CN203941679U - Computer monitor based on electric ink display screen - Google Patents

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CN203941679U
CN203941679U CN201420403558.XU CN201420403558U CN203941679U CN 203941679 U CN203941679 U CN 203941679U CN 201420403558 U CN201420403558 U CN 201420403558U CN 203941679 U CN203941679 U CN 203941679U
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Abstract

The utility model provides the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, and it comprises: EPD display screen, and it is for display video picture; Power control circuit, it is for providing driving voltage to described EPD display screen; Sequential control circuit, it is for be provided for controlling the generation of described driving voltage and the control signal of removing to described power control circuit, and described sequential control circuit is also for being provided for driving the driving signal of described EPD display screen to described EPD display screen by video pictures refresh mode; Micro-control circuit, it is for providing video pictures refresh mode to described sequential control circuit; And video image conversion equipment, it is from computer receiving video signals, and described vision signal is converted to the picture signal with different gray scales that is suitable for showing at described EPD screen display, and the described picture signal with different gray scales is offered to described micro-control circuit.

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Computer monitor based on electric ink display screen
Technical field
The utility model relates to computer monitor, relates in particular to the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen.
Background technology
Mostly the display technique of the computer monitor of prior art (that is, desktop computer displays or desktop computer displays) is based on CRT (cathode-ray picture tube technology), LCD (lcd technology), LED (light-emitting diode Manifold technology).In these displays, no matter electron gun is shot fluoresent coating, or built-in fluorescent tube, or light emitting diode autoluminescence, and to staring for a long time the user of computer monitor, the display based on above-mentioned technology all easily damages retina.In addition, it is tired that the general lower screen resolution of the computer monitor of prior art also easily causes eyes to focus on, thereby cause the eye of computer user whole tired, and severe patient is pathology even.
Electronic ink technologies (Electronic Paper Display, the English EPD of abbreviation) is the new technology showing by surround lighting.EPD display technique system is packaged in charged particle black, white dichromatism in microcapsule structure, by extra electric field, controlled the lifting moving of different electric charge black and white particles, to present the display effect of black and white monochrome, under the effect of electric field, two kinds of different particles of black and white are not stopped transport moving, and when white particle rises to upper surface, all ambient lightings are mapped to upper surface and are reflected completely, so just formed white state, namely the state of paper.After exchange electrode, the particle meeting switch of two kinds of colors, the particle of white just can be to having gone below like this, and above the particle of black is arrived, light is all absorbed by the particle of black, and result just causes black, has also just formed white and black displays.In addition, at upper surface, also can have the state of mixing, two kinds of proportional mixing of different particles, can form like this black and white and have the different colours of gray-level.
Because EPD technology can present high reflectance, the high white and black displays effect contrasting, there is memory effect simultaneously, after extra electric field is cancelled, the demonstration that instant playback is current presented, the content as shown in same printed paper.Owing to thering is bistability, after power electrical field is cancelled, still image is retained to some months or several years on EPD display screen.This technology is because can realize reflective demonstration by surround lighting, the typographical display effect of similar plain paper.So, the traditional display screen such as relatively self luminous CRT, LED, LCD, OLED, EPD display screen is not easy to make people's kopiopia, does not stare for a long time and can damage retina.In addition, EPD display screen also has that power consumption is low, the advantage of energy saving.At present, EPD technology is used on the handheld electronic reader devices such as e-book always.
Yet although EPD display screen has been widely used on the small-size electronic equipments such as e-book, shelf label, the EPD display screen of prior art is difficult to play in real time continuous pictures with suitable speed.Therefore, the display screen based on EPD of prior art cannot be for computer monitor,
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of computer monitor based on electric ink display screen (EPD display screen), should can play continuous pictures with suitable speed by the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, switch speed between every frame picture improves greatly, incorporate control and the conversion of different gray scale image modes, the display based on EPD display screen that has overcome prior art cannot be as the shortcoming of computer monitor simultaneously.
According to the utility model first aspect, a kind of computer monitor based on electric ink display screen is provided, it is characterized in that comprising:
Electric ink display screen, it is for display video picture;
Power control circuit, it is for providing driving voltage to described electric ink display screen;
Sequential control circuit, it is for be provided for controlling the generation of described driving voltage and the control signal of removing to described power control circuit, and described sequential control circuit is also for being provided for driving the driving signal of described electric ink display screen to described electric ink display screen by video pictures refresh mode;
Micro-control circuit, it is for providing video pictures refresh mode to described sequential control circuit; And
Video image conversion equipment, it is from computer receiving video signals, and described vision signal is converted to the picture signal with different gray scales that is suitable for showing at described electric ink screen display, and the described picture signal with different gray scales is offered to described micro-control circuit.
According to the utility model second aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, described video image conversion equipment comprises:
Extraction apparatus, it is for carrying out in seconds to extract from described vision signal the picture signal of specific frame number;
Buffer, it is for the picture signal of specific frame number described in buffer memory;
Picture signal gray scale processor, it is for the picture signal of described buffer buffer memory is carried out to gray scale processing, to export the picture signal with different gray scales; And
Moderator, it is determined the picture signal of which kind of gray scale is outputed to described micro-control circuit according to external input signal.
According to the utility model third aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, the described extraction apparatus picture signal that extracts a frame or multiframe from described vision signal per second.
According to the utility model fourth aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, described picture signal gray scale processor is exported each pixel and is the picture signal of pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales and the picture signal that each pixel is the pixel of 3 rank or the 3 above gray scales in rank.
According to the utility model the 5th aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, when described moderator is determined when the picture signal of 5 rank gray scales is outputed to described micro-control circuit, described micro-control circuit provides the video pictures refresh mode of simulating the picture signal of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales to described sequential control circuit, described electric ink display screen carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales
Wherein, when described electric ink display screen carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, described sequential control circuit is provided for driving the driving signal of described electric ink display screen so that described electric ink display screen is felt ground display video picture immediately without card.
According to the utility model the 6th aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, when described electric ink display screen is felt ground display video picture immediately without card, the gray scale of the black pixel in described electric ink display screen be not less than complete black pixel gray scale 70%.
According to the utility model the 7th aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, before described electric ink display screen carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, described picture signal gray scale processor first all doubles horizontal resolution and the vertical resolution of the picture signal of buffer memory in described buffer, and with the pixel of 4 black and white adjacent one another are 2 rank gray scales, simulates the pixel of 5 rank gray scales in the picture of 5 rank gray scales.
According to the utility model eight aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, described moderator is determined the picture signal of the picture signal of 8 rank or the 8 above gray scales in rank or 5 rank gray scales is outputed to described micro-control circuit according to external input signal, and the video pictures refresh mode that described micro-control circuit provides is switched between the full screen refresh mode of the picture signal based on 8 rank or the 8 above gray scales in rank and the black and white piece refresh mode of the picture signal based on 5 rank gray scales.
According to the utility model the 9th aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, described external input signal is the signal of the mouse input by described computer, the signal of the keyboard input by described computer and by being arranged in signal one or more of the key-press input on the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen.
According to the utility model the tenth aspect, in the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, described video image conversion equipment passes through USB connecting line from computer receiving video signals, and the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen is powered by described USB connecting line.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are: according to the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the present utility model, by the vision signal receiving from computer being transferred to the picture signal that is suitable for showing at electric ink screen display, electric ink display screen can be suitable for as computer monitor.According to the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the present utility model, by simulate the mode of the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, come display frame to make the electric ink display screen can be with suitable speed and gray scale display video signal.According to computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the present utility model, allowing from the signal of outside input, to control electric ink display screen according to user switches having between the various video pictures refresh modes of different gray scales, resolution, refreshing frequency and display speed.Especially, the utility model adopts full screen to refresh the cooperation of brushing two kinds of patterns with black and white two-stage piece, realizes the meticulous demonstration of screen and responds fast two kinds of patterns.Under meticulous display mode, adopt full screen refresh mode.Under quick response modes, adopt black and white two-stage pattern, meanwhile, utilize a plurality of monochrome pixels points to carry out gray scale simulation, can be in the speed of assurance, farthest reduce the display quality of picture.According to the computer monitor Portable computer operator based on electric ink display screen of the present utility model, meet them and when long-time use display, reduce the demand of eye fatigue, be particularly conducive to image and the Word message of reading comparatively dense.According to also very power saving of the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the present utility model, there is energy-saving effect.
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Fig. 1 is according to the schematic block diagram of the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the utility model embodiment.
Fig. 2 is according to the schematic block diagram of the video image conversion equipment in the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the utility model embodiment.
Fig. 3 be electric ink display screen carry out black and white piece while refreshing its show state with respect to the curve map of refresh time.
Fig. 4 is an example of the gray scale display effect of electric ink display screen while showing different gray scale number percent " test word ".
Fig. 5 adopts the full frame mode example with 16 rank gray scale display frames on electric ink display screen that refreshes.
Fig. 6 adopts black and white piece to refresh mode at electric ink, to show an example of 16 rank gray scale display frames shown in screen display Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is according in the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the utility model embodiment, show an example of 16 rank gray scale display frames shown in screen display Fig. 5 at electric ink by adopting the monochrome pixels point of 42 adjacent rank gray scales to simulate the pixel of 15 rank gray scale and adopting piece to refresh mode.
Fig. 8 is illustrated in the schematic diagram of mode of simulating the pixel of 15 rank gray scale according to the monochrome pixels point that adopts 42 adjacent rank gray scales in the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the utility model embodiment.
Fig. 9 illustrates the schematic diagram switching between black and white piece refresh mode and full screen refresh mode according to the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the utility model embodiment.
Figure 10 is an example according to the operating process of the picture signal gray scale processor in the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen of the utility model embodiment and moderator.
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For making the purpose of this utility model, technical scheme and advantage more cheer and bright, below in conjunction with embodiment and with reference to accompanying drawing, the utility model is further described.Should be appreciated that, these descriptions are exemplary, and do not really want to limit scope of the present utility model.In addition, in the following description, omitted the description to known configurations and technology, to avoid unnecessarily obscuring concept of the present utility model.
Fig. 1 is according to the schematic block diagram of the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the utility model embodiment.
As shown in Figure 1, the computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 is connected with computer (main frame) (hereinafter to be referred as computer) 20.When computer 20 is desk-top computer, the computer monitor 10 based on EPD display screen is preferably connected with computer (main frame) 20 by USB connecting line.USB connecting line not only transmits data between computer monitor 10 and USB connecting line and computer 20, can also be from computer 20 to computer monitor 10 power supplies.In the utility model, because the power consumption of EPD display screen is very low, when adopting USB connecting line, the computer monitor 10 based on EPD display screen can normally be worked without circumscripted power line.Alternatively, can also contain at computer 20 place's installation kits the software of monitor and USB driver.This software gathers display from the video card of desktop computer, and by computer 20, USB device (display 10) is identified as to display by driver, to guarantee to realize complete display function, mainly comprises copying and expanded function of screen.
In addition, the computer monitor 10 based on EPD display screen can also be connected with computer 20 by other wired or wireless connected modes, for example, and VGA interface, HDMI interface, RJ45 interface, WLAN, bluetooth etc.It should be noted that computer monitor 10 need to be powered by external power supply in the situation that wired or wireless connected mode can not be computer monitor 10 power supply when carrying out data transmission.
The computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 shown in Fig. 1 comprises: electric ink (EPD) display screen 101, and it is for display video picture; Power control circuit 103, it is for providing driving voltage to EPD display screen; Sequential control circuit 102, it is provided for controlling the generation of driving voltage and the control signal of removing for controlling electricity 103 road to power supply, and sequential control circuit 102 is also for being provided for driving the driving signal of EPD display screen to EPD display screen by video pictures refresh mode; Micro-control circuit 104, it is for providing video pictures refresh mode to sequential control circuit 102; And video image conversion equipment 105, it is from computer 20 receiving video signals, and vision signal is converted to the picture signal with different gray scales that is suitable for demonstration on EPD display screen 101, and the picture signal with different gray scales is offered to micro-control circuit 104.
The general driving flow process of the EPD display screen of prior art is: first, for example, to the power unit (, shown in Fig. 1) of EPD display screen, apply driving voltage; Secondly, for example, to the gating/source (Gate/Source) driver (, shown in Fig. 1) of EPD display screen, provide gating/source to drive signal, now, electric ink moves, and, has realized image demonstration that is; Finally, remove the driving voltage of the power unit that offers EPD display screen.Although the computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 in the utility model also adopts this general flow process that drives, but it should be noted that it is how the vision signal of computer to be converted to and to be suitable for showing the picture of screen display and showing at EPD that the utility model is paid close attention to.Cannot be as the shortcoming of computer monitor in order to overcome the display based on EPD display screen of prior art, the vision signal by video image conversion equipment 105, computer 20 being provided according to the computer monitor 10 based on EPD display screen of the present utility model is converted to the picture signal that is suitable for demonstration on EPD display screen 101.And the picture signal that micro-control circuit 104 provides according to video image conversion equipment 105 determines to adopt which kind of video pictures refresh mode, and further sequential control circuit 102 is controlled.
In EPD display screen, the instruction that gating/source drives signal mainly to be sent according to micro-control circuit by sequential control circuit completes.The generation of driving voltage and the function of removing are mainly controlled power control circuit by micro-control circuit or sequential control circuit and are completed.Sequential control circuit is mainly the instruction of sending according to micro-control circuit, produces the driving signal of EPD and the instruction that power supply is controlled.Similar with LCD, EPD display screen also needs to come by special circuit the demonstration of managing graphic and text.The major function of sequential control circuit is to provide interface and connects respectively micro-control circuit and EPD display screen, provide video memory management, power managed, refresh mode to control, and the instruction of sending according to micro-control circuit, produce the driving signal of EPD display screen etc., the load that alleviates micro-control circuit.Common sequential control circuit can adopt the EPD control chip of EPSON to build, as S1D13521.In addition, the MX.508 of freescale series SoC is integrated in sequential control circuit wherein.EPD display screen, before accepting to drive signal, need to apply a plurality of voltage signals, and have strict sequential relationship between a plurality of voltage signal.The generation of this series of voltage signal realizes with removing by power control circuit.The implementation of power control circuit is varied: in the utility model, can adopt the PMIC of EPD display screen special use, as max17135.By revising the parameter of resistance-capacitance circuit, can change the magnitude of voltage of its output.By I2C interface programming, can revise the sequential relationship that each voltage produces.The control signal that produces and remove voltage can be provided by sequential control circuit.
EPD display screen has unique demonstration flush mechanism, is different from the dynamic mode that initiatively refreshes of the display screens such as CRT and TFT, and EPD display screen only has and just can refresh when Data Update, and being that a kind of static state is passive comparatively speaking refreshes.The refresh mode of the EPD display screen of prior art as shown in the following Table 1.
Table 1
EPD display screen when initialization refreshes without ghost, but screen height flicker, and refresh time is 2000 milliseconds (ms).EPD display screen ghost degree when (referred to as " black and white two-stage piece the brush ") mode that refreshes with black and white piece refreshes is lower, screen flicker free, and refresh time is 260ms.EPD display screen ghost degree when (referred to as " multi-stage grey scale piece the brush ") mode that refreshes with grey blocks refreshes is medium, the low flicker of screen, and refresh time is 800ms.EPD display screen ghost degree when (referred to as " the brush entirely ") mode that refreshes with full screen refreshes is lower, screen height flicker, and refresh time is 500ms.Particularly, the piece in the segment rectangle region of EPD display screen refreshes can be divided into multi-stage grey scale piece brush and black and white two-stage piece brush, and wherein black and white two-stage piece brushing tool has higher response speed.That is, in above 4 kinds of refresh modes, use black and white piece brush pattern, can obtain the highest refreshing frequency, the every frame of 260ms.
Fig. 3 be EPD display screen carry out black and white piece while refreshing its show state with respect to the curve map of refresh time.
As shown in Figure 3, at EPD display screen, carry out black and white piece while refreshing, the microcapsule structure in EPD display screen becomes complete black state from complete white state needs 260ms.That is, at EPD display screen, carry out black and white piece while refreshing, the only whole white charged particles from microcapsule structure be positioned at surface to only all black particles to be positioned at the required time of surface be 260ms.Now, the color change of EPD display screen completes with respect to the waveform of refresh time, reaches 100% complete black state.
But, when studying EPD display screen, inventor finds, at EPD display screen, carry out black and white piece while refreshing, the microcapsule structure of EPD display screen becomes 75% complete black state from complete white state only needs 50ms.Under the refresh rate of the every frame of 50ms, demonstration 20 frames per second.Further, at EPD display screen, carry out black and white piece while refreshing, the microcapsule structure of EPD display screen becomes 70% complete black state from complete white state only needs 40ms.Under the refresh rate of the every frame of 40ms, demonstration 25 frames per second.After inventor carries out DCO, find, even if microcapsule structure only reaches 70% complete black state, the display effect of EPD display screen is also enough to meet the perception demand of human eye.That is,, when watching the picture that carries out the EPD display screen that black and white piece refreshes, people can't experience the difference between 100% complete black state of 70% complete black state of microcapsule structure and microcapsule structure.And the display speed of 10 frame to 25 frames per second has been enough to make human eye to experience enough picture fluency.
In addition, along with further developing of current EPD display screen, the black and white piece refresh rate of EPD display screen further improves.In the situation that guaranteeing enough gray scales, it is per second or faster that picture disply speed can reach 30 frames.
Fig. 4 is an example of the gray scale display effect of EPD display screen while showing different gray scale number percent " test word ".
Gray scale during as seen from Figure 4, with 70% complete black state shows that at EPD " the test word " of screen display is enough to meet the perception demand of human eye.
In addition, as can be seen from Figure 3, when watching the picture that carries out the EPD display screen that black and white piece refreshes, the refresh time of 50ms has been enough to make human eye complete perception.Following table 2 shows the fluency at corresponding gray scale, shown frame number per second and picture of the different refresh times that EPD display screen carried out to the black and white piece EPD display screen that inventor records while refreshing.
Table 2
As seen from Table 2, at EPD display screen, carry out black and white piece while refreshing, the refresh time from the refresh time of 40ms to 70ms, picture is all smooth.When refresh time is 40ms, demonstration frame number per second reaches 25 frames, and gray scale is complete black 70%.When refresh time is 70ms, demonstration frame number per second is 14 frames, and gray scale is complete black 84%.But, at refresh time, be 83ms during to 100ms, demonstration frame number per second is 10 to 12 frames, and gray scale is complete black 88% to 90%, and picture is felt immediately without card.When refresh time is 150ms, demonstration frame number per second is 6 to 7 frames, and gray scale is complete black 97%, and picture has card to feel immediately.And, at refresh time, be 200ms during to 260ms, demonstration frame number per second is 4 to 5 frames, and gray scale is complete black 99% to 100%, and picture is not smooth.Therefore, for example,, if need displaying video (, film), had better adopt 70ms or shorter refresh time.But, if use some software, for example, carrying out copy editor or play electronic slides, the lower fluency that refresh time more than 100ms brings is so can not affect user to use.Preferably, in the utility model, can adopt the refresh rate of the every frame of 100ms.In addition, numerical value in table 2 is only example, according to the content of showing in Fig. 4 and table 2, those skilled in the art can carry out black and white piece refresh time, the gray scale of pixel, the speed of picture and fluency to EPD display screen and consider, and set required value.
When the computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 of the utility model embodiment shows, in order to meet the needs of different application scene, can the vision signal from computer 20 outputs be converted to as being suitable for showing at EPD the picture signal with different gray scales of screen display by video image conversion equipment 105.For example, when need to be in computer monitor 10 movie based on EPD display screen, the mode that need to refresh with black and white piece refreshes display screen, and refresh time is preferably 50ms, so just can reach 20 frames display speed per second, and picture is smooth.For example, picture is now can be 5 rank gray scales.In the time need to carrying out copy editor on the computer monitor 10 based on EPD display screen, due to picture fluency is not required, therefore, with the refresh time of 260ms, carry out mode that black and white piece refreshes or it is all feasible with the refresh time of 500ms, carrying out that full screen refreshes.For example, when carrying out full screen while refreshing, the gray scale of picture can be the above gray scale in 8 rank or 8 rank, for example, and 16 rank gray scales, 32 rank gray scales, 64 rank gray scales etc.Especially, for example, even carrying out black and white piece at the refresh time with 50ms (refreshes, during mode movie 5 rank gray scales), if spectators prefer lattice picture, see more details clearly, the refresh time that he/her also can switch to the mode of refreshing with 500ms carries out the mode that full screen refreshes (for example, 16 rank gray scales).Therefore, the utility model provides the computer monitor based on EPD display screen with following video image conversion equipment.
Fig. 2 is according to the schematic block diagram of the video image conversion equipment in the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the utility model embodiment.
As shown in Figure 2, video image conversion equipment 105 comprises: extraction apparatus 1051, and it is for carrying out in seconds to extract from vision signal the picture signal of specific frame number; Buffer 1052, it is for the picture signal of specific frame number described in buffer memory; Picture signal gray scale processor 1053, it is for carrying out gray scale processing to the picture signal of buffer 1052 buffer memorys, to export the picture signal with different gray scales; And moderator 1054, it is determined the picture signal of which kind of gray scale is outputed to micro-control circuit 104 according to external input signal.
Preferably, extraction apparatus 1051 picture signal that can extract a frame or multiframe from vision signal per second.For example, as shown in table 2, extraction apparatus 1051 is per second can extract 4 frames, 5 frames, 6 frames, 7 frames, 10 frames, 12 frames, 14 frames, 16 frames, 17 frames, 20 frames and 25 frames from vision signal.It will be understood by those skilled in the art that extraction apparatus 1051 is per second can extract frame still less from vision signal, and for example, 1 frame can also extract more multiframe from vision signal, for example, and 24 frames.Certainly, extraction 24 frames per second are the upper limit not also, according to the development of EPD technology, can extract multiframe (for example, 30 frames) more in per second and can not cause that the gray scale of picture declines too much.
It should be noted that the computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 of the utility model embodiment is for the frame extracting from described vision signal or the picture signal of multiframe, the mode that refreshes of taking can be different.For example, for 20 frames picture signal per second, can take the black and white piece of the refresh time of 50ms to refresh, and for 1 frame picture signal per second, can take the full frame of refresh time of 500ms to refresh.In addition, the computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 when thering is different refreshing frequency, the gray scale of shown picture can be also different.For example, the gray scale exponent number of low speed picture is higher, and the gray scale exponent number of high speed picture is lower.That is, can determine the speed that black and white piece refreshes according to required gray scale, the speed that also can refresh according to needed black and white piece is determined the gray scale of picture.
In an illustrative embodiments of the present utility model, each pixel of picture signal gray scale processor 1053 output are the picture signal of pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales and the picture signal that each pixel is the pixel of 3 rank or the 3 above gray scales in rank.For example, picture signal gray scale processor 1053 output 8 rank or the above gray scale in 8 rank are (for example, 16 rank gray scales) picture signal and the picture signal of 5 rank gray scales, wherein, when moderator 1054 is determined when the picture signal of 5 rank gray scales is outputed to micro-control circuit 104, micro-control circuit 104 provides the video pictures refresh mode of simulating the picture signal of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales to sequential control circuit 102, EPD display screen 101 carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales.
Before EPD display screen 101 carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, picture signal gray scale processor 1053 first all doubles horizontal resolution and the vertical resolution of the picture signal of buffer memory in buffer 1052, and with the pixel of 4 black and white adjacent one another are 2 rank gray scales, simulates the pixel of 5 rank gray scales in the picture of 5 rank gray scales.
Fig. 8 is illustrated in the schematic diagram of mode of simulating the pixel of 15 rank gray scale according to the monochrome pixels point that adopts 42 adjacent rank gray scales in the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the utility model embodiment.
As shown in Figure 8, during the pixel of 5 rank gray scales in the picture of simulating 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of 4 black and white adjacent one another are 2 rank gray scales, when 42 rank gray-scale pixels points adjacent one another are are white pixel point, these 4 pixels have been simulated 1 (5 rank gray scale) pixel (white) that gray-scale value is 0.While having 1 black pixel point in 42 rank gray-scale pixels points adjacent one another are, these 4 pixels have been simulated 1 (5 rank gray scale) pixel that gray-scale value is 1.While having 2 black pixel points in 42 rank gray-scale pixels points adjacent one another are, these 4 pixels have been simulated 1 (5 rank gray scale) pixel that gray-scale value is 2.While having 3 black pixel points in 42 rank gray-scale pixels points adjacent one another are, these 4 pixels have been simulated 1 (5 rank gray scale) pixel that gray-scale value is 3.While being all black pixel point in 42 rank gray-scale pixels points adjacent one another are, these 4 pixels have been simulated 1 (5 rank gray scale) pixel (black) that gray-scale value is 4.
Referring to Fig. 5 to Fig. 7, be described on EPD display screen and adopt the different modes that refreshes with the example of different gray scale display frames.
Fig. 5 adopts the full frame mode example with 16 rank gray scale display frames on EPD display screen that refreshes.
Fig. 6 adopts black and white piece to refresh mode at EPD, to show an example of 16 rank gray scale display frames shown in screen display Fig. 5.
Fig. 7 is according in the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the utility model embodiment, by adopting the monochrome pixels point of 42 adjacent rank gray scales to simulate the pixel of 15 rank gray scale and adopting piece to refresh mode, shows an example of 16 rank gray scale display frames shown in screen display Fig. 5 at EPD.
Screen resolution shown in Fig. 5 is very high, and the picture effect of 16 rank gray scales is fine.Picture shown in Fig. 6 seems, and resolution is general, and the picture effect of 2 rank gray scales is not good.Screen resolution shown in Fig. 7 is very high, and the picture effect of 5 rank gray scales is fine.As can be seen here, although the picture of 5 rank gray scales in Fig. 7 is to simulate with the pixel of 2 rank gray scales, its display effect is fine, is enough to meet spectators' demand.And with 2 rank gray-scale pixels points simulations, when EPD display screen carries out black and white piece brush, refreshing frequency can keep very soon because the picture of this 5 rank gray scale is actual, for example 50ms once or 40ms once.
Therefore, according in the computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 of the utility model embodiment, when EPD display screen 101 carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, sequential control circuit 102 is provided for driving the driving signal of EPD display screen 101 to refresh once so that the refreshing frequency of EPD display screen 101 is every 50ms or 40ms.And, when the refreshing frequency of EPD display screen 10 is every 50ms while refreshing a time, 75% of the gray scale that the gray scale of the black pixel in EPD display screen 10 is complete black pixel.When the refreshing frequency of EPD display screen 10 is every 40ms while refreshing a time, 70% of the gray scale that the gray scale of the black pixel in EPD display screen 10 is complete black pixel.
; when EPD display screen 101 carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, sequential control circuit 102 is provided for driving the driving signal of EPD display screen 101 so that EPD display screen 101 is felt ground display video picture immediately without card.And, when EPD display screen is felt ground display video picture immediately without card, the gray scale of the black pixel in EPD display screen be not less than complete black pixel gray scale 70%.
For example, as shown in Figure 2, according in the video image conversion equipment 105 in the computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 of the utility model embodiment, moderator 1054 is determined the picture signal of the picture signal of 8 rank or the 8 above gray scales in rank or 5 rank gray scales is outputed to micro-control circuit 104 according to external input signal, and the video pictures refresh mode that micro-control circuit 104 provides is switched between the full screen refresh mode of the picture signal based on 8 rank or the 8 above gray scales in rank and the black and white piece refresh mode of the picture signal based on 5 rank gray scales.
Fig. 9 illustrates the schematic diagram switching between black and white piece refresh mode and full screen refresh mode according to the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the utility model embodiment.
As shown in Figure 9, when the EPD of computer monitor display screen is in full screen refresh mode, when moderator 1054 receives the first external input signal, refresh mode is switched to black and white piece refresh mode.When the EPD of computer monitor display screen is in black and white piece refresh mode, when moderator 1054 receives the second external input signal, refresh mode is switched to full screen refresh mode.Preferably, described external input signal be the signal of the mouse input by computer 20, the signal of the keyboard input by computer 20 and by being arranged in signal one or more of the key-press input on the computer monitor 10 based on EPD display screen.The first external input signal and the second external input signal can be identical signals, can be also different signals.Further preferably, in black and white piece refresh mode, the picture disply speed of screen be 10 frame/seconds to 25 frame/seconds, more preferably, 14 frame/seconds are to 25 frame/seconds.
Figure 10 is an example according to the operating process of the picture signal gray scale processor in the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the utility model embodiment and moderator.
As shown in figure 10, in step S1001, in 1053 pairs of buffers 1052 of picture signal gray scale processor, the picture signal of buffer memory carries out gray scale processing.In step S1002, picture signal gray scale processor 1053 has obtained the picture signal of 8 rank or the 8 above gray scales in rank after carrying out gray scale processing.In step S1003, picture signal gray scale processor 1053 has obtained the picture signal of 5 rank gray scales after carrying out gray scale processing.In step S1004, the mode that picture signal gray scale processor 1053 is simulated the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales is carried out display video picture.In step S1005, moderator 1054 is determined the picture signal of which kind of gray scale is outputed to micro-control circuit 104 according to external input signal.
And, according to the computer monitor based on EPD display screen 10 of the utility model embodiment, preferably by black and white piece refresh mode refresh mode by default, when moderator 1054 receives the second external input signal, be switched to full screen refresh mode.Further preferably, the picture disply speed of the screen under full screen refresh mode can be 1 frame/second.Therefore, for example, when need to be in computer monitor 10 movie based on EPD display screen, the mode that need to refresh with black and white piece refreshes display screen, and refreshing frequency is preferably 50ms once or 40ms once, so just can reach the display speed that 20 frames are per second or 25 frames are per second, picture is smooth.And picture now can be 5 rank gray scales.In addition, in the time need to carrying out copy editor on the computer monitor 10 based on EPD display screen, due to picture fluency is not required, therefore, with the refresh time of 260ms, carry out mode that black and white piece refreshes or it is all feasible with the refresh time of 500ms, carrying out that full screen refreshes.For example, when carrying out full screen while refreshing, the gray scale of picture can be set to according to external input signal the picture signal of 8 rank or the 8 above gray scales in rank.Especially, for example, even carrying out black and white piece at the refresh time with 50ms or 40ms (refreshes, during mode movie 5 rank gray scales), if spectators prefer lattice picture, see more details clearly, the refresh time that he/her also can switch to the mode of refreshing with 500ms carries out the mode that full screen refreshes (for example, 16 rank gray scales).
The beneficial effects of the utility model are: according to the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the present utility model, by the vision signal receiving from computer being transferred to the picture signal that is suitable for showing at EPD screen display, EPD display screen can be suitable for as computer monitor.According to the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the present utility model, by simulate the mode of the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, come display frame to make the EPD display screen can be with suitable speed and gray scale display video signal.According to computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the present utility model, allowing from the signal of outside input, to control EPD display screen according to user switches having between the various video pictures refresh modes of different gray scales, resolution, refreshing frequency and display speed.Especially, the utility model adopts full screen to refresh the cooperation of brushing two kinds of patterns with black and white two-stage piece, realizes the meticulous demonstration of screen and responds fast two kinds of patterns.Under meticulous display mode, adopt full screen refresh mode.Under quick response modes, adopt black and white two-stage pattern, meanwhile, utilize a plurality of monochrome pixels points to carry out gray scale simulation, can be in the speed of assurance, farthest reduce the display quality of picture.According to the computer monitor Portable computer operator based on EPD display screen of the present utility model, meet them and when long-time use display, reduce the demand of eye fatigue, be particularly conducive to image and the Word message of reading comparatively dense.According to also very power saving of the computer monitor based on EPD display screen of the present utility model, there is energy-saving effect.
Those skilled in the art can also recognize the various illustrative components, blocks that the utility model embodiment is listed, unit, and step can pass through electronic hardware, computer software, or both combinations realize.For the clear replaceability of showing hardware and software, above-mentioned various illustrative components, unit and step have been described their function generally.Such function is to realize by hardware or software the designing requirement of depending on specific application and whole system.Those skilled in the art can, for every kind of specific application, can make in all sorts of ways and realize described function, but this realization should not be understood to exceed the scope of the utility model embodiment protection.
Various illustrative logical block described in the utility model embodiment, or unit can pass through general processor, digital signal processor, special IC (ASIC), field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or the design of above-mentioned any combination realizes or operates described function.General processor can be microprocessor, and alternatively, this general processor can be also any traditional processor, controller, microcontroller or state machine.Processor also can be realized by the combination of calculation element, for example digital signal processor and microprocessor, multi-microprocessor, a Digital Signal Processor Core of one or more microprocessors associating, or any other similarly configuration realize.
Method described in the utility model embodiment or the step of algorithm can directly embed hardware, the software module of processor execution or the two combination.Software module can be stored in the storage medium of other arbitrary form in RAM storer, flash memory, ROM storer, eprom memory, eeprom memory, register, hard disk, moveable magnetic disc, CD-ROM or this area.Exemplarily, storage medium can be connected with processor so that processor can be from storage medium reading information, and can deposit write information to storage medium.Alternatively, storage medium can also be integrated in processor.Processor and storage medium can be arranged in ASIC, and ASIC can be arranged in user terminal.Alternatively, processor and storage medium also can be arranged in the different parts in user terminal.
Above-described embodiment; the purpose of this utility model, technical scheme and beneficial effect are further described; institute is understood that; the foregoing is only embodiment of the present utility model; and be not used in and limit protection domain of the present utility model; all within spirit of the present utility model and principle, any modification of making, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., within all should being included in protection domain of the present utility model.

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1. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen, is characterized in that comprising:
Electric ink display screen, it is for display video picture;
Power control circuit, it is for providing driving voltage to described electric ink display screen;
Sequential control circuit, it is for be provided for controlling the generation of described driving voltage and the control signal of removing to described power control circuit, and described sequential control circuit is also for being provided for driving the driving signal of described electric ink display screen to described electric ink display screen by video pictures refresh mode;
Micro-control circuit, it is for providing video pictures refresh mode to described sequential control circuit; And
Video image conversion equipment, it is from computer receiving video signals, and described vision signal is converted to the picture signal with different gray scales that is suitable for showing at described electric ink screen display, and the described picture signal with different gray scales is offered to described micro-control circuit.
2. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described video image conversion equipment comprises:
Extraction apparatus, it is for carrying out in seconds to extract from described vision signal the picture signal of specific frame number;
Buffer, it is for the picture signal of specific frame number described in buffer memory;
Picture signal gray scale processor, it is for the picture signal of described buffer buffer memory is carried out to gray scale processing, to export the picture signal with different gray scales; And
Moderator, it is determined the picture signal of which kind of gray scale is outputed to described micro-control circuit according to external input signal.
3. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 2, is characterized in that, the described extraction apparatus picture signal that extracts a frame or multiframe from described vision signal per second.
4. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described picture signal gray scale processor is exported each pixel and is the picture signal of pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales and the picture signal that each pixel is the pixel of 3 rank or the 3 above gray scales in rank.
5. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, when described moderator is determined when the picture signal of 5 rank gray scales is outputed to described micro-control circuit, described micro-control circuit provides the video pictures refresh mode of simulating the picture signal of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales to described sequential control circuit, described electric ink display screen carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales
Wherein, when described electric ink display screen carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, described sequential control circuit is provided for driving the driving signal of described electric ink display screen so that described electric ink display screen is felt ground display video picture immediately without card.
6. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, when described electric ink display screen is felt ground display video picture immediately without card, the gray scale of the black pixel in described electric ink display screen be not less than complete black pixel gray scale 70%.
7. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, before described electric ink display screen carrys out display video picture by the mode of simulating the picture of 5 rank gray scales with the pixel of black and white 2 rank gray scales, described picture signal gray scale processor first all doubles horizontal resolution and the vertical resolution of the picture signal of buffer memory in described buffer, and with the pixel of 4 black and white adjacent one another are 2 rank gray scales, simulates the pixel of 5 rank gray scales in the picture of 5 rank gray scales.
8. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described moderator is determined the picture signal of the picture signal of 8 rank or the 8 above gray scales in rank or 5 rank gray scales is outputed to described micro-control circuit according to external input signal, and the video pictures refresh mode that described micro-control circuit provides is switched between the full screen refresh mode of the picture signal based on 8 rank or the 8 above gray scales in rank and the black and white piece refresh mode of the picture signal based on 5 rank gray scales.
9. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, described external input signal is the signal of the mouse input by described computer, the signal of the keyboard input by described computer and by being arranged in signal one or more of the key-press input on the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen.
10. the computer monitor based on electric ink display screen according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described video image conversion equipment passes through USB connecting line from computer receiving video signals, and the described computer monitor based on electric ink display screen is powered by described USB connecting line.
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