Display device equipped with position detecting device for detecting positions of pixels subjected to luminance calibration

1. A display device comprising:

a display including a plurality of pixels having a plurality of light-emitting elements;

a pixel selector configured to select a pixel from among the plurality of pixels;

a positional information generator configured to generate positional information representing a position of the pixel selected by the pixel selector; and

a light emission processor configured to superpose the positional information on light emitted by the pixel selected by the pixel selector,

wherein the plurality of pixels are aligned in a matrix including rows and columns,

wherein the pixel selector selects a row of pixels or a column of pixels within the matrix for aligning the plurality of pixels,

wherein the positional information generator generates row positional information corresponding to the row of pixels selected by the pixel selector or column position information corresponding to the column of pixels selected by the pixel selector, and

wherein the light emission processor superposes the row position information on light emitted by the row of pixels selected by the pixel selector or the light emission processor superposes the column position information on light emitted by the column of pixels selected by the pixel selector.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel selector selects multiple rows of pixels consecutively aligned together with/without an interval of rows or the pixel selector selects multiple columns of pixels consecutively aligned together with/without an interval of columns.

3. A display device comprising:

a display including a plurality of pixels having a plurality of light-emitting elements;

a pixel selector configured to select a pixel from among the plurality of pixels;

a positional information generator configured to generate positional information representing a position of the pixel selected by the pixel selector; and

a light emission processor configured to superpose the positional information on light emitted by the pixel selected by the pixel selector,

wherein the pixel selector selects the pixel for each cabinet among the plurality of cabinets,

wherein the positional information generator generates cabinet position information representing each cabinet for locating the pixel selected by the pixel selector, and

wherein the light emission processor superposes the cabinet position information on the light emitted by the pixel selected by the pixel selector.

4. A display calibration system comprising a display device and a position detecting device,

wherein the display device comprises a display including a plurality of pixels having a plurality of light-emitting elements, a pixel selector configured to select a pixel from among the plurality of pixels, a positional information generator configured to generate positional information representing a position of the pixel selected by the pixel selector, and a light emission processor configured to superpose the positional information on light emitted by the pixel selected by the pixel selector,

wherein the position detecting device comprises a photo-receiver configured to receive the light emitted by the pixel on the display device and to thereby convert the light into an electric signal, a positional information detector configured to detect the positional information superposed on the light of the pixel from the electric signal, and an output part configured to output the positional information detected by the positional information detector,

wherein the plurality of pixels on the display device are aligned in a matrix including rows and columns,

wherein the pixel selector selects a row of pixels or a column of pixels within the matrix for aligning the plurality of pixels,

wherein the positional information generator generates row positional information corresponding to the row of pixels selected by the pixel selector or column position information corresponding to the column of pixels selected by the pixel selector, and

wherein the light emission processor superposes the row position information on the light emitted by the row of pixels selected by the pixel selector or the light emission processor superposes the column position information on the light emitted by the column of pixels selected by the pixel selector.

5. The display calibration system according to claim 4 ,

wherein the photo-receiver of the position detecting device receives the light emitted by the row of pixels or the column of pixels and thereby converting the light into an electric signal,

wherein the positional information detector of the position detecting device detects the row position information or the column position information from the electric signal, and

wherein the output part of the position detecting device outputs the row position information or the column position information.

6. A display method adapted to a display device including a plurality of pixels having a plurality of light-emitting elements, comprising:

selecting a pixel from among the plurality of pixels on the display device;

generating positional information representing a position of a selected pixel;

superposing the positional information on the light emitted by the selected pixel;

selecting a row of pixels or a column of pixels within a matrix for aligning the plurality of pixels on the display device;

generating row positional information corresponding to the row of pixels or column position information corresponding to the column of pixels; and

superposing the row position information on light emitted by the row of pixels or superposing the column position information on light emitted by the column of pixels.

7. A position detecting method adapted to a display device including a plurality of pixels having a plurality of light-emitting elements in which the display device is configured to select a pixel from among the plurality of pixels and to thereby superpose positional information of a selected pixel on light emitted by the selected pixel, comprising:

receiving the light emitted by the selected pixel on the display device and to thereby covert the light into an electric signal;

detecting the positional information superposed on the light of the selected pixel from the electric signal; and

outputting the positional information,

wherein the display device is configured to select a row of pixels or a column of pixels from among the plurality of pixels and to thereby superpose row position information corresponding to the row of pixels on light emitted by the row of pixels or to thereby superpose column position information corresponding to the column of pixels on light emitted by the column of pixels.

8. The position detecting method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving the light emitted by the row of pixels or the light emitted by the column of pixels and to thereby convert the light into an electric signal;

detecting the row position information or the column position information from the electric signal; and

outputting the row position information or the column position information.

9. A display calibration method adapted to a display calibration system comprising a display device and a position detecting device in which the display device includes a plurality of pixels having a plurality of light-emitting elements, comprising:

selecting, by the display device, a pixel from among the plurality of pixels;

generating, by the display device, positional information representing a position of a selected pixel;

superposing, by the display device, the positional information on light emitted by the selected pixel;

receiving, by the position detecting device, the light emitted by the selected pixel on the display device and thereby converting the light into an electric signal;

detecting the positional information superposed on the light of the selected pixel from the electric signal; and

outputting the positional information,

wherein the plurality of pixels on the display device are aligned in a matrix including rows and columns, the method further comprising:

selecting, by the display device, a row of pixels or a column of pixels within the matrix for aligning the plurality of pixels;

generating, by the display device, row positional information corresponding to the row of pixels or column position information corresponding to the column of pixels;

superposing, by the display device, the row position information on the light emitted by the row of pixels or superposing the column position information on the light emitted by the column of pixels.

10. The display calibration method according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of pixels on the display device are aligned in a matrix including rows and columns, the method further comprising:

receiving, by the position device, the light emitted by the row of pixels or the column of pixels and thereby converting the light into an electric signal;

detecting, by the position detecting device, the row position information or the column position information from the electric signal, and

outputting, by the position detecting device, the row position information or the column position information.