WO2011142278A1 - 画像処理方法、画像処理装置、画像処理回路および画像表示装置 - Google Patents

画像処理方法、画像処理装置、画像処理回路および画像表示装置 Download PDF

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WO2011142278A1
WO2011142278A1 PCT/JP2011/060442 JP2011060442W WO2011142278A1 WO 2011142278 A1 WO2011142278 A1 WO 2011142278A1 JP 2011060442 W JP2011060442 W JP 2011060442W WO 2011142278 A1 WO2011142278 A1 WO 2011142278A1
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小田　恭一郎
形川　晃一
昌幸 高橋
伊藤　敦史
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  • the present invention relates to an image processing method, an image processing apparatus, and an image processing circuit that can be suitably applied to three-dimensional display (stereoscopic display) using shutter glasses.
  • the present invention also relates to an image display device including the image processing device.
  • a time division method using shutter glasses is known.
  • a left-eye image and a right-eye image with different parallax are displayed while being alternately switched at high speed, the left-eye image is visually recognized by the left eye via the shutter glasses, and the right-eye image is viewed by the right eye via the shutter glasses. It is visually recognized (see Patent Document 1). As a result, the observer feels that the image is displayed three-dimensionally.
  • the present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to provide an image processing method, an image processing device, an image processing circuit, and an image display device capable of reducing the occurrence of crosstalk. It is in.
  • An image processing method of the present invention includes a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a signal voltage corresponding to a video signal for the right eye and a signal voltage corresponding to the video signal for the left eye are set for each frame.
  • it is an image processing method in a display device that displays an image by alternately applying a plurality of pixels to a plurality of frames.
  • This image processing method includes the following two steps.
  • A2 Overdrive correction that exceeds the target pixel value of the next frame in each pixel according to the difference in pixel value between frames of the converted video signal Overdrive control step to set the value.
  • the image processing apparatus alternately outputs a video signal corresponding to the video signal for the right eye and a video signal corresponding to the video signal for the left eye every frame or every plurality of frames.
  • This image processing apparatus includes the following two components.
  • B1 Dynamic range controller (B2) that converts the dynamic range of the video signal In each pixel, overdrive correction that exceeds the target pixel value of the next frame in accordance with the difference in pixel value between frames of the converted video signal Overdrive controller that sets the value.
  • the image processing circuit of the present invention alternately outputs a video signal corresponding to the video signal for the right eye and a video signal corresponding to the video signal for the left eye every frame or every plurality of frames.
  • This image processing circuit includes the following two components.
  • C1 Dynamic range controller (C2) for converting the dynamic range of the video signal In each pixel, overdrive correction that exceeds the target pixel value of the next frame according to the difference in pixel value between frames of the converted video signal Overdrive controller that sets the value.
  • the image display device of the present invention includes a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix, and a drive circuit that applies a signal voltage to the plurality of pixels.
  • This drive circuit has the image processing apparatus described above.
  • overdrive correction is performed after converting the dynamic range of the video signal.
  • the possibility that the overdrive correction value is saturated can be reduced.
  • the gradation level when a signal voltage generated based on the output signal after overdrive correction is applied to the display panel may not reach the gradation level corresponding to the video signal before dynamic range conversion. Can be reduced.
  • the dynamic range of the video signal may be converted using a look-up table that describes the overdrive correction value.
  • the lookup table has a dynamic range equal to the dynamic range of the video signal before dynamic range conversion, it is equal to the dynamic range of the video signal after dynamic range conversion in the lookup table. It is possible to generate the output signal using only the dynamic range.
  • the lookup table has a dynamic range equal to the dynamic range of the video signal after dynamic range conversion, it is possible to generate an output signal using the lookup table without the above limitation. It is.
  • the lookup table may be composed of a plurality of temperature-corresponding lookup tables set for each predetermined temperature. In this case, it is possible to select the one corresponding to the temperature information input from the outside among the plurality of temperature correspondence lookup tables and convert the dynamic range of the video signal using the selected temperature correspondence lookup table. Is possible.
  • the temperature input from the outside using the lookup table and the correction coefficient for correcting the lookup table may be created. In this case, it is possible to convert the dynamic range of the video signal using the created temperature correspondence lookup table.
  • the gradation level when the signal voltage generated based on the output signal after overdrive correction is applied to the display panel is Since the possibility of not reaching the gradation level corresponding to the video signal before the dynamic range conversion can be reduced, the occurrence of crosstalk can be reduced.
  • the output signal is generated using only the dynamic range that is equal to the dynamic range of the video signal after dynamic range conversion, thereby eliminating the possibility that the overdrive correction value is saturated. can do. Thereby, it is possible to completely eliminate the occurrence of crosstalk.
  • the lookup table has a dynamic range equal to the dynamic range of the video signal after dynamic range conversion
  • the possibility of saturating the overdrive correction value can be eliminated simply by generating an output signal using a look-up table without such a limitation. As a result, it is possible to completely eliminate the occurrence of crosstalk.
  • the image processing method, image processing apparatus, image processing circuit, and image display apparatus of the present invention when overdrive correction is performed using a temperature-compatible look-up table set for each predetermined temperature, the pixel response Even in an environment where the speed is low, the possibility that the overdrive correction value is saturated can be eliminated. Thereby, it is possible to completely eliminate the occurrence of crosstalk.
  • the image processing apparatus, the image processing circuit, and the image display apparatus according to the present invention even when overdrive correction is performed using a temperature-compatible look-up table created using a correction coefficient, the pixel response speed Even in such an environment where the overdrive correction value becomes low, the possibility that the overdrive correction value is saturated can be eliminated. Thereby, it is possible to completely eliminate the occurrence of crosstalk.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a stereoscopic display system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the stereoscopic display device of FIG. 1. It is a schematic block diagram of the pixel of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram of the X driver of FIG. It is a figure showing an example of the lookup table of FIG. It is a figure showing an example of the input / output of the dynamic range control part of FIG.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a change in dynamic range in the dynamic range control unit and the overdrive control unit in FIG. 4. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the X driver of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram of a modified example of the X driver of FIG. 4. It is a figure showing an example of the temperature corresponding lookup contained in the lookup table of FIG.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example of the overall configuration of the stereoscopic video display system 1.
  • the stereoscopic image display system 1 includes a stereoscopic display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention and shutter glasses 200.
  • the stereoscopic display device 100 corresponds to a specific example of “image display device” of the present invention.
  • the stereoscopic image display system 1 is a time-division display system using shutter glasses. Specifically, the stereoscopic image display system 1 displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image with different parallaxes on the screen of the stereoscopic display device 100 while alternately switching them at high speed, and the left-eye image via the shutter glasses 200. Is visually recognized by the left eye, and the right eye image is visually recognized by the right eye through the shutter glasses 200, so that an observer (not shown) feels that the image is displayed three-dimensionally.
  • the stereoscopic display device 100 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display panel 10, a backlight 20, an X driver 30, a Y driver 40, a video signal processing circuit 50, and a timing control unit 60 as shown in FIG.
  • the drive circuit including the X driver 30, the Y driver 40, the video signal processing circuit 50, and the timing control unit 60 generates a signal voltage corresponding to the video signal Din for the right eye and a signal voltage corresponding to the video signal Din for the left eye.
  • An image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 10 by being applied to a plurality of pixels 11 (described later) in the liquid crystal display panel 10 alternately every frame or every plurality of frames.
  • the stereoscopic display device 100 further includes a communication device (for example, an RF (radio frequency) transmitter) that communicates with the shutter glasses 200, for example, although not shown.
  • a communication device for example, an RF (radio frequency) transmitter
  • the liquid crystal display panel 10 corresponds to a specific example of the “display panel” of the present invention.
  • the X driver 30, the Y driver 40, the video signal processing circuit 50, and the timing control unit 60 correspond to a specific example of “driving circuit” of the present invention.
  • the shutter glasses 200, the communication device, the liquid crystal display panel 10, the backlight 20, the X driver 30, the Y driver 40, the video signal processing circuit 50, and the timing control unit 60 will be described in this order.
  • the shutter glasses 200 include a left shutter 210 in a portion corresponding to the left eye lens, and a right shutter 220 in a portion corresponding to the right eye lens.
  • the shutter glasses 200 receive radio waves transmitted from a communication device, and alternately open and close the left shutter 210 and the right shutter 220 based on control information included in the radio waves.
  • the shutter glasses 200 open and close the left shutter 210 and the right shutter 220 in synchronization with the vertical synchronizing signal of the image.
  • the observer feels as if the image is viewed with both eyes due to the afterimage.
  • two images with different parallax are formed in front of the video display surface, and the observer can feel as if the images are displayed in three dimensions.
  • the communicator transmits control information (for example, information such as a vertical synchronization signal indicating a frame or field delimiter and opening / closing timing of the shutter glasses 200) to the shutter glasses 200 by radio waves.
  • control information for example, information such as a vertical synchronization signal indicating a frame or field delimiter and opening / closing timing of the shutter glasses 200
  • the communication device may be built in the stereoscopic display device 100 or may be separate from the stereoscopic display device 100.
  • the liquid crystal display panel 10 includes a plurality of pixels 11 formed in a matrix over the entire video display surface (not shown) of the liquid crystal display panel 10. 11 is actively driven by the X driver 30 and the Y driver 40 to display an image based on the video signal Din input from the outside.
  • the video signal Din is a digital signal of video displayed on the video display surface for each field, and includes a digital signal for each pixel 11.
  • the video signal Din is a signal that alternately includes the left-eye video signal Din-L and the right-eye video signal Din-R in time series when stereoscopic display is performed.
  • the video signal Din further includes a vertical synchronization signal (not shown) indicating a frame or field delimiter.
  • the video signal Din corresponds to a specific example of the “first video signal” of the present invention.
  • Each pixel 11 includes, for example, a liquid crystal element 12 and a TFT (thin film transistor) 13 as shown in FIG.
  • the liquid crystal element 12 modulates the polarization axis of the incident light to the liquid crystal element 12 by changing the alignment state according to voltage application from the X driver 30 and the Y driver 40.
  • the liquid crystal element 12 includes, for example, VA (Vertical Alignment) mode liquid crystal molecules. Thereby, each pixel 11 can be actively driven by the driver 30 and the Y driver 40.
  • the backlight 20 is a light source that irradiates light to the liquid crystal display panel 10, and includes, for example, a CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp), an LED (Light Emitting Diode), and the like. Yes.
  • CCFL Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp
  • LED Light Emitting Diode
  • the X driver 30 supplies a signal voltage Vsig based on the video signal Dout for one line supplied from the video signal processing circuit 50 to each pixel 11 of the liquid crystal display panel 10.
  • the X driver 30 performs D / A conversion on the video signal Dout for one line to generate a signal voltage Vsig that is an analog signal, and supplies the signal voltage Vsig to each pixel 11 via the signal line DTL (see FIG. 3). It is designed to output.
  • the Y driver 40 drives each pixel 11 in the liquid crystal display panel 10 line-sequentially along the scanning line WSL (see FIG. 3) according to timing control by the timing control unit 60.
  • Video signal processing circuit 50 The video signal processing circuit 50 performs predetermined signal processing on the video signal Din input from the outside, and outputs the video signal Dout after the predetermined signal processing to the X driver 30.
  • the video signal Dout includes a digital signal for each pixel 11 like the video signal Din. The predetermined signal processing in the video signal processing circuit 50 will be described in detail later.
  • Timing control unit 60 controls the X driver 30, the Y driver 40, and the shutter glasses 200 to operate in conjunction with each other.
  • the timing control unit 60 outputs a control signal to the X driver 30, the Y driver 40, and the communication device in accordance with (synchronously with) the synchronization signal input from the video signal processing circuit 50. Yes.
  • FIG. 4 shows the video signal processing circuit 50 described separately for each functional block.
  • the video signal processing circuit 50 includes, for example, a dynamic range control unit 51, an overdrive control unit 52, and a storage unit 53, as shown in FIG.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 expands the margin of the dynamic range of the video signal when overdrive processing is performed in the subsequent overdrive control unit 52.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 converts the dynamic range of the video signal Din. Specifically, the dynamic range control unit 51 converts the video signal Din into a video signal D′ in having a narrower dynamic range than the dynamic range of the video signal Din. It is supposed to convert.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 preferably sets the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in to such an extent that the overdrive correction value is not saturated in the overdrive control unit 52 in the subsequent stage.
  • the video signal D′ in corresponds to a specific example of the “converted video signal” of the present invention.
  • the dynamic range means a range from a lower limit value to an upper limit value of bits allocated as a video signal.
  • the lower limit value of the video signal Din is 0, which is a lower limit value of 10 bits
  • the upper limit value of the video signal Din is 1023, which is an upper limit value of 10 bits. Therefore, in this case, the dynamic range of the video signal Din is 0 to 1023.
  • Narrowing the dynamic range means narrowing the range from the lower limit value to the upper limit value of the assigned bits.
  • the lower limit value of the allocated bit is made larger than a value that can be taken as the lower limit value (for example, 0), or the upper limit value of the allocated bit is used as the upper limit value.
  • the lower limit value of the allocated bit is made larger than the value that can be taken as the lower limit value
  • the upper limit value of the assigned bit is made larger than the value that can be taken as the upper limit value.
  • the upper limit value of the assigned bit is made larger than the value that can be taken as the upper limit value.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 converts the video signal Din into the video signal D′ in using, for example, dynamic range information (not shown).
  • the dynamic range information is information regarding the dynamic range that is referred to when setting the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in, and is, for example, a lookup table 53 ⁇ / b> A describing the overdrive correction value.
  • the lookup table 53A is stored in advance in the storage unit 53 described above, and is configured by numerical data of an XY matrix as shown in FIG. 5, for example.
  • the lookup table 53A for example, several numerical values including the lower limit value and the upper limit value among the numerical values that can be taken as the video signal Din are arranged as coordinates on both the X axis and the Y axis of the XY matrix. .
  • all the numerical values that can be taken as the video signal Din may be arranged as coordinates on both the X-axis and the Y-axis.
  • the coordinates of the lookup table 53A may be described in the lookup table 53A itself, or may be omitted. However, in the latter case, it is necessary that the side (for example, the dynamic range control unit 51) referring to the lookup table 53A knows the coordinates of the lookup table 53A.
  • the range from the lower limit value to the upper limit value in the coordinates of both the X axis and the Y axis of the lookup table 53A corresponds to the dynamic range of the video signal Din. That is, the lookup table 53A has a dynamic range equal to the dynamic range of the video signal Din. Further, for example, in the coordinates of both the X axis and the Y axis within the bold frame drawn in the lookup table 53A of FIG. 5, the range from the lower limit value to the upper limit value is the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in. It corresponds to the range. Note that the thick frame in FIG. 5 is conceptual, and the thick frame itself is not provided in the lookup table 53A. However, a flag (not shown) corresponding to the thick frame may be attached to the lookup table 53A.
  • the lookup table 53A is used when overdrive correction is performed in the overdrive control unit 52, and individual overdrive correction values (particularly numerical values other than the upper limit value and the lower limit value) in the lookup table 53A.
  • the information itself is not essential information in the dynamic range control unit 51.
  • the portion where the upper limit value or the lower limit value in the overdrive correction value of the lookup table 53A is described includes a portion where the overdrive amount is insufficient and the overdrive correction value is saturated. That is, in the lookup table 53A, the portion where the upper limit value or the lower limit value is described suggests that the overdrive amount is insufficient and the overdrive correction value is saturated. For example, in FIG. 5, the shaded portion corresponds to the portion where the overdrive correction value is saturated.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 can set the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in so as to be within the range excluding the portion where the upper limit value and the lower limit value are described in the lookup table 53A.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 preferably sets the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in so as to be within a range surrounded by a thick line in FIG. 5. In this case, there is no possibility that the overdrive correction value is saturated when overdrive correction is executed in the overdrive control unit 52 described later.
  • the overdrive amount is not insufficient (for example, the location indicated by the arrow ⁇ in FIG. 5) where the upper limit value or the lower limit value is described. Alternatively, it may be considered that the overdrive amount is insufficient at that location, and that location is excluded from the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in.
  • the flag is used to indicate the upper limit value or the lower limit value in the lookup table 53A.
  • a portion where the overdrive amount is not insufficient may be included in the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in.
  • the range from the lower limit value to the upper limit value in the coordinates of both the X axis and the Y axis of the lookup table 53A may correspond to the dynamic range of the video signal D'in. That is, in this case, the lookup table 53A has a dynamic range equal to the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in. Therefore, in this case, in the first place, there is no portion where the overdrive correction value is saturated in the lookup table 53A, and the dynamic range control unit 51 performs operations such as finding the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in. There is no need to do it.
  • the dynamic range information does not necessarily need to be the lookup table 53A.
  • the correspondence relationship for converting the video signal Din to the video signal D′ in is described in advance.
  • the table 53B may also be used.
  • the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in corresponds to the range excluding the portion where the upper limit value and the lower limit value are described in the lookup table 53A. .
  • the overdrive correction value is saturated when overdrive correction is executed in the overdrive control unit 52 described later.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a state in which a 10-bit numerical value is formally added to the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in.
  • the overdrive control unit 52 performs overdrive correction on the video signal D′ in.
  • the overdrive control unit 52 sets an overdrive correction value that exceeds the target pixel value of the next frame in each pixel 11 according to the difference in pixel value between frames of the video signal D′ in. .
  • the overdrive control unit 52 increases the difference (difference between frames of the video signal D′ in) in each pixel 11 according to the difference in pixel value between the frames of the video signal D′ in.
  • the video signal Dout is generated by performing drive correction on the video signal D′ in.
  • the overdrive control unit 52 includes a field memory 52A and a video signal correction unit 52B.
  • the field memory 52 ⁇ / b> A holds the video signal D′ in input from the dynamic range control unit 51 until the next video signal D′ in is input from the dynamic range control unit 51. Accordingly, when the video signal D′ in (n) having the input order n is input as the video signal D′ in to the overdrive control unit 52, the field memory 52A receives the input order n ⁇ as the video signal D′ in. One video signal D′ in (n ⁇ 1) is held.
  • n is a positive number indicating the input order of the video signal D′ in. Therefore, the video signal D′ in (n ⁇ 1) corresponds to the video signal D′ in one field before in relation to the video signal D′ in (n).
  • the video signal correction unit 52B generates the video signal Dout using the lookup table 53A.
  • the lookup table 53A one axis of the XY matrix is the coordinates of the video signal D′ in (n ⁇ 1), and the other axis of the XY matrix is the coordinates of the video signal D′ in (n). It has become.
  • the numerical value in the lookup table 53A is an overdrive correction value that exceeds the target pixel value of the next frame.
  • the numerical value in the lookup table 53A is, for example, the numerical value of the video signal D′ in (n), and the difference between the frames of the video signal D′ in (D′ in (n) ⁇ D′in (n ⁇ 1)). It is a numerical value for converting to a numerical value that becomes even larger.
  • the video signal correction unit 52B converts the numerical value of the video signal D′ in (n) input from the dynamic range control unit 51 into a sequence of numerical values of the video signal D′ in (n ⁇ 1) read from the field memory 52A (for example, , Broken line in the figure) and a position (for example, a one-dot chain line in the figure) of the video signal D′ in (n) input from the dynamic range control unit 51 intersects each other (for example, in the figure)
  • the video signal Dout (n) is generated by performing the correction with the numerical value indicated by the arrow ⁇ ).
  • the video signal correction unit 52B when the lookup table 53A has a dynamic range equal to the dynamic range of the video signal Din, the video signal correction unit 52B includes the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in in the lookup table 53A.
  • the video signal Dout (n) is generated using only within the same dynamic range.
  • the video signal correction unit 52B sets the lookup table 53A without limiting as described above.
  • the video signal Dout (n) is generated as it is.
  • FIG. 7 schematically shows how the dynamic range DR of the video signal changes via the dynamic range control unit 51 and the overdrive control unit 52.
  • the entire bits assigned as the video signal Din are in the dynamic range DR.
  • the video signal D′ in, for example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the lower limit value of the bit allocated as the video signal Din and its vicinity, and the upper limit value and its vicinity cannot be used.
  • the dynamic range DR of D′ in is narrower than the dynamic range DR of the video signal Din.
  • the video signal Dout (n) for example, as shown in FIG. 7C, the entire bit allocated as the video signal Din is the dynamic range DR, and the dynamic range of the video signal Dout (n) DR is equal to the dynamic range DR of the video signal Din.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 converts the dynamic range of the video signal Din based on the dynamic range information (for example, the lookup table 53A and the table 53B). To do.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 converts the video signal Din into a video signal D′ in having a narrow dynamic range (step S ⁇ b> 101).
  • the overdrive control unit 52 generates the video signal Dout by performing overdrive correction on the video signal D′ in using the lookup table 53A (step S102).
  • the X driver 30 generates a signal voltage Vsig based on the video signal Dout and outputs it to each pixel 11 (step S103).
  • the video signal processing circuit 50 performs the above operation in units of one frame or a plurality of frames, so that the signal voltage Vsig corresponding to the video signal Din for the right eye or the signal voltage corresponding to the video signal Din for the left eye Vsig is output to each pixel 11 in units of one frame or a plurality of frames.
  • the Y driver 40 repeatedly scans the entire frame as schematically shown by arrows S L and S R in FIGS. 9A and 11A.
  • An arrow S L indicates scanning when the video signal processing circuit 50 outputs a signal voltage Vsig corresponding to the video signal Din for the left eye to each pixel 11, and an arrow S R indicates video signal processing.
  • ⁇ T in FIGS. 9A and 11A represents a liquid crystal element when the Y driver 40 repeatedly scans the entire frame as schematically shown by arrows S L and S R. It corresponds to 12 response times. That is, when ⁇ T elapses after the Y driver 40 scans, the response of the liquid crystal element 12 is completed, and a left-eye image or a right-eye image having a desired gradation is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 10.
  • the video signal processing circuit 50 displays the signal voltage Vsig corresponding to the video signal Din for the right eye and the signal voltage Vsig corresponding to the video signal Din for the left eye alternately on a liquid crystal display for each frame or every plurality of frames.
  • the left shutter 210 and the right shutter 220 are opened and closed in synchronization with the scanning of the Y driver 40 (in synchronization with the vertical synchronization signal of the image) (FIG. 9B ), (C), FIG. 11 (B), (C)).
  • FIGS. 9D and 11D when the left shutter 210 is open, the left-eye image is transmitted through the left shutter 210 and the right-eye image is transferred to the right shutter.
  • the right-eye image is transmitted through the right shutter 220 and the left-eye image is transmitted to the left shutter 210. It is interrupted by.
  • the right-eye image is visually recognized by the observer's right eye and the left-eye image is visually recognized by the observer's left eye in units of one frame or a plurality of frames, so that the image is displayed three-dimensionally. Can make the observer feel.
  • the video signal processing circuit 50 alternately generates a signal voltage Vsig corresponding to the video signal Din for the right eye and a signal voltage Vsig corresponding to the video signal Din for the left eye for each frame.
  • the difference in pixel value between frames of the video signal D′ in is, for example, as shown in FIG. n ⁇ 1) and the difference in pixel value between the video signal Din (n) for the left eye, or the video signal D′ in (n ⁇ 1) for the left eye and the video signal Din (n) for the right eye This is the difference in pixel values.
  • the video signal processing circuit 50 alternately generates a signal voltage Vsig corresponding to the video signal Din for the right eye and a signal voltage Vsig corresponding to the video signal Din for the left eye for each of a plurality of frames.
  • the difference in pixel value between frames of the video signal D′ in is, for example, as shown in FIG. 12, the video signal D′ in ( n ⁇ 1) and the difference in pixel value between the video signal Din (n) for the left eye, or the video signal D′ in (n ⁇ 1) for the left eye and the video signal Din (n) for the right eye
  • the difference in pixel values there is a difference in pixel values.
  • the difference is the difference in pixel value between the video signal D′ in (n ⁇ 1) for the right eye and the video signal Din (n) for the right eye, or the video signal D′ in (n ⁇ 1) for the left eye.
  • the video signal Din (n) for the left eye tend to be larger than the difference in pixel value. Therefore, when the overdrive correction value is saturated, the right-eye image with a desired gradation level is not displayed, or the left-eye image with a desired gradation level is not displayed. As a result, it leads to the occurrence of crosstalk.
  • overdrive correction is performed after the dynamic range of the video signal Din is once narrowed.
  • the possibility that the overdrive correction value is saturated can be reduced.
  • the gradation level when the signal voltage Vsig generated based on the video signal Dout after overdrive correction is applied to each pixel 11 may not reach the gradation level corresponding to the video signal Din. Can be reduced. As a result, occurrence of crosstalk can be reduced.
  • the video signal D′ in of the lookup table 53A is By generating the video signal Dout using only the dynamic range within the same range as the dynamic range, it is possible to eliminate the possibility that the overdrive correction value is saturated. Thereby, it is possible to completely eliminate the occurrence of crosstalk.
  • the lookup table 53A when the lookup table 53A has a dynamic range equal to the dynamic range of the video signal D′ in, the lookup table 53A is used as it is without being restricted as described above.
  • the possibility of saturating the overdrive correction value can be eliminated simply by generating the video signal Dout.
  • the dynamic range information may be information considering the temperature of the liquid crystal display panel 10.
  • the look-up table 53A may be configured by a plurality of temperature-compatible look-up tables set for each predetermined temperature.
  • the look-up table 53A shown in FIG. 5 is numerical data when the temperature of the liquid crystal display panel 10 is a normal temperature.
  • the look-up table 53A shown in FIG. The numerical value data is obtained when the temperature 10 is lower than normal, and a plurality of temperature correspondence look-up tables are stored in the storage unit 53 in advance.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 selects the one corresponding to the temperature of the liquid crystal display panel 10 from among the plurality of temperature correspondence look-up tables, and uses the selected temperature correspondence look-up table to generate the video signal Din. It is possible to convert it into a video signal D′ in.
  • a correction coefficient (not shown) for correcting the lookup table 53A shown in FIG. 14 may be stored in the storage unit 53 together with the lookup table 53A shown in FIG.
  • the dynamic range control unit 51 uses the lookup table 53A and a correction coefficient for correcting the lookup table 53A to create and create a temperature-related lookup table corresponding to the liquid crystal display panel 10. It is possible to convert the video signal Din into the video signal D′ in by using a temperature correspondence lookup table.
  • the video signal processing circuit 50 includes an arithmetic circuit 54 that outputs information for specifying the temperature correspondence lookup table to the dynamic range control unit 51.
  • the arithmetic circuit 54 acquires information about the temperature of the liquid crystal display panel 10 from, for example, a temperature detection unit 55 that detects the temperature of the liquid crystal display panel 10 provided in or adjacent to the liquid crystal display panel 10. It is preferable to do.
  • the overdrive correction value when overdrive correction is performed using a temperature correspondence lookup table set for each predetermined temperature, the overdrive correction value is also obtained in a temperature environment where the response speed of the pixel 11 is low.
  • the possibility of saturating can be eliminated.
  • overdrive correction is performed even in a temperature environment where the response speed of the pixel 11 is low, even when overdrive correction is performed using a temperature correspondence lookup table created using a correction coefficient.
  • the possibility of saturation of the value can be eliminated. Thereby, it is possible to completely eliminate the occurrence of crosstalk.
  • the stereoscopic video display device 100 includes the liquid crystal display panel 10, but instead of the liquid crystal display panel 10, an element whose response speed decreases according to the external temperature is used.
  • a display panel may be provided.

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