IP Library Granted Patent US 11,144,159
Granted Patent B2
US 11,144,159 · App. 17/171,743 · Granted Oct 12, 2021

Driving method of display panel, display panel and display device

Inventors: Mengmeng Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Xingyao Zhou (Shanghai, CN); Yana Gao (Shanghai, CN); Yue Li (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd.
G06F3/04166G09G3/20G09G2310/0286G09G2310/08
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Patent No.
US 11,144,159
App. No.
17/171,743
Granted
Oct 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A driving method of a display panel, a display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes M driving signal wires, M pixel-rows, a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit, the first clock signal wire pair for controlling operation of the first driving circuit, and the second clock signal wire pair for controlling operation of the second driving circuit. In the driving method, clock signals with a regular period are respectively provided to the first clock signal wire pair and the second clock signal wire pair, in order to divide a display process of the display panel into multiple display phases and control the display panel to execute a touch phase between two adjacent display phases, to realize time division execution of display and touch.

Claims (96)

1. A driving method of a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:

M pixel-rows arranged in a first direction, wherein M is a positive integer;

a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit, wherein the first driving circuit comprises a plurality of first shift registers in cascade, and the second driving circuit comprises a plurality of second shift registers in cascade;

M driving signal wires, wherein each one of the M driving signal wires drives a respective one of the M pixel-rows, the M driving signal wires comprise m first driving signal wires and n second driving signal wires, wherein m and n are both positive integers, and m+n=M; the first driving signal wires are electrically connected to output terminals of respective first shift registers, and the second driving signal wires are electrically connected to output terminals of respective second shift registers;

a first clock signal wire pair and a second clock signal wire pair, wherein the first clock signal wire pair and the second clock signal wire pair each comprise two clock signal wires, the first clock signal wire pair is configured to control an operation of the first driving circuit, and the second clock signal wire pair is configured to control an operation of the second driving circuit; and

a plurality of touch electrodes configured to transmit touch signals in a touch phase, and

wherein the driving method comprises:

providing a first clock signal with a first period length to the first clock signal wire pair, to control the operation of the first driving circuit;

providing a second clock signal with a second period length to the second clock signal wire pair, to control the operation of the second driving circuit, wherein each of the first period length and the second period length is composed of widths of one high-level signal and one low-level signal that are adjacent and continuous; and

controlling the display panel to execute the touch phase between adjacent display phases; wherein in the display phase, one clock signal group controls N driving signal wires to provide driving signals to N pixel-rows arranged in sequence, wherein N is a positive integer and N≥3; the N driving signal wires comprise a first driving signal wire connected to the first shift register and a second driving signal wire connected to the second shift register, and the clock signal group comprises N effective clock signals provided jointly by the first clock signal wire pair and the second clock signal wire pair.

2. The driving method according to claim 1 , wherein

the display phase comprises at least one display period, the display period comprises at least one first sub-phase and at least one second sub-phase, and one first sub-phase and one second sub-phase are executed alternately; and

in the display phase, one clock signal group controlling N driving signal wires to provide driving signals to N pixel-rows arranged in sequence, comprises: in the first sub-phase, controlling the first driving signal wire to provide a driving signal to a respective pixel-row by an effective clock signal provided by the first clock signal wire pair; and in the second sub-phase, controlling the second driving signal wire to provide a driving signal to a respective pixel-row by an effective clock signal provided by the second clock signal wire pair.

3. The driving method according to claim 2 , wherein

the second period length is greater than the first period length;

in the first sub-phase, controlling the first driving signal wire to provide the driving signal to a respective pixel-row by the effective clock signal provided by the first clock signal wire pair, comprises: controlling two first shift registers in cascade to provide the driving signals to two adjacent first driving signal wires respectively, by the effective clock signal provided by the first clock signal wire pair; and

in the second sub-phase, controlling the second driving signal wire to provide the driving signal to a respective pixel-row by the effective clock signal provided by the second clock signal wire pair comprises: controlling one of the second shift registers to provide the driving signal to one of the second driving signal wires, by the effective clock signal provided by the second clock signal wire pair.

4. The driving method according to claim 3 , wherein

N=3*p, wherein p is a positive integer; and the display phase comprises p display periods;

a time length for providing one of the driving signals to a respective pixel-row is t;

the second period length is 8*t, and the first period length is 4*t; and

the display period comprises one first sub-phase and one second sub-phase.

5. The driving method according to claim 3 , wherein

N=5*p, wherein p is a positive integer; and the display phase comprises p display periods;

a time length for providing one of the driving signals to a respective pixel-row is t;

the second period length is 12*t, and the first period length is 3*t; and

the display period comprises two first sub-phases and one second sub-phase.

6. The driving method according to claim 3 , wherein

N=8*p, wherein p is a positive integer; and the display phase comprises p display periods;

a time length for providing one of the driving signals to a respective pixel-row is t;

the second period length is 9*t, and the first period length is 3*t; and

the display period comprises three first sub-phases and two second sub-phases.

7. The driving method according to claim 3 , wherein

the plurality of first shift registers in cascade comprise a dummy first shift register, an output terminal of the dummy first shift register is connected to an input terminal of a next stage of the first shift register, and the output terminal of the dummy first shift register is not connected to the first driving signal wire; and the plurality of second shift registers in cascade comprise a dummy second shift register, an output terminal of the dummy second shift register is connected to an input terminal of a next stage of the second shift register, and the output terminal of the dummy second shift register is not connected to the second driving signal wire;

N=7*p, wherein p is a positive integer; and the display phase comprises p display periods;

a time length for providing one of the driving signals to a respective pixel-row is t;

the second period length is 6*t, and the first period length is 3*t; and

a part of the display periods further comprises a third sub-phase; and in the third sub-phase of the display period, an effective clock signal provided by the first clock signal wire pair controls the first shift register to provide a driving signal to the first driving signal wire.

8. The driving method according to claim 2 , wherein

the second period length is greater than or equal to the first period length;

in the first sub-phase, controlling the first driving signal wire to provide the driving signal to a respective pixel-row by the effective clock signal provided by the first clock signal wire pair, comprises: controlling two first shift registers in cascade to provide the driving signals to two adjacent first driving signal wires respectively, by the effective clock signal provided by the first clock signal wire pair;

in the second sub-phase, controlling the second driving signal wire to provide the driving signal to a respective pixel-row by the effective clock signal provided by the second clock signal wire pair comprises: controlling two second shift registers in cascade to provide the driving signals to two adjacent second driving signal wires respectively, by the effective clock signal provided by the second clock signal wire pair.

9. The driving method according to claim 8 , wherein

N=4*p, wherein p is a positive integer; and the display phase comprises p display periods;

a time length for providing one of the driving signals to a respective pixel-row is t;

the first period length is 5*t, and the second period length is 5*t; and

the display period comprises one first sub-phase and one second sub-phase.

10. The driving method according to claim 8 , wherein

N=6*p, wherein p is a positive integer; and the display phase comprises p display periods;

a time length for providing one of the driving signals to a respective pixel-row is t;

the second period length is greater than the first period length, wherein the second period length is 8*t, and the first period length is 4*t; and

the display period comprises two first sub-phases and one second sub-phase.

11. The driving method according to claim 10 , wherein a time length for controlling the display panel to execute the touch phase is t or 2*t.

12. The driving method according to claim 1 , wherein

a time length for providing one of the driving signals to a respective pixel-row is t; and

a time length for controlling the display panel to execute the touch phase is t.

13. A display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:

M pixel-rows arranged in a first direction, wherein M is a positive integer;

a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit, wherein the first driving circuit comprises a plurality of first shift registers in cascade, and the second driving circuit comprises a plurality of second shift registers in cascade;

M driving signal wires, wherein each one of the M driving signal wires drives a respective one of the M pixel-rows, the M driving signal wires comprise m first driving signal wires and n second driving signal wires, m and n are both positive integers, and m+n=M; the first driving signal wires are electrically connected to output terminals of respective first shift registers, and the second driving signal wires are electrically connected to output terminals of respective second shift registers;

a first clock signal wire pair and a second clock signal wire pair, wherein the first clock signal wire pair and the second clock signal wire pair each comprise two clock signal wires, the first clock signal wire pair is configured to control an operation of the first driving circuit, and the second clock signal wire pair is configured to an control operation of the second driving circuit;

a plurality of touch electrodes configured to transmit touch signals in a touch phase;

a display driving module configured to

provide a first clock signal with a first period length to the first clock signal wire pair, to control the operation of the first driving circuit; provide a second clock signal with a second period length to the second clock signal wire pair, to control the operation of the second driving circuit; wherein each of the first period length and the second period length is composed of widths of one high-level signal and one low-level signal that are adjacent and continuous; and

control the display panel to execute a plurality of display phases; wherein in the display phase, one clock signal group controls N driving signal wires to provide driving signals to N pixel-rows arranged in sequence, wherein N is a positive integer and N≥3;

the N driving signal wires comprise a first driving signal wire connected to the first shift register and a second driving signal wire connected to the second shift register, and the clock signal group comprises N effective clock signals provided jointly by the first clock signal wire pair and the second clock signal wire pair; and

a touch function module configured to control the display panel to execute the touch phase between two adjacent display phases.

14. The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein

the second period length is greater than the first period length;

the display phase comprises at least one display period, the display period comprises at least one first sub-phase and at least one second sub-phase, and one first sub-phase and one second sub-phase are executed alternately; and

the display driving module is further configured to: in the first sub-phase, control two first shift registers in cascade to respectively provide driving signals to two adjacent first driving signal wires, by an effective clock signal provided by the first clock signal wire pair;

and in the second sub-phase, control the second shift register to provide a driving signal to the second driving signal wire by an effective clock signal provided by the second clock signal wire pair.

15. The display panel according to claim 14 , wherein

the plurality of the first shift registers in cascade comprise a dummy first shift register, an output terminal of the dummy first shift register is connected to an input terminal of a next stage of the first shift register, and the output terminal of the dummy first shift register is not connected to the first driving signal wire; and

the plurality of the second shift registers in cascade comprise a dummy second shift register, an output terminal of the dummy second shift register is connected to an input terminal of a next stage of the second shift register, and the output terminal of the dummy second shift register is not connected to the second driving signal wire.

16. The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein

the second period length is greater than or equal to the first period length;

the display phase comprises at least one display period, the display period comprises at least one first sub-phase and at least one second sub-phase, and the first sub-phase and the second sub-phase are executed alternately; and

the display driving module is further configured to: in the first sub-phase, control two first shift registers in cascade to provide scan driving signals to two adjacent first driving signal wires respectively, by an effective clock signal provided by the first clock signal wire pair; and in the second sub-phase, control two second shift registers in cascade to provide scan driving signals to two adjacent second driving signal wires respectively, by an effective clock signal provided by the second clock signal wire pair.

17. The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein

the first driving circuit comprises a first gate driving circuit, the second driving circuit comprises a second gate driving circuit, and the driving signal wire comprises a gate scan wire.

18. The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein

the first driving circuit comprises a first light-emitting driving circuit, the second driving circuit comprises a second light-emitting driving circuit, and the driving signal wire comprises a light-emitting control wire.

19. The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein

the display panel comprises a display area and a non-display area, the M pixel-rows are located in the display area, and the first driving circuit and the second driving circuit are located in the non-display area; wherein in a second direction, the first driving circuit and the second driving circuit are respectively located at two sides of the display area, and the second direction and the first direction intersect.

20. A display device, comprising a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:

M pixel-rows arranged in a first direction, wherein M is a positive integer;

a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit, wherein the first driving circuit comprises a plurality of first shift registers in cascade, and the second driving circuit comprises a plurality of second shift registers in cascade;

M driving signal wires, wherein each one of the driving signal wires drives a respective one of the M pixel-rows, the M driving signal wires comprise m first driving signal wires and n second driving signal wires, m and n are both positive integers, and m+n=M; and the first driving signal wires are electrically connected to output terminals of respective first shift registers, and the second driving signal wires are electrically connected to output terminals of respective second shift registers;

a first clock signal wire pair and a second clock signal wire pair, wherein the first clock signal wire pair and the second clock signal wire pair each comprise two clock signal wires, the first clock signal wire pair is configured to control operation of the first driving circuit, and the second clock signal wire pair is configured to control operation of the second driving circuit;

a plurality of touch electrodes configured to transmit touch signals in a touch phase;

a display driving module configured to

provide a first clock signal with a first period length to the first clock signal wire pair, to control the operation of the first driving circuit;

provide a second clock signal with a second period length to the second clock signal wire pair, to control the operation of the second driving circuit; wherein each of the first period length and the second period length is composed of widths of one high-level signal and one low-level signal that are adjacent and continuous; and

control the display panel to execute a plurality of display phases; wherein in the display phase, one clock signal group controls N driving signal wires to provide driving signals to N pixel-rows arranged in sequence, wherein N is a positive integer and N≥3; and the N driving signal wires comprises a first driving signal wire connected to the first shift register and a second driving signal wire connected to the second shift register, and the clock signal group comprises N effective clock signals provided jointly by the first clock signal wire pair and the second clock signal wire pair; and

a touch function module configured to control the display panel to execute a touch phase between two adjacent display phases.

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 Sep 8, 2021
From: ZHANG, MENGMENG; ZHOU, XINGYAO; GAO, YANA; LI, YUE
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057507/0846 →
Priority Claims (1)
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