Display device for calculating and supplying a precharge potential

1. A display device, comprising:

a control portion;

a display panel comprising one or more pixel circuits and an image signal line connected to the pixel circuits; and

an image signal line driving circuit;

wherein the control portion comprises a difference acquiring circuit for acquiring difference data between a value of a gray-level potential, which is to be applied to one of the pixel circuits from the image signal line, and a value of a precharge potential based on the gray-level potential, and

wherein the image signal line driving circuit comprises:

a calculating section for calculating the value of the precharge potential based on the value of the gray-level potential and the difference data; and

an image signal line output section for supplying the image signal line with the precharge potential and the gray-level potential in sequence based on a calculation result of the calculating section,

wherein the display device further comprises:

a plurality of first wiring lines for transmitting the difference data to the image signal line driving circuit from the difference acquiring circuit; and

a plurality of second wiring lines for transmitting the value of the gray-level potential to the image signal line driving circuit from the control portion,

wherein the difference data comprise a sign data indicating a sign of the difference between the value of the gray-level potential and the value of the precharge potential and the differential data indicating an absolute value of the difference; and

wherein the plurality of first wiring lines are smaller in number than the plurality of second wiring lines.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of the pixel circuits arranged in matrix; and

wherein the control portion further comprises:

a preceding line memory for storing the value of the gray-level potential for one row of the plurality of the pixel circuits; and

a lookup table for outputting the value of the precharge potential based on the value of the gray-level potential, which is input from outside the control portion, and the value of the gray-level potential in a previous row, which is output from the preceding line memory.

3. The display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the calculating section calculates the value of the precharge potential for each of the pixel circuits based on the value of the gray-level potential and the difference data.

4. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of the pixel circuits arranged in matrix, and

wherein the control portion further comprises;

a preceding line memory for storing the value of the gray-level potential for one row of the plurality of the pixel circuits; and

a lookup table for outputting the difference data based on the value of the gray-level potential, which is input from outside the control portion, and the value of the gray-level potential in a previous row, which his output from the preceding line memory.

5. A display device, comprising:

a control portion;

a display panel comprising one or more pixel circuits and an image signal line connected to the pixel circuits; and

an image signal line driving circuit;

wherein the control portion comprises:

a difference acquiring circuit for acquiring difference data between a value of a gray-level potential, which is to be applied to one of the pixel circuits from the image signal line, and a value of a precharge potential based on the gray-level potential; and

a time-division transmitting section for transmitting the value of the gray-level potential and the difference data in sequence to the image signal line driving circuit; and

wherein the image signal line driving circuit comprises:

a time-division receiving section for receiving the value of the gray-level potential and the difference data from the time-division transmitting section;

a calculating section for calculating the value of the precharge potential based on the value of the gray-level potential and the difference data received by the time-division receiving section; and

an image signal line output section for supplying the image signal line with the precharge potential and the gray-level potential in sequence based on a calculation result of the calculating section;

wherein the control portion further comprises:

a plurality of first wiring lines for transmitting the difference data to the time-division transmitting section from the difference acquiring circuit; and

a plurality of second wiring lines for transmitting the value of the gray-level potential, which is input from outside the control portion, to the time-division transmitting section;

wherein the difference data comprise a sign data indicating a sign of the different between the value of the gray-level potential and the value of the precharge potential and the differential data indicating an absolute value of the difference; and

wherein the plurality of first wiring lines are smaller in number than the plurality of second wiring lines.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of the pixel circuits arranged in matrix; and

wherein the control portion further comprises:

a preceding line memory for storing the value of the gray-level potential for one row of the plurality of the pixel circuits; and

a lookup table for outputting the value of the precharge potential based on the value of the gray-level potential, which is input from outside the control portion, and the value of the gray-level potential in a previous row, which is output from the preceding line memory.

7. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the calculating section calculates the value of the precharge potential for each of the pixel circuits based on the value of the gray-level potential and the difference data.

8. The display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of the pixel circuits arranged in matrix, and

wherein the control portion further comprises:

a preceding line memory for storing the value of the gray-level potential for one row of the plurality of the pixel circuits; and

a lookup table for outputting the difference data based on the value of the gray-level potential, which is input from outside the control portion, and the value of the gray-level potential in a previous row, which is output from the preceding line memory.

9. A display device, comprising:

a control portion;

a display panel comprising one or more pixel circuits and an image signal line connected to the pixel circuits; and

an image signal line driving circuit;

wherein the control portion comprises a difference acquiring circuit for acquiring difference data between a value of a gray-level potential, which is to be applied to one of the pixel circuits from the image signal line, and a value of a precharge potential based on the gray-level potential; and

wherein the image signal line driving circuit comprises:

a calculating section for calculating the value of the gray-level potential based on the value of the precharge potential and the difference data; and

an image signal line output section for supplying the image signal line with the precharge potential and the gray-level potential in sequence based on a calculation result of the calculating section;

wherein the display device further comprises:

a plurality of first wiring lines for transmitting the difference data to the image signal line driving circuit from the difference acquiring circuit; and

a plurality of second wiring lines for transmitting the value of the precharge potential to the image signal line driving circuit from the control portion;

wherein the difference data comprise a sign data indicating a sign of the difference between the value of the gray-level potential and the value of the precharge potential and the differential data indicating an absolute value of the difference; and

wherein the plurality of first wiring lines are smaller in number than the plurality of second wiring lines.

10. The display device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of the pixel circuits arranged in matrix; and

wherein the control portion further comprises:

a preceding line memory for storing the value of the gray-level potential for one row of the plurality of the pixel circuits; and

a lookup table for outputting the value of the precharge potential based on the value of the gray-level potential, which is input from outside the control portion, and the value of the gray-level potential in a previous row, which is output from the preceding line memory.

11. The display device according to claim 10 ,

wherein the calculating section calculates the value of the gray-level potential for each of the pixel circuits based on the value of the precharge potential and the difference data.

12. The display device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of the pixel circuits arranged in matrix, and

wherein the control portion further comprises;

a preceding line memory for storing the value of the gray-level potential for one row of the plurality of the pixel circuits; and

a lookup table for outputting the difference data based on the value of the gray-level potential, which is input from outside the control portion, and the value of the gray-level potential in a previous row, which his output from the preceding line memory.