Method and apparatus of compensating image in a backlight local dimming system
US8643593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2360/16
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus compensates image in a backlight local dimming system for estimating pixels of the image after backlight spreading of a plurality of backlight sources in the backlight local dimming system. The apparatus includes a block dimming value decision unit, a quality/power-saving priority decision unit, a temporal filter, a backlight spread approximation unit, and an image compensation unit. The block dimming value decision unit calculates an average value, a maximum value and a initial value for each image block. The quality/power-saving priority decision unit generates a backlight control signal based on the average value, the initial value, and two thresholds. The temporal filter adaptively generates a backlight pulse width modulation signal based on the backlight control signal. The backlight spread approximation unit generates a backlight spread image based on the backlight pulse width modulation signal. The image compensation unit compensates the image based on the backlight spread image.
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