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US 11,017,496 · App. 16/889,179 · Granted May 25, 2021

Display driving circuit and method of partial image data

Inventors: Jong Kon Bae (Seoul, KR); Dong Hwy Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Dong Kyoon Han (Seongnam-si, KR); Yo Han Lee (Seoul, KR); Han Yu Ool Kim (Seoul, KR); Matheus Farias Miranda (Suwon-si, KR); Tae Sung Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Ho Jin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Dong Hyun Yeom (Bucheon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 11,017,496
App. No.
16/889,179
Granted
May 25, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a display, a processor generating image data, a graphic random access memory (GRAM) storing the image data, and a display driver integrated circuit for driving the display. The display driver integrated circuit is configured to select a part of the image data and to output the selected part to a specified area of the display.

Claims (50)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a processor configured to:

generate image data by concatenating a plurality of partial image pieces,

encode the image data in a specified scheme,

transmit the encoded image data to a display driver integrated circuit, and

switch from a wakeup mode to a sleep mode, after transmitting the encoded data;

the display driver integrated circuit for driving the display; and

a graphic random access memory (GRAM) included in the display driver integrated circuit,

wherein the display driver integrated circuit is configured to:

store the received encoded data in the GRAM,

select at least one of the plurality of partial image pieces of the encoded image data,

decode the selected at least one partial image piece, and

output the decoded at least one partial image piece to a specified area of the display during the sleep mode.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the display driver integrated circuit is further configured to:

output the selected part to the specified area of the display by an operation of the display driver integrated circuit in itself.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor includes at least one of an application processor (AP), a communication processor (CP), a sensor hub, or a touch processor integrated circuit (IC).

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display driver integrated circuit is further configured to:

select the part of the image data by using at least one of a data address on the GRAM or a data size.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display driver integrated circuit is further configured to:

output the selected part dynamically.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display driver integrated circuit is configured to:

select one of the pieces of partial image data depending on a specified sequence.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display driver integrated circuit is further configured to:

select at least one of the pieces of partial image data based on control information received from the processor.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the display driver integrated circuit is configured to:

receive the control information through a low speed interface.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein at least part of the processor is configured to:

switch to a wake-up mode temporarily to transmit the control information to the display driver integrated circuit.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the pieces of partial image data includes a first group of partial image data and a second group of partial image data, and

wherein the display driver integrated circuit is configured to:

select at least one partial image data among the first group of partial image data and at least one partial image data among the second group of partial image data, and

output the at least one partial image data selected among the first group of partial image data, to a first area of the display and output the at least one partial image data selected among the second group of partial image data to a second area of the display.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the display driver integrated circuit is further configured to:

select one among the second group of partial image data depending on a specified sequence.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of partial image pieces is a plurality of low-resolution partial image pieces having a resolution lower than the resolution of the display, and

wherein the display driver integrated circuit is further configured to:

enlarge the selected at least one partial image piece at a specified magnification to output the enlarged part to the specified area of the display.

13. A method of driving a display, the method comprising:

generating, by a processor, image data by concatenating a plurality of partial image pieces;

encoding, by the processor, the image data in a specified scheme;

transmitting, by the processor, the encoded image data to a display driver integrated circuit;

switching, by the processor, from a wakeup mode to a sleep mode, after transmitting the encoded data;

storing, by the display driver integrated circuit, the encoded image data in a graphic random access memory (GRAM) included in the display driver integrated circuit;

selecting, by the display driver integrated circuit, at least one of the plurality of partial image pieces of the encoded image data stored in the GRAM;

decoding, by the display driver integrated circuit, the selected at least one partial image piece; and

outputting, by the display driver integrated circuit, the decoded at least one partial image piece to a specified area of the display during the sleep mode.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2015-0099645 · Jul 14, 2015 · national
KR 10-2016-0089039 · Jul 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (2)
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