US 11,990,106 B2
Screen saver controller, display device including the screen saver controller, and method of driving a display device including the screen saver controller
Kihyun Pyun, Gwangmyeong-si (KR); and Eunjin Choi, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/066,351.
Application 18/066,351 is a continuation of application No. 17/457,300, filed on Dec. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,557,268.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0018163 (KR), filed on Feb. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0109819 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09G 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 5/10 (2013.01) [G09G 2310/0267 (2013.01); G09G 2310/027 (2013.01); G09G 2310/08 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0257 (2013.01); G09G 2320/041 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel including a plurality of pixels;
a display panel driver configured to drive the display panel; and
a screen saver controller configured to generate temperature data corresponding to a temperature of the display panel, to compare the temperature of the display panel with a target temperature to generate temperature change data, to generate operation data based on the temperature data and the temperature change data, to generate screen saver data based on the operation data, and to adjust a luminance of the display panel based on the screen saver data when operating in a screen saver mode, wherein the operation data includes start time data to adjust a start time of the screen saver mode, gain gradient data to adjust a gain gradient of the screen saver mode, and gain data to adjust a luminance of the screen saver mode.