Light adjustment device and method and use the module backlight and the LCD of this deviceTechnical field
The invention relates to a kind of light adjustment device, particularly relevant for a kind of light adjustment device and method and use the module backlight and the LCD of this device.
Background technology
In daily life, be flooded with various electronic installations, for example: PDA, mobile phone and computer, and these electronic installations also bring considerable convenience for human life.Yet along with the progress and the expanding economy of science and technology, people are more and more for the functional requirement of electronic installation, are accompanied by the increase of function, and the power consumption of electronic installation also constantly rises, so the electricity-saving function of electronic installation also more and more is much accounted of.Da Bufen electronic installation all has display and comes display operation function or image frame now, and these displays utilize backlight to provide to show required light mostly, with the show image picture.The backlight of general display is to comprise optical material and internal light source (for example: CCFL or LED), and the light that internal light source is launched is through optical material evenly after the diffusion, can be as display backlight.Yet therefore the consumed power of internal light source needs a kind of light adjustment device to reduce the consumed power of internal light source usually above the effect wasted work rate of display miscellaneous part, reaches less electricity consumption.
Summary of the invention
One aspect of the present invention is that a kind of light adjustment device and method are being provided, and by utilizing surround lighting as light source, the power consumption that reduces internal light source is to reach less electricity consumption.
Another aspect of the present invention is in that a kind of module backlight is provided, and by utilizing surround lighting as light source, the power consumption that reduces internal light source is to reach less electricity consumption.
Of the present invention is that a kind of LCD is being provided again on the one hand, and by utilizing surround lighting as light source, the power consumption that reduces internal light source is to reach less electricity consumption.
According to above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, light adjustment device of the present invention comprises at least: inlet device, a plurality of internal light source, light source drive device, light guide section, arrangement for detecting and controller.Inlet device is in order to importing surround lighting to light guide section, and internal light source be in order to the emission interior lights to light guide section, and interior lights is evenly mixed in light guide section with surround lighting.Light source drive device is in order to drive internal light source.The light arrangement for detecting is to export the detecting value in order to the characteristic of detecting mixed light, and this detecting value comprises colour temperature detecting value or luminance detection value.Controller is to be worth in order to the reception detecting to control light source drive device adjustment internal light, makes the characteristic of above-mentioned mixed light reach the characteristic preset value that light adjustment device sets.
The above-mentioned purpose according to the present invention, light-regulating method of the present invention comprises at least: surround lighting is inputed to above-mentioned light adjustment device; Detect step, wherein detect step and use arrangement for detecting to detect the characteristic of the light in the light guide section, and output detecting value; The detecting value is inputed to controller; Use the controller relatively value of detecting and preset property value, to obtain error parameter; Whether the error in judgement parameter is less than pre-set threshold value and judged result is provided; If judged result is for being then to detect preposition step again, to detect step again; And if judged result for otherwise carry out aligning step and blend step, wherein aligning step is to utilize controller that error parameter is converted to correction parameter, and export correction parameter to light source drive device, so that light source is exported interior lights accordingly to light guide section, blend step is that interior lights and surround lighting are evenly mixed in light guide section.
According to above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, module backlight of the present invention comprises at least: inlet device, a plurality of internal light source, light source drive device, light guide plate, arrangement for detecting, controller and optical material diaphragm group.Inlet device is in order to importing surround lighting to module backlight, and internal light source in order to the emission interior lights to light guide section, interior lights is evenly mixed in light guide plate with surround lighting.Light source drive device is in order to drive internal light source.The light arrangement for detecting is to export the detecting value in order to the characteristic of detecting mixed light, and this detecting value comprises colour temperature detecting value or luminance detection value.Controller is to be worth the characteristic of controlling light source drive device adjustment internal light in order to receive detecting, makes the characteristic of mixed light reach the preset value that light adjustment device sets.Optical material diaphragm group is in order to spread above-mentioned mixed light, with the briliancy distribution of even module backlight.
According to above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, LCD of the present invention comprises at least: module backlight and display panel, module wherein backlight comprises inlet device, a plurality of internal light source, light source drive device, light guide plate, arrangement for detecting, controller and optical material diaphragm group, and panel then comprises liquid crystal layer and substrate.
Because the present invention has adopted above technical scheme, in module backlight, inlet device is in order to importing surround lighting to module backlight, and internal light source in order to the emission interior lights to light guide section, interior lights is evenly mixed in light guide plate with surround lighting.Light source drive device is in order to drive internal light source.The light arrangement for detecting is exported the detecting value in order to the characteristic of detecting mixed light, and this detecting value comprises colour temperature detecting value or luminance detection value.Controller is worth the characteristic of controlling light source drive device adjustment internal light in order to receive detecting, makes the characteristic of mixed light reach the preset value that light adjustment device sets.Optical material diaphragm group is in order to spread above-mentioned mixed light, with the briliancy distribution of even module backlight.
Because the present invention has adopted above technical scheme, in display panel, above-mentioned substrate system comprises a plurality of transistor switches, these transistor switches are in order to the arrangement mode of the control liquid crystal molecule that liquid crystal layer comprised, and the arrangement mode may command of liquid crystal molecule is by the light quantity of the mixed light of display panel, therefore display panel can utilize transistor switch to control liquid crystal molecule, has the picture of different GTGs with demonstration.
Again, the light arrangement for detecting of above-mentioned LCD can be arranged in the above-mentioned substrate, to save space and cost.
Description of drawings
For above-mentioned and other purposes of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, below especially exemplified by a preferred embodiment, and cooperate appended graphicly, be described in detail below:
It is function block schematic diagram according to the light adjustment device of the first embodiment of the present invention that Fig. 1 illustrates.
It is schematic flow sheet according to the control method of the light adjustment device of the first embodiment of the present invention that Fig. 2 illustrates.
It is workflow synoptic diagram according to the controller of the first embodiment of the present invention that Fig. 3 illustrates.
It is the exploded perspective view of light adjustment device according to a second embodiment of the present invention that Fig. 4 illustrates.
Fig. 5 illustrates the exploded perspective view of the light adjustment device that is a third embodiment in accordance with the invention.
Fig. 6 illustrates the exploded perspective view of the light adjustment device that is a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention.
It is the exploded perspective view of light adjustment device according to a fifth embodiment of the invention that Fig. 7 illustrates.
It is the exploded perspective view of light adjustment device according to a sixth embodiment of the invention that Fig. 8 illustrates.
It is the exploded perspective view of module backlight according to a seventh embodiment of the invention that Fig. 9 illustrates.
It is structural representation according to the LCD of the eighth embodiment of the present invention that Figure 10 illustrates.
The main element symbol description is described as follows among the figure:
100: light adjustment device 110: inlet device
110a: the first inlet device group 110b: the second inlet device group
112:internal light source 112a: the first internal light source group
112b: the second internal light source group 114: light source drive device
116: light guide section 118: the light arrangement for detecting
118a: the first smooth arrangement for detectinggroup 118b: the second smooth arrangement for detecting group
120: controller 122: framework
123: light entrance port 124: surround lighting
126: interior lights 128: mixed light
130: the detecting value
133: red light emitting diodes 134: blue LED
135: green LED 140: regulating device
150: control method 152: the surround lighting input step
154: detecting step 156: detecting value input step
158: colour temperature coordinate switch process 160: comparison step
162: error judgment step 164: detect preposition step again
166: aligning step 168: blend step
200: light adjustment device 202: optical material portion
206: first surface 208: second surface
300: light adjustment device 310: side
310a: thefirst side 310b: second side
310c:side 310d: side
320: reflecting plate 400: light adjustment device
500: light adjustment device 600: light adjustment device
700:module 710 backlight: optical material diaphragm group
800: LCD 814: liquid crystal layer
816: substrate 820: transistor switch
822: liquid crystal molecule Lsensor: the luminance parameter of mixed light
Ltarget: default brightness value L error: luminance errors parameter
Xerror, Yerror: colour temperature error parameter
Xsensor, Ysensor: the two-dimentional colour temperature coordinate values of mixed light
Xtarget, Ytarget: default two-dimentional colour temperature coordinate values
CorrectionFactor_R: red light correction parameter
CorrectionFactor_G: green light correction parameter
CorrectionFactor_B: blue light correction parameter
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 1, it illustrates is function block schematic diagram according to the light adjustment device 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention.This light adjustment device 100 comprises at least: inlet device 110, internal light source 112, light source drive device 114, light guide section 116, light arrangement for detecting 118 and controller 120, wherein inlet device 110 comprises framework, framework comprises the light entrance port, and inlet device 110 is in order to import surround lighting 124 to light guide section 116.Internal light source 112 and makes surround lighting 124 evenly mix in light guide section 116 with interior lights 126 in order to emission interior lights 126, with acquisition mixed light 128.Light arrangement for detecting 118 is correspondingly exported detecting value 130 in order to the characteristic of detecting mixed light 128, and wherein detecting value 130 can for example be colour temperature (color temperature) detecting value or brightness (brightness) detecting value.Controller 120 is in order to control light source drive device 114 according to detecting value 130, make light source drive device 114 adjust internal light source 112 according to the indication of controller 120, to adjust the characteristic of interior lights 126, so can make the characteristic of mixed light 128 can reach the characteristic preset value, wherein the characteristic preset value can for example be light adjustment device 100 default colour temperature preset value or brightness preset values.In the present embodiment, internal light source 112 can include red light emitting diodes 133, blue LED 134 and green LED 135; Inlet device 110 can have regulating device 140, and regulating device 140 is gone into light quantity, the light quantity that enters light guide section 116 with adjusting in order to what adjust inlet device 110.
Please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, it is schematic flow sheet according to the control method 150 of the light adjustment device 100 of the first embodiment of the present invention that Fig. 2 illustrates, Fig. 3 illustrates the workflow synoptic diagram according to the controller 120 of the first embodiment of the present invention.In surround lighting input step 152, surround lighting 124 is inputed to light adjustment device 100.In detecting step 154, utilize light arrangement for detecting 118 to detect the characteristic of mixed light 128, be converted to detecting value 130 with characteristic with mixed light 128.It should be noted that then mixed light 128 equals surround lighting 124 if this moment, internal light source 112 was not opened as yet.In detecting value input step 156, detecting value 130 is inputed in the controller 120.In colour temperature coordinate switch process 158, utilize controller 120 detecting value 130 is converted to the color temperature value of representing mixed light 128 two-dimentional colour temperature coordinate values (Xsensor, Ysensor) and represent the luminance parameter Lsensor of the brightness value of mixed light 128.In comparison step 160, be utilize controller 120 to come comparative characteristic preset value and two-dimentional colour temperature coordinate values (Xsensor Ysensor) and luminance parameter Lsensor, and provides error parameter.In the present embodiment, the characteristic preset value comprise default two-dimentional colour temperature coordinate values (Xtarget, Ytarget) and default brightness value L target, error parameter be the colour temperature error parameter (Xerorr, Yerorr) and luminance errors parameter L error.In error judgment step 162, utilize controller 120 to come the error in judgement parameter whether less than pre-set threshold value and export judged result.If judged result is for being then to detect preposition step 164 again; If judged result is then carried out aligning step 166 for not.In detecting preposition step 164 again, judge whether through a Preset Time or a satisfied predetermined registration operation condition, to detect step 154 again.In aligning step 166, with colour temperature error parameter (Xerorr, Yerorr) and luminance errors parameter L erorr convert red light correction parameter Correction_R to, green light correction parameter Correction_G and blue light correction parameter Correction_B, then with red light correction parameter Correction_R, green light correction parameter Correction_G and blue light correction parameter Correction_B export light source drive device 114 to, make light source drive device 114 adjust red light emitting diodes 133, the electric current of blue LED 134 and green LED 135 is to change the characteristic of interior lights 126.In blend step 168, be that adjusted interior lights 126 is mixed in light guide section 116 once again with surround lighting 124, meet the mixed light 128 of demand with output.
Please refer to Fig. 4, it illustrates is the exploded perspective view of light adjustment device 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.Light adjustment device 200 is similar to light adjustment device 100, but the inlet device 110 of light adjustment device 200 more comprises optical material portion 202, optical material portion 202 can make surround lighting 124 can be imported into equably in the light guide section 116, takes place to avoid mixing uneven situation.In the second embodiment of the present invention, light guide section 116 has first surface 206 and second surface 208, and wherein first surface 206 is with respect to second surface 208.Inlet device 110 is arranged at the position of contiguous first surface 206, imports surround lighting 124 to see through first surface 206.Light arrangement for detecting 118 is arranged at the position of contiguous second surface 208, the characteristic of the mixed light 128 that mixes with detecting.Internal light source 112 be arranged at first surface 206 and inlet device 110 between, inject interior lights 126 to light guide section 116 to see through first surface 206.The mixed light 128 that meets the characteristic preset value is to penetrate from second surface 208.Regulating device 140 can for example be a door panel structure, and this door panel structure system is adjacent to the light incident 123 of framework 122, control gate plate structure suitably, and promptly may command enters the light quantity of the surround lighting 124 of light guide section 116.
Please refer to Fig. 5, it illustrates the exploded perspective view of thelight adjustment device 300 that is a third embodiment in accordance with the invention.Light adjustment device 300 is similar tolight adjustment device 200, butlight adjustment device 300 withlight adjustment device 200 differences is:inlet device 110 is arranged at the position ofadjacent side face 310,import surround lighting 124 tolight guide section 116 to see throughside 310, whereinside 310 is adjacent withsecond surface 208 with first surface 206.Light adjustment device 300 can increase the light quantity of thesurround lighting 124 that is directed intolight guide section 116, further to reduce the power consumption of internal light source 112.In addition,light adjustment device 300 also can be provided with the position of reflectingplate 320 in contiguousfirst surface 206, so can increase the utilization ratio ofmixed light 128.
Please refer to Fig. 6, it illustrates the exploded perspective view of thelight adjustment device 400 that is a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention.Light adjustment device 400 is similar tolight adjustment device 300, but the internallight source 112 oflight adjustment device 400 is to be arranged atfirst side 310a ofadjacent side face 310 and the position of thesecond side 310b, light arrangement for detecting 118 then is arranged at the position of contiguous remainingside 310c and 310d, wherein internallight source 112 is divided into the first internallight source group 112a and the second internallight source group 112b, and the first internallight source group 112a is with respect to the second internallight source group 112b; Light arrangement for detecting 118 also is divided into the first smooth arrangement for detectinggroup 118a and the second smooth arrangement for detectinggroup 118b, and the first smooth arrangement for detectinggroup 118a is with respect to the second smooth arrangement for detectinggroup 118b.
Please refer to Fig. 7, it illustrates is the exploded perspective view oflight adjustment device 500 according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.Light adjustment device 500 similarlight adjustment devices 200, but the light arrangement for detecting 118 oflight adjustment device 500 is arranged at the position ofadjacent side face 310.
Please refer to Fig. 8, it illustrates is the exploded perspective view of light adjustment device 600 according to a sixth embodiment of the invention.Light adjustment device 600 similarlight adjustment devices 500, but theinlet device 110 of light adjustment device 600 is arranged at the position of the contiguousfirst side 310a and thesecond side 310b, and light arrangement for detecting 118 is arranged at the position of contiguous remainingside 310c and 310, so can increase the light quantity of thesurround lighting 124 that enterslight guide section 116, whereininlet device 110 is divided into the first inlet device group 110a and the second inlet device group 110b, and the first inlet device group 110a is with respect to the second inlet device group 110b; Light arrangement for detecting 118 is divided into the first smooth arrangement for detectinggroup 118a and the second smooth arrangement for detectinggroup 118b, and the first smooth arrangement for detectinggroup 118a is with respect to the second smooth arrangement for detecting group 118b.In addition, light adjustment device 600 also can be provided with the position of reflectingplate 320 in contiguousfirst surface 206, so can increase the utilization ratio ofmixed light 128.
Please refer to Fig. 9, it illustrates is the exploded perspective view ofmodule backlight 700 according to a seventh embodiment of theinvention.Module 700 backlight compriseslight adjustment device 200 and optical material diaphragm group 710.Themixed light 128 that opticalmaterial diaphragm group 710 is launched in order to diffusion lightline adjusting device 200 is with the briliancy distribution ofeven module 700 backlight.In the 7th embodiment,light guide section 116 can be light guide plate (light guide plate), and light guide plate can penetrate the light that enters light guide plate outside the light guide plate 810 equably.Becausemodule 700 backlight compriseslight adjustment device 200, therefore, the more power saving of module backlight ofmodule 700 comparable prior aries backlight.
Please refer to Figure 10, it illustrates is structural representation according to theLCD 800 of the ninth embodiment of thepresent invention.LCD 800 comprises:module 700 backlight andpanel 812, whereinpanel 812 comprisesliquid crystal layer 814 and substrate 816.Substrate 816 comprisestransistor switch 820,liquid crystal layer 814 comprisesliquid crystal molecule 822,transistor switch 820 is injected the light quantity of themixed light 128 ofpanel 812 in order to the arrangement mode adjustment of controlliquid crystal molecule 822, makespanel 812 can show the picture with different GTGs.In the present embodiment, light arrangement for detecting 118 also can be positioned on thesubstrate 816, with space and the cost of savingmodule 700 backlight, for example: the light arrangement for detecting 118 that forms transistor architecture insubstrate 816.
Though the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; right its is not in order to qualification the present invention, any those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can being used for a variety of modifications and variations, so protection scope of the present invention is with being as the criterion that claims scope is defined.