Resolving image / data mismatch via on-off pattern

1. A method for resizing one or more dimensions of a two-dimensional image to fill a display area, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a two-dimensional array of image display data, said array comprising W pixels in a first dimension thereof, each said pixel having P subpixels in said first dimension;

providing a two-dimensional display panel, said display panel comprising T source channel integrated circuits (ICs) in a first dimension thereof, each said source channel IC comprising M source channels, wherein the number of total display panel source channels in the first panel dimension exceeds the number of total array subpixels in the first array dimension by D excess source channels; and

distributing said D excess source channels symmetrically across said T source channel ICs and within each of the individual T source channel ICs in said first panel dimension.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the distributing step is conducted so that:

each of said T source channel ICs has a bus number N associated with data communication between a timing controller and the source channel IC; and

D and D/T are each evenly divisible by a partitioning factor A, wherein either A equals N if N is evenly divisible by P or A equals N×P if N is not evenly divisible by P.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the distributing step is further conducted so that:

each of the T source channel ICs has its M channels divided into n blocks, with each of the n blocks containing v valid channels and d excess source channels.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the number of excess source channels D is less than or equal to 20% of the total source channels in the first panel dimension.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the number of excess source channels is less than the number of source channels in any of the source channel ICs.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the two-dimensional array of image display data further comprises H pixels in a second dimension, each said pixel having X subpixels in said second dimension;

the two-dimensional display panel further comprises Y source channel integrated circuits (ICs) in a second dimension thereof, each said source channel IC having Z source channels, wherein the number of total display panel source channels in the second panel dimension exceeds the number of total array subpixels in the second array dimension by E excess source channels; and

the distributing step is conducted so that said E excess source channels are distributed symmetrically across each of said Y source channel ICs in said second panel dimension.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the distributing step is conducted so that:

each of said T source channel ICs has a bus number N associated with data communication between a timing controller and the source channel IC;

D and D/T are each evenly divisible by a partitioning factor A, wherein either A equals N if N is evenly divisible by P or A equals N×P if N is not evenly divisible by P;

each of said Y source channel ICs has a bus number O associated with data communication between a timing controller and the source channel IC; and

E and E/Y are each evenly divisible by a partitioning factor B, wherein either B equals O if O is evenly divisible by X or B equals O×X if O is not evenly divisible by X.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the distributing step is further conducted so that:

each of the T source channel ICs has its M channels divided into n blocks, with each of the n blocks containing v valid channels and d excess source channels; and

each of the Y source channel ICs has its Z channels divided into m blocks, with each of the m blocks containing w valid channels and e excess source channels.

9. A two-dimensional panel for displaying a two-dimensional array of image display data having a width of W pixels, each pixel comprising P subpixels in the width dimension, the panel comprising:

a liquid crystal display device with a maximum display area having a width of (T×M) addressable channels, the addressable channels addressed through a plurality of T source channel integrated circuits (ICs), each source channel IC having M source channels, wherein (T×M) is larger than (W×P) by a plurality D of excess source channels;

wherein the D excess source channels are distributed symmetrically across said T source channel ICs and within each of the individual T source channel ICs in said first width dimension.

10. The panel of claim 9 , wherein:

each said source channel IC has the M total source channels therein evenly partitioned into a plurality of n blocks, each of the n blocks having d excess source channels and v valid data channels.

11. The panel of claim 10 , wherein:

the d excess source channels are distributed symmetrically across each of the n blocks.

12. The panel of claim 9 , wherein:

the number of excess source channels D is less than or equal to 20% of the total source channels in the first panel dimension.

13. The panel of claim 9 , wherein:

the number of excess source channels D is less than the number of source channels M in any of the source channel ICs.

14. The panel of claim 9 , wherein:

the liquid crystal display provides a unitary visual image of the image display data across the maximum display area.

15. The panel of claim 9 , wherein:

the two-dimensional array of image display data additionally has a height of H pixels, each pixel comprising X subpixels in the height dimension;

said liquid crystal display device further comprises a maximum display area having a height of (Y×Z) addressable channels, the addressable channels addressed through a plurality of Y source channel integrated circuits (ICs), each source channel IC having Z source channels, wherein (Y×Z) is larger than (H×X) by a plurality E of excess source channels; and

wherein the E excess source channels are distributed symmetrically across each of said Y source channel ICs in said height dimension.

16. The panel of claim 15 , wherein:

each said Y source channel IC has the Z total source channels therein evenly partitioned into a plurality of m blocks, each of the m blocks having e excess source channels and w valid data channels; and

each said T source channel IC has the M total source channels therein evenly partitioned into a plurality of n blocks, each of the n blocks having d excess source channels and v valid data channels.

17. A two-dimensional panel for displaying a two-dimensional array of image display data having a width of W pixels, each pixel comprising P subpixels in the width dimension, the panel comprising:

a liquid crystal display device with a maximum display area having a width of (T×M) addressable channels, the addressable channels addressed through a plurality of T source channel integrated circuits (ICs), each source channel IC having M source channels, wherein (T×M) is smaller than (W×P) by a plurality D of excess image display data;

wherein the D excess image data are excluded symmetrically across said T source channel ICs and within each of the individual T source channel ICs in said width dimension.

18. The panel of claim 17 wherein

each said source channel IC has the M total source channels therein evenly partitioned into a plurality of n blocks, each of the n blocks having d excess image data excluded from the v valid data channels.

19. The panel of claim 17 wherein the two-dimensional array of image display data additionally has a height of H pixels, each pixel comprising X subpixels in the height dimension;

said liquid crystal display device further comprises a maximum display area having a height of (Y×Z) addressable channels, the addressable channels addressed through a plurality of Y source channel integrated circuits (ICs), each source channel IC having Z source channels, wherein (Y×Z) is smaller than (H×X) by a plurality E of excess image display data; and

wherein the E excess image display data are excluded symmetrically across each of said Y source channel ICs in said height dimension.

20. The panel of claim 19 wherein:

each said T source channel IC has the M total source channels therein evenly partitioned into a plurality of n blocks, each of the n blocks having d excess image data excluded from the v valid data channels,

each said Y source channel IC has the Z total source channels therein evenly partitioned into a plurality of m blocks, each of the m blocks having e excess image data excluded from the w valid data channels.