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US 10,699,675 · App. 16/328,735 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Methods, apparatus, and storage media for dimming a display screen

Inventor: Yuqing Wang (Kunshan, CN)
G09G5/10G09G2320/0233G09G2320/0653
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Patent No.
US 10,699,675
App. No.
16/328,735
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and storage media for dimming a display screen. The method includes: acquiring a parameter value of the display screen to be adjusted, wherein the parameter value has a correspondence with a brightness of the display screen; and comparing the parameter value with a set threshold to obtain a comparison result, and determining a corresponding dimming mode according to the comparison result, and performing dimming on the display screen via the corresponding dimming mode. The above method for dimming a display screen that determines a dimming mode according to a comparison result may overcome the deficiency caused by determining only one dimming mode, and may further mitigate impacts on the display quality while dimming.

Claims (23)

1. A method for dimming a display screen, comprising:

acquiring a parameter value of the display screen to be adjusted, wherein the parameter value has a correspondence with a brightness of the display screen;

comparing the parameter value with a set threshold to obtain a comparison result;

determining a corresponding dimming mode according to the comparison result,

wherein the display screen drives a pixel by a thin-film transistor,

when the corresponding dimming mode is a first dimming mode, the method comprises adopting a first dimming mode to perform the dimming on the display screen when it is determined that the brightness corresponding to the parameter value is less than the set threshold, a voltage of a data signal received by a pixel driving circuit in the display screen being unchanged during a process of the dimming in the first dimming mode; and

when the corresponding dimming mode is a second dimming mode, the method comprises adopting a second dimming mode when it is determined that the brightness corresponding to the parameter value is not less than the set threshold, wherein the dimming is performed by adjusting the voltage of the data signal in the second dimming mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second dimming mode is a source dimming method.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dimming is performed by adjusting an illumination period of a pixel of the display screen in each frame in the first dimming mode.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter value comprises a brightness value.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the set threshold is between 70 nits and 90 nits.

6. An apparatus for dimming a display screen, comprising:

a parameter value acquisition circuit configured to acquire a parameter value of the display screen to be adjusted, the parameter value having a correspondence with a brightness of the display screen; and

a dimming determination circuit configured to compare the parameter value with a set threshold, and the dimming determination circuit further configured to determine a corresponding dimming mode according to a comparison result,

wherein the display screen drives a pixel by a thin-film transistor, and the dimming determination circuit is configured to perform the dimming on the display screen when it is determined that the brightness corresponding to the parameter value is less than the set threshold, wherein a voltage of a data signal received by a pixel driving circuit in the display screen is unchanged during a process of the dimming in the first dimming mode; and

the dimming determination circuit is configured to perform the dimming on the display screen when it is determined that the brightness corresponding to the parameter value is not less than the set threshold, wherein the dimming is performed by adjusting the voltage of the data signal in the second dimming mode.

7. A method for dimming a display screen, comprising:

acquiring a parameter value of the display screen to be adjusted, the parameter value being correspondent with a brightness of the display screen;

comparing the parameter value with a set threshold to obtain a comparison result;

determining a corresponding dimming mode according to the comparison result; and

performing dimming on the display screen via the corresponding dimming mode,

wherein the parameter value comprises a brightness value, and

wherein the set threshold is between 70 nits and 90 nits.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2020
From: WANG, YUQING
To: KUNSHAN GO-VISIONOX OPTO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052669/0016 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0524423 · Jun 30, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200111448A1 · Apr 9, 2020
Cited By (1)
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