Method and apparatus for obtaining correspondences between grayscales and grayscale voltages, and display apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11967264-B2
Application number	US-202117631404-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2021
Priority date	Feb 22, 2021
Publication date	Apr 23, 2024
Grant date	Apr 23, 2024

Abstract

A display apparatus includes a display panel, a memory, and a driver. The memory stores at least one set of correspondences, and each set of correspondences includes 2 N grayscale data and 2 N register values in a one-to-one correspondence with the 2 N grayscale data; each register value represents a grayscale voltage value of corresponding grayscale data; and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 6. The driver obtains the at least one set of correspondences from the memory; receives image data from a signal transmission interface, the image data including a plurality of grayscale data corresponding to a plurality of sub-pixels; for any grayscale data in the image data, obtains a register value corresponding to the grayscale data in a set of correspondences; and outputs a grayscale voltage corresponding to a grayscale voltage value represented by the register value to the display panel according to the register value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels, the display panel having 2 N grayscales;
a memory configured to store at least one set of correspondences, each set of correspondences including 2 N grayscale data and 2 N register values in a one-to-one correspondence with the 2 N grayscale data, each register value being used to represent a grayscale voltage value of a respective grayscale data, the 2 N grayscale data in a one-to-one correspondence with the 2 N grayscales, in a coordinate system formed by grayscales and grayscale voltage values, a connecting line formed by sequentially connecting the grayscale voltage values corresponding to the 2 N grayscales being nonlinear, and N being a positive integer greater than or equal to 6; and
a driver coupled to the memory, a signal transmission interface, and the display panel, wherein
the driver is configured to: obtain the at least one set of correspondences from the memory; receive image data from the signal transmission interface, the image data including a plurality of grayscale data corresponding to the plurality of sub-pixels; for any grayscale data in the image data, obtain a register value corresponding to the grayscale data from a set of correspondences; and output, according to the register value, a grayscale voltage corresponding to a grayscale voltage value represented by the register value to a sub-pixel of the display panel; wherein
the at least one set of correspondences is obtained by a method for obtaining correspondences between grayscales and grayscale voltages, the method comprising:
obtaining grayscale voltage values corresponding to at least two first grayscales in the 2 N grayscales, wherein the 2 N grayscales further include a plurality of second grayscales between two adjacent first grayscales;
obtaining grayscale voltage values in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of second grayscales between the two adjacent first grayscales according to the two adjacent first grayscales and grayscale voltage values corresponding to the two adjacent first grayscales; and
obtaining a set of correspondences according to the 2 N grayscales and the grayscale voltage values corresponding to the 2 N grayscales; wherein
a second grayscale, a grayscale voltage value corresponding to the second grayscale and the two adjacent first grayscales and the grayscale voltage values corresponding to the two adjacent first grayscales satisfy a formula:
wherein V 3 represents the grayscale voltage value corresponding to the second grayscale, V 2 and V 1 represent the grayscale voltage values corresponding to the two adjacent first grayscales, G 3 represents the second grayscale, G 2 and G 1 represent the two adjacent first grayscales, β represents a preset parameter, and the preset parameter is greater than 1 or less than 1;
in a case where the preset parameter is greater than 1, the connecting line formed by sequentially connecting the grayscale voltage values corresponding to the 2 N grayscales is nonlinear; or, in a case where the preset parameter is less than 1, the connecting line formed by sequentially connecting the grayscale voltage values corresponding to the 2 N grayscales is nonlinear.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of sub-pixels include sub-pixels of a first color, sub-pixels of a second color, and sub-pixels of a third color, and the first color, the second color, and the third color are three primary colors;
the at least one set of correspondences includes three sets of correspondences, and the three sets of correspondences are respectively used for obtaining of grayscale voltage values of the sub-pixels of the first color, the sub-pixels of the second color, and the sub-pixels of the third color in the display panel; and
the driver is further configured to: for any grayscale data in the image data, determine a color of a sub-pixel corresponding to the grayscale data; determine a set of correspondences from the three sets of correspondences according to the color of the sub-pixel, the determined set of correspondences being used for obtaining of grayscale voltage values of sub-pixels, having a same color as the sub-pixel, in the sub-pixels of the first color, the sub-pixels of the second color, and the sub-pixels of the third color; and obtain a register value corresponding to the grayscale data from the determined set of correspondences.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the memory is a non-volatile memory; and
the driver includes:
a random memory coupled to the non-volatile memory and configured to obtain and temporarily store the at least one set of correspondences from the non-volatile memory, the random memory being further coupled to the signal transmission interface, and further configured to obtain the image data from the signal transmission interface;
a plurality of registers coupled to the random memory;
a controller coupled to the random memory and the plurality of registers,
the controller being configured to: control a register to obtain, according to each grayscale data in the image data, a register value corresponding to the grayscale data from a set of correspondences in the random memory, and control the register to store the register value; and
a grayscale voltage output circuit coupled to the plurality of registers and the display panel, the grayscale voltage output circuit being configured to output, according to the register value stored in the register, a grayscale voltage corresponding to a grayscale voltage value represented by the register value to the display panel.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the grayscale voltage output circuit includes:
a first voltage generating circuit coupled to a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal, and configured to obtain a plurality of third voltages according to a first voltage of the first voltage terminal and a second voltage of the second voltage terminal, and the first voltage being greater than the second voltage; and
a plurality of first gating circuits, each first gating circuit being coupled to the first voltage generating circuit, a register, and the display panel, and configured to output a voltage of the first voltage, the second voltage and the plurality of third voltages from the first voltage generating circuit to the display panel according to the register value stored in the register, the voltage being the grayscale voltage corresponding to the grayscale voltage value represented by the register value.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the grayscale voltage output circuit further includes:
a second voltage generating circuit coupled to a first reference voltage terminal and a second reference voltage terminal, and configured to obtain a plurality of divided voltages according to a first reference voltage of the first reference voltage terminal and a second reference voltage of the second reference voltage terminal;
a second gating circuit coupled to the first voltage terminal and the second voltage generating circuit, and configured to output a divided voltage of the plurality of divided voltages according to a register value among the 2 N register values that represents a maximum grayscale voltage value, this divided voltage being the first voltage; and
a third gating circuit coupled to the second voltage terminal and the second voltage generating circuit, and configured to output a divided voltage of the plurality of divided voltages according to a register value among the 2 N register values that represents a minimum grayscale voltage value, this divided voltage being the second voltage.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , w

Assignees

• Chengdu Boe Optoelect Tech Co
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bi Xin
• Zuo Kun

Classifications

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