Method and device for detecting bright dot or dark dot in liquid crystal display

1. A method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD, comprising:

step 1 of applying a first detection voltage to a color filter substrate common electrode on a color filter substrate and forming a first voltage difference between the color filter substrate common electrode and a pixel electrode on an array substrate;

step 2 of determining whether a bright dot or a dark dot occurs in the LCD and carrying out step 3 if there exists a bright dot or a dark dot in the LCD or step 7 if there does not exist a bright dot or a dark dot in the LCD;

step 3 of collecting a first luminance value of the bright dot or the dark dot;

step 4 of switching the first detection voltage applied to the color filter substrate common electrode to a second detection voltage, and thus forming a second voltage difference between the color filter substrate common electrode and the pixel electrode on the array substrate;

step 5 of collecting a second luminance value of the bright dot or the dark dot;

step 6 of determining the difference between the first luminance value and the second luminance value, so that the bright dot or the dark dot is determined to result from a liquid crystal cell defect if |the first luminance value−the second luminance value|≦A, and is determined to result from an array substrate defect if |the first luminance value−the second luminance value|≧B, wherein A is a first pre-determined difference value, B is a second pre-determined difference value; and

step 7 of ending the detection process.

2. The method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 1 , wherein as for the LCD of a normally white mode to be detected, the step 1 comprises that the first detection voltage is applied to the color filter substrate common electrode on the color filter substrate so that a first voltage difference is formed between the color filter substrate common electrode and the pixel electrode on the array substrate, and thus the LCD displays black.

3. The method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 2 , wherein the first difference value is 10˜30 in gray scale, and the second difference value is 50˜100 in gray scale.

4. The method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 1 , wherein as for the LCD of a normally black mode to be detected, the step 1 comprises that the first detection voltage is applied to the color filter substrate common electrode on the color filter substrate so that a first voltage difference is formed between the color filter substrate common electrode and the pixel electrode on the array substrate, and thus the LCD displays white.

5. The method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 4 , wherein the first difference value is 10˜30 in gray scale, and the second difference value is 50˜100 in gray scale.

6. The method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 1 , wherein the first difference value is 10˜30 in gray scale, and the second difference value is 50˜100 in gray scale.

7. The method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 1 , wherein, in the step 1, the first diction voltage is also applied to an array substrate common electrode on the array substrate.

8. The method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 7 , wherein, in the step 4, the first diction voltage is still applied to the array substrate common electrode on the array substrate.

9. The method for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 8 , wherein, in the step 4, the second diction voltage is also applied to the array substrate common electrode on the array substrate.

10. A device for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in LCD, comprising:

a power source

an array substrate voltage output terminal for applying a detection voltage to an array substrate common electrode on an array substrate;

a color filter substrate voltage output terminal for applying a detection voltage to another color filter substrate common electrode on a color filter substrate to produce a voltage difference between the color filter substrate common electrode and a pixel electrode on the array substrate; and

a switch connected between the power source and the color filter substrate voltage output terminal and adapted to apply different detection voltages to the color filter substrate common electrode for changing the voltage difference.

11. The device for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 10 , wherein

the power source is connected with a first operational amplifier unit and a second operational amplifier unit;

the first operational amplifier unit comprises a first operational amplifier, a first resistance and a second resistance, the first resistance is connected in parallel between the positive input terminal of the first operational amplifier and the output terminal of the first operational amplifier, the second resistance is connected between the power source and the positive input terminal of the first operational amplifier, the negative input terminal of the first operational amplifier is grounded, and the output terminal of the first operational amplifier is connected with the array substrate voltage output terminal; and

the second operational amplifier unit comprises a second operational amplifier, a third resistance, a fourth resistance and a fifth resistance, the third resistance is connected in parallel between the positive input terminal of the second operational amplifier and the output terminal thereof, one end of the fourth resistance and the fifth resistance are connected with the positive input terminal of the second operational amplifier, the other end of the fourth resistance and the fifth resistance are respectively connected with two switch terminals of the switch, the negative input terminal of the second operational amplifier is grounded, the output terminal of the second operational amplifier is connected with the color filter substrate voltage output terminal, and the control terminal of the switch is connected with the power source.

12. The device for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 10 , wherein

the power source is connected with a second operational amplifier unit; and

the second operational amplifier unit comprises an operational amplifier, a third resistance, a fourth resistance and a fifth resistance, the third resistance is connected in parallel between the positive input terminal of the operational amplifier and the output terminal of the operational amplifier, the third resistance and the fifth resistance at one end are connected with the positive input terminal of the operational amplifier, the fourth resistance and the fifth resistance at the other end are respectively connected with two switch terminals of the switch, the negative input terminal of the operational amplifier is grounded, the output terminal of the operational amplifier is respectively connected with the array substrate voltage output terminal and the color filter substrate voltage output terminal, and the control terminal of the switch is connected with the power source.

13. The device for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 10 , wherein

the power source comprises a first power source for providing a first detection voltage and a second power source for providing a second detection voltage, the first power source is connected with the array substrate voltage output terminal, the first power source and the second power source are respectively connected with two switch terminals of the switch, and

a control terminal of the switch is connected with the color filter substrate voltage output terminal.

14. The device for detecting a bright dot or a dark dot in a LCD according to claim 10 , wherein

the power source comprises a first power source for providing a first detection voltage and a second power source for providing a second detection voltage, the first power source and the second power source are respectively connected with two switch terminals of the switch, and a control terminal of the switch is connected with the array substrate voltage output terminal and the color filter substrate voltage output terminal.