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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2012
Won-hee Choe, Gyeongju-si, KR;
In-ji Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Seong-deok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-yeong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Won-hee Choe, Gyeongju-si, KR;
In-ji Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Seong-deok Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Chang-yeong Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An image display device capable of supporting brightness enhancement and power control and a method thereof, in which the brightness and contrast are enhanced and the power of a light source is controlled in accordance with the image characteristic. In the image display method, a parameter representative of an input image is calculated from a histogram of the input image, a model corresponding to the input image is selected from a plurality of representative models by analyzing the parameter, and then a brightness controlling function matched with the selected model is selected. The size of each component of a pixel constituting the input image is controlled using the brightness controlling function, and the output image of the pixel whose component size has been controlled is displayed.