Liquid crystal display with sub-pixel zones and method for driving same

1. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a plurality of parallel scan lines; and

a plurality of parallel data lines insulated from and orthogonal to the scan lines, the scan lines and the data lines cooperatively defining a plurality of pixel regions;

wherein each of the pixel regions includes a red sub-pixel region, a green sub-pixel region, and a blue sub-pixel region;

the red sub-pixel region includes a first red sub-pixel zone and a second red sub-pixel zone, and the first and second red sub-pixel zones receive scanning voltages from a same scan line and data voltage signals from different data lines;

the green sub-pixel region includes a first green sub-pixel zone and a second green sub-pixel zone, and the first and second green sub-pixel zones receive scanning voltages from a same scan line and data voltage signals from different data lines;

the blue sub-pixel region includes a first blue sub-pixel zone and a second blue sub-pixel zone, and the first and second blue sub-pixel zones receive scanning voltages from a same scan line and data voltage signals from different data lines;

wherein during one frame period of display by the liquid crystal display, all the first red, green, and blue sub-pixel zones display black images, and all the second red, green, and blue sub-pixel zones display images corresponding to pre-determined gray scales; and

during a next frame period of display by the liquid crystal display, all the first red, green, and blue sub-pixel zones display images corresponding to pre-determined gray scales, and all the second red, green, and blue sub-pixel zones display black images;

wherein each of the first and second red sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a red color filter unit, respectively; each of the second green sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a green color filter unit, respectively; each of the first and second blue sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a blue color filter unit, respectively;

wherein the first and second red sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that are electrically coupled thereto, the first and second green sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that are electrically coupled thereto, and the first and second blue sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that are electrically coupled thereto.

2. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the red, green, and blue color filter units has a shape equal to the corresponding pixel electrode.

3. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the thin film transistors of the first and second red sub-pixel zones includes a gate electrode electrically coupled to the same scan line, a source electrode electrically coupled to the different data lines, and a drain electrode electrically coupled to the corresponding pixel electrode.

4. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the thin film transistors of the first and second green sub-pixel zones includes a gate electrode electrically coupled to the same scan line, a source electrode electrically coupled to the different data lines, and a drain electrode electrically coupled to the corresponding pixel electrode.

5. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the thin film transistors of the first and second blue sub-pixel zones includes a gate electrode electrically coupled to the same scan line, a source electrode electrically coupled to the different data lines, and a drain electrode electrically coupled to the corresponding pixel electrode.

6. A display, comprising:

a plurality of scan lines;

a plurality of data lines;

a plurality of pixel regions, each of the pixel regions including a red sub-pixel region, a green sub-pixel region, and a blue sub-pixel region, the red sub-pixel region including a first red sub-pixel zone and a second red sub-pixel zone, with the first and second red sub-pixel zones coupling to a same scan line and different data lines, the green sub-pixel region including a first green sub-pixel zone and a second green sub-pixel zone, with the first and second green sub-pixel zones coupling to a same scan line and different data lines; the blue sub-pixel region including a first blue sub-pixel zone and a second blue sub-pixel zone, with the first and second blue sub-pixel zones coupling to a same scan line and different data lines;

wherein during a frame period of display by the liquid crystal display, all the first red, green, and blue sub-pixel zones are applied with black image data via one portion of the plurality of data lines, and all the second red, green, and blue sub-pixel zones are applied with actual image data via the other portion of the plurality of data lines, and during a next frame period of display by the liquid crystal display, all the first red, green, and blue sub-pixel zones are applied with the actual image data via the one portion of the plurality of data lines, and all the second red, green, and blue sub-pixel zones are applied with data image data via the other portion of the plurality of data lines.

7. The display as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first and second red sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second red sub-pixel zones, the first and second green sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second green sub-pixel zones, and the first and second blue sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second blue sub-pixel zones.

8. The display as claimed in claim 6 , wherein each of the first and second red sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a red color filter unit, respectively; each of the second green sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a green color filter unit, respectively; each of the first and second blue sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a blue color filter unit, respectively.

9. A display, comprising:

a plurality of scan lines;

a plurality data line pairs, each pair comprising a first data line and a second data line;

a plurality of pixel regions, each of the pixel regions comprising a red sub-pixel region, a green sub-pixel region, and a blue sub-pixel region,

the red sub-pixel region coupled to a scan line and a corresponding data line pair, the red sub-pixel region comprising a first red sub-pixel zone and a second red sub-pixel zone, the first and second red sub-pixel zones coupled to a same scan line and different data lines in the corresponding data line pair,

the green sub-pixel region coupled to a scan line and a corresponding data line pair, the green sub-pixel region comprising a first green sub-pixel zone and a second green sub-pixel zone, the first and second green sub-pixel zones coupled to a same scan line and different data lines in the corresponding data line pair;

the blue sub-pixel region coupled to a scan line and a corresponding data line pair, the blue sub-pixel region comprising a first blue sub-pixel zone and a second blue sub-pixel zone, the first and second blue sub-pixel zones coupled to a same scan line and different data lines in the corresponding data line pair;

wherein, during a frame period of display, the first data lines of the plurality data line pairs are applied with first data signals corresponding to black images, and the second data lines of the plurality data line pairs are applied with second data signals corresponding to actual images; during a next frame period of display, the first data lines of the plurality data line pairs are applied with the second data signals corresponding to the actual images, and the second data lines of the plurality data line pairs are applied with the first data signals corresponding to the black images.

10. The display as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second data signals corresponds to pre-determined gray scales.

11. The display as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each of the first and second red sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a red color filter unit, respectively; each of the second green sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a green color filter unit, respectively; each of the first and second blue sub-pixel zones includes a pixel electrode, a thin film transistor, and a blue color filter unit, respectively.

12. The display as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first and second red sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second red sub-pixel zones, the first and second green sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second green sub-pixel zones, and the first and second blue sub-pixel zones are positioned at a same side of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second blue sub-pixel zones.

13. The display as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first and second red sub-pixel zones are positioned at different sides of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second red sub-pixel zones, the first and second green sub-pixel zones are positioned at different sides of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second green sub-pixel zones, and the first and second blue sub-pixel zones are positioned at different sides of the scan line that is electrically coupled to the first and second blue sub-pixel zones.