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JP2005099598A - Display device - Google Patents
JP2005099598A
JP2005099598A JP2003335364A JP2003335364A JP2005099598A JP 2005099598 A JP2005099598 A JP 2005099598A JP 2003335364 A JP2003335364 A JP 2003335364A JP 2003335364 A JP2003335364 A JP 2003335364A JP 2005099598 A JP2005099598 A JP 2005099598A
JP2003335364A
隆平 天野
治彦 村田
2003-09-26 Application filed by Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, 三洋電機株式会社 filed Critical Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
2003-09-26 Priority to JP2003335364A priority Critical patent/JP2005099598A/en
2005-04-14 Publication of JP2005099598A publication Critical patent/JP2005099598A/en
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device capable of increasing a peak luminance value.
SOLUTION: A first means for detecting a maximum value for each line with respect to an input signal, each line having a plurality of predetermined classifications using a maximum value for each line and a predetermined threshold value. A second means for determining the number of lines belonging to each classification and calculating the total number of lines belonging to the classification for each classification, the total number of lines belonging to each classification obtained by the second means, and a predetermined reference total lighting count Based on the above, determine the number of lighting for each classification in one field period, based on the classification result for each line obtained by the second means and the number of lighting for each classification in one field period, A third means for determining the number of times of lighting for each line within one field period is provided.
The present invention relates to a display device including a self-luminous display in which data electrodes and scanning electrodes are arranged in a matrix and are lit and displayed in units of scanning lines.
In a self-luminous display in which data electrodes and scan electrodes are arranged in a matrix and are lit and displayed in units of scan lines, one line of signal is supplied to the data electrodes and at the same time the scan electrodes of the lines to be lit A voltage is applied to. In such a display device, it is common to light all lines at the same number of times of lighting, and the higher the number of line lighting times in one field period, the higher the display luminance. Since the number of times is limited, it has been difficult to sufficiently increase the peak luminance.
An object of this invention is to provide the display apparatus which can make a peak luminance value high.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a display device having a self-luminous display, a lighting system for each line and a means for controlling the input signal are provided according to the level distribution of the maximum value for each line in the input signal. It is characterized by.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a display device having a self-luminous display, a first means for detecting a maximum value for each line with respect to an input signal is predetermined as a maximum value for each line. Obtained by the second means and the second means for determining which of the plurality of predetermined classes each line belongs to using the threshold and calculating the total number of lines belonging to that class for each class. Based on the total number of lines belonging to each classification and a predetermined reference total lighting count, the lighting count for each classification within one field period is determined, and the classification result for each line obtained by the second means And a third means for determining the number of times of lighting for each line within one field period based on the number of times of lighting for each classification within one field period, and each line within one field period determined by the third means Every point Based on the number of times, correction processing is performed on the input signal of each line in the one field, and the lighting number for each line in the one field period determined by the third means and the input signal after the correction processing are And a fourth means for controlling the self-luminous display.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the third means belongs to each classification obtained by the second means for each of a plurality of lighting patterns having different lighting frequency patterns for the respective classifications. The total number of lighting is calculated based on the total number of lines, and the calculated total number of lighting is compared with a predetermined reference total lighting number to determine the number of lighting for each classification within one field period. The number of lighting times for each line within one field period is determined based on the classification result for each line obtained by the means and the number of lighting times for each classification within one field period. .
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second to third aspects of the invention, the correction process performed by the fourth means is based on the input signal of each line in the one field among the number of times of lighting for each classification. This is a process for generating a signal to be given to the self-luminous display at each lighting by dividing the level according to the maximum number of lighting and increasing the gain of each divided signal.
According to the present invention, the peak luminance value can be increased.
FIG. 1 shows an electrical configuration of a display device provided with a self-luminous display such as an inorganic EL display.
The input signal is sent to the storage unit 1 and to the maximum value detection unit 2. The storage unit 1 stores information for one field.
The maximum value detector 2 detects the maximum value for each line with respect to the input signal. For example, when the total number of lines is 4, assuming that the line numbers are L0, L1, L2, and L3, the maximum value detector 2 detects the maximum values MAX0, MAX1, MAX2, and MAX3 for each line.
The maximum value for each line detected by the maximum value detection unit 2 is given to the comparison unit 3. The comparison unit 3 uses the maximum value for each line and a plurality of threshold values to determine which of the plurality of predetermined classifications each line belongs to, and for each classification, the lines belonging to that classification Calculate the total number. Details of this processing will be described later.
The classification result for each line calculated by the comparison unit 3 and the total number of lines belonging to each classification are given to the control information generation unit 4. The control information generation unit 4 determines the lighting method within one field period based on the classification result for each line, the total number of lines belonging to each classification, and the predetermined total lighting number, and control information necessary for lighting Is generated.
The control information generated by the control information generation unit 4 is given to the control unit 5. The control unit 5 reads a signal of a predetermined line from the storage unit 1 based on the control information, corrects the read signal, and provides the corrected signal to the data driver 11 of the inorganic EL display 10. Further, the control unit 5 sets an address corresponding to a predetermined line in the scanning driver 12 of the inorganic EL display 10.
FIG. 2 shows a procedure of processing performed by the comparison unit 3. FIG. 2 shows a processing procedure for one field.
Here, as shown in Table 1, the maximum value of each line is classified into four classifications C0, C1, C2, and C3 according to three threshold values Th1, Th2, and Th3 (Th1 <Th2 <Th3). C0 is the darkest category and C3 is the brightest category. The total number of lines belonging to the first to fourth classifications C0, C1, C2, and C3 will be represented by P [0], P [1], P [2], and P [3]. V represents a line number starting from 0. Therefore, if the total number of lines is L, the range of v is 0 ≦ v <L. The classification corresponding to the line number v is represented by C [v]. In addition, the maximum value for each line detected by the maximum value detection unit 2 is represented by MAX [0] to MAX [L−1].
First, v = 0 and P [0] = P [1] = P [2] = P [3] = 0 (step 1).
Next, it is determined whether or not MAX [v] is smaller than Th1 (step 2). If MAX [v] is smaller than Th1, C [v] = C0 and the total number of lines P [0] belonging to C0 is incremented by 1 (P [0] = P [0] +1) (step 3 ). Then, the process proceeds to Step 9.
If it is determined in step 2 that MAX [v] is greater than or equal to Th1, it is determined whether or not MAX [v] is greater than or equal to Th1 and less than Th2 (step 4). When MAX [v] is equal to or greater than Th1 and smaller than Th2, C [v] = C1 and the total number of lines P [1] belonging to C1 is incremented by 1 (P [1] = P [1] +1) (Step 5). Then, the process proceeds to Step 9.
If it is determined in step 4 that MAX [v] is greater than or equal to Th2, it is determined whether MAX [v] is greater than or equal to Th2 and less than Th3 (step 6). When MAX [v] is equal to or greater than Th2 and smaller than Th3, C [v] = C2 and the total number of lines P [2] belonging to C2 is incremented by 1 (P [2] = P [2] +1) (Step 7). Then, the process proceeds to Step 9.
If it is determined in step 6 that MAX [v] is equal to or greater than Th3, C [v] = C3 and the total number of lines P [3] belonging to C3 is incremented by 1 (P [3] = P [3] +1) (Step 8). Then, the process proceeds to Step 9.
In step 9, v is incremented by 1 (v = v + 1). That is, the line number is updated. Then, it is determined whether or not v = L (step 10). If v = L is not satisfied, that is, if v <L, the process returns to step 2 and the same processing is performed. If v = L, the process for all the lines has been completed, so the current process is terminated.
The classification results C [0] to C [L-1] for each line and the total number of lines P [0] to P [3] belonging to the classifications C0 to C3 are given to the control information generator 4.
FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the control information generation unit 4.
The total number of lines P [0] to P [3] belonging to each of the classifications C0 to C3 given from the comparison unit 3 is given to the total lighting number calculation unit 41 for each lighting pattern. The classification results C [0] to C [L−1] for each line given from the comparison unit 3 are given to the lighting method determination unit 42.
The total lighting number-by-lighting pattern calculation unit 41 calculates the total number of lighting times (lighting) based on the total number of lines P [0] to P [3] belonging to each of the categories C0 to C3 for each of a plurality of predetermined lighting patterns. Total number of lighting by pattern) Z [i] is calculated.
In this example, there are the following three patterns as lighting patterns.
First pattern: a pattern in which each of the classifications C0, C1, C2, and C3 is turned on once in the one field period. Second pattern: in the first field period, the classifications C0 and C1 are turned on once, and the classifications C2, C2 are turned on. Pattern in which C3 is lit twice: Third pattern: a pattern in which class C0 is lit once, class C1 is lit twice, class C2 is lit three times, and class C3 is lit four times within one field period.
Z [0], Z [1], and Z [2] in the first pattern, the second pattern, and the third pattern are the following formulas (1) to (3). Calculated based on
Z [0] = 1 × {P [0] + P [1] + P [2] + P [3]} (1)
Z [1] = 1 × {P [0] + P [1]} + 2 × {P [2] + P [3]} (2)
Z [2] = 1 × P [0] + 2 × P [1] + 3 × P [2] + 4 × P [3] (3)
The magnitude relationship among Z [0], Z [1], and Z [2] is Z [0] ≦ Z [1] ≦ Z [2]. The total lighting number Z [i] for each lighting pattern calculated by the lighting pattern-specific total lighting number calculation unit 41 is given to the lighting method determination unit 42.
The lighting method determination unit 42 first compares the total number of lighting times Z [i] for each lighting pattern with the total number of lighting times (reference total number of lighting times) N that can actually be lit within one field period. ] Z [i] that satisfies the condition of ≦ N and is maximized is determined as the total lighting number Z, and a lighting pattern corresponding to Z [i] that satisfies the above condition is selected. The reference total lighting number N is determined by the performance of the inorganic EL display 10 and is obtained in advance. Next, the number of lighting times for each line is determined based on the selected lighting pattern and the classification results C [0] to C [L-1] for each line. And the control information which shows the lighting frequency | count for each determined line is produced | generated.
As shown in FIG. 4, when the condition of Z [2] ≦ N is satisfied, the total number of lighting times Z is Z [2], and the third pattern is selected as the lighting pattern. When the condition of Z [1] ≦ N <Z [2] is satisfied, the total lighting count Z becomes Z [1], and the second pattern is selected as the lighting pattern. When the condition of N <Z [1] is satisfied, the total number of lighting times Z is Z [0], and the first pattern is selected as the lighting pattern.
FIG. 5 shows an example of control information when the third pattern is selected as the lighting pattern. In FIG. 5, H and L are lighting flags, H indicates lighting and L indicates non-lighting. In this control information, in one field period, the line belonging to C [0] is lit once, the line belonging to C [1] is lit twice, the line belonging to C [2] is lit three times, The line belonging to C [3] is turned on four times.
As described above, the control unit 5 reads out a signal of a predetermined line from the storage unit 1 based on the control information, corrects the read signal, and outputs the corrected signal to the data driver 11 of the inorganic EL display 10. To give. Further, the control unit 5 performs address setting for the scanning driver 12 of the inorganic EL display 10 so that a scanning electrode corresponding to a predetermined line is selected.
The operation of the control unit 5 will be described by taking as an example the case where the third pattern is selected as the lighting pattern.
As shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 5 first performs control for each line for the first lighting, then performs control for each line for the second lighting, and then performs control for each line for the second lighting. Finally, control is performed for each line in the fourth lighting.
In the first lighting operation, the lighting flag is referred to from the line number v = 0, and when the lighting flag is H, the input signal of the line corresponding to v = 0 is read from the storage unit 1 because it is a lighting line. . Then, after performing a correction process to be described later on the read signal, a signal to be output at the first lighting is output to the data driver 11. Further, an address is output to the scanning driver 12 so that the scanning electrode corresponding to the line number at this time is selected. In the first lighting, since the lighting flag is H in all lines, such processing is performed in all lines.
In the second lighting, for the line whose lighting flag is H, the input signal of the line should be read from the storage unit 1, and after the correction processing described later is performed on the read signal, the second lighting should be output A signal is output to the data driver 11 and an address is output to the scanning driver 12 so that the scanning electrode corresponding to the line number is selected. No processing is performed on the line whose lighting flag is L.
The signal correction process will be described. Here, with reference to FIG. 7, the correction process with respect to the input signal of the line which belongs to the classification | category C3 whose lighting frequency | count is 4 times is demonstrated first.
The input signal read from the storage unit 1 is divided into levels according to the maximum number of lighting times (4 times in this example). That is, the input signal is level-divided by three threshold values Th1, Th2, Th3 (Th1 <Th2 <Th3). In the case of an input signal of a line belonging to the class C3, the maximum value is larger than Th3. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, the input signal is divided into four parts S0, S1, S2, and S3 from the low level side. Divided signals S0, S1, S2, and S3 are generated with the lowest level set to 0 for each portion.
In the first lighting, a correction signal S0 'is obtained by performing gain adjustment on the divided signal S0. In the case of the classification C3, it is possible to increase the gain by a maximum of four times, and it is assumed here that the gain is increased by a factor of four. The correction signal S0 'after the gain increase is output to the data driver 11, and information corresponding to this line number is output to the scanning driver 12.
In the second lighting, a correction signal S1 'is obtained by performing gain adjustment on the divided signal S1. Then, the correction signal S <b> 1 ′ after gain increase is output to the data driver 11, and information corresponding to this line number is output to the scanning driver 12.
In the third lighting, the same processing is performed on the divided signal S2. In the fourth lighting, similar processing is performed on the divided signal S3. As a result, as shown in FIG. 7, a light amount four times that of the input signal is obtained. That is, as compared with a case where a normal input signal is output to the data driver 11 as it is and is lit once, the amount of light obtained by increasing the gain increases.
Since the maximum value is smaller than Th1 in the input signal of the line belonging to the classification C0 where the number of lighting is one, the signal exists only in the range of S0. Therefore, the correction signal after the gain adjustment of the divided signal S0 is performed at the first lighting. The data is output to the data driver 11.
In the input signal of the line belonging to the classification C1 with the number of lightings of 2 times, the maximum value is equal to or greater than Th1 and smaller than TH2, so the signal exists in the range of S0 and S1, and no signal exists in the range of S2 and S3. The correction signal after the gain adjustment of the divided signal S0 is output to the data driver 11 at the first lighting, and the correction signal after the gain adjustment of the divided signal S1 is output to the data driver 11 at the second lighting.
In the input signal of the line belonging to the classification C2 with the number of lightings of 3 times, the maximum value is equal to or greater than Th2 and smaller than TH3, and therefore there is a signal in the range of S0, S1, S2, and no signal in the range of S3 The correction signal after gain adjustment of the divided signal S0 is output to the data driver 11 at the first lighting, and the correction signal after gain adjustment of the divided signal S1 is output to the data driver 11 at the second lighting. Then, the correction signal after the gain adjustment of the divided signal S2 is output to the data driver 11.
According to this embodiment, in an image that is dark overall and has a locally bright part, it is possible to select a lighting pattern with a maximum number of times of lighting, so that the bright part can be made brighter than before. It becomes possible.
It is a block diagram which shows the electrical constitution of the display apparatus provided with self-light-emitting type displays, such as an inorganic EL display. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing performed by a comparison unit 3; The procedure is shown. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control information generation unit 4. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the relationship between the conditions in the lighting system determination part 42, and the lighting pattern selected. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of the control information when the 3rd pattern is selected as a lighting pattern. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a flow of a control operation in the control unit 5. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the signal correction process performed by the control part.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Memory | storage part 2 Maximum value detection part 3 Comparison part 4 Control information production | generation part 5 Control part 10 Inorganic EL display 11 Data driver 12 Scanning driver
A display device comprising a self-luminous display, comprising: a lighting method for each line and means for controlling the input signal in accordance with the level distribution of the maximum value for each line in the input signal. .
In a display device equipped with a self-luminous display,
A first means for detecting a maximum value for each line with respect to the input signal;
Using the maximum value for each line and a predetermined threshold value, it is determined which of the plurality of predetermined classifications each line belongs to, and the total number of lines belonging to that classification is calculated for each classification A second means to
Based on the total number of lines belonging to each classification obtained by the second means and a predetermined reference total lighting number, the number of lighting times for each classification within one field period is determined, and each of the numbers obtained by the second means A third means for determining the number of lighting times for each line within one field period based on the classification result for each line and the number of lighting times for each classification within one field period, and one field determined by the third means Based on the number of times of lighting for each line in the period, the input signal of each line in the one field is corrected, and the number of times of lighting for each line in the one field period determined by the third means And a fourth means for controlling the self-luminous display using the corrected input signal,
The third means calculates the total lighting number based on the total number of lines belonging to each classification obtained by the second means for each of a plurality of lighting patterns having different lighting frequency patterns for each of the classifications, and the calculated total lighting number By comparing with a predetermined reference total lighting number, the number of lighting times for each classification within one field period is determined, and the classification result for each line obtained by the second means and each lighting period within one field period are determined. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the number of lighting times for each line in one field period is determined based on the number of lighting times for each classification.
In the correction process performed by the fourth means, the input signal of each line in the one field is level-divided according to the maximum number of times of lighting among the number of times of lighting for each classification, and each level-divided divided signal is gained. 4. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the display device is a process of generating a signal to be given to the self-luminous display at the time of lighting.
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