IP Library Granted Patent US 8,884,859
Granted Patent B2
US 8,884,859 · App. 13/064,823 · Granted Nov 11, 2014

Liquid crystal display driving apparatus and method thereof

Inventors: Chung-Kuang Tsai (Jhudong Township, Hsinchu County, TW); Li-Ru Lyu (Jhubei, TW)
Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,884,859
App. No.
13/064,823
Granted
Nov 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display (LCD) driving apparatus and the method thereof is disclosed. The method receives a pixel and drives a pixel of the LCD according to the pixel value in a frame period, wherein the frame period is divided into a precharge field and a compensation field. Firstly, a precharge pixel value is decided according to the pixel and a reference value. A compensation pixel value is decided according to the precharge pixel. Next, a precharge driving voltage is determined according to the precharge pixel value. Afterwards, a compensation driving voltage is determined according to the compensation pixel value. Finally, the pixel is driven according to the precharge driving voltage and the compensation driving voltage respectively during the precharge field and the compensation field.

Claims (15)

1. A method for driving a pixel of a liquid crystal display (LCD), according to a pixel value during a frame period, the frame period being divided into a precharge field and a compensation field, wherein the LCD includes a frame memory, a overdrive compensation unit, a calculation and expand unit, and a multiplexer, the method comprising:

receiving the pixel value by the frame memory;

deciding a precharge pixel value to be a predetermined first pixel value or a predetermined second pixel value by the calculation and expand unit according to the pixel value stored in the frame memory and an overdrive compensation value from the overdrive compensation unit;

deciding a compensation pixel value by the calculation and expand unit according to the pixel value stored in the frame memory and the overdrive compensation value from the overdrive compensation unit;

storing the precharge pixel value and the compensation pixel value by the frame memory;

driving the pixel according to the precharge value and the compensation pixel value, including:

determining a precharge driving voltage according to the precharge pixel value;

determining a compensation driving voltage according to the compensation pixel value;

driving the pixel according to the precharge driving voltage during the precharge field; and

driving the pixel according to the compensation driving voltage during the compensation field;

wherein the lightness of the pixel driven according to the precharge pixel value and the compensation pixel value is substantially the same with the lightness of the pixel if driven according to the pixel value; and

wherein the compensation pixel value is determined further according to a second overdrive compensation value.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second overdrive compensation value is determined according to the pixel value and a previous pixel value.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second overdrive compensation value is determined further according to a temperature value.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second overdrive compensation value is determined according to the pixel value and a plurality of previous pixel values.

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 Apr 19, 2011
From: TSAI, CHUNG-KUANG; LYU, LI-RU
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 026450/0387 →
Priority Claims (3)
TW 092113907 A · May 22, 2003 · national
CN 03 1 41136 · Jun 11, 2003 · national
TW 093111798 A · Apr 27, 2004 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 11998420 · Nov 30, 2007
Division 10848234 · May 19, 2004
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