DISPLAY UNIT
First Claim
1. A display unit that has a display area having a switching element for each pixel on a substrate, the display unit comprising:
- a light intensity detector that includes a first photodetector having a first ambient light photosensor, a second photodetector having a second ambient light photosensor, and an ambient light photosensor reader, and outputs as a light intensity signal a light intensity detected by the first photodetector and the second photodetector; and
a light-reducing unit formed in a region that overlies at least one of the first ambient light photosensor and the second ambient light photosensor in a plane view, and differentiates the amount of incident light on the first ambient light photosensor and the second ambient light photosensor;
the first photodetector including a first photodetection circuit that outputs a first output signal based on incident light entering the first ambient light photosensor to the ambient light photosensor reader;
the second photodetector including a second photodetection circuit that outputs a second output signal based on incident light entering the second ambient light photosensor to the ambient light photosensor reader; and
the ambient light photosensor reader including;
a photodegradation factor calculator that calculates a measurement ratio that is a ratio between the first output signal and the second output signal, and calculates a photodegradation reparation factor that is a ratio between the above measurement ratio and an initial ratio that is the measurement ratio obtained in a prearranged initial state;
a photodegradation rate calculator that derives a photodegradation rate of the first or second output signal based on the photodegradation reparation factor; and
a light signal output unit that compensates and outputs the first or second output signal to be a light intensity signal in an initial state based on the photodegradation rate.
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Abstract
The invention provides a display unit that has a display area and first and second photodetectors 10a and 10b on a substrate and outputs as a light intensity signal S a light intensity detected by the first and second photodetectors 10a and 10b. The first photodetector 10a includes a first photodetection circuit LS1 outputting a first output signal Sa to an ambient light photosensor reader 20, and the second photodetector 10b includes a light-reducing unit and a second photodetection circuit LS2 outputting a second output signal Sb to an ambient light photosensor reader 20. The ambient light photosensor reader 20 includes a photodegradation factor calculator 21 calculating a photodegradation reparation factor K, a photodegradation rate calculator 22 deriving a photodegradation rate D based on the photodegradation reparation factor K, and a light signal output unit 24 outputting a light intensity signal S based on the photodegradation rate D.
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17 Claims
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1. A display unit that has a display area having a switching element for each pixel on a substrate, the display unit comprising:
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a light intensity detector that includes a first photodetector having a first ambient light photosensor, a second photodetector having a second ambient light photosensor, and an ambient light photosensor reader, and outputs as a light intensity signal a light intensity detected by the first photodetector and the second photodetector; and a light-reducing unit formed in a region that overlies at least one of the first ambient light photosensor and the second ambient light photosensor in a plane view, and differentiates the amount of incident light on the first ambient light photosensor and the second ambient light photosensor; the first photodetector including a first photodetection circuit that outputs a first output signal based on incident light entering the first ambient light photosensor to the ambient light photosensor reader; the second photodetector including a second photodetection circuit that outputs a second output signal based on incident light entering the second ambient light photosensor to the ambient light photosensor reader; and the ambient light photosensor reader including; a photodegradation factor calculator that calculates a measurement ratio that is a ratio between the first output signal and the second output signal, and calculates a photodegradation reparation factor that is a ratio between the above measurement ratio and an initial ratio that is the measurement ratio obtained in a prearranged initial state; a photodegradation rate calculator that derives a photodegradation rate of the first or second output signal based on the photodegradation reparation factor; and a light signal output unit that compensates and outputs the first or second output signal to be a light intensity signal in an initial state based on the photodegradation rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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