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US 10,404,935 · App. 16/151,393 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

System and method of correcting discontinuities of light intensities of displays

Inventors: Stefan Peana (Austin, TX); Deeder M. Aurongzeb (Austin, TX)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
H04N5/58G01J1/4204G06F3/1446G09G3/32G09G5/00G09G2320/0626G09G2360/144G09G2360/16
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,404,935
App. No.
16/151,393
Filed
Oct 4, 2018
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B1
Art Unit
2422
USPC
345/1.1
Abstract

In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may determine, via at least one luminance intensity sensor, multiple display luminance values of each display of multiple displays associated with coordinates of the display; may determine a mapping from the coordinates to multiple mean luminance values based at least on each multiple display luminance values of each display of the multiple displays; may determine a correction mapping based at least on the mapping from the coordinates to the multiple mean luminance values and respective multiple expected luminance values; may install the multiple displays in respective multiple information handling systems that include respective multiple graphics processing units; and may configure the multiple graphics processing units with at least one of the correction mapping and a lookup table based at least on the correction mapping.

Claims (49)

1. An information handling system, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory medium, coupled to the at least one processor, that stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the information handling system to:

determine, via at least one luminance intensity sensor, a plurality of display luminance values of each display of a plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display;

determine a mapping from the coordinates to a plurality of mean luminance values based at least on each plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays;

determine a correction mapping based at least on the mapping from the coordinates to the plurality of mean luminance values and a respective plurality of expected luminance values;

install the plurality of displays in a respective plurality of information handling systems that include a respective plurality of graphics processing units; and

configure the plurality of graphics processing units with at least one of the correction mapping and a lookup table based at least on the correction mapping.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein each display of the plurality of displays includes a bezel around edges of the display.

3. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein, to determine the mapping from the coordinates to the plurality of mean luminance values based at least on each plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays, the instructions further cause the information handling system to determine a plurality of arithmetic mean values, a plurality of geometric mean values, or a plurality of harmonic mean values.

4. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein, to determine the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display, the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

capture a single image for each display of the plurality of displays; and

determine the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays from the single image for each display of the plurality of displays.

5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein, to determining the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display, the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

capture a plurality of images for each display of the plurality of displays; and

determine the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays from the plurality of images for each display of the plurality of displays.

6. The information handling system of claim 5 , wherein, to capture the plurality of images for each display of the plurality of displays, the instructions further cause the information handling system to not capture an inner segment of the display.

7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one luminance intensity sensor includes at least one camera.

8. A method, comprising:

determining, via at least one luminance intensity sensor, a plurality of display luminance values of each display of a plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display;

determining a mapping from the coordinates to a plurality of mean luminance values based at least on each plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays;

determining a correction mapping based at least on the mapping from the coordinates to the plurality of mean luminance values and a respective plurality of expected luminance values;

installing the plurality of displays in a respective plurality of information handling systems that include a respective plurality of graphics processing units; and

configuring the plurality of graphics processing units with at least one of the correction mapping and a lookup table based at least on the correction mapping.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein each display of the plurality of displays includes a bezel around edges of the display.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining the mapping from the coordinates to the plurality of mean luminance values based at least on each plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays includes determining a plurality of arithmetic mean values, a plurality of geometric mean values, or a plurality of harmonic mean values.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display includes:

capturing a single image for each display of the plurality of displays; and

determining the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays from each single image of each display of the plurality of displays.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display includes:

capturing a plurality of images for each display of the plurality of displays; and

determining the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays from each plurality of images of each display of the plurality of displays.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the capturing the plurality of images for each display of the plurality of displays includes not capturing an inner segment of the display.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one luminance intensity sensor includes at least one camera.

15. A computer-readable non-transitory memory medium that includes instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an information handling system, cause the information handling system to:

determine, via at least one luminance intensity sensor, a plurality of display luminance values of each display of a plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display;

determine a mapping from the coordinates to a plurality of mean luminance values based at least on each plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays;

determine a correction mapping based at least on the mapping from the coordinates to the plurality of mean luminance values and a respective plurality of expected luminance values;

install the plurality of displays in a respective plurality of information handling systems that include a respective plurality of graphics processing units; and

configure the plurality of graphics processing units with at least one of the correction mapping and a lookup table based at least on the correction mapping.

16. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein each display of the plurality of displays includes a bezel around edges of the display.

17. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein, to determine the mapping from the coordinates to the plurality of mean luminance values based at least on each plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays, the instructions further cause the information handling system to determine a plurality of arithmetic mean values, a plurality of geometric mean values, or a plurality of harmonic mean values.

18. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein, to determine the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display, the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

capture a single image for each display of the plurality of displays; and

determine the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays from each single image of each display of the plurality of displays.

19. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein, to determining the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays associated with coordinates of the display, the instructions further cause the information handling system to:

capture a plurality of images for each display of the plurality of displays; and

determine the plurality of display luminance values of each display of the plurality of displays from each plurality of images of each display of the plurality of displays.

20. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one luminance intensity sensor includes at least one camera.

Assignments (8)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (051302/0528) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); SECUREWORKS CORP.
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From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; SECUREWORKS CORP.; EMC CORPORATION
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
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To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 31, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; SECUREWORKS CORP.; EMC CORPORATION
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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Dec 16, 2019
From: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; SECUREWORKS CORP.
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 4, 2018
From: PEANA, STEFAN; AURONGZEB, DEEDER M.
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
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