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US 10,424,257 · App. 15/740,542 · Granted Sep 24, 2019

Backlight driving method and backlight driving device

Inventor: Guowei Zha (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G09G3/3406G09G2320/0247G09G2320/062G09G2320/064
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Patent No.
US 10,424,257
App. No.
15/740,542
Granted
Sep 24, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a backlight driving method. The backlight driving method includes: obtaining a first backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of the frame; obtaining a backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of each of M adjacent frames; calculating an absolute value of a difference between the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and a second backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of a previous frame; determining a time-averaged length according to the absolute value; calculating a third backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame according to the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and a backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of each of the T adjacent frames; and driving the backlight corresponding to the one block of the frame according to the third backlight brightness eigenvalue.

Claims (39)

1. A backlight driving method, comprising:

dividing one frame into N blocks in spatial, wherein N is a positive integer;

obtaining a first backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of the frame, and obtaining a backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of each of M adjacent frames, wherein M is an integer larger than 1;

calculating an absolute value of a difference between the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and a second backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of a previous frame;

determining a time-averaged length according to the absolute value, wherein the time-averaged length corresponds to T adjacent frames and T is an integer larger than 1;

calculating a third backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame according to the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and a backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of each of the T adjacent frames; and

driving the backlight corresponding to the one block of the frame according to the third backlight brightness eigenvalue,

wherein obtaining the first backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame comprises:

obtaining a fourth backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame; and

spatially filtering the one block of the frame to obtain the first backlight brightness eigenvalue according to the fourth backlight brightness eigenvalue;

wherein obtaining the fourth backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame comprises:

calculating a maximum gray-scale value of each of P pixels in the one block of the frame to obtain P gray-scale eigenvalues, wherein each maximum gray-scale value is one gray-scale eigenvalue and P is an integer larger than 1;

generating a statistical distribution table according to the P gray-scale eigenvalues; and

choosing a target gray-scale eigenvalue among the gray-scale eigenvalues as the fourth backlight brightness eigenvalue, wherein the number of the chosen gray-scale eigenvalue is larger than a predetermined number;

wherein determining the time-averaged length according to the absolute value comprises:

comparing the absolute value and a predetermined backlight brightness variation threshold; and

determining the time-averaged length as a predetermined frame length when the absolute value is smaller than the predetermined backlight brightness variation threshold, but determining the time-averaged length as 0 when the absolute value is larger than or equal to the predetermined backlight brightness variation threshold, wherein 0<the predetermined frame length≤M;

wherein calculating the third backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame according to the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and the backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of each of the T adjacent frames includes:

calculating an average of the (T+1) backlight brightness eigenvalues including the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and the T backlight brightness eigenvalues;

wherein the average is the third backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame.

2. A backlight driving device, comprising:

a division module, dividing one frame into N blocks, wherein N is a positive integer;

a capturing module, obtaining a first backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of the frame, and obtaining a backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of each of M adjacent frames, wherein M is an integer larger than 1;

a first calculation module, calculating an absolute value of a difference between the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and a second backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of a previous frame;

a determination module, determining a time-averaged length according to the absolute value, wherein the time-averaged length corresponds to T adjacent frames and T is an integer larger than 1;

a second calculation module, calculating a third backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame according to the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and a backlight brightness eigenvalue of one block of each of the T adjacent frames; and

a backlight driving module, driving the backlight corresponding to the one block of the frame according to the third backlight brightness eigenvalue,

wherein the capturing module comprises:

a capturing unit, obtaining a fourth backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame; and

a filtering unit, spatially filtering the one block of the frame to obtain the first backlight brightness eigenvalue according to the fourth backlight brightness eigenvalue;

wherein the capturing unit comprises:

a capturing subunit, calculating a maximum gray-scale value of each of P pixels in the one block of the frame to obtain P gray-scale eigenvalues, wherein each maximum gray-scale value is one gray-scale eigenvalue and P is an integer larger than 1;

a statistics subunit, generating a statistical distribution table according to the P gray-scale eigenvalues; and

a selection subunit, choosing a target gray-scale eigenvalue among the gray-scale eigenvalues as the fourth backlight brightness eigenvalue, wherein the number of the chosen gray-scale eigenvalue is larger than a predetermined number;

wherein the determination module comprises:

a comparison unit, comparing the absolute value and a predetermined backlight brightness variation threshold; and

a determination unit, determining the time-averaged length as a predetermined frame length when the absolute value is smaller than the predetermined backlight brightness variation threshold, but determining the time-averaged length as 0 when the absolute value is larger than or equal to the predetermined backlight brightness variation threshold, wherein 0<the predetermined frame length≤M;

wherein the backlight driving module is configured to calculate an average of the (T+1) backlight brightness eigenvalues including the first backlight brightness eigenvalue and the T backlight brightness eigenvalues;

wherein the average is the third backlight brightness eigenvalue of the one block of the frame.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 28, 2017
From: ZHA, GUOWEI
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044499/0935 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 1121717 · Nov 14, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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