Display device and display system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024185813-A1
Application number	US-202318521650-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 28, 2023
Priority date	Dec 6, 2022
Publication date	Jun 6, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

A display device includes a display panel comprising a display region for displaying an image, a light source device comprising a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward the display panel, and a drive circuit configured to drive the display panel based on an image signal including information on the image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a display region for displaying an image; a light source device comprising a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward the display panel; and a drive circuit configured to drive the display panel based on an image signal including information on the image, wherein the display region is divided into a plurality of divided regions, the light sources are disposed corresponding to the respective divided regions, the drive circuit selects one of first lighting control for adjusting luminance of the light source for each of the light sources based on the image signal and second lighting control for turning on all the light sources to control the light source device, and the drive circuit selects the second lighting control based on an amount of movement per unit time of the display panel being equal to or larger than a predetermined amount of movement.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
a part of the image displayed in the display region moves in the display region due to movement of the display panel, and the predetermined amount of movement is such an amount of movement per unit time of the display panel that an amount of movement per unit time of the part of the image due to the movement of the display panel is equal to or larger than a size of the divided region.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the drive circuit calculates a required amount of light that is an amount of light of the divided region required for each of the divided regions based on the image signal, and the drive circuit specifies, when selecting the second lighting control, the largest required amount of light out of the required amounts of light of the divided regions and turns on each of the light sources at first full lighting luminance that is the luminance of the light source at which the amount of light of the divided region is the largest required amount of light in each of the divided regions when each of the light sources are turned on.

4 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the drive circuit gradually increases, when selecting the second lighting control, the luminance of the light source from luminance of the light source lower than the first full lighting luminance to the first full lighting luminance from when the drive circuit selects the second lighting control.

5 . The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the drive circuit increases the luminance of the light source from the luminance of the light source lower than the first full lighting luminance to the first full lighting luminance every unit time according to Expression (1):
L n+1 =L n +( La−L n )× K   (1)
where L n+1 and L n are the luminance of the light source, L n is the luminance of the light source immediately before L n+1 , n is an integer equal to or larger than 1, La is the first full-lighting luminance, and K is a coefficient indicating a decrease in a ratio of increase in luminance of the light source.

6 . The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the drive circuit gradually decreases, when selecting the first lighting control when the second lighting control is selected, the luminance of the light source from the first full lighting luminance to luminance of the light source at which the amount of light of the divided region is the required amount of light in each of the divided regions from when the drive circuit selects the first lighting control.

7 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein
the display panel further comprises a plurality of sub-pixels constituting the image, and the drive circuit turns on, when selecting the second lighting control, each of the light sources at second full lighting luminance corresponding to the luminance of the light source at which the luminance of the sub-pixels is the luminance of the sub-pixels corresponding to a maximum value of gradation of the sub-pixels when the drive circuit turns on all the light sources.

8 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive circuit terminates, when selecting the second lighting control, the second lighting control based on a predetermined time having elapsed since time when the second lighting control is selected.

9 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive circuit terminates, when selecting the second lighting control, the second lighting control based on the amount of movement per unit time of the display panel being smaller than the predetermined amount of movement.

10 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the drive circuit calculates the amount of movement of the display panel based on a detection value of a sensor configured to detect acceleration.

11 . A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a display region for displaying an image; a light source device comprising a plurality of light sources configured to emit light toward the display panel; a sensor configured to detect acceleration of the display panel; and a drive circuit configured to drive the display panel based on an image signal including information on the image, wherein the display region is divided into a plurality of divided regions, the light sources are disposed corresponding to the respective divided regions, the drive circuit calculates an amount of movement per unit time of the display panel based on a detection value of the sensor, the drive circuit selects one of first lighting control for adjusting luminance of the light source for each of the light sources based on the image signal and second lighting control for turning on all the light sources to control the light source device, and the drive circuit selects the second lighting control based on an amount of movement per unit time of the display panel being equal to or larger than a predetermined amount of movement.

12 . A display system comprising:
the display device according to claim 1 ; and a lens.

Assignees

• Japan Display Inc

Inventors

• Sako Kazuhiko
• Watanabe Yoshihiro
• Ishihara Tomoyuki

Classifications

• G09G3/3406

  Control of illumination source (illumination devices structurally associated with liquid crystal cells G02F1/1336) · CPC title

• G09G3/34

  by control of light from an independent source · CPC title

• G09G3/3426

  the different display panel areas being distributed in two dimensions, e.g. matrix · CPC title

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G09G3/3607 Primary

  for displaying colours or for displaying grey scales with a specific pixel layout, e.g. using sub-pixels (display of colours in flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; grey scales specific for television H04N3/127) · CPC title