Multiple-primary-color display device

• US 8,373,818 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2010
• Issued: 02/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Tomizawa, Kazunari, Yoshida, Yuichi, Sato, Akiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Doan, Jennifer
• Application Number:
  US13/511,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20120229529A1
• Time in Patent Office: 813 Days
• Field of Search: 349/56, 349/61, 349/84, 349/139, 349/144
• US Class Current: 349/61
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0452 Details of colour pixel setup, e.g. pixel composed of a red, a blue and two green components
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0242 Compensation of deficiencies in the appearance of colours
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0271 Adjustment of the gradation levels within the range of the gradation scale, e.g. by redistribution or clipping
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/06 Colour space transformation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2003 Display of colours specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/02 characterised by the way in which colour is displayed details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607

Abstract

A multiple primary color display device according to the present invention includes a pixel defined by a plurality of sub pixels. The plurality of sub pixels include a first sub pixel to display a first color having a first hue, a second sub pixel to display a second color having a second hue, a third sub pixel to display a third color having a third hue, and a fourth sub pixel to display a fourth color having a fourth hue. When a color represented by the input signal is changed from black to white via a color of a prescribed hue, luminance levels of the plurality of sub pixels are set such that the luminance level of each of the first sub pixel, the second sub pixel and the third sub pixel is started to be increased without increasing the luminance level of the fourth sub pixel and such that the luminance level of the third sub pixel is increased at a lower rate than that of the luminance level of each of the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel.

Claims

1. A multiple primary color display device comprising a pixel defined by a plurality of sub pixels, wherein:

the plurality of sub pixels include a first sub pixel to display a first color having a first hue, a second sub pixel to display a second color having a second hue, a third sub pixel to display a third color having a third hue, and a fourth sub pixel to display a fourth color having a fourth hue;

in the case where gray scale levels of two colors among three colors of red, green and blue of an input signal are increased at an equal rate to one another to a maximum gray scale level and then a gray scale level of the remaining color is increased to the maximum gray scale level, so that a color represented by the input signal is changed from black to white via a color of a prescribed hue;

where the prescribed hue is different from any of the first hue, the second hue, the third hue and the fourth hue; and

where in a chromaticity diagram of an L*a*b* colorimetric system, the prescribed hue is closest to the first hue among the hues of the plurality of sub pixels, the second hue is closest to the prescribed hue on an opposite side to the first hue with respect to the prescribed hue, and the third hue is closest to the prescribed hue next to the first hue on the same side as the first hue with respect to the prescribed hue;

luminance levels of the plurality of sub pixels are set such that the luminance level of each of the first sub pixel, the second sub pixel and the third sub pixel is started to be increased without increasing the luminance level of the fourth sub pixel and such that the luminance level of the third sub pixel is increased at a lower rate than that of the luminance level of each of the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel.

2. The multiple primary color display device of claim 1, wherein when the color represented by the input signal is changed from black to white via the color of the prescribed hue, the luminance levels of the plurality of sub pixels are set such that after the luminance level of each of the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel reaches a maximum luminance level, the luminance level of the fourth sub pixel is started to be increased.

6. The multiple primary color display device of claim 1, wherein:

each of the first, second, third and fourth colors are any of red, green, blue and yellow; and

when the first color is yellow, the second and third colors are red and green.

3. A multiple primary color display device comprising a pixel defined by a plurality of sub pixels, wherein:

the plurality of sub pixels include a first sub pixel to display a first color having a first hue, a second sub pixel to display a second color having a second hue, a third sub pixel to display a third color having a third hue, and a fourth sub pixel to display a fourth color having a fourth hue;

in the case where gray scale levels of two colors among three colors of red, green and blue of an input signal are increased at an equal rate to one another to a maximum gray scale level and then a gray scale level of the remaining color is increased to the maximum gray scale level, so that a color represented by the input signal is changed from black to white via a color of a prescribed hue;

where the prescribed hue is different from any of the first hue, the second hue, the third hue and the fourth hue; and

where in a chromaticity diagram of an L*a*b* colorimetric system, the prescribed hue is closest to the first hue among the hues of the plurality of sub pixels, and the second hue is closest to the prescribed hue on an opposite side to the first hue with respect to the prescribed hue;

luminance levels of the plurality of sub pixels are set such that the luminance level of each of the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel is started to be increased without increasing the luminance level of each of the third sub pixel and the fourth sub pixel and such that the luminance level of the second sub pixel is increased at a lower rate than that of the luminance level of the first sub pixel.

4. The multiple primary color display device of claim 3, wherein when the color represented by the input signal is changed from black to white via the color of the prescribed hue, the luminance levels of the plurality of sub pixels are set such that after the luminance level of the first sub pixel reaches a maximum luminance level, the luminance level of the third sub pixel is started to be increased.

5. The multiple primary color display device of claim 3, wherein when the color represented by the input signal is changed from black to white via the color of the prescribed hue, the luminance levels of the plurality of sub pixels are set such that after the luminance level of the second sub pixel reaches a maximum luminance level, the luminance level of the fourth sub pixel is started to be increased.

7. A multiple primary color display device comprising a pixel, wherein:

the pixel is capable of displaying a first color having a first hue, a second color having a second hue, a third color having a third hue, and a fourth color having a fourth hue at any luminance with any combination; and

in the case where gray scale levels of two colors among three colors of red, green and blue of an input signal are increased to a maximum gray scale level and then a gray scale level of the remaining color is increased to the maximum gray scale level, so that a color represented by the input signal is changed from black to white via a color of a prescribed hue;

where the prescribed hue is different from any of the first hue, the second hue, the third hue and the fourth hue; and

where in a chromaticity diagram of an L*a*b* colorimetric system, the prescribed hue is closest to the first hue among the hues displayable by the pixel, the second hue is closest to the prescribed hue on an opposite side to the first hue with respect to the prescribed hue, and the third hue is closest to the prescribed hue next to the first hue on the same side as the first hue with respect to the prescribed hue;

luminance levels of the colors displayable by the pixel are set such that the luminance level of each of the first color, the second color and the third color is started to be increased without increasing the luminance level of the fourth color and such that the luminance level of the third color is increased at a lower rate than that of the luminance level of each of the first color and the second color.

8. A multiple primary color display device comprising a pixel, wherein:

the pixel is capable of displaying a first color having a first hue, a second color having a second hue, a third color having a third hue, and a fourth color having a fourth hue at any luminance with any combination; and

in the case where gray scale levels of two colors among three colors of red, green and blue of an input signal are increased at an equal rate to one another to a maximum gray scale level and then a gray scale level of the remaining color is increased to the maximum gray scale level, so that a color represented by the input signal is changed from black to white via a color of a prescribed hue;

where the prescribed hue is different from any of the first hue, the second hue, the third hue and the fourth hue; and

where in a chromaticity diagram of an L*a*b* colorimetric system, the prescribed hue is closest to the first hue among the hues displayable by the pixel, and the second hue is closest to the prescribed hue on an opposite side to the first hue with respect to the prescribed hue;

luminance levels of the colors displayable by the pixel are set such that the luminance level of each of the first color and the second color is started to be increased without increasing the luminance level of each of the third color and the fourth color and such that the luminance level of the second color is increased at a lower rate than that of the luminance level of the first color.