Multistable display with partial update mode

1 . A multistable display with a partial update mode, comprising:

a timing controller circuit unit, generating a timing control signal;

a display panel unit, comprising a plurality of pixel electrodes and a plurality of line electrodes; wherein each intersection crossed by each pixel electrode and each line electrode forms a respective pixel, and the pixels comprise a updating pixel and a holding pixel;

a driver circuit unit, connected to the timing controller circuit unit and the display panel unit to receive the timing control signal, generating a plurality of pixel electrode driver signals to the pixel electrodes of the display panel unit, and generating a plurality of line electrode driver signals to the line electrodes of the display panel unit;

wherein the timing control signal comprises a partial update control signal, a plurality of data signals, and a plurality of scan signals; wherein the data signals comprise a plurality of pixel waveform data, and the pixel waveform data respectively correspond to the pixel electrodes; wherein the scan signals comprise a plurality of line waveform data, and the line waveform data respectively correspond to the line electrodes;

wherein the partial update control signal comprises a update control signal and a hold control signal, the update control signal corresponds to the pixel waveform data of the pixel electrode of the updating pixel and the line waveform data of the line electrode of the updating pixel, and the hold control signal corresponds to the pixel waveform data of the pixel electrode of the holding pixel and the line waveform data of the line electrode of the holding pixel;

wherein the pixel electrode driver signals comprise a pixel electrode refreshing signal and a pixel-electrode hold signal, and the line electrode driver signals comprise a line electrode refreshing signal and a line-electrode hold signal;

wherein the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal to the pixel electrodes of the updating pixel, and outputs the line electrode refreshing signal to the line electrodes of the updating pixel;

wherein the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel-electrode hold signal to the pixel electrodes of the holding pixel, and outputs the line-electrode hold signal to the line electrodes of the holding pixel;

wherein a voltage difference between the pixel electrode refreshing signal and the line electrode refreshing signal on the updating pixel is greater than or equal to a threshold voltage required to change a pixel state.

2 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the update control signal is at a low voltage, and the hold control signal is at a high voltage.

3 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the pixel-electrode hold signal and the line-electrode hold signal are high impedance (HiZ) voltage signals.

4 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the pixel-electrode hold signal and the line-electrode hold signal are high frequency (HiF) voltage signals.

5 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the data signals comprise a pixel electrode header setting data and the pixel waveform data;

wherein when the driver circuit unit receives the pixel electrode header setting data, the driver circuit unit configures a data voltage truth table according to the pixel electrode header setting data;

wherein when the driver circuit unit receives the pixel waveform data, the driver circuit unit generates the pixel electrode driver signals according to the pixel waveform data and the data voltage truth table.

6 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the timing control signal further comprises a header setting signal;

wherein when the data signals are the pixel electrode header setting data, the header setting signal is at the high voltage.

7 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the data signals comprise a pixel electrode header setting data and the pixel waveform data;

wherein the driver circuit unit determines a respective pixel electrode voltage of each of the pixel electrode driver signals according to the pixel electrode header setting data, and the driver circuit unit determines a pixel driving time duration for outputting the pixel electrode driver signals having the pixel electrode voltages according to the pixel waveform data.

8 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the pixel electrode header setting data comprise a first pixel electrode positive voltage value, a second pixel electrode positive voltage value, a first pixel electrode negative voltage value, and a second pixel electrode negative voltage value;

wherein the pixel waveform data at least comprises a refreshing pixel waveform data, and the refreshing pixel waveform data comprises a updating pixel electrode voltage duty count;

wherein the driver circuit unit comprises a pixel electrode duty count, and the driver circuit unit calculates a remaining voltage duty count of the updating pixel by subtracting the updating pixel electrode voltage duty count from the pixel electrode duty count;

wherein when the driver circuit unit determines the pixel driving time duration according to the pixel waveform data, the driver circuit unit configures a first pixel driving time duration according to the updating pixel electrode voltage duty count of the pixel waveform data, and the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal with the first pixel electrode positive voltage value to the updating pixel for the first pixel driving time duration;

wherein the driver circuit unit configures a second pixel driving time duration according to the updating pixel electrode voltage duty count, and the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal with the second pixel electrode positive voltage value to the updating pixel for the second pixel driving time duration;

wherein the driver circuit unit configures a third pixel driving time duration according to the updating pixel electrode voltage duty count, and the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal with the first pixel electrode negative voltage value to the updating pixel for the third pixel driving time duration;

wherein the driver circuit unit configures a fourth pixel driving time duration according to the updating pixel electrode voltage duty count, and the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal with the second pixel electrode negative voltage value to the updating pixel for the fourth pixel driving time duration.

9 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the data signals comprise a pixel electrode hold time data, and the pixel electrode hold time data is subsequent to the pixel waveform data;

wherein the driver circuit unit comprises a pixel electrode duty count;

wherein the timing control signal comprises a digital to analog conversion signal;

wherein when the data signals are the pixel electrode hold time data, the digital to analog conversion signal has a plurality of duties, and a number of the duties is even multiples of the pixel electrode duty count.

10 . The multistable display as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the pixel electrode header setting data comprise a first pixel electrode positive voltage value, a second pixel electrode positive voltage value, a first pixel electrode negative voltage value, and a second pixel electrode negative voltage value;

wherein the pixel waveform data at least comprises a refreshing pixel waveform data, and the refreshing pixel waveform data comprises a updating pixel electrode voltage duty count;

when the driver circuit unit determines the pixel driving time duration according to the pixel waveform data, the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal with the first pixel electrode positive voltage value to the updating pixel for a time when the driver circuit unit receives a 1 st duty of the digital to analog conversion signal to an A th duty of the digital to analog conversion signal;

wherein the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal with the second pixel electrode positive voltage value to the updating pixel for a time when the driver circuit unit receives an (A+1) th duty of the digital to analog conversion signal to a B th duty of the digital to analog conversion signal;

wherein the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal with the first pixel electrode negative voltage value to the updating pixel for a time when the driver circuit unit receives a (B+1) th duty of the digital to analog conversion signal to an (A+B) th duty of the digital to analog conversion signal;

wherein the driver circuit unit outputs the pixel electrode refreshing signal with the second pixel electrode negative voltage value to the updating pixel for a time when the driver circuit unit receives an (A+B+1) th duty of the digital to analog conversion signal to a (2B) th duty of the digital to analog conversion signal;

wherein A is the updating pixel electrode duty count, and B is the pixel electrode duty count.