Patents by Inventor Young-Wan Seo

Young-Wan Seo 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: 20200143742
    Abstract: A display panel driver drives pixels based on first power having at least three voltage levels, second power having a constant voltage, and third power having two voltage levels. Each pixel includes a first transistor connected between first and second nodes and including a gate electrode to receive a scan signal, a second transistor connected between the second node and a third node in series with the first transistor and including a gate electrode to receive the third power, and a driving transistor connected between a source of the first power and the third node and including a gate electrode connected to the first electrode to control a driving current for an organic light emitting diode. A first capacitor is connected between a source of the third power and the first node, and a second capacitor is connected between the second node and one of the data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Hyun PARK, Young-Wan SEO, An-Su LEE, Bo-Yong CHUNG, Kang-Moon JO, Chong-Chul CHAI
  • Publication number: 20200110413
    Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for determining a path of a vehicle. The method includes receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal among RF signals predefined corresponding to other vehicles in front of the vehicle, and determining a path of the vehicle based on the received RF signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Do-kwan Oh, Young-wan Seo
  • Patent number: 10599239
    Abstract: An array substrate for a touch sensor in-cell type display device is disclosed. The array includes a base substrate, a plurality of pixels disposed on the base substrate and including a plurality of pixel rows and a plurality of pixel columns, a gate line extending in a first direction on the base substrate and disposed above and below in each pixel row, a data line extending in a second direction intersecting with the first direction on the base substrate and disposed in every two pixel columns, a touch sensing line extending in the second direction on the base substrate and parallel to the data line, a plurality of touch blocks provided by grouping the plurality of pixels by a predetermined number on the base substrate, and a common electrode disposed in each of the plurality of touch blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Sun Kim, Young Wan Seo, Yu Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20200090595
    Abstract: A display device includes an initialization voltage line to which an initialization voltage is applied, a first driving voltage line to which a first driving voltage is applied, and a pixel connected to the initialization voltage line and the first driving voltage line. The pixel includes a first transistor to control a driving current flowing between a first electrode and a second electrode according to a voltage applied to a first node, a light emitting element between the first transistor and the first driving voltage line, and a first capacitor between the first node and the initialization voltage line. During an initialization period in which the light emitting element is initialized, the initialization voltage is changed from a first level voltage to a second level voltage lower than the first level voltage and the first driving voltage is changed from a first high-level voltage to a first low-level voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Jun Hyun PARK, Sun Kwang KIM, Young Wan SEO, Cheol Gon LEE, Yang Hwa CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200090587
    Abstract: In a display device including pixels, each of the pixels may include: a first transistor coupled to a first node, a first power supply voltage line, and a second node; and a light-emitting diode coupled to the second node and a second power supply voltage line. Each image frame may include at least two emission enable periods for the light-emitting diode, and at least one emission inhibit period between the at least two emission enable periods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: YOUNG WAN SEO, Min Kyu Woo, An Su Lee, Cheol Gon Lee
  • Patent number: 10540927
    Abstract: A display panel driver drives pixels based on first power having at least three voltage levels, second power having a constant voltage, and third power having two voltage levels. Each pixel includes a first transistor connected between first and second nodes and including a gate electrode to receive a scan signal, a second transistor connected between the second node and a third node in series with the first transistor and including a gate electrode to receive the third power, and a driving transistor connected between a source of the first power and the third node and including a gate electrode connected to the first electrode to control a driving current for an organic light emitting diode. A first capacitor is connected between a source of the third power and the first node, and a second capacitor is connected between the second node and one of the data lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-Hyun Park, Young-Wan Seo, An-Su Lee, Bo-Yong Chung, Kang-Moon Jo, Chong-Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 10388220
    Abstract: A pixel including an organic light emitting diode; a first transistor for controlling the amount of current flowing from a first driving power source to a second driving power source via the organic light emitting diode, corresponding to a voltage of a first node; a second transistor coupled between the first node and a second node, the second transistor being turned on when a scan signal is supplied to an ith (i is a natural number) scan line; a third transistor coupled between the second node and an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode; a first capacitor coupled between a data line and the second node; and a fourth transistor coupled between an initialization power source and the anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode. The fourth transistor is turned on in response to a first control signal being supplied to a first control line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Yong Chung, Jun Hyun Park, Young Wan Seo, An Su Lee, Kang Moon Jo, Chong Chul Chai
  • Publication number: 20190251906
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. A pixel includes a first capacitor connected between a first voltage line receiving a first driving signal and a first node, a first transistor comprising a control electrode connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to a second voltage line receiving a first power source signal and a second electrode connected to a second node, an organic light emitting diode comprising an anode electrode connected to the second node and a cathode electrode receiving a second power source signal, a second capacitor connected between an m-th data line and the second node (wherein, ‘m’ is a natural number) and a second transistor comprising a control electrode connected to an n-th scan line (wherein, ‘n’ is a natural number), a first electrode connected to the first node and a second electrode connected to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: Chong-Chul CHAI, Oh-Kyong KWON, Nack-Hyeon KEUM, Kyong-Hwan OH, Young-Wan SEO, Yong-Koo HER, In-Jae HWANG
  • Patent number: 10311793
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels. A pixel includes a first capacitor connected between a first voltage line receiving a first driving signal and a first node, a first transistor comprising a control electrode connected to the first node, a first electrode connected to a second voltage line receiving a first power source signal and a second electrode connected to a second node, an organic light emitting diode comprising an anode electrode connected to the second node and a cathode electrode receiving a second power source signal, a second capacitor connected between an m-th data line and the second node (wherein, ‘m’ is a natural number) and a second transistor comprising a control electrode connected to an n-th scan line (wherein, ‘n’ is a natural number), a first electrode connected to the first node and a second electrode connected to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chong-Chul Chai, Oh-Kyong Kwon, Nack-Hyeon Keum, Kyong-Hwan Oh, Young-Wan Seo, Yong-Koo Her, In-Jae Hwang
  • Publication number: 20190035336
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels. A pixel on an ith horizontal line includes a first transistor coupled between a first power source and a first node and having a gate electrode coupled to a second node. An organic light emitting diode is coupled between the first node and a second power source. A second transistor is coupled between the second and third nodes and is turned on when a first scan signal is supplied to an ith first scan line. A third transistor is coupled between the third and first nodes. A first capacitor is coupled between an ith control line and the second node. A second capacitor is coupled between the third node and a data line. The pixels are simultaneously driven during first, second, and third periods of a frame period and sequentially driven during a fourth period of the frame period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jun Hyun PARK, Young Wan SEO, An Su LEE, Kang Moon JO, Chong Chul CHAI
  • Patent number: 10158076
    Abstract: The display device includes a first base portion; a semiconductor layer disposed on the first base portion and including a source region, a drain region and a channel region; a first insulating layer disposed on the semiconductor layer; a gate line disposed on the first insulating layer extending in a first direction and overlapping the channel region; a second insulating layer disposed on the gate line; a first connection plug formed in the first and second insulating layer filling a first connection hole exposing the source region; a second connection plug formed in the first and second insulating layer filling a second connection hole exposing the drain region; a first and second conductive pattern disposed on the second insulating layer; a pixel electrode disposed on the second insulating layer and electrically connected to the first conductive pattern; and a data line disposed on the second insulating layer to extend in a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO,. LTD.
    Inventors: Bon Yong Koo, Young Wan Seo
  • Patent number: 10126891
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a touch region for sensing a touch and a peripheral area surrounding the touch region; a second substrate facing the first substrate; thin film transistors positioned on the first substrate; pixel electrodes connected to the thin film transistors; common electrodes arranged to transmit a common voltage; sensing wires connected to the common electrodes and arranged to transmit a detection signal for sensing a touch; and a transparent electrode layer positioned on a first surface of the second substrate, the transparent electrode layer having a portion overlapping the peripheral area, and having at least one opening positioned over the touch region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Jin Lee, Ji-Sun Kim, Young Wan Seo, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 10102807
    Abstract: There is provided a display device including a display including a first pixel connected to a first data line and a second pixel connected to a second data line, a data signal generator configured to generate an output signal, and a signal divider configured to divide the output signal, to generate a first data signal and a second data signal, and to apply the first data signal and the second data signal to the first data line and the second data line, respectively, wherein the data signal generator is configured to generate the output signal based on a coupling effect of a first parasitic capacitor formed between the first data line and the second data line and a coupling effect of a parasitic capacitor of a data line formed by the first data line and second data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Keun Lim, Jong Hee Kim, Ji-Sun Kim, Young Wan Seo, Chong Chul Chai
  • Patent number: 10083349
    Abstract: An event signal processing method and apparatus are provided. The event signal processing method includes receiving, from an event-based sensor, event signals including timestamps, generating a first timestamp map based on the timestamps, and interpolating a new timestamp into the first timestamp map based on at least two timestamps of the first timestamp map, to generate a second timestamp map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Joo Park, Jin-Man Park, Baek Hwan Cho, Eric Hyunsurk Ryu, Young Wan Seo, Jaehoon Cho
  • Patent number: 10078995
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of stage circuits to output a clock signal from the outside as gate signals. A jth stage circuit includes an input unit to charge a first node at an initial voltage when a first input signal is input to a first input terminal, a buffer unit to output the clock signal as a gate signal to an output terminal when the initial voltage is supplied to the first node, a holding unit to maintain the first node at a reset power source level when the clock signal is supplied to the holding unit, and an inverter unit to supply the clock signal or the reset power source to the holding unit. The input unit maintains the first node at a second input signal input voltage to a second input terminal when a third input signal is input to a third input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Hee Kim, Ji Sun Kim, Young Wan Seo, Jae Keun Lim, Chong Chul Chai
  • Publication number: 20180246521
    Abstract: A processor implemented image processing method includes recognizing a target object in a first frame of an input image; adjusting an exposure of a second frame of the input image based on a brightness of the target object; and generating a synthesized image by synthesizing the first frame and the second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Wan SEO, Paul Barom JEON, Baek Hwan CHO
  • Publication number: 20180226023
    Abstract: A display panel driver drives pixels based on first power having at least three voltage levels, second power having a constant voltage, and third power having two voltage levels. Each pixel includes a first transistor connected between first and second nodes and including a gate electrode to receive a scan signal, a second transistor connected between the second node and a third node in series with the first transistor and including a gate electrode to receive the third power, and a driving transistor connected between a source of the first power and the third node and including a gate electrode connected to the first electrode to control a driving current for an organic light emitting diode. A first capacitor is connected between a source of the third power and the first node, and a second capacitor is connected between the second node and one of the data lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jun-Hyun PARK, Young-Wan SEO, An-Su LEE, Bo-Yong CHUNG, Kang-Moon JO, Chong-Chul CHAI
  • Publication number: 20180226028
    Abstract: A pixel for a display panel includes first and second transistors, first and second capacitors, and an organic light emitting diode. The first transistor has a gate electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a first power source, and a second electrode connected to a second node. The second transistor has a gate electrode connected to a scan line, a first electrode connected to the first node, and a second electrode connected to the second node. The organic light emitting diode has a first electrode connected to the second node and a second electrode connected to a second power source. The first capacitor has a first electrode connected to a third power source and a second electrode connected to the first node. The second capacitor has a first electrode connected to a data line and a second electrode connected to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jun-Hyun PARK, Young-Wan SEO, An-Su LEE, Bo-Yong CHUNG, Kang-Moon JO, Chong-Chul CHAI
  • Patent number: 10031390
    Abstract: A display device including a first base substrate, gate lines disposed on the first base substrate and extending in a first direction, parasitic capacitance electrodes coupled to the gate lines, data lines extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, transistors, each coupled to one of the gate lines and coupled to one of the data lines, and pixels sequentially arranged in the first direction, each of the pixels coupled to a corresponding one of the transistors, respectively, in which each of the transistors includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and wherein widths of the parasitic capacitance electrodes in adjacent pixels measured along the first direction are different from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Sun Kim, Jong Hee Kim, Young Wan Seo, Jae Keun Lim
  • Publication number: 20180204510
    Abstract: A pixel including an organic light emitting diode; a first transistor for controlling the amount of current flowing from a first driving power source to a second driving power source via the organic light emitting diode, corresponding to a voltage of a first node; a second transistor coupled between the first node and a second node, the second transistor being turned on when a scan signal is supplied to an ith (i is a natural number) scan line; a third transistor coupled between the second node and an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode; a first capacitor coupled between a data line and the second node; and a fourth transistor coupled between an initialization power source and the anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode. The fourth transistor is turned on in response to a first control signal being supplied to a first control line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Bo Yong CHUNG, Jun Hyun PARK, Young Wan SEO, An Su LEE, Kang Moon JO, Chong Chul CHAI