IP Library Granted Patent US 12,190,800
Granted Patent B2
US 12,190,800 · App. 18/246,047 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Display controller, display device, display system, and control method

Inventors: Baoyun Wu (Beijing, CN); Yang Yu (Beijing, CN); Yuanzhang Zhu (Beijing, CN); Xuesong Tian (Beijing, CN); Xinbin Han (Beijing, CN); Shiming Shi (Beijing, CN); Hui Zhao (Beijing, CN); Hualing Yang (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 12,190,800
App. No.
18/246,047
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display controller, a display device, a display system, and a control method are provided. The display controller includes: a flag-signal circuit configured to send a flag-signal to an application processor; an image processing circuit configured to obtain second current image data in response to receiving first current image data from the application processor, wherein the first current image data is sent by the application processor in response to receiving the flag-signal sent from the flag-signal circuit; and a drive circuit configured to generate a first drive control signal in response to receiving the second current image data from the image processing circuit.

Claims (52)

1. A display controller, comprising:

a flag-signal circuit configured to send a flag-signal to an application processor;

an image processing circuit configured to obtain second current image data in response to receiving first current image data from the application processor, wherein the first current image data is sent by the application processor in response to receiving the flag-signal sent from the flag-signal circuit; and

a drive circuit configured to generate a first drive control signal in response to receiving the second current image data from the image processing circuit,

wherein the flag-signal circuit is further configured to send the flag-signal loaded with a first pulse signal to the application processor, and the flag-signal loaded with the first pulse signal is configured to indicate that the application processor is allowed to send the first current image data to the image processing circuit,

wherein the image processing circuit is further configured to obtain, according to the first current image data, the second current image data in response to receiving the first current image data from the application processor, and the first current image data is sent by the application processor in response to receiving the flag-signal loaded with the first pulse signal, which is sent from the flag-signal circuit,

wherein the first drive control signal comprises a scan start signal loaded with a second pulse signal,

wherein the drive circuit is further configured to generate the scan start signal loaded with the second pulse signal in response to detecting that previous image data from the application processor is processed, and

wherein the flag-signal circuit is further configured to generate the flag-signal loaded with the first pulse signal in response to receiving the scan start signal loaded with the second pulse signal from the drive circuit.

2. The display controller according to claim 1 , wherein a change frequency of the flag-signal loaded with the first pulse signal is consistent with a change frequency of the scan start signal; and

a current response speed of a display module is consistent with the change frequency of the scan start signal.

3. The display controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the drive circuit is configured to adjust a change frequency of the first drive control signal according to an image data transmission frequency of the application processor, so as to obtain a second drive control signal, wherein the second drive control signal is configured to drive a sub-pixel circuit comprised in a display module to display display data, and a change frequency of the second drive control signal is matched with the image data transmission frequency.

4. The display controller according to claim 3 , wherein

the drive circuit is configured to adjust, in response to determining that a current display frequency is not matched with the image data transmission frequency, the change frequency of the first drive control signal according to the image data transmission frequency, so as to obtain the second drive control signal.

5. The display controller according to claim 4 , wherein

the drive circuit is configured to increase, in response to determining that the current display frequency is less than the image data transmission frequency, the change frequency of the first drive control signal according to the image data transmission frequency, so as to obtain the second drive control signal.

6. The display controller according to claim 4 , wherein

the drive circuit is configured to reduce, in response to determining that the current display frequency is greater than the image data transmission frequency, the change frequency of the first drive control signal according to the image data transmission frequency, so as to obtain the second drive control signal.

7. The display controller according to claim 1 , wherein

the drive circuit is configured to determine display frequency adjustment information in response to receiving a first display frequency adjustment request from the application processor, and adjust a change frequency of the first drive control signal according to the display frequency adjustment information to obtain a third drive control signal, wherein the third drive control signal is configured to drive a sub-pixel circuit comprised in a display module to display display data.

8. The display controller according to claim 7 , wherein the display frequency adjustment information comprises a first display frequency range corresponding to a current application, and the first display frequency range is determined by the application processor according to attribute information of the current application.

9. The display controller according to claim 7 , wherein the display frequency adjustment information comprises a preset second display frequency range.

10. The display controller according to claim 1 , wherein the first drive control signal is configured to drive a sub-pixel circuit comprised in a display module to display display data, wherein the display data is determined according to the second current image data, and a current response speed of the display module is N times of a current display frequency of the display module, wherein Nis an integer greater than or equal to 1.

11. A display device, comprising:

the display controller according to claim 1 ; and

a display module connected to the display controller, wherein the display module is configured to display display data according to a drive control signal provided by the display controller, wherein the display data is determined according to the second current image data.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the display module comprises:

a sub-pixel circuit;

a gate drive circuit connected to the display controller and the sub-pixel circuit, wherein the gate drive circuit is configured to provide a scan start signal, a gate drive signal, and a reset signal to the sub-pixel circuit according to the first drive control signal sent by the display controller; and

a source drive circuit connected to the display controller and the sub-pixel circuit, wherein the source drive circuit is configured to provide a data signal to the sub-pixel circuit according to the first drive control signal sent by the display controller, wherein the gate drive signal, the reset signal, and the data signal are configured to drive the sub-pixel circuit to display the display data.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein a change frequency of the scan start signal is configured as an anode reset frequency of the sub-pixel circuit.

14. A display system, comprising:

the display device according to claim 11 ; and

an application processor configured to send the first current image data to the image processing circuit in response to receiving the flag-signal from the flag-signal circuit.

15. The display system according to claim 14 , wherein

the application processor is configured to send a display frequency adjustment request to the drive circuit, so that the drive circuit determines display frequency adjustment information in response to receiving the display frequency adjustment request from the application processor, and adjusts a change frequency of the first drive control signal according to the display frequency adjustment information to obtain a third drive control signal, wherein the third drive control signal is configured to drive a sub-pixel circuit to display the display data.

16. The display system according to claim 15 , wherein the display frequency adjustment information comprises a first display frequency range corresponding to a current application, and the first display frequency range is determined by the application processor according to attribute information of the current application.

17. The display system according to claim 15 , wherein the display frequency adjustment information comprises a preset second display frequency range.

18. A control method applied to a display controller, wherein the display controller comprises:

a flag-signal circuit configured to send a flag-signal to an application processor;

an image processing circuit configured to obtain second current image data in response to receiving first current image data from the application processor, wherein the first current image data is sent by the application processor in response to receiving the flag-signal sent from the flag-signal circuit; and

a drive circuit configured to generate a first drive control signal in response to receiving the second current image data from the image processing circuit,

wherein the flag-signal circuit is further configured to send the flag-signal loaded with a first pulse signal to the application processor, and the flag-signal loaded with the first pulse signal is configured to indicate that the application processor is allowed to send the first current image data to the image processing circuit,

wherein the image processing circuit is further configured to obtain, according to the first current image data, the second current image data in response to receiving the first current image data from the application processor, and the first current image data is sent by the application processor in response to receiving the flag-signal loaded with the first pulse signal, which is sent from the flag-signal circuit,

wherein the first drive control signal comprises a scan start signal loaded with a second pulse signal,

wherein the drive circuit is further configured to generate the scan start signal loaded with the second pulse signal in response to detecting that previous image data from the application processor is processed,

wherein the flag-signal circuit is further configured to generate the flag-signal loaded with the first pulse signal in response to receiving the scan start signal loaded with the second pulse signal from the drive circuit, and

wherein the control method comprises:

sending, by the flag-signal circuit, the flag-signal to the application processor;

obtaining, by the image processing circuit, the second current image data in response to receiving the first current image data from the application processor, wherein the first current image data is sent by the application processor in response to receiving the flag-signal sent from the flag-signal circuit; and

generating, by the drive circuit, the first drive control signal in response to receiving the second current image data from the image processing circuit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2023
From: WU, BAOYUN; YU, YANG; ZHU, YUANZHANG; TIAN, XUESONG; HAN, XINBIN; SHI, SHIMING; ZHAO, HUI; YANG, HUALING
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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