Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080218463 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A display device and a method for driving the same are disclosed. The display device driving method includes applying a first gray scale display voltage according to a first gamma curve to a liquid crystal layer during a first sub-frame period and applying a second gray scale display voltage according to a second gamma curve to the liquid crystal layer during a second sub-frame period. The first and second gamma curves are discontinuous at one or more gray scale values among all gray scale regions. | 09-11-2008 |
20080224975 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME - A method for driving a display device includes: dividing an entire gray-scale region corresponding to a data gray scale into a first gray-scale region and a second gray-scale region and setting a first gamma value of the first gray-scale region and a second gamma value of the second gray-scale region, the first gamma value being smaller than the second gamma value; providing a first gray-scale display voltage corresponding to the data gray scale to a display panel during a first section of one horizontal period by using the first gamma value or the second gamma value selected by an inputted data gray scale; and providing a second gray-scale display voltage corresponding to a black gray scale to the display panel during a second section of the one horizontal period. | 09-18-2008 |
20080278651 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method of fabricating the LCD. The LCD includes an insulating substrate a gate line disposed on the insulating substrate, a data line insulated from the gate line and crossing the gate line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a passivation layer disposed on the thin film transistor, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and partitioned into a plurality of domains by a plurality of first slits, a control electrode disposed on the passivation layer and at least partially overlapping each first slit, and a plurality of domain forming members arranged parallel to the first slits in an alternating fashion and partitioning the pixel electrode into a plurality of domains. | 11-13-2008 |
20080284960 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is provided that includes first and second panels facing each other, an alignment layer disposed on at least one of the first and second panels, a fixing member disposed on the surface of the alignment layer to fix the alignment structure of the alignment layer, and liquid crystal materials disposed between the first and second panels. The liquid crystal materials include liquid crystal molecules that have a pre-tilt angle and are disposed on the alignment layer. | 11-20-2008 |
20080303768 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In a display apparatus having a plurality of pixel parts, each pixel part receives a data signal in response to a present gate signal and charges first and second pixel voltages having the same voltage level. A plurality of voltage controllers includes a level-down part to lower a voltage level of the second pixel voltage using a previous pixel voltage charged in a previous frame in response to a next gate signal and a level-up part to receive the lowered second pixel voltage in response to the next gate signal to boost up a voltage level of the first pixel voltage. | 12-11-2008 |
20090021669 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display apparatus displays an image in a normal driving mode at a low temperature where a response speed of a liquid crystal becomes lower than a critical value, and displays the image in an impulsive driving mode at a higher temperature where the response speed of the liquid crystal becomes higher than the critical value. | 01-22-2009 |
20090040412 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display includes first and second thin film transistors, a pixel electrode including a first cutout and an inclination direction determining member and connected to the first thin film transistor, a direction controlling electrode connected to the second thin film transistor, a first storage electrode overlapping with the pixel electrode and the direction controlling electrode and applied with a first storage electrode signal having a first voltage, and second storage electrode overlapping with the direction controlling electrode to receive a second storage electrode signal having a second voltage that periodically changes. | 02-12-2009 |
20090086118 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An array substrate includes first and second gate lines, a data line, a pixel electrode, a domain electrode, first, second and third switching elements, and a voltage-changing part. The domain-dividing electrode divides the first and second pixel parts into a plurality of areas. The first, second and third switching elements are controlled by a first gate signal applied from the first gate line. The first, second and third switching elements apply a data signal received from the data line to the first and second pixel parts and the domain-dividing electrode, respectively. The voltage-changing part is controlled by a second gate signal applied from the second gate line. The voltage-changing part increases a voltage level of the domain-dividing electrode and decreases a voltage level of the second pixel part. | 04-02-2009 |
20090135323 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes first and second gate lines arranged in parallel to each other and sequentially transmitting a gate voltage, a data line crossing the first and second gate lines and transmitting a data voltage, a pixel electrode constituted by first and second sub-pixel electrodes and electrically disconnected from each other, a first switching element connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second switching element connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the second sub-pixel electrode, a third switching element connected to the first sub-pixel electrode across a charge-sharing capacitor, and a fourth switching element connected to the second gate line and the second sub-pixel electrode and connected to the first sub-pixel electrode across the charge-sharing capacitor. | 05-28-2009 |
20090195719 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided that can improve lateral visibility while preventing a decrease in luminance. The LCD includes first and second gate lines which are arranged in parallel with each other and sequentially transmit a gate voltage; a data line which intersects the first and second gate lines and transmits a data voltage; a pixel electrode which is disposed in a pixel and includes first and second sub-pixel electrodes that are connected to each other through a first charge-sharing capacitor; a first switching device which is connected to the first gate line, the data line and the first sub-pixel electrode; a second switching device which is connected to the first sub-pixel electrode through a second charge-sharing capacitor; and a third switching device which is connected to the second gate line and the second sub-pixel electrode and is also connected to the first sub-pixel electrode through the second charge-sharing capacitor. | 08-06-2009 |
20090262420 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND LENTICULAR SHEET OF THE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a display panel on which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a lenticular sheet which is disposed above the display panel and includes a plurality of prism lenses disposed on the lenticular sheet. Each of the plurality of prism lenses includes a first surface, a second surface and a third surface. Each surface of the prism lens is disposed extending in a first direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the prism lenses, and arranged substantially parallel with each other. | 10-22-2009 |
20090268112 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH TRANSISTORS CONNECTED TO SUB-PIXEL ELECTRODES - A display apparatus includes a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes a first sub-pixel region, a second sub-pixel region and a boost capacitor. The first sub-pixel region and the second sub-pixel region are electrically connected to the boost capacitor. The boost capacitor causes voltages the first and second sub-pixel regions to be at different voltages to increase the viewing angle of the display apparatus. One electrode of the boost capacitor, a coupling electrode, is formed over a storage capacitance line made of an opaque metal such that an additional boost capacitor (Cboost) may be formed without decreasing the aperture ratio of the pixel region. Other features are also provided. | 10-29-2009 |
20090322974 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display including: a first substrate, a gate line formed disposed on the first substrate, a first data line and a second data lines formed both of which are disposed on the first substrate, and insulated from and intersection disposed substantially perpendicular to the gate line, a first thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the first data line, a second thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the second data line, a first pixel electrode connected to the first thin film transistor, a second pixel electrode connected to the second thin film transistor, a second substrate facing disposed substantially opposite to the first substrate, a common electrode formed disposed on the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and including biaxial liquid crystal. | 12-31-2009 |
20100007661 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A three-dimensional image display device includes a three-dimensional image generator and a display panel. The three-dimensional image generator includes a memory part, a control part, and an output buffer part. The memory part has a lookup table storing pixel-shift data corresponding to a plurality of viewpoints and depths. The control part stores image data and depth data in an internal memory, and outputs shifted image data based on the pixel-shift data. The output buffer part outputs three-dimensional image data based on the shifted image data. The display panel displays the three-dimensional image data. | 01-14-2010 |
20100007721 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A MULTI-VIEWPOINT IMAGE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - A method for displaying a multi-viewpoint image is capable of reducing display defects, and a display apparatus to perform the method includes a display part and a driving control part. The driving control part provides the display part with a plurality of multi-viewpoint images signals. The driving control part sequentially provides the display part with a first viewpoint image to a last viewpoint image and provides the display part with a compensation viewpoint image signal that replaces the last viewpoint image signal of a frame. | 01-14-2010 |
20100013912 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes a display panel and an image conversion sheet. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units. Each pixel unit has a zigzag shape that extends in a first direction. The image conversion sheet includes a plurality of lens units. Each lens unit extends in the first direction and is disposed in a second direction different from the first direction. A plurality of the lens units is disposed in parallel with each other. | 01-21-2010 |
20100026920 | ELECTRO-OPTIC UNIT, DRIVING METHOD OF THE ELECTRO-OPTIC UNIT, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electro-optic unit. A lens unit disposed at an upper portion of a display panel has a plurality of lens part. An electro-optic unit is disposed between a display panel and a lens unit, and includes an electro-optic material layer formed as a graded refractive index lens in an electric field. A display device shows a two-dimensional and a three-dimensional image according to a mode of the electro-optic unit. A driving part may form the graded refractive index lens to have the same pitch as the pitch of the lens part. The graded refractive index lens may be formed as a convex lens or a Fresnel lens. The electro-optic unit is displayed to form the Fresnel lens. A driving method enhancing mode conversion velocity of the electro-optic unit is displayed. | 02-04-2010 |
20100053749 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display device includes; a display panel, a lens substrate facing the display panel, an air layer disposed between the display panel and the lens substrate, and a light refraction portion disposed on a surface of the lens substrate facing the display panel, wherein an average refractive index of the light refraction portion taken along a plane substantially parallel to the display panel increases in a direction substantially parallel to a path of light from the display panel to the lens substrate. | 03-04-2010 |
20100277622 | Image sensor including noise removing unit, image pickup device having the image sensor, and image sensing method performed in the image sensor - An image sensor including a noise removing unit may sense images accurately by measuring the amount of noise generated when the image sensor does not perform a sensing operation, storing information about the measured noise amount in each pixel, and removing photocharge corresponding to the information about the measured noise amount during image sensing. | 11-04-2010 |
20110199602 | SENSOR AND METHOD USING THE SAME - A sensor, including a plurality of photo gate pairs on a semiconductor substrate, each of the photo gate pairs including a first photo gate and a second photo gate, a first shared floating diffusion region in the semiconductor substrate, and a plurality of first transmission transistors on the semiconductor substrate, wherein each of the plurality of first transmission transistors is adapted to transmit charges to the first shared floating diffusion region in response to a first transmission control signal, the charges being generated in the semiconductor substrate under the first photo gate of each of the plurality of photo gate pairs. | 08-18-2011 |
20110267554 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes first and second gate lines arranged in parallel to each other and sequentially transmitting a gate voltage, a data line crossing the first and second gate lines and transmitting a data voltage, a pixel electrode constituted by first and second sub-pixel electrodes and electrically disconnected from each other, a first switching element connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the first sub-pixel electrode, a second switching element connected to the first gate line, the data line, and the second sub-pixel electrode, a third switching element connected to the first sub-pixel electrode across a charge-sharing capacitor, and a fourth switching element connected to the second gate line and the second sub-pixel electrode and connected to the first sub-pixel electrode across the charge-sharing capacitor. | 11-03-2011 |
20120062705 | OVERLAPPING CHARGE ACCUMULATION DEPTH SENSORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - One embodiment includes sequentially resetting rows and applying a gating signal to the rows sequentially in order in which the rows are reset; accumulating at each of the rows photocharge generated in response to an optical signal reflected from an object and the gating signal for an integration time; and reading a result of photocharge accumulation from each of the rows. A phase of the gating signal applied to a row with respect to which the reading has been completed, may be changed. A period of photocharge accumulation based on the gating signal having a changed phase in at least one row, which has been subjected to the reading and then reset, may overlap a period of photocharge accumulation in at least one row in which photocharge accumulation based on the gating signal having a phase before being changed is being carried out. | 03-15-2012 |
20120113371 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display is provided that includes first and second panels facing each other, an alignment layer disposed on at least one of the first and second panels, a fixing member disposed on the surface of the alignment layer to fix the alignment structure of the alignment layer, and liquid crystal materials disposed between the first and second panels. The liquid crystal materials include liquid crystal molecules that have a pre-tilt angle and are disposed on the alignment layer. | 05-10-2012 |
20120224028 | METHOD OF FABRICATING MICROLENS, AND DEPTH SENSOR INCLUDING MICROLENS - A method of fabricating a microlens includes forming layer of photoresist on a substrate, patterning the layer of photoresist, and then reflowing the photoresist pattern. The layer of photoresist is formed by coating the substrate with liquid photoresist whose viscosity is 150 to 250 cp. A depth sensor includes a substrate and photoelectric conversion elements at an upper portion of the substrate, a metal wiring section disposed on the substrate, an array of the microlenses for focusing incident light as beams onto the photoelectric conversion elements and which beams avoid the wirings of the metal wiring section. The depths sensor also includes a layer presenting a flat upper surface on which the microlenses are formed. The layer may be a dedicated planarization layer or an IR filter, interposed between the microlenses and the metal wiring section. | 09-06-2012 |
20120274623 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In a display apparatus having a plurality of pixel parts, each pixel part receives a data signal in response to a present gate signal and charges first and second pixel voltages having the same voltage level. A plurality of voltage controllers includes a level-down part to lower a voltage level of the second pixel voltage using a previous pixel voltage charged in a previous frame in response to a next gate signal and a level-up part to receive the lowered second pixel voltage in response to the next gate signal to boost up a voltage level of the first pixel voltage. | 11-01-2012 |
20130215003 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - In a display apparatus having a plurality of pixel parts, each pixel part receives a data signal in response to a present gate signal and charges first and second pixel voltages having the same voltage level. A plurality of voltage controllers includes a level-down part to lower a voltage level of the second pixel voltage using a previous pixel voltage charged in a previous frame in response to a next gate signal and a level-up part to receive the lowered second pixel voltage in response to the next gate signal to boost up a voltage level of the first pixel voltage. | 08-22-2013 |
20140002775 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
20140104472 | IMAGE SENSORS, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMS INCLUDING SAME, AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME - A method of operating an image sensor includes: generating a pixel signal according to intensity of incident light; and generating a digital pixel signal based on a comparison between the pixel signal and at least one reference current. Accordingly, a current output from a 1T pixel in the image sensor is sensed such that the influence of noise is reduced and a pixel signal is sensed more precisely. | 04-17-2014 |