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US 11,645,962 · App. 17/948,600 · Granted May 9, 2023

Common electrode pattern, driving method, and display equipment

Inventor: Zeyao Li (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
G09G3/20G09G2300/0426G09G2310/0256G09G2320/0233G09G2320/0247
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Patent No.
US 11,645,962
App. No.
17/948,600
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A common electrode pattern, a driving method and a display equipment. By performing common voltage compensations for all positive-polarity pixels and all negative-polarity pixels through two common electrode units, respectively, the difference between the reduction degrees of the pixel potential of the display equipment at different refresh frequencies can be effectively reduced, so that the brightness of the screen displayed by the display equipment at different refresh frequencies tend to be consistent, thereby improving the phenomenon of screen flickering.

Claims (83)

1. A common electrode pattern, comprising:

a first common electrode unit, comprising:

a first common electrode line, configured to be arranged along a first non-display area of an array substrate; and

a plurality of second common electrode lines, electrically connected to the first common electrode line, configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all positive-polarity pixels in a display area of the array substrate, and to provide a common voltage to all the positive-polarity pixels; and

a second common electrode unit, comprising:

a third common electrode line, configured to be arranged along a second non-display area of the array substrate; and

a plurality of fourth common electrode lines, electrically connected to the third common electrode line, configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all negative-polarity pixels in the display area, and to provide a common voltage to all the negative-polarity pixels,

wherein the first common electrode unit is configured to adjust the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval, and the second common electrode unit is configured to adjust the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is different from a refresh frequency of a reference frame, to enable a difference between a first voltage difference and a second voltage difference to be within a preset voltage-difference range; and

wherein the first voltage difference is a root mean square of differences between a common voltage and a pixel voltage of all pixels in a first vertical blank interval when the reference frame is displayed, and the second voltage difference is a root mean square of differences between the common voltage and the pixel voltage of all the pixels in the second vertical blank interval when the current frame is displayed.

2. The common electrode pattern according to claim 1 , wherein a polarity inversion driving mode of a pixel array in the display area is an N line-inversion driving mode, and the N line-inversion driving mode is either an N row-inversion driving mode or an N column-inversion driving mode, wherein N is 1 or 2;

the plurality of second common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all lines of positive-polarity pixels, each of the plurality of second common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of positive-polarity pixels, wherein a line of is either a row of or a column of; and

the plurality of fourth common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all lines of negative-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of fourth common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of negative-polarity pixels.

3. The common electrode pattern according to claim 1 , wherein a polarity inversion driving mode of a pixel array in the display area is a dot-inversion driving mode, and the arrangement of the pixel array is that adjacent pixels of any pixel in a row direction and a column direction are pixels of a different polarity, adjacent pixels in a first oblique direction and a second oblique direction are pixels of a same polarity, an included angle between the first oblique direction and the column direction is in a range from 0° to 90°, and an included angle between the second oblique direction and the row direction is in a range from 0° to 90°;

the plurality of second common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to the arrangement of all the positive-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of second common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of positive-polarity pixels in an oblique direction, the oblique direction is any one of the first oblique direction and the second oblique direction; and

the plurality of fourth common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to the arrangement of all the negative-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of fourth common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of negative-polarity pixels in the oblique direction.

4. The common electrode pattern according to claim 1 , wherein a polarity inversion driving mode of a pixel array in the display area is a 1+2 line-inversion driving mode, and the arrangement of the pixel array is that adjacent pixels of any pixel in a row direction are pixels of a different polarity, and adjacent pixels in a column direction include a pixel of a same polarity and a pixel of a different polarity;

the plurality of second common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to the arrangement of all the positive-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of second common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of positive-polarity pixels adjacent in sequence in the column direction and an oblique direction, the oblique direction is any one of a first oblique direction and a second oblique direction, an included angle between the first oblique direction and the column direction is in a range from 0° to 90°, and an included angle between the second oblique direction and the row direction is in a range from 0° to 90°; and

the plurality of fourth common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to the arrangement of all the negative-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of fourth common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of negative-polarity pixels adjacent in sequence in the column direction and the oblique direction.

5. A driving method, comprising:

providing a common electrode pattern, the common electrode pattern comprising:

a first common electrode unit, comprising:

a first common electrode line, configured to be arranged along a first non-display area of an array substrate; and

a plurality of second common electrode lines, electrically connected to the first common electrode line, configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all positive-polarity pixels in a display area of the array substrate, and to provide a common voltage to all the positive-polarity pixels; and

a second common electrode unit, comprising:

a third common electrode line, configured to be arranged along a second non-display area of the array substrate; and

a plurality of fourth common electrode lines, electrically connected to the third common electrode line, configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all negative-polarity pixels in the display area, and to provide a common voltage to all the negative-polarity pixels;

acquiring a refresh frequency of a current frame; and

adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in a second vertical blank interval through a first common electrode unit, and adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the second common electrode unit, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is different from a refresh frequency of a reference frame, to enable a difference between a first voltage difference and a second voltage difference to be within a preset voltage-difference range;

wherein the first voltage difference is a root mean square of differences between a common voltage and a pixel voltage of all pixels in a first vertical blank interval when the reference frame is displayed, and the second voltage difference is a root mean square of differences between the common voltage and the pixel voltage of all the pixels in the second vertical blank interval when the current frame is displayed.

6. The driving method according to claim 5 , wherein the adjusting of the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the first common electrode unit comprises:

adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a vertical change manner through the first common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes vertically in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a linear change manner through the first common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes linearly in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in an oscillation change manner through the first common electrode unit, so that the common voltage oscillates and changes in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a step-by-step change manner through the first common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes stepwise in the second vertical blank interval.

7. The driving method according to claim 5 , wherein the adjusting of the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval by the second common electrode unit comprises:

adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a vertical change manner through the second common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes vertically in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a linear change manner through the second common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes linearly in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in an oscillation change manner through the second common electrode unit, so that the common voltage oscillates and changes in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a step-by-step change manner through the second common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes stepwise in the second vertical blank interval.

8. The driving method according to claim 5 , wherein the adjusting of the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in a second vertical blank interval through a first common electrode unit, and adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the second common electrode unit, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is different from a refresh frequency of a reference frame, comprises:

decreasing the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the first common electrode unit, and increasing the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the second common electrode unit, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is smaller than the refresh frequency of the reference frame; and

increasing the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the first common electrode unit, and decreasing the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the second common electrode unit, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is greater than the refresh frequency of the reference frame.

9. The driving method according to claim 5 , wherein a range for adjusting the common voltage is between an initial common voltage and a target common voltage, and a difference between the initial common voltage and the target common voltage is equal to a third voltage difference, and the third voltage difference is a difference between the initial pixel voltage and a pixel voltage at an end time point of the second vertical blank interval.

10. A display equipment, comprising:

an array substrate, comprising:

a pixel array; and

a common electrode pattern, comprising:

a first common electrode unit, comprising:

a first common electrode line, configured to be arranged along a first non-display area of an array substrate; and

a plurality of second common electrode lines, electrically connected to the first common electrode line, configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all positive-polarity pixels in a display area of the array substrate, and to provide a common voltage to all the positive-polarity pixels; and

a second common electrode unit, comprising:

a third common electrode line, configured to be arranged along a second non-display area of the array substrate; and

a plurality of fourth common electrode lines, electrically connected to the third common electrode line, configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all negative-polarity pixels in the display area, and to provide a common voltage to all the negative-polarity pixels; and

a memory, a processor and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when being executed by the processor, causes the display equipment to perform operations comprising:

acquiring a refresh frequency of a current frame; and

adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in a second vertical blank interval through a first common electrode unit, and adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the second common electrode unit, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is different from a refresh frequency of a reference frame, to enable a difference between a first voltage difference and a second voltage difference to be within a preset voltage-difference range;

wherein the first voltage difference is a root mean square of differences between a common voltage and a pixel voltage of all pixels in a first vertical blank interval when the reference frame is displayed, and the second voltage difference is a root mean square of differences between the common voltage and the pixel voltage of all the pixels in the second vertical blank interval when the current frame is displayed.

11. The driving method according to claim 6 , wherein a range for adjusting the common voltage is between an initial common voltage and a target common voltage, and a difference between the initial common voltage and the target common voltage is equal to a third voltage difference, and the third voltage difference is a difference between the initial pixel voltage and a pixel voltage at an end time point of the second vertical blank interval.

12. The driving method according to claim 7 , wherein a range for adjusting the common voltage is between an initial common voltage and a target common voltage, and a difference between the initial common voltage and the target common voltage is equal to a third voltage difference, and the third voltage difference is a difference between the initial pixel voltage and a pixel voltage at an end time point of the second vertical blank interval.

13. The driving method according to claim 8 , wherein a range for adjusting the common voltage is between an initial common voltage and a target common voltage, and a difference between the initial common voltage and the target common voltage is equal to a third voltage difference, and the third voltage difference is a difference between the initial pixel voltage and a pixel voltage at an end time point of the second vertical blank interval.

14. The display equipment according to claim 10 , wherein a polarity inversion driving mode of the pixel array in the display area is an N line-inversion driving mode, and the N line-inversion driving mode is either an N row-inversion driving mode or an N column-inversion driving mode, wherein N is 1 or 2;

the plurality of second common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all lines of positive-polarity pixels, each of the plurality of second common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of positive-polarity pixels, wherein a line of is either a row of or a column of; and

the plurality of fourth common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to an arrangement of all lines of negative-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of fourth common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of negative-polarity pixels.

15. The display equipment according to claim 10 , wherein a polarity inversion driving mode of the pixel array in the display area is a dot-inversion driving mode, and the arrangement of the pixel array is that adjacent pixels of any pixel in a row direction and a column direction are pixels of a different polarity, adjacent pixels in a first oblique direction and a second oblique direction are pixels of a same polarity, an included angle between the first oblique direction and the column direction is in a range from 0° to 90°, and an included angle between the second oblique direction and the row direction is in a range from 0° to 90°;

the plurality of second common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to the arrangement of all the positive-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of second common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of positive-polarity pixels in an oblique direction, the oblique direction is any one of the first oblique direction and the second oblique direction;

the plurality of fourth common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to the arrangement of all the negative-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of fourth common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of negative-polarity pixels in the oblique direction.

16. The display equipment according to claim 10 , wherein a polarity inversion driving mode of the pixel array in the display area is a 1+2 line-inversion driving mode, and the arrangement of the pixel array is that adjacent pixels of any pixel in a row direction are pixels of a different polarity, and adjacent pixels in a column direction include a pixel of a same polarity and a pixel of a different polarity;

the plurality of second common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to the arrangement of all the positive-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of second common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of positive-polarity pixels adjacent in sequence in the column direction and an oblique direction, the oblique direction is any one of a first oblique direction and a second oblique direction, an included angle between the first oblique direction and the column direction is in a range from 0° to 90°, and an included angle between the second oblique direction and the row direction is in a range from 0° to 90°; and

the plurality of fourth common electrode lines are configured to be arranged according to the arrangement of all the negative-polarity pixels, and each of the plurality of fourth common electrode lines is configured to provide the common voltage to a line of negative-polarity pixels adjacent in sequence in the column direction and the oblique direction.

17. The display equipment according to claim 10 , wherein the operation of adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the first common electrode unit comprises:

adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a vertical change manner through the first common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes vertically in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a linear change manner through the first common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes linearly in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in an oscillation change manner through the first common electrode unit, so that the common voltage oscillates and changes in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a step-by-step change manner through the first common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes stepwise in the second vertical blank interval.

18. The display equipment according to claim 10 , wherein the operation of adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval by the second common electrode unit comprises:

adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a vertical change manner through the second common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes vertically in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a linear change manner through the second common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes linearly in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in an oscillation change manner through the second common electrode unit, so that the common voltage oscillates and changes in the second vertical blank interval;

or alternatively, adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval in a step-by-step change manner through the second common electrode unit, so that the common voltage changes stepwise in the second vertical blank interval.

19. The display equipment according to claim 10 , wherein the operations of adjusting the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in a second vertical blank interval through a first common electrode unit, and adjusting the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the second common electrode unit, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is different from a refresh frequency of a reference frame, comprise:

decreasing the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the first common electrode unit, and increasing the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the second common electrode unit, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is smaller than the refresh frequency of the reference frame; and

increasing the common voltage of all the positive-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the first common electrode unit, and decreasing the common voltage of all the negative-polarity pixels in the second vertical blank interval through the second common electrode unit, in case that the refresh frequency of the current frame is greater than the refresh frequency of the reference frame.

20. The display equipment according to claim 10 , wherein a range for adjusting the common voltage is between an initial common voltage and a target common voltage, and a difference between the initial common voltage and the target common voltage is equal to a third voltage difference, and the third voltage difference is a difference between the initial pixel voltage and a pixel voltage at an end time point of the second vertical blank interval.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2022
From: LI, ZEYAO
To: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111117347.0 · Sep 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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