IP Library Granted Patent US 11,315,503
Granted Patent B1
US 11,315,503 · App. 17/160,413 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Liquid crystal display panel and image display method

Inventors: Yuanliang Liu (New Taipei, TW); Junxin Qiu (New Taipei, TW); Lixing Zhu (New Taipei, TW); Mingyue Geng (New Taipei, TW); Chih-Chou Chou (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Wistron Corporation
G09G3/342G09G3/36G09G2320/0252G09G2320/0257G09G2320/064G09G2320/0646
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Patent No.
US 11,315,503
App. No.
17/160,413
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B1
Abstract

A liquid crystal display panel is provided. The liquid crystal display panel includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight module and a control circuit. The control circuit is coupled to the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight module. The control circuit is configured to control the liquid crystal display panel to display a corresponding image according to image data, and control the backlight module to provide backlight to the liquid crystal display panel. The control circuit determines a turn-on time point of each of a plurality of zones of the backlight module according to a response time of the liquid crystal display panel and a writing period of at least one target display area of the liquid crystal display panel. The control circuit further determines the turn-on time length of each zone according to the image data corresponding to the grayscale data of each zone.

Claims (28)

1. A liquid crystal display panel, comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel;

a backlight module; and

a control circuit, coupled to the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight module, the control circuit configured to control the liquid crystal display panel so as to display a corresponding image according to image data, and to control the backlight module so as to provide a backlight to the liquid crystal display panel;

wherein the control circuit determines a turn-on time point of each of a plurality of zones of the backlight module according to a response time of the liquid crystal display panel and a writing period of at least one target display area of the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein, the control circuit also determines a turn-on time length of each of the plurality of zones according to the image data corresponding to a grayscale data of each of the plurality of zones,

wherein when a luminance of the backlight module is smaller than a specified luminance, the control circuit reduces a size of a central display area of the target display area so as to increase the turn-on time length of the backlight module.

2. The liquid crystal display panel as described in claim 1 , wherein the backlight module is a global dimming backlight module, the control circuit controls each of the plurality of zones of the backlight module to be turned on simultaneously, and the control circuit also determines a turn-off time point of the backlight module in each of the plurality of zones according to the image data corresponding to the grayscale data of each of the plurality of zones.

3. The liquid crystal display panel as described in claim 2 , wherein the control circuit is also configured to determine a level corresponding to each of the plurality of zones according to the image data corresponding to the grayscale data of each of the plurality of zones, and to determine a corresponding ratio according to the level of each of the plurality of zones, so as to calculate the turn-on time length of each of the plurality of zones according to the ratio.

4. The liquid crystal display panel as described in claim 3 , wherein the ratio is a value smaller than or equal to 1, and larger than 0.

5. The liquid crystal display panel as described in claim 1 , wherein the backlight module is local dimming backlight module, the local dimming backlight module is divided into a plurality of light-emitting areas along a horizontal scanning direction, the local dimming backlight module determines the turn-on time point of each of the plurality of light-emitting areas according to the response time of the liquid crystal display panel and the plurality of writing periods of the plurality of target display areas of the liquid crystal display panel, and separates the turn-on time points from each other.

6. The liquid crystal display panel as described in claim 5 , wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting areas is divided into the plurality of zones, the control circuit is also configured to determine a level corresponding to each of the plurality of the zones according to the image data corresponding to the grayscale data of each of the plurality of zones, and to determine a corresponding ratio according to the level of each of the plurality of zones, so as to determine the turn-on time length of each of the plurality of zones.

7. The liquid crystal display panel as described in claim 6 , wherein the ratio is a value smaller than or equal to 1, and larger than 0.

8. An image display method of a liquid crystal display panel, wherein the liquid crystal display panel comprises a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight module, and a control circuit, the image display method comprising:

the control circuit controlling the liquid crystal display panel so as to display a corresponding image according to image data, and controlling the backlight module to provide a backlight to the liquid crystal display panel, comprising:

the control circuit determining a turn-on time point of each of a plurality of zones of the backlight module according to a response time of the liquid crystal display panel and a writing period of at least one target display area of the liquid crystal display panel; and

the control circuit also determining a turn-on time length of each of the plurality of zones according to the image data corresponding to grayscale data of each of the plurality of zones,

wherein when a luminance of the backlight module is smaller than a specified luminance, the control circuit reduces a size of a central display area of the target display area so as to increase the turn-on time length of the backlight module.

9. The image display method as described in claim 8 , wherein the backlight module is a global dimming backlight module, and the image display method further comprises:

the control circuit controlling each of the plurality of zones of the backlight module to be turned on simultaneously, and the control circuit also determining a turn-off time point of the backlight module in each of the plurality of zones according to the image data corresponding to the grayscale data of each of the plurality of zones.

10. The image display method as described in claim 9 , further comprising:

the control circuit determining a level corresponding to each of the plurality of zones according to the image data corresponding to the grayscale data of each of the plurality of zones, and determining a corresponding ratio according to the level of each of the plurality of zones, so as to calculate the turn-on time length of each of the plurality of zones according to the ratio.

11. The image display method as described in claim 10 , wherein the ratio is a value smaller than or equal to 1, and larger than 0.

12. The image display method as described in claim 8 , wherein the backlight module is a local dimming backlight module, the backlight module is divided into a plurality of light-emitting areas along a horizontal scanning direction, and the image display method further comprises:

the control module determining the turn-on time point of each of the plurality of light-emitting areas according to the response time of the liquid crystal display panel and the plurality of writing periods of the plurality of target display areas of the liquid crystal display panel and separates the turn-on time points from each other.

13. The image display method as described in claim 12 , wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting areas is divided into the plurality of zones, and the image display method further comprises:

the control circuit determining a level corresponded to each of the plurality of zones according to the image data corresponding to the grayscale data of each of the plurality of zones, and determining a corresponding ratio according to the level of each of the plurality of zones, so as to determine the turn-on time length of each of the plurality of zones according to the ratio.

14. The image display method as described in claim 13 , wherein the ratio is a value smaller than or equal to 1, and larger than 0.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 7, 2026
From: MAMMOTH LICENSING, LLC
To: WISTRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075567/0824 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2025
From: WISTRON CORPORATION
To: MAMMOTH LICENSING, LLC
Reel/Frame 071787/0159 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2021
From: LIU, YUANLIANG; QIU, JUNXIN; ZHU, LIXING; GENG, MINGYUE; CHOU, CHIH-CHOU
To: WISTRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055105/0856 →