IP Library Granted Patent US 8,330,682
Granted Patent B2
US 8,330,682 · App. 12/543,558 · Granted Dec 11, 2012

Display apparatus, display control apparatus, and display control method as well as program

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Patent No.
US 8,330,682
App. No.
12/543,558
Granted
Dec 11, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a plurality of pixel circuits arrayed in a matrix fashion; a light emitting circuit provided to each pixel circuit and emitting light correspondingly to a drive current; and a detection circuit provided to a predetermined pixel circuit and outputting a signal according to a temperature that varies with luminance of the light emitting circuit.

Claims (40)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a plurality of pixel circuits arrayed in a matrix fashion;

a light emitting circuit provided for each pixel circuit and configured to emit light according to a drive current; and

a detection circuit provided for a predetermined pixel circuit and configured to output a signal according to a temperature that varies with luminance of the light emitting circuit, wherein,

the detection circuit includes a PIN (p-intrinsic-n) diode and at least two switches, and

one terminal of each switch is directly connected to an anode of the PIN diode, and

wherein the detection circuit, when a constant current is flown between the anode and a cathode of the PIN diode by driving the PIN diode by forward bias, outputs potential at the anode as the signal.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detection circuit, when a constant current is flown between the anode and a cathode of the PIN diode by driving the PIN diode by forward bias, outputs a potential difference between potential at the anode and potential at the cathode as the signal.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the at least two switches are used to control a current supplied to the PIN diode.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the PIN diode of the detection circuit is at a position adjacent to the light emitting circuit.

5. A display control apparatus comprising:

display means including (a) a plurality of pixel circuits arrayed in a matrix, (b) a light emitting circuit provided for each pixel circuit and configured to emit light according to a drive current, and (c) a detection circuit provided for a predetermined pixel circuit and configured to output a signal according to a temperature that varies with luminance of the light emitting circuit;

temperature calculation means for calculating the temperature on the basis of the signal outputted from the detection circuit; and

correction means for correcting the drive current supplied to the light emitting circuit on the basis of the temperature calculated by the temperature calculation means,

wherein,

the detection circuit includes a PIN (p-intrinsic-n) diode and at least two switches, and

one terminal of each switch is directly connected to an anode of the PIN diode, and

wherein the detection circuit, when a constant current is flown between the anode and a cathode of the PIN diode by driving the PIN diode by forward bias, outputs potential at the anode as the signal.

6. A display control method of a display control apparatus that controls a display of a video and includes display means including (a) a plurality of pixel circuits arrayed in a matrix, (b) a light emitting circuit provided for each pixel circuit and configured to emit light according to a drive current, and (c) a detection circuit provided for a predetermined pixel circuit and configured to output a signal according to a temperature that varies with luminance of the light emitting circuit, comprising the steps of:

calculating the temperature on the basis of the signal outputted from the detection circuit; and

correcting the drive current supplied to the light emitting circuit on the basis of the calculated temperature,

wherein,

the detection circuit includes a PIN (p-intrinsic-n) diode and at least two switches, and

one terminal of each switch is directly connected to an anode of the PIN diode, and

wherein the detection circuit, when a constant current is flown between the anode and a cathode of the PIN diode by driving the PIN diode by forward bias, outputs potential at the anode as the signal.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions recorded thereon, wherein the instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to function as a display control apparatus that controls a display of a video and includes (a) a plurality of pixel circuits arrayed in a matrix, (b) a light emitting circuit provided for each pixel circuit and configured to emit light according to a drive current, and (c) a detection circuit provided for a predetermined pixel circuit and configured to output a signal according to a temperature that varies with luminance of the light emitting circuit, wherein the instructions cause the computer to function as follows:

calculating the temperature on the basis of the signal outputted from the detection circuit; and

correction means for correcting the drive current supplied to the light emitting circuit on the basis of the temperature calculated by the temperature calculation means,

wherein,

the detection circuit includes a PIN (p-intrinsic-n) diode and at least two switches, and

one terminal of each switch is directly connected to an anode of the PIN diode, and

wherein the detection circuit, when a constant current is flown between the anode and a cathode of the PIN diode by driving the PIN diode by forward bias, outputs potential at the anode as the signal.

8. A display control apparatus comprising:

a display unit including (a) a plurality of pixel circuits arrayed in a matrix, (b) a light emitting circuit provided for each pixel circuit and configured to emit light according to a drive current, and (c) a detection circuit provided for a predetermined pixel circuit and configured to output a signal according to a temperature that varies with luminance of the light emitting circuit;

a temperature calculation unit configured to calculate the temperature on the basis of the signal outputted from the detection circuit; and

a correction unit configured to correct the drive current supplied to the light emitting circuit on the basis of the temperature calculated by the temperature calculation unit,

wherein,

the detection circuit includes a PIN (p-intrinsic-n) diode and at least two switches, and

one terminal of each switch is directly connected to an anode of the PIN diode, and

wherein the detection circuit, when a constant current is flown between the anode and a cathode of the PIN diode by driving the PIN diode by forward bias, outputs potential at the anode as the signal.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 036106/0355 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2009
From: NAKAMURA, KAZUO; UCHINO, KATSUHIDE
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023115/0256 →