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Granted Patent B2
US 9,241,092 · App. 13/794,195 · Granted Jan 19, 2016

Signal processing device, liquid crystal apparatus, electronic equipment, and signal processing method

Inventors: Taku Kitagawa (Shiojiri, JP); Hiroyuki Hosaka (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
H04N5/14G09G3/3648G09G2320/0209G09G2320/0271G09G2340/00
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Patent No.
US 9,241,092
App. No.
13/794,195
Granted
Jan 19, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal processing device which is used in a liquid crystal apparatus, includes a detection portion that detects a boundary between a first pixel correlated with a first signal for applying a first voltage lower than a first reference voltage and a second pixel correlated with a second signal for applying a second voltage higher than a second reference voltage on the basis of signals for controlling voltages applied to pixels, and a correction portion that corrects a signal correlated with M pixels including the first pixel to a third signal for applying a third voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period, wherein the correction portion varies M in the correction period.

Claims (34)

1. A signal processing device which is used in a liquid crystal apparatus including a plurality of pixels, comprising:

a detection portion that detects a boundary between a first pixel correlated with a first signal for applying a first voltage lower than a first reference voltage and a second pixel correlated with a second signal for applying a second voltage higher than a second reference voltage on the basis of a signal for controlling a voltage applied to each of the plurality of pixels; and

a correction portion that corrects a signal correlated with M (where M is an integer equal to or more than 1) pixels including the first pixel to a third signal for applying a third voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period,

wherein the correction portion varies M in the correction period.

2. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the correction portion corrects the signal correlated with the M pixels including the first pixels to the third signal for applying the third voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period when the first voltage is lower than a third reference voltage which is lower than the first reference voltage.

3. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the correction portion corrects a signal correlated with N (where N is an integer equal to or more than 1) pixels including the second pixel to a fourth signal for applying a fourth voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period, and

wherein the correction portion varies N in the correction period.

4. A liquid crystal apparatus comprising the signal processing device according to claim 1 .

5. Electronic equipment comprising the liquid crystal apparatus according to claim 4 .

6. A signal processing device which is used in a liquid crystal apparatus including a plurality of pixels, comprising:

a detection portion that detects a boundary between a first pixel correlated with a first signal for applying a first voltage lower than a first reference voltage and a second pixel correlated with a second signal for applying a second voltage higher than a second reference voltage on the basis of a signal for controlling a voltage applied to each of the plurality of pixels; and

a correction portion that corrects a signal correlated with N (where N is an integer equal to or more than 1) pixels including the second pixel to a fourth signal for applying a fourth voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period,

wherein the correction portion varies N in the correction period.

7. The signal processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the correction portion corrects the signal correlated with N pixels including the second pixel to the fourth signal for applying the fourth voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period when the second voltage is higher than a fourth reference voltage which is higher than the second reference voltage.

8. The signal processing device according to claim 6 , wherein the correction portion corrects a signal correlated with M (where M is an integer equal to or more than 1) pixels including the first pixel to a third signal for applying a third voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period, and

wherein the correction portion varies M in the correction period.

9. A liquid crystal apparatus comprising the signal processing device according to claim 6 .

10. Electronic equipment comprising the liquid crystal apparatus according to claim 9 .

11. A signal processing device which is used in a liquid crystal apparatus including a plurality of pixels, comprising:

a detection portion that detects a first signal, correlated with a first pixel, for applying a first voltage lower than a first reference voltage, and a second signal, correlated with a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, for applying a second voltage higher than a second reference voltage on the basis of a signal for controlling a voltage applied to each of the plurality of pixels; and

a correction portion that corrects a signal correlated with M (where M is an integer equal to or more than 1) pixels including the first pixel to a third signal for applying a third voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period,

wherein the correction portion varies M in the correction period.

12. A liquid crystal apparatus comprising the signal processing device according to claim 11 .

13. Electronic equipment comprising the liquid crystal apparatus according to claim 12 .

14. A signal processing device which is used in a liquid crystal apparatus including a plurality of pixels, comprising:

a detection portion that detects a first signal, correlated with a first pixel, for applying a first voltage lower than a first reference voltage, and a second signal, correlated with a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, for applying a second voltage higher than a second reference voltage on the basis of a signal for controlling a voltage applied to each of the plurality of pixels; and

a correction portion that corrects a signal correlated with N (where N is an integer equal to or more than 1) pixels including the second pixel to a fourth signal for applying a fourth voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period,

wherein the correction portion varies N in the correction period.

15. A liquid crystal apparatus comprising the signal processing device according to claim 14 .

16. Electronic equipment comprising the liquid crystal apparatus according to claim 15 .

17. A signal processing method of processing signals displayed in a liquid crystal apparatus including a plurality of pixels, comprising:

detecting a boundary between a first pixel correlated with a first signal for applying a first voltage lower than a first reference voltage and a second pixel correlated with a second signal for applying a second voltage higher than a second reference voltage on the basis of a signal for controlling a voltage applied to each of the plurality of pixels; and

correcting a signal correlated with M (where M is an integer equal to or more than 1) pixels including the first pixel to a third signal for applying a third voltage which is higher than the first voltage and lower than the second voltage in a correction period, and

wherein the correcting of the signal includes varying M in the correction period.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2013
From: KITAGAWA, TAKU; HOSAKA, HIROYUKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030397/0022 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-059884 · Mar 16, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130242194A1 · Sep 19, 2013