IP Library Granted Patent US 12,211,461
Granted Patent B2
US 12,211,461 · App. 18/214,935 · Granted Jan 28, 2025

Display apparatus and method of controlling the same

Inventors: Dongki Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jihye Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Changhoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jeongphil Seo (Suwon-si, KR); Kyeongjin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sungjin Lim (Suwon-si, KR); Youngho Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Yujin Jung (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G09G3/3607G09G3/3674
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Patent No.
US 12,211,461
App. No.
18/214,935
Granted
Jan 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display apparatus including: a liquid crystal panel; a source driver configured to output a grayscale voltage to the liquid crystal panel; a timing controller configured to transmit a source control signal to the source driver; a scaler configured to transmit image data corresponding to content received from an external source to the timing controller; and a controller configured to adjust a driving scan rate of the liquid crystal panel to correspond to a set scan rate of the content, and control at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to adjust a data rate of an output signal based on the driving scan rate.

Claims (37)

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a liquid crystal panel;

a source driver configured to output a grayscale voltage to the liquid crystal panel;

a timing controller configured to transmit a source control signal to the source driver;

a scaler configured to transmit image data corresponding to content received from an external source to the timing controller; and

a controller configured to:

adjust a driving scan rate of the liquid crystal panel to correspond to a set scan rate of the content; and

control at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to adjust a data rate of an output signal at each time of the content received from the external source being changed, based on the driving scan rate.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to adjust the data rate of the output signal in proportion to the driving scan rate.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to, based on the set scan rate of the content being decreased, control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to decrease the data rate of the output signal.

4. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to, based on the set scan rate of the content being increased, control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to increase the data rate of the output signal.

5. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to control the data rate of the output signal to be linearly proportional to the driving scan rate.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to adjust the data rate of the output signal based on the driving scan rate in units of preset frame intervals.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to adjust the data rate of the output signal based on the driving scan rate in units of preset time intervals.

8. A method of controlling a display apparatus, the method comprising:

adjusting a driving scan rate of a liquid crystal panel to correspond to a set scan rate of content received from an external source; and

controlling at least one of a timing controller for transmitting a source control signal to a source driver that outputs a grayscale voltage to the liquid crystal panel or a scaler for transmitting image data corresponding to the content to the timing controller, to adjust a data rate of an output signal at each time of the content received from the external source being changed, based on the driving scan rate.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler comprises:

controlling the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler to adjust the data rate of the output signal in proportion to the driving scan rate.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler comprises:

based on the set scan rate of the content being decreased, controlling the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler to decrease the data rate of the output signal.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler comprises:

based on the set scan rate of the content being increased, controlling the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler to increase the data rate of the output signal.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler comprises:

controlling the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler to control the data rate of the output signal to be linearly proportional to the driving scan rate.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler comprises:

controlling the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler to adjust the data rate of the output signal based on the driving scan rate in units of preset frame intervals.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the timing controller or the scaler comprises:

controlling the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to adjust the data rate of the output signal based on the driving scan rate in units of preset time intervals.

15. A display apparatus comprising:

a liquid crystal panel; and

a controller configured to:

adjust a driving scan rate of the liquid crystal panel to correspond to a set scan rate of content received from an external source; and

control at least one of a scaler or a timing controller to adjust a data rate of an output signal at each time of the content received from the external source being changed, based on the driving scan rate.

16. The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the controller is further configured to control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to adjust the data rate of the output signal in proportion to the driving scan rate.

17. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to, based on the set scan rate of the content being decreased, control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to decrease the data rate of the output signal.

18. The display apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the controller is further configured to, based on the set scan rate of the content being increased, control the at least one of the scaler or the timing controller to increase the data rate of the output signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2023
From: LEE, DONGKI; KIM, JIHYE; KIM, CHANGHOON; SEO, JEONGPHIL; LEE, KYEONGJIN; LIM, SUNGJIN; JUNG, YOUNGHO; JUNG, YUJIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064086/0241 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0118223 · Sep 19, 2022 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2023008192 · Jun 14, 2023
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