Patents by Inventor Mahesh B. Chappalli

Mahesh B. Chappalli has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230005450
    Abstract: A processor or other circuitry may obtain emissive element strength information for an array of emissive elements of an electronic display. The processor or other circuitry may reconstruct backlight information at multiple locations within the electronic display. The processor or other circuitry also compensates display of image data based at least in part on the reconstructed backlight information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventor: Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Publication number: 20220358895
    Abstract: An electronic display pipeline may process image data for display on an electronic display. The electronic display pipeline may include burn-in compensation statistics collection circuitry and burn-in compensation circuitry. The burn-in compensation statistics collection circuitry may collect image statistics based at least in part on the image data. The statistics may estimate a likely amount of non-uniform aging of the sub-pixels of the electronic display. The burn-in compensation circuitry may apply a gain to sub-pixels of the image data to account for non-uniform aging of corresponding sub-pixels of the electronic display. The applied gain may be based at least in part on the image statistics collected by the burn-in compensation statistics collection circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Mahesh B. Chappalli, Christopher P. Tann, Peter F. Holland, Guy Côté, Stephan Lachowsky
  • Patent number: 11475865
    Abstract: A processor or other circuitry may obtain emissive element strength information for an array of emissive elements of an electronic display. The processor or other circuitry may reconstruct backlight information at multiple locations within the electronic display. The processor or other circuitry also compensates display of image data based at least in part on the reconstructed backlight information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Patent number: 11361729
    Abstract: An electronic display pipeline may process image data for display on an electronic display. The electronic display pipeline may include burn-in compensation statistics collection circuitry and burn-in compensation circuitry. The burn-in compensation statistics collection circuitry may collect image statistics based at least in part on the image data. The statistics may estimate a likely amount of non-uniform aging of the sub-pixels of the electronic display. The burn-in compensation circuitry may apply a gain to sub-pixels of the image data to account for non-uniform aging of corresponding sub-pixels of the electronic display. The applied gain may be based at least in part on the image statistics collected by the burn-in compensation statistics collection circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mahesh B. Chappalli, Christopher P. Tann, Peter F. Holland, Guy Côté, Stephan Lachowsky
  • Patent number: 11361476
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel with pixels that present an image based on image data and an application processor that generates the image data. The electronic device may include a display pipeline coupled to the electronic display and the application processor. The display pipeline may receive first image data from the application processor corresponding to a first color space used by the application processor. The display pipeline may apply a color mapping relationship to the first image data to generate second image data. The color mapping relationship may define a transform to apply to the first image data to generate the second image data corresponding to a second color space used by the electronic display. The display pipeline may transmit the second image data to a display driver that operates the electronic display to emit light according to the second image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent Z. Young, Can Jin, Mahesh B. Chappalli, Peter F. Holland, Nicolas Pierre Marie Frederic Bonnier
  • Publication number: 20220084454
    Abstract: Image data for a current image frame may be compensated for transient response variations due to variations in display panel temperatures at various positions of the display panel by performing pixel drive compensation. The pixel drive compensation may be performed based at least in part upon display panel temperatures at various portions of the display panel. In this way, drive compensation corresponding to various temperature variations in a display panel may be implemented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventor: Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Publication number: 20220084260
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel with pixels that present an image based on image data and an application processor that generates the image data. The electronic device may include a display pipeline coupled to the electronic display and the application processor. The display pipeline may receive first image data from the application processor corresponding to a first color space used by the application processor. The display pipeline may apply a color mapping relationship to the first image data to generate second image data. The color mapping relationship may define a transform to apply to the first image data to generate the second image data corresponding to a second color space used by the electronic display. The display pipeline may transmit the second image data to a display driver that operates the electronic display to emit light according to the second image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Vincent Z. Young, Can Jin, Mahesh B. Chappalli, Peter F. Holland, Nicolas Pierre Marie Frederi Bonnier
  • Publication number: 20220084477
    Abstract: An electronic display device has a panel that operates in conjunction with a light-emitting diode (LED) backlight. The device “slopes” or gradually ramps a change in brightness of an LED based on a target brightness value of the LED, a current brightness value of the LED, and temperature at the LED. The device also may limit power to the backlight based on an estimated power consumption of a current row of LEDs of the backlight and power consumption of the other rows of LEDs. The device also may determine a reduced voltage to supply to an LED based on a current to supply to the LED to cause the LED to operate. The device also may send an interrupt to the backlight to block updates to the backlight while image content is written to pixels of the panel. The device further compensates for aging of and temperature at an LED.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mahesh B. Chappalli, Assaf Menachem, Daniel Yechiel Dar, Ido Yaacov Soffair
  • Publication number: 20220067885
    Abstract: Methods and systems include receiving, at de-ringing circuitry of a display pipeline of an electronic device, scaled image content based on image data. The de-ringing circuitry also receives a fallback scaler output. The de-ringing circuitry determines whether the image data has a change frequency greater than a threshold. In response to the change frequency being above the threshold, the de-ringing circuitry determines a weight. Based at least in part on the weight, the de-ringing circuitry blends the scaled image content and the fallback scaler output based at least in part on the weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Mahesh B. Chappalli, Vincent Z. Young
  • Publication number: 20220066828
    Abstract: Methods and systems include processors and hardware accelerators. The processor initiates a first process in a first hardware accelerator configured to aid the processor in performing the first process. The processor initiates the first process using one or more interface registers. The processor performs additional processing while the first hardware accelerator performs the first process after initiation of the first process. The processor also initiates a second process in a second hardware accelerator configured to aid the processor in performing a second process. Moreover, the processor initiates the second process using the one or more interface registers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Publication number: 20220067891
    Abstract: Methods and systems include determining an upper boundary of brightness values of high-dynamic range image content. Using the determined upper boundary, end points of bins of histogram values are determined. Using the determined end points of the bins of histogram values, luma values are allocated to the bins. The high-dynamic range image content is processed based at least in part on the allocations to the bins. Image data including the processed high-dynamic range image content is displayed via an electronic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Mahesh B. Chappalli, Alexey Kornienko
  • Publication number: 20220068238
    Abstract: A processor or other circuitry may obtain emissive element strength information for an array of emissive elements of an electronic display. The processor or other circuitry may reconstruct backlight information at multiple locations within the electronic display. The processor or other circuitry also compensates display of image data based at least in part on the reconstructed backlight information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventor: Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Patent number: 11233951
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to display circuitry for displaying both standard dynamic range (SDR) and high dynamic range (HDR) content with an HDR display. The subject technology provides a headroom-based transfer function that maintains the contrast of the SDR content whether the display is operated in the SDR or HDR mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Teun R. Baar, Nicolas P. Bonnier, Adria Fores Herranz, Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Patent number: 11211036
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a timestamp based display update mechanism. A display control unit includes a timestamp queue for storing timestamps, wherein each timestamp indicates when a corresponding frame configuration set should be fetched from memory. At pre-defined intervals, the display control unit may compare the timestamp of the topmost entry of the timestamp queue to a global timer value. If the timestamp is earlier than the global timer value, the display control unit may pop the timestamp entry and fetch the frame next configuration set from memory. The display control unit may then apply the updates of the frame configuration set to its pixel processing elements. After applying the updates, the display control unit may fetch and process the source pixel data and then drive the pixels of the next frame to the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Brijesh Tripathi, Arthur L. Spence, Joshua P. de Cesare, Ilie Garbacea, Guy Cote, Mahesh B. Chappalli, Malcolm D. Gray, Christopher P. Tann
  • Patent number: 11164541
    Abstract: An electronic device may include an electronic display to display images during frames based on image data. The electronic display may be divided into multiple regions each having multiple pixels. The electronic device may also include a display pipeline to process the image data and output the processed image data to the electronic display. The display pipeline may also determine a history update corresponding to an estimated burn-in aging effect of the pixels based on usage. A first portion of the history update corresponding to pixels in a first region may be determined during a first frame and a second portion of the history update corresponding to pixels in a second region may be determined during a second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Holland, Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Patent number: 11164540
    Abstract: An electronic device may include an electronic display and a display pipeline. The electronic display may include multiple pixels to display images based at least in part on pixel data. The display pipeline may receive image data and process the image data to determine the pixel data. The display pipeline may include burn-in compensation circuitry to apply gains to the image data based at least in part on burn-in statistics to generate the pixel data. The gain to be applied to the image data for a pixel of the electronic display is determined by the burn-in compensation circuitry, based at least in part on an emission duty cycle of the pixel, to compensate the image data for the pixel for burn-in related aging of the pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Holland, Mahesh B. Chappalli, Yifan Zhang, Tae-Wook Koh
  • Publication number: 20210183334
    Abstract: An electronic device may include an electronic display to display images during frames based on image data. The electronic display may be divided into multiple regions each having multiple pixels. The electronic device may also include a display pipeline to process the image data and output the processed image data to the electronic display. The display pipeline may also determine a history update corresponding to an estimated burn-in aging effect of the pixels based on usage. A first portion of the history update corresponding to pixels in a first region may be determined during a first frame and a second portion of the history update corresponding to pixels in a second region may be determined during a second frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Peter F. Holland, Mahesh B. Chappalli
  • Publication number: 20210183333
    Abstract: An electronic device may include an electronic display and a display pipeline. The electronic display may include multiple pixels to display images based at least in part on pixel data. The display pipeline may receive image data and process the image data to determine the pixel data. The display pipeline may include burn-in compensation circuitry to apply gains to the image data based at least in part on burn-in statistics to generate the pixel data. The gain to be applied to the image data for a pixel of the electronic display is determined by the burn-in compensation circuitry, based at least in part on an emission duty cycle of the pixel, to compensate the image data for the pixel for burn-in related aging of the pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Peter F. Holland, Mahesh B. Chappalli, Yifan Zhang, Tae-Wook Koh
  • Patent number: 10978027
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel and an image data source designed to determine a differing region in the image frame by comparing source image data and image data corresponding with a previous image frame. The electronic device may also include a display pipeline between the image data source and the display panel. The display pipeline may include image processing circuitry to convert image data from a source space to a display space and image processing circuitry to spatially process the image data. The display pipeline may determine a crop region by converting the differing region to the display space and determine a partial frame region, based on the image data to be spatially processed, by the image processing circuitry. The display pipeline may also determine and retrieve a fetch region smaller than the image frame by converting the partial frame region to the source space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Holland, Mahesh B. Chappalli, Assaf Menachem
  • Patent number: 10971079
    Abstract: Image data for a current image frame may be compensated for transient response variations due to changes to pixel values from one frame to another over time by performing pixel drive compensation. The pixel drive compensation may be performed using a current pixel value and a historical pixel value. The historical pixel value may be the same as a pixel value in the directly previous frame in some conditions, while in other conditions the historical pixel value may be modified from a previous image frame in light of a prior pixel value occurring before the previous image frame. In this way, drive compensation corresponding to image data of a subsequent image frame may be determined based at least in part on a multi-frame history. Even so, the memory bandwidth and/or power consumed to use a multi-frame history to determine a drive compensation may be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter F. Holland, Mahesh B. Chappalli