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US 10,225,514 · App. 15/105,557 · Granted Mar 5, 2019

Video player, a display apparatus, a video playing system and a video playing method

Inventors: Changlin Leng (Beijing, CN); Jianmin He (Beijing, CN); Lihua Geng (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,225,514
App. No.
15/105,557
Granted
Mar 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A video player is provided, comprising: a video playing unit, configured to convert an image inputted to the video playing unit into a driving signal for driving a display panel; and an image preprocessing unit, configured to receive the inputted image from a display source, to preprocess the inputted image into n preprocessed images, and to output the n preprocessed images to the video playing unit, wherein the video playing unit is further configured to convert the n preprocessed images into n sets of first driving signals, and to output the n sets of first driving signals via the n output terminals of the video playing unit for displaying, wherein the n preprocessed images correspond to the n output terminals of the video playing unit with each other in a preset manner. Furthermore, a display apparatus and a video playing system and a video playing method are also provided. The video player can display high resolution images at a low cost.

Claims (56)

1. A video player, comprising a processor configured to:

receive an inputted image from a display source, and to preprocess the inputted image into n preprocessed images,

wherein the processor is further configured to convert the n preprocessed images into n sets of first driving signals for driving a display panel, and to output the n sets of first driving signals via n output terminals for displaying, wherein n is an integer greater than 1, and the n preprocessed images are associated with the n output terminals in a preset manner; and

wherein the processor is further configured to divide the image inputted into n sub images, convert grey scale levels of A pixels on a first row of each of the n sub images into a preset grey scale level value to form an image label for a respective sub image of the n sub images, and the preset grey scale level value corresponding to A pixels of different sub images are different, wherein A is an integer greater than 1; and

wherein the processor is further configured to label the n sub images by adding the image label to the respective sub image so as to obtain the n preprocessed images with image labels.

2. The video player of claim 1 , wherein the image label is formed by converting first A pixels of each sub image, wherein A is 8 and n is 4, wherein:

a code for the grey scale level value for the image label of a first preprocessed image is 10100001;

a code for the grey scale level value for the image label of a second preprocessed image is 10100010;

a code for the grey scale level value for the image label of a third preprocessed image is 10100011; and

a code for the grey scale level value for the image label of a fourth preprocessed image is 10100100.

3. The video player of claim 1 , wherein a resolution of the inputted image is M×N, wherein M and N are both positive evens, and

wherein the processor is further configured to compare a row number i of the inputted pixel (i, j) with M/2, compare the column number j of the inputted pixel (i, j) with N/2,

store pixels within 1<j≤N/2 and 1<i≤M/2 into a first sub image; store pixels within 1<j≤N/2 and i>M/2 into a second sub image, store pixels within j>N/2 and 1<i≤M/2 into a third sub image, and store pixels within j>N/2 and i>M/2 into a fourth sub image.

4. The video player of claim 3 , wherein M is 7680 and N is 4320.

5. A display apparatus, comprising a display panel including n input terminals, the display panel being divided into n parts corresponding to the n input terminals respectively, the display apparatus further comprises an image post-processing unit having n input terminals and n output terminals,

wherein the n input terminals of the image post-processing unit are connected to the n output terminals of the video player of claim 1 respectively, the n output terminals of the image post-processing unit are connected to the n input terminals of the display panel respectively;

wherein the image post-processing unit is configured to convert the n sets of first driving signals corresponding to the n preprocessed images into n sets of second driving signals, and output the n sets of second driving signals into the n input terminals of the display panel respectively in a synchronous manner such that the display panel displays an image being consistent with the inputted image.

6. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein each of the preprocessed images contains an image label,

wherein the image post-processing unit is further configured to select a first driving signal corresponding to the output terminal of the image post-processing unit according to the image label, and remove a signal corresponding to the image label from the received first driving signal so as to obtain a second driving signal.

7. The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the preprocessed images are formed by dividing the inputted image into n sub images and then converting the grey scale levels of A pixels of on a first row of each sub image into a preset grey scale level value,

wherein the image label is formed by the A pixels having a preset grey scale level;

wherein the image post-processing unit is further configured to restore a signal corresponding to the image label in each of the n sets of first driving signals to a signal corresponding to the A pixels on a corresponding sub image, so as to obtain a second driving signal corresponding to the corresponding sub image.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the image post-processing unit is further configured to duplicate B copies of the second driving signal inputted.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a frequency of the inputted image is 15 Hz, and B is 4.

10. The display apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the output terminals of the image post-processing unit are V-by-One ports.

11. A video playing system, comprising:

a display apparatus, comprising a display panel including n input terminals, the display panel being divided into n parts corresponding to the n input terminals respectively, the display apparatus further comprises an image post-processing unit having n input terminals and n output terminals,

wherein the n input terminals of the image post-processing unit are connected to the n output terminals of the video player of claim 1 respectively, the n output terminals of the image post-processing unit are connected to the n input terminals of the display panel respectively;

wherein the image post-processing unit is configured to convert the n sets of first driving signals corresponding to the n preprocessed images into n sets of second driving signals, and output the n sets of second driving signals into the n input terminals of the display panel respectively in a synchronous manner such that the display panel displays an image being consistent with the inputted image.

12. A video playing method, comprising:

converting an inputted image into n preprocessed images with image labels by dividing the inputted image into n sub images and adding the image labels to the n sub images, to obtain the n preprocessed images;

converting the n preprocessed images into n sets of first driving signals;

restoring the n sets of first driving signals to the n sets of second driving signals corresponding to the n sub images respectively; and

outputting the n sets of second driving signals into n input terminals of a display panel respectively, in a synchronous manner; and

wherein adding the image labels to the n sub images comprises:

converting grey scale levels of A pixels on a first row of each sub image into a preset grey scale level value;

forming an image label for a respective sub image of the n sub images, to obtain the preprocessed image, wherein the preset grey scale values corresponding to A pixels of different sub images are different, wherein A is an integer greater than 1; and

labeling the n sub images by adding the image label to the respective sub image so as to obtain the n preprocessed images with the image labels.

13. The video playing method of claim 12 , wherein the image label is formed by converting first A pixels of each sub image, wherein A is 8 and n is 4, wherein:

a code for the grey scale level value for the image label of a first preprocessed image is 10100001;

a code for the grey scale level value for the image label of a second preprocessed image is 10100010;

a code for the grey scale level value for the image label of a third preprocessed image is 10100011; and

a code for the grey scale level value for the image label of a fourth preprocessed image is 10100100.

14. The video playing method of claim 12 , wherein a resolution of the inputted image is M×N,

wherein dividing the inputted image into the n sub images further comprises:

comparing the row number i of the inputted pixel (i, j) with M/2;

comparing the column number j of the inputted pixel (i, j) with N/2;

storing pixels within 1<j≤N/2 and 1<i≤M/2 into a first sub image;

storing pixels within 1<j≤N/2 and i>M/2 into a second sub image;

storing pixels within j>N/2 and 1<i≤M/2 into a third sub image; and

storing pixels within j>N/2 and i>M/2 into a fourth sub image;

wherein M is 7680 and N is 4320.

15. The video playing method of claim 12 , wherein outputting the n sets of second driving signals into n input terminals of a display panel respectively in a synchronous manner comprises:

duplicating B copies of respective set of the second driving signal; and

outputting the n sets of the second driving signals each having B copies into respective input terminals of the display panel in a synchronous manner.

16. The video playing method of claim 15 , wherein a frequency of the inputted image is 15 Hz, and B is 4.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2016
From: LENG, CHANGLIN; HE, JIANMIN; GENG, LIHUA
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038937/0819 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0226622 · May 6, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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