IP Library Granted Patent US 9,058,149
Granted Patent B2
US 9,058,149 · App. 13/220,797 · Granted Jun 16, 2015

Display apparatus comprising multiple display panels with different resolutions

Inventors: Tung-Liang Lin (Hsinchu, TW); Sung-Kon Kim (Hsinchu, TW); Chun-Wei Hsieh (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
G06F3/1423G06F3/1446G09G2340/0407
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Patent No.
US 9,058,149
App. No.
13/220,797
Granted
Jun 16, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus comprises a plurality of display panels and a time controller electrically coupled to each of the display panels respectively. The time controller is configured for sending out at least two priority control signals to each of the display panels according to an image data, to select at least one of the display panels to displaying the image data.

Claims (28)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of display panels set in the display apparatus; and

a time controller electrically coupled to each of the display panels;

wherein each of the display panels has a fixed display resolution;

wherein the time controller is configured for sending out at least two priority control signals to each of the display panels according to an image data with a fixed image resolution, for selecting one of said display panels according to said fixed image resolution and said display resolutions; and

wherein the display panels comprise a main display panel and a subordinate display panel.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the priority control signals comprise a first priority control signal and a second priority control signal, and the selected display panel is the main display panel, and wherein the first priority control signal and the second priority control signal sent to the main display panel are both in logic high potential, and the first priority control signal and the second priority control signal sent to the subordinate display panel are both in logic low potential, for selecting the main display panel instead of the subordinate display panel to display the image data.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the priority control signals comprise a first priority control signal and a second priority control signal, and the selected display panel is the subordinate display, and wherein the first priority control signal and the second priority control signal sent to the main display panel are both in logic low potential, and the first priority control signal and the second priority control signal sent to the subordinate display panel are both in logic high potential, for selecting the subordinate display panel instead of the main display panel to display the image data.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display panels have same fixed resolutions, and the display panels cooperate together to share the display of image data.

5. A display apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of display panels set in the display apparatus; and

a time controller electrically coupled to each of the display panels;

wherein each of the display panels has a fixed display resolution;

wherein the time controller is configured for sending out at least two priority control signals to each of the display panels according to an image data with a fixed image resolution, for selecting a combination of one or more of said display panels according to said fixed image resolution and said display resolutions, said combination of the selected display panels has a sum of said fixed display resolutions equal to said fixed image resolution,

wherein the display panels comprise a main display panel and a subordinate display panel; and

wherein the resolution of the main display panel is different from that of the subordinate display panel.

6. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the priority control signals comprise a first priority control signal and a second priority control signal, and the selected display panels are the combination of the main display panel and the subordinate display panel, and wherein the first priority control signal and the second priority control signal sent to the main display panel are both in logic high potential, the first priority control signal sent to the subordinate display panel is in logic low potential and the second priority control signal sent to the subordinate display panel is in logic high potential, for selecting the combination of the main display panel and the subordinate display panel to display the image data.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the display panels have same fixed resolutions, and the display panels cooperate together to share the display of image data.

8. A display apparatus, comprising:

a plurality of display panels set in the display apparatus; and

a time controller electrically coupled to each of the display panels;

wherein each of the display panels has a fixed display resolution;

wherein the time controller is configured for sending out at least two priority control signals to each of the display panels according to an image data with a fixed image resolution, for selecting a combination of one or more but not all of said display panels according to said fixed image resolution and said display resolutions, said combination of the selected display panels has a sum of said fixed display resolutions equal to said fixed image resolution; and

wherein the display panels comprise a main display panel and a plurality of subordinate display panels.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the image data is corresponding to a display resolution of a combination of the selected display panels, and the combination of the display panels is configured for displaying the image data according to a combination of the priority control signals sent to the selected display panels.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising an image-data decoder, wherein the time controller is electrically coupled to the image-data decoder to sample the image data.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the display panels are electrophoretic display panels respectively.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the display panels have same fixed resolutions, and the display panels cooperate together to share the display of image data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2011
From: LIN, TUNG-LIANG; KIM, SUNG-KON; HSIEH, CHUN-WEI
To: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 026826/0285 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 099130085 A · Sep 6, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120056919A1 · Mar 8, 2012