IP Library Granted Patent US 12,573,339
Granted Patent B2
US 12,573,339 · App. 19/024,304 · Granted Mar 10, 2026

Display device operating with time-division and control method thereof

Inventors: Seungyong Shin (Suwon-si, KR); Myungjoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Sujin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyungjin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Yongmin Jung (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G09G3/32G09G2330/022
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Patent No.
US 12,573,339
App. No.
19/024,304
Granted
Mar 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device may include: a power supply; a first display module comprising a first switch connected to the power supply and a second switch connected to a preset voltage; a second display module comprising a third switch connected to the power supply and a fourth switch connected to the preset voltage; one or more processors configured to consecutively supply power to the first display module and the second display module by selectively turning on the first switch, the second switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch; and memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: turn on the first switch and the fourth switch during a first time period within a preset time; and turn on the third switch and the second switch during a second time period within the preset time.

Claims (61)

1 . A display device, comprising:

a power supply;

a first display module comprising a first switch and a second switch, the first switch being connected to the power supply and the second switch being connected to a preset voltage;

a second display module comprising a third switch and a fourth switch, the third switch being connected to the power supply and the fourth switch being connected to the preset voltage;

one or more processors configured to consecutively supply power to the first display module and the second display module by selectively turning on the first switch, the second switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch; and

memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

turn on the first switch and the fourth switch during a first time period within a preset time; and

turn on the third switch and the second switch during a second time period within the preset time.

2 . The display device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

emit using first light emitting devices in the first display module by turning on the first switch and turning off the second switch during the first time period; and

turn off second light emitting devices in the second display module by turning off the third switch and turning on the fourth switch during the first time period.

3 . The display device of claim 2 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

turn off the first light emitting devices by turning off the first switch and turning on the second switch during the second time period following the first time period; and

emit using the second light emitting devices by turning on the third switch and turning off the fourth switch during the second time period.

4 . The display device of claim 3 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

provide the preset voltage to the second light emitting devices during the first time period; and

provide the preset voltage to the first light emitting devices during the second time period.

5 . The display device of claim 2 ,

wherein the power supply is configured to supply driving voltage to the first display module when the first switch is turned on or the second display module when the third switch is turned on according to control by the one or more processors, and

wherein the preset voltage is less than the driving voltage.

6 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the preset voltage is greater than or equal to earth ground and less than a forward voltage Vf of the first light emitting devices and the second light emitting devices.

7 . The display device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to:

adjust the driving voltage based on an output current of the power supply; and

adjust the preset voltage to be less than the adjusted driving voltage.

8 . The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein the display device is configured to operate in a passive matrix method, and

wherein the first display module corresponds to a first scan line and the second display module corresponds to a second scan line.

9 . The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein the preset time corresponds to one image frame, and

wherein the instructions further cause the one or more processors to consecutively supply power to the first display module and the second display module during the one image frame.

10 . The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein the first display module and the second display module comprise a backlight or a plurality of self-emissive devices.

11 . A method of controlling a display device which consecutively supplies power to a first display module and a second display module through a power supply, the method comprising:

powering the first display module by turning on a first switch in the first display module and connected to the power supply, and turning on a fourth switch in the second display module and connected to a preset voltage, during a first time period within a preset time; and

powering the second display module by turning on a third switch in the second display module and connected to the power supply and turning on a second switch in the first display module and connected to the preset voltage, during a second time period within the preset time.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the powering the first display module comprises:

emitting using first light emitting devices in the first display module by turning on the first switch and turning off the second switch during the first time period; and

turning off second light emitting devices in the second display module by turning off the third switch and turning on the fourth switch during the first time period.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the powering the second display module comprises:

turning off the first light emitting devices by turning off the first switch and turning on the second switch during the second time period following the first time period; and

emitting using the second light emitting devices by turning on the third switch and turning off the fourth switch during the second time period.

14 . The method of claim 13 ,

wherein the powering the first display module comprises providing the preset voltage to the second light emitting devices during the first time period, and

wherein the powering the second display module comprises providing the preset voltage to the first light emitting devices during the second time period.

15 . The method of claim 11 ,

wherein the method further comprises supplying driving voltage to the first display module when the first switch is turned on or the second display module when the third switch is turned on, and

wherein the preset voltage is less than the driving voltage.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein

the preset voltage is greater than or equal to earth ground and less than a forward voltage Vf of the first light emitting devices and the second light emitting devices.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

adjusting the driving voltage based on an output current of the power supply; and

adjusting the preset voltage to be less than the adjusted driving voltage.

18 . The method of claim 11 ,

wherein the display device is configured to operate in a passive matrix method, and

wherein the first display module corresponds to a first scan line and the second display module corresponds to a second scan line.

19 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the preset time corresponds to one image frame, further comprising:

consecutively supplying power to the first display module and the second display module during the one image frame.

20 . A computer readable recording medium, which includes computer-readable code that when executed by a display device which consecutively supplies power to a first display module and a second display module through a power supply, the method comprising:

powering the first display module by turning on a first switch in the first display module and connected to the power supply, and turning on a fourth switch in the second display module and connected to a preset voltage, during a first time period within a preset time; and

powering the second display module by turning on a third switch in the second display module and connected to the power supply and turning on a second switch in the first display module and connected to the preset voltage, during a second time period within the preset time.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2025
From: SHIN, SEUNGYONG; KIM, MYUNGJOON; KIM, SUJIN; KIM, HYUNGJIN; JUNG, YONGMIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2023-0179676 · Dec 12, 2023 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2024018505 · Nov 21, 2024
Related Publication 20250191528A1 · Jun 12, 2025
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