Method and System for Improving a Color Shift of Viewing Angle of Skin Color of an LCD Screen

• US 20140218411A1
• Filed: 02/19/2013
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Chen, Lixuan, Kang, Chih-tsung
• Application Number:
  US13/818,986
• Publication Number:
  US 20140218411A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/690
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0242 Compensation of deficiencies in the appearance of colours
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/028 by changing the viewing angle properties, e.g. widening the viewing angle, adapting the viewing angle to the view direction
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0693 Calibration of display systems
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3611 Control of matrices with row and column drivers

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and system for improving a color shift of viewing angle of skin color of an LCD screen. The method comprises: comparing the gamma curves and the chromaticity of 0-255 grayscale of front viewing angle and oblique viewing angle of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) after adjusting according to the initial white balance voltage and changing the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to make a color shift value of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen be always within a specification requirement. Through foregoing method, the present invention makes the color shift of skin color of viewing angle of the LCD screen is always within the specification requirement.

Claims

1. A method for improving a color shift of viewing angle of skin color of an LCD screen, the method comprising:

obtaining gamma curves of red (R), green (G), blue (B) and white (W) of front viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen under a backlight;

calculating an initial white balance voltage, the initial white balance voltage includes a red-white-balance (RWB) voltage, a green-white-balance (GWB) voltage and a blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage, and adjusting the gamma curves of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) of skin color picture of the LCD screen according to the initial white balance voltage;

obtaining gamma curves of red (R), green (G), blue (B) and white (W) of front viewing angle and oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen after adjusting according to the initial white balance voltage;

comparing the gamma curves and the chromaticity of 0-255 grayscale of front viewing angle and oblique viewing angle to obtain a color shift result of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen; and

changing a voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to make a color shift value of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen be always within a specification requirement;

wherein, the specification requirement is a color difference specification requirement between the front viewing angle and the oblique viewing angle, and the color difference specification requirement is that the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is within (−

0.03, +0.03).

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the step of changing a voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to make a color shift value of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen be always within a specification requirement further comprises:

if the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is less than −

0.03, increasing the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage; and

if the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is greater than +0.03, decreasing the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein, the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage at 255th gray ranges from 4.5V to 7.1V.

4. A method for improving a color shift of viewing angle of skin color of an LCD screen, the method comprising:

obtaining gamma curves of red (R), green (G), blue (B) and white (W) of front viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen under a backlight;

calculating an initial white balance voltage, the initial white balance voltage includes a red-white-balance (RWB) voltage, a green-white-balance (GWB) voltage and a blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage, and adjusting the gamma curves of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) of skin color picture of the LCD screen according to the initial white balance voltage;

obtaining gamma curves of red (R), green (G), blue (B) and white (W) of front viewing angle and oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen after adjusting according to the initial white balance voltage;

comparing the gamma curves and the chromaticity of 0-255 grayscale of front viewing angle and oblique viewing angle to obtain a color shift result of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen; and

changing a voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to make a color shift value of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen be always within a specification requirement.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein, the step of changing a voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to make a color shift value of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen be always within a specification requirement further comprises:

maintaining the red-white-balance (RWB) voltage and the green-white-balance (GWB) voltage to be constant, changing the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to obtain a new white balance voltage; and

in the new white balance voltage, further obtaining a color shift result of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen, and determining if the color shift result deviates from the specification requirement.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein, the specification requirement is a color difference specification requirement between the front viewing angle and the oblique viewing angle, and the color difference specification requirement is that the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is within (−

0.03, +0.03).

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein, the step of changing a voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to make a color shift value of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen be always within a specification requirement further comprises:

if the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is less than −

0.03, increasing the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage; and

if the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is greater than decreasing the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein, the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage at 255th grayscale ranges from 4.5V to 7.1V.

9. A system for improving a color shift of viewing angle of skin color of an LCD screen, wherein, the system comprises a gamma curve acquisition unit, an adjustment unit, a comparing unit, and a voltage-dividing unit,

wherein the gamma curve acquisition unit obtains gamma curves of red (R), green (G), blue (B) and white (W) of front viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen under a backlight;

wherein the adjustment unit for calculates an initial white balance voltage, the initial white balance voltage includes a red-white-balance (RWB) voltage, a green-white-balance (GWB) voltage and a blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage, and adjusting the gamma curves of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) of skin color picture of the LCD screen according to the initial white balance voltage;

wherein the gamma curve acquisition unit obtains gamma curves of red (R), green (G), blue (B) and white (W) of front viewing angle and oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen after adjusting according to the initial white balance voltage;

wherein the comparing unit compares the gamma curves and the chromaticity of 0-255 grayscale of front viewing angle and oblique viewing angle to obtain a color shift result of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen; and

wherein the voltage-dividing unit changes a voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the color shift result to make a color shift value or oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen be always within a specification requirement.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein, the voltage-dividing unit further comprises a red-voltage-dividing unit, a green-voltage-dividing unit, and a blue-voltage-dividing unit.

wherein, the red-voltage-dividing unit and the green-voltage-dividing unit respectively maintain the red-white-balance (RWB) voltage and the green-white-balance (RWB) voltage to be constant, and the blue-voltage-dividing unit correspondingly changes the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage according to the specification requirement in order to obtain a new white balance voltage;

wherein at the new white balance voltage, the comparing unit further obtains a color shift result of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen to determine if the color shift result deviates from the specification requirement; and

wherein, if the color shift result deviates from the specifications, the blue-voltage-dividing unit repeatedly change the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage until at a new white balance voltage, the color shift value of oblique viewing angle of skin color picture of the LCD screen is always within specification requirement.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein, the specification requirement is a color difference specification requirement between the front viewing angle and the oblique viewing angle, and the color difference specification requirement is that the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is within (−

0.03, +0.03).

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein,

when the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is less than −

0.03, the blue-voltage-dividing unit changes the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage such that the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage becomes larger; and

when the color shift value of oblique viewing angle is greater than +0.03, the blue-voltage-dividing unit changes the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage such that the voltage dividing proportion of the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage becomes smaller.

13. The system according to claim 9, wherein, the blue-white-balance (BWB) voltage at 255th grayscale ranges from 4.5V to 7.1V.