Display Device Brightness Flicker Reduction via Gamma Voltage

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative Solutions
Generate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Display devices experience serious flicker when switching between different refresh frequencies due to brightness differences, leading to reduced overall brightness and electrical leakage.

Innovation Solution

A display device with a driving module, a first power control module, and a second power control module, where the first power control module calls white balance look-up tables and the second power control module provides gamma voltages corresponding to refresh frequencies to adjust brightness, ensuring consistent image brightness across different refresh rates.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the display device switches between different refresh frequencies, then the display can adapt to different display requirements, but the brightness difference causes serious flicker

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverefresh frequency adaptationVSAvoidbrightness consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by adjusting the gamma voltage parameter according to different refresh frequencies. The gamma voltage is dynamically changed to compensate for brightness differences caused by varying refresh rates, ensuring consistent perceived brightness across different frequency settings.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback control by using look-up tables that store pre-calibrated gamma voltage values for different refresh frequencies. The system automatically selects the appropriate gamma voltage based on the current refresh frequency, creating a closed-loop control mechanism that maintains brightness consistency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Use of energy by moving object

If the display device refreshes images at lower refresh frequency, then energy consumption is reduced, but the time period between frames increases causing electrical leakage and reduced overall brightness

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenergy consumptionVSAvoidoverall brightness
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the gamma voltage parameter in response to lower refresh frequencies to compensate for increased electrical leakage. By adjusting this electrical parameter, the system maintains adequate brightness levels even when operating at energy-saving refresh rates with longer frame intervals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Illumination intensity

If the display device refreshes images at higher refresh frequency, then flicker is reduced, but energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrightness stabilityVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent dynamically adjusts the gamma voltage parameter based on the selected refresh frequency, enabling the display to operate at lower energy-consuming frequencies while maintaining brightness stability through compensatory voltage adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS11990071B2Display device
Publication Date: 2024.05.21 TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
  • US11990071B2 patent drawing
  • US11990071B2 patent drawing
  • US11990071B2 patent drawing

AI summary

The present application discloses a display device. In the display device provided by the present application, by making the refresh frequencies correspond to the white balance look-up tables and the gamma voltages, when the refresh frequencies of the display panel change, the brightness of the images of the display panel can be adjusted by adjusting the white balance look-up table and the gamma voltage provided to the display panel.