Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080204836 | HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICAL ELEMENT AND COMPATIBLE OPTICAL PICKUP DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An optical pickup device is compatible with first and second information storage media having different thickness, and includes a light source to emit light; a holographic optical element having holograms in regions to diffract the light into a zero-order diffraction light beam and a first-order diffraction light beam, including a first region to transmit the zero-order diffraction light beam in a straight direction and to diverge the first-order diffraction light beam, a second region to transmit the zero-order diffraction light beam in the straight direction and to converge the first-order diffraction light beam, and a third region to transmit the zero-order diffraction light beam in the straight direction and to converge the first-order diffraction light beam, wherein the zero-order diffraction efficiency of the third region is different from the zero-order diffraction efficiency of the second region; and an objective lens to focus the light to the information storage media. | 08-28-2008 |
20080205249 | COMPATIBLE OPTICAL PICKUP AND OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM SYSTEM EMPLOYING- THE SAME - An optical pickup compatible with different types of optically recorded media and an optical recording and/or reproducing system employing the compatible optical pickup, the compatible optical pickup including: a short wavelength light source emitting a short wavelength light suitable for a high-density information storage medium; a low-density optical system emitting a long wavelength light suitable for a low-density information storage medium; an objective lens focusing lights incident from the long wavelength light source and the low-density optical system onto an information storage medium; a single photodetector (PD) receiving the short and long wavelength lights reflected from the information storage medium to detect a reproduction signal and a focus error signal; a detection lens focusing the short and long wavelength lights reflected from the information storage medium as a light spot having an appropriate size onto the single PD; a first collimating lens positioned on an optical path of a light reflected from the information storage medium, wherein the optical path is positioned between the objective lens and the single PD; and a driving unit adjusting a position of the first collimating lens along an optical axis according to a wavelength of a light moving towards the single PD to reduce an offset of a focus error signal caused by chromatic aberration. | 08-28-2008 |
20080247015 | HOLOGRAM OPTICAL DEVICE, COMPATIBLE OPTICAL PICKUP INCLUDING THE HOLOGRAM OPTICAL DEVICE, AND OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM SYSTEM INCLUDING THE COMPATIBLE OPTICAL PICKUP - A hologram optical device, a compatible optical pickup including the hologram optical device, and an optical information storage medium system including the compatible optical pickup are provided. The hologram optical device includes: a first hologram area having a hologram that is asymmetric with respect to an optical axis to diffract an incident light in a 0 | 10-09-2008 |
20080266329 | MULTI-COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes; a plurality of pixels which individually display one of a first color, a second color, a third color, and white, a signal processor which receives input image signals corresponding to the first to third colors, modifies color temperatures represented by the input image signals, compensates luminances of the input image signals, and converts the input image signals corresponding to the first to third colors into output image signals corresponding to the first to third colors and white as a result of the modification and compensation, and a data driver which converts the output image signals into data voltages and supplies the data voltages to the pixels. | 10-30-2008 |
20080285419 | HOLOGRAM OPTICAL DEVICE, AND COMPATIBLE OPTICAL PICKUP HAVING THE HOLOGRAM OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE COMPATIBLE OPTICAL PICKUP - A hologram optical device, and a compatible optical pickup having the hologram optical device and an information storage medium system employing the hologram optical device. The hologram optical device includes a hologram having a pattern having a period in a 4-step stairway shape. At least one of first, second, third, and fourth steps of the 4-step stairway shape is formed in a different width from at least one other step. | 11-20-2008 |
20090033602 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting display for improving an aperture ratio and increasing lifespan includes an organic light-emitting display panel in which pixel cells are formed, a gray-scale converter configured to convert a gray-scale of a pixel data signal by multiplying the pixel data signal which drives the pixel cells by a scale parameter, and a scale parameter generator configured to generate the scale parameter, wherein the scale parameter generator generates a scale parameter of a present frame by increasing or decreasing a scale parameter of a previous frame in proportion to a current difference obtained by subtracting a reference current value from a total current value of the pixel data signal which is gray-scale converted from the previous frame. | 02-05-2009 |
20090040207 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes: a plurality of pixels that represent a first color, a second color, a third color, and white; a signal processor that converts input image signals respective to the colors into output image signals respective to the colors plus an output image signal for the white color, calculates a current consumption amount consumed in the pixels based on the output image signals, and compensates the output image signals in accordance with the current consumption amount; and a data driver that converts the output image signals into data voltages and supplies the data voltages to the pixels. | 02-12-2009 |
20090115707 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF DRIVING THEREOF - An organic light-emitting display device and a method of driving the display device are disclosed. A pixel circuit used in the organic light-emitting display device includes a first switching transistor, a second switching transistor and a driving transistor. The first switching transistor switches a data voltage in response to a first control signal. The second switching transistor switches a compensation voltage in response to a second control signal. The driving transistor provides an electric current to an organic light-emitting device in response to the data voltage and the compensation voltage. | 05-07-2009 |
20090128458 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - Disclosed is an organic light emitting device which includes a first pixel displaying red, a second pixel displaying green, a third pixel displaying blue, and a fourth pixel displaying blue and forming a dot along with the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel. The first to fourth pixels include a switching element and an organic light emitting element connected to the switching element, and the sum of the areas of the first to fourth pixels is substantially the same as the area of the dot. | 05-21-2009 |
20090146929 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - In an organic light emitting diode display comprising a first pixel and a second pixel that are associated with respective different colors, each of the first and second pixels being for displaying its associated color, each of the first and second pixels comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and a light emitting member formed between the first electrode and the second electrode; wherein the light emitting member of the first pixel comprises: at least two light-emitting elements for emitting light of the color associated with the first pixel; and a charge generation layer between the at least two light-emitting elements; and wherein the second pixel has fewer light-emitting elements than the first pixel. | 06-11-2009 |
20090213048 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD OF IMAGE SIGNALS THEREOF - The present invention relates to an organic light emitting display device and a method for processing image signals thereof. An organic light emitting display device according to the present invention receives a plurality of input image signals respectively corresponding to the pixels representing a first color, a second color, a third color, and a white color, and converts the input image signals of at least two dots respectively representing the first color to the third color among the input image signals according to a first extension coefficient to generate a plurality of four-color image signals of at least two dots respectively representing the first color, the second color, the third color, and the white color, to respectively sum a distortion amount of a color impression of the four-color image signals of at least two dots, to calculate a partial extension coefficient corresponding to the sum result, and to extension-convert the input image signals of at least two dot according to the partial extension coefficient thereby generating the four-color output image signals of at least two dots. | 08-27-2009 |
20090256785 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device and a method of driving the same are provided. The display device includes a scan driver that generates a plurality of scanning signals, a data driver that generates a data voltage, and a plurality of pixels that receive the data voltage according to the scanning signal and that display luminance corresponding to the data voltage. Each pixel receives its own data voltage and a data voltage of other pixels while displaying a black color when its own scanning signal is in a first state, and stops reception of the data voltage and displays luminance corresponding to its own data voltage when its own scanning signal is in a second state. | 10-15-2009 |
20090262114 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF GENERATING GAMMA DATA OF DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a gamma data generation method of a display device. In the method, gamma data including red gamma data, green gamma data, and blue gamma data is determined. A target luminance and a target color coordinate of a first reference gray are determined. Then, an image is displayed on a display device based on red, green, and blue input image signals for a first reference gray, and a first luminance and a first color coordinate from the image are measured. Then, it is determined whether a coordinate difference between the first color coordinate and the target color coordinate and a luminance difference between the first luminance and the target luminance are in an allowable error range or not. The first luminance and the first color coordinate are converted to a first coordinate of a CIE XYZ coordinate system, and the target luminance and the target color coordinate are converted to a target coordinate of the CIE XYZ coordinate system if the coordinate difference and the luminance difference are not in the allowable error range. Finally, the red gamma data, the green gamma data, or the blue gamma data is corrected so that a red luminance, a green luminance, or a blue luminance of the image is changed according to a comparison of the first coordinate of the CIE XYZ coordinate system with the target coordinate of the CIE XYZ coordinate system. | 10-22-2009 |
20100045644 | METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE, CIRCUIT OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - In a method of driving a display device and a driving circuit using the driving method, when a current needed to display an image corresponding to one frame is calculated based on a data signal, a second vertical start signal delayed by a first time interval more than a first vertical start signal based on the calculated current. A first gate signal is sequentially output in response to the first vertical start signal, and a display data voltage obtained from the data signal is output during a high period of the first gate signal. A second gate signal is sequentially output in response to the second vertical start signal, and a black data voltage is output during a high period of a second gate signal. Thus, the current applied to a display part is controlled, thereby reducing power consumption and improving moving image. | 02-25-2010 |
20100053137 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - In a display device, a signal controller compensates for luminance of an input image signal that corresponds to each of a plurality of pixels in accordance with a luminance compensation coefficient depending on a position of each pixel, and generates a compensation image signal. A data driver generates data signals that correspond to the plurality of pixels in accordance with the compensation image signal, and supplies the data signals to the corresponding pixels, respectively. The luminance compensation coefficient may depend on a magnitude of the input image signal. | 03-04-2010 |
20100091030 | FOUR COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONVERTING IMAGE SIGNAL THEREOF - One or more embodiments of the present invention relate to a four color image display device. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first pixel adapted to display a first color, a second pixel adapted to display a second color, a third pixel adapted to display a third color, and a white pixel adapted to display a first white. In one aspect, the first to third pixels are adapted to display a second white in combination, and a ratio of the first white and the second white varies according to a gray. Accordingly, a greenish phenomenon of a low-luminance white light in a four color display device may be reduced. | 04-15-2010 |
20100104271 | SUB MIRROR AND IAMGE PICK-UP APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An image pick-up apparatus which is capable of increasing an AF area is provided. The image pick-up apparatus includes a photographing lens to focus light received from a subject, a main mirror that passes a portion of light passing through the photographing lens and that reflects the remaining portion of the light, an auto focus module to detect the state of focus the photographing lens and a sub-mirror having a plurality of reflective areas that reflect respectively divided portions of the light passing through the main mirror and that guide the divided light portions to the auto focus module. | 04-29-2010 |
20100141644 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device and a method of driving the same in which moving image blurring is prevented and a contrast ratio is enhanced by providing a light-emitting element, switching transistors, and a driving transistor with driving signals that include specific voltages at predetermined times, so that the light-emitting element does not emit light for an entire frame and the light output is not influenced by a threshold voltage of the driving transistor. | 06-10-2010 |
20100149162 | METHOD FOR COMPENSATING VOLTAGE DROP OF DISPLAY DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR VOLTAGE DROP COMPENSATION AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for compensating voltage drop of a display device, a system for voltage drop compensation, and a display device including the same. A method for compensating a voltage drop of a display device including a display panel, a maximum compensation voltage table MLEC LUT for voltage compensation when a voltage drop is a maximum in the display panel, and a voltage drop coefficient table LEC LUT representing voltage drop coefficients with respect to total output currents during one frame according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: receiving an input image signal; gamma-converting the input image signal to obtain a pre-compensation data voltage; obtaining a first total output current flowing in all pixels PX of the display panel during one frame based on the input image signal; obtaining a first voltage drop compensation voltage V_LEC based on the voltage drop coefficient table LEC LUT and the maximum compensation voltage table MLEC LUT; and adding the first voltage drop compensation voltage V_LEC to the pre-compensation data voltage to obtain the post-compensation data voltage. | 06-17-2010 |
20100164847 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - In a display device, the anode voltage of an organic light emitting element is periodically reset. The control terminal of a driving transistor is periodically reset, and an input data voltage is connected to the control terminal through an input terminal and an output terminal of the driving transistor. As a result, good control over the displayed luminance is achieved. Other features are also provided. | 07-01-2010 |
20100182494 | WAVELENGTH DETECTING APPARATUS AND FOCUS DETECTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A wavelength detecting apparatus capable of detecting the main wavelength of the light coming into an image capture apparatus and a focus detecting apparatus using the same are disclosed. The wavelength detecting apparatus may include a spectral unit which separates the incoming light according to the respective wavelengths, and may focus the separated light onto a sensor. The main wavelength can be determined based on the wavelength distribution sensed by the sensor. The determined wavelength can be used to further determine amount of adjustment to be made to the defocus amount to compensate for the chromatic aberration associated with the wavelength of the light illuminating the source. | 07-22-2010 |
20110080817 | COMPATIBLE OPTICAL PICKUP AND OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE SAME - An optical pickup compatible with different types of optically recorded media and an optical recording and/or reproducing system employing the compatible optical pickup, the compatible optical pickup including: a short wavelength light source emitting a short wavelength light; a low-density optical system emitting a long wavelength light; an objective lens focusing lights incident from the long wavelength light source and the low-density optical system onto an information storage medium; a single photodetector (PD) receiving the short and long wavelength lights reflected from the information storage medium; a detection lens focusing the short and long wavelength lights reflected from the information storage medium as a light spot onto the single PD; a first collimating lens positioned on an optical path of a light reflected, wherein the optical path is positioned between the objective lens and the single PD; and a driving unit adjusting a position of the first collimating lens. | 04-07-2011 |
20110236007 | IMAGING APPARATUS PERFORMING AUTO FOCUSING FUNCTION WITH PLURALITY OF BAND PASS FILTERS AND AUTO FOCUSING METHOD APPLIED TO THE SAME - An imaging apparatus and an auto focusing method are provided. A plurality of focus signal values are calculated for a plurality of frequency bands of a captured image signal. An amount of defocus of a focus lens is calculated based on focus signal values calculated for two positions. A position of the focus lens is controlled depending on the calculated amount of defocus. Thereby, the imaging apparatus can detect a focus at higher speed. | 09-29-2011 |
20130009942 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - In a display device, the anode voltage of an organic light emitting element is periodically reset. The control terminal of a driving transistor is periodically reset, and an input data voltage is connected to the control terminal through an input terminal and an output terminal of the driving transistor. As a result, good control over the displayed luminance is achieved. Other features are also provided. | 01-10-2013 |
20130083094 | FOUR COLOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONVERTING IMAGE SIGNAL THEREOF - One or more embodiments of the present invention relate to a four color image display device. A display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first pixel adapted to display a first color, a second pixel adapted to display a second color, a third pixel adapted to display a third color, and a white pixel adapted to display a first white. In one aspect, the first to third pixels are adapted to display a second white in combination, and a ratio of the first white and the second white varies according to a gray. Accordingly, a greenish phenomenon of a low-luminance white light in a four color display device may be reduced. | 04-04-2013 |
20130127693 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device and a method of driving the same in which moving image blurring is prevented and a contrast ratio is enhanced by providing a light-emitting element, switching transistors, and a driving transistor with driving signals that include specific voltages at predetermined times, so that the light-emitting element does not emit light for an entire frame and the light output is not influenced by a threshold voltage of the driving transistor. | 05-23-2013 |
20130307840 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - A display device and a method of driving the same in which moving image blurring is prevented and a contrast ratio is enhanced by providing a light-emitting element, switching transistors, and a driving transistor with driving signals that include specific voltages at predetermined times, so that the light-emitting element does not emit light for an entire frame and the light output is not influenced by a threshold voltage of the driving transistor. | 11-21-2013 |