Signal processing device, signal processing method, display device, and electronic apparatus

1. A signal processing device comprising:

a measuring unit that measures an actual luminance of a light-emitting device every prescribed update period by setting a plurality of levels of gradation values indicating the degree of light emission to a prescribed pixel circuit having the light-emitting device to thereby generate measurement information in which the gradation value and the measured luminance value are correlated with each other;

a gradation deterioration characteristic calculation unit that calculates gradation deterioration characteristic based on the measurement information and a relationship registered in advance between a gradation value and a luminance value when the prescribed pixel circuit is in a correction reference state, wherein a gradation value during measurement and a gradation value in the correction reference state producing the same luminance value are stored in the gradation deterioration information holding unit so as to be correlated with each other;

a conversion efficiency deterioration value calculation unit that calculates a conversion efficiency deterioration value regarding deterioration of a conversion efficiency for the light-emitting device of the prescribed pixel circuit to convert a driving current supplied in accordance with a gradation value into a luminance based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit; and

a current amount deterioration value calculation unit that calculates a current amount deterioration value regarding deterioration of a driving current of the prescribed pixel circuit based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate current amount deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit.

2. The signal processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the conversion efficiency deterioration value calculation unit approximates the gradation deterioration characteristic to a straight line and calculates the conversion efficiency deterioration value based on a slope of an approximation straight line of the gradation deterioration characteristic, and

wherein the current amount deterioration value calculation unit calculates the current amount deterioration value based on an intercept of the approximation straight line of the gradation deterioration characteristic.

3. The signal processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the conversion efficiency deterioration value calculation unit stores conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic information, in which an elapsed time accumulated from the correction reference state is correlated with an estimated value of a conversion efficiency deterioration value in the prescribed update period when the prescribed pixel circuit is driven with a certain gradation value with the timepoint at which the prescribed pixel circuit is the correction reference state being a start point, in advance in a conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic holding unit and updates the conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic information held in the conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic holding unit in accordance with the conversion efficiency deterioration value based on the calculated conversion efficiency deterioration value, and

wherein the current amount deterioration value calculation unit stores current amount deterioration characteristic information, in which the elapsed time is correlated with an estimated value of a current amount deterioration value in the prescribed update period, in advance in current amount deterioration characteristic holding unit and updates the current amount deterioration characteristic information held in the current amount deterioration characteristic holding unit in accordance with the current amount deterioration value based on the calculated current amount deterioration value.

4. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a dummy pixel circuit which can be driven by setting a gradation value of an optional magnitude thereto,

wherein the measuring unit uses the dummy pixel circuit as the prescribed pixel circuit.

5. The signal processing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the measuring unit drives a first pixel circuit with a prescribed gradation value excluding a luminance measurement period and measures luminance values corresponding to the plurality of levels of gradation values set in the update period to thereby generate first measurement information,

wherein the measuring unit drives a second pixel circuit having the same configuration as the first pixel circuit in a non-emission state excluding the luminance measurement period and measures luminance values corresponding to the plurality of levels of gradation values set in the update period to thereby generate second measurement information, and wherein the second measurement information is considered to represent a gradation value and a luminance value when the first pixel circuit is in the correction reference state.

6. The signal processing device according to claim 5 , further comprising at least two dummy pixel circuits,

wherein the measuring unit uses at least one of the dummy pixel circuits as the first pixel circuit which is driven with the prescribed gradation value excluding the luminance measurement period, and

wherein the measuring unit uses a dummy pixel circuit different from the dummy pixel circuit which is driven with the prescribed gradation value as the second pixel circuit which is driven in a non-emission state excluding the luminance measurement period.

7. A signal processing method comprising:

measuring an actual luminance of a light-emitting device every prescribed update period by setting a plurality of levels of gradation values indicating the degree of light emission to a pixel circuit having the light-emitting device to thereby generate measurement information in which the gradation value and the measured luminance value are correlated with each other;

calculating gradation deterioration characteristic based on the measurement information and a relationship registered in advance between a gradation value and a luminance value when the prescribed pixel circuit is in a correction reference state, wherein a gradation value during measurement and a gradation value in the correction reference state producing the same luminance value are stored in the gradation deterioration information holding unit so as to be correlated with each other;

calculating a conversion efficiency deterioration value regarding deterioration of a conversion efficiency for the light-emitting device of the prescribed pixel circuit to convert a driving current supplied in accordance with a gradation value into a luminance based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit; and

calculating a current amount deterioration value regarding deterioration of a driving current of the prescribed pixel circuit based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate current amount deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit.

8. A signal processing method comprising:

measuring a luminance of a light-emitting device of a prescribed pixel circuit having the light-emitting device every prescribed update period to thereby generate measurement information in which a gradation value and the measured luminance value are correlated with each other;

calculating gradation deterioration characteristic based on the measurement information and a relationship between a luminance value and a gradation value in a correction reference state of the prescribed pixel circuit, wherein a gradation value during measurement and a gradation value in the correction reference state producing the same luminance value are stored in the gradation deterioration information holding unit so as to be correlated with each other;

calculating a conversion efficiency deterioration value regarding deterioration of a conversion efficiency for the light-emitting device of the prescribed pixel circuit to convert a driving current supplied in accordance with a gradation value into a luminance based on the gradation deterioration characteristic; and

calculating a current amount deterioration value regarding deterioration of a driving current of the prescribed pixel circuit based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate current amount deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit.

9. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixel circuits each including a light-emitting device;

a measuring unit that measures an actual luminance of a light-emitting device every prescribed update period by setting a plurality of levels of gradation values indicating the degree of light emission to a prescribed pixel circuit having the light-emitting device to thereby generate measurement information in which the gradation value and the measured luminance value are correlated with each other;

a gradation deterioration characteristic calculation unit that calculates gradation deterioration characteristic based on the measurement information and a relationship registered in advance between a gradation value and a luminance value when the prescribed pixel circuit is in a correction reference state, wherein a gradation value during measurement and a gradation value in the correction reference state producing the same luminance value are stored in the gradation deterioration information holding unit so as to be correlated with each other;

a conversion efficiency deterioration value calculation unit that calculates a conversion efficiency deterioration value regarding deterioration of a conversion efficiency for the light-emitting device of the prescribed pixel circuit to convert a driving current supplied in accordance with a gradation value into a luminance based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit;

a current amount deterioration value calculation unit that calculates a current amount deterioration value regarding deterioration of a driving current of the prescribed pixel circuit based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate current amount deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit; and

a correction computation unit that calculates conversion efficiency deterioration amounts of the plurality of pixel circuits based on the conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic information, corrects the gradation value of a video signal instructed with respect to the plurality of pixel circuits based on the conversion efficiency deterioration amounts, calculates current amount deterioration amounts of the plurality of pixel circuits based on the current amount deterioration characteristic information, and corrects the gradation value of the video signal corrected based on the conversion efficiency deterioration amount based on the current amount deterioration amounts.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a plurality of pixel circuits each including a light-emitting device;

a measuring unit that measures an actual luminance of a light-emitting device every prescribed update period by setting a plurality of levels of gradation values indicating the degree of light emission to a prescribed pixel circuit having the light-emitting device to thereby generate measurement information in which the gradation value and the measured luminance value are correlated with each other;

a gradation deterioration characteristic calculation unit that calculates gradation deterioration characteristic based on the measurement information and a relationship registered in advance between a gradation value and a luminance value when the prescribed pixel circuit is in a correction reference state, wherein a gradation value during measurement and a gradation value in the correction reference state producing the same luminance value are stored in the gradation deterioration information holding unit so as to be correlated with each other;

a conversion efficiency deterioration value calculation unit that calculates a conversion efficiency deterioration value regarding deterioration of a conversion efficiency for the light-emitting device of the prescribed pixel circuit to convert a driving current supplied in accordance with a gradation value into a luminance based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit;

a current amount deterioration value calculation unit that calculates a current amount deterioration value regarding deterioration of a driving current of the prescribed pixel circuit based on the gradation deterioration characteristic to thereby generate current amount deterioration characteristic information of the prescribed pixel circuit; and

a correction computation unit that calculates conversion efficiency deterioration amounts of the plurality of pixel circuits based on the conversion efficiency deterioration characteristic information, corrects the gradation value of a video signal instructed with respect to the plurality of pixel circuits based on the conversion efficiency deterioration amounts, calculates current amount deterioration amounts of the plurality of pixel circuits based on the current amount deterioration characteristic information, and corrects the gradation value of the video signal corrected based on the conversion efficiency deterioration amount based on the current amount deterioration amounts.