Display apparatus, video wall apparatus, display method and video wall display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9454339-B2
Application number	US-201314104076-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2013
Priority date	Dec 13, 2012
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

A display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a photonic crystal array which is arranged on at least one side of the display panel and displays an image based on an applied voltage, an electrode which applies voltage to the photonic crystal array, and a controller which controls so that voltage is applied to the photonic crystal array based on image information displayed on the display panel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel;
a photonic crystal array which is arranged on at least one side of the display panel and which displays an image;
an electrode which applies voltage to the photonic crystal array; and
a controller which controls so that voltage is applied to the photonic crystal array based on color information of the image which is displayed on a predetermined area of the display panel.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a bezel which is arranged on an edge of the display panel,
wherein the photonic crystal array is arranged on at least one area of the bezel.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller establishes a predetermined area of the display panel as an image block, calculates an average pixel value from pixel values of the established image block or calculates a pixel value having a highest frequency from the established image block, and controls so that voltage is applied to the photonic crystal array according to the calculated pixel value.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller establishes a predetermined area of the display panel as an image block, converts pixel values of the established image block into a pixel value in Hue type, calculates an average pixel value from the converted pixel values or calculates a pixel value having a highest frequency from the converted pixel values, and controls so that voltage is applied to the photonic crystal array according to the calculated pixel value.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the photonic crystal array comprises:
an electro solvent which changes ionic concentration in response to the applied voltage; and
a photonic crystal which contacts the electro solvent.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the photonic crystal is a material whose domain periodic structure can change reversibly so as to influence electromagnetic radiation in response to one from among an electrical stimulation and changes in ionic concentration, and is a diblock copolymer constituting a hydrophobic block polymer and a hydrophilic block polymer.

7. A video wall apparatus comprising a plurality of the display apparatuses, at least one of the plurality of the display apparatuses comprising:
a display panel;
a photonic crystal array which is arranged on at least one side of the display panel and which displays an image;
an electrode which applies voltage to the photonic crystal array; and
a controller which controls so that voltage is applied to the photonic crystal array
based on color information of the image which is displayed on a predetermined area of the display panel.

8. A video wall apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of display panels;
a photonic crystal array which is arranged between the plurality of display panels and which displays an image;
an electrode which applies voltage to the photonic crystal array; and
a controller which controls so that voltage is applied to the photonic crystal array based on color information of the image which is displayed on a predetermined area of at least one of the plurality of display panels.

9. A display method, comprising:
displaying a first image on a display panel; and
applying voltage to a photonic crystal array based on color information of the first image displayed on a predetermined area of the display panel,
wherein the photonic crystal array is arranged on at least one side of the display panel and displays a second image based on the applied voltage.

10. The display method of claim 9 , wherein the photonic crystal array is arranged on at least one area of a bezel mounted on an edge of the display panel.

11. The display method of claim 9 , wherein the applying voltage comprises:
establishing a predetermined area of the display panel as an image block;
calculating an average pixel value from pixel values of the established image block or calculating a pixel value having a highest frequency from the established image block; and
applying the voltage to the photonic crystal array according to the calculated pixel value.

12. The display method of claim 9 , wherein the applying voltage comprises:
establishing a predetermined area of the display panel as an image block;
converting pixel values of the established image block to a pixel value in Hue type;
calculating an average pixel value from the converted pixel values or calculating a pixel value having a highest frequency from the converted pixel values; and
applying voltage to the photonic crystal array according to the calculated pixel value.

13. The display method of claim 9 , wherein the photonic crystal array comprises:
an electro solvent which changes ionic concentration in response to the applied voltage; and
a photonic crystal which contacts the electro solvent.

14. The display method of claim 13 , wherein the photonic crystal is a material whose domain periodic structure can change reversibly so as to influence electromagnetic radiation by electrical stimulation or by changes in ionic concentration, and is a diblock copolymer constituting a hydrophobic block polymer and a hydrophilic block polymer.

15. A display method of a video wall apparatus, comprising:
displaying an image on a plurality of display panels; and
applying voltage to a photonic crystal array which is arranged between the plurality of display panels based on color information of the image which is displayed on a predetermined area of at least one of the plurality of display panels.

16. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel;
means for displaying an image which is arranged on at least one side of the display panel;
an electrode which applies voltage to the means for displaying the image; and
a controller which controls so that voltage is applied to the means for displaying the image based on color information of the image which is displayed on a predetermined area of the display panel,
wherein the display panel and the means for displaying the image are different elements.

17. A video wall apparatus comprising a plurality of the display apparatuses, at least one of the plurality of the display apparatuses comprising:
a display panel;
means for displaying an image which is arranged on at least one side of the display panel;
an electrode which applies voltage to the means for displaying the image; and
a controller which controls so that voltage is applied to the means for displaying the image based on color information of the image which is displayed on a predetermined area of the display panel,
wherein the display panel and the means for displaying the image are different elements.

18. A video wall apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of display panels;
means for displaying an image which is arranged between the plurality of display panels;
an electrode which applies voltage to the means for displaying the image; and
a controller which controls so that voltage is applied to the means for displaying the image based on color information of the image which is displayed on a predetermined area of at least one of the plurality of display panels,
wherein the plurality of display panels and the means for displaying the image are different elements.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Young-Ran
• Kim Ju-Yong
• Lee Hee-Won
• Choi Kyoung-Oh
• Choi Hyun-Mook

Classifications

• G09G5/02

  characterised by the way in which colour is displayed {(details of colour display specific for CRTs G09G1/28; specific for flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607)} · CPC title

• G09G2300/026

  Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions · CPC title

• G02F1/13336

  Combining plural substrates to produce large-area displays, e.g. tiled displays · CPC title

• G02F2202/32

  Photonic crystals · CPC title

• G06F3/1446 Primary

  display composed of modules, e.g. video walls · CPC title