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Granted Patent B2
US 11,682,348 · App. 17/483,260 · Granted Jun 20, 2023

Display panel, display device and display method

Inventors: Rongjian Yan (Beijing, CN); Jeonghaeng Heo (Beijing, CN); Zhaowei Yu (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G09G3/3225G09G3/3266G09G3/3275G09G2300/0819G09G2300/0842G09G2310/08G09G2320/0626
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Patent No.
US 11,682,348
App. No.
17/483,260
Granted
Jun 20, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display method for use in the display panel. The display panel includes: a display region, the display region comprising a first display region and a second display region, the first display region comprising a transparent sub-display region, the transparent sub-display region having a light transmittance higher than that of the second display region; and a first light emission controller and a second light emission controller, the first light emission controller being configured to provide a light emission control signal to a plurality of pixel rows of the first display region, the second light emission controller being configured to provide a light emission control signal to a plurality of pixel rows of the second display region.

Claims (38)

1. A display panel comprising:

a display region, the display region comprising a first display region and a second display region, the first display region comprising a transparent sub-display region, the transparent sub-display region having a light transmittance higher than a light transmittance of the second display region;

a first light emission controller and a second light emission controller, the first light emission controller being configured to provide a light emission control signal to a plurality of pixel rows of the first display region, the second light emission controller being configured to provide a light emission control signal to a plurality of pixel rows of the second display region; and

a base substrate, a backplane module, and a light emitting layer that are stacked in sequence;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises a pixel anode, and the first light emission controller and the second light emission controller are configured to provide a light emission driving signal to the backplane module so that the backplane module drives the light emitting layer to emit light,

wherein the backplane module comprises a buffer layer, an active layer, a first gate insulating layer, a first gate layer, a second gate insulating layer, a second gate layer, an interlayer dielectric layer, a source/drain electrode layer, a planarization layer, an anode, a pixel defining layer and a support layer that are stacked in sequence.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising: a timing controller;

wherein the timing controller is configured to provide a light emission driving signal to the first light emission controller and the second light emission controller.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , further comprising: a gate driver;

wherein the gate driver is configured to provide a gate driving signal to a pixel row of the display region, and the timing controller is configured to provide a scan driving signal to the gate driver.

4. The display panel according to claim 2 , further comprising: a data driver;

wherein the data driver is configured to provide a data signal to a pixel column of the display region, and the timing controller is configured to provide a data driving signal to the data driver.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a pixel anode of the transparent sub-display region is made of a transparent material; the transparent material comprises at least one of indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, silver-doped indium tin oxide, and silver-doped indium zinc oxide.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the pixel anode of the transparent sub-display region is a pixel anode of a monolayer structure.

7. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the pixel anode of the transparent sub-display region is a pixel anode of a multilayer structure.

8. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising: an optical module;

wherein the optical module comprises at least one of a polarizer, an optical glue and a cover glass.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent sub-display region coincides with the first display region.

10. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising: a non-display region adjacent to the display region;

wherein the first light emission controller and the second light emission controller are located within the non-display region.

11. A display method for use in the display panel according to claim 1 ; the display method comprising:

in a detection phase, the first light emission controller providing a first level to a plurality of pixel rows of the first display region, the second light emission controller providing a second level to a plurality of pixel rows of the second display region row by row at an interval of one clock cycle; the first level turning off the pixel rows, the second level lighting up the pixel rows; and

in a display phase, the first light emission controller providing a second level to a plurality of pixel rows of the first display region row by row at an interval of one clock cycle, the second light emission controller providing a second level to a plurality of pixel rows of the second display region row by row at an interval of one clock cycle, two pixel rows that are directly adjacent to each other between the first display region and the second display region receiving the second level at an interval of one clock cycle.

12. A display device comprising a display panel and a photosensitive element, the photosensitive element being arranged on a back side of the display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:

a display region, the display region comprising a first display region and a second display region, the first display region comprising a transparent sub-display region, the transparent sub-display region having a light transmittance higher than a light transmittance of the second display region;

a first light emission controller and a second light emission controller, the first light emission controller being configured to provide a light emission control signal to a plurality of pixel rows of the first display region, the second light emission controller being configured to provide a light emission control signal to a plurality of pixel rows of the second display region,

wherein the transparent sub-display region corresponds to a region where the photosensitive element is located and is smaller than the first display region, and the photosensitive element is configured to receive light passing through the transparent sub-display region,

wherein the display panel comprises a base substrate, a backplane module, and a light emitting layer that are stacked in sequence;

wherein the light emitting layer comprises a pixel anode, and the first light emission controller and the second light emission controller are configured to provide a light emission driving signal to the backplane module so that the backplane module drives the light emitting layer to emit light,

wherein the backplane module comprises a buffer layer, an active layer, a first gate insulating layer, a first gate layer, a second gate insulating layer, a second gate layer, an interlayer dielectric layer, a source/drain electrode layer, a planarization layer, an anode, a pixel defining layer and a support layer that are stacked in sequence.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the photosensitive element comprises at least one of a photographing camera, an infrared camera, an infrared rangefinder, and an optical fingerprint sensor.

14. The display device according to claim 12 , further comprising: a timing controller;

wherein the timing controller is configured to provide a light emission driving signal to the first light emission controller and the second light emission controller.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising: a gate driver;

wherein the gate driver is configured to provide a gate driving signal to a pixel row of the display region, and the timing controller is configured to provide a scan driving signal to the gate driver.

16. The display device according to claim 14 , further comprising: a data driver;

wherein the data driver is configured to provide a data signal to a pixel column of the display region, and the timing controller is configured to provide a data driving signal to the data driver.

17. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein a pixel anode of the transparent sub-display region is made of a transparent material; the transparent material comprises at least one of indium tin oxide, indium zinc oxide, silver-doped indium tin oxide, and silver-doped indium zinc oxide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2021
From: YAN, RONGJIAN; HEO, JEONGHAENG; YU, ZHAOWEI
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110293652.9 · Mar 19, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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