Method for compensating brightness unevenness of a display device and related display device
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for compensating brightness unevenness of a display device. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device includes a display screen, a data driving circuit, and a mainboard. The method for compensating brightness unevenness according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes obtaining, by the data driving circuit, first brightness compensation data from the mainboard. Then, the data driving circuit adjusts image data according to the first brightness compensation data.
1. A method for compensating brightness unevenness of a display device, the display device comprising a display screen, a data driving circuit, and a mainboard, wherein the mainboard has first brightness compensation data for the display screen stored therein, the method comprising:
obtaining, by the data driving circuit, the first brightness compensation data from the mainboard; and
adjusting, by the data driving circuit, image data according to the first brightness compensation data,
wherein the display screen is divided into a plurality of compensation regions,
wherein the data driving circuit generates the first brightness compensation data by:
obtaining a current brightness value of each of the plurality of compensation regions; and
generating the first brightness compensation data based on a first brightness compensation formula:
Y=aX+b, where X represents an original grey value of the image data, Y represents the compensated grey value, and a and b represent coefficients based on the respective current brightness values and respective desired brightness values of the plurality of compensation regions; and
wherein the generated first brightness compensation data is stored in the mainboard.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the mainboard, second brightness compensation data and storing the second brightness compensation data to replace the first brightness compensation data when operating time of the display screen reaches an operating time threshold;
wherein the data driving circuit obtains the second brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjusts the image data according to the second brightness compensation data.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
generating and storing, by the mainboard, third brightness compensation data, when operating time of the display screen reaches an operating time threshold;
wherein the data driving circuit obtains the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjusts the image data according to the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the mainboard, second brightness compensation data and storing the second brightness compensation data to replace first brightness compensation data, in response to user input information,
wherein the data driving circuit obtains the second brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjusts the image data according to the second brightness compensation data.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
generating, by the mainboard, third brightness compensation data, in response to user input information,
wherein the data driving circuit obtains the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjusts the image data according to the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data.
6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the user input information indicates a start to update brightness compensation data.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the user input information further indicates a region for which the brightness compensation data is to be updated.
8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein generating, by the mainboard, the second brightness compensation data comprises:
generating third brightness compensation data based on a threshold voltage drift characteristic of a driving transistor of the display screen and a light emission attenuation characteristic of a light emitting device of the display screen; and
generating the second brightness compensation data based on the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data.
9. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the mainboard generates the third brightness compensation data based on a threshold voltage drift characteristic of a driving transistor of the display screen and a light emission attenuation characteristic of a light emitting device of the display screen.
10. A display device comprising:
a display screen,
a mainboard, and
a data driving circuit,
wherein the mainboard is configured to store first brightness compensation data for the display screen;
wherein the data driving circuit is configured to obtain the first brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjust image data according to the first brightness compensation data;
wherein the display screen is divided into a plurality of compensation regions, and
wherein the data driving circuit is configured to generate the first brightness compensation data by:
obtaining a current brightness value of each of the plurality of compensation regions; and
generating the first brightness compensation data based on a first brightness compensation formula:
Y=aX+b, where X represents an original grey value of the image data, Y represents the compensated grey value, and a and b represent coefficients based on the respective current brightness values and respective desired brightness values of the plurality of compensation regions; and
wherein the generated first brightness compensation data is stored in the mainboard.
11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the mainboard is further configured to generate second brightness compensation data and store the second brightness compensation data to replace the first brightness compensation data, when operating time of the display screen reaches an operating time threshold; and
wherein the data driving circuit is further configured to obtain the second brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjust the image data according to the second brightness compensation data.
12. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the mainboard is further configured to generate and store third brightness compensation data, when operating time of the display screen reaches an operating time threshold; and
wherein the data driving circuit is further configured to obtain the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjust the image data according to the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data.
13. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the mainboard is further configured to generate second brightness compensation data and store the second brightness compensation data to replace the first brightness compensation data, in response to user input information, and
wherein the data driving circuit is further configured to obtain the second brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjust the image data according to the second brightness compensation data.
14. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the mainboard is configured to generate and store third brightness compensation data in response to user input information, and
wherein the data driving circuit is further configured to obtain the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data from the mainboard, and adjust the image data according to the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data.
15. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the user input information indicates a start to update brightness compensation data.
16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein the user input information further indicates a region for which the brightness compensation data is to be updated.
17. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the mainboard is further configured to generate the third brightness compensation data based on a threshold voltage drift characteristic of a driving transistor of the display screen and a light emission attenuation characteristic of a light emitting device of the display screen, and generate the second brightness compensation data based on the first brightness compensation data and the third brightness compensation data.
18. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the mainboard is further configured to generate the third brightness compensation data based on a threshold voltage drift characteristic of a driving transistor of the display screen and a light emission attenuation characteristic of a light emitting device of the display screen.