Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Dongwoo Fine-chem Co., Ltd.

Yong-Seok Choi

Jong-Woong Park

Byung-Ki Chun

Joo-Hyung Lee

Dong-Wook Yang

Geun-Young Jeong

Won-Woo Jang

Jeong-Eun Kim

Dong-Won Lee

Jae Hyun Lee

Hak-Sun Kim

Bo-Young An

Ju In Yoon

Byung-Hyun Kim

Chang-Ho Hyun

Jong Hee Kim

Ju-Hyung Lee

Seung Kook Kim

Min Seok Seo

A film touch sensor in which a conductive pattern layer and a separation layer are sequentially disposed, and a base film is disposed on at least one surface of the conductive pattern layer and the separation layer, includes a capping layer which is disposed between the separation layer and the conductive pattern layer and includes SiON(0&#x2264;x&#x2264;4, y=4&#x2212;x), thereby it is possible to improve visibility of an image and reduce a resistance of the conductive pattern layer, and a method for fabricating the same.

Film touch sensor and method for fabricating the same

A touch sensor includes a base film including a first region and a second region. First sensing electrode patterns are formed on the first region of the base film. The first sensing electrode pattern may consist of a transparent metal oxide. Second sensing electrode patterns are formed on the second region of the base film. The second sensing electrode pattern may include a multi-layered structure that includes a transparent metal oxide pattern and a metal pattern.

Touch sensor and method of manufacturing the same

An image sticking controller includes a gamma conversion unit configured to gamma-convert gray scale values respectively corresponding to a plurality of pixels, and to output the gamma-converted gray scale values as gamma conversion values, a data accumulation unit configured to accumulate the gamma conversion values into an accumulation data, the accumulation data including a minimum accumulation value, a maximum difference value indicating a difference between the minimum accumulation value and a maximum accumulation value, and difference values indicating respective differences between the minimum accumulation value and an accumulation value of each of the pixels, an image sticking analysis unit configured to output an image sticking decrease control signal when the maximum difference value is greater than a reference value, and a data conversion unit configured to convert the gray scale values in response to the image sticking decrease control signal, such that image sticking is reduced.

Image sticking controller and method for operating the same

A method of controlling a dimming operation is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes determining the brightness of an input image frame based on input image data, determining an input dimming value based on the brightness of the input image frame, selectively performing the dimming operation is based on a comparison of an absolute value of a difference between the input dimming value and a current output dimming value against a predetermined threshold value, where a value generated by adjusting the current output dimming value by a predetermined adjustment value is output as a next output dimming value when performing the dimming operation, and the input dimming value is output as the next output dimming value when not performing the dimming operation.

Method of controlling a dimming operation, dimming operation control device, and flat panel display device having the same

A display device includes a pixel unit including scan lines, data lines crossing the scan lines, and pixels connected to the scan lines and the data lines; a timing control unit configured to receive first data from an outside; a conversion unit configured to receive the first data from the timing control unit, to extract luminance components of the first data corresponding to the pixels to determine luminance distribution of the first data, to divide the luminance distribution into a plurality of luminance distribution ranges, and to convert the first data into second data by regulating an input gray level of the first data based on a conversion equation corresponding to a variation between data of the luminance distribution ranges; and a data drive unit configured to receive the second data from the conversion unit and to provide the second data to the data lines.

Display device and driving method thereof

A data conversion unit includes a gamma conversion unit configured to generate a first gamma data by gamma-converting a first data supplied from an outside thereof, a representative luminance value calculation unit configured to calculate a representative luminance value of an entire panel, based on the first gamma data, a subtraction unit configured to subtract the calculated representative luminance value from gamma conversion values of respective pixels included in the first gamma data, a compensation unit configured to generate a second gamma data by converting the gamma conversion values of the respective pixels, based on the subtracted values corresponding to the respective pixels, and an inverse gamma conversion unit configured to generate a second data by inverse-gamma-converting the second gamma data.

Data conversion unit and method of converting data

An image processing apparatus and image processing method are disclosed. The image processing apparatus includes an image input unit receiving input image data to obtain grayscale values of a display image, a modeling unit calculating a luminance change ratio for each grayscale value according to a change of an on-pixel ratio and a final luminance reflected by the luminance change ratio, a grayscale re-mapping unit determining a compensation grayscale value for compensating a luminance change ratio according to the on-pixel ratio of the input image data to display a target luminance corresponding to a predetermined grayscale value included in grayscale information of the input image data in the on-pixel ratio condition of the input image data, and an image output unit outputting an output image data compensating the input image data by the compensation grayscale value.

Image processing apparatus and method for increasing image quality and reducing power consumption

A color compensation method is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes predetermining target color coordinates, measuring luminance and chromaticity from an image displayed on a display panel, and calculating compensation color coordinates by using the target color coordinates and the device color coordinates. The method also includes generating compensation data by using the target color coordinates, the device color coordinates, and the compensation color coordinates, receiving an external video signal, and converting the RGB data of the external video signal into the RGB data of the compensation color coordinates by using the compensation data corresponding to the RGB data of the external video signal. The compensation color coordinates are determined according to the values of the target color coordinates and the device color coordinates.

Color compensation device and display device using the same, and color compensation method

A color gamut conversion device includes: a target color coordinate converter configured to convert each RGB value of red (R), green (G), blue (B), cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), and white (W) of a target color coordinate into a tristimulus value XYZ; a reference conversion matrix generator configured to generate a first reference conversion matrix for converting each tristimulus value XYZ into an R'G&#x2032;B&#x2032; value according to a color gamut of a reference display; a low power corrected value calculator configured to calculate a low power corrected value for correcting the R&#x2032;G&#x2032;B&#x2032; value; a lookup table (LUT) generator configured to generate an LUT including an R&#x2033;G&#x2033;B&#x2033; value corresponding to each RGB value by using a second reference conversion matrix that the low power corrected value is applied to the first reference conversion matrix; and a color gamut converter configured to convert image data of the RGB values into image data of the R&#x2033;G&#x2033;B&#x2033; values using the LUT.

Device for converting color gamut and method thereof

A three-dimensional (3D) display is disclosed. One aspect includes: a display unit including a plurality of pixels and a slit barrier selectively shielding light irradiated from the display unit. The display unit additionally includes a controller controlling the turn-on and turn-off of the slit barrier and generating a first back light compensation signal compensating the reduction of the luminance of the display unit when the slit barrier is turned off and a second back light compensation signal compensating the reduction of the luminance of the display when the slit barrier is turned on to compensate the luminance reduction by the slit barrier. According to at least one aspect of the 3D display using a slit barrier scheme, it is possible to minimize the deterioration of luminance by a slit barrier.

Three-dimensional display and driving method thereof

A display device configured to reduce power consumption, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, includes a signal controller configured to calculate saturation data, luminance data, and power consumption data of input image data, to calculate a compensation ratio based on a rate of change of luminance, a rate of increase of saturation, or a power consumption, to generate compensation image data having a saturation of a red, green, or blue image of the input image data increased up to a threshold value so that the compensation ratio exceeds a reference value, and to send the generated compensation image data to a data driver, and the data driver configured to supply data voltages corresponding to the compensation image data, in response to gate signals sequentially generated from a gate driver to a display panel.

Method of reducing power consumption in a display device and a display device using the same

An apparatus and method for compensating color characteristics in individual display devices that each include a display unit including a plurality of pixels to display images according to compensated image data signals, a test data input section to transmit a predetermined test image data signal to the pixels to display a test image, a luminance measuring unit to receive luminance information from the display unit displaying the test image and determine actual luminance ratios of a first color, a second color, and a third color from the received luminance information, a compensation ratio determiner to calculate a compensation ratio from both the actual and reference luminance ratios of each color and a data compensator to generate the compensated image data signals by adjusting external input video signals according to the compensation ratio.

Apparatus for compensating color characteristics in display device and compensating method thereof

A display apparatus is disclosed. In one aspect the apparatus includes an encoder configured to encode a Nth first image data, where N is an integer of 2 or greater and a (N&#x2212;1)th second image data at different rates. The display further includes a memory configured to store the encoded Nth first image data and the encoded (N&#x2212;1)th second image data, a decoder configured to decode the encoded Nth first image data and the encoded (N&#x2212;1)th second image data received from the memory and, an image processor configured to perform color processing on the decoded Nth first image data. It also includes an image converter configured to convert the Nth first image data received from the image processor into Nth second image data and an image quality enhancer configured to enhance image quality of the Nth second image data based on the decoded (N&#x2212;1)th second image data.

Display apparatus and driving method thereof for enhancing image quality using an encoder and a decoder

An image control technology that enables low power consumption with less compromise in the overall quality of the image is disclosed, in which color information of an image is saved while minimizing degradation of picture quality, and improving text readability. In one aspect, an image control display device includes an image controller configured to measure at least one of luminance values and chroma values of pixels of an input image. In addition, the image controller is configured to detect an edge using the at least one of luminance and chroma values and is configured to invert color information of the input image into inverted image data. The image controller is further configured to generate output image data comprising an inverted region and an exception region, where the inverted region displays the inverted image data and the exception region displays uninverted input image data. The display device additionally includes a data driver configured to receive the output image data and to apply a plurality of data voltages corresponding to the output image data to a display panel.

Image control display device and image control method

A data processing device includes a gamma processor applying a gamma function to grayscale data including red grayscale data, green grayscale data, and blue grayscale data to generate luminance data including red luminance data, green luminance data, and blue luminance data, a first compensation coefficient generator generating a first compensation coefficient, a second compensation coefficient generator calculating a first grayscale ratio of the blue grayscale data and a second grayscale ratio of the red grayscale data, and generating a second compensation coefficient, a data compensation coefficient generator generating a data compensation coefficient by multiplying the first compensation coefficient and the second compensation coefficient, a data compensator generating compensation luminance data by adding the luminance data to a value of the data compensation coefficient multiplied by the luminance data, and an inverse processor generating compensation grayscale data.

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Yongin, South Korea

Yong-Seok Choi