumulating a driving time of the liquid crystal display panel; determining whether or not the accumulated driving time has reached a deterioration reference time; and when the accumulated driving time is determined to have reached the deterioration reference time, changing a gate-off voltage applied to a gate terminal of the switching transistor and a common voltage applied to the common electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangan Kwon, Junpyo Lee, Kyunho Kim, Sungjin Kim, Yong-Jin Shin, Neung-Beom Lee, Kyung-Hwa Lim, Jinhyuk Jang
  • Publication number: 20200302884
    Abstract: A display device capable of setting an optimal output enable value according to a color pattern and a method for driving the display device. A timing controller is configured to receive an image signal from an external source, identify a color pattern and set an output enable value corresponding to the identified color pattern. A scan driver is configured to receive the output enable value and generate a first scan signal having a first turn-on signal and a second scan signal adjacent to the first scan signal and having a second turn-on signal. The scan driver may adjust an interval between the first turn-on signal and the second turn-on signal based on the output enable value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Sang Jun PARK, Kyun Ho KIM, Shim Ho YI, Yong Jin SHIN, Yu Chol KIM
  • Patent number: 10714035
    Abstract: A display device capable of setting an optimal output enable value according to a color pattern and a method for driving the display device. A timing controller is configured to receive an image signal from an external source, identify a color pattern and set an output enable value corresponding to the identified color pattern. A scan driver is configured to receive the output enable value and generate a first scan signal having a first turn-on signal and a second scan signal adjacent to the first scan signal and having a second turn-on signal. The scan driver may adjust an interval between the first turn-on signal and the second turn-on signal based on the output enable value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Jun Park, Kyun Ho Kim, Shim Ho Yi, Yong Jin Shin, Yu Chol Kim
  • Publication number: 20200178393
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first circuit board, a control unit disposed on the first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a coupling film which electrically couples the control unit and the second circuit board to each other. The coupling film includes a first coupling part including a first region attached to the first circuit board, and a second region overlapping the display panel when viewed in a thickness direction of the display panel, a second coupling part including a third region attached to the second circuit board, and a fourth region overlapping the display panel when viewed in the thickness direction of the display panel, and a third coupling part coupled to each of the second region and the fourth region to electrically couple the first coupling part and the second coupling part to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Kyung-hwa LIM, Sangan KWON, Kyunho KIM, Yong-jin SHIN, Shimho YI, Heebum PARK
  • Patent number: 10650772
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel comprising a display area configured to display an image, wherein the display area includes a measurement area including a plurality of sub-measurement areas, and each of the plurality of sub-measurement areas includes a plurality of pre-map areas; a data driver configured to provide data voltages to the display panel; a signal controller; and a common voltage generator configured to provide a common voltage to the display panel, wherein an afterimage reduction mode is driven to change a level of the common voltage provided by the common voltage generator when the determined pre-map areas are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sangan Kwon, Junpyo Lee, Kyunho Kim, Sungjin Kim, Yong-jin Shin, Neung-beom Lee, Kyung-hwa Lim, Myungbo Sim, Jinhyuk Jang
  • Patent number: 10595408
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first circuit board, a control unit disposed on the first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a coupling film which electrically couples the control unit and the second circuit board to each other. The coupling film includes a first coupling part including a first region attached to the first circuit board, and a second region overlapping the display panel when viewed in a thickness direction of the display panel, a second coupling part including a third region attached to the second circuit board, and a fourth region overlapping the display panel when viewed in the thickness direction of the display panel, and a third coupling part coupled to each of the second region and the fourth region to electrically couple the first coupling part and the second coupling part to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-hwa Lim, Sangan Kwon, Kyunho Kim, Yong-jin Shin, Shimho Yi, Heebum Park
  • Publication number: 20190244580
    Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes: a liquid crystal display pixel including a liquid crystal structure including a pixel electrode, a liquid crystal layer, and a common electrode; a switching transistor connected between the pixel electrode of the liquid crystal structure and a data-line; and a storage capacitor connected to the pixel electrode of the liquid crystal structure. The method includes: calculating an accumulated driving time of the liquid crystal display panel by accumulating a driving time of the liquid crystal display panel; determining whether or not the accumulated driving time has reached a deterioration reference time; and when the accumulated driving time is determined to have reached the deterioration reference time, changing a gate-off voltage applied to a gate terminal of the switching transistor and a common voltage applied to the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Sangan KWON, Junpyo LEE, Kyunho KIM, Sungjin KIM, Yong-Jin SHIN, Neung-Beom LEE, Kyung-Hwa LIM, Jinhyuk JANG
  • Patent number: 10332472
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a power supply which supplies a common voltage and a distribution voltage to the display panel, and a timing controller which outputs a selection signal corresponding to image data input from the outside where the power supply supplies the distribution voltage having a value corresponding to the selection signal to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Jin Shin, Tong Ill Kwak, Seung Hwan Moon
  • Patent number: 10319328
    Abstract: A display device and method is provided that permits selection of a first lookup table or a second lookup table to operate the data driver at respectively different temperatures to prevent heat from damaging the display device. The display device includes a detector which detects the number of toggles in which the amount of change in gray values of successive pixels driven by the same data line in one frame is equal to or greater than a reference gray change amount. A comparator compares the number of toggles detected by the detector with a reference number of toggles, and a lookup table selector which selects any one of a first lookup table and a second lookup table based on the comparison result of the comparator and provides the selected first lookup table or second lookup table to a data driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyun Ho Kim, Bong Gyun Kang, Sang An Kwon, Seung Hwan Moon, Yong Jin Shin, Neung Beom Lee, Jun Pyo Lee, Kyung Hwa Lim
  • Publication number: 20190122630
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel comprising a display area configured to display an image, wherein the display area includes a measurement area including a plurality of sub-measurement areas, and each of the plurality of sub-measurement areas includes a plurality of pre-map areas; a data driver configured to provide data voltages to the display panel; a signal controller; and a common voltage generator configured to provide a common voltage to the display panel, wherein an afterimage reduction mode is driven to change a level of the common voltage provided by the common voltage generator when the determined pre-map areas are adjacent to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Sangan KWON, Junpyo LEE, Kyunho KIM, Sungjin KIM, Yong-jin SHIN, Neung-beom LEE, Kyung-hwa LIM, Myungbo SIM, Jinhyuk JANG
  • Publication number: 20190035341
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including display blocks, where each of the display blocks includes a plurality of pixels, a gate driver which outputs gate signals to the pixels, a data driver which receives image data and outputs data voltages corresponding to the image data to the pixels, and a timing controller which converts an image signal input thereto, outputs the converted image signal to the data driver as the image data, and controls a driving timing of the gate driver and the data driver. The timing controller controls output timings of at least data voltages output to pixels of a predetermined display block among the data voltages provided to the pixels of the display blocks, depending on a color pattern of the image signal corresponding to the pixels of the predetermined display block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Neung-beom LEE, Junpyo LEE, Sangan KWON, Kyunho KIM, Sungjin KIM, Yong-jin SHIN, Shimho YI, Kyung-hwa LIM
  • Publication number: 20180301105
    Abstract: A display device and method is provided that permits selection of a first lookup table or a second lookup table to operate the data driver at respectively different temperatures to prevent heat from damaging the display device. The display device includes a detector which detects the number of toggles in which the amount of change in gray values of successive pixels driven by the same data line in one frame is equal to or greater than a reference gray change amount. A comparator compares the number of toggles detected by the detector with a reference number of toggles, and a lookup table selector which selects any one of a first lookup table and a second lookup table based on the comparison result of the comparator and provides the selected first lookup table or second lookup table to a data driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: KYUN HO KIM, Bong Gyun KANG, Sang An KWON, Seung Hwan MOON, Yong Jin SHIN, Neung Beom LEE, Jun Pyo LEE, Kyung Hwa LIM
  • Publication number: 20180153039
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first circuit board, a control unit disposed on the first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a coupling film which electrically couples the control unit and the second circuit board to each other. The coupling film includes a first coupling part including a first region attached to the first circuit board, and a second region overlapping the display panel when viewed in a thickness direction of the display panel, a second coupling part including a third region attached to the second circuit board, and a fourth region overlapping the display panel when viewed in the thickness direction of the display panel, and a third coupling part coupled to each of the second region and the fourth region to electrically couple the first coupling part and the second coupling part to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Kyung-hwa LIM, Sangan KWON, Kyunho KIM, Yong-jin SHIN, Shimho YI, Heebum PARK
  • Publication number: 20180137828
    Abstract: A display device capable of setting an optimal output enable value according to a color pattern and a method for driving the display device. A timing controller is configured to receive an image signal from an external source, identify a color pattern and set an output enable value corresponding to the identified color pattern. A scan driver is configured to receive the output enable value and generate a first scan signal having a first turn-on signal and a second scan signal adjacent to the first scan signal and having a second turn-on signal. The scan driver may adjust an interval between the first turn-on signal and the second turn-on signal based on the output enable value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Sang Jun Park, Kyun Ho Kim, Shim Ho Yi, Yong Jin Shin, Yu Chol Kim
  • Patent number: 9767759
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a precharge signal generating part configured to generate a precharge signal which varies based on a previous data signal corresponding to a previous gate line and a data signal corresponding to a gate line, and a signal adding part configured to add the precharge signal and a non-precharge signal to generate a gate signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Shin, Jun-Ho Hwang