Abstract:
A color gamut conversion device includes: a target color coordinate converter configured to convert each RGB value of red (R), green (G), blue (B), cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), and white (W) of a target color coordinate into a tristimulus value XYZ; a reference conversion matrix generator configured to generate a first reference conversion matrix for converting each tristimulus value XYZ into an R′G′B′ value according to a color gamut of a reference display; a low power corrected value calculator configured to calculate a low power corrected value for correcting the R′G′B′ value; a lookup table (LUT) generator configured to generate an LUT including an R″G″B″ value corresponding to each RGB value by using a second reference conversion matrix that the low power corrected value is applied to the first reference conversion matrix; and a color gamut converter configured to convert image data of the RGB values into image data of the R″G″B″ values using the LUT.
Abstract:
A color compensation method is disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes predetermining target color coordinates, measuring luminance and chromaticity from an image displayed on a display panel, and calculating compensation color coordinates by using the target color coordinates and the device color coordinates. The method also includes generating compensation data by using the target color coordinates, the device color coordinates, and the compensation color coordinates, receiving an external video signal, and converting the RGB data of the external video signal into the RGB data of the compensation color coordinates by using the compensation data corresponding to the RGB data of the external video signal. The compensation color coordinates are determined according to the values of the target color coordinates and the device color coordinates.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for compensating color characteristics in individual display devices that each include a display unit including a plurality of pixels to display images according to compensated image data signals, a test data input section to transmit a predetermined test image data signal to the pixels to display a test image, a luminance measuring unit to receive luminance information from the display unit displaying the test image and determine actual luminance ratios of a first color, a second color, and a third color from the received luminance information, a compensation ratio determiner to calculate a compensation ratio from both the actual and reference luminance ratios of each color and a data compensator to generate the compensated image data signals by adjusting external input video signals according to the compensation ratio.
Abstract:
A device for mapping a color gamut includes a color gamut determinator and a color gamut mapper. The color gamut determinator determines an output color gamut using a gain value corresponding to information of a first color gamut, information of a second color gamut and a control condition. The color gamut mapper converts the color gamut of an input image data into the output color gamut. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a device and method for mapping a color gamut, which can determine an optimal color gamut corresponding to a change in control condition, and accordingly improve color accuracy and color reproducibility.
Abstract:
An image control technology that enables low power consumption with less compromise in the overall quality of the image is disclosed, in which color information of an image is saved while minimizing degradation of picture quality, and improving text readability. In one aspect, an image control display device includes an image controller configured to measure at least one of luminance values and chroma values of pixels of an input image. In addition, the image controller is configured to detect an edge using the at least one of luminance and chroma values and is configured to invert color information of the input image into inverted image data. The image controller is further configured to generate output image data comprising an inverted region and an exception region, where the inverted region displays the inverted image data and the exception region displays uninverted input image data. The display device additionally includes a data driver configured to receive the output image data and to apply a plurality of data voltages corresponding to the output image data to a display panel.
Abstract:
A device for mapping a color gamut includes a color gamut determinator and a color gamut mapper. The color gamut determinator determines an output color gamut using a gain value corresponding to information of a first color gamut, information of a second color gamut and a control condition. The color gamut mapper converts the color gamut of an input image data into the output color gamut. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a device and method for mapping a color gamut, which can determine an optimal color gamut corresponding to a change in control condition, and accordingly improve color accuracy and color reproducibility.
Abstract:
An image sticking controller includes a gamma conversion unit configured to gamma-convert gray scale values respectively corresponding to a plurality of pixels, and to output the gamma-converted gray scale values as gamma conversion values, a data accumulation unit configured to accumulate the gamma conversion values into an accumulation data, the accumulation data including a minimum accumulation value, a maximum difference value indicating a difference between the minimum accumulation value and a maximum accumulation value, and difference values indicating respective differences between the minimum accumulation value and an accumulation value of each of the pixels, an image sticking analysis unit configured to output an image sticking decrease control signal when the maximum difference value is greater than a reference value, and a data conversion unit configured to convert the gray scale values in response to the image sticking decrease control signal, such that image sticking is reduced.
Abstract:
A display device configured to reduce power consumption, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, includes a signal controller configured to calculate saturation data, luminance data, and power consumption data of input image data, to calculate a compensation ratio based on a rate of change of luminance, a rate of increase of saturation, or a power consumption, to generate compensation image data having a saturation of a red, green, or blue image of the input image data increased up to a threshold value so that the compensation ratio exceeds a reference value, and to send the generated compensation image data to a data driver, and the data driver configured to supply data voltages corresponding to the compensation image data, in response to gate signals sequentially generated from a gate driver to a display panel.
Abstract:
An image control technology that enables low power consumption with less compromise in the overall quality of the image is disclosed, in which color information of an image is saved while minimizing degradation of picture quality, and improving text readability. In one aspect, an image control display device includes an image controller configured to measure at least one of luminance values and chroma values of pixels of an input image. In addition, the image controller is configured to detect an edge using the at least one of luminance and chroma values and is configured to invert color information of the input image into inverted image data. The image controller is further configured to generate output image data comprising an inverted region and an exception region, where the inverted region displays the inverted image data and the exception region displays uninverted input image data. The display device additionally includes a data driver configured to receive the output image data and to apply a plurality of data voltages corresponding to the output image data to a display panel.
Abstract:
A display device includes: a plurality of pixels; a degradation compensator for using a temperature weight value for a reference temperature, a luminance weight value for a reference luminance, and a material weight value for a reference material, for calculating a reference using time when a degradation rate of the pixels is changed to a reference degradation rate of a reference degradation curve, and for generating a control variable according to the reference using time; and a power supply for controlling a voltage difference between a first power source voltage for supplying a driving current to the pixels and a second power source voltage according to the control variable.