公开(公告)号：US20240005850A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-04

申请号：US18334914

申请日：2023-06-14

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sunmin Jang ,  Ce Zhang ,  Hopil Bae ,  Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi ,  Pablo Moreno Galbis ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Yaser Azizi ,  Young Don Bae

IPC: G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/32 ,  G09G2320/041 ,  G09G2320/0626

Abstract: To reduce image artifacts induced by temperature variations associated with display pixels of an electronic display, processing circuitry may process temperature sensing data to obtain an average temperature and a temperature distribution of the electronic display. Based on the processed temperature data, the processing circuit may adjust a reference voltage applied to the display pixels to compensate for the average temperate. To further correct for the image artifacts, the processing circuitry may transform image data to luminance domain. Based on the processed temperature data, the processing may adjust luminance vales of the image data to compensate for the temperature distribution.

公开(公告)号：US11810516B2

公开(公告)日：2023-11-07

申请号：US17150818

申请日：2021-01-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  David W. Lum ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Bennett S. Wilburn ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Wonjae Choi ,  Cheuk Chi Lo

IPC: G09G3/3266 ,  G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/36

CPC classification number: G09G3/3266 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3677 ,  G09G3/3688 ,  G09G2300/0426 ,  G09G2300/0452 ,  G09G2310/0205 ,  G09G2310/027 ,  G09G2310/0218 ,  G09G2310/0221 ,  G09G2310/0267 ,  G09G2310/0286 ,  G09G2310/0297 ,  G09G2310/08 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2340/0407

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have displays. The display may have regions of lower and higher resolution to reduce data bandwidth and power consumption for the display while preserving satisfactory image quality. Data lines may be shared by lower and higher resolution portions of a display or different portions of a display with different resolutions may be supplied with different numbers of data lines. Data line length may be varied in transition regions between lower resolution and higher resolution portions of a display to reduce visible discontinuities between the lower and higher resolution portions. The lower and higher resolution portions of the display may be dynamically adjusted using dynamically adjustable gate driver circuitry and dynamically adjustable data line driver circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US11756505B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US17217827

申请日：2021-03-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Xu ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Kingsuk Brahma ,  Koorosh Aflatooni ,  Marc Joseph DeVincentis ,  Mohammad Ali Jangda ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Sinan Alousi ,  Yafei Bi ,  Chun Lu

IPC: G09G5/10

CPC classification number: G09G5/10 ,  G09G2320/0233 ,  G09G2320/0633 ,  G09G2340/16 ,  G09G2360/141

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing intra-frame luminance scaling to avoid drawing excessive power while still providing exceptional brightness. An instantaneous average pixel luminance of an electronic display may be determined. The instantaneous average pixel luminance may correspond to an amount of light currently being emitted by the electronic display due to a previous image frame and a current image frame. Based at least in part on the instantaneous average pixel luminance, the luminance of a subset of pixels of image data of the current image frame may be adjusted, thereby allowing the electronic display to operate at a relatively high brightness level without exceeding a power limit.

公开(公告)号：US11302264B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16510755

申请日：2019-07-12

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shengkui Gao ,  Marc Joseph DeVincentis ,  Yue Jack Chu ,  Sinan Alousi ,  Mohammad Hajirostam ,  Mohammad Ali Jangda ,  Koorosh Aflatooni ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Yafei Bi ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Kasra Omid-Zohoor

IPC: G09G3/3291 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/36 ,  H01L27/32

Abstract: A display device may include rows of pixels that display image data on a display and a circuit. The circuit may receive pixel data value of image data for a pixel in a first row of the rows of pixels, determine a weight factor to apply to the pixel data value based on a position of the first row with respect to the other rows, such that each row is associated with a current-resistance (IR) drop across the display. The weight factor is determined based on a respective IR drop associated with the first row. The circuit may also generate a weighted pixel data value based on the weight factor and the pixel data value and send the weighted pixel data value to a display driver circuit that renders the image data via the display.

公开(公告)号：US11158259B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-26

申请号：US17088263

申请日：2020-11-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Chaohao Wang ,  Chih-Wei Yeh ,  Chin-Wei Lin ,  Hung Sheng Lin ,  Hyunwoo Nho ,  Injae Hwang ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Junhua Tan ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Rui Zhang ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Sun-Il Chang ,  Wei H. Yao ,  Howard H. Tang

IPC: G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/3275

Abstract: An apparatus receives current image frame data and data relating to at least one previous image frame for an electronic display. One or more parameters related to hysteresis of transistors in the electronic display are sensed. A correlation device, such as a look-up table, receives the sensed parameter or parameters and the data relating to one or more image frames, and uses this information, at least in part, to output an appropriate compensation signal for the current image frame data. The compensated current image frame data may then be supplied to the electronic display to reduce or eliminate the effects of hysteresis on the displayed image.

公开(公告)号：US20210304703A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17217827

申请日：2021-03-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Yang Xu ,  Jie Won Ryu ,  Kingsuk Brahma ,  Koorosh Aflatooni ,  Marc Joseph DeVincentis ,  Mohammad Ali Jangda ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Shengkui Gao ,  Sinan Alousi ,  Yafei Bi ,  Chun Lu

IPC: G09G5/10

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for providing intra-frame luminance scaling to avoid drawing excessive power while still providing exceptional brightness. An instantaneous average pixel luminance of an electronic display may be determined. The instantaneous average pixel luminance may correspond to an amount of light currently being emitted by the electronic display due to a previous image frame and a current image frame. Based at least in part on the instantaneous average pixel luminance, the luminance of a subset of pixels of image data of the current image frame may be adjusted, thereby allowing the electronic display to operate at a relatively high brightness level without exceeding a power limit.

公开(公告)号：US20210304673A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US17191009

申请日：2021-03-03

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shengkui Gao ,  Haifeng Li ,  Sinan Alousi ,  Marc Joseph DeVincentis ,  Yafei Bi ,  Hung Sheng Lin ,  Yi Qiao ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Weijun Yao ,  Pierre-Yves Emelie ,  Maofeng Yang ,  Yue Jack Chu

IPC: G09G3/3233

Abstract: A system may include an electronic display panel having pixels, where each pixel may emit light based on a respective programming signal. The system may include a memory storing a map. The processing circuitry may determine a function for each pixel from the map. The processing circuitry may determine a respective control signal based on the function and a target brightness level for each pixel to generate multiple control signals, where the respective control signal is used to generate the respective programing signal for each pixel. The processing circuitry may determine a scaling factor based at least in part on the first map and may scale at least a subset of the multiple control signals based at least in part on the scaling factor.

公开(公告)号：US20210142736A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-13

申请号：US17150818

申请日：2021-01-15

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Cheng Chen ,  Jason C. Sauers ,  Fletcher R. Rothkopf ,  David W. Lum ,  Chun-Yao Huang ,  Enkhamgalan Dorjgotov ,  Graham B. Myhre ,  Bennett S. Wilburn ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Shih Chang Chang ,  Wonjae Choi ,  Cheuk Chi Lo

IPC: G09G3/3266 ,  G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/36

Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have displays. The display may have regions of lower and higher resolution to reduce data bandwidth and power consumption for the display while preserving satisfactory image quality. Data lines may be shared by lower and higher resolution portions of a display or different portions of a display with different resolutions may be supplied with different numbers of data lines. Data line length may be varied in transition regions between lower resolution and higher resolution portions of a display to reduce visible discontinuities between the lower and higher resolution portions. The lower and higher resolution portions of the display may be dynamically adjusted using dynamically adjustable gate driver circuitry and dynamically adjustable data line driver circuitry.

公开(公告)号：US10885852B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-05

申请号：US16893373

申请日：2020-06-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sheng Zhang ,  Chih-Wei Yeh ,  Yunhui Hou ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Wei H. Yao ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Derek K. Shaeffer ,  Henry C. Jen ,  Shingo Hatanaka ,  Hasan Akyol ,  Mahdi Farrokh Baroughi ,  Hopil Bae

IPC: G09G3/3258 ,  G09G3/3233

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display having an active array and a reference array. The active array includes a pixel and the reference array includes a reference pixel. The electronic device also includes processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the display. The processing circuitry is configured to instruct the active array to drive the pixel based at least in part on a set of degradation ratios and gamma tap points for each brightness setting of the display based at least in part on a reconstructed current-voltage curve.

公开(公告)号：US10748340B1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US15989756

申请日：2018-05-25

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Sheng Zhang ,  Aleksandr M. Movshovich ,  Arthur Y. Zhang ,  Chaohao Wang ,  Moinul H. Khan ,  Paolo Sacchetto ,  Yunhui Hou

IPC: G06T19/00 ,  G02B27/01 ,  H04N5/232

Abstract: An electronic device may have a camera and a display. The display may be configured to display virtual reality content for a user in which no real-world content from the camera is displayed or mixed reality content in which a combination of real-world content from the camera and overlaid virtual reality content is displayed. Control circuitry in the device may adjust the display and camera while transitioning between virtual reality and mixed reality modes. The control circuitry may reconfigure the camera to exhibit a desired frame rate immediately upon transitioning from virtual reality mode to mixed reality mode. Transitions between modes may be accompanied by smooth transitions between frame rates to avoid visible artifacts on the display. The camera frame rate may be synchronized to the display frame rate for at least part of the transition between the virtual reality and mixed reality modes.