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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyungsuk Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Dasom Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Dayoung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hanbin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seungwoo Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A display apparatus, including a display panel; a touch sensor provided on the display panel and configured to detect a user touch input; an ultraviolet (UV) light source provided on an edge portion of the display panel and configured to emit UV light to the display panel from the edge portion of the display panel; and a controller electrically connected to the display panel, the touch sensor, and the UV light source, wherein the controller is configured to, based on a determination that the user touch input is not detected, control the UV light source to emit the UV light toward the display panel.