IP Library Granted Patent US 8,373,730
Granted Patent B2
US 8,373,730 · App. 12/968,255 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Driving method for reducing image sticking

Inventors: Pin-Miao Liu (Hsin-Chu, TW); Shui-Chih Lien (Hsin-Chu, TW); Chia-Horng Huang (Hsin-Chu, TW); Chien-Huang Liao (Hsin-Chu, TW); Yu-Hsi Ho (Hsin-Chu, TW); Ting-Jui Chang (Hsin-Chu, TW); Yao-Jen Hsieh (Hsin-Chu, TW); Jenn-Jia Su (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,373,730
App. No.
12/968,255
Granted
Feb 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving method with reducing image sticking effect is disclosed. The driving method includes applying a voltage on the data lines for trapping impurities crossing the data lines and lowering the degree of the image sticking effect, and applying different asymmetric waveforms to different data lines for trapping impurities crossing the data lines and lowering the degree of the image sticking effect.

Claims (19)

1. A driving method for reducing image sticking associated with images of a liquid crystal display, the liquid crystal display comprising a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and a plurality of pixel areas, the driving method comprising:

according to a data-to-voltage relation, converting a first data to a first voltage and a second voltage;

according to the data-to-voltage relation, converting a second data to a third voltage and a fourth voltage;

in a first half of a period of time, turning on a first scan line of the plurality of scan lines;

in the first half of the period of time, applying a first voltage to a first pixel area of the plurality of pixel areas through a first data line;

in a second half of a period of time, turning on the first scan line of the plurality of scan lines,

in the second half of the period of time, applying a second voltage to the first pixel area of the plurality of pixel areas through the first data line;

in the first half of the period of time, turning on a second scan line of the plurality of scan lines;

in the first half of the period of time, applying the third voltage to a second pixel area of the plurality of pixel areas through a second data line;

in the second half of the period of time, turning on a second scan line of the plurality of scan lines; and

in the second half of the period of time, applying the fourth voltage to the second pixel area of the plurality of pixel areas through the second data line;

wherein the first pixel areas and the second pixel areas are respectively coupled to a first common voltage and a second common voltage, and the sum of the difference between the third voltage and the second common voltage and the difference between the fourth voltage and the second common voltage is different from the sum of the difference between the first voltage and the first common voltage and the difference between the second voltage and the first common voltage.

2. The driving method of claim 1 , wherein the difference between the first voltage and the first common voltage is different from the difference between the second voltage and the second common voltage.

3. The driving method of claim 1 , wherein the difference between the third voltage and the second common voltage is different from the difference between the fourth voltage and the second common voltage.

4. The driving method of claim 1 , wherein the first data is the same as the second data, the first voltage is the same as the third voltage, and the second voltage is the same as the fourth voltage.

5. The driving method of claim 1 , wherein the polarities of the first voltage and the third voltage with respect to the first common voltage and the second common voltage are the same, and the polarities of the second voltage and the fourth voltage with respect to the first common voltage and the second common voltage are the same.

6. The driving method of claim 1 , wherein polarities of the first voltage and the third voltage with respect to the first common voltage and the second common voltage are different, and polarities of the second voltage and the fourth voltage with respect to the first common voltage and the second common voltage are different.

7. The driving method of claim 1 , wherein polarities of the first voltage and the second voltage with respect to the first common voltage and the second common voltage are different, and polarities of the third voltage and the fourth voltage with respect to the first common voltage and the second common voltage are different.

8. The driving method of claim 1 , wherein the first pixel area is adjacent to the second pixel area.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2023
From: AUO CORPORATION
To: OPTRONIC SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 064658/0572 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 25, 2023
From: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
To: AUO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063785/0830 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2010
From: LIU, PIN-MIAO; LIEN, SHUI-CHIH; HUANG, CHIA-HORNG; LIAO, CHIEN-HUANG; HO, YU-HSI; CHANG, TING-JUI; HSIEH, YAO-JEN; SU, JENN-JIA
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 025501/0377 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 95142265 A · Nov 15, 2006 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 11747920 · May 14, 2007
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