Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080238839 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY, DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes a plurality of line light source sections and a light source driving section. The line light source sections include a plurality of point light sources disposed along a first direction, and are disposed along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The light source driving section controls each of the line light source sections to individually drive the point light sources. The light source driving section controls the line light source sections so that at least one of the line light source sections is sequentially driven along the second direction. Thus, the point light sources are individually activated within a required area, and are sequentially activated by at least every one line along the second direction, so that power consumption for driving the backlight assembly may be decreased. | 10-02-2008 |
20080252237 | Method for driving a light source, backlight assembly for performing the method and display apparatus having the backlight assembly - In a method for driving a light source, a backlight assembly for performing the method and a display apparatus having the backlight assembly, a light source is driven by an initial power until a first time when initial brightness of the light source decreases to a reference brightness. Then, the light source is driven by a first compensation power after the first time, so that the light source has first compensation brightness. When the brightness of the light source decreases to the reference brightness, a driving power applied to the light source is changed to compensate the brightness of the light source. Thus, the light source is driven to have uniform brightness over an extended length of time. | 10-16-2008 |
20080272701 | METHOD FOR DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY EMPLOYING THE SAME - In a method of driving a light source, light generated by a light source is sensed in order to detect color coordinates of a red color, color coordinates of a green color and color coordinates of a blue color. A light source color space formed by the color coordinates of the red, green and blue colors is compared with a reference color space formed by red reference color coordinates, green reference color coordinates and blue reference color coordinates. Then, color temperature of the light generated by the light source is controlled so that the light source color space covers the reference color space. | 11-06-2008 |
20080278944 | OPTICAL LENS, OPTICAL MODULE HAVING THE SAME, AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - An optical module includes a point light source device and an optical lens. The point light source device generates light. The optical lens includes an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface. The inner curved surface has a first roughly ellipsoidal shape having a first major axis and a first minor axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first major axis. The outer curved surface has a second roughly ellipsoidal shape having a second major axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis and the second minor axis that is substantially perpendicular to the second major axis. The light generated by the point light source device enters the optical lens through the inner curved surface and exits from the optical lens through the outer curved surface. Therefore, the number of optical modules used in a display device may be reduced to lower manufacturing cost thereof. | 11-13-2008 |
20090001400 | TWO DIMENSIONAL LIGHT SOURCE USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE TWO DIMENSIONAL LIGHT SOURCE - A two-dimensional light source includes a base substrate having holes, wires disposed on a lower surface of the base substrate, a light emitting diode (LED) chip disposed on an upper surface of the base substrate, plugs that connect two electrodes of the LED chip to the wires through the holes, a buffer layer covering the LED chip, and an optical layer that is disposed on the buffer layer and has an optical pattern formed at a portion of the optical layer corresponding to the LED chip. | 01-01-2009 |
20090021183 | LIGHT-SOURCE MODULE FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light-source module for a display device and a display device having the same, in which the light-source module includes a plurality of light-emitting units, a current difference controller, and a converter. The light-emitting units are connected in parallel between a driving power input terminal and a ground terminal to emit light by the diving power and to output respective feedback control signals. The current difference controller is configured to output a plurality of power control signals according to the respective feedback control signals. The converter is configured to change a current of the driving power provided to the light-emitting units according to the power control signals. The amounts of currents flowing through the light emitting units each having a plurality of light emitting diodes are measured and the levels of voltages applied to the light-emitting units are changed according to the measurement results. Accordingly, a current difference between the light emitting units can be reduced and the brightness uniformity of the light source can be improved. | 01-22-2009 |
20090021508 | Light source module for display device and display device having the same - A light source module comprises a light source including a plurality of light emitting units and a voltage current source for supplying driving power to the light source according to a plurality of luminance control signals. The luminance control signals are dimming signals. The light source module also comprises a multi-channel current controller for adjusting luminance of the plurality of light emitting units respectively according to the plurality of luminance control signals. | 01-22-2009 |
20090073109 | BACKLIGHT UNIT, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight unit includes a substrate and has a plurality of light emitting areas. In each light emitting area, at least one light emitting diode and a bypass current path are connected in parallel between a connection node and a switching unit. The switching unit is configured to connect a selected one of the light emitting diode and the bypass unit to the connection node of the next light emitting area. | 03-19-2009 |
20090108761 | TIMING CONTROLLER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING THE SAME AND DRIVING METHOD OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A timing controller, a liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising the same and a driving method of the liquid crystal display, in which the LCD includes an LCD panel, a light source unit divided into n light-emitting blocks providing light to the LCD panel, a side member reflecting the light emitted from the light source unit, a timing controller determining a final brightness of each of the n light-emitting blocks and providing final light data corresponding to the final brightness, the final brightness being determined using reflected brightness based on the light reflected from the side member, and a backlight driver controlling the brightness of each of the n light-emitting blocks in response to the final light data. | 04-30-2009 |
20090122544 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly, which can provide enhanced light emitting efficiency, and a display device, are provided. The backlight assembly includes a light generating unit comprising a substrate and a point light source connected to the substrate, and a receiving container positioned to receive light from the light generating unit, the receiving container comprising an embossing that corresponds to the point light source. | 05-14-2009 |
20090129063 | OPTICAL PACKAGE, OPTICAL LENS AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - In an optical package capable of guiding light, and an optical lens and a backlight assembly having the optical package, the optical package includes a plurality of light emitting parts and a lens plate. The lens plate defines a plurality of lens parts corresponding to the light emitting parts, respectively. The lens plate has a plurality of light guiding portions extended from the lens parts in a side direction of the optical package. | 05-21-2009 |
20090134408 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - A light emitting diode (“LED”) package includes: a mold including an accommodating groove formed therein and which includes a side surface and a bottom surface; an electrode pattern disposed on the bottom surface; a plurality of LED chips disposed on the electrode pattern; and protective resin disposed in the accommodating groove. A center LED chip of the plurality of LED chips is disposed at a center of the bottom surface, and a height of the center LED chip above the bottom surface is greater than heights of other LED chips of the plurality of LED chips above the bottom surface. | 05-28-2009 |
20090140972 | LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, AND METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY - A light source assembly includes a light source which emits light; a detector which detects the light and generates a light signal based on a property of the light; an operator operably connected to the detector and which receives the light signal and calculates a color coordinate of the light source based on the light signal; a comparator operably connected to the operator and which compares the color coordinate of the light source to a predetermined reference color coordinate; and a control unit operably connected to the comparator and which controls a pulse width modulation signal transmitted to the light source based on a result of the comparison of the comparator. | 06-04-2009 |
20090146159 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY HAVING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A light-emitting device includes a substrate on which at least one light source region is defined, the light source region having one or more sub-light source regions that are separated from one another by a gap, a plurality of electrode patterns which are respectively formed in the sub-light source regions, a plurality of light-emitting chips which are respectively connected to the electrode patterns, and a plurality of passivations which respectively cover the light-emitting chips, wherein the passivations are separated from each other by the gap. The light-emitting device is thus capable of improving the mixing of light generated by light-emitting chips and the dissipation of heat generated by light-emitting chips. | 06-11-2009 |
20090146584 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY, DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF PREVENTING A CURRENT CONTROLLER OF THE BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY FROM BEING SHUT DOWN - A backlight assembly includes a light-emitting apparatus, a multi-channel current controller and a heat distributor. The light-emitting apparatus includes a plurality of light-emitting diode (“LED”) strings. The multi-channel current controller includes a plurality of current control circuits, each of which includes an input channel electrically connected an LED string of the plurality of LED strings and which controls a magnitude of a driving current flowing through the LED string. The heat distributor is electrically connected to the input channel and the LED string, and is disposed adjacent to the input channel | 06-11-2009 |
20090168456 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE FOR A DISPLAY DEVICE AND A DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A light source module including: a light guide plate having first side surfaces opposite each other and second side surfaces opposite each other, wherein each of the first side surfaces has a length of m and each of the second side surfaces has a length of n, and wherein n≦m; a first light source that is disposed adjacent to one of the first side surfaces; and second and third light sources that are disposed adjacent to the second side surfaces, respectively, wherein an output luminance of the first light source is different from an output luminance of the second light source. | 07-02-2009 |
20090184660 | Blacklight Unit and Display Device Including the Same - A backlight unit and a display device having a backlight unit are disclosed. The backlight unit includes an LED substrate. The LED substrate includes a plurality of emission regions. An LED is provided in each emission region. An LED driver drives the LED. An LED controller supplies a dimming control signal to the LED driver. The LED controller is provided on a driving board. A first connection unit is provided in the LED substrate. A second connection unit is provided in the driving board. The second connection unit is capable of coupling with the first connection unit. | 07-23-2009 |
20090184906 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device and a method of driving the same are provided according to one or more embodiments. According to an embodiment, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of display blocks arranged in the form of a matrix; a plurality of lighting blocks emitting light to the display panel, each of the lighting blocks arranged so as to correspond to at least one row of the matrix and having adjustable light luminance; and a signal control unit adapted to receive an image signal, determine display block luminance of the respective display blocks when an image is displayed on the respective display blocks in accordance with the image signal, determine the light luminance of the respective lighting blocks by using the display block luminance of some display blocks corresponding to the respective lighting blocks, correct the image signal by using the light luminance and the display block luminance, and provide the corrected image signal to the display panel. | 07-23-2009 |
20090189543 | METHOD OF LOCAL DIMMING, BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - In order to perform local dimming, a driving dimming duty cycle is generated using a target gamma curve (TGV), wherein the driving dimming duty cycle corresponds to a representative grayscale value (RGV) of each of a plurality of dimming unit areas. Each of a plurality of light unit blocks of a light source is driven based on the driving dimming duty cycle, wherein the light unit blocks correspond to the dimming unit areas, respectively. Therefore, a display apparatus may display an image having a higher contrast ratio than normal. | 07-30-2009 |
20090207633 | Backlight Unit and Display Including the Same - A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display including the same are provided. The backlight unit includes a circuit board, at least one internal interconnection formed on the circuit board, and a plurality of light emitting devices mounted to be connected with the at least one internal interconnection on the circuit board, each of the plurality of light emitting devices including at least one light emitting chip and at least one driving chip. | 08-20-2009 |
20090256499 | POWER SUPPLY, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING APPARATUS - A power supply is provided, which includes a DC-DC converter being supplied with an external DC input voltage and a first switching control signal and outputting a duty sensing signal of which a magnitude is varied in accordance with the first switching control signal, the duty sensing signal being indicative of a duty ratio of the first switching control signal, and the DC-DC converter converting the input voltage into a DC output voltage of a predetermined magnitude based on the first switching control signal; and a feedback controlling unit comparing the duty sensing signal with a first reference signal to adjust the duty ratio of the first switching control signal. | 10-15-2009 |
20090267890 | METHOD OF LOCAL DIMMING A LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - In a method of local dimming a light source, which includes driving a light source including a plurality of light-emitting blocks by individually driving the light-emitting blocks, the dimming level of each light-emitting block is determined. In the method, the luminance of a first light-emitting area may be adjusted according to a size of the first light-emitting area corresponding to a display area in which an image having a maximum luminance is displayed. | 10-29-2009 |
20090273920 | LIGHT GENERATING DEVICE, BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - A light-generating device includes a driving substrate and a plurality of light source arrays. The driving substrate has a rectangular planar shape. The plurality of light source arrays is formed on the driving substrate. The light source arrays include at least one light emitting diode to generate light in response to power being applied through the substrate, and the light source arrays are spaced apart from each other. Thus, heat generated from the light-generating device is rapidly dissipated from the light-generating device, improving brightness of the light, brightness uniformity of the light and color reproducibility of the light. | 11-05-2009 |
20090279312 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LENS FOR THE SAME - A lens for a light emitting diode is formed with a material having a refractive index of n, and the lens includes a base, a first curved circumferential surface extending from the base, a curved center-edge surface extending from the first curved circumferential surface, and a curved centermost surface extending from the curved center-edge surface. The base includes a groove for receiving a light emitting chip therein. In the lens, a distance from a center of the base to a point of the curved center-edge surface is always shorter than the radius of curvature for the point of the curved center-edge surface. The curved centermost surface has a concave shape with respect to the base. In addition, when an obtuse angle formed between a main axis of the lens and a tangent line of a point of the curved centermost surface is A1, and an acute angle formed between a straight line linking the center of the base to the point of the curved centermost surface and the main axis of the lens is A2, the lens satisfies the equation: | 11-12-2009 |
20090284175 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; a liquid crystal panel which displays an image, and a plurality of light-emitting blocks which provide light to the liquid crystal panel, wherein each of the light-emitting blocks includes a first string having a plurality of first light-emitting elements connected in series and a second string having a plurality of second light-emitting elements connected in series, and an amount of light emitted by each of the first light-emitting elements is different from an amount of light emitted by each of the second light-emitting elements. | 11-19-2009 |
20090303171 | METHOD OF LOCAL DIMMING OF LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - In a method of local dimming of a light source including a plurality of light-emitting blocks, a dimming level of each light-emitting block of the plurality of light-emitting blocks is determined. A compensation dimming level of a predetermined light-emitting block is calculated based on dimming levels of peripheral light-emitting blocks disposed around a periphery of the predetermined light-emitting block. The predetermined light-emitting block is driven based on the compensation dimming level. | 12-10-2009 |
20090309498 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A backlight assembly includes a main circuit board having a light-generating part, a control circuit board which provides a control signal for controlling the light-generating part, and a sub-circuit board which is electrically connected to the control circuit board and receives the control signal, the sub-circuit board including a buffer which generates an amplified control signal in response to the control signal, and where the sub-circuit board is electrically connected to the main circuit board and provides the amplified control signal. The control circuit board and the main circuit board are electrically connected by the sub-circuit board, and the sub-circuit board amplifies the control signal received from the control circuit board and provides the control signal to the main circuit board. | 12-17-2009 |
20090316389 | LIGHT SOURCE MODULE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention, a light source module includes a light source, a frame plate, and an insulation structure. The frame plate includes a plurality of light source pad portions, a power wiring portion, and a peripheral portion. The power wiring portion is electrically connected to the light source to be formed in the vicinity of the light source pad portion. A boundary area of the power wiring portion corresponding to the peripheral portion and the light source pad portion is formed to be open, so that the power wiring portion is spaced apart from the peripheral portion and the light source pad portion. The insulation structure is formed in the boundary area to electrically insulate the power wiring portion from the frame plate. In one aspect, the volume, weight, and manufacturing costs of the light source module may be reduced, and a process of individually packaging light sources may be considered unnecessary. | 12-24-2009 |
20100007589 | METHOD OF DIMMING LIGHT SOURCES, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source panel according to an embodiment includes a plurality of light-emitting parts having a plurality of light-emitting substances to be divided into a predetermined number of partial areas. A light source driving part provides each of the light-emitting substances with a current. An adaptive dimming control part receives an image signal from an external device and sets the light-emitting parts into a first dimming block corresponding to a first color class of the first image signal or a second dimming block corresponding to a second color class of the first image signal to control the backlight assembly, in order to prevent color artifacts from being generated at a boundary area between the first dimming block and the second dimming block, the adaptive dimming control part controlling the backlight assembly, so that the first dimming block performs a second dimming operation. | 01-14-2010 |
20100007670 | METHOD OF DRIVING LIGHT SOURCES, LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE CIRCUIT - A light source driving device includes a resolution analyzing part, a dimming block adjusting part, a local dimming part and a light source unit. The resolution analyzing part obtains an image resolution. The dimming block adjusting part adjusts the size or the number of dimming blocks generating light in a local dimming method in response to the resolution. The local dimming part generates a local dimming signal for individually driving the dimming blocks in response to the image data and the size or the number of dimming blocks. The light source unit is driven by the local dimming signal to generate light. The size or the number of the dimming blocks is adjusted to be optimized for the obtained image resolution, so that regardless of the image resolution, a local dimming signal corresponding to the size and the number of the dimming blocks may be generated. | 01-14-2010 |
20100007682 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display (“LCD”) includes; a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of display blocks, a light-emitting unit which provides light to the liquid crystal panel and includes a plurality of light-emitting blocks corresponding to the display blocks, respectively; and a timing controller which provides an optical data signal for controlling the light-emitting blocks, wherein the optical data signal includes a plurality of scan signals and a plurality of dimming signals which are alternatingly arranged, and each of the dimming signals controls a luminance of a corresponding one of the light-emitting blocks. | 01-14-2010 |
20100020010 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a light source unit generating light a display unit displaying an image using the light generated from the light source unit and a display part displaying a symbol, the display part disposed on the display unit, wherein the symbol is determined based on a type of the light source unit, a driving method of the light source unit or a luminance generated from the light source unit. | 01-28-2010 |
20100020094 | METHOD OF BOOSTING A DISPLAY IMAGE, CONTROLLER UNIT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE CONTROLLER UNIT - Controller unit includes local dimming logic board and controller board. Local dimming logic board generates local dimming signals in response to image data received from external device. When boost-worthy portion of image data is found to satisfy predefined boosting conditions, local dimming logic board increases luminance value of backlight dimming signal supplied for corresponding boost-worthy area portion of image data. Controller board receives image data from local dimming logic board, and gamma converts peripheral area data corresponding to peripheral area of image data into converted image data using compensating gamma conversion different than that used for image data of backlight boosted area so that luminance of peripheral area adjacent to boosting area is decreased by use of compensating gamma conversion in place of normal or reference gamma conversion. Decreased luminance substantially counter compensates for increased luminance due to light from spreading into peripheral area from adjacent boosted area. | 01-28-2010 |
20100026201 | DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING REDUCED WATERFALL NOISE - A display device with improved display quality is provided. The display device includes an LED light source emitting light, a display panel receiving the light to display an image, and a backlight driver adjusting the magnitude and the duty ratio of an LED current I_LED flowing through the LED light source. The waveform of the LED current I_LED includes at least one of a rising section in which the magnitude of the LED current more gradually increases from a turn-off current value to a peak value, and a falling section in which the magnitude of the LED current more gradually decreases from the peak value to the turn-off current value. This acts to reduce waterfall noise. | 02-04-2010 |
20100052564 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A backlighting assembly for an LCD display is divided into a plurality of selective dimming areas each having a respective plurality of light generating blocks. A plurality of driving units supply power to the light generating blocks. The light generating blocks are grouped into light source groups. Each of the driving units supplies power to at least one light generating block in a first light source group and a second light generating block in a second light source group but not to all the light generating blocks in any one light source group. Light generating blocks connected to a same driving unit may be distributedly arranged to be nonadjacent to one another. Plural driving units are used to fully power a brightly lit one dimming area, thereby reducing the loads on the individual driving units and preventing overheating. | 03-04-2010 |
20100079977 | BACKLIGHT ASSEMBLY - A backlight assembly includes a light source assembly including a plurality of light source blocks arranged in a first direction, each light source block including a substrate including a reflecting surface and a plurality of point light sources arranged on the substrate, a lower housing accommodating the light source assembly, and a substrate fixing portion disposed at a boundary between adjacent substrates and fixing the light source assembly to the lower housing. The substrate fixing portion includes a head extending overlapping the boundary between the adjacent substrates of the light source blocks and pressing the substrates towards the lower housing, and an engaging protrusion protruding from the head and fixed to the lower housing. | 04-01-2010 |
20100103202 | Method of Driving a Light Source, Light Source Apparatus for Performance the Method and Display Apparatus Having the Light Source Apparatus - A light source apparatus includes a light source, a duty determining part, a luminance shifting determining part and a duty compensation part. The light source includes a plurality of light-emitting blocks. The duty determining part determines a duty of light-emitting blocks by using a block representative value obtained from a plurality of image blocks that are divided in accordance with a plurality of light-emitting blocks. The luminance shifting determining part compares block representative values of a previous frame with block representative values of a current frame to determine whether a luminance shifting is generated at an adjacent light-emitting block. The duty compensation part compensates a duty of the adjacent light-emitting blocks when the luminance shifting is generated at the adjacent light-emitting blocks. Thus, the duty of the adjacent light-emitting blocks determined as a block representative value is compensated so that an occurrence of flicker may be decreased. | 04-29-2010 |
20100123401 | Method of Driving A Light Source, Light Source Apparatus for Performing the Method and Display Apparatus Having the Light Source Apparatus - A method of driving a light source of a light source module including a red light source, a green light source and a blue light source, includes sensing a luminous intensity of the environment; and adjusting a wavelength of light generated from the light source module according to the luminous intensity of the environment. | 05-20-2010 |
20100123743 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes a light source module, a local dimming control part and a light source driving part. The light source module includes a plurality of light-emitting blocks. Each of the light-emitting blocks includes a first color light source, a second color light source and a third color light source, respectively. The local dimming control part drives the light-emitting blocks by blocks. The local dimming control part sets a reference duty signal for first, second and third color driving signals in accordance with a driving mode of the light source module. The light source driving part generates the first color driving signal, the second color driving signal and the third color driving signal by using the reference duty ratio set in accordance with the driving mode and a driving current having a same peak current level in accordance with the driving mode. | 05-20-2010 |
20100134512 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display device and a method of driving the same are provided for one or more embodiments. The liquid crystal display device includes: a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of display blocks and displaying an image in response to image signals; a plurality of light-emitting blocks emitting light to the liquid crystal panel and corresponding to the plurality of display blocks; a first look-up table including a normalized value obtained by normalizing an initial duty ratio corresponding to the brightness of the image to a maximum duty ratio corresponding to the maximum brightness of the image; and a timing controller receiving the normalized value corresponding to each of the light-emitting blocks from the first look-up table and using the normalized value to provide an optical data signal corresponding to each of the light-emitting blocks. | 06-03-2010 |
20100141163 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A method of driving a light source includes; driving a plurality of light source strings in response to a plurality of driving signals, when a light source module having the plurality of light source strings connected in parallel with each other receives a driving voltage, detecting a detection voltage from channel input terminals of a multichannel current control part, wherein the multichannel current control part controls a resistance difference of the plurality of light source strings based on the plurality of driving signals, and controlling a level of the driving voltage via adjusting a current applied to a feedback terminal of a driving voltage generating part, wherein the driving voltage generating part generates the driving voltage. | 06-10-2010 |
20100171690 | METHOD FOR DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE AND LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A light source apparatus includes light-emitting blocks, a local dimming control part and a light source driving part driving. The light-emitting blocks include a first-color light source which emits first-color light and a second-color light source which emits second-color light. The second-color light source includes a third-color chip and a fourth-color phosphor disposed on the third-color chip, and is disposed as one package to emit the second-color light therefrom. The local dimming control part compensates a driving current of the first-color light source and a driving current of the second-color light source of each of the light-emitting blocks. The light source driving part drives the first-color light source and the second-color light sources based on the driving current of the first-color light source and the a driving current of the second-color light source, respectively, each compensated by the local dimming control part. | 07-08-2010 |
20100194285 | LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING APPARATUS AND LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A light source driving apparatus includes; a boosting part which boosts an input voltage received from an input part and generates a driving voltage, a boosting transistor which controls an operation of the boosting part, a rectification part connected between the boosting part and an output part and which transmits the driving voltage to the output part, an integrated circuit which generates a gate signal which controls the boosting transistor, and a protection circuit which generates a protection signal which controls a voltage level of the gate signal according to an output current of the boosting transistor. | 08-05-2010 |
20100194299 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE, LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A method of driving a light source, a light source apparatus for performing the method, and a display apparatus having the light source apparatus are disclosed in accordance with one or more embodiments. In the method, a plurality of light source strings connected in parallel is driven by applying a driving voltage to a first terminal of the light source strings. A peak current due to a voltage deviation of each of the light source strings is switch-controlled to uniform an average current of the light source strings. Thus, a peak current flowing through light source strings in accordance with a voltage deviation of the light source strings is switch-controlled, so that an average current of the light source strings may be uniformly maintained. Therefore, a voltage deviation is not consumed as power, so that damage to circuit elements due to heat may be prevented. | 08-05-2010 |
20100195316 | Optical Lens, Optical Package Having the Same, Backlight Assembly Having the Same and Display Device Having the Same - An optical lens refracts and reflects a light to increase a luminance in a top direction of the optical lens and to decrease a luminance in a horizontal direction of the optical lens. The optical lens includes a central portion and a peripheral portion. The central portion has a convex shape. The peripheral portion has a concave shape. The peripheral portion surrounds the central portion. Therefore, power consumption and manufacturing cost are decreased. | 08-05-2010 |
20100214209 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE, BACKLIGHT APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE BACKLIGHT APPARATUS - A method of driving a light source including a light source module which provides a liquid crystal display panel with light and is driven through a dimming method according to a plurality of driving blocks, the method including; calculating gradation data of an image block of the liquid crystal display panel from an external image signal by dividing the image block into a plurality of sub-blocks, determining a duty ratio of a driving signal which drives an individual driving block of the plurality of driving blocks, the individual driving block corresponding to the image block based on the gradation data, and driving the individual driving block in accordance with the duty ratio. | 08-26-2010 |
20110163343 | TWO DIMENSIONAL LIGHT SOURCE USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE TWO DIMENSIONAL LIGHT SOURCE - A two-dimensional light source includes a base substrate having holes, wires disposed on a lower surface of the base substrate, a light emitting diode (LED) chip disposed on an upper surface of the base substrate, plugs that connect two electrodes of the LED chip to the wires through the holes, a buffer layer covering the LED chip, and an optical layer that is disposed on the buffer layer and has an optical pattern formed at a portion of the optical layer corresponding to the LED chip. | 07-07-2011 |
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