IP Library Granted Patent US 8,174,467
Granted Patent B2
US 8,174,467 · App. 12/359,455 · Granted May 8, 2012

Picture image display device and method of driving the same

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Patent No.
US 8,174,467
App. No.
12/359,455
Granted
May 8, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including: a display portion with gate lines, a plurality of data lines, TFTs and OLED elements, a scanning line driving circuit which feeds scanning signals for the gate lines; a data line driving circuit which feeds picture image signals for the data lines; a display control controller which provides timing control signals to the scanning line driving circuit and the data line driving circuit and the picture image signals to the data line driving circuit. The timing control signals include a first control signal for driving the TFTs and introducing a light emitting period within each frame period in which the OLED elements are caused to emit light and a second control signal for driving the TFTs and introducing a no-light emitting period within each frame period in which the oled elements are caused to be quenched.

Claims (21)

1. A display device comprising:

a display portion including a plurality of gate lines to which scanning signals are fed, a plurality of data lines to which picture image signals are fed, wherein the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines are crossed with each other to form in a matrix shape, thin film transistors (TFTs) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) elements disposed in regions surrounded by the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines;

a scanning line driving circuit which feeds the scanning signals for the plurality of gate lines;

a data line driving circuit which feeds the picture image signals for the plurality of data lines;

a display control controller which provides timing control signals to the scanning line driving circuit and the data line driving circuit and further provides the picture image signals to the data line driving circuit;

a timing regulation circuit which regulates the timing (clock frequency) of the timing control signals; and

a picture image memory which stores the picture image signals,

wherein the timing control signals include a first control signal for driving the TFTs and introducing a light emitting period within each frame period in which the OLED elements are caused to emit light and a second control signal for driving the TFTs and introducing a no-light emitting period within each frame period in which the OLED elements are caused to be quenched.

2. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the timing regulation circuit regulates and sets the clock frequency by multiplying a base frequency for one frame.

3. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein a driving current to be fed to the OLED elements is increased based on the length of the light emitting period.

4. A display device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting period is determined to be ¼ of the one frame period and the no-light emitting period is determined to be ¾ of the one frame period.

5. A display device according to claim 3 , wherein the driving current to be fed to the OLED elements is increased based on the length of the light emitting period with respect to the length of one frame period.

6. A display device according to claim 3 , wherein the driving current to be fed to the OLED elements is increased based on the ratio of the length of the light emitting period with respect to the length of one frame period.

7. A display device comprising:

a display portion including a plurality of gate lines to which scanning signals are fed, a plurality of data lines to which picture image signals are fed, wherein the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines are crossed with each other to form in a matrix shape, thin film transistors (TFTs) and organic light emitting diode (OLED) elements disposed in regions surrounded by the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines;

a scanning line driving circuit which feeds the scanning signals for the plurality of gate lines;

a data line driving circuit which feeds the picture image signals for the plurality of data lines;

a display control controller which provides timing control signals to the scanning line driving circuit and the data line driving circuit and further provides the picture image signals to the data line driving circuit;

a timing regulation circuit which regulates the timing (clock frequency) of the timing control signals; and

a picture image memory which stores the picture image signals,

means for suppressing a blurred edge phenomena during motion picture display on the display portion, said means comprising means for driving pixels by interposing a quenching period in which the OLED elements are quenched after scanning the gate lines for displaying a picture image.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 30, 2018
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.; JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046988/0801 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING FIFTY (50) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0466 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING ONE HUNDRED (100) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENT AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0612 →
MERGER/CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027363/0315 →