Display Panel Light Sensing Compensation for Luminance Decay

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Solution Overview

Problem

The existing display technologies, particularly OLEDs, face challenges in real-time sensing of deterioration in light emitting devices, leading to a gradual decrease in optical compensation effectiveness over time, resulting in reduced luminance and inefficient compensation.

Innovation Solution

A display method that incorporates light sensing devices to continuously monitor and adjust the brightness compensation gain of light emitting devices based on actual and target brightness values, ensuring accurate luminance compensation by comparing average values and determining the need for adjustments, thereby maintaining optimal display performance.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If light emitting devices are used for continuous display, then productivity is improved, but the light emission luminance gradually decreases due to deterioration

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontinuous display capabilityVSAvoidlight emission luminance
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where light sensing devices continuously monitor the actual luminance of light emitting devices, and the system automatically adjusts brightness compensation gain based on the detected deterioration. This closed-loop feedback enables real-time compensation for luminance decay, allowing continuous operation while maintaining display quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes the brightness compensation gain parameter based on detected luminance deterioration. By adjusting this parameter over time, the system compensates for the gradual decrease in light emission luminance, enabling continuous display operation without permanent performance degradation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Illumination intensity

If brightness compensation is performed frequently, then display quality is maintained, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay qualityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic sensing stages where light sensing devices are activated at specific intervals to detect luminance deterioration. During non-sensing periods, the system operates in normal display mode with lower power consumption. This periodic action maintains display quality through timely compensation while minimizing overall power usage compared to continuous sensing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This method effectively compensates for the decrease in light emission luminance over time, ensuring consistent display quality by dynamically adjusting the brightness compensation gain, thus extending the lifespan of the display panel.

Implementation Method 1

each of light sensing devices being used for sensing light emitted by at least one of the light emitting devices

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight sensing: Photoelectric Effect

Data Source

PatentUS12080231B2Displaying method of display panel and display device
Publication Date: 2024.09.03 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

A display method and a display device of a display panel are provided, and belongs to the field of display technology. The display panel of the disclosure includes a light emitting device and a light sensing device. Each light sensing device is used for sensing the light emitted by at least one light emitting device. The display data of each light emitting device in the display panel is obtained according to a target brightness value and a brightness compensation gain value. The method includes: in a sensing stage, obtaining an actual brightness value of the light emitting device to be compensated according to the sensing data generated by the light sensing device, and setting a brightness compensation gain of the light emitting device to be compensated according to at least the obtained actual brightness value and the target brightness value.