Display Driving Controller White Balance Voltage Adjustment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display devices face challenges in ensuring sufficient charging of pixels within a short time, leading to potential shifts in color coordinates when increasing data voltage, which can deteriorate display quality.

Innovation Solution

A display device with a driving controller that analyzes image data to determine whether to apply source emphasis, adjusting data voltage based on white balance comparisons between adjacent pixels, thereby preventing color coordinate shifts and maintaining luminance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If the data voltage provided to the pixels is increased to supplement the charging amount, then the charging speed is improved, but the color coordinates of the pixels are shifted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharging speedVSAvoidcolor coordinate accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies source emphasis selectively to specific pixels based on their white balance status and neighboring pixel states. Instead of uniformly increasing data voltage across all pixels, the controller identifies pixels with white balance outside the set range and applies enhanced voltage only to those pixels and their neighbors, thereby improving charging speed locally without causing widespread color coordinate shifts.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically adjusts the data voltage based on real-time analysis of white balance values and neighboring pixel states. The controller continuously monitors pixel conditions and modifies the charging voltage accordingly, transitioning from a static voltage approach to a dynamic, adaptive voltage adjustment that responds to changing display conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Productivity

If the data voltage is increased to ensure sufficient pixel charging within short time, then the productivity is improved, but the display quality deteriorates due to color coordinate shifts

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepixel charging efficiencyVSAvoiddisplay quality
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements localized voltage enhancement by identifying specific pixels that require source emphasis based on white balance analysis. Only pixels with white balance outside the acceptable range and their neighboring pixels receive increased voltage, while other pixels maintain normal voltage levels. This selective approach improves overall charging efficiency without compromising display quality across the entire panel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the voltage parameter dynamically based on white balance conditions. When a pixel's white balance falls outside the set range, the controller increases the data voltage for that pixel and its neighbors; when white balance is within range, normal voltage is applied. This parameter adjustment strategy optimizes charging speed while maintaining color accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11749162B2Display device
Publication Date: 2023.09.05 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device includes a display panel including a first pixel and a second pixel disposed adjacent to the first pixel along a first direction, a gate driver configured to provide gate signals to the display panel, a data driver configured to provide data signals to the first and second pixels and a driving controller configured to receive an image data, configured to provide a data signal to the data driver based on the image data, and configured to determine whether a white balance of a current image data corresponding to the second pixel is within a set range. The driving controller calculates the data voltage provided to the second pixel based on the white balance of the current image data corresponding to the second pixel, a previous image data corresponding to the first pixel, and the current image data.