Fragmented graphic cores for deep learning using LED displays

• US 10,475,148 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2017
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Parikh, Kunjal, Kambhatla, Srikanth, Smith, Gary, Wang, Changliang
• Primary Examiner(s): Yodichkas, Aneeta
• Application Number:
  US15/495,122
• Publication Number:
  US 20180308204A1
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/20 Processor architectures; Processor configuration, e.g. pipelining
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/955 using specific electronic processors
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0408 Integration of the drivers onto the display substrate
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/147 the originated light output being determined for each pixel
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2085 Special arrangements for addressing the individual elements of the matrix, other than by driving respective rows and columns in combination
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2088 with use of a plurality of processors, each processor controlling a number of individual elements of the matrix
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/32 semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3208 organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]

Abstract

A smart display including one or more groups of smart pixels and at least one graphics engine. The at least one graphics engine is fragmented into GPU (graphics processing unit) minute cores. The GPU minute cores are distributed throughout the smart display. The smart pixels with distributed graphics within the smart display perform deep learning. Libraries stored on GPU minute core embedded memory are used to perform object identification using deep learning. The smart display monitors for pixel degradation and, if necessary, performs pixel enhancement.

Claims

1. A smart display, comprising:

one or more groups of smart pixels; and

at least one graphics engine, wherein the at least one graphics engine is fragmented into GPU (graphics processing unit) minute cores, the GPU minute cores being distributed throughout the smart display;

wherein smart pixels with distributed graphics within the smart display perform deep learning.

2. The smart display of claim 1, wherein graphics processing is performed within the smart display.

3. The smart display of claim 2, wherein graphics functions and rendering are performed within the smart display.

4. The smart display of claim 2, wherein the GPU minute cores eliminate graphics processing exterior to the display.

5. The smart display of claim 1, wherein at least one GPU minute core runs one group of smart pixels.

6. The smart display of claim 1, wherein a smart pixel comprises a small footprint that allows for additional electronic components within the smart pixel.

7. The smart display of claim 6, wherein one additional electronic component includes a memory.

8. The smart display of claim 6, wherein additional electronic components include sensors comprising one or more of an accelerometer, a gyro, a proximity sensor, a touch sensor, a fingerprint sensor, and ambient light sensor.

9. The smart display of claim 1, wherein each GPU minute core comprises an embedded memory.

10. The smart display of claim 9, wherein libraries stored on the embedded memory are used to perform object identification using deep learning.

11. The smart display of claim 1, wherein having the GPU minute cores embedded on the smart display for processing and rendering graphics eliminates graphics processing exterior to the smart display having to be delivered to the smart display.

12. The smart display of claim 1, wherein the smart display monitors for pixel degradation and, if necessary, performs pixel enhancement.

13. The smart display of claim 12, wherein pixel enhancement includes providing additional voltage and current to the degraded pixel.

14. The smart display of claim 12, wherein pixel enhancement includes turning off pixels that do not need to be displayed and using the energy from these pixels to enhance the degraded pixels.

15. The smart display of claim 1, wherein the smart display comprises a LED display.

16. The smart display of claim 15, wherein the LED display comprises a micro-LED display.

17. The smart display of claim 15, wherein the LED display comprises an OLED display.