IP Library Granted Patent US 10,943,533
Granted Patent B2
US 10,943,533 · App. 16/420,461 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Method for driving display panel, driving chip and display device

Inventors: Liyuan Liu (Shanghai, CN); Zhiyong Xiong (Shanghai, CN); Cuicui Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Xue Wang (Shanghai, CN); Ping An (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
G09G3/3225G09G2320/0257G09G2320/0626
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Patent No.
US 10,943,533
App. No.
16/420,461
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for driving a display panel, a driving chip and a display device are provided to ameliorate image retention and improve the display performance. The method includes: monitoring a static pattern in a first display image and defining an area where the static pattern is located as a first area when a display brightness value of the area and a display brightness value of an area where a background pattern thereof is located satisfy a first preset condition; and controlling the static pattern to move during displaying of the first display image, or adjusting grayscale values of sub-pixels in a second area during displaying of a second display image, to which the first display image jumps, the second area being an area, corresponding to the first area in the second display image and having a display brightness value lower than a display brightness value of the first area.

Claims (44)

1. A method for driving a display panel, comprising:

monitoring a static pattern in a first display image, and defining an area where the static pattern is located as a first area when a display brightness value L1 of the area and a display brightness value L2 of an area where a background pattern of the static pattern is located satisfy: L1/L2>2000; and

controlling the static pattern to move as the first display image is displayed, or adjusting grayscale values of sub-pixels in a second area as the second display image is displayed after the first display image jumps to the second display image, wherein the second area is an area, corresponding to the first area in the second display image and has a display brightness value lower than a display brightness value of the first area.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said controlling the static pattern to move comprises:

controlling the static pattern to move through M 1 sub-pixels along a direction x, where 2≤M 1 ≤16.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the static pattern is controlled to move for a time period of N 1 , where 2s≤N 1 ≤10s.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said adjusting the grayscale values of the sub-pixels in the second area comprises:

adjusting grayscale values of K g1 green sub-pixels in the second area, so that grayscale values of K g2 green sub-pixels of the K g1 green sub-pixels are each G g , and grayscale values of remaining (K g1 -K g2 ) green sub-pixels of the K g1 green sub-pixels are each 0,

wherein G g >G gn , and G gn is a standard grayscale value of the K g1 green sub-pixels in the second area when the second display image is displayed.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein a total brightness value of the K g2 green sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G g is equal to a total brightness value of the K g1 green sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G gn .

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein said adjusting the grayscale values of the sub-pixels in the second area further comprises:

adjusting grayscale values of K r1 red sub-pixels in the second area, so that grayscale values of K r2 red sub-pixels of the K r1 red sub-pixels are each G r , and grayscale values of remaining (K r1 -K r2 ) red sub-pixels of the K r1 red sub-pixels are each 0, wherein G r >G rn , and G rn is a standard grayscale value of the K r1 red sub-pixels in the second area when the second display image is displayed; and/or

adjusting grayscale values of K b1 blue sub-pixels in the second area, so that grayscale values of K b2 blue sub-pixels of the K b1 blue sub-pixels are each G b , and grayscale values of remaining (K b1 -K b2 ) blue sub-pixels of the K b1 blue sub-pixels are each 0, wherein G b >G bn , and G bn is a standard grayscale value of the K b1 blue sub-pixels in the second area when the second display image is displayed.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein a total brightness value of the K r2 red sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G r is equal to a total brightness value of the K r1 red sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G m ; and

a total brightness value of the K b2 blue sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G b is equal to a total brightness value of the K b1 blue sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G bn .

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said adjusting the grayscale values of the sub-pixels in the second area lasts for a time period of N 2 , where 2s≤N 2 ≤10s.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, after adjusting the grayscale values of the sub-pixels in the second area during displaying of the second display image:

controlling a pattern displayed in the second area to move.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein said controlling the pattern displayed in the second area to move comprises:

controlling the pattern displayed in the second area to move through M 2 sub-pixels along a direction x, where 2≤M 2 ≤16.

11. A driving chip, comprising:

a first area positioning circuit configured to monitor a static pattern in a first display image, and to define an area where the static pattern is located as a first area when a display brightness value L1 of the area and a display brightness value L2 of an area where a background pattern of the static pattern is located satisfy: L1/L2≥2000; and

a driving circuit electrically connected to the first area positioning circuit, and configured to control the static pattern to move as the first display image is displayed, or to adjust grayscale values of sub-pixels in a second area as the second display image is displayed after the first display image jumps to the second display image, wherein the second area is an area, corresponding to the first area in the second display image and has a display brightness value lower than a display brightness value of the first area.

12. The driving chip according to claim 11 , wherein the driving circuit comprises:

a first movement control unit electrically connected to the first area positioning circuit and configured to control the static pattern to move through M 1 sub-pixels along a direction x, where 2≤M 1 ≤16.

13. The driving chip according to claim 12 , wherein the driving circuit further comprises:

a moving time control unit electrically connected to the first movement control unit and configured to drive the first movement control unit, so that the first movement control unit controls the static pattern to move for a time period of N 1 , where 2s≤N 1 ≤10s.

14. The driving chip according to claim 11 , wherein the driving circuit comprises:

a second area positioning unit electrically connected to the first area positioning circuit, and configured to define the area, corresponding to the first area in the second display image and has a display brightness value lower than a display brightness value of the first area as the second area during displaying of the second display image; and

a green sub-pixel grayscale adjusting unit electrically connected to the second area positioning unit, and configured to adjust grayscale values of K g1 green sub-pixels in the second area, so that grayscale values of K g2 green sub-pixels of the K g1 green sub-pixels are each G g , and grayscale values of remaining (K g1 -K g2 ) green sub-pixels of the K g1 green sub-pixels are each 0;

wherein G g >G gn , and G gn is a standard grayscale value of the K g1 green sub-pixels in the second area when the second display image is displayed, and a total brightness value of the K g2 green sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G g is equal to a total brightness value of the K g1 green sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G gn .

15. The driving chip according to claim 14 , wherein the driving circuit further comprises:

a red sub-pixel grayscale adjusting unit electrically connected to the second area positioning unit, and configured to adjust grayscale values of K r1 red sub-pixels in the second area, so that grayscale values of K r2 red sub-pixels of the K r1 red sub-pixels are each G r , and grayscale values of remaining (K r1 -K r2 ) red sub-pixels of the K r1 red sub-pixels are each 0, wherein G r >G rn , and G rn is a standard grayscale value of the K r1 red sub-pixels in the second area when the second display image is displayed, and a total brightness value of the K r2 red sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G r is equal to a total brightness value of the K r1 red sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G rn ; and/or

a blue sub-pixel grayscale adjusting unit electrically connected to the second area positioning unit, and configured to adjust grayscale values of K b1 blue sub-pixels in the second area, so that grayscale values of K b2 blue sub-pixels of the K b1 blue sub-pixels are each G b , and grayscale values of remaining (K b1 -K b2 ) blue sub-pixels of the K b1 blue sub-pixels are each 0, wherein G b >G bn , G bn is a standard grayscale value of the K b1 blue sub-pixels in the second area when the second display image is displayed, and that a total brightness value of the K b2 blue sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G b is equal to a total brightness value of the K b1 blue sub-pixels having the grayscale value of G bn .

16. The driving chip according to claim 14 , wherein the driving circuit further comprises:

an adjusting time control unit electrically connected to the green sub-pixel grayscale adjusting unit, and configured to drive the green sub-pixel grayscale adjusting unit so that the green sub-pixel grayscale adjusting unit keeps adjusting the grayscale values of the K g1 green sub-pixels in the second area for a time period of N 2 , where 2s≤N 2 10s.

17. The driving chip according to claim 14 , wherein the driving circuit further comprises:

a second movement control unit electrically connected to the second area positioning unit, and configured to control a pattern displayed in the second area to move through M 2 sub-pixels along a direction x, where 2≤M 2 ≤16.

18. A display device, comprising:

a display panel; and

a driving chip electrically connected to the display panel,

wherein the driving chip comprises:

a first area positioning circuit configured to monitor a static pattern in a first display image, and to define an area where the static pattern is located as a first area when a display brightness value L1 of the area and a display brightness value L2 of an area where a background pattern of the static pattern is located satisfy: L1/L2≥2000; and

a driving circuit electrically connected to the first area positioning circuit, and configured to control the static pattern to move during displaying of the first display image, or to adjust grayscale values of sub-pixels in a second area during displaying of a second display image after the first display image jumps to the second display image, wherein the second area is an area, corresponding to the first area in the second display image and has a display brightness value lower than a display brightness value of the first area.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
Reel/Frame 059498/0307 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2019
From: LIU, LIYUAN; XIONG, ZHIYONG; ZHANG, CUICUI; WANG, XUE; AN, PING
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049449/0624 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811404215.4 · Nov 23, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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