Organic light emitting display device and driving method of the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11735118-B2
Application number	US-201816235297-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2018
Priority date	Jan 4, 2018
Publication date	Aug 22, 2023
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023

Abstract

An organic light emitting display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; a power source configured to provide a high power voltage and a low power voltage to the pixels; a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the pixels through data lines; a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the pixels through scan lines; a timing controller configured to provide control signals that control the power source, the data driver, and the scan driver; and an image processor configured to receive an HDR image signal by every frame, calculate an on-pixel ratio (OPR) that represents a ratio of a number of the pixels that turn on based on the HDR image signal to the number of all pixels included in the display panel, and control a brightness of the pixels that turn on based on the on-pixel ratio.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An organic light emitting display device comprising:
a display panel including a plurality of pixels;
a power source configured to provide a high power voltage and a low power voltage to the pixels;
a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the pixels through data lines;
a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the pixels through scan lines;
a timing controller configured to provide control signals that control the power source, the data driver, and the scan driver; and
an image processor configured to receive a high dynamic range (HDR) image signal by every frame, calculate an on-pixel ratio (OPR) that represents a ratio of a number of all on-pixels, from among the plurality of pixels, that turn on based on the HDR image signal to a number of all pixels, including pixels that do not turn on, of the plurality of pixels included in the display panel, and control a brightness of the on-pixels that turn on based on the on-pixel ratio.

2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the brightness of the pixels that turn on based on the HDR image signal increases as the OPR decreases.

3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the image processor includes:
an OPR calculator configured to calculate the OPR;
a power voltage controller configured to control the power source based on the OPR; and
a gamma controller configured to control a gamma data set output from the timing controller based on the OPR.

4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 3 , wherein the power voltage controller is configured to output a power voltage control signal that decreases the high power voltage provided to the pixels from the power source when the OPR is equal to or less than a predetermined reference ratio.

5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 3 , wherein the power voltage controller is configured to output a power voltage control signal that increases the low power voltage provided to the pixels from the power source when the OPR is equal to or less than a predetermined reference ratio.

6. The organic light emitting display device of claim 3 , wherein the gamma controller is configured to output a gamma control signal that selects one of gamma data sets stored in the timing controller to the timing controller when the OPR is equal to or less than a predetermined reference ratio.

7. The organic light emitting display device of claim 6 , wherein the data driver is configured to generate gamma voltages based on the one of the gamma data sets.

8. The organic light emitting display device of claim 3 , wherein the image processor further includes:
a smooth filter configured to sequentially change the high power voltage during a plurality of frames based on a change amount of the high power voltage between the frames.

9. The organic light emitting display device of claim 3 , wherein the image processor further includes:
a smooth filter configured to sequentially change the low power voltage during a plurality of frames based on a change amount of the low power voltage between the frames.

10. The organic light emitting display device of claim 8 , wherein the image processor further includes:
a smooth filter configured to sequentially output a plurality of gamma data sets during the plurality of frames based on the gamma data sets between the frames.

11. The organic light emitting display device of claim 3 , wherein the image processor further includes:
a scaling unit configured to change a grayscale value of the HDR image signal.

12. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:
a display panel including a plurality of pixels;
a power source configured to provide a high power voltage and a low power voltage to the pixels;
a data driver configured to provide a data signal to the pixels through data lines;
a scan driver configured to provide a scan signal to the pixels through scan lines;
a timing controller configured to generate a control signal that controls the power source, the data driver, and the scan driver, and to store a plurality of gamma data sets; and
an image processor configured to receive a high dynamic range image signal, calculate an on-pixel ratio (OPR) that represents a ratio of a number of all on-pixels, from among the plurality of pixels, that turn on based on the high dynamic range image signal to a number of all pixels, including pixels that do not turn on, of the plurality of pixels included in the display panel, provide a power control signal that decreases the high power voltage or increases the low power voltage when the on-pixel ratio is equal to or less than a predetermined reference ratio to the power source, and provide a gamma control signal that selects a gamma data set from among the gamma data sets to the timing controller.

13. The organic light emitting display device of claim 12 , wherein the image processor is configured to output the power control signal that sequentially changes the high power voltage during at least two frames when a change amount of the high power voltage of a Nth frame and a (N+1)th frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference change amount, where N is an integer greater than 1.

14. The organic light emitting display device of claim 12 , wherein the image processor is configured to output the gamma control signal that sequentially outputs a plurality of gamma data sets during a plurality of frames based on gamma data of a Nth frame and a (N+1)th frame, where N is an integer greater than 1.

15. The organic light emitting display device of claim 12 , wherein the image processor is configured to change grayscale value of the high dynamic range image signal.

16. A driving method of an organic light emitting display device, comprising:
calculating an on-pixel ratio based on a high dynamic range (HDR) image signal, the on-pixel ratio being a ratio of a number of all on-pixels from among a plurality of pixels that turn on based on the HDR image signal to a number of all pixels, including pixels that do not turn on, of the plurality of pixels included in a display panel;
determining whether or not the on-pixel ratio is equal to or less than a predetermined reference ratio; and
decreasing brightness of the on-pixels that turn on based on the HDR image signal in response to the on-pixel ratio being equal to or less than the predetermined reference ratio.

17. The driving method of claim 16 , wherein the brightness of the pixels that turn on based on the HDR image signal decreases by decreasing a high power voltage provided to the display panel that displays an image based on the HDR image signal.

18. The driving method of claim 16 , wherein the brightness of the pixels that turn on based on the HDR image signal decreases by increasing a low power voltage provided to the display panel that displays an image based on the HDR image signal.

19. The driving method of claim 16 , wherein the brightness of the pixels that turn on based on the HDR image signal decreases by changing gamma voltages provided to the display panel that displays an image based on the HDR image signal.

20. The driving method of claim 16 , further comprising:
changing the brightness of the pixels that turn on based on the HDR image signal during a plurality of frames in sequence.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Seung-Jun
• Park Geunjeong

Classifications

• G09G3/3266 Primary

  Details of drivers for scan electrodes · CPC title

• G09G3/3275

  Details of drivers for data electrodes · CPC title

• G09G2310/08

  Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery · CPC title

• G09G2320/0626

  for control of overall brightness · CPC title

• G09G2320/0673

  for control of gamma adjustment, e.g. selecting another gamma curve · CPC title