IP Library Granted Patent US 10,002,555
Granted Patent B2
US 10,002,555 · App. 15/051,666 · Granted Jun 19, 2018

Display apparatus and dipslay method

Inventors: Chin-Ku Liu (Hsin-Chu, TW); Jhong-Hao Wu (Hsin-Chu, TW)
Assignee: Young Lighting Technology Inc.
G09G3/20G09G3/32G09G3/36G02F2201/44G09G2300/02G09G2300/026G09G2310/0232G09G2320/0233
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Patent No.
US 10,002,555
App. No.
15/051,666
Granted
Jun 19, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display apparatus and a display method are disclosed. The display apparatus includes at least one display unit and a control unit. The display unit includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) module and a self-luminous display module. The self-luminous display module is disposed on an edge of the LCD module. The control unit is electrically connected to the LCD module and the self-luminous display module, and matches optical parameters of the LCD module with optical parameters of the self-luminous display module. The display apparatus makes an effective use of a frame region of the LCD module for displaying, and maintains the characteristic of the LCD module, and the display method matches display effects of the LCD module and the self-luminous display module.

Claims (48)

1. A display apparatus, comprising:

at least one display unit, comprising:

a liquid crystal display module; and

a self-luminous display module, disposed on an edge of the liquid crystal display module; and

a control unit, electrically connected to the liquid crystal display module and the self-luminous display module, and configured to match optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module with optical parameters of the self-luminous display module, wherein the self-luminous display module is not capable of providing light to the liquid crystal display module when the self-luminous display module is turned on,

wherein the self-luminous display module comprises a plurality of light-emitting units arranged in an array, and the control unit turns on a part of pixels of the liquid crystal display module to form a plurality of bright regions arranged in an array and separated from each other,

wherein a pitch of the bright regions is substantially equal to a pitch of the light-emitting units, the pitch of the bright regions is an interval between any two centers of adjacent bright regions, and the pitch of the light-emitting units is an interval between any two centers of adjacent light-emitting units.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module respectively comprise a position and a size of a light-emitting region, and the control unit turns off the other part of the pixels of the liquid crystal display module to form a dark region.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein each of the light-emitting units is a light-emitting diode.

4. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein each of the bright regions is composed of a plurality of turned-on pixels in the liquid crystal display module, and a width of the light-emitting region of each of the light-emitting units is substantially equal to a width of each of the bright regions.

5. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein a width of the dark region between any two adjacent bright regions is substantially equal to an interval between any two adjacent light-emitting units.

6. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein an interval between a bright region and a light-emitting unit adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to a display surface of the liquid crystal display module is substantially equal to an interval between two adjacent light-emitting units, and is substantially equal to an interval between two adjacent bright regions.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module respectively comprise a maximum display light intensity, and the control unit adjusts a light intensity of at least one of the liquid crystal display module and the self-luminous display module, such that the maximum display light intensity of the liquid crystal display module is substantially equal to the maximum display light intensity of the self-luminous display module.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module respectively comprise a color gamut, and the control unit adjusts the color gamut of at least one of the liquid crystal display module and the self-luminous display module, such that the color gamut of the liquid crystal display module is substantially equal to the color gamut of the self-luminous display module.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein an original color gamut of the self-luminous display module is greater than an original color gamut of the liquid crystal display module, the control unit decreases the color gamut of the self-luminous display module, the self-luminous display module comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, each of the pixels comprises a light-emitting unit having a different color, and the control unit decreases the color gamut of the self-luminous display module by increasing a gray level of a color value of at least one color other than that with a color value corresponding to a maximum gray level in each of the pixels.

10. The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein an original color gamut of the self-luminous display module is greater than an original color gamut of the liquid crystal display module, the control unit decreases the color gamut of the self-luminous display module, and the self-luminous display module comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, each of the pixels comprises a plurality of light-emitting units of different colors, and the control unit decreases the color gamut of the self-luminous display module by increasing a gray level of the light-emitting unit of at least one color other than that of the light-emitting unit with a maximum gray level in each of the pixels.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal display module comprises:

a liquid crystal display panel; and

a frame, covering an edge of the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the self-luminous display module is disposed on the frame.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the self-luminous display module comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged in an array.

13. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one display unit comprises a plurality of display units, and the display units are spliced into the display apparatus, and the self-luminous display modules of any two adjacent display units are connected to each other.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the control unit is configured to match optical parameters of the display units.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the self-luminous display module covers the edge of the liquid crystal display module, and surrounds a display region of the liquid crystal display module.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the maximum display light intensity of the liquid crystal display module is smaller than the maximum display light intensity of the self-luminous display module, and the display unit further comprises a light-shielding plate disposed on the self-luminous display module, so as to decrease the maximum display light intensity of the self-luminous display module.

17. A display method, comprising:

providing at least one display unit, wherein the display unit comprises a liquid crystal display module and a self-luminous display module disposed on an edge of the liquid crystal display module; and

driving the liquid crystal display module and the self-luminous display module to display an image, and matching optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and optical parameters of the self-luminous display module, wherein the self-luminous display module is not capable of providing light to the liquid crystal display module when the self-luminous display module is turned on,

wherein the self-luminous display module comprises a plurality of light-emitting units arranged in an array, and the step of matching the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module comprises turning on a part of pixels of the liquid crystal display module to form a plurality of bright regions arranged in an array and separated from each other,

wherein a pitch of the bright regions is substantially equal to a pitch of the light-emitting units, the pitch of the bright regions is an interval between any two centers of adjacent bright regions, and the pitch of the light-emitting units is an interval between any two centers of adjacent light-emitting units.

18. The display method of claim 17 , wherein the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module respectively comprise a position and a size of a light-emitting region, and the step of matching the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module further comprises:

turning off the other part of the pixels of the liquid crystal display module to form a dark region.

19. The display method of claim 18 , wherein each of the bright regions is composed of a plurality of turned-on pixels in the liquid crystal display module, and a width of the light-emitting region of each of the light-emitting units is substantially equal to a width of each of the bright regions.

20. The display method of claim 18 , wherein a width of the dark region between any two adjacent bright regions is substantially equal to an interval between any two adjacent light-emitting units.

21. The display method of claim 18 , wherein an interval between a bright region and a light-emitting unit adjacent to each other along a direction parallel to a display surface of the liquid crystal display module is substantially equal to an interval between two adjacent light-emitting units, and is substantially equal to an interval between two adjacent bright regions.

22. The display method of claim 17 , wherein the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module respectively comprise a maximum display light intensity, and the step of matching the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module comprises:

adjusting a light intensity of at least one of the liquid crystal display module and the self-luminous display module, such that the maximum display light intensity of the liquid crystal display module is substantially equal to the maximum display light intensity of the self-luminous display module.

23. The display method of claim 17 , wherein the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module respectively comprise a color gamut, and the step of matching the optical parameters of the liquid crystal display module and the optical parameters of the self-luminous display module comprises:

adjusting the color gamut of at least one of the liquid crystal display module and the self-luminous display module, such that the color gamut of the liquid crystal display module is substantially equal to the color gamut of the self-luminous display module.

24. The display method of claim 23 , wherein an original color gamut of the self-luminous display module is greater than an original color gamut of the liquid crystal display module, the self-luminous display module comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, each of the pixels comprises a light-emitting unit having a different color, and the step of decreasing the color gamut of at least one of the liquid crystal display module and the self-luminous display module comprises:

increasing a gray level of a color value of at least one color other than that with a color value corresponding to a maximum gray level in each of the pixels, so as to decrease the color gamut of the self-luminous display module.

25. The display method of claim 23 , wherein an original color gamut of the self-luminous display module is greater than an original color gamut of the liquid crystal display module, the self-luminous display module comprises a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, and each of the pixels comprises a plurality of light-emitting units of different colors, and the step of decreasing the color gamut of at least one of the liquid crystal display module and the self-luminous display module comprises:

increasing a gray level of the light-emitting unit of at least one color other than that of the light-emitting unit with a maximum gray level in each of the pixels, so as to decrease the color gamut of the self-luminous display module.

26. The display method of claim 17 , wherein the at least one display unit comprises a plurality of display units, and the display method comprises:

splicing the display units into a display apparatus, and making the self-luminous display modules of any two adjacent display units connect each other.

27. The display method of claim 26 , further comprising:

matching optical parameters of the display units.

28. The display method of claim 17 , wherein the maximum display light intensity of the liquid crystal display module is smaller than the maximum display light intensity of the self-luminous display module, and the display method further comprises:

disposing a light-shielding plate on the self-luminous display module to decrease the maximum display light intensity of the self-luminous display module.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jan 9, 2019
From: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
To: CORETRONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048039/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2016
From: LIU, CHIN-KU; WU, JHONG-HAO
To: YOUNG LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY INC.
Reel/Frame 037866/0874 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0107575 · Mar 12, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160267860A1 · Sep 15, 2016
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