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Granted Patent B2
US 11,727,840 · App. 17/860,218 · Granted Aug 15, 2023

Display apparatus and control method thereof

Inventors: Seungho Park (Suwon-si, KR); Guiwon Seo (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G09G3/007G09G3/32G09G2320/0257G09G2320/045G09G2320/046
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Patent No.
US 11,727,840
App. No.
17/860,218
Granted
Aug 15, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus including a display, a memory configured to store moving trajectory information related to a plurality of moving trajectories. and a processor configured to control the display to display a specific pixel which is pixel-shifted according to a first moving trajectory among the plurality of moving trajectories in a plurality of image frames included in a first frame interval. The processor, based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the first moving trajectory, moves the specific pixel located at a starting point of the first moving trajectory by pixel units in any one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and control the display to display the specific pixel by being pixel-shifted according to a second moving trajectory among the plurality of moving trajectories in a plurality of image frames included in a second frame interval.

Claims (66)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display;

a memory configured to store moving trajectory information related to a plurality of moving trajectories; and

a processor configured to:

control the display to display a specific pixel which is pixel-shifted according to a first moving trajectory among the plurality of moving trajectories in a plurality of image frames included in a first frame interval,

based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the first moving trajectory, move the specific pixel located at a starting point of the first moving trajectory by pixel units in any one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction, and

control the display to display the specific pixel by being pixel-shifted according to a second moving trajectory among the plurality of moving trajectories in a plurality of image frames included in a second frame interval.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to set a moving range of the specific pixel based on a location in which the specific pixel is displayed, and

based on completing a pixel shift according to any one of the plurality of moving trajectories, move the specific pixel by pixel units in any one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction within the set moving range.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to pixel-shift the specific pixel in the plurality of image frames included in the first frame interval by pixel units in a first diagonal direction, and

based on the pixel-shifted specific pixel reaching the moving range, pixel-shift the specific pixel by pixel units in a second diagonal direction and pixel-shift the specific pixel according to the first moving trajectory.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein the processor is configured to pixel-shift the specific pixel in the plurality of image frames included in the second frame interval by pixel units in a third diagonal direction, and

based on the pixel-shifted specific pixel reaching the moving range, pixel-shift the specific pixel by pixel units in a fourth diagonal direction and pixel-shift the specific pixel according to the second moving trajectory.

5. The display apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein the moving range of the specific pixel comprises a horizontal moving range and a vertical moving range set based on the location in which the specific pixel is displayed, and

wherein the processor is configured to, based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the first moving trajectory, move the specific pixel located at the starting point of the first moving trajectory in a horizontal direction within the horizontal moving range,

based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the second moving trajectory, move the specific pixel located at a starting point of the second moving trajectory in the horizontal direction within the horizontal moving range, and

pixel-shift the specific pixel according to each of the plurality of moving trajectories corresponding to the moving range, and shift the specific pixel to a respective display location of pixels included in the moving range.

6. The display apparatus of claim 3 ,

wherein the moving range of the specific pixel comprises a horizontal moving range and a vertical moving range set based on the location in which the specific pixel is displayed, and

wherein the processor is configured to, based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the first moving trajectory, move the specific pixel located at the starting point of the first moving trajectory in a vertical direction within the vertical moving range,

based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the second moving trajectory, move the specific pixel located at the starting point of the second moving trajectory in a vertical direction within the vertical moving range, and

pixel-shift the specific pixel according to each of the plurality of moving trajectories corresponding to the moving range, and shift the specific pixel to a respective display location of pixels included in the moving range.

7. The display apparatus of claim 2 ,

wherein the processor is configured to, based on any one of a number of pixels included in the horizontal moving range and a number of pixels included in the vertical moving range of the moving range being an integer multiple, identify a moving trajectory corresponding to the moving range of the specific pixel based on moving trajectory information stored in the memory, and

control the display to display the specific pixel which is shifted based on the identified moving trajectories.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein each of the first moving trajectory and the second moving trajectory is configured to be composed of a combination of at least one of a straight line, a rectangle rotated 45 degrees, or a square rotated 45 degrees.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to move the specific pixel only in the horizontal direction or only in the vertical direction within a moving range between a plurality of frame intervals included in an image.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to, based on the second moving trajectory corresponding to a preset moving trajectory, control the display to maintain a location of the specific pixel and display the specific pixel in the plurality of image frames included in the second frame interval, and

after re-moving the specific pixel by pixel units in any one of the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, control the display to display the re-moved specific pixel in a plurality of image frames included in a third frame interval by being pixel-shifted according to a third moving trajectory.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the display is configured to be implemented as a self-luminous display.

12. A method of controlling a display apparatus comprising moving trajectory information related to a plurality of moving trajectories, the method comprising:

controlling the display to display a specific pixel which is pixel-shifted according to a first moving trajectory among the plurality of moving trajectories in a plurality of image frames included in a first frame interval;

based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the first moving trajectory, moving the specific pixel located at a starting point of the first moving trajectory by pixel units in any one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction; and

controlling the display to display the specific pixel which is pixel-shifted according to a second moving trajectory among the plurality of moving trajectories in a plurality of image frames included in a second frame interval.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

setting a moving range of the specific pixel based on a location in which the specific pixel is displayed, and

wherein the moving includes, based on completing a pixel shift according to any one of the plurality of moving trajectories, moving the specific pixel by pixel units in any one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction within the set moving range.

14. The method of claim 13 ,

wherein the controlling the display in the plurality of image frames included in the first frame interval includes pixel-shifting the specific pixel in the plurality of image frames included in the first frame interval by pixel units in a first diagonal direction, and based on the pixel-shifted specific pixel reaching the moving range, pixel-shifting the specific pixel by pixel units in a second diagonal direction and pixel-shift the specific pixel according to the first moving trajectory.

15. The method of claim 14 ,

wherein the controlling the display in the plurality of image frames included in the second fame interval includes pixel-shifting the specific pixel in the plurality of image frames included in the second frame interval by pixel units in a third diagonal direction, and based on the pixel-shifted specific pixel reaching the moving range, pixel-shifting the specific pixel by pixel units in a fourth diagonal direction and pixel-shift the specific pixel according to the second moving trajectory.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the moving range of the specific pixel comprises a horizontal moving range and a vertical moving range set based on the location in which the specific pixel is displayed, and

wherein the moving includes, based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the first moving trajectory, moving the specific pixel located at the starting point of the first moving trajectory in a horizontal direction within the horizontal moving range,

wherein the method further comprising:

based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the second moving trajectory, moving the specific pixel located at a starting point of the second moving trajectory in the horizontal direction within the horizontal moving range, and

pixel-shifting the specific pixel according to each of the plurality of moving trajectories corresponding to the moving range, and shifting the specific pixel to a respective display location of pixels included in the moving range.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the moving range of the specific pixel comprises a horizontal moving range and a vertical moving range set based on the location in which the specific pixel is displayed, and

wherein the moving includes, based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the first moving trajectory, move the specific pixel located at the starting point of the first moving trajectory in a vertical direction within the vertical moving range,

wherein the method further comprising:

based on completing of the specific pixel being pixel-shifted according to the second moving trajectory, moving the specific pixel located at the starting point of the second moving trajectory in a vertical direction within the vertical moving range, and

pixel-shifting the specific pixel according to each of the plurality of moving trajectories corresponding to the moving range, and shifting the specific pixel to a respective display location of pixels included in the moving range.

18. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

wherein, based on any one of a number of pixels included in the horizontal moving range and a number of pixels included in the vertical moving range of the moving range being an integer multiple, identifying a moving trajectory corresponding to the moving range of the specific pixel based on moving trajectory information stored in the memory, and

controlling the display to display the specific pixel which is shifted based on the identified moving trajectories.

19. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein each of the first moving trajectory and the second moving trajectory is configured to be composed of a combination of at least one of a straight line, a rectangle rotated 45 degrees, or a square rotated 45 degrees.

20. The method of claim 12 ,

wherein the moving includes moving the specific pixel only in the horizontal direction or only in the vertical direction within a moving range between a plurality of frame intervals included in an image.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2022
From: PARK, SEUNGHO; SEO, GUIWON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060459/0224 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2021-0090162 · Jul 9, 2021 · national
KR 10-2022-0006772 · Jan 17, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022008585 · Jun 17, 2022
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