Image display apparatus and control method thereof

An image display apparatus comprising:

• a memory including a first mode in which an image data is sequentially written and read per frame and a second mode in which the image data is sequentially written and read per sub-frame area obtained by dividing the frame;
• a compressor capable of switching a compression output state in which a compression image data generated by compressing an input image data is outputted and an uncompressed output state in which an uncompressed image data without compressing the input image data is outputted as the image data written in the memory;
• a decompressor capable of switching a decompression output state in which the compression image data read from the memory is decompressed to be outputted and a non-decompression output state in which the uncompressed image data read from the memory is not decompressed to be outputted;
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• a controller configured to switch the memory from the first mode to the second mode during a first output vertical blanking period, switch the compressor from the compression output state to the uncompressed output state during a first input vertical blanking period immediately after the first output vertical blanking period, and switch the decompressor from the decompression output state to the non-decompression output state at the same time as the first input vertical blanking period or during a second output vertical blanking period immediately after the first input vertical blanking period, where a vertical blanking period of an input image to the compressor is defined as an input vertical blanking period and a vertical blanking period of an output image from the decompressor is defined as an output vertical blanking period.

An image display apparatus comprising:

• a memory including a first mode in which an image data is sequentially written and read per frame and a second mode in which the image data is sequentially written and read per sub-frame area obtained by dividing the frame;
• a compressor capable of switching a compression output state in which a compression image data generated by compressing an input image data is outputted and an uncompressed output state in which an uncompressed image data without compressing the input image data is outputted as the image data written in the memory;
• a decompressor capable of switching a decompression output state in which the compression image data read from the memory is decompressed to be outputted and a non-decompression output state in which the uncompressed image data read from the memory is not decompressed to be outputted;
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• a controller configured to switch the compressor from the uncompressed output state to the compression output state and also switch the decompressor from the non-decompression output state to the decompression output state during a first output vertical blanking period or a first input vertical blanking period, and switch the memory from the second mode to the first mode during the first output vertical blanking period and a second output vertical blanking period immediately after the first input vertical blanking period, where a vertical blanking period of an input image to the compressor is defined as an input vertical blanking period and a vertical blanking period of an output image from the decompressor is defined as an output vertical blanking period.

An image display apparatus comprising:

• a memory including a first mode in which an image data is sequentially written and read per frame and a second mode in which the image data is sequentially written and read per sub-frame area obtained by dividing the frame;
• a compressor capable of switching a compression output state in which a compression image data generated by compressing an input image data is outputted and an uncompressed output state in which an uncompressed image data without compressing the input image data is outputted as the image data written in the memory;
• a decompressor capable of switching a decompression output state in which the compression image data read from the memory is decompressed to be outputted and a non-decompression output state in which the uncompressed image data read from the memory is not decompressed to be outputted;
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• a controller configured to switch the memory from the first mode to the second mode during a first output vertical blanking period, and switch the compressor from the compression output state to the uncompressed output state and also switch the decompressor from the decompression output state to the non-decompression output state during a second output vertical blanking period immediately after the first output vertical blanking period or a first input vertical blanking period immediately after the second output vertical blanking period, where a vertical blanking period of an input image to the compressor is defined as an input vertical blanking period and a vertical blanking period of an output image from the decompressor is defined as an output vertical blanking period.

A method of controlling an image display apparatus comprising a memory including a first mode in which an image data is sequentially written and read per frame and a second mode in which the image data is sequentially written and read per sub-frame area obtained by dividing the frame, a compressor capable of switching a compression output state in which a compression image data generated by compressing an input image data is outputted and an uncompressed output state in which an uncompressed image data without compressing the input image data is outputted as the image data written in the memory, and a decompressor capable of switching a decompression output state in which the compression image data read from the memory is decompressed to be outputted and a non-decompression output state in which the uncompressed image data read from the memory is not decompressed to be outputted, the method comprising the steps of:

• switching the compressor from the uncompressed output state to the compression output state during a first input vertical blanking period;
• switching the decompressor from the non-decompression output state to the decompression output state at the same time as the first input vertical blanking period or during a first output vertical blanking period immediately after the first input vertical blanking period;
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• switching the memory from the second mode to the first mode during the first output vertical blanking period or a second output vertical blanking period immediately after the first output vertical blanking period,
• where a vertical blanking period of an input image to the compressor is defined as an input vertical blanking period and a vertical blanking period of an output image from the decompressor is defined as an output vertical blanking period.

A method of controlling an image display apparatus comprising a memory including a first mode in which an image data is sequentially written and read per frame and a second mode in which the image data is sequentially written and read per sub-frame area obtained by dividing the frame, a compressor capable of switching a compression output state in which a compression image data generated by compressing an input image data is outputted and an uncompressed output state in which an uncompressed image data without compressing the input image data is outputted as the image data written in the memory, and a decompressor capable of switching a decompression output state in which the compression image data read from the memory is decompressed to be outputted and a non-decompression output state in which the uncompressed image data read from the memory is not decompressed to be outputted, the method comprising the steps of:

• switching the memory from the first mode to the second mode during a first output vertical blanking period;
• switching the compressor from the compression output state to the uncompressed output state during a first input vertical blanking period immediately after the first output vertical blanking period;
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• switching the decompressor from the decompression output state to the non-decompression output state at the same time as the first input vertical blanking period or during a second output vertical blanking period immediately after the first input vertical blanking period,
• where a vertical blanking period of an input image to the compressor is defined as an input vertical blanking period and a vertical blanking period of an output image from the decompressor is defined as an output vertical blanking period.

A method of controlling an image display apparatus comprising a memory including a first mode in which an image data is sequentially written and read per frame and a second mode in which the image data is sequentially written and read per sub-frame area obtained by dividing the frame, a compressor capable of switching a compression output state in which a compression image data generated by compressing an input image data is outputted and an uncompressed output state in which an uncompressed image data without compressing the input image data is outputted as the image data written in the memory, and a decompressor capable of switching a decompression output state in which the compression image data read from the memory is decompressed to be outputted and a non-decompression output state in which the uncompressed image data read from the memory is not decompressed to be outputted, the method comprising the steps of:

• switching the compressor from the uncompressed output state to the compression output state and also switching the decompressor from the non-decompression output state to the decompression output state during a first output vertical blanking period or a first input vertical blanking period;
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• switching the memory from the second mode to the first mode during the first output vertical blanking period and a second output vertical blanking period immediately after the first input vertical blanking period,
• where a vertical blanking period of an input image to the compressor is defined as an input vertical blanking period and a vertical blanking period of an output image from the decompressor is defined as an output vertical blanking period.

A method of controlling an image display apparatus comprising a memory including a first mode in which an image data is sequentially written and read per frame and a second mode in which the image data is sequentially written and read per sub-frame area obtained by dividing the frame, a compressor capable of switching a compression output state in which a compression image data generated by compressing an input image data is outputted and an uncompressed output state in which an uncompressed image data without compressing the input image data is outputted as the image data written in the memory, and a decompressor capable of switching a decompression output state in which the compression image data read from the memory is decompressed to be outputted and a non-decompression output state in which the uncompressed image data read from the memory is not decompressed to be outputted, the method comprising the steps of:

• switching the memory from the first mode to the second mode during a first output vertical blanking period;
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• switching the compressor from the compression output state to the uncompressed output state and also switching the decompressor from the decompression output state to the non-decompression output state during a second output vertical blanking period immediately after the first output vertical blanking period or a first input vertical blanking period immediately after the second output vertical blanking period,
• where a vertical blanking period of an input image to the compressor is defined as an input vertical blanking period and a vertical blanking period of an output image from the decompressor is defined as an output vertical blanking period.