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Granted Patent B2
US 12,738,239 · App. 18/953,079 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Image processing method, image processing system, and displayer

Inventors: Cian-Rou Wu (Hsinchu, TW); Yu-Pin Chou (Hsinchu, TW); Tzuo-Bo Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Cheng Yueh Chen (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
G09G3/3406H04N23/60G09G2320/062
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Patent No.
US 12,738,239
App. No.
18/953,079
Granted
Sep 15, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image processing method includes following operations. An environmental image is captured by a webcam. An automatic photography parameter is calculated according to the environmental image by the webcam. The automatic photography parameter includes an auto white balance parameter, an auto exposure parameter or an auto focus parameter. The automatic photography parameter is transmitted from the webcam to a controller chip of a displayer. A modulation function is performed by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter, so as to change a display screen on the displayer.

Claims (54)

1 . An image processing method, comprising:

capturing an environmental image by a webcam;

calculating an automatic photography parameter according to the environmental image by the webcam, wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises at least one of an auto white balance parameter, an auto exposure parameter and an auto focus parameter;

transmitting the automatic photography parameter from the webcam to a controller chip of a displayer; and

performing a modulation function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter, so as to change a display screen on the displayer.

2 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto white balance parameter, and performing the modulation function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter comprises:

obtaining an environmental color temperature according to the auto white balance parameter; and

performing a display color temperature modulation function according to the environmental color temperature, so that a display color temperature of the display screen approaches the environmental color temperature.

3 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto white balance parameter and the auto exposure parameter, and performing the modulation function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter comprises:

calculating an environmental blue light hazard value according to the auto white balance parameter and the auto exposure parameter;

calculating a screen blue light hazard value according to a data signal corresponding to the display screen;

performing a low blue light modulation function according to the environmental blue light hazard value and the screen blue light hazard value, and adjusting a red light gain value, a green light gain value and a blue light gain value by the low blue light modulation function; and

changing a blue light intensity ratio of the display screen based on the red light gain value, the green light gain value and the blue light gain value.

4 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto exposure parameter, and performing the modulation function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter comprises:

obtaining an environment brightness according to the auto exposure parameter; and

performing a display brightness modulation function according to the environment brightness, so that a display brightness of the display screens is positively correlated with the environment brightness.

5 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto exposure parameter, and performing the modulation function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter comprises:

obtaining an environment brightness according to the auto exposure parameter; and

performing a partition dimming function according to the environment brightness, so that a maximum block brightness of a plurality of display blocks in the display screen is positively correlated with the environment brightness.

6 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto focus parameter, and performing the modulation function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter comprises:

obtaining an object distance according to the auto focus parameter;

performing a health reminder function according to the object distance; and

generating a prompt message according to the health reminder function, and outputting the prompt message by the displayer.

7 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the webcam transmits the automatic photography parameter together with the environmental image to the controller chip, and performing the modulation function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter comprises:

performing an image processing function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter, so as to generate a modulated environmental image according to the environmental image; and

displaying the modulated environmental image on the display screen of the displayer.

8 . The image processing method according to claim 1 , wherein the webcam transmits the automatic photography parameter together with the environmental image to the controller chip, and performing the modulation function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter comprises:

performing an image processing function by the controller chip according to the automatic photography parameter, so as to generate a modulated environmental image according to the environmental image;

determining, by the controller chip, whether the modulated environmental image is abnormal;

in response to that the modulated environmental image is determined to be abnormal, generating a feedback signal by the controller chip;

transmitting the feedback signal to the webcam by the controller chip;

correcting the automatic photography parameter by the webcam according to the feedback signal to generate a corrected automatic photography parameter;

generating a corrected environmental image by the webcam based on the corrected automatic photography parameter;

transmitting, by the webcam, the corrected environmental image to the controller chip of the displayer; and

generating the display screen by the displayer according to the corrected environmental image.

9 . An image processing system, comprising:

a webcam configured to capture an environmental image, the webcam comprising an image processor configured to calculate an automatic photography parameter according to the environmental image, the automatic photography parameter comprising at least one of an auto white balance parameter, an auto exposure parameter and an auto focus parameter; and

a displayer, comprising:

a display panel; and

a controller chip coupled to the display panel, the controller chip being communicatively connected to the image processor, the controller chip being configured to receive the automatic photography parameter from the image processor of the webcam, wherein the controller chip performs a modulation function according to the automatic photography parameter and outputs a display screen to the display panel according to a result of the modulation function.

10 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto white balance parameter, the controller chip obtains an environmental color temperature according to the auto white balance parameter, and the controller chip performs a display color temperature modulation function according to the environmental color temperature, so that a display color temperature of the display screen approaches the environmental color temperature.

11 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto white balance parameter, the controller chip is configured to calculate an environmental blue light hazard value according to the auto white balance parameter, the controller chip is configured to calculate a screen blue light hazard value according to a data signal corresponding to the display screen, the controller chip is configured to perform a low blue light modulation function according to the environmental blue light hazard value and the screen blue light hazard value, and a red light gain value, a green light gain value and a blue light gain value are adjusted by the low blue light modulation function, and the controller chip is configured to adjust a blue light intensity ratio of the display screen based on the red light gain value, the green light gain value and the blue light gain value.

12 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto exposure parameter, the controller chip is configured to obtain an environment brightness according to the auto exposure parameter, and the controller chip is configured to perform a display brightness modulation function according to the environment brightness, so that a display brightness of the display screen is positively correlated with the environment brightness.

13 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto exposure parameter; the controller chip is configured to obtain an environment brightness according to the auto exposure parameter; and the controller chip is configured to perform a partition dimming function according to the environment brightness, so that a maximum block brightness of a plurality of display blocks in the display screen is positively correlated with the environment brightness.

14 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the automatic photography parameter comprises the auto focus parameter, the controller chip is configured to obtain an object distance according to the auto focus parameter, the controller chip is configured to perform a health reminder function according to the object distance, and the controller chip is configured to generate a prompt message according to the health reminder function, and the displayer is configured to outputs the prompt message.

15 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the webcam is configured to transmit the automatic photography parameter together with the environmental image to the controller chip, the controller chip is configured to perform an image processing function according to the automatic photography parameter, so as to generate a modulated environmental image according to the environmental image, and the display screen is generated according to the modulated environmental image and transmitted to the display panel.

16 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the webcam is configured to transmit the automatic photography parameter together with the environmental image to the controller chip, the controller chip is configured to perform an image processing function according to the automatic photography parameter to generate a modulated environmental image according to the environmental image, the controller chip is configured to determine whether the modulated environmental image is abnormal,

in response to that the modulated environmental image is abnormal, the controller chip is configured to generate a feedback signal, the controller chip is configured to transmit the feedback signal to the webcam, the webcam is configured to correct the automatic photography parameters according to the feedback signal to generate a corrected automatic photography parameter, the webcam is configured to captures a corrected environmental image based on the corrected automatic photography parameter, the webcam is configured to transmit the corrected environmental image to the controller chip of the displayer, and the displayer is configured to display the display screen according to the corrected environmental image.

17 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the webcam is an external webcam mounted outside the displayer.

18 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the webcam is a built-in webcam built in the displayer.

19 . The image processing system according to claim 9 , wherein the webcam is configured to transmit the automatic photography parameters to the controller chip through a universal serial bus, a high-definition multimedia interface, a network transmission interface, and an inter-integrated circuit (I 2 C) or a serial peripheral interface bus (SPI).

20 . A displayer comprising:

a display panel; and

a controller chip coupled to the display panel, the controller chip being communicatively connected to a webcam, the controller chip being configured to receive an automatic photography parameter from the webcam, the controller chip performing a modulation function according to the automatic photography parameter and outputting a display screen to the display panel according to a result of the modulation function.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2024
From: WU, CIAN-ROU; CHOU, YU-PIN; LIN, TZUO-BO; CHEN, CHENG YUEH
To: REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 113112229 · Mar 29, 2024 · national
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