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| 20080204388 | Liquid crystal display device having time controller and source driver - A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus includes a time controller and a plurality of source drivers. The time controller may receive first data, and output a plurality of clock signals and a plurality of pieces of second data to display the first data. The plurality of source drivers may receive the plurality of pieces of second data and the plurality of clock signals from the time controller, convert the plurality of pieces of second data to a plurality of pieces of analog data, and output the plurality of pieces of analog data to a display panel. The time controller may be connected to the plurality of source drivers in a point-to-point fashion. The second data have a packet data format. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090207118 | DATA DRIVING UNIT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A data driving unit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) are provided. The data driving unit includes a first buffer, a second buffer, a charge sharing switch connected between an output terminal of the first buffer and an output terminal of the second buffer, and a controller configured to compare a previous line-time data pattern with a current line-time data pattern and generate a control signal for controlling a switching operation of the charge sharing switch according to a comparison result. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090322737 | Gate Driver, Method of Driving the Gate Driver, and Display Panel Driving Apparatus Including the Gate Driver - A display panel driving apparatus and a method of driving the same are provided, and, in particular, a gate driver and a method of driving the gate driver. The gate driver includes a decoder that decodes gate line selection data and that generates a gate line selection signal. A gate driving circuit generates a gate driving signal in a pre-charging phase and a driving phase in response to the gate line selection signal and a pre-charging control signal that controls an off-state of non-selected gate lines. In a time period of the driving phase in which a gate line is not selected, a node that has been in a floating state is held to a target voltage level in response to a hold control signal. The hold control signal is generated based upon a timing relationship between the gate line selection signal and the pre-charging control signal. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100131688 | INTERFACE METHOD FOR DATA TX/RX SYSTEM USING DATA STREAM - An interface method for a data transmitting and receiving system including a transmitter and a receiver includes; resetting the receiver in response to a data stream communicated from the transmitter or upon detecting power-up of the transmitter or receiver, and operating the receiver in response to a current data stream received from the transmitter, wherein the operating of the receiver comprises at least one of; (a) updating data stored in the receiver according to control data contained in the current data stream, and (b) receiving payload data contained in the current data stream. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100134467 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SIGNALS - A system for transmitting and receiving a signal includes a transmitter that switches a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage and generates first and second voltage signals, and a receiver the receives the first and second voltage signals. The transmitter includes a reference voltage generator that generates the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage, and a switch block that switches the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage and outputs the first and second voltage signals. The receiver includes a resistor having two terminals to which the first and second voltage signals are applied. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110037758 | CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY CIRCUIT OF A SOURCE DRIVER AND A DISPLAY DEVICE - A clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit of a source driver includes a clock recovery unit and a delay locked loop unit. The clock recovery unit receives data bits and a clock code periodically inserted into the data bits through a clock embedded data channel in a display data mode, and is configured to generate a clock signal by detecting an edge of the clock code. The delay locked loop unit is configured to generate a multi-phase clock signal based on the clock signal in the display data mode. | 02-17-2011 |
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| 20100060125 | HEIGHT ADJUSTING APPARATUS OF SHELF FOR REFRIGERATOR - A height adjusting apparatus of a shelf for a refrigerator in a refrigerator having the shelf on which objects to be stored are placed and which is movable up or down to a certain height, the apparatus comprising: fixing guides formed in parallel with the movement path of the shelf; and operation levers movable along the fixing guides when the shelf is moved upwardly or downwardly, and restricted in the fixing guides to maintain the shelf at a height that the shelf is moved upwardly or downwardly when the shelf is completely moved upwardly or downwardly. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100236273 | ICE MAKING DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATOR - The present invention relates to an ice-making device for a refrigerator. The ice-making device of the present invention comprises a water tank detachably installed to a rear surface of a refrigerator door for selectively opening or closing a storage space, first and second ice trays rotatably installed to the rear surface of the door to make ice using water supplied from the water tank, and an ice bank installed to the rear surface of the door to store therein the ice made in the first and second ice trays. According to the present invention, ice can be more simply and easily taken out while minimizing the leakage of cold air circulating in the storage space. Further, ice can be stored in a more sanitary way while minimizing the contamination of the storage space in the process of making ice. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100257888 | ICE MAKING APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATOR - Disclosed is an ice making apparatus for a refrigerator, the apparatus comprising a frame having an accommodating space therein, and at least an ice tray detachably installed in the frame and configured to provide a space for containing water to make ice, whereby the ice making apparatus can be easily cleaned up and ice can be easily handled. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110005262 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator comprises: an opening disposed at one side of a door; an ice bank disposed on a rear surface of the door, and configured to be drawn out through the opening, for storing ice pieces; a guide unit for guiding the ice bank to be drawn out; and a volume control unit for changing a volume of the ice bank step by step. A volume of the ice bank is varied according to users necessity. This solves a users inconvenience to make ice pieces a plurality of times, for example, in summer when a large amount of ice pieces are required. | 01-13-2011 |
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| 20100060124 | ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS FOR SHELF IN REFRIGERATOR - In order to can conveniently operate the elevation of the shelf, move the shelf only by the movement of the shelf without performing the separate work in order to allow the user to move the shelf, and automatically fix the position of the shelf by means of the restoring force of the elastic member after the movement of the shelf is completed, the present invention discloses an elevation adjustment apparatus for a shelf in a refrigerator comprising an engaging guide lengthily formed up and down in the inside of the refrigerator; a shelf movably mounted up and down along the engaging guide; an engaging apparatus rotatably supported on the shelf and re-stricting the downward movement of the shelf by selectively hooking it on any position of the engaging guide by a rotation operation; and a load supporting apparatus supporting the load of the shelf at the position fixing the shelf by the engaging apparatus. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100064721 | ELEVATION ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS FOR SHELF IN REFRIGERATOR - In order to allow a user to conveniently adjust the elevation of the shelf, simplify the structure not to generate noise, stably maintain the selected position of the shelf, and rapidly and considerably adjusting the elevation of the shelf, the present invention discloses an elevation adjustment apparatus for a shelf in a refrigerator comprises a shaft lengthily provided up and down in the inside of the refrigerator; a shelf moved up and down along the shaft; an operating lever hinged to the shelf and having a through hole through which the shaft penetrates; and an elastic member pushing the operating lever to contact the through hole to the shelf and hook them so that the up and down movement of the shelf is selectively restricted. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100231111 | REFRIGERATOR - A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body defining a storage chamber, a door opening and closing the storage chamber, and a pivot guide unit connecting the door to the main body and varying a distance between a pivot shaft of the door and the main body in response to a pivot motion of the door. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110016905 | ICE-MAKING ASSEMBLY FOR REFRIGERATOR - An ice-making assembly for a refrigerator is provided. The ice-making assembly includes a tray for making ice, a handling member for rotating the tray, a first rotation member rotatable with the handling member, a second rotation member rotating the tray, and a transmission member for transmitting rotation of the first rotation member to the second rotation member. An end of the transmission member is fixed to first rotation member, and the other end of the transmission member is fixed to the second rotation member. A force is transmitted from the handling member (a lever) to the tray through the transmission member, which has a strip shape and is coupled to or wound around the rotation member. Therefore, freezing between the transmission member and the rotation member can be minimized, and the lever can be smoothly handled. Thus, a force applied to the lever can be smoothly transmitted to the tray. | 01-27-2011 |
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| 20100101266 | REFRIGERATOR AND DRAWER OPENING/CLOSING APPARATUS FOR THE SAME - The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a drawer opening/closing apparatus for a refrigerator wherein a main drawer and an auxiliary drawer are drawn at the same time or independently, the convenience of use is advantageously improved because it is possible for an user to automatically open the auxiliary drawer without directly opening the auxiliary drawer. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100147011 | ICE-MAKING ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an ice-making assembly for a refrigerator and a refrigerator including the same. According to the present invention, a freezing chamber door is provided with an ice-making assembly, and ice made by the ice-making assembly can be immediately drawn out to the outside by opening an exclusively used home-bar door. In addition, an ice-making case is coupled by a coupling means formed integrally with the freezing chamber door and the ice-making case without a coupling tool or operation. Moreover, according to the present invention, if a water bucket is installed to the ice-making case, a water supply hole of the lower end of the water bucket is opened by an opening and closing means, so that water in water bucket is automatically supplied to an ice tray. In addition, an ice-separating lever having a ‘⊂’ shape is provided to simultaneously rotating a plurality of ice trays. Meanwhile, in the present invention, an ice bank cooperates with the home-bar door to be drawn out forward as the home-bar door is opened. According to the present invention, the use convenience of a refrigerator is improved. | 06-17-2010 |
