TWI675327B - Display frame rate displaying method - Google Patents

Abstract

A display frame rate display method includes the following steps. First, an image display unit number of a display is detected. Then, according to the number of image display units, a plurality of update rate images are provided through a screen display control function. Calculate the update rate of the display to provide an update rate data. The update rate data corresponds to one of the update rate images and is displayed on the display.

Description

   Display frame rate display method   

This case discloses a display frame rate display method, and particularly relates to an on-screen display (OSD) display frame rate display method.

With the advancement of science and technology, the application of computer products has become more extensive and penetrated into every home and industry. Video games have become more popular in recent years. When the display card cannot support the computing load required for the game, the display screen of the video game often appears delayed or flickering. Gamers can improve the system efficiency by changing the graphics card settings or upgrading the graphics card.

However, the game player can obtain the update frequency of the current image through the computer software. However, running software on a computer will consume a portion of the system's computing resources, so usually gamers will not always run the relevant software. However, when the software of the image update frequency is not executed, the game player cannot immediately obtain the actual update frequency of the current image, and the system efficiency cannot be effectively improved.

An embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a method for displaying a frame rate of a display, which includes the following steps. First, the number of image display fonts on a display is detected. Then, using the screen display control function and providing a plurality of update rate images according to the number of image display units. Calculate the update rate of the display to provide an update rate data. The update rate data corresponds to one of the update rate images and is displayed on the display.

To sum up, this display frame rate display method can use an on-screen display (OSD) function in a corner of the display to display the update rate, not only does not occupy the computing resources of the computer host, and can display in real time With respect to the update rate, gamers can clearly understand whether the level of the graphics card matches the display, and then appropriately upgrade the corresponding peripheral equipment to obtain better game performance. In addition, with the design of the update rate transition chart, gamers can clearly understand the changes in the update rate and make appropriate peripheral equipment upgrade decisions.

100‧‧‧Display frame rate display method

110 ~ 180‧‧‧step

200‧‧‧ update rate image

210‧‧‧ update rate value

220‧‧‧ Update rate transition chart

230‧‧‧Y-axis

240‧‧‧X axis

241‧‧‧ update rate data graph

242‧‧‧The first displayed update rate data graph

243‧‧‧Second displayed update rate data graph

300‧‧‧ update rate image

310‧‧‧ update rate value

320‧‧‧ Update rate transition chart

330‧‧‧Y-axis

340‧‧‧X axis

341‧‧‧ update rate data graph

342‧‧‧The first displayed update rate data graph

343‧‧‧Second displayed update rate data graph

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages, and embodiments of the present disclosure more comprehensible, the description of the drawings is as follows: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a display frame rate display method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. .

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of displaying a frame on a display according to a display frame rate display method disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of displaying a frame on a display according to a display frame rate display method disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention.

The following is a detailed description with examples and the accompanying drawings, but the examples provided are not intended to limit the scope covered by this disclosure, and the description of the structure operation is not used to limit the order of its implementation. Any recombination of components The structure and the devices with the same effect are all the scope covered by this disclosure. In addition, the drawings are for illustrative purposes only, and are not drawn to the original dimensions. In order to facilitate understanding, the same elements or similar elements in the following description will be described with the same symbols.

In addition, the terms used throughout the specification and the scope of patent applications, unless otherwise specified, usually have the ordinary meaning of each term used in this field, the content disclosed here, and the special content. . Certain terms used to describe this disclosure are discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide additional guidance to those skilled in the art on the description of this disclosure.

Regarding the "first", "second", ..., etc. used in this document, they do not specifically refer to the order or order, nor are they used to limit the case. They are only used to distinguish elements described in the same technical terms or Just do it.

Secondly, the terms "including", "including", "having", "containing" and the like used in this article are all open-ended terms, which means including but not limited to.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a display frame rate display method disclosed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a display screen displayed on a display according to a display frame rate display method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of displaying a frame on a display according to a display frame rate display method disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a display frame rate display method 100 includes the following steps. First, in step 110, the number of image display units of a display is detected, for example, the number of image display units of a display control IC. In step 120, a plurality of update rate images are provided according to the number of image display units through an on-screen display control function (OSD).

Referring to FIG. 2, the update rate image 200 includes an update rate value 210 and an update rate transition diagram 220. Among them, the update rate transition graph 220 includes an update rate data graph 241, and a first displayed update rate data graph 242 and a second displayed update rate data graph 243 and other displayed update rate data graphs. The Y-axis 230 represents the frequency of the update rate, and the X-axis 240 represents the passage of time. The closer to the left, the closer to the update rate data graph, and the closer to the right, the previously displayed update rate data graph.

In one embodiment, the displayed update rate data graph includes an update rate data graph of 5 seconds before the display.

In one embodiment, the update rate image is a color update rate image. For example, when the update frequency is 200 Hz, green is displayed, and when the update frequency is less than 60 Hz, red is displayed. When the update frequency is between 60 Hz and 200 Hz, The mixed color of red and green is displayed in proportion so that the game player can clearly understand whether the current update frequency is normal.

Referring to step 130, the size of an update rate image is calculated according to the image display unit of the display. In general, because different displays have different resolutions, in order to allow gamers to clearly see the update frequency information, the size of the update rate image 200 should not be too small, so as not to be difficult for gamers to read, but not too large, so as not to Occupy the screen of the monitor.

Taking an image 200 with an update rate of 432 pixels * 72 pixels as an example, a total of 36 * 4 image display units (font) are required. Among them, each image display unit is 12 * 18pixel. If full-color display (4byte / pixel) requires about 0.2MB (Megabyte; million bytes) of memory, and as the display resolution increases, the required memory will also increase to maintain the same The update rate of the image is 200. By detecting the number of image display units of the control integrated circuit of the display, an update rate image 200 of an appropriate size can be calculated without occupying too much memory. In addition, when the memory size is insufficient, a smaller update rate image 200 may also be selected to reduce the required memory size. In addition, by selecting to display only the update rate value 210 or only the update rate transition graph 220, the image display unit of the control integrated circuit occupied can also be reduced. Generally speaking, the more image display units can be displayed on the display, the more changes are displayed, but the more memory is also occupied. The display frame rate display method 100 may select an appropriate update rate image 200 according to the number of image display units and the screen resolution.

Then, in step 140, the update rate of the display is calculated to provide an update rate data. In one embodiment, a display data channel command interface (DDC / CI) can be used to read an update rate data of the display.

In step 150, an update rate image 200 corresponding to the update rate data is displayed on the display. In an embodiment, the update rate image 200 corresponds to the update rate data, and an appropriate image is selected from the update rate image 200 for display, which can be selected by the user or automatically displayed by the display according to the number of image display units. The choice does not depart from the spirit and scope of this case.

Next, step 160, the control integrated circuit records the update rate data as a displayed update rate data, for example, the first displayed update rate data graph 242 and the second displayed update rate data graph 243 in FIG. 2 are updated. Rate data graph.

Step 170: Recalculate the update rate data of the display. Step 180: Display the update rate data and the update rate image of the displayed update rate data on the display to form a new update rate transition diagram 220.

In an embodiment, the foregoing step 140 calculates the update rate of the display to provide update rate data, and further includes the display card update rate data and the display update rate data of the synchronous display card, so that the display and the display card update rate Consistent, thereby increasing the display effect of the display.

Refer to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of displaying a frame on a display according to a display frame rate display method disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention. The update rate image 300 includes an update rate value 310 and an update rate transition diagram 320. The update rate transition graph 320 includes an update rate data graph 341, and a first displayed update rate data graph 342 and a second displayed update rate data graph 343.

The Y-axis 330 represents the frequency of the update rate, and the X-axis 340 represents the passage of time. The closer to the left, the closer to the update rate data graph, and the closer to the right, the previously displayed update rate data graph. Among them, the update rate data graph 341, the first displayed update rate data graph 342, the second displayed update rate data graph 343, and other displayed update rate data graphs are displayed in dotted graphics, and can be coordinated with The original display screen on the display can not only increase the recognizability of the update rate image 300, but also reduce the display area of the video game on the display.

In an embodiment, the displayed update rate data graph includes an update rate data graph of a predetermined time before the display, and the predetermined time is, for example, 5 to 10 seconds, which is not limited in this case. In addition, the update rate image is a color update rate image. For example, it displays green when the update frequency is 200 Hz, which means that the display shows a very smooth display rate, and displays red when the update frequency is less than 60 Hz, which means that the update speed of the display is too Slow and easy to display the phenomenon of Lag or Flicker. When the update frequency is between 60Hz and 200Hz, the mixed color of red and green is displayed in proportion to allow the game player to clearly understand the current update frequency. Is it normal?

In some embodiments, the control integrated circuit may re-read the display update rate and display it every 250 milliseconds (ms) to 400 milliseconds. Taking every 250 milliseconds as an example, four update rate data graphs can be used to represent the change of the update rate in one second. Only 20 update rate data graphs are available to show the update rate change over the previous five seconds. The game player can correctly understand the change of the update rate of the display during the idle time of the game while operating the video game, and does not need to constantly watch the change of the value of the update rate, which effectively avoids disrupting the game player's video game. Operation.

In summary, the display frame rate display method can directly use the display's control integrated circuit (scaler IC) to read the current update rate of the display, and use the OSD function to display a corner on the display, not only does not occupy the computer's computing Resources, and can display the relevant update rate in real time, gamers can clearly understand whether the level of the graphics card matches the display, and then appropriately upgrade the corresponding peripheral equipment to obtain better game performance. In addition, with the design of the update rate transition chart, gamers can better understand the change of the update rate and make appropriate peripheral equipment upgrade decisions.

Although this disclosure has been disclosed as above in the form of implementation, it is not intended to limit this disclosure. Any person with ordinary knowledge in the field can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure The scope of protection shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

Claims (5)

A display frame rate display method includes: detecting the number of an image display unit of a display; providing a plurality of update rate images through an on-screen display (OSD) according to the number of image display units; and calculating the display Update rate to provide an update rate data; match the update rate data to one of the update rate images and display it on the display; record the update rate data as a displayed update rate data; and display on the display The update rate data and the update rate image of the displayed update rate data, wherein the update rate image further includes an update rate data graph and a plurality of displayed update rate data graphs, wherein the displayed update rate data graphs include the display A plurality of update rate data graphs before a predetermined time to form an update rate transition graph. The display frame rate display method according to claim 1, further comprising, rereading the update rate data of the display via a display data channel command interface. The display frame rate display method according to claim 1, wherein the update rate image is a color update rate image. The display frame rate display method according to claim 1, wherein the update rate image includes an update rate value. The display frame rate display method according to claim 1, further comprising synchronizing the display card update rate data of a display card and the update rate data of the display.