Stereoscopic Display Backlight Control for 3D Crosstalk Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Stereoscopic image display devices using liquid crystal shutter glasses suffer from 3D crosstalk due to the low response speed of liquid crystals, leading to ghost images and deteriorated image quality and dizziness in users.

Innovation Solution

A stereoscopic image display device with a control circuit that adjusts the backlight ON duty ratio based on frame luminance levels and synchronizes shutter opening with a doubled frame frequency, and inserts black frames to reduce crosstalk, while also increasing the number of light source turn-ons to enhance panel temperature and reduce crosstalk.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If liquid crystal shutter glasses are used for stereoscopic display, then 3D image can be implemented with left and right eye separation, but low liquid crystal response speed causes 3D crosstalk and ghost images

Engineering Contradiction:
Improve3D image qualityVSAvoidliquid crystal response speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by inserting black frames before the actual image frames. Specifically, a black frame is inserted before the left-eye image frame and another black frame is inserted before the right-eye image frame. This preliminary black frame insertion allows the liquid crystal molecules in the shutter glasses to reset to their initial state before displaying the next eye's image, preventing residual effects from the previous frame that cause crosstalk and ghost images.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If black frames are inserted to reduce crosstalk, then 3D crosstalk is reduced, but display time for actual image content is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improve3D crosstalk reductionVSAvoidimage display efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial action by selectively inserting black frames only where necessary to prevent crosstalk, rather than continuously displaying black screens. The black frames are inserted specifically before left-eye and right-eye frames to allow liquid crystal reset, but the system maintains high image display efficiency by alternating between black frames and colored image frames in a controlled sequence, ensuring that black frames occupy only the minimum necessary time portion.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Reliability

If liquid crystal response time is increased to reduce crosstalk, then ghost images are reduced, but shutter switching speed decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveghost image reductionVSAvoidshutter switching speed
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSSpeed

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by providing a black frame interval before each eye's image frame. This black frame serves as a preliminary reset period that allows liquid crystal molecules to return to their initial state before the next image is displayed. By doing so, the system reduces the required response time for the liquid crystal shutter while still preventing ghost images, as the black frame provides the necessary reset time without requiring the liquid crystal to switch faster.

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

Significantly reduces 3D crosstalk, improving image quality and user experience by optimizing backlight control and shutter synchronization, and increasing the display panel temperature.

Implementation Method 1

a left and right parallax image is displayed on a liquid crystal display panel by changing a polarization direction of the left and right parallax image

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPolarization: Polarisation

Implementation Method 2

3D crosstalk seen as ghost images occurs in the liquid crystal display due to low response speed of liquid crystals at a time when the liquid crystal display switches from the left-eye image to the right-eye image

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLiquid crystal response: Liquid Crystals

Data Source

PatentUS8842171B2Stereoscopic image display device and driving method thereof
Publication Date: 2014.09.23 LG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A stereoscopic image display device comprises: a display device that displays left-eye image data in a left-eye frame and right-eye image data in a right-eye frame; liquid crystal shutter glasses that alternately open and close a left-eye shutter and a right-eye shutter in synchronization with the display device; and a control circuit that controls the ON duty ratio of a backlight of the display device to a first set value if the luminance of each of the left-eye and right-eye frames is less than a predetermined reference value, and controls the ON duty ratio of the backlight of the display device to a second set value if the luminance of each of the left-eye and right-eye frames is greater than the reference value.