Patents by Inventor Yong-Won Jo

Yong-Won Jo 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: 12254819
    Abstract: A display panel can include a plurality of first pixel circuits configured to receive a pixel driving voltage and a reference voltage for displaying an image; and a plurality of second pixel circuits including a power line supplied with the pixel driving voltage and a reference voltage line supplied with the reference voltage, the plurality of second pixel circuits being configured to short-circuit the power line to the reference voltage line for at least some amount of time within a vertical blank period. Also, the plurality of second pixel circuits can maintain uniform luminance of the plurality of first pixel circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Tae Kwon, Yong Won Jo, Jong Wook Jang
  • Patent number: 12165567
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device includes: a first source driver IC configured to receive pixel data to be written into sub-pixels of a first display area and a gamma compensation voltage for each grayscale and output a data voltage to be supplied to data lines of the first display area; a second source driver IC configured to receive pixel data to be written into sub-pixels of a second display area and the gamma compensation voltage for each grayscale and output a data voltage to be supplied to data lines of the second display area; a first programmable gamma IC configured to supply a first gamma reference voltage set to the first and second source driver ICs; and a second programmable gamma IC configured to supply a second gamma reference voltage set to the first and second source driver ICs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu Lee, Yong Won Jo
  • Publication number: 20240212576
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device includes: a first source driver IC configured to receive pixel data to be written into sub-pixels of a first display area and a gamma compensation voltage for each grayscale and output a data voltage to be supplied to data lines of the first display area; a second source driver IC configured to receive pixel data to be written into sub-pixels of a second display area and the gamma compensation voltage for each grayscale and output a data voltage to be supplied to data lines of the second display area; a first programmable gamma IC configured to supply a first gamma reference voltage set to the first and second source driver ICs; and a second programmable gamma IC configured to supply a second gamma reference voltage set to the first and second source driver ICs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Kyu LEE, Yong Won JO
  • Publication number: 20240177651
    Abstract: A display panel can include a plurality of first pixel circuits configured to receive a pixel driving voltage and a reference voltage for displaying an image; and a plurality of second pixel circuits including a power line supplied with the pixel driving voltage and a reference voltage line supplied with the reference voltage, the plurality of second pixel circuits being configured to short-circuit the power line to the reference voltage line for at least some amount of time within a vertical blank period. Also, the plurality of second pixel circuits can maintain uniform luminance of the plurality of first pixel circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ki Tae KWON, Yong Won JO, Jong Wook JANG
  • Patent number: 11430368
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a data driving device and a display device using the same. The data driving device includes a selector for sequentially selecting pieces of gamma reference data input from banks in the order of a first color, a second color, and a third color, and a voltage output part for converting the pieces of gamma reference data for each color, which is sequentially input, into gamma reference voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Seok Oh, Yong Won Jo
  • Patent number: 11423821
    Abstract: A data driving circuit includes a first voltage divider circuit configured to output a gamma compensation voltage for a first color, a second voltage divider circuit configured to output a gamma compensation voltage for a second color, a third voltage divider circuit configured to output a gamma compensation voltage for a third color, a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert input data for the first color using the gamma compensation voltage for the first color to output a data voltage of a first channel, a second DAC configured to convert input data for the second color using the gamma compensation voltage for the second color to output a data voltage of a second channel, and a third DAC configured to convert input data for the third color using the gamma compensation voltage for the third color to output a data voltage of a third channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Seok Oh, Yong Won Jo, Yong Woo Yun
  • Patent number: 11341933
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a foldable display and a driving method thereof which activate an entirety of a screen of a flexible display panel and display an image on a maximum screen when the flexible display panel is unfolded in an unfolded state, and activate a part of the screen when the flexible display panel is folded in a folded state to display the image on a screen that is smaller than the maximum screen and to display a black color on a deactivated screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hwan Shin, Yong Won Jo, Jin Woo Jung
  • Publication number: 20220068184
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a data driving device and a display device using the same. The data driving device includes a selector for sequentially selecting pieces of gamma reference data input from banks in the order of a first color, a second color, and a third color, and a voltage output part for converting the pieces of gamma reference data for each color, which is sequentially input, into gamma reference voltages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Dae Seok Oh, Yong Won Jo
  • Patent number: 11217178
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display which activates a maximum screen which is an entirety of a screen of a flexible display panel to display an image thereon in an unfolded state of the flexible display panel and activates a part of the screen in a folded state of the flexible display panel so that the activated screen that is smaller than the maximum screen displays the image and a deactivated screen displays black.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Seok Oh, Yong Won Jo, Myung Jong Park
  • Publication number: 20210366343
    Abstract: A data driving circuit includes a first voltage divider circuit configured to output a gamma compensation voltage for a first color, a second voltage divider circuit configured to output a gamma compensation voltage for a second color, a third voltage divider circuit configured to output a gamma compensation voltage for a third color, a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert input data for the first color using the gamma compensation voltage for the first color to output a data voltage of a first channel, a second DAC configured to convert input data for the second color using the gamma compensation voltage for the second color to output a data voltage of a second channel, and a third DAC configured to convert input data for the third color using the gamma compensation voltage for the third color to output a data voltage of a third channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Dae Seok OH, Yong Won JO, Yong Woo YUN
  • Publication number: 20200388228
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display which activates a maximum screen which is an entirety of a screen of a flexible display panel to display an image thereon in an unfolded state of the flexible display panel and activates a part of the screen in a folded state of the flexible display panel so that the activated screen that is smaller than the maximum screen displays the image and a deactivated screen displays black.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Seok OH, Yong Won JO, Myung Jong PARK
  • Publication number: 20200357362
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a foldable display and a driving method thereof which activate an entirety of a screen of a flexible display panel and display an image on a maximum screen when the flexible display panel is unfolded in an unfolded state, and activate a part of the screen when the flexible display panel is folded in a folded state to display the image on a screen that is smaller than the maximum screen and to display a black color on a deactivated screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Seung Hwan SHIN, Yong Won JO, Jin Woo JUNG
  • Patent number: 10809833
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor includes: a plurality of sensing electrodes provided on one surface of a base substrate, the plurality of sensing electrodes being arranged in a matrix form; and a ground electrode provided on the other surface of the base substrate. The ground electrode includes: a plurality of first lines extending in one direction, the plurality of first lines being parallel to one another; and a plurality of second lines extending in a direction intersecting the first lines, the plurality of second lines being parallel to one another. In a plan view, the first lines and the second lines are provided between adjacent sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Won Jo, Su Yul Seo, Yu Jin Choi, Sung Sik Yun
  • Patent number: 10592055
    Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus including: a touch panel including a first electrode and a second electrode; a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the first electrode; a touch sensor configured to receive a signal transferred depending on the driving signal from the second electrode, and to convert and output the signal as a sensing signal; and a touch controller configured to detect the sensing signal. The touch panel further includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode which transfer noise signals having different magnitudes to the touch sensor, and the touch sensor outputs the sensing signal by using a difference in the noise signals and the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Hoon Lee, Byung Sun Kim, Jeong Kyoo Kim, Sun Haeng Cho, Yong Won Jo, Jae Hyung Cho
  • Publication number: 20190204969
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensor includes: a plurality of sensing electrodes provided on one surface of a base substrate, the plurality of sensing electrodes being arranged in a matrix form; and a ground electrode provided on the other surface of the base substrate. The ground electrode includes: a plurality of first lines extending in one direction, the plurality of first lines being parallel to one another; and a plurality of second lines extending in a direction intersecting the first lines, the plurality of second lines being parallel to one another. In a plan view, the first lines and the second lines are provided between adjacent sensing electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yong Won JO, Su Yul SEO, Yu Jin CHOI, Sung Sik YUN
  • Publication number: 20190102002
    Abstract: A touch sensing apparatus including: a touch panel including a first electrode and a second electrode; a driver configured to apply a driving signal to the first electrode; a touch sensor configured to receive a signal transferred depending on the driving signal from the second electrode, and to convert and output the signal as a sensing signal; and a touch controller configured to detect the sensing signal. The touch panel further includes a third electrode and a fourth electrode which transfer noise signals having different magnitudes to the touch sensor, and the touch sensor outputs the sensing signal by using a difference in the noise signals and the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Dong-Hoon LEE, Byung Sun KIM, Jeong Kyoo KIM, Sun Haeng CHO, Yong Won JO, Jae Hyung CHO
  • Patent number: 9324284
    Abstract: There is provided a driving method of a liquid crystal display device that is driven by an inversion method, including: calculating a total sum of changed amounts of data voltages between an (n?1)-th row line and an n-th row line, using image data of the (n?1)-th row line and image data of the n-th row line; generating common voltage data according to the total sum of the changed amounts of the data voltages; compensating for the common voltage data using a characteristic parameter of a liquid crystal panel; and generating a common voltage according to the compensated common voltage data, and outputting the common voltage to the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Rok Kim, Yong-Won Jo
  • Publication number: 20140092077
    Abstract: There is provided a driving method of a liquid crystal display device that is driven by an inversion method, including: calculating a total sum of changed amounts of data voltages between an (n?1)-th row line and an n-th row line, using image data of the (n?1)-th row line and image data of the n-th row line; generating common voltage data according to the total sum of the changed amounts of the data voltages; compensating for the common voltage data using a characteristic parameter of a liquid crystal panel; and generating a common voltage according to the compensated common voltage data, and outputting the common voltage to the liquid crystal panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung-Rok KIM, Yong-Won JO
  • Patent number: 8519943
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first data line and a second data line, the first and second data lines substantially parallel to one another, a first gate line, the first gate line crossing the first data line and the second data line, a display sub-pixel defined by the crossing of the first gate line and the first data line, a sensing sub-pixel defined by the crossing of the first gate line and the second data line, and a first switching element for connecting the second data line connected to one of a sensing processing unit and a ground terminal, wherein the display sub-pixel transmits light supplied from a light source in accordance to a data signal applied to the first data line, and the sensing sub-pixel senses light incident on the liquid crystal display device and generates charges corresponding to the sensed light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheung-Hwan An, Yong-Won Jo
  • Publication number: 20080158120
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first data line and a second data line, the first and second data lines substantially parallel to one another, a first gate line, the first gate line crossing the first data line and the second data line, a display sub-pixel defined by the crossing of the first gate line and the first data line, a sensing sub-pixel defined by the crossing of the first gate line and the second data line, and a first switching element for connecting the second data line connected to one of a sensing processing unit and a ground terminal, wherein the display sub-pixel transmits light supplied from a light source in accordance to a data signal applied to the first data line, and the sensing sub-pixel senses light incident on the liquid crystal display device and generates charges corresponding to the sensed light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: LG.PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheung-Hwan An, Yong-Won Jo