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Granted Patent B2
US 11,961,434 · App. 17/664,369 · Granted Apr 16, 2024

Device and method for detecting screen freeze error of display of vehicle

Inventor: Woo Young Jeong (Bucheon-si, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd.
G09G3/006G09G2320/029G09G2380/10
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Patent No.
US 11,961,434
App. No.
17/664,369
Granted
Apr 16, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a device and a method for detecting a screen freeze error of a display of a vehicle. The method comprises monitoring a drive pattern of at least one pixel in a porch area during a time period corresponding to a plurality of image frames, wherein the porch area including at least one of a front porch area and a back porch area of a display panel driven according to the plurality of image frames; and determining occurrence of a screen freeze error by comparing the drive pattern of the at least one pixel with a preset drive pattern.

Claims (30)

1. A method for detecting a screen freeze error of a display device in a vehicle, the method comprising:

monitoring a drive pattern of at least one pixel in a porch area during a time period corresponding to a plurality of image frames, wherein the porch area including at least one of a front porch area and a back porch area of a display panel driven according to the plurality of image frames;

determining occurrence of a screen freeze error by comparing the drive pattern of the at least one pixel with a preset drive pattern that includes an RGB value and a flicker period of the at least one pixel; and

determining that a screen of the display device is blackout when the at least one pixel displays a specific RGB value.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one pixel is determined according to a preset position and a preset number of pixels in the porch area.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset drive pattern includes a flicker order of a plurality of pixels including the at least one pixel in the porch area.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of occurrence of the screen freeze error includes:

determining that no screen freeze error has occurred based on the drive pattern of the at least one pixel corresponds to the preset drive pattern.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

comparing at least one of RGB information or cyclic redundancy check (CRC) information of pixels in the porch area with a preset value to determine an existence of a driven pixel in the porch area.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

outputting a warning in accordance with the occurrence of the screen freeze error.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that a screen of the display device is blackout when the at least one pixel displays an RGB value different from a preset RGB value.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that the screen of the display device is blackout includes:

determining that the screen of the display device is blackout when the at least one pixel displays the specific RGB value during a time period corresponding to at least one image frame.

9. A method for assisting detection of a screen freeze error of a display device in a vehicle, the method comprising:

generating a plurality of image frames including pixel data to be displayed by at least one pixel in a porch area including at least one of a front porch area and a back porch area of a display panel, wherein the at least one pixel has a drive pattern that includes an RGB value and a flicker period when the display panel is driven according to the plurality of image frames; and

providing the plurality of image frames to a driver circuit of the display panel,

wherein the drive pattern of the at least one pixel is used to determine occurrence of a screen freeze error through comparison with a preset drive pattern,

wherein it is determined by a detecting device that the screen of the display device is blackout when the at least one pixel displays a specific RGB value.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the at least one pixel is determined according to a preset position and a preset number of pixels in the porch area.

11. A device for detecting a screen freeze error of a display device in a vehicle, the device comprising:

a monitoring unit configured to monitor a drive pattern of at least one pixel in a porch area during a time period corresponding to a plurality of image frames, wherein the porch area including at least one of a front porch area or a back porch area of a display panel driven according to the plurality of image frames; and

a determining unit configured to determine occurrence of a screen freeze error by comparing the drive pattern of the at least one pixel with a preset drive pattern that includes an RGB value and a flicker period of the at least one pixel, and determine that a screen of the display device is blackout when the at least one pixel displays a specific RGB value.

12. An assistance device for assisting detection of a screen freeze error of a display device in a vehicle, the assistance device comprising:

a generating unit configured to generate a plurality of image frames including pixel data to be displayed by at least one pixel in a porch area including at least one of a front porch area or a back porch area of a display panel, wherein the at least one pixel has a drive pattern that includes an RGB value and a flicker period when the display panel is driven according to the plurality of image frames; and

a providing unit configured to provide the plurality of image frames to a driver circuit of the display panel,

wherein the drive pattern of the at least one pixel is used to determine occurrence of a screen freeze error through comparison with a preset drive pattern,

wherein it is determined by a detecting device that the screen of the display device is blackout when the at least one pixel displays a specific RGB value.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2022
From: JEONG, WOO YOUNG
To: HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0010896 · Jan 25, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230237941A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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