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US 10,510,289 · App. 15/580,610 · Granted Dec 17, 2019

Optimization method and device for brightness compensation

Inventor: Mingliang Wang (Chongqing, CN)
Assignees: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED; CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G09G3/3208G09G2320/0233G09G2320/0626G09G2320/0673G09G2360/147
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Patent No.
US 10,510,289
App. No.
15/580,610
Granted
Dec 17, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optimization method and device for brightness compensation, including: setting a compensation reference sampling area; providing a brightness obtaining apparatus, and photographing, by the brightness obtaining apparatus, the compensation reference sampling area to obtain a sampling frame; measuring brightness uniformity of all photographing units in the sampling frame, selecting one of the photographing units having good brightness uniformity as a sampling and photographing unit, and using brightness of the sampling and photographing unit as a compensation reference value to obtain a compensation reference curve; photographing a to-be-compensated panel to obtain a brightness compensation reference frame; applying brightness of all photographing units in the brightness compensation reference frame to the compensation reference curve, and calculating a plurality of pieces of brightness compensation data of the first pixel units corresponding to the photographing units; and performing brightness compensation for the first pixel units according to the pieces of brightness compensation data.

Claims (36)

1. An optimization method for brightness compensation, comprising:

setting a compensation reference sampling area on a to-be-compensated panel, wherein the to-be-compensated panel has a first resolution, and the first resolution is defined by a plurality of first pixel units of a two-dimensional array;

providing a brightness obtaining apparatus, and photographing, by the brightness obtaining apparatus, the compensation reference sampling area to obtain a sampling frame, wherein the sampling frame comprises a plurality of photographing units, and the pieces of photographing units may correspond to a plurality of first pixel units comprised in the compensation reference sampling area, wherein each photographing unit may correspond to a plurality of first pixel units;

measuring brightness uniformity of all of the photographing units in the sampling frame, selecting one of the photographing units having good brightness uniformity as a sampling and photographing unit, and using brightness of the sampling and photographing unit as a compensation reference value;

applying the compensation reference value according to a specific operation mode to obtain a compensation reference curve;

photographing, by the brightness obtaining apparatus, the to-be-compensated panel to obtain a brightness compensation reference frame, wherein the brightness compensation reference frame comprises a plurality of photographing units;

applying brightness of all photographing units in the brightness compensation reference frame to the compensation reference curve, and calculating a plurality of pieces of brightness compensation data of the first pixel units corresponding to the photographing units; and

performing brightness compensation for the first pixel units according to the pieces of brightness compensation data;

wherein each photographing unit corresponds to 8×8 first pixel units.

2. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 1 , wherein the compensation reference sampling area is in a central area of the to-be-compensated panel.

3. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 1 , wherein the brightness obtaining apparatus is a capacitive coupling component camera.

4. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 1 , wherein the first resolution is an ultrahigh resolution defined by first pixel units arranged in a 3840*2160 array.

5. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 1 , wherein the specific operation mode is estimating the compensation reference curve according to a gamma value and target brightness.

6. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 1 , wherein the specific operation mode is a gamma 2.2 curve.

7. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 1 , wherein brightness of the first pixel units is increased according to the pieces of brightness compensation data, and positive-direction brightness compensation is performed for the first pixel units.

8. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 1 , wherein brightness of the first pixel units is decreased according to the pieces of brightness compensation data, and negative-direction brightness compensation is performed for the first pixel units.

9. An optimization method for brightness compensation, comprising:

setting a compensation reference sampling area in a central area of a to-be-compensated panel, wherein the to-be-compensated panel has a first resolution, and the first resolution is defined by a plurality of first pixel units of a two-dimensional array;

providing a capacitive coupling component camera, and photographing, by the capacitive coupling component camera, the compensation reference sampling area to obtain a sampling frame, wherein the sampling frame comprises a plurality of photographing units, and the pieces of photographing units may correspond to a plurality of first pixel units comprised in the compensation reference sampling area, wherein each photographing unit may correspond to 8×8 first pixel units;

measuring brightness uniformity of all of the photographing units in the sampling frame, selecting one of the photographing units having good brightness uniformity as a sampling and photographing unit, and using brightness of the sampling and photographing unit as a compensation reference value;

applying the compensation reference value according to a gamma 2.2 curve to obtain a compensation reference curve;

photographing, by the capacitive coupling component camera, the to-be-compensated panel to obtain a brightness compensation reference frame, wherein the brightness compensation reference frame comprises a plurality of photographing units;

applying brightness of all photographing units in the brightness compensation reference frame to the compensation reference curve, and calculating a plurality of pieces of brightness compensation data of the first pixel units corresponding to the photographing units; and

performing brightness compensation for the first pixel units according to the pieces of brightness compensation data.

10. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 9 , wherein the first resolution is an ultrahigh resolution defined by first pixel units arranged in a 3840*2160 array.

11. An optimization device for brightness compensation, comprising:

a to-be-compensated panel, having a first resolution, wherein the first resolution is defined by a plurality of first pixel units of a two-dimensional array;

a brightness obtaining apparatus, configured to photograph the to-be-compensated panel to obtain a frame, the frame comprises a plurality of photographing units, and the photographing units may correspond to the plurality of first pixel units;

a brightness measurement unit, configured to measure brightness uniformity of the photographing units in the frame and obtain a brightness reference value;

a brightness comparison unit, configured to perform comparison to obtain a difference between brightness of each of the photographing units and the brightness reference value;

a calculation unit, calculating, according to the difference between brightness of each of the photographing units and the brightness reference value, a plurality of brightness compensation data of each of the photographing units; and

a brightness compensation unit, increasing or decreasing brightness of each of the first pixel units according to the pieces of brightness compensation data, and performing positive-direction or negative-direction brightness compensation for each of the first pixel units.

12. The optimization device for brightness compensation according to claim 11 , wherein the brightness obtaining apparatus is a capacitive coupling component camera.

13. The optimization device for brightness compensation according to claim 11 , wherein each photographing unit corresponds to 8×8 first pixel units.

14. The optimization device for brightness compensation according to claim 11 , wherein the first resolution is an ultrahigh resolution defined by first pixel units arranged in a 3840*2160 array.

15. The optimization method for brightness compensation according to claim 1 , wherein the specific operation mode is a linear operation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2017
From: WANG, MINGLIANG
To: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED; CHONGQING HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 10 743106.4 · Sep 19, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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