Display apparatus and operation method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016205391-A1
Application number	US-201314912738-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 9, 2013
Priority date	Aug 19, 2013
Publication date	Jul 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a video reception unit to receive an input video, a flexible display module, and a controller to change luminance of the input video such that a luminance variation of an area of the input video corresponding to a first area of the display module is greater than that of an area of the input video corresponding to a second area of the display module and control a video, the luminance of which has been changed, to be displayed when the display module is curved. Consequently, a stereoscopic video with improved luminance is displayed on the display apparatus.

First claim

1 . A display apparatus comprising: a video reception unit to receive an input video;a flexible display module; and a controller to change luminance of the input video such that a luminance variation of an area of the input video corresponding to a first area of the display module is greater than that of an area of the input video corresponding to a second area of the display module and control a video, the luminance of which has been changed, to be displayed when the display module is curved.

2 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller changes the luminance of the input video such that the luminance variation is gradually increased toward each side area of the display module.

3 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller increases the luminance of the video, the luminance of which has been changed, in comparison with the input video.

4 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller changes the luminance of the input video such that the luminance variation at the time of changing the luminance at a first side area of the display module which is more distant from a user is greater than that at the time of changing the luminance at a second side area of the display module.

5 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a camera, wherein the controller detects location of a user based on a video of the user photographed by the camera and controls the luminance variation at the time of changing the luminance of the input video based on the location of the user.

6 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case in which plural users are present, the controller calculates a representative location based on locations of the users and changes the luminance of the input video based on the representative location.

7 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the luminance variation at the time of changing the luminance of the input video such that the luminance variation is increased as curvature of the display module is decreased.

8 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the luminance variation at the time of changing the luminance of the input video such that the luminance variation is increased as a distance between a user and the display apparatus is increased.

9 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display module has a concave area formed at a predetermined portion thereof.

10 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the luminance variation at the time of changing the luminance of the input video such that the luminance variation is increased as a distance from a gaze position of a user is increased.

11 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the luminance variation to be changed with respect to any one vertical line of the display module based on a gaze position of a user.

12 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: an illuminance sensor to measure illuminance of external light around the display apparatus, wherein the controller further changes the luminance of the input video based on the illuminance of the external light.

13 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display module comprises a convex area and a concave area at which a shape of the display module is changed, and the controller increases a luminance level of an area of the input video corresponding to the concave area decreases a luminance level of an area of the input video corresponding to the convex area.

14 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a variable member to change a shape of the display module such that the display module is curved.

15 . The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display module comprises an organic light emitting display panel, and a level of current flowing in an area of the organic light emitting display panel corresponding to the first area is greater than that of current flowing in an area of the organic light emitting display panel corresponding to the second area.

16 . A display apparatus comprising: a video reception unit to receive an input video;a flexible display module; and a controller to control the display module such that a level of current flowing in an area of the input video corresponding to a first area of the display module is greater than that of current flowing in an area of the input video corresponding to a second area of the display module when the display module is curved.

17 . An operation method of a display apparatus comprising a flexible display module, the operation method comprising: receiving an input video;changing luminance of the input video such that a luminance variation of an area of the input video corresponding to a first area of the display module is greater than that of an area of the input video corresponding to a second area of the display module when the display module is curved; and displaying a video, the luminance of which has been changed.

18 . The operation method according to claim 17 , further comprising: detecting location of a user, wherein the step of changing the luminance of the input video comprises changing the luminance of the input video such that the luminance variation at the time of changing the luminance at a first side area of the display module which is more distant from the user is greater than that at the time of changing the luminance at a second side area of the display module.

19 . The operation method according to claim 17 , further comprising: detecting location of a user, wherein the step of changing the luminance of the input video comprises changing the luminance of the input video such that the luminance variation at the time of changing the luminance of the input video is increased as a distance between the user and the display apparatus is increased.

20 . The operation method according to claim 17 , further comprising: measuring illuminance of external light around the display module; and further changing the luminance of the input video based on the illuminance of the external light.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Sung Hwan

Classifications

• G09G3/3406

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• G09G3/3225

  using an active matrix · CPC title

• G09G2320/0261

  in the context of movement of objects on the screen or movement of the observer relative to the screen · CPC title

• G09G2360/144

  the light being ambient light · CPC title

• H04N13/332

  Displays for viewing with the aid of special glasses or head-mounted displays [HMD] · CPC title