Display Calibration Using Multi-Gradation Coefficients

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display apparatuses face issues with uniformity in light output between pixels across different gradations, leading to problems like screen blurring, as calibration coefficients calculated for specific gradations do not effectively apply to other gradations, resulting in increased deviations in lower gradations.

Innovation Solution

A display apparatus that stores calibration coefficients for multiple gradations, allowing for the selection of reference gradations and calculation of additional coefficients to ensure uniformity across various gradations, including lower ones, by using a combination of measurement and calculation coefficients based on preset reference points.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If a calibration coefficient is calculated based on a specific gradation (e.g., high gradation) to improve uniformity in that gradation, then uniformity in luminance and chromaticity is improved for that specific gradation, but uniformity deteriorates in other gradations (especially lower gradations)

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuniformity calibration precisionVSAvoidgradation adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the calibration process into multiple gradation segments. Instead of using a single calibration coefficient for all gradations, the system calculates and stores separate calibration coefficients for different gradation ranges (first gradation range, second gradation range, etc.). This segmentation allows each gradation to have its own optimized calibration coefficient, resolving the contradiction between achieving precision in one gradation and maintaining adaptability across all gradations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by making calibration coefficients specific to local gradation characteristics. Each gradation range has its own calibration coefficient that is optimized for that specific range's properties. This allows the calibration to be locally optimized for each gradation while maintaining global uniformity across the entire display, thereby improving both precision and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Manufacturing precision

If calibration coefficients are stored for multiple gradations to improve uniformity across all gradations, then uniformity is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuniformity calibration precisionVSAvoidcalibration data complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by selecting representative gradations (first and second gradations) from which calibration coefficients are calculated. Instead of measuring and storing coefficients for every possible gradation, the system uses coefficients from these partial samples to represent and correct multiple gradation ranges. This reduces the complexity of calibration data while still achieving uniformity improvement across all gradations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent makes calibration coefficients universal by using coefficients calculated from specific reference gradations to correct multiple other gradations. The first and second calibration coefficients, derived from specific gradations, are applied universally across different gradation ranges through the controller's selective application logic, reducing the need for separate coefficients for every gradation while maintaining calibration effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10708533B2Display device having an applied calibration using gradations and control methods thereof
Publication Date: 2020.07.07 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

A display apparatus includes a signal receiver configured to receive an image signal having a plurality of gradations; a display configured to display an image based on the received image signal; a storage configured to store a plurality of calibration coefficients corresponding to more than two gradations from among the plurality of gradations to calibrate a uniformity of the image; and a controller configured to control the display to apply to the received image signal, a calibration coefficient corresponding to a gradation of the received image signal from among the plurality of gradations to display the image. With this, the uniformity of the image outputted from the display apparatus is exactly calibrated with respect to the plurality of gradations.