Method for powering off display apparatus, and display apparatus

1. A method for powering off a display apparatus including a display panel having a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns, each of the plurality of pixel circuits including: a light-emitting element that emits light according to an amount of current supplied; a driving transistor that supplies a current to the light-emitting element; and a capacitor that is directly connected to a gate of the driving transistor and stores a brightness voltage, the method for powering off a display apparatus comprising:

detecting a power-off operation input to the display apparatus;

upon detection of the power-off operation, setting the capacitor of each of the plurality of pixel circuits so as to have a black-level voltage; and

stopping supply of power to the display panel immediately after the black-level voltage is set,

wherein upon detection of the power-off operation, each of the capacitors of the plurality of pixel circuits stores a first voltage that is higher than a threshold voltage of the driving transistor and that does not cause the light-emitting elements to emit light, during which time a potential difference between a reference voltage and an initialization voltage of the driving transistor is set to a voltage larger than the maximum threshold voltage of the driving transistor.

2. The method for powering off a display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the setting of the voltage, the capacitor of each of the plurality of pixel circuits are collectively set at a time so as to have the black-level voltage.

3. The method for powering off a display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the driving transistor is an n-type thin-film transistor, and supplies a larger current to the light-emitting element for higher values of the voltage stored in the capacitor, and

the black-level voltage is a minimum of the brightness voltage of the light-emitting element.

4. The method for powering off a display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the driving transistor is a p-type thin-film transistor, and supplies a smaller current to the light-emitting element for higher values of the voltage stored in the capacitor, and

the black-level voltage is a maximum of the brightness voltage of the light-emitting element.

5. The method for powering off a display apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits further includes a switch connected to the capacitor, and

the switch is a switching transistor made of an oxide semiconductor.

6. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display panel having a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in rows and columns, each of the plurality of pixel circuits including

a light-emitting element that emits light according to an amount of current supplied,

a driving transistor that supplies a current to the light-emitting element, and

a capacitor that is directly connected to a gate of the driving transistor and stores a brightness voltage;

a controller configured to, upon detection of a power-off operation, set the capacitor of each of the plurality of pixel circuits so as to have a black-level voltage; and

a power supply configured to stop supply of power to the display panel immediately after the black-level voltage is set,

wherein upon detection of the power-off operation, each of the capacitors of the plurality of pixel circuits stores a first voltage that is higher than a threshold voltage of the driving transistor and that does not cause the light-emitting elements to emit light, during which time a potential difference between a reference voltage and an initialization voltage of the driving transistor is set to a voltage larger than the maximum threshold voltage of the driving transistor.

7. The display apparatus according to claim 6 ,

wherein each of the plurality of pixel circuits further includes a switch connected to the capacitor, and

the switch is a switching transistor made of an oxide semiconductor.