WO2014171323A1 - 制御装置、表示装置および制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a control device, a display device, and a control method.
- liquid crystal display devices typified by liquid crystal display devices
- a typical mounting form of such a display device is, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), or the like.
- electronic paper which is a thinner display device, is expected to develop and spread rapidly. Under such circumstances, it is a common problem to reduce power consumption in various display devices.
- Patent Document 1 describes a liquid crystal display in which when a stripe does not exist in an image over a series of frames, it is determined that the frame does not have a feature that easily causes flicker, and the refresh rate is reduced.
- the refresh rate can only be reduced to 50 Hz at most in order to maintain display quality.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique relating to refresh rate setting, but with this technique, it is not possible to achieve both reduction in power consumption and suppression of flicker sufficiently.
- a display device that suppresses power consumption and performs favorable display can be realized.
- a control device is a control device for a display device, and includes an image determination unit that determines whether an image has characteristics that make flicker easy to visually recognize, and the image determination unit that When it is determined that the image has a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker, the first period and the second period of the display period for displaying the image are displayed at the first refresh rate in the first period.
- a refresh rate determining unit that performs refreshing and determines that the display of the image is refreshed at a second refresh rate different from the first refresh rate in the second period following the first period. It is said.
- a control method is a control method for a display device, and includes an image determination step for determining whether an image has characteristics that make it easy to visually recognize flicker, and the image determination step.
- the first period and the second period of the display period for displaying the image are displayed at the first refresh rate in the first period.
- a refresh rate determining step for determining to refresh the display of the image at a second refresh rate different from the first refresh rate in the second period following the first period. It is a feature.
- FIG. 4 is a timing chart when displaying a still image A in the display device. It is a figure which shows the screen of the said display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the screen of the said display apparatus. (A) is a figure which shows a predetermined pattern, (b) And (c) is a figure which shows the gradation map showing the gradation of each pixel of an image. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the display apparatus which concerns on further another embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 2 is a graph showing the flicker rate of each gradation when the oxide semiconductor liquid crystal display panel is driven at a refresh rate of 1 Hz.
- the flicker rate represents the ease with which the flicker is visually recognized. The larger the value, the easier the flicker is visually recognized. For example, a flicker rate of 1.5% is one criterion for whether or not the flicker is easily visible. Whether or not flicker is likely to occur when driven at a low refresh rate depends on the gradation of the image to be displayed. In FIG. 2, the minimum gradation (black) is 0 and the maximum gradation (white) is 255. The ease with which the flicker is visually recognized also varies depending on the size of the screen and the manufacturing process.
- the panel 1 is a larger liquid crystal display panel than the panel 2. Panel 1 and panel 2 have different manufacturing processes.
- the response speed of the liquid crystal is relatively slow at halftone.
- a change in gradation (change in alignment of liquid crystal molecules) is likely to occur due to charge leakage through the TFT.
- the intermediate gradation is a gradation excluding a saturation gradation (minimum gradation and maximum gradation). For example, when the minimum gradation is 0 and the maximum gradation is 255, the range from gradation 1 to gradation 254 is an intermediate gradation. In the case of normally black, flicker is more easily recognized in the range of gradation 10 to gradation 200, for example, among intermediate gradations.
- the flicker is more easily recognized in the range from the gradation 20 to the gradation 80, and in particular, the flicker is easily recognized in the range from the gradation 40 to the gradation 60.
- the flicker is easily recognized in the range from the gradation 40 to the gradation 60.
- the flicker can be prevented from being visually recognized, but the power consumption cannot be sufficiently reduced.
- the refresh rate is changed stepwise.
- the predetermined range of gradation is determined in advance as a gradation in which flicker is likely to occur within the intermediate gradation range.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the display device 1 includes a display unit 10, a display drive unit 20, and a host control unit 30 (control device).
- the display unit 10 includes a screen, and is configured by, for example, an oxide semiconductor liquid crystal display panel as an active matrix type liquid crystal display panel.
- the oxide semiconductor liquid crystal display panel is a liquid crystal display panel in which the above-described oxide semiconductor-TFT is used for a switching element provided corresponding to at least one of a plurality of pixels arranged two-dimensionally.
- An oxide semiconductor-TFT is a TFT in which an oxide semiconductor is used for a semiconductor layer.
- an oxide semiconductor for example, an oxide semiconductor (In—Ga—Zn—O) using an oxide of indium, gallium, and zinc is given.
- An oxide semiconductor-TFT has a large current flowing in an on state and a small leak current in an off state.
- the pixel aperture ratio can be improved and the refresh rate of the screen display can be reduced to about 1 Hz.
- the reduction of the refresh rate brings about a power saving effect.
- the improvement in the pixel aperture ratio brings about an effect of brightening the display or a power saving effect by reducing the amount of light of the backlight when the display brightness is the same as that of the CG silicon liquid crystal display panel.
- the host control unit 30 includes a screen update detection unit 31 (update detection unit), a CPU 32, a host memory 33, a host TG 34 (host timing generator), an image determination unit 35, and a drive change unit 36 (refresh rate determination unit). Yes.
- the host control unit 30 is configured by a control circuit formed on a substrate, for example.
- the screen update detection unit 31 detects whether it is necessary to update the display content of the screen of the display unit 10. For example, when an application that is activated and executed in the display device 1 notifies the screen update detection unit 31 of an update of the display content, the user of the display device 1 detects the update of the display content via the input unit. When notified to the unit 31, the screen update detecting unit 31 displays the screen display content to the CPU 32 when the screen update detecting unit 31 is notified of an update of the display content by data streaming or broadcast waves via the Internet. Notify that (image) needs to be updated.
- the display data input to the screen update detection unit 31 includes an image of a frame whose display content is updated, and a display update flag (time reference) indicating the timing for displaying the image data.
- a display update flag time reference
- the screen update detection unit 31 can detect the necessity of updating the display content based on the display update flag.
- the screen update detection unit 31 outputs a display update flag and display data to the CPU 32.
- the screen update detection unit 31 determines that the image of the previous frame By comparing with an image of a later frame, it can be determined whether or not the content of the image has changed.
- the screen update detection unit 31 can detect the necessity of updating the display contents from the comparison result.
- the CPU 32 acquires display data for one screen from the screen update detection unit 31 and writes the display data to the host memory 33. In addition, the CPU 32 outputs display data to the image determination unit 35. The CPU 32 outputs an update flag to the host TG 34.
- the host memory 33 is a storage device composed of VRAM (Video Random Access Memory) or the like.
- the host TG 34 When the host TG 34 receives the update flag from the CPU 32, the host TG 34 acquires display data from the host memory 33 and transfers the display data to the display drive unit 20. The host TG 34 transfers the updated frame image display data to the display driving unit 20 only when the display needs to be updated.
- the display data is transferred according to a data communication specification of a mobile device such as MIPI (Mobile / Industry / Processor / Interface).
- MIPI Mobile / Industry / Processor / Interface
- the image determination unit 35 determines whether or not the image indicated by the display data is an image (flicker image) having a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize the flicker. Specifically, the image determination unit 35 determines whether or not each pixel in the image has a gradation in the range from the gradation 20 to the gradation 80 (first range). The image determination unit 35 obtains a ratio of pixels that are gradations in the first range in a predetermined area of the image. Specifically, the image determination unit 35 generates a histogram that classifies a plurality of pixels, for example, in increments of 10 gradations, and obtains the ratio of pixels that are gradations in the first range from the histogram.
- the predetermined area is the entire image, but the predetermined area may be a partial area of the image.
- the image determination unit 35 determines whether or not the ratio of pixels that are gradations in the first range is 30% (first threshold) or more. When the ratio is 30% or more, the image determination unit 35 determines that the image has a characteristic that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker. When the ratio is less than 30%, the image easily causes the image to visually recognize flicker. It is determined that it does not have.
- the image determination unit 35 determines the determination result of whether or not the ratio of the pixels having the gradation in the first range is equal to or greater than the first threshold (whether or not the image has a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker). To 36.
- the values such as the first range and the first threshold are examples, and other values may be used.
- the drive change unit 36 determines the refresh rate of the display unit 10 based on the determination result of the image determination unit 35. When the ratio of pixels in the first range of gradations is less than the first threshold, the drive changing unit 36 performs display at the first refresh rate (1 Hz) over the entire display period for displaying the image. Decide that. If the proportion of pixels in the first range of gradations in the image is greater than or equal to the first threshold, the drive changing unit 36 determines to switch between a plurality of refresh rates during the display period for displaying the image. To do. Specifically, the drive changing unit 36 performs display at the first refresh rate (1 Hz) during the first predetermined period (first period) of the display period during which the image is displayed, and the predetermined period following the first period.
- the drive change unit 36 instructs the display drive unit 20 about the refresh rate in accordance with the start of the first period, the second period, and the third period so that the display unit 10 is driven at the determined refresh rate.
- the display drive unit 20 is, for example, a so-called COG driver mounted on a glass substrate of the display unit 10 by COG (Chip on Glass), and the display unit 10 is displayed on the screen so as to perform display based on display data.
- the display driving unit 20 includes a memory 21, a TG 22 (timing generator), and a source driver 23.
- the memory 21 stores display data transferred from the host control unit 30. The memory 21 continues to hold display data until the next display update is performed (that is, as long as the content of the image does not change).
- the TG 22 reads display data from the memory 21 based on the refresh rate instructed by the host control unit 30 and outputs the display data to the source driver 23. Further, the TG 22 reads the display data from the memory 21 when the content of the image changes (that is, when the display data is transferred from the host control unit 30 to the display driving unit 20) regardless of the refresh rate, and displays the display data. Output to the source driver 23. For example, the display device 1 can rewrite the screen at a maximum of 60 Hz in accordance with the update rate of the moving image. Further, the TG 22 generates a timing signal for driving the display unit 10 at the instructed refresh rate, and supplies the timing signal to the source driver 23. Note that the TG 22 may use a synchronization signal input from the host TG to generate a timing signal.
- the source driver 23 writes a display voltage corresponding to the display data to the pixels of the display unit 10 in accordance with the timing signal.
- a mobile phone for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, an electronic book reader, a PDA, or the like can be given a display device that places particular emphasis on portability.
- FIG. 3 is a timing chart when a still image is displayed on the display device 1.
- FIG. 3 shows a case where the still image A is displayed.
- the image A is a flicker image having a characteristic in which the ratio of pixels in the first range (gradation 20 to gradation 80) is equal to or more than the first threshold (30%) and the flicker is easily visible.
- only one screen of display data (image A) is transferred from the host control unit 30 to the display driving unit 20 only when the content of the image changes.
- the display data is then transferred from the host control unit 30 to the display driving unit 20 when the display content is updated to another image.
- the display drive unit 20 stores the received display data (image A) in the memory 21 and updates the display on the display unit 10 to the image A at a timing synchronized with the driver internal vertical synchronization signal of FIG. ((C) of FIG. 3).
- the driver internal vertical synchronization signal is generated by the TG 22 according to the timing of receiving the display data and the specified refresh rate. Note that the delay time from when the display driving unit 20 receives the display data until it is displayed is omitted here. The dotted pulse indicates that no vertical sync signal has been generated there.
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every second (at 1 Hz).
- the TG 22 reads display data (image A) from the memory 21 every second, and the source driver 23 supplies the display data to the display unit 10.
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every 1/30 seconds (at 30 Hz).
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every second (at 1 Hz).
- the first period P1 is 2 to 3 seconds after the display of the image A is started
- the second period P2 is 7 to 8 seconds after the first period P1
- the third period P3 is the second period P3. It is from after two periods until it is rewritten to another image.
- FIG. 4 is a timing chart when another image B is displayed after the image A on the display device 1.
- the image B is an image that does not have a feature in which flicker is easy to visually recognize because the proportion of pixels in the first range of gradation is smaller than the first threshold.
- the display driving unit 20 Upon receiving display data indicating another image B, the display driving unit 20 updates the display on the display unit 10 to another image B regardless of the refresh rate. Thereafter, the display refresh of image B is performed at a low refresh rate (1 Hz) over the entire display period of image B. In this manner, an image that does not have a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker is refreshed at a fourth refresh rate (1 Hz) lower than the second refresh rate (30 Hz) in the second period.
- each length of the 1st period P1 and the 2nd period P2 can be arbitrarily set according to the assumed usage method.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating how the host control unit 30 determines the refresh rate. Each time the screen update detection unit 31 detects a display update (change in image content), the flow of FIG. 5 is executed.
- the image determination unit 35 obtains the ratio of pixels that are in the first range (range from the gradation 20 to the gradation 80) in the entire image. Then, the image determination unit 35 determines whether or not the ratio of pixels that are gradations in the first range is equal to or greater than the first threshold (30%) (S1).
- the drive change unit 36 fixes the refresh rate to 1 Hz during the display period of the image (S2 ).
- the drive changing unit 36 changes the refresh rate during the image display period (S3).
- the flicker image when displaying a flicker image in which flicker is easily visible, the flicker image is displayed with the refresh rate varied in the display period during which the flicker image is displayed. A certain amount of time is required from when the flicker image is displayed until the user can visually recognize the flicker.
- the display device 1 refreshes the flicker image at a low refresh rate (for example, 15 Hz or less) in the first first period P1 (for example, 2 to 3 seconds) in which the user cannot visually recognize the flicker.
- the display device 1 refreshes the flicker image at a high refresh rate (for example, higher than 15 Hz) so that the flicker is not visually recognized.
- the flicker image is refreshed at a low refresh rate (for example, 15 Hz or less) in order to reduce power consumption.
- the display device 1 changes the refresh rate in accordance with human visual characteristics when displaying a flicker image.
- the display device 1 can efficiently achieve both prevention of flicker viewing and reduction of power consumption. Therefore, the display device 1 can reduce power consumption while maintaining high display quality.
- the display device 1 fixes the refresh rate to a low refresh rate (for example, 15 Hz or less) when the image does not have a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker. Thereby, power consumption can be further reduced.
- a low refresh rate for example, 15 Hz or less
- the refresh operation is performed by the display driving unit 20 during a period when the image does not change, and the host control unit 30 does not need to transfer the image to the display driving unit 20.
- the host control unit 30 may instruct the display drive unit 20 to change the refresh rate. Therefore, the operation of the host control unit 30 can be paused at least in the third period P3.
- the power saving effect due to the suspension of the host control unit 30 is very large.
- One picture element includes RGB pixels.
- the image determination unit 35 determines the ratio of pixels that are gradations in the first range in the image regardless of the color (RGB) of the pixels.
- the image determination unit 35 may obtain a ratio of pixels that are gradations in the first range for each RGB, and weight the ratio for each color. In this case, the image determination unit 35 determines whether or not the total value obtained by weighting the ratio for each color is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value.
- the image determination unit 35 has a ratio Rr of R pixels that are gradations in the first range among R (red) pixels and a gradation in the first range among G pixels in a predetermined region of the image.
- the ratio Rg of the G pixel and the ratio Rb of the B pixel that is the gradation of the first range among the B pixels are obtained.
- the image determination unit 35 calculates (3 ⁇ Rr) + (6 ⁇ Rg) + (1 ⁇ Rb) as a weighted total value. If the total value is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold (for example, (3 + 6 + 1) ⁇ 30 [%]), the image determination unit 35 can determine that the image is an image in which flicker is easily visible.
- a predetermined threshold for example, (3 + 6 + 1) ⁇ 30 [%]
- a predetermined range for example, 20 to 80
- the display can be displayed by changing the refresh rate by a predetermined method in order to prevent the flicker from being visually recognized.
- the image determination unit 35 only needs to store a histogram for the luminance Y of each picture element, so that the storage capacity is only about 1/3 as compared with the case of storing a histogram for the gradation of each pixel.
- FIG. 6 is a timing chart when the still image A is displayed in the present embodiment.
- the image A is a flicker image having a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize the flicker.
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every second (at 1 Hz).
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every 1/30 seconds (at 30 Hz).
- the first period P1 is 5 seconds after the display of the image A is started, and the second period P2 is after the first period P1 until it is rewritten with another image.
- the length of the 1st period P1 can be arbitrarily set according to the assumed usage method.
- the display device 1 refreshes the flicker image at a low refresh rate (for example, 15 Hz or less) in the first first period P1 (5 seconds from the start) when the user cannot visually recognize the flicker.
- the display device 1 continues to drive the display unit 10 at a high refresh rate (for example, higher than 15 Hz) so that flicker is not visually recognized. Therefore, the display device 1 of the present embodiment can prevent the user from seeing flicker even when the user is browsing the image A for a long time.
- the display device 1 can reduce power consumption.
- FIG. 7 is a timing chart when the still image A is displayed in the present embodiment.
- the image A is a flicker image having a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize the flicker.
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every 1/30 seconds (at 30 Hz).
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every second (at 1 Hz).
- the first period P1 is 5 seconds or less after the display of the image A is started
- the second period P2 is after the first period P1 until it is rewritten to another image.
- the length of the 1st period P1 can be arbitrarily set according to the assumed usage method.
- the display device 1 refreshes the flicker image at a high refresh rate (for example, higher than 15 Hz) in the first first period P1 (for example, 5 seconds) in which the user concentrates and browses the images.
- the display device 1 refreshes the flicker image at a low refresh rate (for example, 15 Hz or less) in order to reduce power consumption. Therefore, the display device 1 of the present embodiment can prevent the user from visually recognizing flicker even in the initial period when the display of the image A is started.
- the display device 1 can reduce power consumption.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display device of this embodiment.
- the display device 2 includes a display unit 10, a display drive unit 40, a display control unit 50 (control device), and a host control unit 60.
- the display driving unit 40 is a COG driver that is COG mounted on the glass substrate of the display unit 10 and drives the display unit 10.
- the host control unit 60 is a control board configured by a control circuit formed on the substrate, and mainly takes control of the host side of the display device 2.
- the display control unit 50 is a control board provided separately from the host control unit 60 for image processing or the like for an image to be displayed. In the present embodiment, the display control unit 50 determines the refresh rate. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the load on the host control unit 60 and to secure the processing capability for causing the host control unit 60 to perform another process other than the display. In addition, the host control unit 60 can be paused during a period when there is no image change, and power consumption can be reduced.
- the host control unit 60 includes a screen update detection unit 61, a CPU 62, a host memory 33, and a host TG 34.
- the screen update detection unit 61 performs the same processing as the screen update detection unit 31 of the first embodiment.
- the CPU 62 performs the same processing as the CPU 32 of the first embodiment except that display data is not output to the image determination unit.
- the host TG 34 transfers the display data of the updated image to the display control unit 50 only when the display needs to be updated.
- the display control unit 50 includes an image processing unit 51, an image determination unit 52, a drive change unit 53, a memory 21, and a TG 22.
- the image processing unit 51 performs image processing such as color adjustment on the display data received from the host control unit 60.
- the image processing unit 51 writes display data subjected to image processing into the memory 21.
- the image determination unit 52 acquires the display data from the memory 21.
- the image determination unit 52 determines whether the image indicated by the display data is a flicker image.
- the determination process of the image determination unit 52 is as described in the above embodiment.
- the image determination unit 52 outputs the determination result to the drive change unit 53.
- the drive change unit 53 determines the refresh rate based on the determination result of the image determination unit 52, and instructs the TG 22 to set the refresh rate so that the display unit 10 is driven at the determined refresh rate. If the image is not a flicker image in which flicker is easy to visually recognize, the drive changing unit 53 sets the refresh rate to a low refresh rate over the entire display period of the image. When the image is a flicker image, the drive change unit 53 varies the refresh rate during the display period of the image.
- the TG 22 reads the display data from the memory 21 based on the refresh rate instructed from the drive change unit 53 and transfers the display data to the source driver 23 of the display drive unit 40. Note that the TG 22 transfers display data to the display driving unit 40 in accordance with the refresh rate regardless of whether or not the image is updated.
- the display driving unit 40 includes a source driver 23.
- the configuration of the source driver 23 is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a timing chart when the still image A is displayed on the display device 2.
- the image A is a flicker image having a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize the flicker.
- display data (image A) for one screen is transferred from the host control unit 60 to the display control unit 50 only when the content of the image changes.
- the display data is transferred from the host control unit 60 to the display control unit 50 when the display content is updated to another image.
- the display control unit 50 stores the received display data (image A) in the memory 21 and outputs the display data to the display driving unit 40 at a timing according to the determined refresh rate.
- the display driving unit 40 updates the display on the display unit 10 to the image A according to the received display data ((c) in FIG. 9).
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every 1/30 seconds (at 30 Hz).
- the TG 22 reads display data (image A) from the memory 21 every 1/30 seconds, and the source driver 23 supplies the display data to the display unit 10.
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every second (at 1 Hz).
- the display refresh of the image A is performed every 1/30 seconds (at 30 Hz).
- the first period P1 is 2 to 3 seconds after the display of the image A is started
- the second period P2 is 7 to 8 seconds after the first period P1
- the third period P3 is the second period P3. It is from after two periods until it is rewritten to another image.
- each length of the 1st period P1 and the 2nd period P2 can be arbitrarily set according to the assumed usage method.
- the flicker image is displayed by changing the refresh rate during the display period in which the flicker image is displayed.
- the user tends to watch the image particularly concentrated in the initial period after the image changes. Therefore, in the first first period P1, the flicker image is refreshed at a high refresh rate (for example, higher than 15 Hz) so that the flicker is not visually recognized.
- the flicker image is refreshed at a low refresh rate (for example, 15 Hz or less) in order to reduce power consumption.
- the user concentrates on the image for a long time, the user may feel flicker.
- the flicker image is refreshed at a high refresh rate in order to prevent flicker from being visually recognized.
- the refresh rate in the second period P2 is lower than the refresh rates in the first period P1 and the third period P3.
- the refresh rate in the first period P1 and the refresh rate in the third period P3 may be the same or different.
- the display device 2 changes the refresh rate in accordance with human visual characteristics when displaying a flicker image.
- the display device 1 can efficiently achieve both prevention of flicker viewing and reduction of power consumption. Therefore, the display device 1 can reduce power consumption while maintaining high display quality.
- the display device 1 fixes the refresh rate to a low refresh rate (for example, 15 Hz or less) when the image does not have a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker. Thereby, power consumption can be further reduced.
- a low refresh rate for example, 15 Hz or less
- Image determination method 1 In the first embodiment, the ratio of pixels having a predetermined range of gradations in the entire image is obtained, but the ratio of pixels having a predetermined range of gradations may be obtained in a partial area of the image.
- FIG. 10 are diagrams showing screens of different display devices.
- the uniformity of the pixel capacitance depends on the manufacturing process. For this reason, in the screen of the display device, a region where the pixel capacity is not uniform is often biased to a certain location.
- a region 12 having nonuniform pixel capacities is distributed in the center of the screen 11a.
- the region 12 where the pixel capacity is not uniform is distributed in the lower portion of the screen 11b. That is, even when an image of the same gradation is displayed on the entire screen, flicker is easily visible at the center of the screen 11a in FIG. 10A, and flicker is displayed at the bottom of the screen 11b in FIG. Is easily visible.
- the image determination unit (region specifying unit) 35 and 52 specifies a partial region at the center of the image as the predetermined analysis region 13.
- the image determination unit sets a partial region at the bottom of the image as the predetermined analysis region 13.
- the analysis region 13 includes a region corresponding to the region 12 where the pixel capacity is not uniform. Then, the image determination unit determines whether or not the ratio of pixels in the first range (for example, the range of gradations 20 to 80) in the analysis region 13 is equal to or higher than the first threshold (for example, 30%). To do.
- the process of determining the gradation of the pixels can be reduced.
- the storage capacity for the histogram can be reduced.
- the refresh rate of only a part of the area 14 may be changed.
- writing to the pixels is performed for each scanning signal line, so that the display device can refresh only the region 14 including a plurality of scanning signal lines corresponding to the analysis region 13.
- the display device performs display refresh at different refresh rates (for example, low ⁇ high ⁇ low) for each of the plurality of periods in the region 14, and low refreshes are performed over the entire display period for other regions that are not the region 14.
- the display can be refreshed at a rate.
- the image determination units 35 and 52 may obtain the ratio of pixels having a predetermined range of gradation for a plurality of regions of the image.
- the image determination unit sets a plurality of analysis regions 13a and 13b. Of the region 12 where the pixel capacity is not uniform, the central portion of the screen 11c is included in the analysis region 13a. The lower part of the screen 11c in the region 12 where the pixel capacity is not uniform is included in the analysis region 13b.
- the image determination unit determines, for each of the plurality of analysis regions 13a and 13b, whether or not the ratio of the pixels in the first range of gradations (gradation that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker) is greater than or equal to the first threshold value. If it is determined that the flicker is easily visible in any of the analysis regions 13a and 13b of the image (the ratio of the pixels in the first range of gradations is equal to or higher than the first threshold), at least flicker is detected. For the analysis region determined to have a feature that is easily visible, the refresh rate is varied.
- the drive changing units 36 and 53 are regions of the screen 11c including a plurality of scanning signal lines corresponding to the analysis region 13a. For 14a, it is determined to refresh the display at different refresh rates for a plurality of periods.
- the refresh rate is determined according to the gradations of the plurality of pixels in the corresponding analysis region 13a, and for the region 14b of the screen 11c, the levels of the plurality of pixels in the corresponding analysis region 13b.
- the refresh rate is determined according to the key.
- the other areas of the screen 11c are always displayed at a low refresh rate (1 Hz) if they are still images.
- the drive change unit may display the entire image at a different refresh rate for each of a plurality of periods when it is determined that the flicker is easily visible in any analysis region.
- the image determination unit divides the entire image (screen 11d) into a plurality of analysis regions 13c to 13h, and the ratio of pixels in the first range of gradations is the first for each analysis region. You may determine whether it is 1 threshold value or more. In this case, the image determination unit generates a histogram for classifying pixels for each analysis region.
- the analysis region 13c and the analysis region 13d are driven by a common scanning signal line. Therefore, when it is determined that flicker is likely to occur in at least one of the analysis region 13c and the analysis region 13d (the ratio of the pixels in the first range of gradations is equal to or higher than the first threshold value), the drive change unit performs analysis. It is determined that the area of the screen 11d corresponding to both the area 13c and the analysis area 13d is driven at different refresh rates for each of a plurality of periods.
- the conditions for determination may be different for each of the plurality of analysis regions 13c to 13h.
- the image determination unit determines whether or not the analysis region 13e satisfies the condition that the pixels in the first range of gradations are equal to or greater than the first threshold, and the analysis region 13f has a second range different from the first range. It may be determined whether or not the condition that the pixel of the gray scale is equal to or higher than a second threshold different from the first threshold is satisfied.
- Image determination method 3 By determining whether there is an area that matches a predetermined pattern in the image, it is also possible to determine whether the image has an area where flicker is likely to occur.
- the pattern 15 is a rectangular pattern composed of 3 rows ⁇ 6 columns of pixels. “1” indicates that the gradation of the corresponding pixel is within the first range (range of gradations 20 to 80), and “0” indicates that the gradation of the corresponding pixel is not within the first range. That is, the pattern 15 is a pattern configured by two-dimensionally collecting a plurality of pixels having the gradation of the first range.
- FIG. 12 are diagrams showing a gradation map representing the gradation of each pixel of the image.
- the image determination unit determines whether or not the gradation of each pixel of the image is the gradation of the first range, and generates gradation maps 16a and 16b.
- the value is “1” if the gradation of the pixel is within the first range, and the value is “0” if the gradation of the pixel is not in the first range.
- the flickering may occur. Is difficult to see.
- the gradation map 16a in FIG. 12B if there is a local area where pixels in the first range of gradation are densely distributed, the gradation is in the first range in the whole. Even if the ratio of pixels is small, flicker is easily visible. In other words, if the pixels having the gradation in the first range are present in a fixed region or more, flicker is more easily recognized.
- the image determination unit determines whether there is an area that matches the predetermined pattern 15 in the gradation maps 16a and 16b.
- the drive changing unit changes the refresh rate according to whether or not the image has a region that matches the pattern 15.
- the gradation map 16 a of an image has a region 17 that matches the pattern 15. For this reason, since the image corresponding to the gradation map 16a is likely to cause flicker, the drive changing unit determines to display the image at different refresh rates for each of a plurality of periods.
- the gradation map 16 b of another image does not have an area that matches the pattern 15. For this reason, the image corresponding to the gradation map 16b is less likely to cause flicker, and the drive change unit determines to display the image at a low refresh rate (fixed at 1 Hz).
- an image in which flicker is easily visually recognized ((b) in FIG. 12) is displayed for each of a plurality of periods. Display at different refresh rates can prevent flicker from being visually recognized.
- an image (FIG. 12C) that includes many pixels having gradations in the first range but is difficult to visually recognize flicker can be displayed at a low refresh rate, thereby reducing power consumption.
- the drive changing unit may determine that only a partial area of the image corresponding to the matching area is to be displayed at a varying refresh rate. In addition, even if it is not 100% perfect match, if there is an area in the image that matches the pattern 15 by a predetermined ratio (for example, 80%) or more, the drive change unit determines that the image is displayed at a changing refresh rate. May be.
- pattern matching is performed regardless of the pixel color, but pattern matching may be performed for each picture element.
- the image determination unit generates a gradation map indicating whether the luminance Y of the picture element is within a predetermined range, and determines whether or not a predetermined pattern composed of a plurality of picture elements matches the image. May be.
- the image determination unit may generate a gradation map for each RGB color for one image, and determine whether or not a predetermined pattern matches the gradation map of each color.
- the image determination unit may determine that the image has a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker when a predetermined pattern (for example, a stripe pattern) exists in the image. . Since the saturation gradation pixel has a small potential fluctuation with time, flicker is easily recognized when an intermediate gradation pixel is adjacent to a saturation gradation (highest gradation or lowest gradation) pixel. When the image has such a predetermined pattern, it is possible to display at a refresh rate that fluctuates and prevent flicker from being visually recognized.
- a predetermined pattern for example, a stripe pattern
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the display device of this embodiment.
- the display device 3 includes a display unit 10, a display drive unit 70 (control device), and a host control unit 60.
- the configuration of the host control unit 60 is the same as that of the fourth embodiment.
- the host controller 60 transfers the display data of the updated image to the display driver 70 only when the display needs to be updated.
- the display driving unit 70 is a COG driver that is COG mounted on the glass substrate of the display unit 10, and drives the display unit 10.
- the display drive unit 70 includes an image determination unit 52, a drive change unit 53, a memory 21, a TG 22, and a source driver 23.
- the operation of each part of the display driving unit 70 is the same as that of the fourth embodiment.
- the refresh rate is determined by the COG driver (display drive unit 70).
- the COG driver display drive unit 70.
- the load on the host control unit 60 can be reduced without providing a separate substrate from the host control unit 60.
- the COG driver formed on the active matrix substrate has a limited mounting area, this embodiment is suitable when only simple determination processing is performed in the image determination unit 52 and the drive change unit 53.
- the control devices are control devices for the display devices (1, 2, 3), and the image makes it easy to visually recognize flicker.
- An image determination unit (35, 52) that determines whether or not the image has a feature, and a display that displays the image when the image determination unit determines that the image has a feature that makes flicker easily visible Regarding the first period and the second period, the display of the image is refreshed at the first refresh rate in the first period, and the first refresh rate is defined in the second period following the first period.
- a refresh rate determination unit drive change units and 53 that determines to refresh the display of the image at a different second refresh rate.
- the refresh rate can be varied in accordance with human visual characteristics.
- the control device can efficiently achieve both prevention of flicker viewing and reduction of power consumption. Therefore, the display device can reduce power consumption while maintaining high display quality.
- the first period is a first period in the display period, and the second refresh rate may be higher than the first refresh rate.
- the refresh rate determination unit according to aspect 2 includes a third refresh lower than the second refresh rate in a third period of the display period following the second period.
- a configuration may be adopted in which it is determined to refresh the display of the image at a rate.
- the first refresh rate may be 15 Hz or less.
- the refresh rate determination unit when the image determination unit determines that the image does not have a feature that makes flicker easily visible, the refresh rate determination unit performs the second operation.
- the configuration may be such that it is determined to refresh the display of the image at a fourth refresh rate lower than the refresh rate.
- the first period is a first period in the display period, and the second refresh rate may be lower than the first refresh rate.
- the refresh rate determination unit includes a third refresh higher than the second refresh rate in a third period of the display period following the second period.
- a configuration may be adopted in which it is determined to refresh the display of the image at a rate.
- the first refresh rate in aspect 6 or 7 may be higher than 15 Hz.
- the refresh rate determination unit includes the first The configuration may be such that it is determined to refresh the display of the image at a fourth refresh rate lower than the refresh rate.
- the image determination unit is predetermined as a gradation that makes it easy to visually recognize the flicker within a range of intermediate gradations in a predetermined area of the image. Further, it may be configured to determine whether or not the image has a feature that makes it easy to visually recognize flicker, depending on whether or not the ratio of pixels having gradation within the range is equal to or greater than a threshold value.
- the display device according to aspect 11 of the present invention includes any one of the control devices according to aspects 1 to 10.
- the control method is a control method for a display device, and includes an image determination step for determining whether or not an image has characteristics that make it easy to visually recognize flicker, and the image determination step.
- the first period and the second period of the display period for displaying the image are displayed at the first refresh rate in the first period.
- the present invention can be used for a display device.
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図2は、酸化物半導体液晶表示パネルを1Hzのリフレッシュレートで駆動した時の、各階調のフリッカ率を示すグラフである。フリッカ率は、フリッカの視認されやすさを表し、その値が大きいほどフリッカが視認されやすい。例えば、フリッカ率1.5%がフリッカが視認されやすいか否かの1つの基準になる。低リフレッシュレートで駆動した場合に、フリッカが生じやすいか否かは、表示する画像の階調に依存する。図2では、最小の階調(黒)が0、最大の階調(白)が255である。なお、フリッカの視認されやすさは、画面の大きさおよび製造工程によっても異なる。パネル1はパネル2に比べて大型の液晶表示パネルである。パネル1とパネル2とは製造工程も異なる。
図1は、本発明に係る一実施形態の表示装置の構成を示すブロック図である。表示装置1は、表示部10と、表示駆動部20と、ホスト制御部30(制御装置)とを備えている。
ホスト制御部30は、画面更新検知部31(更新検知部)、CPU32、ホストメモリ33、ホストTG34(ホストタイミングジェネレータ)、画像判定部35、および駆動変更部36(リフレッシュレート決定部)を備えている。ホスト制御部30は、例えば基板上に形成された制御回路で構成される。
表示駆動部20は、例えば、表示部10のガラス基板にCOG(Chip on Glass)実装された、いわゆるCOGドライバであり、上記画面に、表示データに基づく表示を行わせるように、表示部10を駆動する。表示駆動部20は、メモリ21、TG22(タイミングジェネレータ)、およびソースドライバ23を備える。
図3は、表示装置1において静止画を表示するときのタイミングチャートである。図3は、静止画像Aが表示される場合を示す。画像Aは、第1範囲(階調20~階調80)の階調の画素の割合が第1閾値(30%)以上であり、フリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有するフリッカ画像である。
図5は、ホスト制御部30がリフレッシュレートを決定するフローチャートを示す図である。画面更新検知部31が表示の更新(画像の内容の変化)を検知する毎に、図5のフローが実行される。
本実施形態の表示装置1によれば、フリッカが視認されやすいフリッカ画像を表示する場合に、フリッカ画像を表示する表示期間において、リフレッシュレートを変動させてフリッカ画像の表示を行う。フリッカ画像が表示されてからユーザがフリッカを視認できるようになる迄に、ある程度の時間が必要になる。表示装置1は、ユーザがフリッカを視認できない最初の第1期間P1(例えば2~3秒間)では、低リフレッシュレート(例えば15Hz以下)でフリッカ画像のリフレッシュを行う。その後の第2期間P2では、表示装置1は、フリッカが視認されないよう、高リフレッシュレート(例えば15Hzより高い)でフリッカ画像のリフレッシュを行う。また、画像が変化してからある程度(例えば10秒間)経過すると、大抵のユーザは表示を集中して見なくなる。そのため、第3期間P3(画像が変化してから10秒経過以降の期間)では、消費電力を低減するために、低リフレッシュレート(例えば15Hz以下)でフリッカ画像のリフレッシュを行う。このように、表示装置1は、フリッカ画像を表示する場合に人間の視覚特性に合わせてリフレッシュレートを変動させる。これにより、表示装置1は、フリッカの視認の防止と消費電力の低減とを効率的に両立することができる。それゆえ、表示装置1は、表示品位を高く保ちつつ消費電力を低減することができる。
なお1つの絵素にはRGBの画素が含まれる。上記の例では、画像判定部35は、画素の色(RGB)に関係なく、画像における第1範囲の階調である画素の割合を判定する。
本発明の他の実施形態について、以下に説明する。なお、説明の便宜上、上述の実施形態にて説明した部材と同じ機能を有する部材については、同じ符号を付記し、その説明を省略する。また、本実施形態では、リフレッシュレートの変動方法が上述の実施形態と異なる。
本発明のさらに他の実施形態について、以下に説明する。なお、説明の便宜上、上述の実施形態にて説明した部材と同じ機能を有する部材については、同じ符号を付記し、その説明を省略する。
本発明のさらに他の実施形態について、以下に説明する。なお、説明の便宜上、上述の実施形態にて説明した部材と同じ機能を有する部材については、同じ符号を付記し、その説明を省略する。本実施形態では、画像判定部および駆動変更部が、ホスト制御部以外の基板に設けられている。また、本実施形態では、リフレッシュレートの変動方法が上述の実施形態と異なる。
図8は、本実施形態の表示装置の構成を示すブロック図である。表示装置2は、表示部10と、表示駆動部40と、表示制御部50(制御装置)と、ホスト制御部60とを備える。
ホスト制御部60は、画面更新検知部61、CPU62、ホストメモリ33、およびホストTG34を備える。
表示制御部50は、画像処理部51、画像判定部52、駆動変更部53、メモリ21、およびTG22を備える。
図9は、表示装置2において静止画像Aを表示するときのタイミングチャートである。画像Aは、フリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有するフリッカ画像である。
本実施形態の表示装置2によれば、フリッカが視認されやすいフリッカ画像を表示する場合に、フリッカ画像を表示する表示期間において、リフレッシュレートを変動させてフリッカ画像の表示を行う。ユーザは、画像が変化してから初期の期間に特に集中して画像を見る傾向にある。そのため、最初の第1期間P1では、フリッカが視認されないよう、高リフレッシュレート(例えば15Hzより高い)でフリッカ画像のリフレッシュを行う。その後の第2期間P2では、消費電力を低減するために、低リフレッシュレート(例えば15Hz以下)でフリッカ画像のリフレッシュを行う。しかしながら、長期間集中して画像を見つめるとユーザはフリッカを感じることがある。そのため、第3期間P3では、フリッカの視認を防止するために、高リフレッシュレートでフリッカ画像のリフレッシュを行う。ここでは、第2期間P2のリフレッシュレートは、第1期間P1および第3期間P3のリフレッシュレートよりも低い。第1期間P1のリフレッシュレートと第3期間P3のリフレッシュレートとは同じであっても、異なっていてもよい。
本発明のさらに他の実施形態について、以下に説明する。なお、説明の便宜上、上述の実施形態にて説明した部材と同じ機能を有する部材については、同じ符号を付記し、その説明を省略する。本実施形態では、表示装置のブロック構成は実施形態1または4と同じである。ここで説明する画像判定方法は、上述の実施形態のいずれにも適用可能である。
実施形態1では画像全体における所定の範囲の階調である画素の割合を求めたが、画像の一部の領域において所定の範囲の階調である画素の割合を求めてもよい。
画像判定部35・52は、画像の複数の領域について、所定の範囲の階調である画素の割合を求めてもよい。
画像の中に所定のパターンにマッチする領域があるかを判定することにより、その画像がフリッカが生じやすい領域を有するかを判定することもできる。
上述した画像判定方法の他にも、画像判定部は、画像の中に所定のパターン(例えばストライプ模様)が存在する場合に、該画像はフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有すると判定してもよい。飽和階調の画素は時間経過による電位の変動が小さいため、飽和階調(最高階調または最低階調)の画素に中間階調の画素が隣接しているとフリッカが視認されやすくなる。画像がこのような所定のパターンを有する場合に、変動するリフレッシュレートによって表示を行い、フリッカの視認を防止することができる。
本発明のさらに他の実施形態について、以下に説明する。なお、説明の便宜上、上述の実施形態にて説明した部材と同じ機能を有する部材については、同じ符号を付記し、その説明を省略する。本実施形態では、画像判定部、駆動変更部、および画像処理部が、COGドライバである表示駆動部に設けられている。
図13は、本実施形態の表示装置の構成を示すブロック図である。表示装置3は、表示部10と、表示駆動部70(制御装置)と、ホスト制御部60とを備える。ホスト制御部60の構成は、実施形態4と同様である。ホスト制御部60は、表示の更新が必要な時のみ、更新される画像の表示データを表示駆動部70に転送する。
本発明の態様1に係る制御装置(ホスト制御部30、表示制御部50、表示駆動部70)は、表示装置(1、2、3)の制御装置であって、画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有する画像であるか否かを判定する画像判定部(35、52)と、上記画像判定部において上記画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有すると判定された場合、該画像を表示する表示期間のうちの第1期間および第2期間について、上記第1期間では第1リフレッシュレートで該画像の表示のリフレッシュを行い、上記第1期間に続く上記第2期間では上記第1リフレッシュレートとは異なる第2リフレッシュレートで該画像の表示のリフレッシュを行うことを決定するリフレッシュレート決定部(駆動変更部36、53)とを備える。
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- 表示装置の制御装置であって、
画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有する画像であるか否かを判定する画像判定部と、
上記画像判定部において上記画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有すると判定された場合、該画像を表示する表示期間のうちの第1期間および第2期間について、上記第1期間では第1リフレッシュレートで該画像の表示のリフレッシュを行い、上記第1期間に続く上記第2期間では上記第1リフレッシュレートとは異なる第2リフレッシュレートで該画像の表示のリフレッシュを行うことを決定するリフレッシュレート決定部とを備えることを特徴とする制御装置。 - 上記第1期間は、上記表示期間における最初の期間であり、
上記第2リフレッシュレートは、上記第1リフレッシュレートよりも高いことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の制御装置。 - 上記リフレッシュレート決定部は、上記表示期間のうちの、上記第2期間に続く第3期間では上記第2リフレッシュレートよりも低い第3リフレッシュレートで上記画像の表示のリフレッシュすることを決定することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の制御装置。
- 上記第1リフレッシュレートは、15Hz以下であることを特徴とする請求項2または3に記載の制御装置。
- 上記画像判定部において上記画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有しないと判定された場合、上記リフレッシュレート決定部は、上記第2リフレッシュレートよりも低い第4リフレッシュレートで該画像の表示のリフレッシュを行うことを決定することを特徴とする請求項2から4のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。
- 上記第1期間は、上記表示期間における最初の期間であり、
上記第2リフレッシュレートは、上記第1リフレッシュレートよりも低いことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の制御装置。 - 上記リフレッシュレート決定部は、上記表示期間のうちの、上記第2期間に続く第3期間では上記第2リフレッシュレートよりも高い第3リフレッシュレートで上記画像の表示のリフレッシュを行うことを決定することを特徴とする請求項6に記載の制御装置。
- 上記第1リフレッシュレートは、15Hzよりも高いことを特徴とする請求項6または7に記載の制御装置。
- 上記画像判定部において上記画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有しないと判定された場合、上記リフレッシュレート決定部は、上記第1リフレッシュレートよりも低い第4リフレッシュレートで該画像の表示のリフレッシュを行うことを決定することを特徴とする請求項6から8のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。
- 上記画像判定部は、上記画像の所定の領域における、中間階調の範囲内において上記フリッカを視認させやすい階調として予め定められた範囲内の階調である画素の割合が閾値以上であるか否かに応じて、上記画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有するか否かを判定することを特徴とする請求項1から9のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置。
- 請求項1から10のいずれか一項に記載の制御装置を備えることを特徴とする表示装置。
- 表示装置の制御方法であって、
画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有する画像であるか否かを判定する画像判定ステップと、
上記画像判定ステップにて上記画像がフリッカを視認させやすい特徴を有すると判定された場合、該画像を表示する表示期間のうちの第1期間および第2期間について、上記第1期間では第1リフレッシュレートで該画像の表示のリフレッシュを行い、上記第1期間に続く上記第2期間では上記第1リフレッシュレートとは異なる第2リフレッシュレートで該画像の表示のリフレッシュを行うことを決定するリフレッシュレート決定ステップとを含むことを特徴とする制御方法。
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