Four color converter, display apparatus and method for converting three color data to four color data

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a four color converter that converts raw RGB data to white balance processed RGBW data;
• a data driver that processes the white balance processed RGBW data provided from the four color converter and thereby generate analog four color signals;
• a scan driver that sequentially generates scan signals;
• and
• a display panel that displays a color in response to the analog four color signals provided from the data driver and the scan signals provided from the scan driver;
• wherein, the four color converter comprising:
• a first white balance circuit that effects white balance processing on raw RGB data to thereby obtain white balance processed RGB data;
• a four color determining circuit that determines RGBW data according to the white balance processed RGB data provided by the first white balance circuit and a white color data extracted from the white balance processed RGB data;
• and
• a second white balance circuit that effects white balance processing on the RGBW data provided by the four color determining circuit to thereby obtain white balance processed RGBW data for display;
• and
• wherein the four color determining circuit comprises:
• a luminance conversion circuit that converts each color data of the white balance processed RGB data provided by the first white balance circuit to luminance data corresponding to each color;
• a comparison circuit that compares luminance data of each color of the white balance processed RGB data provided by the luminance conversion circuit with one another to thereby obtain a minimum luminance data;
• a white color determining circuit that converts the minimum luminance data provided by the comparison circuit to a white color data of the RGBW data;
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• a three color calculation circuit that calculates each color data of the RGBW data corresponding to each color of the white balance processed RGB data according to each color data of the white balance processed RGB data provided by the first white balance circuit and the white color data of the RGBW data provided by the white color determining circuit.