JP6578686B2 - Video processing circuit, electronic device, and video processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a video processing circuit, an electronic device, and a video processing method.

  As a technique for improving the image quality of a moving image, for example, there is a technique called overdrive disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this overdrive correction, for each pixel, the video signal of the frame being displayed is compared with the video signal of the frame to be displayed next, and the video signal of the frame to be displayed next is corrected according to the comparison result. Specifically, when the gradation changes in the direction in which the applied voltage to the pixel increases in the next frame with respect to the frame being displayed, the applied voltage to the pixel is reduced during a partial period in the next frame. The voltage is corrected to a voltage higher than the voltage corresponding to the video signal. Thereby, compared with the case where correction is not performed, the response time of liquid crystal alignment is accelerated, and the image quality of the moving image is improved.

JP 2005-352315 A

In a display device using liquid crystal, the spacing between adjacent pixels becomes narrower with higher definition, and an electric field generated between pixel electrodes, that is, an electric field in a direction parallel to the substrate surface (lateral direction) is generated. The impact is becoming impossible to ignore. For example, when a horizontal electric field is applied to a liquid crystal to be driven by a vertical electric field as in the VA (Vertical Alignment) method, alignment failure of the liquid crystal occurs, resulting in a display defect.
When overdrive processing is performed in such a state where alignment failure occurs, the response speed of the liquid crystal becomes slower than when the lateral electric field is small, and the effect of improving the quality of moving images is reduced. It may be faster and pixels may become too bright when overdriven.

  In contrast, an object of the present invention is to make overdrive effective even when there is a lateral electric field between adjacent pixels.

The present invention is a video processing circuit for defining an applied voltage value for each of a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element based on a video signal designating the applied voltage value for each pixel, the applied voltage in the previous frame A correction unit that corrects an applied voltage value to the first pixel in which the difference between the value and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value at least during a period in which the voltage is applied to the first pixel. A video processing circuit having a correction unit that corrects the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame according to the applied voltage value of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the previous frame is provided.
According to the present invention, overdrive can be made effective even if there is a lateral electric field between adjacent pixels.

In the present invention, the correction unit may correct the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame in accordance with the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the previous frame.
According to this configuration, the quality of the moving image is improved in the subsequent frame.

In the present invention, the correction unit may correct an applied voltage value of a pixel whose applied voltage value in a previous frame is less than a predetermined threshold among the first pixels.
According to this configuration, overdrive can be made effective for pixels in which the lateral electric field increases between adjacent pixels.

In the present invention, when the difference between the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the previous frame and the applied voltage value of the second pixel in the previous frame is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, The applied voltage value of the first pixel may be corrected.
According to this configuration, overdrive can be made effective for pixels in which the lateral electric field increases between adjacent pixels.

In the present invention, when the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, the correction unit calculates the applied voltage value of the first pixel. It is good also as composition which corrects.
According to this configuration, overdrive can be made effective for pixels in which the lateral electric field increases between adjacent pixels.

In the present invention, the second pixel may be a pixel that is adjacent to the first pixel in an oblique direction.
According to this configuration, overdrive can be made effective for a pixel in which a lateral electric field increases between pixels adjacent in an oblique direction.

In the present invention, the correction unit may apply an applied voltage of a pixel having a maximum difference from an applied voltage value of the first pixel in a previous frame among the plurality of second pixels adjacent to the first pixel. The applied voltage value of the first pixel may be corrected according to the difference from the value.
According to this configuration, even if a lateral electric field is generated between the first pixel and the plurality of pixels, overdrive can be made effective.

In the present invention, the correction unit may correct the applied voltage value of the first pixel in accordance with an average value of applied voltage values of the plurality of second pixels adjacent to the first pixel. Good.
According to this configuration, even if a lateral electric field is generated between the first pixel and the plurality of pixels, overdrive can be made effective.

In the present invention, the correction unit may calculate the average value by weighting the applied voltage value of the second pixel according to a relative direction with respect to the first pixel.
According to this configuration, even if a lateral electric field is generated between the first pixel and the plurality of pixels, overdrive can be made effective.

In the present invention, the correction unit calculates a correction amount of the applied voltage value of the first pixel from a difference between the applied voltage value of the first frame in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame. Based on a value obtained by multiplying a correction amount by a correction coefficient corresponding to a set of an applied voltage value of the first pixel and an applied voltage value of the second pixel in the previous frame, the application of the first pixel The voltage value may be corrected.
Also in this configuration, overdrive can be made effective for a pixel in which a lateral electric field increases between adjacent pixels.

In the present invention, the correction unit applies the applied voltage in the previous frame of the first pixel according to the difference between the applied voltage in the previous frame of the first pixel and the applied voltage in the previous frame of the second pixel. The value may be replaced, and the applied voltage value of the first pixel may be corrected based on the replaced applied voltage value and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame of the first pixel.
Also in this configuration, overdrive can be made effective for a pixel in which a lateral electric field increases between adjacent pixels.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display device having any one of the above-described video processing circuits and a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element, and an applied voltage value defined by the video processing circuit is applied to the pixels. And an electronic device including the display device.
According to the present invention, overdrive can be made effective even if there is a lateral electric field between adjacent pixels.

The present invention is also a video processing method for defining an applied voltage value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element based on a video signal designating the applied voltage value for each pixel. A step of correcting the applied voltage value to the first pixel, in which the difference between the applied voltage value and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, in at least a part of the period during which the voltage is applied to the first pixel. An image processing method including a correction step of correcting the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame according to the applied voltage value of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the previous frame is provided.
According to the present invention, overdrive can be made effective even if there is a lateral electric field between adjacent pixels.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electro-optical device 1. FIG. FIG. 4 shows a configuration of a display panel 100. FIG. 6 shows a configuration of a pixel 110. FIG. 10 shows VT characteristics of the display panel 100. 4A and 4B illustrate an initial orientation of the display panel 100. FIG. The figure for demonstrating the operation | movement which detects a risk boundary. The figure for demonstrating the orientation defect of a liquid crystal. The figure which showed the structure of the video processing circuit 20. FIG. The figure which showed an example of the applied voltage value of a pixel. The figure which showed the structure of the video processing circuit 20B which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic apparatus to which the electro-optical device 1 is applied. The figure for demonstrating the orientation defect of the display panel 100 which concerns on a modification.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an electro-optical device 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the electro-optical device 1 includes a timing control circuit 10, a display panel 100, and a video processing circuit 20. The timing control circuit 10 generates various control signals in synchronization with a synchronization signal Sync given from an external device (not shown), and controls each part of the electro-optical device 1.

The video processing circuit 20 is a circuit that processes a signal supplied to the display panel 100. The video signal Vid-in is supplied to the video processing circuit 20 from an external device in synchronization with the synchronization signal Sync. The video signal Vid-in is a signal that specifies an applied voltage to be applied to each pixel of a plurality of pixels (a display area 101 described later) included in the display panel 100. The video signal Vid-in is supplied in the scanning order according to the vertical scanning signal, the horizontal scanning signal, and the dot clock signal (all not shown) included in the synchronization signal Sync. The video processing circuit 20 processes the supplied video signal Vid-in and outputs the video signal Vid-out to the display panel 100. Note that the video signal Vid-in designates an applied voltage to each pixel of the display panel 100, but the transmittance (gradation value) of the liquid crystal element included in the pixel is determined according to the applied voltage. It can be said that the signal Vid-in designates the transmittance (gradation value) of the liquid crystal element.
The display panel 100 is an active matrix display device in which each pixel is driven by a switching element such as a transistor, for example. The display panel 100 displays an image based on the video signal Vid-out supplied from the video processing circuit 20.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the display panel 100. As shown in FIG. 2, in the display area 101 where an image is displayed in the display panel 100, 1, 2, 3,..., M rows of scanning lines 112 are provided along the X direction. In the display area 101, 1, 2, 3,..., N columns of data lines 114 are provided along the Y direction orthogonal to the scanning lines 112. Each data line 114 and each scanning line 112 are provided so as to be electrically insulated from each other. The pixels 110 are provided corresponding to the intersections of the m rows of scanning lines 112 and the n columns of data lines 114, respectively. Therefore, in this embodiment, in the display area 101, the pixels 110 are arranged in a matrix with m rows × n columns.

Around the display area 101, a scanning line driving circuit 130 and a data line driving circuit 140 are arranged.
The scanning line driving circuit 130 selects the scanning line 112 specified by the control signal Yctr supplied from the timing control circuit 10. The scanning line driving circuit 130 sets the scanning signal for the selected scanning line 112 to the H (High) level corresponding to the selection voltage, while setting the scanning signal for the other scanning lines 112 to the L (Low) level corresponding to the non-selection voltage. And In FIG. 2, the scanning signals supplied to the scanning lines 112 in the first, second, third,..., M-th rows are denoted as G1, G2, G3,.
The data line driving circuit 140 drives the pixels 110 by a so-called voltage modulation method based on the video signal Vid-out. Specifically, the data line driving circuit 140 applies voltage data corresponding to the video signal Vid-out to the data lines 114 in the first to nth columns in accordance with the control signal Xctr supplied from the timing control circuit 10. Supply signal.
The pixel 110 has a liquid crystal element in which a liquid crystal is sandwiched between a pixel electrode and a common electrode, and a data signal supplied to the data line 114 is applied to the pixel electrode when the scanning line 112 is selected. .

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an equivalent circuit of the display panel 100. As shown in FIG. 3, the display panel 100 has a configuration in which liquid crystal elements 120 each having a liquid crystal 105 sandwiched between a pixel electrode 118 and a common electrode 108 are arranged corresponding to the intersection of a scanning line 112 and a data line 114. is there. In the equivalent circuit of the display panel 100, an auxiliary capacitor (storage capacitor) 125 is provided in parallel with the liquid crystal element 120. The auxiliary capacitor 125 has one end connected to the pixel electrode 118 and the other end commonly connected to the capacitor line 115. Note that the capacitor line 115 is maintained at a constant voltage over time.
In the configuration shown in FIG. 3, when the scanning line 112 becomes H level, a TFT (Thin Film Transistor) 116 whose gate electrode is connected to the scanning line is turned on, and the pixel electrode 118 is connected to the data line 114. Therefore, when the data signal is supplied to the data line 114 when the scanning line 112 is at the H level, the data signal is supplied to the pixel electrode 118 through the TFT 116 which is turned on. When the scanning line 112 becomes L level, the TFT 116 is turned off, but the voltage applied to the pixel electrode 118 is held by the capacitive element of the liquid crystal element 120 and the auxiliary capacitor 125.

  In order to prevent the liquid crystal 105 from deteriorating, it is a principle that the liquid crystal element 120 is AC driven in the display panel 100. However, when the liquid crystal element 120 is AC driven, the liquid crystal element 120 is driven so as to express a certain gradation. In this case, two types of positive polarity that is higher than the amplitude center voltage Vcnt and negative polarity that is lower than the amplitude center voltage Vcnt are necessary. Regarding the voltage of the embodiment, except for the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element 120, the ground potential not shown is used as a reference for the voltage “0” unless otherwise specified. The voltage applied to the liquid crystal element 120 is a potential difference between the voltage LCcom of the common electrode 108 and the pixel electrode 118. When the liquid crystal element 120 holds the voltage corresponding to the gradation, when the writing polarity is positive, the potential of the pixel electrode 118 is higher than the voltage LCcom of the common electrode 108, and the writing polarity is negative. In this case, the potential of the pixel electrode 118 is lower than the voltage LCcom of the common electrode 108.

  In the liquid crystal element 120, the molecular alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 changes according to the electric field generated by the pixel electrode 118 and the common electrode 108. For this reason, if the liquid crystal element 120 is a transmission type, it has a transmittance corresponding to the applied / holding voltage. In the display panel 100, since the transmittance varies for each liquid crystal element 120, each of the pixels 110 includes the liquid crystal element 120. In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal 105 is a VA system and is in a normally black mode in which the liquid crystal element 120 is in a black state when no voltage is applied.

  FIG. 4 is a graph showing a curve representing the relationship between the applied voltage and the transmittance in the normally black mode liquid crystal element 120. In the graph shown in FIG. 4, the horizontal axis corresponds to the magnitude of the voltage applied to the liquid crystal element 120, and the vertical axis corresponds to the magnitude of the transmittance (specifically, relative transmittance) of the liquid crystal element 120. Yes. When an applied voltage specified by the video signal Vid-out is applied to the liquid crystal element 120, a transmittance (gradation value) corresponding to the applied voltage is obtained. In the normally black mode, the transmittance of the liquid crystal element 120 increases as the applied voltage increases.

  By the way, in the display panel 100, when the difference in the applied voltage between the two adjacent pixels 110 increases, the lateral electric field increases, and as the difference increases, the orientation of the liquid crystal 105 near the boundary between the two adjacent pixels 110 increases. Defects are likely to occur.

  Here, an example of a defect due to alignment failure of the liquid crystal 105 will be described. 5A is a diagram showing 2 × 2 pixels adjacent to each other in the vertical and horizontal directions in the display panel 100, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating the display panel 100 in FIG. It is a simplified sectional view when fractured at a vertical plane including the pq line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the VA liquid crystal molecules 121 have a tilt angle of θa and a tilt azimuth angle when the potential difference (applied voltage of the liquid crystal element) between the pixel electrode 118 and the common electrode 108 is “0”. Is θb (= 45 degrees) and is initially oriented. Here, since the alignment defect occurs due to the lateral electric field between the adjacent pixel electrodes 118, the behavior of the liquid crystal molecules 121 on the pixel electrode 118 side becomes a problem. For this reason, the tilt azimuth angle and tilt angle of the liquid crystal molecules 121 are defined with reference to the pixel electrode 118 side.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the tilt angle θa is a common point with one end on the pixel electrode 118 side of the major axis Sa of the liquid crystal molecules 121 as a fixed point with reference to the normal Sv to the pixel electrode 118. An angle formed between the normal Sv and the major axis Sa of the liquid crystal molecules 121 when the other end on the electrode 108 side is inclined. On the other hand, the tilt azimuth angle θb is a vertical plane along the Y direction which is the arrangement direction of the data lines 114, and a vertical plane including the major axis Sa and the normal line Sv of the liquid crystal molecules 121 (a vertical plane including the pq line). ).

  In the display panel 100 having such an initial orientation, attention is paid to, for example, the pixel P and the pixels a to d adjacent to the pixel P shown in FIG. When the applied voltage to the pixel P is low and the applied voltage to the pixel b is high, when the pixel P and the pixel b are viewed in a cross section along the pq line, the liquid crystal molecules 121 are connected to the common electrode 108 and the pixel electrode 118. In the state shown in FIG. 7A. However, when the difference between the voltage applied to the pixel P and the voltage applied to the pixel b is large, the influence of the lateral electric field is large, and as shown in FIG. 7B, the boundary between the pixel P and the pixel b. In the vicinity, the liquid crystal molecules 121 may be aligned in a direction different from the direction in which they are originally intended to be aligned. Such an orientation failure similarly occurs between the pixel P and the pixel a.

  In addition, when the voltage applied to the pixel P is low and the voltage applied to the pixel c is high, the liquid crystal molecules 121 appear to be the common electrode 108 and the pixel electrode when the pixel P and the pixel c are viewed in a cross section along the pq line. In response to the electric field between the first and second electrodes 118, the electric field is inclined to the state shown in FIG. However, when the difference between the voltage applied to the pixel P and the voltage applied to the pixel c is large, due to the influence of the lateral electric field, as shown in FIG. Thus, the liquid crystal molecules 121 may be aligned in a direction different from the direction in which the liquid crystal molecules 121 are originally intended to be aligned. Such an orientation failure similarly occurs between the pixel P and the pixel d.

  The response speed of the liquid crystal element 120 changes depending on the alignment state of the liquid crystal element 120 before the response. For this reason, when the overdrive process is performed in a state in which the alignment is disturbed by the horizontal electric field generated between the adjacent pixels 110, the response speed of the liquid crystal element 120 is slower than when the horizontal electric field is small, In some cases, the effect of improving the moving image quality becomes small, and conversely, the response speed increases and the pixel 110 becomes too bright when overdrive correction is applied.

For example, in the state where the applied voltage to the pixel P is low, the applied voltage to the pixel a and the pixel b is high, and the above-described alignment failure occurs between the pixel P and the pixel a and the pixel b, Assume that the voltage applied to the pixel P is increased in order to change the gradation from a low gradation to a high gradation. In this case, in the pixel P, before increasing the applied voltage, the liquid crystal molecules 121 close to the boundary with the pixel a and the pixel b are in the reverse tilt state as shown in FIG. 7B. . In this state, the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules 121 in the reverse tilt state becomes slow even when the conventional overdrive process in which the applied voltage is increased according to the difference between the applied voltage before and after the change is performed. , The effect of improving the video quality will be reduced.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to solve such a problem, the video processing circuit 20 employs a configuration in which the correction amount of the overdrive process is set based on the video signals of the previous and subsequent frames.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the video processing circuit 20 that performs overdrive processing. The video processing circuit 20 includes a frame memory 22, a boundary detection unit 23, an LUT (lookup table) 24, a coefficient setting unit 25, and a voltage setting unit 26. The boundary detection unit 23, the LUT 24, the coefficient setting unit 25, and the voltage setting unit 26 function as the correction unit 21 that corrects the applied voltage value of the pixel 110.
The frame memory 22 has a storage area corresponding to a pixel arrangement of m vertical rows and horizontal n columns corresponding to the display area 101, and the video signal Vid-in for one frame being displayed and 1 to be displayed next. The video signal Vid-in for the frame is stored. For convenience of explanation, in the following explanation, one frame being displayed is referred to as a previous frame, and one frame to be displayed next is referred to as a rear frame. Each storage area stores the voltage value of the applied voltage applied to the corresponding pixel 110.

  Here, the frame refers to a period required to display one frame of an image by driving the display panel 100. For example, if the frequency of the vertical scanning signal included in the synchronization signal Sync is 60 Hz, the period is 16.7 milliseconds which is the reciprocal thereof. In the present embodiment, one frame is divided into 2n fields (n is an integer equal to or greater than 1), specifically, divided into two fields. Note that the writing of the voltage value to the frame memory 22 and the reading of the voltage value from the frame memory 22 are performed by, for example, a memory controller (not shown) according to the drive timing in the display panel 100 under the control of the timing control circuit 10. Done.

The boundary detection unit 23 sequentially pays attention to the pixels 110 and applies the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the focused pixel 110 (hereinafter referred to as the focused pixel) to the pixel 110 adjacent to the focused pixel in a predetermined direction. As a "risk boundary" where the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (that is, a voltage difference that may cause orientation failure), there is a risk of orientation failure, Detection is performed based on the voltage value stored in the frame memory 22. For example, when the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 is that shown in FIG. 5, the boundary detection unit 23 applies the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel of interest in the direction opposite to the Y direction (upward) from the pixel of interest. The applied voltage value in the previous frame of the adjacent pixel 110 and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent in the X direction (right direction) as viewed from the target pixel are acquired from the frame memory 22. When the difference in applied voltage value between the pixel 110 adjacent in the upward direction of the target pixel and the target pixel is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the boundary detection unit 23 determines the risk boundary between these pixels. Detect as. In addition, when the difference in applied voltage value between the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel to the right of the pixel of interest and the pixel of interest is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the boundary detection unit 23 determines the risk boundary between these pixels. Detect as.
When the boundary detection unit 23 detects the risk boundary, the boundary detection unit 23 supplies the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 that forms a risk boundary with the target pixel to the coefficient setting unit 25. In the present embodiment, when detecting a plurality of risk boundaries, the boundary detection unit 23 sets the coefficient of the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 where the difference in the applied voltage value between the target pixel and the target pixel becomes the maximum. To the unit 25. Further, the boundary detection unit 23 outputs the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the target pixel to the coefficient setting unit 25 when the risk boundary is not detected.

  The LUT 24 is a table that stores in advance the correction amount when correcting the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest by overdrive processing. The LUT 24 acquires the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the subsequent frame specified by the video signal Vid-in and the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame from the frame memory 22 and corresponds to the combination of the acquired applied voltage values. The correction amount is output to the voltage setting unit 26. Note that the overdrive process is performed when the applied voltage value increases from the previous frame to the subsequent frame and the change in the applied voltage value is relatively large. Is small and when it is not necessary to speed up the response of the liquid crystal element 120 of the pixel of interest (that is, when low response is not a problem), the pixel is not overdriven. For this reason, the LUT 24 outputs “0” as the correction amount when the difference between the acquired applied voltage values is less than a predetermined threshold.

  The coefficient setting unit 25 outputs a coefficient for adjusting the correction amount output by the LUT 24. The coefficient setting unit 25 acquires the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame and the applied voltage value supplied from the boundary detection unit 23, and outputs a coefficient corresponding to the acquired combination of applied voltage values to the voltage setting unit 26. To do. For example, the coefficient is “1” when the difference between the acquired applied voltage values is “0”, the coefficient when the difference between the acquired applied voltage values is the maximum, and the predetermined value is “1”. The value obtained by linear interpolation between the When the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 is as shown in FIG. 5, the predetermined value is set to a value larger than “1”.

The voltage setting unit 26 performs an overdrive process on the video signal Vid-in and supplies the video signal Vid-out to the display panel 100. Specifically, the voltage setting unit 26 acquires from the frame memory 22 the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the subsequent frame specified by the video signal Vid-in. In addition, the voltage setting unit 26 acquires the correction amount when performing the overdrive process for the pixel of interest from the LUT 24 and acquires the coefficient for adjusting the correction amount when performing the overdrive process from the coefficient setting unit 25.
The voltage setting unit 26 multiplies the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 by the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25 to the target pixel in the field where overdrive is performed among a plurality of fields obtained by dividing one frame into a plurality of fields. A correction amount of the applied voltage value to be applied is calculated. Next, the voltage setting unit 26 uses the video signal Vid-out indicating the applied voltage value obtained by adding the calculated correction amount and the applied voltage value acquired from the frame memory 22 as a signal indicating the applied voltage value of the target pixel. Output as. Note that the voltage setting unit 26 outputs the video signal Vid-out without correcting the applied voltage value acquired from the frame memory 22 for a field that is not overdriven among a plurality of fields.

  Next, an operation example of the first embodiment will be described. In the following description, it is assumed that the voltage applied to the pixel of interest is in the state shown in FIG. 9 in the previous frame and the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 is that shown in FIG. Will be explained.

  In the field where overdrive is performed among a plurality of fields, when the central pixel shown in FIG. 9 is the target pixel P, the boundary detection unit 23 applies the applied voltage value of the target pixel P in the previous frame, the target pixel P The applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel a adjacent in the upward direction and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel b adjacent in the right direction of the pixel of interest P are acquired, and the risk boundary is detected. Here, for example, when the predetermined threshold for detecting the risk boundary is 1V, the boundary detection unit 23 has a difference between the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P and the applied voltage value of the pixel b equal to or greater than the threshold. Therefore, the area between the target pixel P and the pixel b is detected as a risk boundary. Further, the boundary detection unit 23 does not detect a risk boundary between the pixel of interest P and the pixel a because the difference between the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P and the voltage of the pixel a is less than the threshold value. .

  When the boundary detection unit 23 detects the risk boundary, the boundary detection unit 23 outputs “2.8 V” that is an applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel b that forms a risk boundary with the target pixel P to the coefficient setting unit 25. In addition, when detecting a plurality of risk boundaries, the boundary detection unit 23 outputs to the coefficient setting unit 25 the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel in which the difference in the applied voltage value from the target pixel P is maximum. To do.

  The coefficient setting unit 25 acquires the applied voltage value (1.2 V here) of the pixel of interest P in the previous frame and the applied voltage value (2.8 V here) supplied from the boundary detection unit 23, and acquires the acquired voltage. A coefficient corresponding to the combination of values is output to the voltage setting unit 26. Further, the LUT 24 acquires the applied voltage value of the target pixel P in the subsequent frame and the applied voltage value of the target pixel P in the previous frame from the frame memory 22, and sets a correction amount corresponding to the acquired combination of applied voltage values to the voltage. Output to the setting unit 26.

  The voltage setting unit 26 acquires the applied voltage value of the target pixel P in the subsequent frame from the frame memory 22, and acquires the correction amount output from the LUT 24 and the coefficient output from the coefficient setting unit 25. The voltage setting unit 26 multiplies the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 by the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25 to calculate the correction amount of the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P. Here, since the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25 is a value equal to or greater than “1”, the correction amount obtained by multiplying the coefficient is larger than the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24. Next, the voltage setting unit 26 outputs a video signal Vid-out indicating an applied voltage value obtained by adding the calculated correction amount and the applied voltage value acquired from the frame memory 22.

  Next, an operation example when the boundary detection unit 23 does not detect a risk boundary will be described. The boundary detection unit 23 outputs the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame to the coefficient setting unit 25 when the risk boundary is not detected. The coefficient setting unit 25 acquires the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame and the applied voltage value supplied from the boundary detection unit 23, and outputs a coefficient corresponding to the acquired combination of applied voltage values to the voltage setting unit 26. To do. Here, since the applied voltage value acquired from the boundary detection unit 23 is the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame, the difference between the acquired voltage values is “0”, and the coefficient setting unit 25 sets “1” as the coefficient. Is output. The LUT 24 acquires the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the subsequent frame and the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame from the frame memory 22, and sets a correction amount corresponding to the acquired combination of applied voltage values to the voltage setting unit. 26. The voltage setting unit 26 acquires the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the subsequent frame from the frame memory 22, and acquires the correction amount output by the LUT 24 and the coefficient output by the coefficient setting unit 25. The voltage setting unit 26 multiplies the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 by the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25 to calculate the correction amount of the applied voltage value. Here, since the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25 is “1” as described above, the correction amount obtained by multiplying the coefficient is the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24. Next, the voltage setting unit 26 outputs a video signal Vid-out indicating an applied voltage value obtained by adding the calculated correction amount and the applied voltage value acquired from the frame memory 22.

When the applied voltage of the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel of interest is in the state shown in FIG. 9, the portion of the pixel of interest close to the boundary with the right pixel 110 is in the reverse tilt state as shown in FIG. Yes. In this state, the liquid crystal molecules 121 are in the reverse tilt state even if the applied voltage value is applied to the target pixel according to the difference between the applied voltage before and after the change without considering the risk boundary in the previous frame. Will slow down the response speed, and the effect of improving the video quality will be reduced. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, when the target pixel is in the reverse tilt state, the video processing circuit 20 increases the overdrive correction amount and increases the applied voltage value. Compared with a conventional overdrive process that does not detect a risk boundary, the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules 121 is increased, and an effect of improving moving image quality can be obtained.
In addition, according to the present embodiment, when the risk boundary is not detected for the pixel of interest, the video processing circuit 20 does not increase the correction amount of the applied voltage value in the overdrive process. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a problem that a gradation higher than the original gradation is displayed without being too fast.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The electro-optical device 1 according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the configuration of the video processing circuit. In the following description, the same components as those in the first embodiment will be denoted by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the video processing circuit 20B according to the second embodiment. The video processing circuit 20B includes a frame memory 22, a replacement unit 27, an LUT 24B, and a voltage setting unit 26B. The replacement unit 27, the LUT 24B, and the voltage setting unit 26B function as a correction unit 21B that corrects the applied voltage value of the pixel 110.
The replacement unit 27 refers to the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent to the target pixel in a predetermined direction. For example, when the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 is as shown in FIG. 5, the replacement unit 27 is adjacent to the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel of interest and the direction opposite to the Y direction (upward) as viewed from the pixel of interest. The applied voltage value in the previous frame of the matching pixel 110 and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent in the X direction (right direction) as viewed from the target pixel are acquired from the frame memory 22.
The replacement unit 27 determines that the difference between the acquired applied voltage value in the previous frame of the target pixel and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent to the target pixel in a predetermined direction is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. (That is, an applied voltage difference that may cause orientation failure), the obtained applied voltage value in the previous frame of the target pixel is replaced, and the replaced applied voltage value is output to the LUT 24B. Here, when the applied voltage value is replaced, it may be replaced based on a predetermined calculation formula, or may be replaced using a predetermined look-up table.
The replacement unit 27 obtains the acquired attention when the difference between the acquired applied voltage value in the previous frame of the target pixel and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent to the target pixel is less than a predetermined threshold. The applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel is output to the LUT 24B without being replaced.

  The LUT 24B is a table that stores in advance the amount of correction when correcting the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest by overdrive processing. The LUT 24B acquires the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the subsequent frame specified by the video signal Vid-in from the frame memory 22. The LUT 24B acquires the applied voltage value output from the replacement unit 27. The LUT 24B outputs a correction amount corresponding to the acquired combination of applied voltage values to the voltage setting unit 26B. The overdrive process is performed when the change in the applied voltage value from the previous frame to the subsequent frame is relatively large, and when the change is small, it is not necessary to speed up the response of the liquid crystal element 120 of the target pixel. In other words, when low response is not a problem, overdrive processing is not performed for the pixel. Therefore, the LUT 24B outputs “0” as the correction amount when the difference between the acquired applied voltage values is less than a predetermined threshold.

  The voltage setting unit 26B performs an overdrive process on the video signal Vid-in and supplies the video signal Vid-out to the display panel 100. Specifically, the voltage setting unit 26B acquires from the frame memory 22 the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the subsequent frame specified by the video signal Vid-in. In addition, the voltage setting unit 26B acquires the correction amount when performing the overdrive process on the target pixel from the LUT 24B. The voltage setting unit 26 is obtained by adding the applied voltage value acquired from the frame memory 22 and the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24B in a field where overdrive is performed among a plurality of fields obtained by dividing one frame into a plurality of fields. The video signal Vid-out indicating the applied voltage value is output as a signal indicating the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest.

  Next, an operation example of the second embodiment will be described. In the following description, it is assumed that the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P is in the state shown in FIG. 9 in the previous frame and the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 is that shown in FIG. Will be explained.

In the field where overdrive is performed among a plurality of fields, when the central pixel shown in FIG. 9 is the target pixel P, the replacement unit 27 applies the applied voltage value to the target pixel P in the previous frame, the target pixel P The applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent in the upward direction and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent in the right direction of the pixel of interest P are acquired from the frame memory 22, and the applied voltage of the pixel of interest P in the previous frame is obtained. It is determined whether the difference between the value and the applied voltage value in the previous frame to the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel P of interest in a predetermined direction is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.
Here, when the predetermined threshold is 1 V, for example, the replacement unit 27 has a difference between the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P in the previous frame and the applied voltage value of the right pixel 110 in the previous frame equal to or greater than the threshold. Therefore, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P in the previous frame is replaced with a value lower than the acquired value, and the replaced applied voltage value is output to the LUT 24B. Here, the reason why the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P in the previous frame is replaced with a low value is to increase the correction amount output from the LUT 24B and increase the response speed of the pixel of interest P with reverse tilt.
The LUT 24B acquires the applied voltage value output from the replacement unit 27, acquires the applied voltage value of the target pixel P in the subsequent frame from the frame memory 22, and sets the correction amount corresponding to the acquired combination of applied voltage values as a voltage setting. To the unit 26B.

  The voltage setting unit 26B acquires the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P in the subsequent frame from the frame memory 22, and acquires the correction amount output from the LUT 24B. The voltage setting unit 26B outputs a video signal Vid-out indicating an applied voltage value obtained by adding the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24B and the applied voltage value acquired from the frame memory 22.

Next, an operation example in the case where the difference between the applied voltage value of the target pixel and the applied voltage value of the pixel 110 adjacent to the target pixel is less than a predetermined threshold in the previous frame will be described.
When the difference between the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent to the target pixel is less than a predetermined threshold, the replacement unit 27 determines the target pixel of the previous frame. The applied voltage value is output to the LUT 24B. Here, the reason why the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame is not replaced with a low value is that the applied voltage value is replaced with a low value for the target pixel in which no reverse tilt occurs, and the correction amount output from the LUT 24B If this is increased, the response of the liquid crystal 105 becomes too fast, resulting in a problem that a gradation higher than the original gradation is displayed.

  The LUT 24B acquires the applied voltage value output from the replacement unit 27, acquires the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the subsequent frame from the frame memory 22, and sets the correction amount corresponding to the acquired combination of applied voltage values to the voltage setting unit. To 26B. The voltage setting unit 26B acquires the correction amount output from the LUT 24B, and acquires the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the subsequent frame from the frame memory 22. The voltage setting unit 26B outputs a video signal Vid-out indicating an applied voltage value obtained by adding the applied voltage value acquired from the LUT 24B and the applied voltage value acquired from the frame memory 22.

Also in this embodiment, the video processing circuit 20 increases the applied voltage value at the time of overdrive when the target pixel is in a reverse tilt state, so that the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent to the target pixel is increased. Compared with the conventional overdrive process that does not take into account the applied voltage value, the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules 121 is increased, and an effect of improving the moving image quality can be obtained.
Further, according to the present embodiment, when the reverse tilt is not generated for the pixel of interest, the correction amount of the applied voltage value is not increased in the overdrive process, so that the response of the liquid crystal 105 does not become too fast. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a problem that a gradation higher than the original gradation is displayed.

[Electronics]
Next, a projector using the display panel 100 of the electro-optical device 1 as a light valve will be described as an example of an electronic apparatus using the electro-optical device 1 described above. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the configuration of this projector.
As shown in this figure, a projector 2100 is provided with a lamp unit 2102 made of a white light source such as a halogen lamp. The light emitted from the lamp unit 2102 is converted into three primary colors of R (red), G (green), and B (blue) by three mirrors 2106 and two dichroic mirrors 2108 arranged inside. The light is separated and guided to the light valves 100R, 100G, and 100B corresponding to the respective primary colors. Note that B light has a longer optical path than other R and G colors, and therefore, in order to prevent loss thereof, the B light passes through a relay lens system 2121 including an incident lens 2122, a relay lens 2123, and an exit lens 2124. Led.

In the projector 2100, three sets of electro-optical devices 1 including the display panel 100 are provided corresponding to each of R color, G color, and B color. The video signal Vid-in corresponding to each of the R color, the G color, and the B color is supplied from the upper circuit. The configuration of the light valves 100R, 100G, and 100B is the same as that of the display panel 100 described above, and is driven according to the video signal Vid-in corresponding to each of the R color, G color, and B color. .
The lights modulated by the light valves 100R, 100G, and 100B are incident on the dichroic prism 2112 from three directions. In the dichroic prism 2112, the R and B light beams are refracted at 90 degrees, while the G light beam travels straight. Therefore, after the images of the respective colors are combined, a color image is projected onto the screen 2120 by the projection lens 2114.

  Since light corresponding to each of R color, G color, and B color is incident on the light valves 100R, 100G, and 100B by the dichroic mirror 2108, it is not necessary to provide a color filter. In addition, the transmission images of the light valves 100R and 100B are projected after being reflected by the dichroic prism 2112, whereas the transmission image of the light valve 100G is projected as it is, so the horizontal scanning direction by the light valves 100R and 100B is The image is reversed in the horizontal scanning direction by the light valve 100G and displayed in an inverted image.

  In addition to the electronic devices described with reference to FIG. 11, the electronic devices include a television, a viewfinder type / monitor direct-view type video tape recorder, a car navigation device, a pager, an electronic notebook, a calculator, a word processor, a workstation, a television. Examples include a telephone, a POS terminal, a digital still camera, a mobile phone, and a device equipped with a touch panel. The electro-optical device 1 may be applied to these various electronic devices.

[Modification]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, It can implement with another various form. For example, the present invention may be implemented by modifying the above-described embodiment as follows. In addition, you may implement each embodiment mentioned above and the following modifications, combining one or more suitably.

(Modification 1)
In the embodiment described above, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is less than a predetermined threshold value, and the applied voltage of the pixel 110 adjacent in the predetermined direction with respect to the pixel of interest in the previous frame. When the difference between the value and the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the voltage setting unit 26 may be configured to correct the correction amount output from the LUT 24.

Specifically, in the first embodiment described above, the voltage setting unit 26 calculates the coefficient for the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 when the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is less than a predetermined threshold value. When the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 is not multiplied by the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25. You may do it. When the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 is not multiplied by the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25, the voltage setting unit 26 adds the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 and the applied voltage value acquired from the frame memory 22. The video signal Vid-out indicating the applied voltage value obtained in this manner is output.
In the first embodiment described above, the coefficient setting unit 25 sets the value of the coefficient to be output to “1” when the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, and sets the value in the previous frame. When the applied voltage value of the target pixel is less than a predetermined threshold, a coefficient corresponding to the combination of the applied voltage value of the target pixel and the applied voltage value acquired from the boundary detection unit 23 in the previous frame may be output. . According to this configuration, when the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the voltage setting unit 26 multiplies the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 by “1”, and thus the correction acquired from the LUT 24. The amount will not be corrected.

In addition, the boundary detection unit 23 has an applied voltage value of a pixel of interest in the previous frame that is less than a predetermined threshold value, and an applied voltage value of a pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel of interest in a predetermined direction in the previous frame. And the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel of interest in a predetermined direction is output to the coefficient setting unit 25. If the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame may be output to the coefficient setting unit 25. According to this configuration, when the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest acquired in the previous frame from the frame memory 22 and the application acquired from the boundary detection unit 23. Since the voltage value is the same, the coefficient value output by the coefficient setting unit 25 is 1, and the voltage setting unit 26 multiplies the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 by “1”, so that the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 is It will not be corrected.
In the second embodiment described above, the replacement unit 27 does not replace the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the target pixel when the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. And the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is less than a predetermined threshold value, and is adjacent to the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest and the pixel of interest in a predetermined direction in the previous frame. When the difference from the applied voltage value of the pixel 110 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame acquired from the frame memory 22 is replaced, and the replaced applied voltage value is output to the LUT 24B. You may do it.
According to these configurations, when the applied voltage of the target pixel in the previous frame is high and no reverse tilt occurs in the target pixel of the previous frame, the correction amount of the applied voltage value is not increased in the overdrive process. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a problem that the response of the liquid crystal 105 does not become too fast and a gradation higher than the original gradation is displayed.

(Modification 2)
In the above-described embodiment, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is less than the predetermined first threshold value, and the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel of interest in the predetermined direction in the previous frame. When the applied voltage value is equal to or higher than a predetermined second threshold (first threshold <second threshold), the correction amount output from the LUT 24 may be corrected.
Specifically, in the first embodiment described above, the boundary detection unit 23 determines that the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is less than the first threshold value and is predetermined for the pixel of interest in the previous frame. In the pixel 110 adjacent in the direction, when there is a pixel 110 whose applied voltage value is equal to or greater than the second threshold, the applied voltage value of the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel of interest in the previous frame is output to the coefficient setting unit 25, and the previous frame When the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the pixel is equal to or greater than the first threshold, or in the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel of interest in a predetermined direction in the previous frame, the pixel 110 whose applied voltage value is equal to or greater than the second threshold is If not, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame may be output to the coefficient setting unit 25.
According to this configuration, when the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame is greater than or equal to the first threshold value, or in the pixel 110 adjacent to the target pixel in a predetermined direction, the applied voltage value is greater than or equal to the second threshold value. When there is no pixel, the voltage setting unit 26 multiplies the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 by 1. Therefore, the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 is not corrected.
In the second embodiment, the replacement unit 27 has a pixel 110 in which the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame is less than the first threshold and is adjacent to the target pixel in the previous frame in a predetermined direction. When there is a pixel 110 whose applied voltage value is greater than or equal to the second threshold value, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame acquired from the frame memory 22 is replaced, and the replaced applied voltage value is output to the LUT 24B. When the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is equal to or greater than the first threshold value, or the applied voltage value is equal to or greater than the second threshold value in the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel of interest in the previous frame in a predetermined direction. When there is no pixel 110, the LUT 24 is not replaced without replacing the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest in the previous frame acquired from the frame memory 22. It may be configured to output to.
According to these configurations, the pixel of interest in the previous frame is applied when the applied voltage of the pixel of interest in the previous frame is high, or when the applied voltage value of the pixel 110 adjacent to the pixel of interest in the previous frame is low. In the case where no reverse tilt occurs, the correction amount of the applied voltage value is not increased in the overdrive process, so that the response of the liquid crystal 105 does not become too fast and a gradation higher than the original gradation is displayed. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of the problem.

(Modification 3)
In the embodiment described above, the boundary detection unit 23 detects the risk boundary for the pixels 110 adjacent in the upward and right directions with respect to the target pixel. However, the risk detection is also performed for the pixels 110 adjacent in other directions. A boundary may be detected.
For example, when the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 is as shown in FIG. 5, the alignment of the liquid crystal 105 is also caused by a horizontal electric field generated between the pixel of interest and the pixel 110 that is adjacent to the pixel on the upper right side of the pixel of interest. Defects can occur at the pixel of interest. Therefore, the boundary detection unit 23 may detect a risk boundary for the pixel 110 that is adjacent to the pixel of interest P obliquely on the right.
Further, when the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 is different from that shown in FIG. 5, the pixel for which the risk boundary is detected may be changed according to the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105.
In addition, the replacement unit 27 also acquires the applied voltage value in the previous frame for the pixel 110 that is adjacent to the pixel of interest on the right diagonally, and determines the acquired applied voltage value and the applied voltage value to the pixel of interest in the previous frame. It is determined whether the difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. If the difference is equal to or greater than the threshold value, the applied voltage value in the previous frame to the pixel of interest may be replaced.

In the first embodiment described above, the boundary detection unit 23 detects the risk boundary by acquiring the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent in the direction according to the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105. For the pixels 110 that are adjacent to each other in this direction, the applied voltage value in the previous frame is acquired, and if the difference between the acquired applied voltage value and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel of interest is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, acquired The applied voltage value may be output to the coefficient setting unit 25.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the boundary detection unit 23 also applies to the pixel 110 adjacent in the downward direction in addition to the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent in the upward direction and the right direction with respect to the target pixel. The applied voltage value in the previous frame may be acquired and the risk boundary may be detected.
Further, the replacement unit 27 acquires the applied voltage value in the previous frame for the pixel 110 adjacent in the lower direction in addition to the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel 110 adjacent in the upward and right directions with respect to the target pixel. If there is a difference between the applied voltage value of the target pixel in the previous frame and the threshold voltage or more among these applied voltage values, the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the target pixel is replaced. A value may be output.

(Modification 4)
When detecting a plurality of risk boundaries, the boundary detection unit 23 calculates an average value of applied voltage values in a previous frame of a pixel that forms a risk boundary with the target pixel, and uses the calculated average value as a coefficient setting unit 25. It is good also as a structure which outputs to.
For example, in FIG. 9, when the applied voltage of the upper pixel 110 of the pixel of interest P is 3.2V instead of 2.0V in the previous frame, the applied voltage value (3 .2V) and 3V, which is an average value of the applied voltage values (2.8V) of the right pixel 110, are output to the coefficient setting unit 25.

(Modification 5)
In addition, when detecting a plurality of risk boundaries, the boundary detection unit 23 responds to the initial alignment state of the liquid crystal 105 with respect to each of the applied voltage values in the previous frame of the pixel that forms the risk boundary with the target pixel. Alternatively, the average value of the applied voltage values may be calculated by weighting, and the calculated average value may be output to the coefficient setting unit 25.
For example, when the voltage difference between the pixel of interest and the right pixel 110 has a larger influence on the alignment failure than the upper pixel 110, the weight of the applied voltage of the right pixel 110 is set to the weight of the applied voltage of the upper pixel 110. Make it larger than the weight. When the weight to the applied voltage of the right pixel 110 is “0.75” and the weight to the applied voltage of the upper pixel 110 is “0.25”, the applied voltage value output to the coefficient setting unit 25 is 2 .8V * 0.75 + 3.2V * 0.25 = 2.9V.

(Modification 6)
In the above-described embodiment, when there is a difference in applied voltage between the target pixel and a pixel adjacent to the target pixel in the previous frame, the overdrive correction amount is largely corrected, but depending on the tilt azimuth, The correction amount may be corrected to be small.
For example, assuming that the initial alignment of the liquid crystal 105 is as shown in FIGS. 12A and 12B, the pixel P shown in FIG. 6 and the pixels a to pixels adjacent to the pixel P are shown. Pay attention to d. When the applied voltage to the pixel P is low and the applied voltage to the pixel b is high, the voltage applied to the pixel P and the pixel b are applied to the pixel P and the pixel b when viewed from the cross section along the pq line. When the difference from the voltage is large, the influence of the transverse electric field is large, and as shown in FIG. 12C, the direction in which the liquid crystal molecules 121 are originally intended to be aligned is near the boundary between the pixel P and the pixel b. It may be oriented in different directions. Such an orientation failure similarly occurs between the pixel P and the pixel a.
As described above, when the overdrive process is performed in a state where the alignment is disturbed by the horizontal electric field generated between the adjacent pixels 110, the response speed of the liquid crystal element 120 becomes faster than when the horizontal electric field is small. When the overdrive correction is applied, the pixel 110 may become too bright.
Therefore, in order to prevent the pixel 110 from becoming too bright during overdrive, the overdrive correction amount may be reduced. In order to realize this configuration, the coefficient setting unit 25 sets the coefficient when the acquired applied voltage value difference is “0” to “1”, and sets the coefficient when the acquired applied voltage value difference is maximum to a predetermined value. And a value obtained by linear interpolation between a predetermined value and “1”, but when the initial alignment of the liquid crystal 105 is as shown in FIG. 12 (a) and FIG. 12 (b), The predetermined value is a value smaller than “1”.
In the second embodiment, the replacement unit 27 replaces the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the pixel of interest with a higher value than before the replacement. Here, the reason why the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest P in the previous frame is replaced with a high value is to reduce the correction amount output from the LUT 24B and prevent the pixel of interest from becoming too bright when overdrive is performed. It is.

(Modification 7)
In the embodiment described above, the liquid crystal element 120 is normally black, but may be normally white. In the above-described embodiment, the display panel 100 is a transmissive liquid crystal display panel, but may be a reflective liquid crystal display panel.
When the liquid crystal element 120 is normally white, the applied voltage value of the pixel of interest decreases from the previous frame to the subsequent frame, and overdrive processing is performed when the change in the applied voltage value is relatively large. When the liquid crystal element 120 is normally white, the applied voltage value is smaller in the field where overdrive is performed than in the field where overdrive is not performed.

(Modification 8)
In the present invention, the voltage setting unit 26 multiplies the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 by the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25 when the acquired video signal Vid-in is a signal related to 3D video. When the acquired video signal Vid-in is a signal related to 2D video, the correction amount acquired from the LUT 24 may not be multiplied by the coefficient acquired from the coefficient setting unit 25.

(Modification 9)
In the embodiment described above, the overdrive correction amount is obtained by the LUT. However, the correction amount may be calculated by a calculation formula, and the calculated correction amount may be output to the voltage setting units 26 and 26B.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electro-optical apparatus, 10 ... Timing control circuit, 20 ... Image processing circuit, 21 and 21B ... Correction | amendment part, 22 ... Frame memory, 23 ... Boundary detection part, 24, 24B ... LUT, 25 ... Coefficient setting part, 26, 26B ... Voltage setting unit, 27 ... Replacement unit, 100 ... Display panel, 101 ... Display region, 105 ... Liquid crystal, 108 ... Common electrode, 110 ... Pixel, 112 ... Scanning line, 114 ... Data line, 115 ... Capacitance line, 116 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... TFT, 118 ... Pixel electrode, 120 ... Liquid crystal element, 121 ... Liquid crystal molecule, 125 ... Auxiliary capacitor, 130 ... Scanning line drive circuit, 140 ... Data line drive circuit, 2100 ... Projector

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A video processing circuit that defines an applied voltage value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element based on a video signal designating the applied voltage value for each pixel,
The applied voltage value to the first pixel, in which the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, is at least part of the period during which the voltage is applied to the first pixel. A correction unit that corrects the difference depending on a difference between an applied voltage value in a previous frame of the first pixel and an applied voltage value in a subsequent frame, and an applied voltage value in a previous frame of a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel. A video processing circuit having a correction unit that corrects the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame. The video processing circuit according to claim 1, wherein the correction unit corrects the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame according to the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the previous frame. The video processing circuit according to claim 1, wherein the correction unit corrects an applied voltage value of a pixel whose applied voltage value in a previous frame is less than a predetermined threshold among the first pixels. When the difference between the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the previous frame and the applied voltage value of the second pixel in the previous frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the correction unit applies the applied voltage of the first pixel. The video processing circuit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the value is corrected. The said correction | amendment part correct | amends the applied voltage value of a said 1st pixel, when the applied voltage value in the front frame of the said 2nd pixel adjacent to the said 1st pixel is more than a predetermined threshold value. Item 5. The video processing circuit according to any one of Items 4 to 4. The video processing circuit according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second pixel is a pixel adjacent to the first pixel in an oblique direction. The correction unit according to a difference between an applied voltage value of a pixel having a maximum difference from an applied voltage value of the first pixel in a previous frame among the plurality of second pixels adjacent to the first pixel. The video processing circuit according to claim 1, wherein an applied voltage value of the first pixel is corrected. The correction unit corrects the applied voltage value of the first pixel according to an average value of applied voltage values of the plurality of second pixels adjacent to the first pixel. The video processing circuit according to one item. The video processing circuit according to claim 8, wherein the correction unit performs weighting on an applied voltage value of the second pixel according to a relative direction with respect to the first pixel, and calculates the average value. A video processing circuit that defines an applied voltage value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element based on a video signal designating the applied voltage value for each pixel,
The applied voltage value to the first pixel, in which the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, is at least part of the period during which the voltage is applied to the first pixel. A correction unit for correcting, having a correction unit for correcting the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame according to the applied voltage value of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the previous frame;
The correction unit obtains a correction amount of the applied voltage value of the first pixel from a difference between an applied voltage value of the first pixel in the previous frame and an applied voltage value in the subsequent frame. based on the value obtained by multiplying a correction coefficient corresponding to the combination of the applied voltage value of the second pixel and the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the frame, film that to correct the application voltage value of the first pixel Image processing circuit. A video processing circuit that defines an applied voltage value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element based on a video signal designating the applied voltage value for each pixel,
The applied voltage value to the first pixel, in which the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, is at least part of the period during which the voltage is applied to the first pixel. A correction unit for correcting, having a correction unit for correcting the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame according to the applied voltage value of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the previous frame;
Wherein the correction unit, in accordance with the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the second pixel and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the first pixel, to replace the applied voltage in the previous frame of the first pixel, a substituted application voltage value, the based on the application voltage value in the frame after the first pixel, the first pixel Film image processing circuit that to correct the value of the voltage applied. The video processing circuit according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
A display device having a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element, wherein the applied voltage value defined by the video processing circuit is applied to the pixels;
Electronic equipment comprising. A video processing method for defining an applied voltage value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element based on a video signal designating the applied voltage value for each pixel,
The applied voltage value to the first pixel, in which the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, is at least part of the period during which the voltage is applied to the first pixel. A step of correcting, in accordance with a difference between an applied voltage value in the previous frame of the first pixel and an applied voltage value in the subsequent frame, and an applied voltage value in the previous frame of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel. A video processing method comprising: a correction step of correcting an applied voltage value of the first pixel in a subsequent frame. A video processing method for defining an applied voltage value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element based on a video signal designating the applied voltage value for each pixel,
The applied voltage value to the first pixel, in which the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, is at least part of the period during which the voltage is applied to the first pixel. A correction step for correcting the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame according to the applied voltage value of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the previous frame;
In the correction step, a correction amount of the applied voltage value of the first pixel is obtained from the difference between the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame. Video processing for correcting the applied voltage value of the first pixel based on a value obtained by multiplying a correction coefficient corresponding to a set of the applied voltage value of the first pixel and the applied voltage value of the second pixel in a frame Method. A video processing method for defining an applied voltage value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels each having a liquid crystal element based on a video signal designating the applied voltage value for each pixel,
The applied voltage value to the first pixel, in which the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame and the applied voltage value in the subsequent frame is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, is at least part of the period during which the voltage is applied to the first pixel. A correction step for correcting the applied voltage value of the first pixel in the subsequent frame according to the applied voltage value of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the previous frame;
In the correcting step, the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the first pixel is replaced according to the difference between the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the first pixel and the applied voltage value in the previous frame of the second pixel; An image processing method for correcting an applied voltage value of the first pixel based on a replaced applied voltage value and an applied voltage value in a subsequent frame of the first pixel.

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