Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes respectively outputting first to j-th, where j is a natural number, gate signals to first to j-th gate lines disposed on a first area of the display panel during a load period when an image is displayed on the display panel due to an output of a data signal to the display panel, adjusting a blank gate voltage during a blank period between load periods to generate an adjusted blank gate voltage, generating a blank gate signal based on the adjusted blank gate voltage, and outputting the blank gate signal. Thus, display quality of a display apparatus may be improved.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel including a plurality of display blocks; a driving circuit configured to control an image to be displayed on the display panel; and a timing controller configured to control the driving circuit in response to an image signal and a control signal and to provide a data signal to the driving circuit, wherein the timing controller comprises a memory storing gamma correction values corresponding to gray scales of the image signal, and wherein the timing controller outputs the data signal, and the data signal is obtained by correcting the image signal using the gamma correction values.

Abstract: In a display apparatus, a display panel is divided into dimming areas and a backlight device includes light source blocks providing light to the dimming areas. Average gray-scale values and maximum gray-scale values respectively corresponding to the dimming areas are generated based on image signals provided to the dimming areas. Whether the average gray-scale values and the maximum gray-scale values are respectively within first and second reference ranges are checked. One of at least two parameters is selected according to a checked result, and representative brightness values respectively corresponding to the dimming areas are determined using the selected parameter. Duty ratios of the light source blocks are controlled based on the representative brightness values. As a result, power consumption is reduced when applying a dimming device to the display apparatus.

Abstract: A display device and a driving method thereof are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a data driver transferring data voltages to a plurality of data lines, and a gate driver transferring gate signals to a plurality of gate lines. The display device also includes a signal controller controlling the data driver and the gate driver and including a signal processor. The signal processor includes a memory and a coupling index calculator calculating a coupling index which represents a coupling degree between adjacent rows. The signal processor compensates for the input image signal to generate a compensated image signal based at least in part on the coupling index.

Abstract: A method of driving a light source unit of a liquid crystal display panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of calculating average and maximum values of image signals applied to the liquid crystal panel; calculating a representative value of the image signals using the average and maximum values; determining the luminance of the light source unit according to the representative value and driving the light source unit accordingly. The representative value may be calculated from Lrep=(1??)×Lavg+?×Lmax, where Lrep is a representative value, Lavg is an average value, Lmax is the maximum value, and ? is a value that decreases as a difference between the maximum and average image signal values increases, and has a range between 0 and 1.

Abstract: An image processing method includes receiving an RGB data, converting the RGB data to an HSV data configured to include hue, saturation, and value compensating for the HSV data on a basis of a hue data of the HSV data, and converting the compensated HSV data to a compensated RGB data. The compensating of the HSV data includes reading out a compensation data corresponding to the hue data from a look-up table and compensating for the HSV data using the compensation data. The data are compensated on the basis of the hue in the HSV color space and the saturation and value are preserved, and thus the image, e.g., the memory color like the skin color, may be prevented from being distorted.

Abstract: A data processing method compensates a color of input data for a present frame of a display panel of a display apparatus to generate color compensating data. Dimming levels of a plurality of light emitting blocks included in a light source module for the display panel are determined using the color compensating data. Compensating data of the present frame is generated using the color compensating data and compensating coefficient data including the dimming levels.

Abstract: A display device includes pixels respectively arranged in areas defined by gate lines and data lines, a gate driver that drives the gate lines in response to a gate pulse signal, a data driver that drives the data lines in response to a clock signal and a data signal, and a timing controller that applies the clock signal and the data signal to the data driver and the gate pulse signal to the gate driver in response to an image signal and a control signal. The timing controller periodically changes a pulse width of each of the gate pulse signal and the clock signal.

Abstract: An impulsively driven liquid crystal display includes a display panel displaying an image in response to a gate signal and a data signal, a panel driving circuit providing the gate signal and the data signal to the display panel using an image signal and a control signal, a backlight unit including a plurality of light sources that blink at once to provide a light to the display panel, and a backlight control circuit. The backlight control circuit automatically detects an existence of text information from a received image signal, and if the text is detected to be present, adjusts the blinking timing of the light sources to correspond with the area on the display panel where the text will be displayed, the adjustment being a function of a liquid crystal response delay time of liquid crystals used in the display panel.

Abstract: A method of displaying a three-dimensional image includes outputting a converted left image generated based on a left image to a pixel of a display panel during a first period, where the converted left image has a grayscale value less than a grayscale value of the left image, outputting the left image to the pixel of the display panel during a second period, outputting a converted right image generated based on a right image to the pixel of the display panel during a third period, where the converted right image has a grayscale value less than a grayscale value of the right image, and outputting the right image to the pixel of the display panel during a fourth period.

Abstract: A method of displaying an image, the method includes providing a source data frame and at least one copy data frame repeating the source data frame to a display panel and, selectively providing boosted light of a first luminance level to the display panel during a first period and normal light of a second luminance level to the display panel during a second period, based on the source data frame and the copy data frame, the second luminance level being smaller than the first luminance level, the second period being longer than the first period.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel determines luminance coefficients of a plurality of light emitting blocks included in a light source module using a Gaussian function. A pixel luminance is determined using the luminance coefficient and dimming levels of the light emitting block. The pixel luminance is a luminance of light provided to each pixel of the display panel. Input data compensated using the pixel luminance to generate compensated data. The pixel luminance provided to the pixels is calculated by considering the luminance change due to the adjacent light emitting blocks. Thus, the luminance of the input data is accurately displayed.

Abstract: A method of driving a light source comprises gradually decreasing a luminance of a light emitted from an upper light emitting module disposed along a first side of a display panel during a frame where the first side corresponds to a start point of a scanning direction; and gradually increasing a luminance of a light emitted from a lower light emitting module disposed along a second side of the display panel during the frame where the second side corresponds to an end point of the scanning direction.

Abstract: A driving method of a liquid crystal display is provided for improving an echo phenomenon in the screen and improving crosstalk in a 3D display device. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel and a light source unit divided into a plurality of blocks and that irradiates light by a light source unit of the corresponding block being driven at a response time of liquid crystals of the liquid crystal panel. Data of a liquid crystal panel corresponding to the plurality of blocks is analyzed to determine an n-th block corresponding to a portion having the highest visibility. Driving periods of light source units of the n-th block, an (n?1)-th block, and an (n+1)-th block are synchronized.

Abstract: A data processing method compensates a color of input data for a present frame of a display panel of a display apparatus to generate color compensating data. Dimming levels of a plurality of light emitting blocks included in a light source module for the display panel are determined using the color compensating data. Compensating data of the present frame is generated using the color compensating data and compensating coefficient data including the dimming levels.

Abstract: A method of driving a light source unit of a liquid crystal display panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes the steps of calculating average and maximum values of image signals applied to the liquid crystal panel; calculating a representative value of the image signals using the average and maximum values; determining the luminance of the light source unit according to the representative value and driving the light source unit accordingly. The representative value may be calculated from Lrep?(1??)×Lavg+?×Lmax, where Lrep is a representative value, Lavg is an average value, Lmax is the maximum value, and ? is a value that decreases as a difference between the maximum and average image signal values increases, and has a range between 0 and 1.

Abstract: In a display apparatus, a display panel is divided into dimming areas and a backlight device includes light source blocks providing light to the dimming areas. Average gray-scale values and maximum gray-scale values respectively corresponding to the dimming areas are generated based on image signals provided to the dimming areas. Whether the average gray-scale values and the maximum gray-scale values are respectively within first and second reference ranges are checked. One of at least two parameters is selected according to a checked result, and representative brightness values respectively corresponding to the dimming areas are determined using the selected parameter. Duty ratios of the light source blocks are controlled based on the representative brightness values. As a result, power consumption is reduced when applying a dimming device to the display apparatus.

Abstract: An impulsively driven liquid crystal display includes a display panel displaying an image in response to a gate signal and a data signal, a panel driving circuit providing the gate signal and the data signal to the display panel using an image signal and a control signal, a backlight unit including a plurality of light sources that blink at once to provide a light to the display panel, and a backlight control circuit. The backlight control circuit automatically detects an existence of text information from a received image signal, and if the text is detected to be present, adjusts the blinking timing of the light sources to correspond with the area on the display panel where the text will be displayed, the adjustment being a function of a liquid crystal response delay time of liquid crystals used in the display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel which displays an image in response to a gate signal and a data signal, a panel driving circuit which provides the gate signal and the data signal to the liquid crystal display panel in response to a control signal, a backlight unit including n light generating blocks which provide light to the liquid crystal display panel, and a backlight control unit which turns each of the n light generating blocks on and off i times during one frame period. Each of the n light generating blocks has a different duty ratio for each of i turn-on periods when the n light generating blocks are turned on in the one frame period, and ‘n’ and ‘i’ are integers greater than or equal to two (2).