IP Library Granted Patent US 10,825,381
Granted Patent B2
US 10,825,381 · App. 16/512,066 · Granted Nov 3, 2020

Display system and method for controlling display system

Inventors: Shigenobu Jo (Tokyo, JP); Hironori Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
G09G3/32G09G2320/0626
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Patent No.
US 10,825,381
App. No.
16/512,066
Granted
Nov 3, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display system includes: a display device that transits from a power-off state to a power-on state; and a brightness calculation device that calculates a brightness setting sequence based on a humidity amount over a first period in which the display device is in the power-off state, the brightness setting sequence being a sequence of a setting value of a brightness of the display device during a second period, the second period starting from when the display device transits to the power-on state, the setting value changing in time series. The display device displays an image signal at a brightness according to the brightness setting sequence.

Claims (36)

1. A display system, comprising:

a display device that transits from a power-off state to a power-on state; and

a brightness calculation device that calculates a brightness setting sequence based on a humidity amount over a first period in which the display device is in the power-off state, the brightness setting sequence being a sequence of a setting value of a brightness of the display device during a second period, the second period starting from when the display device transits to the power-on state, the setting value changing in time series,

wherein the display device displays an image signal at a brightness according to the brightness setting sequence,

wherein the brightness calculation device calculates, as the brightness setting sequence, a sequence in which the setting value gradually increases toward a prescribed expected value over a duration which is longer than a prescribed duration, in a case where the calculated humidity amount is greater than a prescribed threshold, and

wherein the brightness calculation device calculates, as the brightness setting sequence, a sequence in which the setting value gradually increases toward the prescribed expected value over a duration which is the prescribed duration or less in a case where the calculated humidity amount is the prescribed threshold or less.

2. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the brightness calculation device measures humidity in surroundings of the display device, and calculates the humidity amount by calculating a sum of a product of the measured humidity and A duration over which the humidity was measured.

3. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the setting value gradually increases toward the prescribed expected value from start of the second period.

4. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the brightness calculation devices comprises a plurality of the brightness calculation devices that are mounted on a rear surface of the display device, and

wherein the brightness setting sequence is calculated based on a maximum humidity amount among humidity amounts calculated by the plurality of brightness calculation devices.

5. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the brightness calculation devices comprises a plurality of the brightness calculation devices, and

wherein the brightness setting sequence is calculated based on a maximum humidity amount among humidity amounts calculated by the plurality of brightness calculation devices.

6. The display system according to claim 1 , wherein the setting value gradually increases toward the prescribed expected value after the display device transits to the power-on state.

7. A method for controlling a display system that comprises a display device that transits from a power-off state to a power-on state, the method comprising:

calculating a brightness setting sequence based on a humidity amount over a first period in which the display device is in the power-off state, the brightness setting sequence being a sequence of a setting value of a brightness of the display device during a second period, the second period starting from when the display device transits to the power-on state, the setting value changing in time series; and

displaying, by the display device, an image signal at a brightness according to the brightness setting sequence,

wherein the calculating of the brightness setting sequence comprises:

calculating, as the brightness setting sequence, a sequencing which the setting value gradually increases toward a prescribed expected value over a duration which is longer than a prescribed duration in a case where the calculated humidity amount is greater than a prescribed threshold; and

calculating, as the brightness setting sequence, a sequence in which the setting value gradually increases toward the prescribed expected value over a duration which is the prescribed duration or less, in a case where the calculated humidity amount is the prescribed threshold or less.

8. The method for controlling the display system according to claim 7 , wherein the humidity amount is calculated based on a sum of a product of the measured humidity and a duration over which the humidity is measured.

9. The method for controlling the display system according to claim 7 , wherein the brightness setting sequence is calculated based on a maximum humidity amount among humidity amounts calculated by a plurality of brightness calculation devices.

10. The method for controlling the display system according to claim 9 , wherein the plurality of brightness calculation devices are mounted on a rear surface of the display device.

11. The method for controlling the display system according to claim 7 , wherein the setting value gradually increases toward the prescribed expected value after the display device transits to the power-on state.

12. A display system, comprising:

a light emitting diode (LED) display device comprising a plurality of LED elements constituting pixels;

a humidity sensor that measures humidity over a period in which the LED display device is in a power-off state;

a brightness calculation device that calculates, based on an amount of the measured humidity over the period, a brightness setting sequence in which a brightness of the LED elements is changed in time series, the brightness setting sequence starting after the LED display device transits from the power-off state to a power-on state,

wherein the brightness calculation device calculates, as the brightness setting sequence, a sequence in which the brightness gradually increases toward a prescribed expected value over a duration which is longer than a prescribed duration after the LED display device transits to the power-on state, in a case where the amount of the measured humidity over the period is greater than a prescribed threshold.

13. The display system according to claim 12 , wherein the brightness calculation device calculates, as the brightness setting sequence, a sequence in which the brightness gradually increases toward the prescribed expected value over a duration which is the prescribed duration or less after the LED display device transits to the power-on state, in a case where the amount of the measured humidity over the period is the prescribed threshold or less.

14. The display system according to claim 12 , wherein the brightness calculation devices comprises a plurality of the brightness calculation devices, and

wherein the brightness setting sequence is calculated based on a maximum humidity amount among humidity amounts calculated by the plurality of brightness calculation devices.

15. The display system according to claim 14 , wherein the plurality of brightness calculation devices are mounted on a rear surface of the LED display device.

16. The display system according to claim 12 , wherein the brightness gradually increases toward the prescribed expected value after the display device transits to the power-on state.

17. The display system according to claim 12 , wherein a single element of the plurality of LED elements constitutes a pixel of the pixels.

18. The display system according to claim 12 , wherein the brightness calculation device calculates the brightness setting sequence such that the brightness indicated by a brightness control signal after transition of the display device to the power-on state is varied in the time series, according to the amount of the measured humidity calculated over the period in which the display device is placed in the power-off state.

19. The display system according to claim 12 , wherein the brightness calculation device calculates the humidity amount by calculating a sum of a product of the amount of the measured humidity and a duration over which the humidity is measured.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 8, 2021
From: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
To: SHARP NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 055256/0755 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2019
From: JO, SHIGENOBU; KOBAYASHI, HIRONORI
To: NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 049767/0070 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-144993 · Aug 1, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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