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US 11,682,346 · App. 16/960,433 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Method, apparatus, and device for determining aging degree of pixel in display panel, and method, apparatus, and device for compensating display brightness of pixel

Inventors: Chengte Lai (Beijing, CN); Suncun Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
G09G3/3208G09G2320/0233G09G2320/043
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Patent No.
US 11,682,346
App. No.
16/960,433
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, apparatus, and device for determining aging degrees of pixels in a display panel, and a method, apparatus, and device for compensating display luminance of pixels. The method for determining the aging degrees of the pixels in the display panel includes: for each pixel of at least a part of pixels in the display panel that includes multiple pixels, determining electric current data and temperature data of the pixel; and based on the determined current data and temperature data, calculating aging degree data of the pixel according to an attenuation model.

Claims (57)

1. A method for determining aging degrees of pixels in a display panel, comprising: for each pixel of at least a portion of pixels in the display panel including a plurality of pixels,

determining electric current data, temperature data, and position data on the display panel of the pixel; and

calculating aging degree data of the pixel according to an attenuation model, based on the determined electric current data, temperature data, and position data on the display panel,

wherein the determining the position data on the display panel of the pixel comprises:

determining a pixel region where the pixel is located on the display panel, wherein the display panel is divided into a plurality of pixel regions;

determining a position coefficient of the pixel region where the pixel is located; and

determining the position data on the display panel of the pixel based on the position coefficient and a position of the pixel within the pixel region.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining the electric current data of the pixel comprises:

determining the electric current data of the pixel based on display data of the pixel.

3. A device for determining aging degrees of pixels in a display panel, comprising:

a processor, and

a memory comprising a set of processor executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to claim 1 .

4. A method of compensating display luminance of pixels, comprising:

determining a compensation reference pixel on a display panel;

for each pixel of remaining pixels except the compensation reference pixel, determining a display adjustment parameter of the pixel based on aging degree data of the pixel and aging degree data of the compensation reference pixel; and

compensating display luminance of the pixel based on the display adjustment parameter,

wherein the determining the compensation reference pixel comprises determining the compensation reference pixel based on aging degree data of each pixel on the display panel,

wherein the again degree data of each pixel is determined by:

determining electric current data, temperature data, and position data on the display panel of the pixel; and

calculating the aging degree data of the pixel according to an attenuation model, based on the determined electric current data, temperature data, and position data on the display panel,

wherein the determining the position data on the display panel of the pixel comprises:

determining a pixel region where the pixel is located on the display panel, wherein the display panel is divided into a plurality of pixel regions;

determining a position coefficient of the pixel region where the pixel is located; and

determining the position data on the display panel of the pixel based on the position coefficient and a position of the pixel within the pixel region.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

determining the compensation reference pixel by statistically sorting the aging degree data of each pixel in the display panel.

6. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:

determining a gray-scale compensation parameter of the pixel based on a gamma value of the display panel and the display adjustment parameter of the pixel.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising:

determining gray-scale compensation data based on gray-scale data of the pixel and the gray-scale compensation parameter.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising:

outputting the gray-scale compensation data of the pixel.

9. A device for compensating display luminance of pixels, comprising:

a processor, and

a memory comprising a set of processor executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the method according to claim 4 .

10. An apparatus for determining aging degrees of pixels in a display panel, the display panel comprising a plurality of pixels, the apparatus comprising:

a determination circuit configured to, for each pixel of at least a portion of pixels of the plurality of pixels, determine electric current data, temperature data, and position data on the display panel of the pixel; and

an aging degree data calculation circuit configured to calculate aging degree data of the pixel according to an attenuation model, based on the determined electric current data, temperature data, and position data on the display panel,

wherein in order to determine the position data on the display panel of each pixel, the determination circuit is configured to:

determine a pixel region where the pixel is located on the display panel, wherein the display panel is divided into a plurality of pixel regions;

determine a position coefficient of the pixel region where the pixel is located; and

determine the position data on the display panel of the pixel based on the position coefficient and a position of the pixel within the pixel region.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein, the determination circuit determines the electric current data of the pixel based on display data of the pixel.

12. An apparatus for compensating display luminance of pixels, comprising:

a determination circuit configured to determine a compensation reference pixel on a display panel, and for each pixel of remaining pixels except the compensation reference pixel, determine a display adjustment parameter of the pixel based on aging degree data of the pixel and aging degree data of the compensation reference pixel; and

a compensation circuit configured to compensate display luminance of the pixel based on the display adjustment parameter,

wherein the determination circuit is further configured to determine the compensation reference pixel based on aging degree data of each pixel on the display panel,

wherein the aging degree data of each pixel is determined by:

determining electric current data, temperature data, and position data on the display panel of the pixel; and

calculating the aging degree data of the pixel according to an attenuation model, based on the determined electric current data, temperature data, and position data on the display panel,

wherein the determining the position data on the display panel of the pixel comprises:

determining a pixel region where the pixel is located on the display panel, wherein the display panel is divided into a plurality of pixel regions;

determining a position coefficient of the pixel region where the pixel is located; and

determining the position data on the display panel of the pixel based on the position coefficient and a position of the pixel within the pixel region.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the determination circuit determines the compensation reference pixel by statistically sorting the aging degree data of each pixel on the display panel.

14. The apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the determination circuit is further configured to determine a gray-scale compensation parameter of the pixel based on a gamma value of the display panel and the display adjustment parameter of the pixel, and

the compensation circuit is further configured to determine gray-scale compensation data based on gray-scale data of the pixel and the gray-scale compensation parameter, and output the gray-scale compensation data of the pixel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2020
From: LAI, CHENG TE; LI, SUNCUN
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 20181157783.X · Dec 20, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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