Device and method to adjust display brightness

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10388252-B2
Application number	US-201615206820-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2016
Priority date	Oct 15, 2015
Publication date	Aug 20, 2019
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019

Abstract

A method and device for adjusting a brightness of a display includes, determining current viewpoint brightness information of a current viewpoint region on the display corresponding to a user current viewed point or area of the display, determining previous brightness information of a previous viewpoint region of the display corresponding to a previously viewed point or area of the display, and controlling a displaying of a current image, including the current viewpoint region, with an adjusted brightness for a partial region of the display based on a comparison of the current viewpoint brightness information and the previous brightness information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of adjusting a brightness of a display, the method comprising:
determining current viewpoint brightness information of a current viewpoint region on the display corresponding to a user's current viewed point of the display or current viewed area of the display;
determining previous brightness information of a previous viewpoint region of the display corresponding to a previously viewed point of the display or previously viewed area of the display; and
controlling a displaying of a current image, including the current viewpoint region, with an adjusted brightness for a partial region of the display based on a comparison of the current viewpoint brightness information and the previous brightness information.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the brightness for the partial region, including temporarily increasing the brightness of the partial region of the display in response to a difference between the current viewpoint brightness information and the previous brightness information meeting a light reaction threshold.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the temporary increasing of the brightness of the partial region comprises:
increasing the brightness of the partial region to a first amount beginning in a first light reaction interval; and
gradually adjusting the brightness of the partial region to a default brightness during a second light reaction interval, after the first light reaction interval, longer than the first light reaction interval.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the brightness for the partial region, including temporarily decreasing the brightness of the partial region of the display in response to a difference between the current viewpoint brightness information and the previous brightness information not meeting a dark reaction threshold.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the temporary decreasing of the brightness of the partial region comprises:
decreasing the brightness of the partial region to a first amount beginning in a first dark reaction interval; and
gradually adjusting the brightness of the partial region to a default brightness during a second dark reaction interval, after the first dark reaction interval, longer than the first dark reaction interval.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining peripheral brightness information of a peripheral region, as the partial region, that is peripheral to the current viewpoint region,
wherein the controlling of the displaying of the current image with the adjusted brightness comprises adjusting a brightness of the peripheral region based on a comparison of the current viewpoint brightness information and the peripheral brightness information.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the adjusting of the brightness of the peripheral region comprises decreasing the brightness of the peripheral region in response to a difference between the current viewpoint brightness information and the peripheral brightness information meeting a first emphasis threshold.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the controlling of the displaying of the current image further includes controlling a displaying of a sequence of frames while maintaining a result of the decreasing of the brightness of the peripheral region until the peripheral region is no longer displayed or a viewpoint of the viewer changes.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the adjusting of the brightness of the peripheral region comprises increasing the brightness of the peripheral region in response to a difference between the current viewpoint brightness information and the peripheral brightness information failing to meet a second emphasis threshold.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the controlling of the displaying of the current image further includes controlling a displaying of a sequence of frames while maintaining a result of the increasing of the brightness of the peripheral region until the peripheral region is no longer displayed or a viewpoint of the viewer changes.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting the brightness for the partial region, including adjusting a brightness of a target region that includes the viewpoint region.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the user's current viewed point of the display or current viewed area of the display by tracking a head and/or a gaze of the user; and
determining the current viewpoint region based on the determined user's current viewed point or current viewed area.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the method of claim 1 .

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the current viewpoint region is an area on the display that is determined based on a tracked view of the user at a current timing.

15. A device for displaying a brightness of a display, the device comprising:
a display configured to display plural images; and
a processor configured to determine current viewpoint brightness information of a current viewpoint region on the display corresponding to a user's current viewed point of the display or current viewed area of the display, determine previous brightness information of a previous viewpoint region of the display corresponding to a previously viewed point of the display or previously viewed area of the display, and to provide for the display a current image, including the current viewpoint region, with an adjusted brightness for a partial region of the display based on a comparison of the current viewpoint brightness information and the previous brightness information.

16. A method of adjusting a brightness of a display, the method comprising:
determining, in response to a viewpoint moving from a previous viewpoint to a current viewpoint, current viewpoint brightness information of a current viewpoint region on the display corresponding to a user's current viewed point of the display or current viewed area of the display;
determining peripheral brightness information on a peripheral region that is peripheral to the current viewpoint region; and
controlling a displaying of a current image, including the current viewpoint region and the peripheral region, with an adjusted a-brightness of a partial region of the display based on a comparison of the current viewpoint brightness information and the peripheral brightness information,
wherein the user's current viewed point or current viewed area is determined by tracking one or more of the eyes of the user and a head of the user.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising adjusting the brightness of the partial region, including decreasing the brightness of the partial region in response to a difference between the current viewpoint brightness information and the peripheral brightness information meeting a first emphasis threshold.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the controlling of the displaying of the current image further includes controlling a displaying of a sequence of frames while maintaining a result of the decreasing of the brightness of the partial region until the partial region is no longer displayed.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising adjusting the brightness of the partial region, including increasing the brightness of the partial region in response to a difference between the current viewpoint brightness information and the peripheral brightness information not meeting a second emphasis threshold.

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Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Heesae
• Sagong Donghoon
• Son Minjung
• Lee Keechang
• Lee Hyong Euk

Classifications

• G09G2320/028

  by changing the viewing angle properties, e.g. widening the viewing angle, adapting the viewing angle to the view direction · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G09G2320/0686

  with two or more screen areas displaying information with different brightness or colours · CPC title

• G09G5/10 Primary

  Intensity circuits · CPC title

• G09G2320/066

  for control of contrast · CPC title