Liquid crystal display device and an optimum gradation voltage setting apparatus thereof
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display device which favorably displays an image by eliminating irregularities of the γ characteristic for every manufactured liquid crystal panel. In the liquid crystal display device, when a power source is supplied thereto, a display control circuit installed therein reads out gradation voltage data corresponding to the liquid crystal panel stored in a ROM connected to the display control circuit and sets gradation voltages in a gradation voltage setting circuit installed therein. Further, upon receiving external control signals, the display control circuit sets gradation voltages in the gradation voltage setting circuit. When the set gradation voltages are inputted to a source driver section of the liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal panel is driven and images are displayed thereby.
1. A liquid crystal display device:
storage means in which gradation voltage value data is stored; display control means in which gradation voltage value data read out from the storage means or gradation voltage value data based on external control signals is inputted; gradation voltage setting means which sets gradation voltages based on gradation voltage value data received from the display control means; driver means to which gradation voltages set by the gradation voltage setting means are inputted; and a liquid crystal panel which is driven in response to gradation voltages selected by the driver means, wherein writing of the gradation voltage value data to the storage means signals inputted to terminals of the display control means, such signals being inputted from outside the display control means; a brightness measuring unit which measures a brightness of the liquid crystal display device, and outputs a brightness data of the liquid crystal display device; and a personal computer which receives the brightness data from the brightness measuring unit; and wherein the personal computer determines whether the gradation voltage is within a predetermined range or not based on the brightness data, and generates the alternative gradation voltage value data, and outputs the alternative gradation voltage value data to the display control means when the gradation voltage is out of the predetermined range.
2. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a storage unit configured to store initial gradation voltage value data;
a display control unit configured to read out the initial gradation voltage value data from the storage unit;
a gradation voltage setting unit configured to set gradation voltages based on the initial gradation voltage value data received from the display control unit;
a driver unit configured to drive gradation voltages based on the gradation voltages from the gradation voltage setting unit; and
a liquid crystal panel configured to be driven in response to the gradation voltage from the driver unit,
wherein the display control unit is adapted to receive alternative gradation voltage value data, such alternative gradation voltage value data being inputted from outside the display control unit, and
wherein the gradation voltage setting unit is adapted to set gradation voltages based on the alternative gradation voltage value data, when the alternative gradation voltage value data is received in the display control unit.
3. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 ,wherein reading-out of the gradation voltage value data from the storage unit is automatically performed at a time of supplying a power source.
4. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein receiving of the alternative gradation voltage value data, is performed during a normal operation.
5. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , comprising:
a brightness measuring unit which measures a brightness of the liquid crystal display device, and outputs a brightness data of the liquid crystal display device; and
a personal computer which receives the brightness data from the brightness measuring unit, generates the alternative gradation voltage value data, and outputs the alternative gradation voltage value data to the display control unit.
6. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , comprising:
a brightness measuring unit which measures a brightness of the liquid crystal display device, and outputs a brightness data of the liquid crystal display device; and
a personal computer which receives the brightness data from the brightness measuring unit; and
wherein the personal computer determines whether the gradation voltage is within a predetermined range or not based on the brightness data, and generates the alternative gradation voltage value data, and outputs the alternative gradation voltage value data to the display control unit when the gradation voltage is out of the predetermined range.