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Image display device and image display method

a display device and liquid crystal technology, applied in static indicating devices, non-linear optics, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of degrading the image displayed, losing the true black image, and increasing the intensity of backlight, so as to improve the dynamic contrast of the picture, eliminate the possibility of highlighting defective picture components, and high quality

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-06-15
ITOH HIROSHI
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[0021] A feature of the present invention is to provide an image display device capable of displaying high quality video featuring richness in luster and optimal-to-viewer brightness, which device can improve visually sensible contrast and reproducibility of an image without widening a dynamic range of the picture signal not to cause artifacts and can optimally regulating the display screen brightness not to cause the loss of the true black image.
[0030] According to the embodiments of the present invention, no processing for widening a dynamic range of a picture signal is made, thereby eliminating the possibility of emphasizing defective picture components such as a defectively gradated portion and a noise of the picture signal.
[0031] Furthermore, according to embodiments of the present invention, since decision about the peak state of a picture to be displayed and information above representing a dark or bright scene can be obtained in advance from a peak value and average brightness value detected by the peak detecting portion and the average brightness detecting portion respectively, it is also possible to improve the dynamic contrast of picture by the effect of alternating a dark picture (of low average brightness) with a bright picture (of high average brightness).
[0032] Thus, the present invention makes it possible to present a high quality display image best adapted to users-viewers.

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However, the method of the document 1 for improving the display image quality by increasing the brightness of the backlight when the average brightness level of a picture signal is low involves the following problem.
The light leakage causes a phenomenon called “loss of true black” which makes the display image generally whitish, considerably degrading the image displayed.
Therefore, an increase in the intensity of the backlight is accompanied by losing the true black image.
The brightness of the light source can not always improve the contrast of the display image.

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[0052] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, an image display device according the first embodiment of the present invention is described as follows.

[0053]FIG. 1 is a construction block diagram of the image display device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, which comprises, as shown in FIG. 1, a liquid crystal display portion 11, a backlight 12, a backlight control portion 13, a display control portion 14, average brightness detecting portion 15, a peak detecting portion 16 and an input 17.

[0054] A PIC (Picture) signal in the form of, for example, a Y color difference signal to be displayed on the liquid crystal display portion 11 is inputted into the display device through the input 17. The display control portion 14 performs the control operation necessary for display the PIC signal on the liquid crystal display portion 11 and outputs it as a DRV (Drive) signal to the display portion. The backlight 12 serves a light source for providing the brigh...

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[0074] An image display device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 6, 7A and 7B.

[0075]FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a peak detecting portion 16 of the display device which is the second embodiment of the present invention, where parts similar to those shown in FIG. 2 are given the same numerals. In FIG. 6, there are shown comparators 61, 62, 65, 66, counters 63, 64, a discriminator 67, threshold generators 68 to 71 for generating threshold values ma, mb, na and nb respectively and an output 72.

[0076] A PIC signal through the input 28 is input to the comparators 61 and 62 respectively. The comparator 61 compares each of successively inputted brightness signals or brightness components of the PIC signal with the threshold value ma generated by the threshold (ma) generator 68 and outputs a comparison result to the counter 63 which in turn counts inputs for a duration defined by V-ST signal and...

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[0087] An image display device according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 8.

[0088]FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a peak detecting portion 16 of the image display device which is the second embodiment of the present invention, where parts similar to those shown in FIG. 2 are given the same numerals. In FIG. 8, there are shown comparators 81 and 83, a latch 82 and a threshold (p) generator 84.

[0089] The shown embodiment is featured by the provision of the comparator 81 forming a loop to detect the maximum brightness level of an input PIC signal to be displayed. Specifically, a FBK (Feedback) signal indicating a comparison result is fed back to an input of the comparator 81. The feedback operation of the comparator 81 is conducted on each of successively inputted pixels of a PIC signal. The PIC signal and the FBK signal levels are compared with each other on the pixel-by-pixel basis and a larger signal i...

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Abstract

An image display device is disclosed that is capable of presenting to a viewer a high-quality lustrous video on a display screen with best screen brightness by increasing visual contrast and avoiding loss of true black elements without widening a dynamic range of a picture signal. The image display device is provided with a liquid crystal display portion, a display control portion, a backlight, a backlight control portion and an average brightness detecting portion and detects brightness of the light source in accordance with the average brightness of a picture signal to be displayed. It is further provided with a peak detecting portion and corrects the control of the backlight control portion in accordance with a detected peak value of a picture.

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[0001] This application is a Continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 10 / 494,340 filed on Apr. 30, 2004, and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. § 120. The entire contents of this application is hereby incorporated by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a liquid crystal type image display device for displaying a picture signal on a liquid crystal display panel and more specifically to a transmission type liquid crystal display device of the direct viewing type or projection type, which has a light source and can dynamically adjust the luminance of the light source in accordance with a picture signal to be displayed. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] A liquid crystal display device represents a transmission type display device having a light source. The transmission type liquid crystal display device requires a separate light source since a liquid crystal panel itself does not emit light. A direct-viewing type liquid crystal disp...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G09G3/36G02F1/133G09G3/34
CPCG02F1/13318G09G3/3406G09G3/3611G09G2320/0238G09G2320/0626G09G2320/066G09G2330/021G09G2360/16
Inventor ITOH, HIROSHI
Owner ITOH HIROSHI
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