Abstract: Provided is a display device which makes less flicker perceived in transition from a pause period to a drive period by suppressing image luminance from changing. Regardless of whether the number of pause frames in an immediately preceding pause period is high, or whether there is an image change immediately after a transition from the pause period to a drive period, high-speed scans are performed from Operating Frame One through Operating Frame Three, and BC drive is performed during Operating Frames One and Two. As a result, image luminance change immediately after the transition from the pause period to the drive period can be suppressed in a short period of time, and therefore, the occurrence of flicker as perceived by the viewer can be suppressed. Moreover, high-speed scans are performed only from Operating Frame One through Operating Frame Three, and therefore, power consumption in a liquid crystal display device 1 can be reduced.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a drive unit is controlled in a direction of eliminating a polarity bias of a data voltage corresponding to image data at a point of time when a refresh signal for updating an image displayed on a display unit by periodical refreshment or forced refreshment is generated, and the polarity bias is obtained for each of subsequent frame periods. In this manner, not only the polarity bias after the point of time when the refresh signal is generated is obtained so that the polarity bias at the point of time when the refresh signal is generated is eliminated, but also the polarity bias is repeatedly obtained in the same way every time the refresh signal is generated, and accordingly, the polarity bias can be prevented from being increased.

Abstract: When a SLEEPIN Command is inputted to the liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device controls a source driver and a gate driver to generate an alternating current voltage and apply the generated alternating current voltage to a liquid crystal layer, in order to eliminate charge storage due to impurity ions distributed unevenly due to a polarity bias caused by a voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer until a point of time when the Command is inputted. In this manner, the liquid crystal display device shifts to a sleep period in a state where the charge storage due to the unevenly distributed impurity ions is eliminated. Therefore, when the liquid crystal display device resumes from the sleep period, generation of an afterimage due to burn-in of liquid crystal and generation of a flicker due to deviation of an optimum common voltage do not occur.

Abstract: There is provided a display device that is capable of suppressing occurrence of brightness drop which is caused by refresh of a display image during pause driving. In a normal driving mode, input image data (SsD0) according to a continuous tone method is supplied to a source driver (310) through a data selector (230) as an image signal (SsD) for driver. On the other hand, in a low-frequency driving mode in which pause driving is performed, the input image data (SsD0) is converted into dithered input image data (SsD1) by a dithering processing circuit (220), and is supplied to the source driver (310) through the data selector (230) as the image signal (SsD) for driver. A gradation of the dithered input image data (SsD1) is represented in a pseudo manner by an area coverage modulation method by using two values of a maximum value and a minimum value that can be taken as the gradation value of the input image data (SsD0).

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display device and a driving method therefor that do not cause problems such as occurrence of flicker even when performing pause driving. When an off signal Soff instructing to turn off power is inputted, a polarity bias value W at the power-off is stored in a balance storage circuit. When the power is turned on again, the polarity bias value W is read from the balance storage circuit and provided to a balance control circuit. The balance control circuit starts insertion of a pause frame period to cancel out the polarity bias value W. By this, decrementing the polarity bias value W by “1” every insertion of a pause frame period is repeated. Then, at a point of time when the polarity bias value W becomes “0”, insertion of a pause frame period is ceased and normal pause driving is performed.

Abstract: There is provided a display device that is capable of suppressing occurrence of brightness drop which is caused by refresh of a display image during pause driving. In a normal driving mode, input image data (SsD0) according to a continuous tone method is supplied to a source driver (310) through a data selector (230) as an image signal (SsD) for driver. On the other hand, in a low-frequency driving mode in which pause driving is performed, the input image data (SsD0) is converted into dithered input image data (SsD1) by a dithering processing circuit (220), and is supplied to the source driver (310) through the data selector (230) as the image signal (SsD) for driver. A gradation of the dithered input image data (SsD1) is represented in a pseudo manner by an area coverage modulation method by using two values of a maximum value and a minimum value that can be taken as the gradation value of the input image data (SsD0).

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of reliably reducing power consumption during pause drive by controlling the timing of performing refresh. When there is an image change in externally inputted RGB data, or when the number of consecutive pause frames reaches a predetermined value, if the number of immediately preceding pause frames is less than a threshold BCTH, image signal refresh is performed once, or if the number of pause frames is greater than or equal to the threshold BCTH, boost charge refresh is performed first, and then, the image signal refresh is performed. As a result, it is rendered possible to reduce flicker due to luminance reduction, and it is also rendered possible to eliminate the need to perform refresh consecutively even if the frequency of RGB data is high (e.g., 30 Hz) during pause drive.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a drive unit is controlled in a direction of eliminating a polarity bias of a data voltage corresponding to image data at a point of time when a refresh signal for updating an image displayed on a display unit by periodical refreshment or forced refreshment is generated, and the polarity bias is obtained for each of subsequent frame periods. In this manner, not only the polarity bias after the point of time when the refresh signal is generated is obtained so that the polarity bias at the point of time when the refresh signal is generated is eliminated, but also the polarity bias is repeatedly obtained in the same way every time the refresh signal is generated, and accordingly, the polarity bias can be prevented from being increased.

Abstract: A display device is provided that effectively reduces noise generated inside a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel. The source driving unit of the display device includes positive amplifiers, negative amplifiers, a positive amplifier regulating unit and a negative amplifier regulating unit. The positive amplifiers transmit positive driving signals to the display panel unit via source lines. The negative amplifiers transmit negative driving signals to the display panel via source lines. The positive amplifier regulating unit regulates the timing for the positive amplifiers to output positive driving signals. The negative amplifier regulating unit regulates the timing for the negative amplifiers to output negative driving signals.

Abstract: When a SLEEPIN Command is inputted to the liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device controls a source driver and a gate driver to generate an alternating current voltage and apply the generated alternating current voltage to a liquid crystal layer, in order to eliminate charge storage due to impurity ions distributed unevenly due to a polarity bias caused by a voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer until a point of time when the Command is inputted. In this manner, the liquid crystal display device shifts to a sleep period in a state where the charge storage due to the unevenly distributed impurity ions is eliminated. Therefore, when the liquid crystal display device resumes from the sleep period, generation of an afterimage due to burn-in of liquid crystal and generation of a flicker due to deviation of an optimum common voltage do not occur.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to inhibit deterioration in display quality and reduce electric power consumption in a display apparatus. A display apparatus (1) includes a display panel (2) having a display provided with a plurality of pixels, a backlight unit (3) configured to emit light to the display, a panel controller (4) configured to control writing operation of supplying each of the pixels with a signal to display an image in the display and a suspension period provided between the writing operation and different writing operation, and a backlight unit controller (5) configured to control light quantity of the backlight unit (3) in synchronization with writing operation performed before or after the suspension period.

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display device which is capable of reducing power consumption while preventing liquid crystal deterioration. The liquid crystal display device performs an intermission driving. The liquid crystal display device includes a polarity indication section, which controls a driving section included in the liquid crystal display device so that the data voltages to be written to the pixel formation portions in a first refreshing frame included in the drive period have a same polarity as of the data voltages written to the pixel formation portions in the refreshing frame immediately preceding the first refreshing frame and that the data voltage polarity is inverted for each refreshing frame during the drive period, if the drive period includes an even number of the refreshing frames.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device capable of reliably reducing power consumption during pause drive by controlling the timing of performing refresh. When there is an image change in externally inputted RGB data, or when the number of consecutive pause frames reaches a predetermined value, if the number of immediately preceding pause frames is less than a threshold BCTH, image signal refresh is performed once, or if the number of pause frames is greater than or equal to the threshold BCTH, boost charge refresh is performed first, and then, the image signal refresh is performed. As a result, it is rendered possible to reduce flicker due to luminance reduction, and it is also rendered possible to eliminate the need to perform refresh consecutively even if the frequency of RGB data is high (e.g., 30 Hz) during pause drive.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display device and a driving method therefor that do not cause problems such as occurrence of flicker even when performing pause driving. When an off signal Soff instructing to turn off power is inputted, a polarity bias value W at the power-off is stored in a balance storage circuit. When the power is turned on again, the polarity bias value W is read from the balance storage circuit and provided to a balance control circuit. The balance control circuit starts insertion of a pause frame period to cancel out the polarity bias value W. By this, decrementing the polarity bias value W by “1” every insertion of a pause frame period is repeated. Then, at a point of time when the polarity bias value W becomes “0”, insertion of a pause frame period is ceased and normal pause driving is performed.

Abstract: A display device is provided that effectively reduces noise generated inside a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel. The source driving unit of the display device includes positive amplifiers, negative amplifiers, a positive amplifier regulating unit and a negative amplifier regulating unit. The positive amplifiers transmit positive driving signals to the display panel unit via source lines. The negative amplifiers transmit negative driving signals to the display panel via source lines. The positive amplifier regulating unit regulates the timing for the positive amplifiers to output positive driving signals. The negative amplifier regulating unit regulates the timing for the negative amplifiers to output negative driving signals.

Abstract: Three-dimensional images are displayed effectively even if a position of a display device is changed between a vertical position and a horizontal position. A drive circuit 50 of a display device according to the present technology includes a data line driver 3, a scanning line driver 8 and a display controller. The data line driver 3 applies a drive voltage to a plurality of data lines of the display device according to image data. The scanning line driver 8 scans at least every other line of a plurality of scanning lines GL of the display device with interlace scanning. If the display device displays three-dimensional images, the display controller controls the scanning line driver 8 to execute the interlace scanning and to supply image data to the data line driver 3.