1. An apparatus for driving an organic light emitting display device comprising:
a display panel including a plurality of pixels provided with a plurality of light emitting devices which emit light according to a current;
a temperature sensing unit that generates temperature data by sensing a temperature of the display panel or surrounding temperature; and
a panel driver that generates a frame current value of one frame by the use of input data and temperature data, generates a current limit gain value for controlling the current consumption of the display panel be lower than the preset current limit value based on the frame current value, and controls a data signal to be supplied to each pixel based on the current limit gain value.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the panel driver converts the input data into conversion data; generates a plurality of reference gamma voltages that control the current consumption of the display panel to be lower than the preset current limit value on the basis of the current limit gain value; and converts the conversion data to the data signal by the use of reference gamma voltages so as to make the light emitting device emit light.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the panel driver comprises:
a data driver which converts the conversion data into the data signal by the use of reference gamma voltages, and supplies the data signal to each pixel;
a scanning driver which supplies a scanning signal to each pixel; and
a controller which controls each driving of the data driver and the scanning driver, generates the conversion data and the plurality of reference gamma voltages, and supplies the generated conversion data and the plurality of reference gamma voltages to the data driver,
wherein the controller converts the input data into the conversion data, generates the current limit gain value on the basis of the temperature data and conversion data, and generates the plurality of reference gamma voltages by the use of current limit gain value.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the controller includes a temperature compensating unit which calculates an input data gain value based on the input data of one frame, and a temperature gain value based on the temperature data; calculates the frame current value from the conversion data of one frame by the use of input data gain value and temperature gain value; and generates the current limit gain value based on the frame current value.
5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the temperature compensating unit calculates a frame current gain value by dividing the input data gain value by the temperature gain value; and calculates the frame current value by reflecting the frame current gain value on the conversion data of one frame.
6. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the temperature compensating unit corrects the frame current value by reflecting the temperature gain value on the frame current value; and generates the current limit gain value on the basis of the corrected frame current value.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the panel driver converts the input data into conversion data; generates correction data by correcting the conversion data so as to make the current consumption of the display panel be lower than the preset current limit value on the basis of the current limit gain value; converts the correction data into the data signal by a plurality of reference gamma voltages; and makes the light emitting device emit light.
8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the panel driver comprises:
a data driver which converts the correction data into the data signal by the use of reference gamma voltages, and supplies the data signal to each pixel;
a scanning driver which supplies a scanning signal to each pixel; and
a controller which controls each driving of the data driver and the scanning driver, generates the correction data and the plurality of reference gamma voltages, and supplies the generated correction data and the plurality of reference gamma voltages to the data driver,
wherein the controller converts the input data into the conversion data, generates the current limit gain value on the basis of the temperature data and conversion data, and generates the correction data by correcting the conversion data by the use of current limit gain value.
9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the controller includes a temperature compensating unit which calculates an input data gain value based on the input data of one frame, and a temperature gain value based on the temperature data; calculates the frame current value from the conversion data of one frame by the use of input data gain value and temperature gain value; and generates the current limit gain value based on the frame current value.
10. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the panel driver converts the input data into conversion data; simultaneously generates a plurality of reference gamma voltages and correction data by correcting the conversion data for controlling the current consumption of the display panel to be lower than the preset current limit value on the basis of the current limit gain value; converts the correction data to the data signal by the use of reference gamma voltages; and makes the light emitting device emit light.
11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the panel driver comprises:
a data driver which converts the correction data into the data signal by the use of reference gamma voltages, and supplies the data signal to each pixel;
a scanning driver which supplies a scanning signal to each pixel; and
a controller which controls each driving of the data driver and the scanning driver, generates the correction data and the plurality of reference gamma voltages, and supplies the generated correction data and the plurality of reference gamma voltages to the data driver,
wherein the controller converts the input data into the conversion data, generates current limit gain value on the basis of the temperature data and conversion data, and generates the plurality of reference gamma voltages and the correction data by correcting the conversion data through the use of current limit gain value.
12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the controller generates a current limit gain value for gamma voltage and a current limit gain value for data by dividing the current limit gain value according to a preset proportion; and generates the correction data by correcting the conversion data by the use of current limit gain value for data, and simultaneously generates the plurality of reference gamma voltages by the use of current limit gain value for gamma voltage.
13. A method for driving an organic light emitting display device comprising a display panel for displaying an image by making a light emitting device in each of pixels emit light by the use of current, comprising:
generating temperature data by sensing a temperature of the display panel or surrounding temperature;
generating a frame current value of one frame by the use of input data and temperature data;
generating a current limit gain value for controlling the current consumption of the display panel be lower than the preset current limit value based on the frame current value; and
controlling a data signal to be supplied to each pixel based on the current limit gain value.
14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the process for controlling the data signal to be supplied to each pixel comprises:
converting the input data into conversion data;
generating a plurality of reference gamma voltages by the use of current limit gain value; and
converting the conversion data into the data signal by the use of reference gamma voltages, and supplying the data signal to each pixel so as to make the light emitting device emit light.
15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the process for generating the current limit gain value comprises:
calculating an input data gain value based on the input data of one frame, and a temperature gain value based on the temperature data;
calculating the frame current value from the conversion data of one frame by the use of input data gain value and temperature gain value; and
generating the current limit gain value based on the frame current value.
16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the process for calculating the frame current value comprises:
calculating a frame current gain value by dividing the input data gain value through the temperature gain value; and
calculating the frame current value by reflecting the frame current gain value on the conversion data of one frame.
17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the process for generating the current limit gain value comprises correcting the frame current value by reflecting the temperature gain value on the frame current value, wherein the current limit gain value is generated according to the corrected frame current value.
18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the process for controlling the data signal to be supplied to each pixel comprises:
converting the input data into conversion data;
generating correction data by correcting the conversion data through the use of current limit gain value; and
converting the correction data into the data signal by a plurality of reference gamma voltages, and supplying the data signal to each pixel so as to make the light emitting device emit light.
19. The method according to claim 13, wherein the process for controlling the data signal to be supplied to each pixel comprises:
converting the input data into conversion data;
generating correction data by correcting the conversion data through the use of current limit gain value and simultaneously generating a plurality of reference gamma voltages by the use of current limit gain value; and
converting the correction data into the data signal by the use of reference gamma voltages, and supplying the data signal to each pixel so as to make the light emitting device emit light.
20. The method according to claim 19,
wherein the process for generating the current limit gain value further comprises generating a current limit gain value for gamma voltage and a current limit gain value for data by dividing the current limit gain value according to a preset proportion, and
wherein the process for generating the correction data by correcting the conversion data through the use of current limit gain value and simultaneously generating the plurality of reference gamma voltages by the use of current limit gain value comprises generating the correction data by correcting the conversion data through the use of current limit gain value for data, and generating the plurality of reference gamma voltages by the use of current limit gain value for gamma voltage.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method, comprising:
forming an incision in tissue by extending a lancet from a capillary member of an integrated unit, wherein the lancet is located inside the capillary member before said forming the incision;
partially withdrawing the lancet from the incision in which a portion of the lancet remains within the incision;
drawing body fluid from the incision into a capillary space defined between the capillary member and the lancet while the lancet is partially withdrawn within the incision, wherein the lancet acts as a focal point for drawing the body fluid into the capillary space; and
depositing the body fluid onto a test strip that is disposed in the capillary space.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
fully withdrawing the lancet from the incision after said drawing the body fluid so that the entire lancet is located inside the capillary member.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
wherein said drawing the body fluid includes collecting less than 1 \u03bcl of the body fluid with the capillary member.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the lancet is made in a solid piece that is sufficiently sharpened to form the incision.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the capillary space between the lancet and the capillary member is between 20 to 200 \u03bcm to improve fill time.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
maintaining sterility of the lancet with a sealing member placed over an end of the capillary member; and
removing the sealing member from the capillary member before said forming the incision.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
maintaining sterility of the lancet with a sealing member placed over an end of the capillary member; and
piercing the sealing member with the lancet during said forming the incision.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the sealing member includes a membrane.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein said forming the incision includes penetrating the tissue to a depth of 0.5 to 1.2 mm with the lancet.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the test strip extends into the capillary space through a slot defined in the capillary member.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the test strip is received in a groove in the lancet.
12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
analyzing the body fluid with the test strip.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the capillary member includes a capillary tube.
14. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
wherein the lancet is made in a solid piece that is sufficiently sharpened to form the incision;
wherein the capillary member includes a capillary tube;
maintaining sterility of the lancet with a sealing member placed over an end of the capillary member; and
piercing the sealing member with the lancet during said forming the incision.
wherein said forming the incision includes penetrating the tissue to a depth of 0.5 to 1.2 mm with the lancet;
fully withdrawing the lancet from the incision after said drawing the body fluid so that the entire lancet is located inside the capillary member;
wherein said drawing the body fluid includes collecting less than 1 \u03bcl of the body fluid with the capillary member; and
wherein the capillary space between the lancet and the capillary member is between 20 to 200 \u03bcm.
15. A method, comprising:
forming an incision in tissue with an integrated unit that includes a lancet received in a capillary member by moving the lancet longitudinally between a retracted position where the lancet is retracted inside the capillary member and an extended position where the lancet extends from the capillary member;
moving the lancet from the extended position to a partially withdrawn position where a portion of the lancet remains within the incision;
drawing body fluid from the incision into a capillary space defined between the capillary member and the lancet while the lancet is at the partially withdrawn position;
depositing the body fluid onto a test strip that is disposed in the capillary space; and
retracting the lancet to the retracted position after said drawing the body fluid.
16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:
wherein said drawing the body fluid includes collecting less than 1 \u03bcl of the body fluid with the capillary member.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the capillary space between the lancet and the capillary member is between 20 to 200 \u03bcm to improve fill time.
18. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
analyzing the body fluid with the test strip.
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the test strip is received in a groove in the lancet.
20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:
wherein the lancet is made in a solid piece that is sufficiently sharpened to form the incision;
wherein the capillary member includes a capillary tube;
maintaining sterility of the lancet with a sealing member placed over an end of the capillary member; and
piercing the sealing member with the lancet during said forming the incision.
wherein said forming the incision includes penetrating the tissue to a depth of 0.5 to 1.2 mm with the lancet;
wherein said drawing the body fluid includes collecting less than 1 \u03bcl of the body fluid with the capillary member; and
wherein the capillary space between the lancet and the capillary member is between 20 to 200 \u03bcm.