Local dimming driving method and device of liquid crystal display device

1. A local dimming driving method of a liquid crystal display device, the local dimming driving method comprising:

detecting maximum values per pixel from input image data, analyzing the maximum values per pixel on a block-by-block basis, and determining local dimming values per block according to the analysis result;

calculating a first gain value using the local dimming values per block;

calculating a maximum gain value per pixel using the maximum value per pixel as a second gain value;

selecting a smaller value of the first and second gain values as a final gain value;

compensating the input image data using the final gain value; and

controlling luminance of a backlight unit on the block-by-block basis using the local dimming value per block,

wherein the calculating of the first gain value includes:

calculating a first total light quantity per pixel by detecting and summing the quantity of light reaching each pixel from a predetermined light profile of a light source, when the overall luminance of the backlight unit has a maximum value;

calculating a second total light quantity per pixel by summing the quantity of light reaching each pixel from the predetermined light profile of the light source multiplied by the local dimming values when the luminance of the backlight unit is controlled by local dimming on the block-by-block basis; and

calculating the first gain value by a ratio of the first total light quantity to the second total light quantity on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

2. The local dimming driving method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining of the local dimming values per block includes:

detecting the maximum values per pixel from the input image data;

summing and averaging the maximum values per pixel on the block-by-block basis and detecting average values per block; and

selecting and outputting the local dimming values per block corresponding to the average values per block using a predetermined look-up table.

3. The local dimming driving method according to claim 1 , wherein the second gain value is calculated by a ratio of a maximum gray scale corresponding to the number of bits of the input image data to the maximum value per pixel on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

4. The local dimming driving method according to claim 1 , wherein the second gain value is calculated using a look-up table in which the characteristics of a ratio of a maximum gray scale corresponding to the number of bits of the input image data to the maximum value per pixel are previously set, on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

5. A method of driving a liquid crystal display device, the method comprising:

detecting maximum values per pixel from input image data, analyzing the maximum values per pixel on a block-by-block basis, and determining local dimming values per block according to the analysis result;

calculating a first gain value using the local dimming values per block;

calculating a maximum gain value per pixel using the maximum value per pixel as a second gain value;

selecting a smaller value of the first and second gain values as a final gain value;

compensating the input image data using the final gain value;

controlling luminance of a backlight unit on the block-by-block basis using the local dimming value per block;

supplying the compensated data to a liquid crystal panel; and

displaying the input image data by a combination of the luminance of the backlight unit controlled on the block-by-block basis and light transmittance controlled by the compensated data on the liquid crystal panel,

wherein the calculating of the first gain value includes:

calculating a first total light quantity per pixel by detecting and summing the quantity of light reaching each pixel from a predetermined light profile of a light source, when the overall luminance of the backlight unit has a maximum value;

calculating a second total light quantity per pixel by summing the quantity of light reaching each pixel from the predetermined light profile of the light source multiplied by the local dimming values when the luminance of the backlight unit is controlled by a local dimming on the block-by-block basis; and

calculating the first gain value by a ratio of the first total light quantity to the second total light quantity on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

6. The method of driving the liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein the determining of the local dimming values per block includes:

detecting the maximum values per pixel from the input image data;

summing and averaging the maximum values per pixel on the block-by-block basis and detecting average values per block; and

selecting and outputting the local dimming values per block corresponding to the average values per block using a predetermined look-up table.

7. The method of driving the liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein the second gain value is calculated by a ratio of a maximum gray scale corresponding to the number of bits of the input image data to the maximum value per pixel on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

8. The method of driving the liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein the second gain value is calculated using a look-up table in which the characteristics of a ratio of a maximum gray scale corresponding to the number of bits of the input image data to the maximum value per pixel are previously set, on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

9. A local dimming driving device of a liquid crystal display device, the local dimming driving device comprising:

an image analyzer detecting maximum values per pixel from input image data and analyzing the maximum values per pixel on a block-by-block basis;

a dimming value decider determining and outputting local dimming values per block according to the analysis result from the image analyzer;

a first gain value calculator calculating and outputting a first gain value using the local dimming values per block from the dimming value decider;

a second gain value calculator calculating and outputting a maximum gain value per pixel using the maximum values per pixel from the image analyzer as a second gain value;

a gain value selector selecting and outputting a smaller value of the first gain value from the first gain value calculator and the second gain value from the second gain value calculator as a final gain value; and

a data compensator compensating the input image data using the final gain value,

wherein the first gain value calculator:

calculates a first total light quantity per pixel by detecting and summing the quantity of light reaching each pixel from a predetermined light profile of a light source when overall luminance of a backlight unit has a maximum value, calculates a second total light quantity per pixel by summing the quantity of light reaching each pixel from the predetermined light profile of the light source multiplied by the local dimming values when the luminance of the backlight unit is controlled by local dimming on the block-by-block basis, and

calculates and outputs the first gain value by a ratio of the first total light quantity to the second total light quantity on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

10. The local dimming driving device according to claim 9 , wherein the image analyzer includes:

a maximum value detector detecting and outputting the maximum values per pixel from the input image data; and

an average value detector summing and averaging the maximum values per pixel from the maximum value detector on the block-by-block basis, and detecting and outputting average values per block to the dimming value decider, and

the dimming value decider selecting and outputting the local dimming values per block corresponding to the average values per block using a predetermined look-up table.

11. The local dimming driving device according to claim 9 , wherein the second gain value calculator calculates and outputs the second gain value on a pixel-by-pixel basis by calculating a ratio of a maximum gray scale corresponding to the number of bits of the input image data to the maximum value per pixel.

12. The local dimming driving device according to claim 9 , wherein the second gain value calculator calculates the second gain value on a pixel-by-pixel basis using a look-up table in which the characteristics of a ratio of a maximum gray scale corresponding to the number of bits of the input image data to the maximum value per pixel are previously set.

13. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a local dimming driver analyzing an input image data, generating a local dimming value and compensating an input image data according to the analyzing result;

a panel driver supplying the compensated data from the local dimming driver to a liquid crystal panel;

a timing controller outputting the compensated data from the local dimming driver to the panel driver and controlling driving timing of the panel driver;

a backlight unit including a plurality of light emitting blocks to irradiate light to the liquid crystal panel; and

a backlight driver driving the light emitting blocks using the local dimming values per block from the local dimming driver,

wherein the local dimming driver comprises:

an image analyzer detecting maximum values per pixel from input image data and analyzing the maximum values per pixel on a block-by-block basis;

a dimming value decider determining and outputting local dimming values per block according to the analysis result from the image analyzer;

a first gain value calculator calculating and outputting a first gain value using the local dimming values per block from the dimming value decider;

a second gain value calculator calculating and outputting a maximum gain value per pixel using the maximum values per pixel from the image analyzer as a second gain value;

a gain value selector selecting and outputting a smaller value of the first gain value from the first gain value calculator and the second gain value from the second gain value calculator as a final gain value; and

a data compensator compensating the input image data using the final gain value,

wherein the first gain value calculator:

calculates a first total light quantity per pixel by detecting and summing the quantity of light reaching each pixel from a predetermined light profile of a light source when overall luminance of a backlight unit has a maximum value,

calculates a second total light quantity per pixel by summing the quantity of light reaching each pixel from the predetermined light profile of the light source multiplied by the local dimming values when the luminance of the backlight unit is controlled by local dimming on the block-by-block basis, and

calculates and outputs the first gain value by a ratio of the first total light quantity to the second total light quantity on a pixel-by-pixel basis.

14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13 , wherein the image analyzer includes:

a maximum value detector detecting and outputting the maximum values per pixel from the input image data; and

an average value detector summing and averaging the maximum values per pixel from the maximum value detector on the block-by-block basis, and detecting and outputting average values per block to the dimming value decider, and

the dimming value decider selecting and outputting the local dimming values per block corresponding to the average values per block using a predetermined look-up table.

15. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13 , wherein the second gain value calculator calculates and outputs the second gain value on a pixel-by-pixel basis by calculating a ratio of a maximum gray scale corresponding to the number of bits of the input image data to the maximum value per pixel.

16. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13 , wherein the second gain value calculator calculates the second gain value on a pixel-by-pixel basis using a look-up table in which the characteristics of a ratio of a maximum gray scale corresponding to the number of bits of the input image data to the maximum value per pixel are previously set.

17. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13 , wherein the local dimming driver is built in the timing controller.