Method and apparatus for detecting display screen

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10408682-B2
Application number	US-201615325417-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2016
Priority date	Sep 22, 2015
Publication date	Sep 10, 2019
Grant date	Sep 10, 2019

Abstract

A method and apparatus for detecting a display screen are provided. The apparatus comprises: a detection module for detecting components of a primary color in the light at a display side when a first and second display signal are input to the display screen, wherein the first and second display signal are used for displaying a monochromatic image in black and a monochromatic image in a color other than black; and a data processing unit for calculating a difference between components of the primary color which are detected when the first and second display signal are input, and determining whether there is a fault in the display screen according to the difference. The effect of ambient light on detection results can be reduced, and the detection results are more close to the actual case.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for detecting a display screen, comprising:
a detection module, operable to detect a component of a primary color in the light at a display side of the display screen when a first display signal is input to the display screen, wherein the first display signal is used for displaying a monochromatic image in black, and detect the component of the primary color in the light at the display side of the display screen when a second display signal is input to the display screen, wherein the second display signal is used for displaying a monochromatic image in a color other than black; and
a data processing unit, operable to calculate a difference between the component of the primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input and the component of the primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input, and compare a value of a primary color in the difference with a value of another primary color multiplied with N, to determine whether there is a fault in the display screen, wherein N is a natural number and N≥1.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the detection module comprises:
a signal output unit, operable to input the first display signal and the second display signal to the display screen;
a detection unit, operable to detect the component of the primary color in the light at the display side of the display screen;
a control unit, operable to control the detection unit to detect the component of the primary color in the light at the display side of the display screen, when the signal output unit inputs the first display signal to the display screen, and control the detection unit to detect the component of the primary color in the light at the display side of the display screen when the signal output unit inputs the second display signal to the display screen.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the primary color comprises a red primary color, a green primary color, and a blue primary color.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the difference comprises a value of red primary color obtained by subtracting a component of red primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input from a component of red primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input, a value of green primary color obtained by subtracting a component of green primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input from a component of green primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input, and a value of blue primary color obtained by subtracting a component of blue primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input from a component of blue primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the monochromatic image is an image in a primary color selected from a group consisting of a red primary color, a green primary color, and a blue primary color.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein further comprising an alert module operable to issue an alert after it is determined that there is a fault in the display screen.

7. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the detection unit is disposed at a same position to detect the component of the primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input and the component of the primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input.

8. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a same detection unit is arranged to detect the component of the primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input and the component of the primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input.

9. A method for detecting a display screen, comprising:
detecting a component of a primary color in the light at a display side of the display screen when a first display signal is input to the display screen, wherein the first display signal is used for displaying a monochromatic image in black;
detecting the component of the primary color in the light at the display side of the display screen when a second display signal is input to the display screen, wherein the second display signal is used for displaying a monochromatic image in a color other than black; and
calculating a difference between the component of the primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input and the component of the primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input, and comparing a value of a primary color in the difference with a value of another primary color multiplied with N, to determine whether there is a fault in the display screen, wherein N is a natural number and N≥1.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the component of the primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input and the component of the primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input are detected at a same position.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the component of the primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input and the component of the primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input are detected by a same color sensor.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the primary color comprises a red primary color, a green primary color, and a blue primary color.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the difference comprises a value of red primary color obtained by subtracting a component of red primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input from a component of red primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input, a value of green primary color obtained by subtracting a component of green primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input from a component of green primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input, and a value of blue primary color obtained by subtracting a component of blue primary color which is detected when the first display signal is input from a component of blue primary color which is detected when the second display signal is input.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the monochromatic image is an image in a primary color selected from a group consisting of a red primary color, a green primary color, and a blue primary color.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein after it is determined that there is a fault in the display screen, the method further comprises issuing an alert.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Ning

Classifications

• G09G5/20 Primary

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