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Granted Patent B2
US 11,842,698 · App. 17/960,261 · Granted Dec 12, 2023

Display device

Inventors: Tsutomu Harada (Tokyo, JP); Tomoyuki Ishihara (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,842,698
App. No.
17/960,261
Granted
Dec 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an aspect, a display device includes: a first panel; a second panel disposed opposing one surface of the first panel; a light source configured to emit light to the other surface of the first panel; and an acquirer configured to acquire user information including information indicating at least one of a position of an eye and a position of a head of a user facing the second panel. The first panel includes light control pixels. The second panel includes pixels. Blurring processing is applied by which the light control pixel positioned around a pixel controlled to transmit light in accordance with an input image signal is caused to transmit light. A blurring area including the light control pixel to which the blurring processing is applied on the first panel corresponds to the position of the eye of the user or the position of the head of the user.

Claims (49)

1. A display device comprising:

a first panel;

a second panel disposed opposing one surface of the first panel;

a light source configured to emit light to the other surface of the first panel; and

an acquirer configured to acquire user information including information indicating at least one of a position of an eye and a position of a head of a user located on one surface side of the second panel and facing the second panel, wherein

the first panel includes a plurality of light control pixels,

the second panel includes a plurality of pixels,

blurring processing is applied by which the light control pixel positioned around a pixel controlled to transmit light in accordance with an input image signal is caused to transmit light,

a blurring area including the light control pixel to which the blurring processing is applied on the first panel corresponds to the position of the eye of the user or the position of the head of the user,

when the position of the eye of the user relative to the second panel is unavailable, the blurring area is a predetermined area that is determined in advance so that the blurring processing is applied irrespective of a line of sight of the user to the second panel, and

when the position of the eye of the user relative to the second panel is available, the blurring area is smaller than the predetermined area and corresponds to the position of the eye of the user.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the blurring area also corresponds to an angle between a first straight line and a second straight line,

the first straight line connects the pixel controlled to transmit light and at least one of the position of the eye of the user and a predetermined position in the face of the user, and

the second straight line is orthogonal to a plate surface of the second panel.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the user information includes information indicating the distance from the second panel to the eye of the user or the face of the user, and

the blurring area also corresponds to the information indicating the distance.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the blurring area is derived based on a distance from the second panel to the eye of the user or the face of the user as a fixed distance.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the acquirer includes an image-capturing element configured to capture an image of the one surface side of the second panel.

6. A display device comprising:

a first panel;

a second panel disposed opposing one surface of the first panel;

a light source configured to emit light to the other surface of the first panel; and

an acquirer configured to acquire user information including information indicating at least one of a position of an eye and a position of a head of a user located on one surface side of the second panel and facing the second panel,

wherein

the first panel includes a plurality of light control pixels,

the second panel includes a plurality of pixels,

blurring processing is applied by which the light control pixel positioned around a pixel controlled to transmit light in accordance with an input image signal is caused to transmit light,

a blurring area including the light control pixel to which the blurring processing is applied on the first panel corresponds to the position of the eye of the user or the position of the head of the user,

a signal to be reflected on an output of the first panel is a signal obtained by performing gamma correction on the image signal in accordance with a predetermined gamma value.

7. A display device comprising:

a first panel;

a second panel disposed opposing one surface of the first panel;

a light source configured to emit light to the other surface of the first panel; and

an acquirer configured to acquire user information including information indicating at least one of a position of an eye and a position of a head of a user located on one surface side of the second panel and facing the second panel,

wherein

the first panel includes a plurality of light control pixels,

the second panel includes a plurality of pixels,

blurring processing is applied by which the light control pixel positioned around a pixel controlled to transmit light in accordance with an input image signal is caused to transmit light,

a blurring area including the light control pixel to which the blurring processing is applied on the first panel corresponds to the position of the eye of the user or the position of the head of the user,

a signal to be reflected on an output of the second panel is a signal obtained by performing gamma correction on the image signal in accordance with a gamma value of the second panel.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first panel is a monochrome liquid crystal panel.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the blurring area including the light control pixel to which the blurring processing is applied on the first panel is changed when the position of the eye of the user relative to the second panel is changed.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

when a right-eye image and a left-eye image of the user, or a face image of the user are identified, distance information is acquired,

one light control pixel for which the blurring area is yet to be derived among the light control pixels is selected,

visual-line angles of right and left eyes relative to the selected light control pixel are derived, and

the blurring area corresponding to the visual-line angles of right and left eyes is derived.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2022
From: HARADA, TSUTOMU; ISHIHARA, TOMOYUKI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 061321/0276 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-166387 · Oct 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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