DeMura Table Compression via Fragmented Data Fetching

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Solution Overview

Problem

The increasing resolution of display panels leads to larger DeMura tables, necessitating expanded storage capacity, which increases costs.

Innovation Solution

A data compression and decompression method for DeMura tables, where compensation data is fetched in a specific pattern and permuted to create a compressed table, reducing storage space requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the resolution of the display panel is increased to improve display performance, then the display quality is improved, but the size of the DeMura table increases, requiring larger storage capacity and higher cost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay qualityVSAvoidDeMura table size
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The DeMura table is divided into multiple fragments, each containing compensation data for a specific region of the display panel. Only the necessary fragments are fetched and processed at any given time, rather than loading the entire large-scale DeMura table into memory simultaneously. This segmentation allows high-resolution compensation while managing storage and memory requirements efficiently.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display panel have different compensation requirements. The patent fetches and processes only the local fragment of the DeMura table that corresponds to the current processing region, applying compensation data specifically tailored to that local area. This approach maintains high display quality while minimizing the amount of data that needs to be stored and processed at once.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Quantity of substance

If the storage capacity is expanded to accommodate larger DeMura tables, then the data storage capability is improved, but the cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestorage capacityVSAvoidcost
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the DeMura table into multiple smaller fragments and stores them in a compressed format. Instead of requiring full storage capacity for the entire high-resolution DeMura table, the system only needs to store and process one fragment at a time during runtime. This significantly reduces the required storage capacity and associated costs while still supporting high-resolution display panels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system fetches DeMura table fragments periodically in a cyclic manner, processing one fragment at a time rather than loading all data simultaneously. This periodic fetching approach allows the use of smaller storage devices, as the system only needs to accommodate the current fragment being processed plus a small buffer, thereby reducing storage costs while maintaining the ability to handle large DeMura tables.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS10347220B1Data compression and decompression method for DeMura table
Publication Date: 2019.07.09 WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a data compression method for DeMura table, including steps of: acquiring an original DeMura table of a display panel; designating compensation data in four neighboring rows in the original DeMura table as a fragment to be fetched in a fetch cycle and periodically fetching compensation data per fetch cycle; permuting fetched compensation data so as to create a compressed DeMura table; and storing the compressed DeMura table in a storage device, wherein the step of periodically fetching compensation data includes sub-steps of: fetching the compensation data in odd-numbered columns from the first row of the original DeMura table; and fetching the compensation data in even-numbered columns from the third row and fetching the compensation data in the first column from the third row of the original DeMura table. Also disclosed is a data decompression method for DeMura table. The invention can save storage space and lower cost.