Intensity scaled dithering pulse width modulation
US10395584B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/16
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A circuit for driving at least one light emitting diode (LED) of a display based on a greyscale vector. The circuit includes brightness scale detection circuitry to determine a brightness value based on the greyscale vector and refresh cycle selection circuitry to output an indication of a subset of refresh cycles, referred to as dithered refresh cycles. The circuit also includes pulse width determination circuitry to define a pulse width based on the greyscale vector. Pulse adjustment control circuitry, for each dithered refresh cycle, determines a dithered pulse width by adjusting the pulse width by a width adjustment amount, and outputs a dithered pulse width modulation signal including a series of pulses including a pulse having the pulse width determined by the pulse width determination circuitry non-dithered refresh cycles and a pulse having the dithered pulse width for the dithered refresh cycles.
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