Abstract: A luminaire produces lighting as a series of frames of constant spectral content. The luminaire includes an interpreter for executing scripts that describe the spectral contents of respective frames. The scripts may include spectral data and executable code for altering the spectral data. In particular, a frame descriptor may include data for a frame, a repeat count indicating a number of frames, and an identifier for a subroutine to be called for each frame described by the frame descriptor. One or more luminaires can be network connected to one or more computers running applications providing user interfaces for script generation. A standardized interface can control communications with the luminaires and convert scripts from applications to a format that luminaires can interpret.

Abstract: An image display unit, includes: an image display section having pixels each including red, green, blue, and white pixels; and a signal generating section configured to generate red, green, blue, and white sub-pixel signals, the signal generating section being configured to determine values of the red, green, and blue sub-pixel signals Rcvt, Gcvt, and Bcvt, based on a first matrix and a second matrix, with use of a coefficient ‘Purity’, an additive-color-mixture matrix, and a purity coefficient ‘?’, and being configured to employ a value of the white sub-pixel signal Wcvt as a value of min (RnL, GnL, BnL), where the min (RnL, GnL, BnL) represents a minimum value of the red-, green-, and blue-display image signal RnL, GnL, and BnL that are linearized and normalized and are provided for each of the pixels.

Abstract: A controller for a display panel may include a first supply circuit to output first and second driving voltages to a sub-pixel of a first color; and a second supply circuit to output third and fourth driving voltages to a sub-pixel of a second color. The first driving voltage may be greater than the second driving voltage, and the third driving voltage may be greater than the fourth driving voltage. Also, at least three of the first, second, third, and fourth driving voltages may be different from one another.

Abstract: A lighting emitting diode (LED) device includes a first adjust module and a second adjust module. The first adjust module includes at least one first LED and has a first internal impedance having a first characteristic curve. A range covered by the first characteristic curve includes a first incomplete conduction region and a first conduction region. As the current increases from zero value and up, the first internal impedance decreases exponentially in the first incomplete conduction region, is approximately linear in the first conduction region. The second adjust module includes an impedance-providing component and an electronic component coupled in series. The second adjust module is coupled in parallel with the first adjust module. The second adjust module has a second internal impedance having a second characteristic curve. The first characteristic curve and the second characteristic curve match one another.

Abstract: A lighting system includes a group of light emitting diode (LED) illumination devices. A user interface allows a user to select a scene that corresponds to a requirement to direct light of a specified color temperature and illuminance level to a location. A controller may cause the processor to identify a set of the illumination devices that correspond to the scene, and to generate commands to cause the device drivers for each of the identified illumination devices to control its corresponding illumination device so that the specified color temperature and illuminance level of light will be received at the location. A system and method for calibrating such a system is also disclosed.

Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes at least one light-emitting chip. The light-emitting chip includes plural light-emitting units, which are electrically coupled to each other in series, in parallel or in series-parallel combination; a first-type electrode electrically coupled to an external power source, the first-type electrode being disposed on one of the light-emitting units; a second-type electrode disposed on another of the light-emitting units; and a tapped point for electrically coupling at least one of the light-emitting units to an electronic component.

Abstract: Light emitting devices including sub-pixels having different numbers of emissive layers are provided. At least one sub-pixel of a first color may include a single emissive layer, and at least one sub-pixel of a second color may include multiple emissive layers disposed in a vertical stack. Light emitting devices in which different voltages are applied to each sub-pixel or group of sub-pixels are also provided. In some configurations, the voltage to be applied to a sub-pixel may be selected based upon the number of emissive layers in the sub-pixel.

Abstract: The organic light emitting display includes a plurality of pixels positioned at intersections of scan lines, emission control lines, and data lines, a scan driver for sequentially supplying scan signals to the scan lines at a first driving frequency in order to select the pixels in units of horizontal lines, and an emission driver for sequentially supplying emission control signals to the emission control lines at a second driving frequency different from the first driving frequency in order to control emission of the pixels.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide light emitting diode (LED) lighting devices, and methods to drive the LED lighting devices. An LED lighting device includes a transformer having a primary winding on a receiving path to receive electric energy from an energy source and a secondary winding on a driving path. A terminal of the receiving path and a terminal of the driving path have a same voltage level, such as ground. Further, the LED lighting device includes a primary switch configured to switch on the receiving path to receive and store the electric energy in the transformer, and to switch off the receiving path to allow the driving path to deliver the stored electric energy. The LED lighting device also includes an LED array coupled to the driving path to emit light in response to the delivered electric energy.

Abstract: An OLED display is disclosed, which includes a substrate and a first and a second light emitting unit arranged on the substrate. A first, a second, a third and a fourth region are defined on the substrate, wherein the sub-pixels in the first and fourth regions and the sub-pixels in the second and third regions are symmetrical with each other. Alternatively, the sub-pixels in the first region and the sub-pixels in the third region are point symmetric to a center of the first light emitting unit, so as to improve displaying resolution of the OLED display.

Abstract: There is provided a projection apparatus including a plurality of light-emitting devices for respectively emitting lights of a plurality of colors, a projecting unit for forming an optical image of a plurality of color components for each frame and sequentially projecting the optical image, and a power control unit for adjusting power to be supplied to the plurality of light-emitting devices to correct a decrease in luminance due to heat generation of the plurality of light-emitting devices.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a driving method for an image display apparatus which includes an image display panel having a plurality of pixels arrayed in a two-dimensional matrix and each configured from a first subpixel for displaying a first primary color, a second subpixel for displaying a second primary color, a third subpixel for displaying a third primary color and a fourth subpixel for displaying a fourth color, and a signal processing section. The signal processing section is capable of calculating a first subpixel output signal, a second subpixel output signal, a third subpixel output signal, and a fourth subpixel output signal. The driving method includes a step of calculating a maximum value (Vmax(S)) of brightness, a saturation (S) and brightness (V(S)), and determining the expansion coefficient (?0).

Abstract: A display circuit includes a first pulse width modulated (PWM) signal line coupled to a first switch, a second PWM signal line coupled to a second switch and the signal line, a transistor coupled to the second signal line between the first signal line and the second switch, a third switch coupled to a third PWM signal line, a fourth switch coupled to a fourth PWM signal line, a fifth switch coupled to a fifth PWM signal line, a light emitting diode (LED) including a red element coupled between the first and third switches, a green element coupled between the first and fourth switches, and a blue element coupled between the first and fifth switches, and an LED including a red element coupled between the second and third switches, a green element coupled between the second and fourth switches, and a blue element coupled between the second and fifth switches.

Abstract: An OLED panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel spaced from each other by a plurality of baffle plates. The first sub-pixel of each pixel is located adjacent to that of a neighboring pixel. The first sub-pixel of each pixel is spaced from that of the neighboring pixel by a partition plate. The partition plate has a height less than a height of each baffle plate.

Abstract: A system and appertaining method calibrate a color LED light unit comprising at least first-, second-, and third-color LEDs, comprising: a) defining a target color on a color map to calibrate; b) selecting initial calibration coefficients associated with the target color; c) storing the initial or updated calibration coefficients in a non-volatile memory of the light unit; d) controlling the light unit to drive the LEDs to attempt to emit the target color, producing an attempted color, utilizing the calibration coefficients; e) measuring the attempted color to determine if it matches the target color within a predefined tolerance; f) if the attempted color matches the target color, then terminating the method; g) if the attempted color does not match the target color, then performing the following; h) selecting a color component; i) adapting at least one calibration coefficient associated with the selected color component; and j) performing (c)-(i) again.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic light emitting device which includes a first pixel displaying red, a second pixel displaying green, a third pixel displaying blue, and a fourth pixel displaying blue and forming a dot along with the first pixel, the second pixel, and the third pixel. The first to fourth pixels include a switching element and an organic light emitting element connected to the switching element, and the sum of the areas of the first to fourth pixels is substantially the same as the area of the dot.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display is provided. The organic light emitting display includes a display unit coupled to scan lines and data lines and including pixels configured to receive first and second power sources, and a DC-DC converter for generating the first and second power sources. The DC-DC converter includes first and second power source generating units for generating the first and second power sources from an input power source and for outputting the first and second power sources to first and second output ends, a controller for controlling driving of the first and second power source generating units, and first and second short sensing units for outputting first and second short sensing signals to the controller when voltages of the first and/or second output ends are greater than or equal to corresponding first and second reference voltages.

Abstract: LED dies, emitting blue light, are provided on a first support substrate to form a light emitting layer. A mixture of a transparent binder, yellow phosphor powder, magenta-colored glass beads, and cyan-colored glass beads is printed over the light emitting surface. The mixture forms a wavelength conversion layer when cured. The beads are sized so that the tops of the beads protrude completely through the conversion layer. When the LED dies are on, the combination of the yellow phosphor light and the blue LED light creates white light. When the LEDs are off, white ambient light, such as sunlight, causes the conversion layer to appear to be a mixture of yellow light, magenta light, and cyan light. The percentage of the magenta and cyan beads in the mixture is selected to create a desired off-state color, such as a neutral color, of the conversion layer for aesthetic purposes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display apparatus, including: a pixel array section including a plurality of pixels, a writing transistor, a driving transistor, a first switching transistor, a holding capacitor, and a second switching transistor; a first scanning section configured to drive the writing transistor in a unit of a row of the pixels; a second scanning section configured to drive the switching transistors in synchronism with scanning by the first scanning section; and a third scanning section configured to control the second switching transistors to a non-conducting state within a period after the image signal is written by the writing transistor until the signal writing period of the same row of the pixels ends but to a conducting state within any other period.

Abstract: An OLED device is disclosed that enhances display quality by minimizing capacitance deviation between data lines of the OLED device. The capacitance deviation may be minimized by utilizing an expansion portion of a power line of the OLED device. The capacitance deviation may also by minimized by utilizing an overlap pattern that overlaps a plurality of the data lines.

Abstract: A method of operating an organic light emitting display device including a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a white sub-pixel, wherein a first gamma voltage for the red, green and blue sub-pixels and a second gamma voltage for the white pixel are adjusted such that a sum of maximum luminances of the red, green and blue sub-pixels is substantially equal to a luminance of a white color displayed by the organic light emitting display device. With respect to a white portion of input data, a ratio of first data of the red, green and blue sub-pixels to second data of the white sub-pixel is adjusted based on a first accumulated driving amount of the red, green and blue sub-pixels and a second accumulated driving amount of the white sub-pixel.

Abstract: In a method of operating an organic light emitting display device, the organic light emitting display device including a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a white sub-pixel, the method includes: receiving input data; calculating an on-pixel ratio (OPR) representing a ratio of a driving amount of the input data to a maximum driving amount; adjusting at least one gamma voltage of a first gamma voltage for the red, green, and blue sub-pixels and a second gamma voltage for the white sub-pixel according to the calculated OPR; and displaying an image corresponding to the input data using the first and second gamma voltages.

Abstract: There is provided a light emitting apparatus, including a plurality of light emitting elements having biased light properties; and a mounting substrate where the light emitting elements are arranged such that the biased light properties are complemented within a group including at least two light emitting elements among a plurality of the light emitting elements. Also, there are provided a light emitting unit, a display apparatus, an electronic device and a light emitting element using a plurality of point light sources.

Abstract: The invention provides an image display device capable of reducing the transmission delay of a scanning signal. A plurality of scanning signal lines are wired in one pixel circuit row. Pixel circuits of the pixel circuit row are connected to any of the plurality of scanning signal lines.

Abstract: A display method and device obtains advantages of both an analog gray scale method and a digital gray scale method by performing display in multiple display modes. In a display mode-specific video signal generation circuit, an input video signal is output, as an analog value without any change, as a binary digital value, and as a multi-valued digital value. As a result, the display mode changes in a timely manner. Accordingly, a clear image can be displayed. In other words, an analog signal and a digital signal are switched and input to a source driver. In addition, the display device also switches and outputs an analog signal and a digital signal such that the display device can have the advantages of both the analog gray scale method and the digital gray scale method.

Abstract: An EL display having high operating performance and reliability is provided. LDD regions 15a through 15d of a switching TFT 201 formed in a pixel are formed such that they do not overlap gate electrodes 19a and 19b to provide a structure which is primarily intended for the reduction of an off-current. An LDD region 22 of a current control TFT 202 is formed such that it partially overlaps a gate electrode 35 to provide a structure which is primarily intended for the prevention of hot carrier injection and the reduction of an off-current. Appropriate TFT structures are thus provided depending on required functions to improve operational performance and reliability.

Abstract: A display system, having an emissive body, emitting light in a way that is color temperature controllable. The light emission can be from zones. The emissive body can be a FIPEL type device with a first transparent conductive coating over a light emitting substrate. The zones are each separately controllable for color temperature.

Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure relates to an OLED display compatible for operation in both a day mode and a night mode and methods of operating such a display. In one embodiment, a display comprises a screen, a plurality of sub-pixels including red, green, blue and red-orange pixels. The display also comprises an arrangement scheme for the sub-pixels.

Abstract: In one aspect, the display device includes a display unit including a plurality of pixels connected to scan lines, light emission control lines, and data lines, where each pixel is configured to emit light with a driving current corresponding to image data signals transmitted through the data lines based on light emission control signals transmitted through the light emission control lines. Each of the pixels includes subpixels, each configured to display one of a plurality of colors. The device also includes a controller configured to convert external video signals to image data signals, output the converted signals to a data driver, generate light emission driving control signals for controlling the light emission duty ratio of the light emission control signals, and calculate the pixel-on-ratio for each subpixel to reduce the driving current.

Abstract: A display that includes energy sensors within the display itself is disclosed. An Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) can be made to operate both as a light emitter and as an energy detector. When forward biased with an appropriate driving signal, the OLED emits light via electroluminescence, which can be used to make a portion of an image on the display. In another mode, the OLED can detect energy by converting incoming photons or energy into an electrical signal by the photoelectric effect. By operating OLEDs in the display in both emissive and sensing modes, energy that shines on the display, such as from an outside source can be detected at the same time an image is shown. Additionally, a display including OLEDs can detect light energy generated by the display itself.

Abstract: An apparatus including a display and control logic is provided. In one example, the display includes an array of subpixels having a plurality of zigzag subpixel groups. Each zigzag subpixel group includes at least three zigzag subpixel units arranged adjacently along a horizontal or vertical direction. Each zigzag subpixel unit includes a plurality of subpixels of the same color arranged in a zigzag pattern. In each zigzag subpixel unit, a first plurality of subpixels are arranged along one diagonal direction from a turning subpixel disposed at a turning corner of the zigzag pattern, and a second plurality of subpixels are arranged along another diagonal direction from the turning subpixel. In another example, the display includes an array of subpixels having a novel subpixel repeating group. The control logic is operatively coupled to the display and configured to receive display data and render the display data into control signals for driving the display.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for display-mode-dependent adjustment of image code values.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a display unit that includes scan lines and data lines. First sub-pixels, second sub-pixels, and third sub-pixels that emit light corresponding to different colors are repeatedly arranged in a uniform pattern. The organic light emitting display also includes a scan driver for supplying scan signals to the scan lines; a data driver coupled to one end of each of the data lines for supplying data signals to the data lines; a switch unit coupled between the one end of each of the data lines and the data driver to transmit the data signals supplied from output lines of the data driver to the data lines; and a test circuit unit including transistors coupled to other ends of the data lines. The first sub-pixels and the second sub-pixels are alternately arranged in same columns and the third sub-pixels are arranged in columns adjacent to the same columns.

Abstract: A pixel capable of displaying an image with uniform brightness, the pixel including an organic light emitting diode, a first transistor to control an amount of current supplied from a first power source coupled to a first electrode to the OLED, a second transistor coupled between a data line and a third node to be turned on when a first scan signal is supplied to a first scan line, a first capacitor coupled between the gate electrode of the first transistor and a second node, a sixth transistor coupled between the second node and the third node to be turned off when an emission control signal is supplied to an emission control line, a second capacitor coupled between the third node and the first power source, a fifth transistor coupled between the first power source and the second node to be turned on when the first scan signal is supplied to the first scan line, and a fourth transistor coupled between a second electrode of the first transistor and the data line to be turned on when a second scan signal is su

Abstract: A display device includes: a signal controller which receives an input image signal and generates a changed image signal, where the signal controller divides the inputted image signal into red, green and blue image signals, changes the blue image signal to a first blue image signal or a second blue image signal, matches white balance of the red, green, first blue or second blue image signals, and generates the changed image signal by compensating a gamma value of the red, green, first blue or second blue image signals; a display panel which displays an image corresponding to the changed image signal, where the display panel includes a pixel including red, green, first blue and second blue sub-pixels; and a data driver which receives the changed image signal from the signal controller and applies a data voltage corresponding to the changed image signal to the display panel.

Abstract: A gamma reference voltages generating circuit with output offset for controlling a gray level of a light-emitting unit is provided. The light-emitting unit includes a switch and a light-emitting element which is coupled to a bias voltage. The gamma reference voltages generating circuit includes a first gamma voltage divider and a digital-to-analog converter. The first gamma voltage divider includes a plurality of resistors. A first terminal of the first gamma voltage divider is coupled to the bias voltage, and a second terminal of the first gamma voltage divider is coupled to a reference current source. The digital-to-analog converter is coupled to the first gamma voltage divider to receive a plurality of reference voltages generated by the first gamma voltage divider. The digital-to-analog converter is controlled by a digital control signal to output one of the reference voltages to a control terminal of the switch in the light-emitting unit.

Abstract: A method for driving an OLED panel includes the following steps. An image signal is inputted to a power control unit, wherein the power control unit includes a calculator and a power control look-up table. A display loading ratio is calculated by the calculator according to the image signal, wherein the power control unit can find an emitting time ratio by the power control look-up table corresponding to the display loading ratio, the emitting time ratio can be transformed to an emitting time signal, and the emitting time signal can be inputted to the OLED panel so as to control the power consumption of the OLED panel.

Abstract: A display device can include a housing, a processor, and a display assembly. The processor can be arranged within the housing. The display assembly can be operably coupled to the processor and arranged within the housing. The display assembly can include a first display, a privacy filter, and a second display. The first display can output a first portion of the display. The second display can output a second portion of the display. The privacy filter and the first and second displays can be arranged such that the first portion of the display assembly is filtered by the privacy filter to be viewable in a first viewable arc. The second portion of the display assembly can be viewable in a second viewable arc that is different than the first viewable arc. The first and second displays can be LCD's.

Abstract: A system and method distributes data and power in a robust manner for a large scale LED display. Master modules of the display are capable of receiving a data stream on any one of four data ports. The master modules extract the data for its module and an associated group of slave modules from a data stream received on one port and send the received data stream to three other master modules via the other three data ports. Unregulated D.C. power is distributed from one or more power hubs to the master modules which in turn distribute regulated D.C. power to their associated slave modules.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods and devices for increasing the perceived brightness of an image. In some embodiments this increase compensates for a decrease in display light source illumination.

Abstract: An OLED panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel spaced from each other by a plurality of baffle plates. The first sub-pixel of each pixel is located adjacent to that of a neighboring pixel. The first sub-pixel of each pixel is spaced from that of the neighboring pixel by a partition plate. The partition plate has a height less than a height of each baffle plate.

Abstract: A method for displaying a pixel arrangement has the following steps: step S1: dividing a time taken for displaying a pixel into a first period of time, a darkening period of time and a second period of time; step S2: determining respectively intensities of a first sub pixel of a first pixel and a second sub pixel of a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the pixel arrangement during the first period of time, and determining the intensities of the first sub pixel and the second sub pixel during the second period of time such that a virtual pixel is virtualized out between the first pixel and the second pixel; and step S3: displaying the first pixel and the second pixel respectively in accordance with the intensities determined in step S2 during the first period of time and the second period of time.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device, including pixels positioned at crossing regions of scan lines and data lines and a bias voltage supply configured to supply bias voltages to the pixels. Each of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a first transistor coupled between a first power supply and the OLED and driven in a saturation region by a corresponding one of the bias voltages to supply a set current to the OLED, a second transistor coupled between the first power supply and the OLED and driven in a linear region by a data signal supplied from a corresponding one of the data lines to turn on or off, and a second capacitor coupled between a gate electrode of the first transistor and the first power supply.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; an image processor which receives a plurality of image data, where the image processor generates a scale control variation for each of the image data, and performs a gamma-correction on the image data based on the scale control variation and predetermined gamma curve information to output a plurality of grayscale data; and a power controller which controls a driving voltage supplied to the display panel based on the scale control variation of each of the image data.

Abstract: The described latching circuits can be formed using transistors of a single conductivity type. The transistors can be n-type transistors or p-type transistors. The latching circuits include at least one pre-charge transistor and at least one output terminal discharge transistor. Timing schemes are also described for operating the latching circuits. Pixel circuits and display devices that include these latching circuits are also described. The display devices are formed from an arrangement of the latching circuits.

Abstract: A method of controlling a display includes providing a plurality of pixels, each pixel including only three light-emitting sub-pixels. The plurality of pixels includes a first sub-set of first pixels and a second sub-set of second pixels having locations alternating with the first pixels. Each of the first and second pixels includes a first sub-pixel emitting light of a common first color. The second pixels include a different sub-pixel emitting light of a different color that is not emitted by the first pixels. The light emitted by the sub-pixels of the first pixels defines a full-color gamut and the light emitted by the sub-pixels of the second pixels defines less than a full-color gamut. A controller converts a received image signal to a display signal for controlling the light emitted by the sub-pixels with the display signal.

Abstract: A color display has continuous areas of a single color covering a plurality of sub-pixel electrodes. Each sub-pixel of a given color has sub-pixels of the same given color disposed along at least two of its adjacent edges. Each area of a single color may cover a 2×2 array of sub-pixel electrodes. The colors used may be red/green/blue/white (RGBW), red/green/blue/yellow (RGBY), or orange/lime/purple/white.

Abstract: Separating partition walls, demarcating regions forming adjacently color conversion layers having different chromaticities that are stacked and arranged by an inkjet method, have at least one incision in tip faces of both length-direction end portions extended outside the screen region. A color conversion filter panel can be provided having separating partition wall structures which, when forming color conversion layers using an inkjet method, can prevent color mixing of inks between adjacent color conversion layers at length-direction end portions of the separating partition walls.

Abstract: Provided is a pixel circuit which includes a plurality of subpixel circuits and which makes it possible to suppress overshooting of electric potentials of the subpixel circuits to a small level. A pixel circuit (PIX1) includes a first subpixel circuit (PIXA) and a second subpixel circuit (PIXB). The first subpixel circuit (PIXA) includes a first display element (ClcA), a first node (nA), a first external connection terminal (P1), and a first switching element (T1). The second subpixel circuit (PIXB) includes a second display element (ClcB), a second node (nB), a second external connection terminal (P2), a third external connection terminal (P3), a second switching element (T2), and a third switching element (T3). The first node (nA) and the second node (nB) are connected to each other via a first capacitor (C2).

Abstract: Provided are devices and methods for providing front-of screen uniformity. Methods include estimating a filter function corresponding to the display and selecting multiple light emitters as a function of characteristics corresponding to light transmitted from the display as determined via the filter function. Devices are provided that include multiple light emitters including a first chromaticity difference corresponding to the multiple light emitters and a second chromaticity difference corresponding to the multiple light emitters and a filter function, wherein the second chromaticity difference is less than the first chromaticity difference.