公开(公告)号：US20210304673A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17191009

申请日：2021-03-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shengkui Gao ,  Haifeng Li ,  Sinan Alousi ,  Marc Joseph DeVincentis ,  Yafei Bi ,  Hung Sheng Lin ,  Yi Qiao ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Weijun Yao ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Maofeng Yang ,  Yue Jack Chu

IPC: G09G3/3233

Abstract: A system may include an electronic display panel having pixels, where each pixel may emit light based on a respective programming signal. The system may include a memory storing a map. The processing circuitry may determine a function for each pixel from the map. The processing circuitry may determine a respective control signal based on the function and a target brightness level for each pixel to generate multiple control signals, where the respective control signal is used to generate the respective programing signal for each pixel. The processing circuitry may determine a scaling factor based at least in part on the first map and may scale at least a subset of the multiple control signals based at least in part on the scaling factor.

公开(公告)号：US10559238B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US15698262

申请日：2017-09-07

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hung Sheng Lin ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Chin-Wei Lin ,  Mohammad B Vahid Far ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Kingsuk Brahma ,  Junhua Tan ,  Sun-II Chang ,  Shinya Ono ,  Jesse A Richmond ,  Yafei Bi ,  Derek K. Shaeffer

IPC: G09G3/00

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for differential sensing (DS), difference-differential sensing (DDS), correlated double sampling (CDS), and/or programmable capacitor matching to reduce display panel sensing noise. An electronic device may include one or more processors and an electronic display. The one or more processors may generate image data and adjust the image data based at least in part on display sensing feedback. The electronic display may employ sensing circuitry that obtains the display sensing feedback at least in part by applying test data to a pixel of a column of an active area of the display and differentially senses an electrical value of the pixel in comparison to a reference signal from a different column. This reference signal may provide a common mode noise reference, which is removed by the differential sensing and thereby enhances a quality of the sensed electrical value of the pixel.

公开(公告)号：US20200005716A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16567972

申请日：2019-09-11

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Junhua Tan ,  Kingsuk Brahma ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Shiping Shen ,  Majid Gharghi ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Injae Hwang ,  Kavinaath Murugan ,  Sun-Il Chang ,  Chin Wei Lin ,  Hyunsoo Kim ,  Rui Zhang ,  Jesse Aaron Richmond ,  Yun Wang ,  Hung Sheng Lin ,  Alex H. Pai ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Wei H. Yao

IPC: G09G3/3283 ,  G09G3/3291 ,  G09G3/3241 ,  G09G3/3258

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods that may reduce a reduction in visual artifacts related to hysteresis of a light emitting diode (LED) electronic display. In one example, an electronic device may include a controller. The controller is may provide a signal to a pixel of a display of the electronic device while at least a portion of the display is turned off. The signal may include a first current and a second current. The first current may be designed to increase an ambient temperature corresponding to the pixel. The second current may be generated as part of an active panel conditioning operation. By applying the first current and the second current, hysteresis settling times from the pixel may improve, therefore improving speeds of sensing and compensation operations of the electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US10417971B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-17

申请号：US15664982

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hung Sheng Lin ,  Mohammad Ali Jangda ,  Injae Hwang ,  Rui Zhang ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Wei H. Yao ,  Mohammad Hajirostam

IPC: G09G3/3291 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/3266

Abstract: An electronic device includes processors that generate image data. The electronic device also includes an electronic display that displays the image data over a first frame duration by programming a first row of display pixels with the image data. The electronic display also displays the image data over the first frame duration by causing the first row of display pixels to emit light for an emission duration that is based at least in part on a first luminance of the image data. The electronic display further displays the image data over the first frame duration by resetting the first row of pixels before an end of the first frame duration.

公开(公告)号：US20190086992A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16028199

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hung Sheng Lin ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Hyunsoo Kim ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Chun Lu ,  Sinan Alousi ,  Chin-Wei Lin ,  Jesse Aaron Richmond ,  Yafei Bi ,  Injae Hwang ,  Haifeng Li ,  Mohammad Hajirostam

IPC: G06F1/32 ,  G09G3/3258

Abstract: An electronic display includes an active area having an array of pixels. The electronic display also includes multiple data power rails coupled to the active area that supply power to the array of pixels. The electronic display further includes data driving circuitry coupled to the multiple data power rails that drive the array of pixels. The electronic display also includes a controller coupled to the data driving circuitry having a processor. The processor causes the array of pixels to emit light based on a display brightness value. The processor also causes a pixel of the array of pixels to emit light at a brightness of gray level 0 by dynamically adjusting a data power rail of the multiple data power rails.

公开(公告)号：US10134334B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-20

申请号：US15262449

申请日：2016-09-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Johan L. Piper ,  James C. Aamold ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Hung Sheng Lin ,  Hyunwoo Nho

IPC: G09G3/36 ,  G09G3/3233

Abstract: In order to reduce non-uniform luminance and/or chrominance, a display panel can determine, on a pixel-by-pixel basis in at least a row of pixels, a correction for voltage drops in the display panel. The voltage drop can be estimated based on a state of pixels in the display panel corresponding to at least a portion of a current frame of image data and at least a portion of a previous frame of image data. Moreover, based on the correction, the display plane can modify on the pixel-by-pixel basis in at least the row: a supply voltage applied to the display panel; a digital representation of the image data in the current frame that correspond to the pixels; and pixel drive signals corresponding to the image data in the current frame. Furthermore, the correction may be based on a predefined calibration constant and/or may be dynamically calculated.

公开(公告)号：US20230197020A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-22

申请号：US17988721

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shengkui Gao ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Kingsuk Brahma ,  Marc J DeVincentis ,  Mohammad Ali Jangda ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Weijun Yao ,  Yafei Bi ,  Yang Xu ,  Yue Jack Chu ,  Zhe Hua

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  G09G3/36

CPC classification number: G09G3/3426 ,  G09G3/3611 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2360/16

Abstract: This disclosure provide various techniques for tracking emission profiles on an electronic display. An emission profile may be applied to the electronic display in order to illuminate certain pixels and deactivate (e.g., turn off) certain pixels in the electronic display to facilitate refreshing (e.g., programming with new image data) the deactivated pixels. A real-time row-based average pixel level or average pixel luminance calculation architecture may track the one or more EM profiles to accurately model EM profile behavior, which may enable accurate calculation of the average pixel level or average pixel luminance of the electronic display at any one point in time. The accurate average pixel level or average pixel luminance calculations effectuated by the EM profile tracking may be used to reduce the IR drop, improve real-time peak-luminance control, and improve the performance of under-display sensors, among other advantages.

公开(公告)号：US20230089942A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17889242

申请日：2022-08-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yao Shi ,  Wei H Yao ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Kingsuk Brahma ,  Li-Xuan Chuo ,  Hyunsoo Kim ,  Myungjoon Choi ,  Ce Zhang ,  Alex H Pai ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Rungrot Kitsomboonloha ,  Shatam Agarwal ,  Vehbi Calayir ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Steven N Hanna ,  Pei-En Chang

IPC: G09G3/20

Abstract: This disclosure provides various techniques for providing fine-grain digital and analog pixel compensation to account for voltage error across an electronic display. By employing a two-dimensional digital compensation and a local analog compensation, a fine-grain and robust pixel compensation scheme may be provided to the electronic display.

公开(公告)号：US11488529B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US16849712

申请日：2020-04-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Injae Hwang ,  Jesun Kim ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Hyunsoo Kim ,  Junhua Tan ,  Myungjoon Choi ,  Rebecca Park ,  Shiping Shen ,  Sun-Il Chang ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Kingsuk Brahma ,  Jesse Aaron Richmond ,  Changki Min ,  Yifan Zhang ,  Jiye Lee ,  Chaohao Wang

IPC: G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/00

Abstract: A current-voltage (IV) relationship of a pixel having a diode is initially determined. A first voltage is determined that does not cause the diode to emit light, and a first current across the diode is sensed by applying the first voltage. A predetermined current is determined based on the first voltage and the IV relationship. A ratio is determined based on the first current, a target current, and the predetermined current. A ratio voltage is determined by applying the ratio to a predetermined target voltage. If the first current is less than the predetermined current, then the ratio voltage is applied to supply a target current to the diode. If the first current is greater than the predetermined current, then a second voltage is determined by averaging the first test voltage and the ratio voltage, and the second voltage is applied to supply the target current to the diode.

公开(公告)号：US20220076629A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17528183

申请日：2021-11-16

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Maofeng Yang ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Weijun Yao ,  Yongjun Li ,  Jiayi Jin

IPC: G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/34 ,  G09G3/36

Abstract: A system may include an electronic display panel having pixels, where each pixel emits light based on a respective programming signal applied to the pixel. The system may also include processing circuitry to determine a respective control signal upon which the respective programing signal for each pixel is based. The processing circuitry may determine each respective control signal based at least in part on approximations of respective pixel brightness-to-data relationship as defined by a function having variables stored in memory accessible to the processing circuitry.