Display device and electronic apparatus

• US 9,978,303 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2016
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Japan Display Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Japan Display Incorporated
• Inventors: Hayashi, Shuji, Nakanishi, Takayuki, Yata, Tatsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Nicholas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stone, Robert
• Application Number:
  US14/986,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20160203752A1
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• 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 2320/0233 Improving the luminance or brightness uniformity across the screen
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0238 Improving the black level
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0673 for control of gamma adjustment, e.g. selecting another gamma curve
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2340/06 Colour space transformation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/08 Details of image data interface between the display device controller and the data line driver circuit
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/10 Automotive applications
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2003 Display of colours specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2074 using sub-pixels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3225 using an active matrix

Abstract

A display device includes: an image display panel including pixels each including a first to a forth sub-pixel that display a first color to a fourth color; and a signal processing unit. The signal processing unit stores an expanded color space, determines maximum set brightness as an upper limit value of brightness displayable within a range of the brightness in the expanded color space so that the maximum set brightness increases as a panel average input value decreases, determines an input expansion coefficient for expanding the color displayed by the image display panel to a color of the maximum set brightness, obtains the output signal of the first to forth sub-pixel based on the input signal of the first to third sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient. The expanded color space is a color space that can extend a color of brightness higher than that in a standard color space.

Claims

1. A display device comprising:

an image display panel including a plurality of pixels each including a first sub-pixel that displays a first color, a second sub-pixel that displays a second color, a third sub-pixel that displays a third color, and a fourth sub-pixel that displays a fourth color; and

a signal processing unit that generates an output signal from an input value of an input signal, and outputs the output signal to the image display panel, wherein

the signal processing unit

stores an expanded color space extended with the first color, the second color, the third color, and the fourth color,

determines maximum set brightness as an upper limit value of brightness of a color displayed by the image display panel so that the maximum set brightness is within a range of the brightness in the expanded color space, and the maximum set brightness increases as a panel average input value calculated based on an average value of input values of input signals to the pixels within one frame decreases,

determines an input expansion coefficient for expanding the color displayed by the image display panel to a color of the maximum set brightness,

obtains an input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel based on an input signal of the first sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel based on an input signal of the second sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel based on an input signal of the third sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an output signal of the first sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the first sub-pixel,

obtains an output signal of the second sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the second sub-pixel,

obtains an output signal of the third sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the third sub-pixel, and

obtains an output signal of the fourth sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel, the input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel, and the input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the fourth sub-pixel, wherein

the expanded color space is a color space that can extend a color of brightness higher than that in a standard color space extended with the first color, the second color, and the third color, wherein

the signal processing unit

sets a value of the maximum set brightness to be a value of standard color space maximum brightness as an upper limit value of brightness in the standard color space when the panel average input value is equal to or larger than a first input value smaller than a maximum input value as an upper limit value of the input value of the input signal,

sets the value of the maximum set brightness to be a value of expanded color space maximum brightness as an upper limit value of brightness in the expanded color space when the panel average input value is equal to or smaller than a second input value smaller than the first input value, and

increases the value of the maximum set brightness from the standard color space maximum brightness to the expanded color space maximum brightness as the panel average input value decreases from the first input value to the second input value.

3. The display device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the signal processing unit determines the input expansion coefficient for each of the pixels so that set brightness as brightness of a color displayed based on the input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel, the input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel, and the input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel increases up to the maximum set brightness as the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases.

4. The display device according to claim 3, wherein the signal processing unit determines the input expansion coefficient so that a rate of increase in the set brightness increases as the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases.

5. The display device according to claim 4, wherein

the signal processing unit

sets the rate of increase in the set brightness to be constant when the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases up to an input signal threshold as a predetermined value larger than 0, and

determines the input expansion coefficient so that, when the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases from the input signal threshold, the rate of increase in the set brightness increases as the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases.

6. The display device according to claim 3, wherein

the signal processing unit

sets the set brightness to be equal to or smaller than the brightness of the color displayed based on the input value of the input signal to the pixel when the input value of the input signal to the pixel is equal to or smaller than a predetermined input signal value as a predetermined value larger than 0, and

determines the input expansion coefficient so that, when the input value of the input signal to the pixel is larger than the predetermined input signal value, the set brightness is equal to or larger than the brightness of the color displayed based on the input value of the input signal to the pixel and the set brightness increases up to the maximum set brightness as the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases.

7. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the display device according to claim 1 or 2; and

a control device that controls the display device.

2. A display device comprising:

an image display panel including a plurality of pixels each including a first sub-pixel that displays a first color, a second sub-pixel that displays a second color, and a third sub-pixel that displays a third color; and

a signal processing unit that generates an output signal from an input value of an input signal, and outputs the output signal to the image display panel, wherein

the third sub-pixel has third sub-pixel maximum brightness as a displayable upper limit value of brightness of the third color, which is smaller than one of first sub-pixel maximum brightness as a displayable upper limit value of brightness of the first color of the first sub-pixel and second sub-pixel maximum brightness as a displayable upper limit value of brightness of the second color of the second sub-pixel, and is equal to or smaller than the other of the first sub-pixel maximum brightness and the second sub-pixel maximum brightness, and

the signal processing unit

stores an expanded color space extended with the first color, the second color, and the third color in a case in which the output signal for displaying a color of the first sub-pixel maximum brightness is output to the first sub-pixel, the output signal for displaying a color of the second sub-pixel maximum brightness is output to the second sub-pixel, and the output signal for displaying a color of the third sub-pixel maximum brightness is output to the third sub-pixel,

determines maximum set brightness as an upper limit value of brightness of a color displayed by the image display panel so that the maximum brightness is within a range of the brightness in the expanded color space, and the maximum set brightness increases as a panel average input value calculated based on an average value of input values of input signals to the pixels within one frame decreases,

determines an input expansion coefficient for expanding the color displayed by the image display panel to a color of the maximum set brightness,

obtains an input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel based on an input signal of the first sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel based on an input signal of the second sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel based on an input signal of the third sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an output signal of the first sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the first sub-pixel,

obtains an output signal of the second sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the second sub-pixel, and

obtains an output signal of the third sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the third sub-pixel, wherein

the expanded color space is a color space that can extend a color of brightness higher than that in a standard color space extended with the first color, the second color, and the third color in a case of outputting the output signal for displaying a color of displayable brightness having an upper limit value limited to the third sub-pixel maximum brightness to the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel, and outputting the output signal for displaying the color of the third sub-pixel maximum brightness to the third sub-pixel, wherein

the signal processing unit

sets a value of the maximum set brightness to be a value of standard color space maximum brightness as an upper limit value of brightness in the standard color space when the panel average input value is equal to or larger than a first input value smaller than a maximum input value as an upper limit value of the input value of the input signal,

sets the value of the maximum set brightness to be a value of expanded color space maximum brightness as an upper limit value of brightness in the expanded color space when the panel average input value is equal to or smaller than a second input value smaller than the first input value, and

increases the value of the maximum set brightness from the standard color space maximum brightness to the expanded color space maximum brightness as the panel average input value decreases from the first input value to the second input value.

8. A display device comprising:

an image display panel including a plurality of pixels each including a first sub-pixel that displays a first color, a second sub-pixel that displays a second color, a third sub-pixel that displays a third color, and a fourth sub-pixel that displays a fourth color; and

a signal processing unit that generates an output signal from an input value of an input signal, and outputs the output signal to the image display panel, wherein

the signal processing unit

stores an expanded color space extended with the first color, the second color, the third color, and the fourth color,

determines maximum set brightness as an upper limit value of brightness of a color displayed by the image display panel so that the maximum set brightness is within a range of the brightness in the expanded color space, and the maximum set brightness increases as a panel average input value calculated based on an average value of input values of input signals to the pixels within one frame decreases,

determines an input expansion coefficient for expanding the color displayed by the image display panel to a color of the maximum set brightness,

obtains an input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel based on an input signal of the first sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel based on an input signal of the second sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel based on an input signal of the third sub-pixel and the input expansion coefficient,

obtains an output signal of the first sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the first sub-pixel,

obtains an output signal of the second sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the second sub-pixel, obtains an output signal of the third sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the third sub-pixel, and

obtains an output signal of the fourth sub-pixel based on the input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel, the input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel, and the input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel and outputs the output signal to the fourth sub-pixel, wherein

the expanded color space is a color space that can extend a color of brightness higher than that in a standard color space extended with the first color, the second color, and the third color, wherein

the signal processing unit determines the input expansion coefficient for each of the pixels so that set brightness as brightness of a color displayed based on the input expansion signal of the first sub-pixel, the input expansion signal of the second sub-pixel, and the input expansion signal of the third sub-pixel increases up to the maximum set brightness as the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases, wherein,

the signal processing unit determines the input expansion coefficient so that a rate of increase in the set brightness increases as the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases, wherein,

the signal processing unit

sets the rate of increase in the set brightness to be constant when the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases up to an input signal threshold as a predetermined value larger than 0, and

determines the input expansion coefficient so that, when the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases from the input signal threshold, the rate of increase in the set brightness increases as the input value of the input signal to the pixel increases.