Abstract: A spot detecting apparatus includes a photographing part and a spot detecting part. The photographing part photographs, in a first resolution, an image displayed on a display panel to output first resolution image data, and photograph, in a second resolution, the image displayed on the display panel to output second resolution image data, where the second resolution is higher than the first resolution, and the image displayed on the display panel includes a first spot greater than or equal to a reference size and a second spot less than the reference size. The spot detecting part receives the first resolution image data and the second resolution image data, and subtracts the first resolution image data from the second resolution image data to detect the second spot.

Abstract: A method of driving a display apparatus including generating first gamma correction data of input data using a first gamma look-up table (“LUT”), determining a Mura correction value of the first gamma correction data, adding the Mura correction value to the input data to generate added input data, generating second gamma correction data of the added input data using the first gamma LUT, and driving a pixel in the display panel using the second gamma correction data of the added input data. The Mura correction value is determined after the gamma correction data is generated, and the generating of the added input data is performed prior to any gamma correction being performed on the input data.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a gamma controller configured to determine whether the target pixel unit is driven in both time division method and space division method based on a plurality of comparison values and a reference condition, and an output controller configured to generate normal gamma-data of the target pixel unit using a normal gamma curve if the plurality of comparison values satisfy the reference condition and to generate high gamma-data and low gamma-data of the target pixel unit using a high gamma curve and a low gamma curve in both time division method and space division method if the plurality of comparison values do not satisfy the reference condition.

Abstract: A luminance distortion compensating apparatus includes an image data receiving circuit and a luminance distortion compensating circuit. The image data receiving circuit is configured to receive grayscale image data and full white image data displayed on a display panel. The luminance distortion compensating circuit is configured to compensate for a luminance distortion generated by a display panel inspecting apparatus inspecting the display panel, in the grayscale image data, using the grayscale image data and the full white image data. Thus, an inspection capability of a display panel inspecting system may be increased.

Abstract: A method of driving a display apparatus including generating first gamma correction data of input data using a first gamma look-up table (“LUT”), determining a Mura correction value of the first gamma correction data, adding the Mura correction value to the input data to generate added input data, generating second gamma correction data of the added input data using the first gamma LUT, and driving a pixel in the display panel using the second gamma correction data of the added input data. The Mura correction value is determined after the gamma correction data is generated, and the generating of the added input data is performed prior to any gamma correction being performed on the input data.

Abstract: A vision inspection apparatus includes a tri-stimulus measuring part configured to measure gray tri-stimulus values of a sample grayscale and color tri-stimulus values of a full-grayscale, a color tri-stimulus generating part configured to generate color tri-stimulus values of the sample grayscale using the gray tri-stimulus values of the sample grayscale and the color tri-stimulus values of the full-grayscale, and a color correction value generating part configured to generate color grayscale correction value using the gray tri-stimulus values of the sample grayscale and the color tri-stimulus values of the sample grayscale.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a background image estimator configured to restructure a plurality of pixel signals of a panel image corresponding to a plurality of pixels arranged in an (n×m) matrix array into a row dataset and a column dataset and generate a row background image and a column background image with a Mura defect removed from the panel image using the row dataset and the column dataset through a Principal Component Analysis (PCA), a Mura image generator configured to generate a row binary image and a column binary image including a background and the Mura defect using differences between the panel image and the row background image and between the panel image and the column background image.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes outputting a dummy gate voltage to a gate line disposed on a boundary of a first area of the display panel and a second area of the display panel adjacent to the first area during a blank period between a plurality of scanning periods and outputting a dummy data voltage to a data line during the blank period.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel that comprises a plurality of pixels, a first image data corrector configured to calculate a Mura correction value of input data based on gamma correction data of the input data, to add the Mura correction value to the input data to generate added input data, and to generate gamma correction data of the added input data, and a data driver configured to drive the plurality of pixels based on the gamma correction data provided from the first image data corrector.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel is provided. The display panel includes first through n-th gate lines and a plurality of pixels each connected to one of the first through n-th gate lines (where n is a natural number). The method includes charging pixels connected to the n-th gate line with first data voltages corresponding to a first frame image during a first period, charging pixels connected to the first gate line with the first data voltages during the first period, charging the pixels connected to the first gate line with second data voltages corresponding to a second frame image during a second period subsequent to the first period, and charging pixels connected to the second gate line with the second data voltages during the second period.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display device includes a first substrate, a plurality of pixel units disposed on the first substrate, a color filter layer overlapping the plurality of pixel units and including first to third color filters, a second substrate facing the first substrate, and a liquid-crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. Each of the pixel units of the plurality of the pixel units includes a first pixel, a second pixel and a third pixel. The first pixel includes a first pixel electrode, the second pixel includes a second pixel electrode, and the third pixel includes a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode. A voltage applied to the first sub-pixel electrode is different from a voltage applied to the second sub-pixel electrode.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes generating corrected grayscale data utilizing a grayscale correction value of a reference pixel including m×n pixels, “m” and “n” being natural numbers greater than zero, and driving M×N pixels of the display panel based on the corrected grayscale data, “M” and “N” being natural numbers greater than zero. “M” is greater than “m” and “N” is greater than “n.

Abstract: A method of reducing a total, per device, measurements taking time in a calibration system that uses a sensor array that serially reports out its readings and a data processing unit that needs to receive the reported out readings in good order before allowing an under-measurement first display device to advance away from a measurements taking station includes the step of not driving the first display device with all of required full screen test images where each is a full screen display of only a respective one of a predetermined minimum number of grayscale values produced as a minimum number of needed full screen sample images and; in place of at least a first plurality of the not-produced full screen images, driving the under-measurement first display device with a partial screen multi-pattern that presents a plurality of different grayscale values including ones not presented by those of all of the full screen test images that are used to drive the under-measurement first display device.

Abstract: A method of displaying an image on a display panel which comprises a plurality of pixels arranged as a matrix type includes measuring a tristimulus value of X, Y and Z values of a displayed image to generate a target curve, generating a corrected grayscale data of a red pixel, a green pixel and a blue pixel using X, Y and Z values of the target curve and converting the corrected grayscale data to a data voltage to provide a data line of the display panel with the data voltage.

Abstract: A luminance distortion compensating apparatus includes an image data receiving circuit and a luminance distortion compensating circuit. The image data receiving circuit is configured to receive grayscale image data and full white image data displayed on a display panel. The luminance distortion compensating circuit is configured to compensate for a luminance distortion generated by a display panel inspecting apparatus inspecting the display panel, in the grayscale image data, using the grayscale image data and the full white image data. Thus, an inspection capability of a display panel inspecting system may be increased.

Abstract: A vision inspection apparatus includes a first luminance profile generator configured to generate a plurality of first luminance profiles corresponding to the plurality of reference grayscales, a gamma corrector configured to calculate a gamma correction value of the display apparatus using the plurality of first luminance profiles corresponding to the plurality of reference grayscales, and a second luminance profile generator configured to apply the gamma correction value to each of the plurality of first luminance profiles and to generate a plurality of second luminance profiles corresponding to the plurality of reference grayscales.

Abstract: A vision inspection apparatus includes a tri-stimulus measuring part configured to measure gray tri-stimulus values of a sample grayscale and color tri-stimulus values of a full-grayscale, a color tri-stimulus generating part configured to generate color tri-stimulus values of the sample grayscale using the gray tri-stimulus values of the sample grayscale and the color tri-stimulus values of the full-grayscale, and a color correction value generating part configured to generate color grayscale correction value using the gray tri-stimulus values of the sample grayscale and the color tri-stimulus values of the sample grayscale.

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 method of compensating a Mura defect of a display apparatus, which includes a display area divided into an upper area and a lower area, includes calculating a sharp grayscale correction value of a predetermined sample grayscale displayed on the display apparatus, where the sharp grayscale correction value is configured to compensate a sharp horizontal Mura between the upper and lower areas, displaying a corrected sample grayscale on the display apparatus based on the predetermined sample grayscale and the sharp grayscale correction value, sensing the corrected sample grayscale displayed on each of a plurality of sample areas defined on the display area based on a Mura type, calculating an intensity profile of the sample grayscale and a target intensity profile configured to compensate the intensity profile of the sample grayscale, calculating a grayscale correction value of the sample area using the intensity profile and the target intensity profile.

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.