Apple Watch iPhone Display Lifespan Being Improved Reduce OLED Burn-In Rate According To Latest Patent Filing
The improvements in OLED technology ensure that users get to experience vibrant colors, increased battery, a display that is viewable outdoors comfortably, and more. Sadly, one major drawback is, of course, the dreaded burn-in issue. Apple and other companies have employed various techniques to prevent those static images from leaving a perpetual mark and ruining the experience, but they only delay the inevitable. Fortunately, the latest patent shows the company is working on a method to increase the lifespan of those components.
iPhone and Apple Watch could keep track of what is being shown on the display, and reduce the luminance of the pixels, or increase it, depending on the brightness
As noted by AppleInsider, Apple’s patent titled ‘Reference Pixel Stressing For Burn-In Compensation Systems And Methods’ will allow any device from the company to change what is being displayed on the screen. This means that any iPhone, Apple Watch, or iPad sporting an OLED panel will be able to adjust the screen output so that the specific area could be brighter or duller than the rest, but that will depend on what is present on display at the time.
Apple’s solution in the patent suggests alleviating the issue through ‘reference pixels,’ which involves statistics on what is being displayed, with the calibration being done by the software. The iPhone or Apple Watch could then predict when a pixel or several pixels start to suffer from a burn-in and take appropriate measures to reduce that burn-in. The patent does not state if these measures will completely eliminate burn-ins from happening, but it can mean iPhone, Apple Watch, and other device owners can comfortably use those products without worrying about this problem for a long time.
Apple also talks about measuring the luminance output through a luminance sensor as that will help certain pixels become reference ones, allowing the devices to determine which area of the display needs adjustment. Once the iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, or others have successfully calculated which area of the display needs adjustment, that can reduce the chances of burn-in. However, there are still some instances for burn-in to take place, so in that regard, the aforementioned devices could change the UI elements on the screen.
The report states that the proposed technology is credited to 14 inventors, but even in the patent, it is not mentioned when it could be implemented. For the time being, burn-in problems will remain a common occurrence, which would be one reason why Apple has yet to introduce it in bigger-sized products. We suggest checking out the patent details by clicking the source link below for more information.
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