Liquid Crystal Display Timing Controller Pattern Recognition

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Solution Overview

Problem

Liquid crystal display devices experience poor picture quality due to distortion and smear caused by frequent changes in inversion systems, particularly when displaying patterns with high contrast, leading to defective display and flickering issues.

Innovation Solution

A device and method for driving liquid crystal display devices that include a timing controller with pattern recognition information, enabling and disabling signals, and detection factors to detect and stop the detection of defective display patterns, allowing for adaptive changes in the inversion system based on image data analysis.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the inversion system is changed frequently to adapt to different display patterns, then the picture quality for specific patterns is improved, but defective display and flickering occur due to frequent pattern changes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepicture qualityVSAvoiddisplay stability
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic adjustment of the inversion system based on real-time detection of display patterns. The system transitions from a static inversion mode to a dynamic one that adapts to the content being displayed, changing the inversion period according to detected pattern characteristics while maintaining stability through controlled change thresholds.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the inversion period parameter based on detected display patterns. By monitoring pattern characteristics and adjusting the inversion period accordingly, the system optimizes picture quality for different patterns while preventing excessive changes that would cause flickering or defective display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Measurement precision

If the detection sensitivity for defective patterns is increased, then the detection accuracy is improved, but frequent false positives occur causing unnecessary inversion system changes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepattern detection accuracyVSAvoidcontrol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the detected pattern information is fed back to adjust the inversion system. The system continuously monitors display patterns, compares them against detection thresholds, and adjusts the inversion period based on the feedback, creating a closed-loop control system that balances detection accuracy with system stability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary detection of display patterns before applying inversion system changes. By pre-analyzing the display content and predicting potential quality issues, the system can proactively adjust the inversion period to prevent defective display rather than reactively responding to already-degraded image quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary 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

Prevents defective display and improves picture quality by dynamically adjusting the inversion system in response to detected patterns, minimizing the impact of frequent brightness changes and reducing flickering.

Implementation Method 1

The liquid crystal display device displays a picture by controlling a light transmissivity of liquid crystals by using an electric field

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectric field control of liquid crystal light transmissivity: Electric Field

Data Source

PatentUS8330701B2Device and method for driving liquid crystal display device
Publication Date: 2012.12.11 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to device and method for driving a liquid crystal display device. The device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of pixel regions, a gate driver for driving a plurality of gate lines on the liquid crystal display panel, a data driver for driving a plurality of data lines on the liquid crystal display panel, and a timing controller for analyzing an image data received from an outside of the driver according to pattern recognition information having a detection factor and a detection stop factor for a defective display pattern to detect, or stopping detection of, the defective display pattern, and changing an inversion system of the liquid crystal display panel according to a result of the detection of the defective display pattern.