Display device and control method therefor
A display device and a control method therefor are provided. The display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels consisting of a plurality of light emitting devices of different colors; a sensor for sensing a temperature of the display panel; a driver IC for driving the plurality of pixels; a memory storing a plurality of pieces of correction data; and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to identify, on the basis of the temperature sensed by the sensor, correction data corresponding to the sensed temperature from among the plurality of pieces of stored correction data, correct image data on the basis of the correction data, and control the driver IC on the basis of the corrected image data.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels of a plurality of light emitting elements of different colors;
a sensor configured to sense a temperature of the display panel;
a driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to drive the plurality of pixels;
a memory storing a plurality of correction data corresponding to a plurality of temperatures, and at least one instruction; and
a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction to:
identify, based on the temperature of the display panel, correction data corresponding to the temperature of the display panel from among the plurality of correction data,
correct image data based on information about positions of pixels to be corrected and information about correction coefficients for each pixel included in each of the plurality of correction data, and
control the driver IC based on the corrected image data,
wherein at least one of the information about positions of pixels to be corrected and the information about correction coefficients for each pixel may be different for each of the plurality of correction data.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the driver IC is disposed on a rear surface of a substrate inside the display panel, and
wherein the positions of pixels to be corrected and the correction coefficients for each pixel, included in each of the plurality of correction data, are determined based on distance from the driver IC.
3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the correction coefficients for each pixel are set to be smaller as the distance from the driver IC is farther.
4. The display device of claim 2 , wherein a plurality of driver ICs are disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, and
wherein the sensor is disposed at a region adjacent to the plurality of driver ICs.
5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a luminance value of at least one of the plurality of pixels is lower than a luminance value based on the image data before the image data is corrected.
6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of correction data is obtained, in a state where each of the plurality of temperatures is sensed by the sensor, based on luminance values of the plurality of pixels measured while a test image is displayed on the display panel.
7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprise a plurality of light emitting elements, and the plurality of light-emitting elements comprise a red (R) sub-pixel, a green (G) sub-pixel, and a blue (B) sub-pixel, and
wherein the processor is further configured to correct, based on the correction data, the image data corresponding to the R sub-pixel among the plurality of light emitting elements included in at least one of the plurality of pixels.
8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements is a micro light emitting diode (LED).
9. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
generate, based on the temperature sensed by the sensor being a third temperature between a first temperature and a second temperature, first correction data corresponding to the first temperature and third correction data corresponding to the third temperature by applying interpolation to second correction data corresponding to the second temperature, among the plurality of correction data; and
correct the image data based on the third correction data.
10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor is disposed on a substrate inside the display panel.
11. A method of controlling a display device comprising a plurality of pixels of a plurality of light emitting elements of different colors, comprising:
identifying correction data corresponding to a sensed temperature from among a plurality of correction data;
correcting an image data based on information about positions of pixels to be corrected and information about correction coefficients for each pixel included in the correction data; and
controlling a driver integrated circuit (IC) based on the corrected image data,
wherein at least one of the information about positions of pixels to be corrected and the information about correction coefficients for each pixel may be different for each of the plurality of correction data.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the driver IC is disposed on a rear surface of a substrate inside the display device, and
wherein the positions of pixels to be corrected and the correction coefficients for each pixel, included in each of the plurality of correction data, are determined based on distance from the driver IC.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the correction coefficients for each pixel are set to be smaller as the distance from the driver IC is farther.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein a luminance value of at least one of the plurality of pixels is lower than a luminance value based on the image data before the image data is corrected.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of correction data is obtained, in a state where each of a plurality of temperatures is sensed by a sensor, based on luminance values of the plurality of pixels measured while a test image is displayed on a display panel of the display device.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing computer readable program code or instructions which are executable by one or more processors to perform a method of controlling a display device comprising a plurality of pixels of a plurality of light emitting elements of different colors, the method comprising:
identifying correction data corresponding to a sensed temperature from among a plurality of correction data;
correcting an image data based on information about positions of pixels to be corrected and information about correction coefficients for each pixel included in the correction data; and
controlling a driver integrated circuit (IC) based on the corrected image data,
wherein at least one of the information about positions of pixels to be corrected and the information about correction coefficients for each pixel may be different for each of the plurality of correction data.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the driver IC is disposed on a rear surface of a substrate inside the display device, and
wherein the positions of pixels to be corrected and the correction coefficients for each pixel, included in each of the plurality of correction data, are determined based on distance from the driver IC.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the correction coefficients for each pixel are set to be smaller as the distance from the driver IC is farther.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein a luminance value of at least one of the plurality of pixels is lower than a luminance value based on the image data before the image data is corrected.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of correction data is obtained, in a state where each of a plurality of temperatures is sensed by a sensor, based on luminance values of the plurality of pixels measured while a test image is displayed on a display panel of the display device.