IP Library Granted Patent US 8,976,102
Granted Patent B2
US 8,976,102 · App. 12/760,703 · Granted Mar 10, 2015

Timing controller utilized in display device and method thereof

Inventor: Shih-Chung Wang (Hsinchi Hsien, TW)
Assignee: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,976,102
App. No.
12/760,703
Granted
Mar 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A timing controller utilized in a display device includes an image processing circuit, a luminance adjusting circuit, a data converting circuit and a driving signal generating circuit. The image processing circuit performs image processing on image data of an image signal. The luminance adjusting circuit adjusts luminance of the processed image data according to a luminance characteristic of the display panel of the display device. According to a pixel arrangement of the display panel, the data converting circuit converts the adjusted image data to display data provided to a driving circuit of the display panel. The driving signal generating circuit generates a driving signal to control the driving circuit according to a synchronous signal of the image signal.

Claims (54)

1. A timing controller, configured for controlling a driving circuit coupled to a display panel provided with a luminance characteristic and a pixel arrangement, and processing an image signal provided with image data and a synchronous signal, comprising:

an image processing circuit, for processing image data;

a luminance adjusting circuit, for adjusting the processed image data according to the luminance characteristic and generating an adjusted image data;

a data converting circuit comprising a buffer selecting unit configured to select either a first scan line buffer or a second scan line buffer, for converting the adjusted image data to a display data provided for the driving circuit according to the pixel arrangement; and

a driving signal generating circuit, for generating a driving signal to control the driving circuit according to the synchronous signal;

wherein the display panel is built in a notebook; and

wherein the first scan line buffer is configured for storing adjusted image data for a left half of the display panel and the second scan line buffer is configured for storing adjusted image data for a right half of the display panel.

2. The timing controller as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a backlight control circuit, for generating a backlight control signal to control a backlight module of the display panel according to the image data.

3. The timing controller as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the backlight control circuit comprises:

a luminance converting unit, for generating a luminance signal corresponding to the image data;

a luminance distribution unit, for analyzing the luminance signal to generate a luminance distribution signal; and

a control unit, for generating the backlight control signal according to the luminance distribution signal.

4. The timing controller as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:

a frame rate control circuit, coupled between the luminance adjusting circuit and the data converting circuit, for performing frame rate control processing on the adjusted image data;

wherein, the data converting circuit converts the adjusted image data processed by the frame rate control circuit to the display data.

5. The timing controller as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the image processing circuit comprises:

a sharpness adjusting unit, for adjusting sharpness of the image data.

6. The timing controller as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device.

7. The timing controller as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the image processing circuit comprises:

a six-axis color adjusting unit, for performing a six-axis color adjustment on the image data.

8. A timing control and image processing method, performed for controlling a driving circuit coupled to a display panel provided with a luminance characteristic and a pixel arrangement, and processing an image signal provided with image data and a synchronous signal, comprising:

performing image processing on the image data;

adjusting luminance of the processed image data according to the luminance characteristic;

converting the adjusted image data to display data provided for the driving circuit according to the pixel arrangement and a buffer selection;

generating a driving signal to control the driving circuit according to the synchronous signal; and

generating a backlight control signal to control a backlight module of the display panel according to the image data;

wherein the display panel is built in a notebook;

wherein the buffer selection further comprises selecting either a first scan line buffer or a second scan line buffer, and the first scan line buffer is configured for storing adjusted image data for a first half of the display panel and the second scan line buffer is configured for storing adjusted image data for a second half of the display panel; and

wherein generating the backlight control signal to control the backlight module of the display panel comprises:

generating a luminance signal corresponding to the image data;

analyzing the luminance signal to generate a luminance distribution signal; and

generating the backlight control signal according to the luminance distribution signal.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

performing frame rate control processing on the adjusted image data to generate frame rate processed image data; and

wherein, the step of converting the adjusted image data to the display data further comprises:

converting the frame rate processed image data to the display data.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of performing image processing on the image data comprises:

adjusting sharpness of the image data.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the display panel is an LCD device.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of performing image processing on the image data comprises:

performing a six-axis color adjustment on the image data.

13. A timing controller, configured for controlling a driving circuit and a backlight module which are coupled to a display panel provided with a luminance characteristic and a pixel arrangement, and processing an image signal provided with image data and a synchronous signal, comprising:

a backlight control circuit, for generating a backlight control signal to the backlight module according to the image data;

an image processing circuit, for processing image data;

a luminance adjusting circuit, for adjusting the image data according to the luminance characteristic;

a data converting circuit comprising a buffer selecting unit configured to select either a first scan line buffer or a second scan line buffer, for converting the adjusted image data to display data provided for the driving circuit according to the pixel arrangement; and

a driving signal generating circuit, for generating a driving signal to control the driving circuit according to the synchronous signal;

wherein the display panel is built in a notebook;

wherein the first scan line buffer is configured for storing adjusted image data for a first half of the display panel and the second scan line buffer is configured for storing adjusted image data for a second half of the display panel; and

wherein the backlight control circuit comprises:

a luminance converting unit, for generating a luminance signal corresponding to the image data;

a luminance distribution unit, for analyzing the luminance signal to generate a luminance distribution signal; and

a control unit, for generating the backlight control signal according to the luminance distribution signal.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2021
From: MEDIATEK INC.
To: XUESHAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 055486/0870 →
MERGER Recorded Jun 12, 2020
From: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
To: MEDIATEK INC.
Reel/Frame 052931/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2010
From: WANG, SHIH-CHUNG
To: MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 024236/0968 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 098126060 A · Aug 3, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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