Abstract: There is provided a display device provided with a display portion, in which pixels having a light-emitting element for self-light-emitting, and a pixel circuit for controlling a current applied to a light-emitting element according to a voltage signal are arranged in a matrix, provided with an average luminance calculation portion calculating an average of luminance of an input video signal, and a light-emitting time setting portion setting a real duty defined every one frame by which light-emitting time for light emitting of the light-emitting element according to a calculated average luminance, wherein the light-emitting time setting portion sets the real duty in such a way that a light-emitting amount defined by a standard duty set beforehand and a maximum luminance among those of a video signal, and a light-emitting amount defined by a real duty to be set and an average luminance become the same as each other.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a television apparatus including: a thin display device; a mount section to be placed in a site; a support mechanism projecting upwardly from the mount section and supporting the display device in an upper portion spaced from the mount section in a manner to allow the display device to change an attitude thereof; a first speaker mounted on the display device; a second speaker mounted on the mount section; a signal supply section configured to supply a first audio signal to the first speaker and to supply a second audio signal to the second speaker; and a signal processor configured to adjust the time difference between the timing of the first audio signal output from the signal supply section and the timing of the second audio signal output from the signal supply section.

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a display unit having pixels, each of which includes a luminescence element that individually becomes luminous depending on a current amount and a pixel circuit for controlling a current applied to the luminescence element according to a voltage signal, where the pixels are arranged in a matrix pattern. The display device includes an average luminance calculator (200) for calculating average luminance for a predetermined period of the input picture signal, and also includes a luminous time setter (202) for setting an effective duty depending on the calculated average luminance by the average luminance calculator (200), the effective duty regulating for each one frame a luminous time for which the luminescence element is luminous. The luminous time setter (202) sets the effective duty such that a luminescence amount regulated by a preset reference duty and possible maximum luminance of a picture signal.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display unit having luminescence elements that individually becomes luminous depending on a current amount. The luminescence elements are arranged in a matrix pattern. The display device includes an adjustment signal generator for generating an adjustment signal for adjusting an effective duty regulating a luminous time per unit time. The luminescence elements are luminous for the luminous time. The display device also includes a luminous time setter for setting the effective duty equal to or lower than an upper limit value provided for the effective duty to be set, according to picture information of an input picture signal, so that a total luminescence amount per unit time is limited, at which amount the luminescence elements of the display unit are luminous.

Abstract: A display device is provided that includes an amount of light emission computation portion that computes an amount of light emission based on a video signal that has a linear characteristic, an amount of light emission parameter computation portion that, based on the computed amount of light emission, computes an amount of light emission parameter that corresponds to the amount of light emission for each of one of one pixel and a group of pixels that includes a plurality of the pixels, an amount of light emission parameter accumulation portion that accumulates the amount of light emission parameters in association with the one of the one pixel and the group of pixels, a peak detection portion that detects a peak value among the accumulated amount of light emission parameters that correspond to all of the one of the one pixel and the group of pixels, a coefficient computation portion that, based on the detected peak value, computes a coefficient that adjusts a luminance, and a coefficient multiplying portion t

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a display unit having pixels, each of which includes a luminescence element that individually becomes luminous depending on a current amount and a pixel circuit for controlling a current applied to the luminescence element according to a voltage signal, where the pixels are arranged in a matrix pattern. The display device includes a luminescence amount regulator for setting a reference duty for regulating a luminescence amount for each one frame, according to the input picture signal, and an adjuster for adjusting an effective duty that regulates, for each one frame, a luminous time for which the luminescence element is luminous, and a gain of the picture signal, based on the reference duty and the input picture signal, so that the luminescence amount is constant before and after adjustment.

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a display unit having pixels, each of which includes a luminescence element for individually emitting light depending on a current amount and a pixel circuit for controlling a current applied to the luminescence element according to a picture signal, scan lines which supply a selection signal for selecting the pixels to emit light to the pixels in a predetermined scanning cycle, and data lines which supply the picture signal to the pixels, the pixels, the scan lines, and the data lines arranged in a matrix pattern, the display device including: a luminescence amount detector for inputting a picture signal with a linear characteristic to detect a luminescence amount from the picture signal; a luminescence time calculator for calculating a luminescence time for the luminescence element based on the luminescence amount detected by the luminescence amount detector; a luminescence time recorder for recording the calculated luminescence time; a luminance acquirer for acq

Abstract: There is provided a display device provided with a display portion, in which pixels having a light-emitting element for self-light-emitting, and a pixel circuit for controlling a current applied to a light-emitting element according to a voltage signal are arranged in a matrix, provided with an average luminance calculation portion calculating an average of luminance of an input video signal, and a light-emitting time setting portion setting a real duty defined every one frame by which light-emitting time for light emitting of the light-emitting element according to a calculated average luminance, wherein the light-emitting time setting portion sets the real duty in such a way that a light-emitting amount defined by a standard duty set beforehand and a maximum luminance among those of a video signal, and a light-emitting amount defined by a real duty to be set and an average luminance become the same as each other.

Abstract: A display device includes: a light emission amount detecting section which inputs video signals having linear property and detects an amount of light emission from the video signals; a light emitting time calculating section which calculates light emitting time of the light emitting elements based on the amount of light emission detected by the light emission amount detecting section; a light emitting time recording section which records the calculated light emitting time; a luminance acquiring section which, acquires luminance information of the light emitting elements using the light emitting time recorded in the light emitting time recording section; a coefficient calculating section which calculates coefficients by which the video signals are multiplied based on the luminance information acquired by the luminance acquiring section; and a coefficient multiplying section which multiplies the video signals by the coefficients calculated by the coefficient calculating section.

Abstract: A correction method for correcting uneven light emission of an organic EL panel, the correction method includes the steps of: supplying a predetermined signal to the organic EL panel to detect the brightness of the panel at horizontal and vertical scan positions; forming, based on a detection output thereof, correction data adapted to correct uneven brightness of the organic EL panel at a horizontal or vertical display position of the panel; storing the correction data in a memory; and reading the correction data from the memory during viewing to correct the level of a video signal supplied to the organic EL panel.

Abstract: An image display device having an image display panel includes: as a casing, a base part mountable on a horizontal surface, a rising part rising from the base part at a predetermined angle, and a panel retaining part connected to an upper part of the rising part, the panel retaining part retaining the image display panel; a first circuit board for processing an image signal to be displayed on the image display panel, the first circuit board being disposed in the base part; and a second circuit board for generating a driving signal for driving the image display panel for display on a basis of the image signal processed by the first circuit board, the second circuit board being disposed in the rising part; wherein the driving signal generated by the second circuit board is supplied to the image display panel, and the image display panel displays an image.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a television apparatus including: a thin display device; a mount section to be placed in a site; a support mechanism projecting upwardly from the mount section and supporting the display device in an upper portion spaced from the mount section in a manner to allow the display device to change an attitude thereof; a first speaker mounted on the display device; a second speaker mounted on the mount section; a signal supply section configured to supply a first audio signal to the first speaker and to supply a second audio signal to the second speaker; and a signal processor configured to adjust the time difference between the timing of the first audio signal output from the signal supply section and the timing of the second audio signal output from the signal supply section.

Abstract: While the memory amount is reduced through minimizing correction data prepared in advance, the capability of uniformity correction can be improved, compared to a related art. Correction data for correcting display unevenness between pixels for representative pixel points is stored. Correction data for pixels except for the representative pixel points is calculated by interpolation. The representative pixel points are arranged with a higher density in a pixel region with relatively finer display unevenness.

Abstract: The image display unit includes a cathode electrode driving portion which applies a cathode electrode applied voltage to a cathode electrode, a gate electrode driving portion which sequentially applies a gate electrode applied voltage to a gate electrode according to an inputted shift clock for gate electrode selection, an abnormality detecting portion which detects at least either an input abnormality in the shift clock for gate electrode selection or an operation abnormality in a shift register, and a three-state buffer which controls the gate electrode applied voltage in the case where at least either of the abnormalities is detected, so that a potential difference between the cathode electrode and the gate electrode is equal to or lower than a cutoff voltage.

Abstract: A flat display panel such as an FED panel is provided in which high display luminance is obtained with high picture quality and a simple wiring structure.

Abstract: A matrix type display unit includes a plurality of row wires, and a plurality of column wires, and the matrix type display unit includes a scanning signal applying section performing scanning on each frame of image display through sequentially and alternatively applying a scanning signal to each of the plurality of row wires on a line-by-line basis with normal scan timing, and sequentially and alternatively applying the scanning signal again with scan timing delayed for a predetermined period from the normal scan timing after applying the scanning signal, and a modulation signal applying section applying a modulation signal corresponding to each pixel to a pixel on a line to which the scanning signal is applied with the normal scan timing and a pixel on a line to which the scanning signal is applied with the delay scan timing.

Abstract: There is provided a multiscreen display apparatus for determining the size of each screen display area and providing higher quality on screens with a large display area. A multiscreen display apparatus to perform processing to constantly provide good image quality on a desired screen is comprised of a selector to selectively switch the input to the main image or sub-image, a main screen processor to process the main image or the sub-image signal and output a high image quality main screen or sub-screen processing signal, a sub-screen processor to process the sub-image or main image signal and output a low image quality sub-screen or main screen processing signal, a digital processor to perform multiscreen processing by utilizing the main screen or sub-screen processing signal, a selector to selectively switch the digital processing to the main screen or sub-screen processing signal of the digital processor, and a microcomputer to control the switching of the selector.