Granted Patent B2

US 12,271,537 · App. 18/093,435 · Granted Apr 8, 2025

Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki (Tokyo, JP); Koji Kusunoki (Kanagawa, JP); Daisuke Kubota (Kanagawa, JP); Kensuke Yoshizumi (Kanagawa, JP)

Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

G06F3/03542G09G3/3233H10K65/00G09G2300/0426G09G2300/0809G09G2354/00

Abstract

Claims (66)

1. A display system comprising a display panel and a light-emitting apparatus,

wherein the display panel comprises a display element, a first light-receiving element, a second light-receiving element, a first transistor, and a second transistor,

wherein the light-emitting apparatus comprises a first input means, a second input means, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, a driver unit, and an oscillator device,

wherein the display element comprises a first pixel electrode, a first common layer, a light-emitting layer, and a common electrode,

wherein the first light-receiving element comprises a second pixel electrode, the first common layer, an active layer, and the common electrode,

wherein a source or a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first pixel electrode,

wherein a source or a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second pixel electrode,

wherein the first light-emitting element comprises a laser light source exhibiting visible light,

wherein the second light-emitting element comprises a light source exhibiting infrared light,

wherein the driver unit is configured to control a light emission state of the first light-emitting element in accordance with an input to the first input means,

wherein the oscillator device is configured to control a light emission state of the second light-emitting element in accordance with an input to the second input means,

wherein a first system comprises the first light-emitting element, the driver unit, and the first input means,

wherein a second system comprises the second light-emitting element, the oscillator device and the second input means,

wherein the first system and the second system are independent from each other,

wherein the first light-receiving element is configured to receive the visible light emitted by the first light-emitting element and convert the visible light into a first electric signal, and

wherein the second light-receiving element is configured to receive the infrared light emitted by the second light-emitting element and convert the infrared light into a second electric signal.

2. The display system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display element comprises a portion overlapping with the first transistor, and

wherein the first light-receiving element comprises a portion overlapping with the second transistor.

3. The display system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are over the same plane.

4. The display system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor each comprise a metal oxide in a channel formation region,

wherein the metal oxide comprises In, Zn, and M, and

wherein M is Al, Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf.

5. The display system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the driver unit is configured to control the light emission state by controlling light emission or non-light emission of the first light-emitting element in accordance with an operation of the first input means.

6. A display device comprising a display element, a first light-receiving element, a second light-receiving element receiving infrared light, a first transistor, and a second transistor,

wherein the display element comprises a first pixel electrode, a first common layer, a light-emitting layer, and a common electrode,

wherein the first light-receiving element comprises a second pixel electrode, the first common layer, an active layer, and the common electrode,

wherein the first common layer is provided over the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode,

wherein the light-emitting layer and the active layer are in contact with a top surface of the first common layer,

wherein a source or a drain of the first transistor is electrically connected to the first pixel electrode, and

wherein a source or a drain of the second transistor is electrically connected to the second pixel electrode.

7. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the light-emitting layer and the active layer each comprise a different organic compound,

wherein the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are over the same plane, and

wherein the common electrode comprises a portion overlapping with the first pixel electrode with the light-emitting layer therebetween, and a portion overlapping with the second pixel electrode with the active layer therebetween.

8. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the display element and the first light-receiving element comprise a second common layer, and

wherein the second common layer comprises a portion between the first pixel electrode and the common electrode, and a portion between the second pixel electrode and the common electrode.

9. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the display element comprises a portion overlapping with the first transistor, and

wherein the first light-receiving element comprises a portion overlapping with the second transistor.

10. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor are over the same plane.

11. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first transistor and the second transistor each comprise a metal oxide in a channel formation region,

wherein the metal oxide comprises In, Zn, and M, and

wherein M is Al, Ti, Ga, Sn, Y, Zr, La, Ce, Nd, or Hf.

12. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the display device is configured to display an image and obtain positional information on a portion irradiated with visible light, and

wherein a light-receiving unit is configured to receive invisible light.

13. A display system comprising:

a display device comprising:

a display portion comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a display element in one of the plurality of pixels, and a first light-receiving element in the one of the plurality of pixels; and

a second light-receiving element; and

a light-emitting apparatus comprising a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, and a signal generation unit,

wherein the first light-emitting element comprises a first light source exhibiting visible light,

wherein the second light-emitting element comprises a second light source exhibiting infrared light,

wherein the signal generation unit is operationally connected to the second light-emitting element and is configured to generate a signal for superimposing data on the infrared light,

wherein the first light-receiving element is configured to receive the visible light emitted by the first light-emitting element,

wherein the second light-receiving element is configured to receive the infrared light emitted by the second light-emitting element, and

wherein the second light-receiving element is provided outside the display portion.

14. The display system according to claim 13 , wherein the display element comprises an organic electroluminescent element.

15. The display system according to claim 13 , where the signal for superimposing data on the infrared light emitted by the second light-emitting element includes identification information on the light-emitting apparatus.

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (2)

References Cited (117)