Display panel control device, display device and method for driving display panel

1. A display panel control device that controls display of a display panel in which a plurality of pixel circuits that include light emitting elements are arranged in rows and columns, the control device comprising:

a data storing circuit that temporarily stores a video image signal received from outside;

a synchronization control circuit that supplies the video image signal from the data storing circuit to the display panel based on a vertical synchronization signal received from the outside or a start timing of the video image signal;

a light emission control circuit that controls a light emission luminance and a light emission timing of the light emitting elements; and

a luminance adjustment circuit that adjusts the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements when the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit is displayed,

wherein

the light emission control circuit derives a luminance adjustment parameter for adjusting the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements when a video image is displayed with a total number of vertical lines in a current frame,

the luminance adjustment parameter is derived such that a total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during one frame period, when a video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines utilized in rendering the current frame, is equal to a total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during one frame period when a video image is displayed with a pre-set minimum number of vertical lines utilized in rendering a frame, and

the luminance adjustment circuit adjusts, based on the luminance adjustment parameter, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines utilized in rendering the current frame, such that the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements is different from the total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during the one frame period when the video image is displayed with the pre-set minimum number of vertical lines.

2. The display panel control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light emission control circuit calculates, as the luminance adjustment parameter, a ratio of the minimum number of vertical lines to the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, and

the luminance adjustment circuit adjusts, when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements by performing calculation using the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit and the luminance adjustment parameter.

3. The display panel control device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the luminance adjustment parameter is represented by V min /V now , where V min is the minimum number of vertical lines, and V now is the total number of vertical lines in the current frame.

4. The display panel control device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the luminance adjustment parameter is represented by 1−V diff /(V min +V diff ), where V min is the minimum number of vertical lines, and V diff is a difference of the total number of vertical lines in the current frame to the minimum number of vertical lines.

5. The display panel control device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light emission control circuit includes a storage circuit that stores a plurality of the luminance adjustment parameters calculated in advance based on the minimum number of vertical lines and the total number of vertical lines in the current frame,

the light emission control circuit selects, from the storage circuit, one of the luminance adjustment parameters that corresponds to the minimum number of vertical lines and the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, and

the luminance adjustment circuit adjusts, when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements by performing calculation using the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit and the luminance adjustment parameter selected by the light emission control circuit.

6. A display device comprising:

a panel unit in which a plurality of pixel circuits that include light emitting elements are arranged in rows and columns;

a source driving circuit that supplies a video image signal to the pixel circuits, the video image signal being a signal that is displayed on the panel unit;

a gate driving circuit that supplies a synchronization signal to the pixel circuits, the synchronization signal being a signal for controlling a display timing of the video image signal that is displayed on the panel unit; and

a control device that controls the gate driving circuit and the source driving circuit, the control device including:

a data storing circuit that temporarily stores the video image signal received from outside;

a synchronization control circuit that supplies the video image signal from the data storing circuit to the display panel based on a vertical synchronization signal received from the outside or a start timing of the video image signal;

a light emission control circuit that controls a light emission luminance and a light emission timing of the light emitting elements; and

a luminance adjustment circuit that adjusts the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements when the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit is displayed,

wherein

the light emission control circuit derives a luminance adjustment parameter for adjusting the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements when a video image is displayed with a total number of vertical lines in a current frame,

the luminance adjustment parameter is derived such that a total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during one frame period, when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines utilized in rendering the current frame, is equal to a total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during one frame period when a video image is displayed with a pre-set minimum number of vertical lines utilized in rendering a frame, and

the luminance adjustment circuit adjusts, based on the luminance adjustment parameter, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines utilized in rendering the current frame, such that the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements is different from the total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during the one frame period when the video image is displayed with the pre-set minimum number of vertical lines.

7. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the light emission control circuit calculates, as the luminance adjustment parameter, a ratio of the minimum number of vertical lines to the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, and

the luminance adjustment circuit adjusts, when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements by performing calculation using the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit and the luminance adjustment parameter.

8. The display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the luminance adjustment parameter is represented by V min /V now , where V min is the minimum number of vertical lines, and V now is the total number of vertical lines in the current frame.

9. The display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein the luminance adjustment parameter is represented by 1−V diff /(V min +V diff ), where V min is the minimum number of vertical lines, and V diff is a difference of the total number of vertical lines in the current frame to the minimum number of vertical lines.

10. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the light emission control circuit includes a storage circuit that stores a plurality of the luminance adjustment parameters calculated in advance based on the minimum number of vertical lines and the total number of vertical lines in the current frame,

the light emission control circuit selects, from the storage circuit, one of the luminance adjustment parameters that corresponds to the minimum number of vertical lines and the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, and

the luminance adjustment circuit adjusts, when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements by performing calculation using the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit and the luminance adjustment parameter selected by the light emission control circuit.

11. A method for driving a display panel in which a plurality of pixel circuits that include light emitting elements are arranged in rows and columns, the method comprising:

starting a frame period when a vertical synchronization signal is received or a start timing of a video image signal is detected, the frame period including a video image period and an extended period, the video image period being a period from after start of the frame period to end of supply of the video image signal to the pixel circuits, and the extended period being a period from after end of the video image period to next reception of the vertical synchronization signal or next detection of the start timing of the video image signal;

deriving, by a light emission control circuit, a luminance adjustment parameter based on a total number of vertical lines utilized in rendering a current frame notified after the reception of the vertical synchronization signal or detection of a start timing of a video image signal, the luminance adjustment parameter being a parameter for adjusting a light emission luminance of the light emitting elements when a video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines utilized in rendering the current frame;

initializing the pixel circuits within a predetermined period after the reception of the vertical synchronization signal or the detection of the start timing of the video image signal;

temporarily storing the video image signal in a data storing circuit after the reception of the vertical synchronization signal or the detection of the start timing of the video image signal;

adjusting, by a luminance adjustment circuit, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements by performing calculation using the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit and the luminance adjustment parameter; and

after the initializing of the pixel circuits and during the video image period, causing the light emitting elements to emit light at the adjusted light emission luminance to display the video image signal,

wherein in the deriving of the luminance adjustment parameter, the luminance adjustment parameter is derived such that a total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during one frame period, when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines utilized in rendering a current frame, is equal to a total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during one frame period when a video image is displayed with a pre-set minimum number of vertical lines utilized in rendering a frame, and

the luminance adjustment circuit adjusts, based on the luminance adjustment parameter, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines utilized in rendering the current frame, such that the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements is different from the total light emission amount of the light emitting elements during the one frame period when the video image is displayed with the pre-set minimum number of vertical lines.

12. The method for driving a display panel according to claim 11 ,

wherein in the deriving of the luminance adjustment parameter, a ratio of the minimum number of vertical lines to the total number of vertical lines in the current frame is calculated by the light emission control circuit as the luminance adjustment parameter, and

in the adjusting of the light emission luminance, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements is adjusted by the luminance adjustment circuit performing calculation using the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit and the luminance adjustment parameter when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines in the current frame.

13. The method for driving a display panel according to claim 12 ,

wherein the luminance adjustment parameter is represented by V min /V now , where V min is the minimum number of vertical lines, and V now is the total number of vertical lines in the current frame.

14. The method for driving a display panel according to claim 12 ,

wherein the luminance adjustment parameter is represented by 1−V diff /(V min +V diff ), where V min is the minimum number of vertical lines, and V diff is a difference of the total number of vertical lines in the current frame to the minimum number of vertical lines.

15. The method for driving a display panel according to claim 11 ,

wherein in the deriving of the luminance adjustment parameter, the luminance adjustment parameter is selected from a storage circuit that stores a plurality of the luminance adjustment parameters calculated in advance based on the minimum number of vertical lines and the total number of vertical lines in the current frame, and

in the adjusting of the light emission luminance, the light emission luminance of the light emitting elements is adjusted by the luminance adjustment circuit performing calculation using the video image signal read out from the data storing circuit and the luminance adjustment parameter selected by the light emission control circuit when the video image is displayed with the total number of vertical lines in the current frame.