IP Library Granted Patent US 10,679,571
Granted Patent B2
US 10,679,571 · App. 15/893,685 · Granted Jun 9, 2020

Electronic paper display and method for driving electronic paper display panel

Inventors: Chen-Kai Chiu (Hsinchu, TW); Hsin-I Wu (Hsinchu, TW); Feng-Shou Lin (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
G09G3/344G09G3/2003G09G2310/065G09G2310/08G09G2320/041G09G2320/0666
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Patent No.
US 10,679,571
App. No.
15/893,685
Granted
Jun 9, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic paper display including an electronic paper display panel and a driver circuit is provided. The electronic paper display panel includes a plurality of pixels. The driver circuit is coupled to the electronic paper display panel. The driver circuit drives a target pixel of the pixels to display a color by using a driving signal. The driving signal includes a reset period, an interleaving period, and a display period. A voltage of the driving signal is zero during the interleaving period. In addition, a method for driving an electronic paper display panel is also provided.

Claims (20)

1. An electronic paper display, comprising:

an electronic paper display panel, comprising a plurality of pixels;

a driver circuit, coupled to the electronic paper display panel, and driving a target pixel of the pixels to display a color by using a driving signal; and

a temperature sensor, coupled to the driver circuit, and configured to sense a temperature of the electronic paper display, and transfer a temperature signal to the driver circuit,

wherein the driving signal comprises a reset period, an interleaving period, and a display period, and a voltage level of the driving signal is zero during the interleaving period,

wherein the driver circuit adjusts a time length of the interleaving period according to the temperature signal.

2. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a timing sequence for the driving signal driving the target pixel is sequentially the reset period, the interleaving period and the display period.

3. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the driver circuit first drives the target pixel to display a black color or a white color during the reset period by using the driving signal, and then drives the target pixel to display the color during the display period.

4. The electronic paper display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the driver circuit further adjusts a time length of the interleaving period according to a look-up table.

5. A method for driving an electronic paper display panel, comprising:

driving a target pixel in a plurality of pixels on the electronic paper display panel to display a color by using a driving signal;

sensing a temperature of the electronic paper display, and transferring a temperature signal to the driver circuit; and

adjusting a time length of the interleaving period according to the temperature signal,

wherein the driving signal comprises a reset period, an interleaving period, and a display period, and a voltage level of the driving signal is zero during the interleaving period.

6. The method for driving the electronic paper display panel as claimed in claim 5 , wherein a timing sequence for the driving signal driving the target pixel is sequentially the reset period, the interleaving period and the display period.

7. The method for driving the electronic paper display panel as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the step of driving the target pixel in the pixels on the electronic paper display panel to display the color by using the driving signal comprises:

first driving the target pixel to display a black color or a white color during the reset period by using the driving signal, and

driving the target pixel to display the color during the display period by using the driving signal.

8. The method for driving the electronic paper display panel as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:

adjusting a time length of the interleaving period according to a look-up table.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2018
From: CHIU, CHEN-KAI; WU, HSIN-I; LIN, FENG-SHOU
To: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
Reel/Frame 044890/0637 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0090713 · Feb 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180240412A1 · Aug 23, 2018
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