公开(公告)号：US20190034026A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-31

申请号：US16140532

申请日：2018-09-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chih-Wei Yeh ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Wei Chen

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G09G3/3258

Abstract: Devices and methods for improving image quality and decreasing power consumption of an electronic display are provided. The electronic device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels configured to display an image, and to operate at multiple refresh rates. The electronic device also includes a processor configured to instruct the display panel to transition between the multiple refresh rates based at least in part on a blur effective width of the image.

公开(公告)号：US20190027114A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US15716708

申请日：2017-09-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yue Jack Chu ,  Christopher P. Tann ,  Arthur L. Spence ,  Brad W. Simeral ,  Yafei Bi ,  Jiayi Jin ,  Ruo-Gu Huang ,  Haifeng Li ,  Weijun Yao ,  Chaohao Wang

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  G06T1/60 ,  G09G5/36

Abstract: In situations with reduced image changes, display panels, such as the ones disclosed herein, may reduce their power consumption by performing self-refresh cycles, in which they may display locally stored data in the display panel instead of retrieving it from an image buffer. Methods and circuitry for management of the self-refresh cycle may reduce jitter, luminance errors, and/or flickers that may be caused by untimely self-refresh cycles that may occur as a result of latency in the image buffer. In some implementations, the display panel may have a dedicated low latency input that notifies an arrival of an incoming image. In some implementations, the self-refresh cycles of the panel may be managed by a host or a buffer that is responsible for sending the images.

公开(公告)号：US20180366078A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US16113132

申请日：2018-08-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chaohao Wang ,  Brijesh Tripathi ,  Christopher Philip Alan Tann ,  David S. Zalatimo ,  Guy Cote ,  Hao Nan ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Sandro H. Pintz

IPC: G09G3/36

Abstract: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The image frames may be displayed with positive and negative polarities to help reduce charge accumulation effects. A charge accumulation tracker may analyze the image frames to determine when there is a risk of excess charge accumulation. The charge accumulation tracker may analyze information on gray levels, frame duration, and frame polarity. The charge accumulation tracker may compute a charge accumulation metric for entire image frames or may process subregions of each frame separately. When subregions are processed separately, each subregion may be individually monitored for a risk of excess charge accumulation.

公开(公告)号：US20180350297A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15900733

申请日：2018-02-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Abhinav Pathak ,  Conor J. O'Reilly ,  Shashi K. Dua ,  Udaykumar R. Raval ,  Christopher W. Chaney ,  Amit K. Vyas ,  Albert S. Liu ,  Roberto Alvarez ,  Rohit Mundra ,  Vladislav Sahnovich ,  Patrick Y. Law ,  Paul M. Thompson ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Arthur L. Spence ,  Jean-Pierre Simon Guillou ,  Mohammad Ali Jangda ,  Christopher Edward Glazowski ,  Yifan Zhang

IPC: G09G3/3208

CPC classification number: G09G3/3208 ,  G09G2320/0295 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2320/0673 ,  G09G2320/08 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2340/0435 ,  G09G2354/00 ,  G09G2360/08 ,  G09G2360/16

Abstract: Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may estimate the power being consumed by an OLED display screen of an electronic device, may provide further information about that power usage, may modify or change functions performed by the electronic device based on that power usage, and may inform an application's developer about the amount of power being used by the electronic device while the electronic device is running the application. One example may estimate the power being used by an OLED display screen of an electronic device by determining the content of images being displayed during a duration. The estimated power may then be presented to a user. The estimated power may be used in decisions to modify or change parameters of the screen or other device components.

公开(公告)号：US10133403B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15275375

申请日：2016-09-24

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Chih-Wei Yeh ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Wei Chen

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/3258 ,  G09G3/36 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G09G3/3208 ,  G06F3/0354

Abstract: Devices and methods for improving image quality and decreasing power consumption of an electronic display are provided. The electronic device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels configured to display an image, and to operate at multiple refresh rates. The electronic device also includes a processor configured to instruct the display panel to transition between the multiple refresh rates based at least in part on a blur effective width of the image.

公开(公告)号：US10102815B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-16

申请号：US15890517

申请日：2018-02-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chaohao Wang ,  Brijesh Tripathi ,  Christopher Philip Alan Tann ,  David S. Zalatimo ,  Guy Cote ,  Hao Nan ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Sandro H. Pintz

IPC: G09G3/36

Abstract: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The image frames may be displayed with positive and negative polarities to help reduce charge accumulation effects. A charge accumulation tracker may analyze the image frames to determine when there is a risk of excess charge accumulation. The charge accumulation tracker may analyze information on gray levels, frame duration, and frame polarity. The charge accumulation tracker may compute a charge accumulation metric for entire image frames or may process subregions of each frame separately. When subregions are processed separately, each subregion may be individually monitored for a risk of excess charge accumulation.

公开(公告)号：US10008139B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-26

申请号：US14995796

申请日：2016-01-14

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Howard H. Tang ,  Wei Chen ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Hao-Lin Chiu

IPC: G09G3/36 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/20

CPC classification number: G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G2300/0426 ,  G09G2310/0218 ,  G09G2310/0278 ,  G09G2310/0281 ,  G09G2320/0209 ,  G09G2320/0219

Abstract: A display device may include a plurality of pixels, a plurality of source lines that may provide a plurality of data line signals to the plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines that may provide a plurality of gate signals to a plurality of switches associated with the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of voltage gate lines disposed parallel to the plurality of source lines and coupled to the plurality of gate lines at a plurality of cross point nodes. The plurality of cross point nodes are positioned in a pseudo random order across the display device.

公开(公告)号：US20170039925A1

公开(公告)日：2017-02-09

申请号：US15331722

申请日：2016-10-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Jiaying Wu ,  Lu Zhang ,  Cheng Chen ,  Gabriel Marcu ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Ming Xu ,  Ricardo Motta ,  Wei Chen ,  John Z. Zhong

IPC: G09G3/20

CPC classification number: G09G3/2003 ,  G09G3/3413 ,  G09G5/02 ,  G09G2320/0242 ,  G09G2320/0261 ,  G09G2320/0666 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  G09G2360/145

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display having an array of display pixels and having display control circuitry that controls the operation of the display. The display control circuitry may adaptively adjust the display output based on ambient lighting conditions. For example, in cooler ambient lighting conditions such as those dominated by daylight, the display may display neutral colors using a relatively cool white. When the display is operated in warmer ambient lighting conditions such as those dominated by indoor light sources, the display may display neutral colors using a relatively warm white. Adapting to the ambient lighting conditions may ensure that the user does not perceive color shifts on the display as the user's vision chromatically adapts to different ambient lighting conditions. Adaptively adjusting images in this way can also have beneficial effects on the human circadian rhythm by displaying warmer colors in the evening.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括具有显示像素阵列并具有控制显示器的操作的显示控制电路的显示器。 显示控制电路可以基于环境照明条件自适应地调整显示输出。 例如，在较冷的环境照明条件下，例如由日光控制的环境照明条件下，显示器可以使用相当冷的白色显示中性色。 当显示器在诸如由室内光源所主导的环境照明条件较暖的环境照明条件下操作时，显示器可以使用相对温暖的白色显示中性色。 适应环境照明条件可以确保用户在视觉色彩适应不同的环境照明条件时不会察觉显示器上的色彩偏移。 以这种方式自适应调整图像也可以通过在晚上显示温暖的颜色对人类昼夜节律有益。

公开(公告)号：US09472158B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-18

申请号：US14660355

申请日：2015-03-17

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Hung Sheng Lin ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Szu-Hsien Lee ,  Weijun Yao ,  Yingxuan Li ,  Wonjae Choi

IPC: G09G3/36

CPC classification number: G09G3/3696 ,  G09G3/3648 ,  G09G3/3688 ,  G09G2310/027 ,  G09G2310/0289 ,  G09G2310/0291 ,  G09G2320/0209 ,  G09G2320/029 ,  G09G2330/06 ,  G09G2330/08

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for adjusting and displaying image data to account for variable common voltage error across separate common electrode sub-plates. The image data may be adjusted based on a common mode common voltage error on a common voltage line coupled to more than one different common electrode sub-plate. Each common electrode sub-plate may carry a common voltage that varies depending on values of the image data programmed to pixels associated with that common electrode sub-plate.

Abstract translation: 提供了系统和方法来调整和显示图像数据，以解决跨单独的公共电极子板的可变共同电压误差。 可以基于耦合到多于一个不同公共电极子板的公共电压线上的共模公共电压误差来调整图像数据。 每个公共电极子板可以承载根据编程到与该公共电极子板相关联的像素的图像数据的值而变化的公共电压。

公开(公告)号：US20160277706A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US14659723

申请日：2015-03-17

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Christopher P. Tann ,  Chaohao Wang ,  David S. Zalatimo ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Sandro H. Pintz ,  Satish S. Iyengar

IPC: H04N7/01 ,  G06F1/32 ,  G09G5/00

CPC classification number: H04N7/0127 ,  G06F1/3218 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  G09G5/001 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  H04N7/0115 ,  Y02D10/153

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling operation of an electronic display are provided. One embodiment describes an electronic display, which includes a display driver that writes image frames to pixels of the electronic display with a first refresh rate or a second refresh rate; and a timing controller that receives a plurality of image frames from an image source, in which the plurality of image frames are displayed on the electronic display to play video content; detects a cadence with which the plurality of image frames are received from the image source; and, based at least in part on the cadence of the plurality of image frames, instructs the display driver to write each of the plurality of image frames either as a single image frame at the first refresh rate or an image frame at the first refresh rate followed by a repeat of the image frame at the second refresh rate.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于控制电子显示器操作的系统和方法。 一个实施例描述了一种电子显示器，其包括以第一刷新率或第二刷新率将图像帧写入电子显示器的像素的显示驱动器; 以及定时控制器，其从图像源接收多个图像帧，其中所述多个图像帧在所述电子显示器上显示以播放视频内容; 从图像源检测接收到多个图像帧的节奏; 并且至少部分地基于多个图像帧的节奏，指示显示驱动器将多个图像帧中的每一个作为第一刷新率的单个图像帧或以第一刷新率的图像帧进行写入 随后以第二刷新率重复图像帧。