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Granted Patent B2
US 12670834 · App. 18/947,201 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Display device performing image sticking compensation, method of compensating for image sticking of a display device, and electronic device including the display device

Inventors: Hyungjin Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Gigeun Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Kyungsu Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Seokha Hong (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
G09G3/2092G09G2300/0819G09G2310/027G09G2320/0285G09G2320/046G09G2360/16
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12670834
App. No.
18/947,201
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including: a display panel; an accumulator that generates accumulated stress values of pixels; a memory that stores the accumulated stress values; a lookup table that stores a reference accumulated stress value and a corresponding reference compensation value; a compensator that generates compensation values of the pixels, and generates a data signal based on the input image data and the compensation values of the pixels; and a data driver that converts the data signal into a data voltage, wherein when the input image data is single grayscale data where each of the pixels has the same grayscale, the compensator extracts a minimum reference compensation value from reference compensation values of the pixels, calculates a value, by subtracting a minimum reference accumulated stress value, which corresponds to the minimum reference compensation value from the accumulated stress values of the pixels, and stores the value in the memory.

Claims (43)

1 . A display device comprising:

a display panel including pixels;

an accumulator configured to accumulate input image data and generate accumulated stress values of the pixels;

a memory configured to store the accumulated stress values of the pixels;

a lookup table configured to store a reference accumulated stress value and a corresponding reference compensation value;

a compensator configured to generate compensation values of the pixels based on the accumulated stress values of the pixels and the lookup table, and to generate a data signal based on the input image data and the compensation values of the pixels; and

a data driver configured to convert the data signal into a data voltage and output the data voltage to the display panel,

wherein the compensator is further configured to:

in response to a determination that the input image data is single grayscale data where each of the pixels has the same grayscale, extract a minimum reference compensation value from reference compensation values of the pixels, calculate a first value, by subtracting a minimum reference accumulated stress value, which corresponds in the lookup table to the minimum reference compensation value, from an accumulated stress value of a first pixel of the pixels, store the first value in the memory as an updated accumulated stress value of the first pixel, and shift the lookup table.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the pixels further include a second pixel, and when a reference compensation value of the first pixel is less than a reference compensation value of the second pixel, the minimum reference compensation value is the reference compensation value of the first pixel, and the minimum reference accumulated stress value is a reference accumulated stress value corresponding to the reference compensation value of the first pixel.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the compensator is configured to store a second value, which is obtained by subtracting the minimum reference accumulated stress value from an accumulated stress value of the first pixel, in the memory, and to store a third value, which is obtained by subtracting the minimum reference accumulated stress value from an accumulated stress value of the second pixel, in the memory.

4 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the compensator is configured to generate a global compensation value of the lookup table based on the minimum reference compensation value.

5 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the global compensation value increases over time.

6 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the reference accumulated stress value changes nonlinearly based on the reference compensation value.

7 . The display device of claim 6 , wherein the compensator is configured to shift the lookup table based on a fourth value obtained by subtracting the minimum reference accumulated stress value from the reference accumulated stress value.

8 . The display device of claim 7 , wherein the compensator is configured to shift the lookup table by the minimum reference compensation value.

9 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the reference accumulated stress value changes linearly based on the reference compensation value.

10 . The display device of claim 4 , wherein the compensator is configured to generate the compensation values of the pixels based on the accumulated stress values of the pixels stored in the memory, and the reference accumulated stress value, the reference compensation value, and the global compensation value stored in the lookup table.

11 . A method of compensating for image sticking in a display device, the method comprising:

determining whether input image data is single grayscale data where grayscales of the input image data for respective pixels are the same;

in response to determining that the input image data is the single grayscale data, extracting a minimum reference compensation value from among reference compensation values of the pixels based on a lookup table that stores reference accumulated stress values and corresponding reference compensation values;

storing a first value, which is obtained by subtracting a minimum reference accumulated stress value, which corresponds to the minimum reference compensation value, from an accumulated stress value of a first pixel of the pixels, in a memory as an updated accumulated stress value for the first pixel;

compensating for the image sticking using the first value; and

shifting the lookup table.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the pixels further include a second pixel, and when a reference compensation value of the first pixel is less than a reference compensation value of the second pixel, the minimum reference compensation value is the reference compensation value of the first pixel, and the minimum reference accumulated stress value is a reference accumulated stress value corresponding to the reference compensation value of the first pixel.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein a second value, which is obtained by subtracting the minimum reference accumulated stress value from an accumulated stress value of the first pixel, is stored in the memory, and a third value, which is obtained by subtracting the minimum reference accumulated stress value from an accumulated stress value of the second pixel, is stored in the memory.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising generating a global compensation value of the lookup table based on the minimum reference compensation value.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the global compensation value increases over time.

16 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the reference accumulated stress value changes nonlinearly based on the reference compensation value.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the lookup table is shifted based on a fourth value obtained by subtracting the minimum reference accumulated stress value from the reference accumulated stress value.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the lookup table is shifted by the minimum reference compensation value.

19 . The method of claim 14 , wherein the reference accumulated stress value changes linearly based on the reference compensation value.

20 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising generating the compensation values of the pixels based on the accumulated stress values of the pixels stored in the memory, and the reference accumulated stress value, the reference compensation value, and the global compensation value stored in the lookup table.

21 . An electronic device comprising:

a display panel including pixels;

an accumulator configured to accumulate input image data and generate accumulated stress values of the pixels;

a memory configured to store the accumulated stress values of the pixels;

a lookup table configured to store a reference accumulated stress value and a corresponding reference compensation value;

a compensator configured to generate compensation values of the pixels based on the accumulated stress values of the pixels and the lookup table, and to generate a data signal based on the input image data and the compensation values of the pixels;

a data driver configured to convert the data signal into a data voltage and output the data voltage to the display panel; and

a power supply configured to provide a power to the display panel, the accumulator, the memory, the lookup table, the compensator, and the data driver,

wherein the compensator is further configured to:

in response to a determination that the input image data is single grayscale data where each of the pixels has the same grayscale, extract a minimum reference compensation value from reference compensation values of the pixels, calculate a first value, by subtracting a minimum reference accumulated stress value, which corresponds in the lookup table to the minimum reference compensation value, from an accumulated stress value of a first pixel of the pixels, and store the first value in the memory as an updated accumulated stress value of the first pixel, and shift the lookup table.