IP Library Granted Patent US 11,106,240
Granted Patent B2
US 11,106,240 · App. 16/995,777 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

System for color and brightness output management in a dual display device

Inventors: Deeder M. Aurongzeb (Austin, TX); Lawrence E. Knepper (Leander, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products, LP
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Patent No.
US 11,106,240
App. No.
16/995,777
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual display housing information handling system and method comprising a first display screen side having a first portion of a display screen, a second display screen side, hinged to the first display screen side, having a second portion, and a second display screen side RGB detector to activate and the first display to test flash and a first display screen side RGB detector to activate and the second display to test flash. A controller to determine operating color temperature shift for comparison to detect burn-in differences from color temperature readings by the first display screen side RGB detector and the second display screen side RGB detector, and if a threshold difference detected, the controller implementing display color shift management to provide adjusted color mapping data to adjust at least one color component of the first or second display screen side to balance the operating color temperatures.

Claims (61)

1. A display color shift management method comprising:

detecting cumulative operating time of a first display screen side of a dual display housing information handling system;

detecting cumulative operating time of a second display screen side of a dual display housing information handling system;

comparing cumulative operating time of the first display screen side with an expected color shift model having color brightness degradation levels for displays of the type used for the first display screen side and the second display screen side;

comparing cumulative operating time of the second display screen side with the expected color shift model;

determining an expected shift in color brightness in at least one color component via a controller based at least in part on the expected color shift difference between the first display screen side and the second display screen side relative to the expected color shift model; and

providing display data for display, wherein the display data is adjusted color mapping data to adjust color brightness for the at least one color component of the first or second display screen side with the greater expected color shift as determined from the expected color shift model.

2. The display color shift management method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting a color usage profile during cumulative operating time for a plurality of color components of pixels in the first display screen side;

detecting a color usage profile during cumulative operating time for a plurality of color components of pixels in the second display screen side; and

determining expected color shift difference between the first display screen side and the second display screen side relative to the expected color shift model for each of the plurality color components.

3. The display color shift management method of claim 2 , wherein providing display data for display includes that the display data is adjusted color mapping data to shift color brightness for the at least one color component of the first or second display screen side includes shifting brightness of one of the plurality of color components of the first or second display screen side with a greater expected color shift based on the comparison of color usage profiles.

4. The display color shift management method of claim 1 , wherein detecting cumulative operating time of the first display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system may include detecting cumulative operating time for a plurality of portions of the first display screen side and wherein detecting cumulative operating time of the second display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system may include detecting cumulative operating time for a plurality of portions of the second display screen side that correspond to mirror image locations of the plurality of portions of the first display screen side.

5. The display color shift management method of claim 4 , further comprising:

determining the expected shift in color brightness in at least one color component for corresponding mirror image portions of the first display screen side and the second display screen side relative to the expected color shift model.

6. The display color shift management method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a usage configuration of the first display screen side relative to the second display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system; and

providing adjusted color mapping data to shift color brightness for the at least one color component of the first or second display screen side with greater expected color shift when the usage configuration detected includes the first display screen side viewed along with the second display screen side by a user.

7. The display color shift management method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a graphics intensity categorization of an application program operating on the first display screen side or the second display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system; and

providing adjusted color mapping data to shift color brightness for the at least one color component of the first or second display screen side with greater expected color shift when the graphics intensity categorization requires optimal color matching on both the first and second display screen sides.

8. A dual display housing information handling system comprising:

a first display screen side having a first display screen;

a second display screen side, hinged to the first display screen side, having a second display screen;

a controller executing instructions of a display color shift management system to detect a cumulative operating time of a first display screen and to detect a cumulative operating time of a second display screen of a dual display housing information handling system;

the controller comparing cumulative operating time of the first display screen with an expected color shift model having color brightness degradation levels for displays of the type used for the first display screen and the second display screen;

the controller comparing cumulative operating time of the second display screen with the expected color shift model;

the controller determining an expected shift in color brightness in at least one color component via a controller based at least in part on the expected color shift difference between the first display screen and the second display screen relative to the expected color shift model; and

the controller providing display data for display, wherein the display data is adjusted color mapping data to adjust color brightness for the at least one color component of the first or second display screen with the greater expected color shift as determined from the expected color shift model.

9. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 8 , further comprising:

the controller detecting a color usage profile during cumulative operating time for a plurality of color components of pixels in the first display screen;

the controller detecting a color usage profile during cumulative operating time for a plurality of color components of pixels in the second display screen; and

the controller determining expected color shift difference between the first display screen and the second display screen relative to the expected color shift model for each of the plurality color components.

10. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 9 wherein providing display data for display includes that the display data is adjusted color mapping data to shift color brightness for the at least one color component of the first or second display screen side includes shifting brightness of one of the plurality of color components of the first or second display screen side with a greater expected color shift based on the comparison of color usage profiles.

11. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 8 , wherein detecting cumulative operating time of the first display screen of the dual display housing information handling system may include detecting cumulative operating time for a plurality of portions of the first display screen and wherein detecting cumulative operating time of the second display screen of the dual display housing information handling system may include detecting cumulative operating time for a plurality of portions of the second display screen that correspond to mirror image locations of the plurality of portions of the first display screen.

12. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 8 , further comprising:

a configuration sensor hub to detect closing configuration of the first display screen side to within a closing configuration threshold angle of the second display screen side and, if so, implementing color shift management.

13. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 8 , further comprising:

the controller to determine a usage configuration of the first display screen side relative to the second display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system; and

the controller implementing display color shift management to provide adjusted color mapping data if the usage configuration detected includes the first display screen side viewable simultaneously with the second display screen side by a user.

14. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 8 , further comprising:

an ambient light detector to detect the ambient lighting condition level around the dual display housing information handling system; and

the controller implementing display color shift management to provide adjusted color mapping data when the ambient lighting condition level does not exceed a light level threshold to overwhelm operation of the first display portion or the second display portion of the display screen when viewed by a user.

15. A dual display housing information handling system comprising:

a first display screen side having a first portion of a display screen;

a second display screen side, hinged to the first display screen side, having a second portion of the display screen;

a controller executing instructions of a display color shift management system configured to:

detect a cumulative operating time of a first display screen side and to detect a cumulative operating time of a second display screen side of a dual display housing information handling system;

compare cumulative operating time of the first display screen side with an expected color shift model having color brightness degradation levels for displays of the type used for the first display screen side and the second display screen side;

compare cumulative operating time of the second display screen side with the expected color shift model;

determine an expected shift in color brightness in at least one color component via a controller based at least in part on the expected color shift difference between the first display screen side and the second display screen side relative to the expected color shift model; and

provide display data for display, wherein the display data is adjusted color mapping data to adjust color brightness for the at least one color component of the first or second display screen side with the greater expected color shift as determined from the expected color shift model.

16. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the first portion of the display screen is a first display panel mounted in the first display screen side and a second portion of the display screen is a second display panel mounted in the second display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system.

17. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 15 , wherein the first portion of the display screen is a portion of a first display panel mounted in the first display screen side and a second portion of the display screen is a second portion of the first display panel mounted in the second display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system.

18. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 15 , wherein adjustment of at least one color component occurs at an OLED cell matrix location identified within the first display screen side or the second display screen side includes increasing brightness of that color component at the OLED cell matrix location.

19. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 15 , further comprising:

the controller to determine a usage configuration of the first display screen side relative to the second display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system; and

the controller implementing display color shift management to provide adjusted color mapping data if the usage configuration detected includes the first display screen side viewable simultaneously with the second display screen side by a user.

20. The dual display housing information handling system of claim 15 , further comprising:

the controller to determine a graphics intensity categorization of an application program operating on the first display screen side or the second display screen side of the dual display housing information handling system; and

the controller implementing display color shift management to provide adjusted color mapping data if the graphics intensity categorization requires optimal color matching on both the first and second display screen sides.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (054475/0523) Recorded Jun 10, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL 054591 FRAME 0471 Recorded Nov 2, 2021
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
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From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 13, 2020
From: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 15912913 · Mar 6, 2018
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