公开(公告)号：US20190325816A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-24

申请号：US16374606

申请日：2019-04-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hung Sheng Lin ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Yingying Tang ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Mohammad B. Vahid Far ,  Kasra M. Omid-Zohoor ,  Chumin Zhao ,  Jingyu Huang ,  Mohammad Ali Jangda ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Marc J. DeVincentis ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis

IPC: G09G3/3208 ,  G09G3/20

Abstract: Systems and methods reduce likelihood of hysteresis that reduces perceived image quality of a subsequent image frame by toggling the display pixels to relax the display pixels by overwriting previous image frame data. During non-emission periods of the pixels, the pixels may be pre-toggled or exercised to improve response time and accuracy of the pixel. Data for pixels being programmed may also be used to pre-toggle other pixels reducing overhead but increasing cross-talk. Since the amount of cross-talk is related to content of the pixels being pre-toggled, a line buffer may be used to store image data for the pixels being pre-toggled. This stored image data may be used to determine how much pre-compensation is to be applied to data for the pixels being programmed. In other words, an amount of compensation applied is based at least in part on the content (e.g., greyscale levels) of the image data.

公开(公告)号：US20220059018A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-24

申请号：US17406012

申请日：2021-08-18

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shatam Agarwal ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Hao-Lin Chiu ,  Fenghua Zheng ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Yao Chen ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Mingxia Gu ,  Jun Qi ,  Wei Chen

IPC: G09G3/32

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) display can calculate a common voltage charge of a line of pixels in the LED display, the common voltage charge comprising a difference between a first line of pixels and a second line of pixels. If the calculated common voltage charge exceeds a predetermined threshold, a toggle matrix can be generated for the line of pixels. The toggle matrix can include a matrix of charge values generated by calculating a difference in charge values for each subpixel a first line of subpixels with each subpixel a second line of subpixels. The LED display can identify one or more regions of subpixels exhibiting the predetermined toggle pattern in the toggle matrix. The LED display can generate a voltage correction charge to apply to affected regions of the display. Alternatively, the subpixels or pixels could be swapped with adjacent pixels to reduce toggling or settling error.

公开(公告)号：US10672320B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US16132116

申请日：2018-09-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hung Sheng Lin ,  Soojin Park ,  Bhadrinarayana L. Visweswaran ,  Chieh-Wei Chen ,  Anshi Liang ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Mohammad Hajirostam ,  Myung-Je Cho ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Wei H. Yao ,  Yafei Bi

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/3208

Abstract: A display device may include a processor that may receive image data, such that the image data may include gray level data and display brightness value (DBV) data for a first pixel of a display. The processor may then determine a gain compensation factor associated with the first pixel based on a correction spatial map, a brightness adaptation lookup table (LUT), the gray level data, and the DBV data. The processor may then determine an offset compensation factor associated with the first pixel based on the correction spatial map, the brightness adaptation lookup table (LUT), the gray level data, and the DBV data. The processor may generate compensated gray level data by applying the gain compensation factor and the offset compensation factor to the gray level data and transmit the compensated gray level data to pixel driving circuitry associated with the first pixel.

公开(公告)号：US10964275B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-30

申请号：US16418748

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Duane M. Petrovich ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Tobias Jung ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Chen Zheng ,  Andrei E. Toma ,  Kevin W. Sliech ,  Mingxia Gu ,  Wei H. Yao

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated by a backlight unit that includes an array of light-emitting diodes. A backlight brightness selection circuit may select brightness values for the light-emitting diodes. The backlight brightness selection circuit may select the brightness values based on image data, based on brightness values used in previous image frames, based on device information, and/or based on sensor information. The backlight brightness selection circuit may select the backlight brightness levels to mitigate visible artifacts such as flickering and halo. The backlight levels selected by the backlight brightness selection may be modified by a power consumption compensation circuit. The power consumption compensation circuit may estimate the amount of power consumption required to operate the backlight using the target brightness levels and may modify the target brightness levels to meet maximum power consumption requirements.

公开(公告)号：US20190073962A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US15989066

申请日：2018-05-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Koorosh Aflatooni ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Myung-Je Cho ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Graeme M. Williams ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Zhao Wang

IPC: G09G3/3275

Abstract: A display may have an active area that includes display pixels. The display may include an inactive notch region that extends into the active area. Data lines may provide image data from display driver circuitry to the display pixels. The image data may include data signals that correspond to portions of the display that do not include pixels, such as the inactive notch region. The null data signals may cause nonuniformities in the displayed image. The null data signals may be adjusted to minimize the nonuniformities. Null data signals corresponding to the inactive notch region may be adjusted to have gray levels that gradually decrease with distance from the border between the inactive notch and the active area. All of the data signals corresponding to the inactive notch may be set to a uniform gray level.

公开(公告)号：US20180108327A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-19

申请号：US15783831

申请日：2017-10-13

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Tobias Jung ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Sean C. Chang

IPC: G09G5/10 ,  G06T5/40

CPC classification number: G09G5/10 ,  G06T5/008 ,  G06T5/40 ,  G06T2207/10016 ,  G06T2207/20012 ,  G06T2207/20192 ,  G09G5/026 ,  G09G5/06 ,  G09G2320/0276 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2320/0646 ,  G09G2320/066 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  G09G2360/16

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media to improve the operation of display systems are described herein. In general, techniques are disclosed for ambient and content adaptive local tone mapping operations that improve display readability under bright ambient light conditions. More particularly, techniques disclosed herein improve contrast and brightness of dark image content while preserving bright areas. The disclosed architecture and operational methodologies generate high contrast images (e.g., amplifying dark regions while preserving bright content), preserve uniform backgrounds (e.g., static background pixels), are stabile in the face of local and global histogram changes (e.g., background not affected by small moving objects such as a mouse pointer), and provide near seamless fade-in and fad-out transitions.

公开(公告)号：US11120747B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-14

申请号：US16802756

申请日：2020-02-27

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Koorosh Aflatooni ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Myung-Je Cho ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Graeme M. Williams ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Zhao Wang

IPC: G09G3/3275

Abstract: A display may have an active area that includes display pixels. The display may include an inactive notch region that extends into the active area. Data lines may provide image data from display driver circuitry to the display pixels. The image data may include data signals that correspond to portions of the display that do not include pixels, such as the inactive notch region. The null data signals may cause nonuniformities in the displayed image. The null data signals may be adjusted to minimize the nonuniformities. Null data signals corresponding to the inactive notch region may be adjusted to have gray levels that gradually decrease with distance from the border between the inactive notch and the active area. All of the data signals corresponding to the inactive notch may be set to a uniform gray level.

公开(公告)号：US20200335047A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16418748

申请日：2019-05-21

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Duane M. Petrovich ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Tobias Jung ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Chen Zheng ,  Andrei E. Toma ,  Kevin W. Sliech ,  Mingxia Gu ,  Wei H. Yao

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: A display may have a pixel array such as a liquid crystal pixel array. The pixel array may be illuminated by a backlight unit that includes an array of light-emitting diodes. A backlight brightness selection circuit may select brightness values for the light-emitting diodes. The backlight brightness selection circuit may select the brightness values based on image data, based on brightness values used in previous image frames, based on device information, and/or based on sensor information. The backlight brightness selection circuit may select the backlight brightness levels to mitigate visible artifacts such as flickering and halo. The backlight levels selected by the backlight brightness selection may be modified by a power consumption compensation circuit. The power consumption compensation circuit may estimate the amount of power consumption required to operate the backlight using the target brightness levels and may modify the target brightness levels to meet maximum power consumption requirements.

公开(公告)号：US10665157B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16374606

申请日：2019-04-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Hung Sheng Lin ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Yingying Tang ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Mohammad B. Vahid Far ,  Kasra M. Omid-Zohoor ,  Chumin Zhao ,  Jingyu Huang ,  Mohammad Ali Jangda ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Marc J. DeVincentis ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis

IPC: G09G3/3208 ,  G09G3/20

Abstract: Systems and methods reduce likelihood of hysteresis that reduces perceived image quality of a subsequent image frame by toggling the display pixels to relax the display pixels by overwriting previous image frame data. During non-emission periods of the pixels, the pixels may be pre-toggled or exercised to improve response time and accuracy of the pixel. Data for pixels being programmed may also be used to pre-toggle other pixels reducing overhead but increasing cross-talk. Since the amount of cross-talk is related to content of the pixels being pre-toggled, a line buffer may be used to store image data for the pixels being pre-toggled. This stored image data may be used to determine how much pre-compensation is to be applied to data for the pixels being programmed. In other words, an amount of compensation applied is based at least in part on the content (e.g., greyscale levels) of the image data.

公开(公告)号：US10607549B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US15989066

申请日：2018-05-24

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Koorosh Aflatooni ,  Warren S. Rieutort-Louis ,  Jean-Pierre S. Guillou ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Myung-Je Cho ,  Marc Albrecht ,  Graeme M. Williams ,  Sean C. Chang ,  Zhao Wang

IPC: G09G3/3275

Abstract: A display may have an active area that includes display pixels. The display may include an inactive notch region that extends into the active area. Data lines may provide image data from display driver circuitry to the display pixels. The image data may include data signals that correspond to portions of the display that do not include pixels, such as the inactive notch region. The null data signals may cause nonuniformities in the displayed image. The null data signals may be adjusted to minimize the nonuniformities. Null data signals corresponding to the inactive notch region may be adjusted to have gray levels that gradually decrease with distance from the border between the inactive notch and the active area. All of the data signals corresponding to the inactive notch may be set to a uniform gray level.