IP Library Granted Patent US 12,321,655
Granted Patent B2
US 12,321,655 · App. 18/589,604 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Display device, display unit, and display system

Inventors: Kensuke Yoshizumi (Kanagawa, JP); Yuichi Yanagisawa (Kanagawa, JP); Kei Takahashi (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,321,655
App. No.
18/589,604
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display device or a display system capable of displaying images along a curved surface, a display device or a display system capable of displaying images seamlessly in the form of a ring, or a display device or a display system that is suitable for increasing in size. The display device includes a display panel. The display panel includes a first part and a second part and is flexible. The first part can display images. The second part can transmit visible light. The display panel is curved so that the second part and the first part overlap with each other.

Claims (23)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

wherein the display panel comprises a display region and a light-transmitting region,

wherein the light-transmitting region is provided at one end of the display panel,

wherein the display region comprises a first portion, a second portion and a third portion,

wherein the first portion comprises a first plurality of pixels,

wherein the second portion comprises a second plurality of pixels,

wherein the third portion comprises a third plurality of pixels,

wherein the light-transmitting region is adjacent to the first portion,

wherein the second portion is between the first portion and the third portion,

wherein the display panel is flexible,

wherein the display panel is curved to form a ring so that the light-transmitting region overlaps with a display surface side of the display region,

wherein the first portion and the third portion overlap each other,

wherein the first plurality of pixels and the third plurality of pixels are deviated to each other, and

wherein the display panel is configured to add adjustment to a display signal corresponding to an image of the third plurality of pixels.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a width of the first portion is larger than a width of one pixel, and

wherein the display panel is configured not to drive the third plurality of pixels.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display panel is configured to display an image,

wherein the first portion is configured to display a first part of the image,

wherein the second portion is configured to display a second part of the image, and

wherein the first part and the second part is seamlessly displayed when the display panel is curved to form a ring.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: YOSHIZUMI, KENSUKE; YANAGISAWA, YUICHI; TAKAHASHI, KEI
To: SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066591/0231 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-009453 · Jan 21, 2015 · national
JP 2015-040295 · Mar 2, 2015 · national
Continuity (7)
Continuation 18101614 · Jan 26, 2023
Continuation 17401423 · Aug 13, 2021
Continuation 16590732 · Oct 2, 2019
Continuation 16264731 · Feb 1, 2019
Continuation 15935130 · Mar 26, 2018
Continuation 14994335 · Jan 13, 2016
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