IP Library Granted Patent US 8,125,439
Granted Patent B2
US 8,125,439 · App. 12/332,097 · Granted Feb 28, 2012

Liquid crystal display apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,125,439
App. No.
12/332,097
Granted
Feb 28, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display apparatus includes: a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form; a back light having a plurality of light sources controlled individually in light emission luminance to supply light to the liquid crystal panel; an image processing unit configured to calculate luminance setting values respectively of the light sources of the back light and correct the video signal; a back light control unit configured to control the back light on the basis of luminance setting values; and a liquid crystal drive unit configured to drive the liquid crystal panel on the basis of the corrected video signal. In strength distribution of light incident, a relative strength compared with a direct component in spatial frequency domain is equal to or less than a first threshold in a spatial frequency region having a value of at least 1.

Claims (29)

1. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:

a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form;

a back light having a plurality of light sources which can be controlled individually in light emission luminance to supply light to the liquid crystal panel;

an image processing unit configured to calculate luminance setting values respectively of the light sources of the back light on the basis of a video signal and correct the video signal on the basis of the luminance setting value of each light source;

a back light control unit configured to control the back light on the basis of luminance setting values; and

a liquid crystal drive unit configured to drive the liquid crystal panel on the basis of the corrected video signal,

wherein in strength distribution of light incident on the liquid crystal panel from each of the light sources, a relative strength compared with a direct component in spatial frequency domain is equal to or less than a first threshold in a spatial frequency region having a value of at least 1.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first threshold is −53 dB.

3. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:

a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form;

a back light having a plurality of light sources which can be controlled individually in light emission luminance to supply light to the liquid crystal panel;

an image processing unit configured to calculate luminance setting values respectively of the light sources of the back light on the basis of a video signal and correct the video signal on the basis of the luminance setting value of each light source;

a back light control unit configured to control the back light on the basis of luminance setting values; and

a liquid crystal drive unit configured to drive the liquid crystal panel on the basis of the corrected video signal,

wherein in strength distribution of light incident on the liquid crystal panel from each of the light sources, a relative strength compared with a direct component in a spatial frequency domain is equal to or greater than a second threshold in a spatial frequency region having a spatial frequency equal to or less than a first spatial frequency which is greater than 0 and less than 1 in value.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein

the first spatial frequency is 0.4/(distance between light sources), and

the second threshold is −53 dB.

5. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:

a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form;

a back light having a plurality of light sources which can be controlled individually in light emission luminance to supply light to the liquid crystal panel;

an image processing unit configured to calculate luminance setting values respectively of the light sources of the back light on the basis of a video signal and correct the video signal on the basis of the luminance setting value of each light source;

a back light control unit configured to control the back light on the basis of luminance setting values; and

a liquid crystal drive unit configured to drive the liquid crystal panel on the basis of the corrected video signal,

wherein in strength distribution of light incident on the liquid crystal panel from each of the light sources, a relative strength compared with a direct component in spatial frequency domain is equal to or less than a first threshold in a spatial frequency region having a value of at least 1, and is equal to or greater than a second threshold in a spatial frequency region having a spatial frequency equal to or less than a first spatial frequency which is greater than 0 and less than 1 in value.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the first threshold is −53 dB.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein

the first spatial frequency is 0.4/(distance between light sources), and

the second threshold is −53 dB.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2020
From: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
To: HISENSE VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051493/0333 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2018
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA VISUAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046640/0626 →