Display module, terminal device, display method and device, generation method and device

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a display module, terminal device, display method and apparatus, and generation method and apparatus. The display module includes: a first region having an irregular shape, and containing a first touch circuit, a first control circuit, and a first data circuit; and a second region containing a second touch circuit, a second control circuit, and a second data circuit. The first region and the second region satisfy at least one of the following relationships: the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are unequal; the sizes of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are unequal; and the sizes of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are unequal. This can compensate for the brightness impact of the irregular shape on the first region, thereby improving the brightness consistency and uniformity between the first and second regions and avoiding the problem of poor brightness uniformity in the display module.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of display module technology, specifically to a display module, terminal equipment, display method and apparatus, and generation method and apparatus. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of science and technology and people's exploration of various new functions, the display functions of terminal devices are becoming increasingly rich. At present, most terminal devices are developing towards full-screen displays. However, the installation requirements of components such as front-facing cameras mean that the display screen cannot yet achieve 100% full-screen functionality. In other words, there are still irregular positions on the display screen for installing components such as cameras, resulting in poor brightness uniformity of the display screen. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To overcome the problems existing in the related technologies, the present disclosure provides a display module, a terminal device, a display method and apparatus, and a generation method and apparatus to solve the defects in the related technologies.

[0004] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a display module is provided, applied to a terminal device, comprising:

[0005] A first region, the first region having an irregular shape, the first region having a first touch circuit, a first control circuit and a first data circuit;

[0006] The second area has a second touch circuit, a second control circuit, and a second data circuit.

[0007] The first region and the second region satisfy at least one of the following relationships:

[0008] The sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are different, the sizes of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are different, and the sizes of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are different.

[0009] In one embodiment, the first region and the second region satisfy at least one of the following relationships:

[0010] The size of the first touch circuit is smaller than the size of the second touch circuit, the size of the first control circuit is larger than the size of the second control circuit, and the size of the first data circuit is larger than the size of the second data circuit.

[0011] In one embodiment, when the size of the first control circuit is equal to the size of the second control circuit, and the size of the first data circuit is equal to the size of the second data circuit, the size of the first touch circuit and the size of the second touch circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship:

[0012]

[0013] Wherein, the S T1 The area of ​​the first touch circuit, S T2 S1 is the area of ​​the second touch circuit, S1 is the area of ​​the first region, and R is the area of ​​the irregular position.

[0014] In one embodiment, when the size of the first touch circuit is equal to the size of the second touch circuit, the sizes of the first control circuit, the first data circuit, the second control circuit, and the second data circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship:

[0015]

[0016] Wherein, the S G1 The area of ​​the first control circuit, S D1 The area of ​​the first data circuit, S G2 The area of ​​the second control circuit, S D2 S1 is the area of ​​the second data circuit, S1 is the area of ​​the first region, and R is the area of ​​the irregular position.

[0017] In one embodiment, the dimensions of the first touch circuit, the second touch circuit, the first control circuit, the first data circuit, the second control circuit, and the second data circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship:

[0018]

[0019] Wherein, the S G1 The area of ​​the first control circuit, S D1 The area of ​​the first data circuit, S G2 The area of ​​the second control circuit, S D2 The area of ​​the second data circuit, S T1 The area of ​​the first touch circuit, S T2 S1 is the area of ​​the second touch circuit, S1 is the area of ​​the first region, and R is the area of ​​the irregular position.

[0020] In one embodiment, the extension directions of the first region, the second region, the first data circuit, the second data circuit, the first touch circuit, and the second touch circuit are all equal.

[0021] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal device is provided, including a display module as described in any of the first aspects.

[0022] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a display method is provided, applied to a terminal device, the terminal device including a display module, comprising:

[0023] Get the first image;

[0024] Obtain the compensation information of the display module, wherein the compensation information includes the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module;

[0025] Based on the brightness compensation value of each pixel, the brightness of the corresponding pixel in the first image is compensated to generate the second image;

[0026] The second image is displayed on the display module.

[0027] In one embodiment, obtaining the compensation information of the display module includes:

[0028] Send a first request message to the cloud server, wherein the first request message carries the identifier of the display module;

[0029] The system receives a first response message returned by the cloud server, wherein the first response message carries compensation information for the display module.

[0030] In one embodiment, the identifier includes at least one of the display module number and category.

[0031] In one embodiment, the display method is applied to a terminal device as described in the second aspect.

[0032] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a method for generating compensation information is provided, the compensation information being applied to a display method as described in any of the third aspects, the generation method comprising:

[0033] The test image is displayed on the display module, and the actual brightness value of each pixel of the display module is obtained;

[0034] Obtain the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, wherein the theoretical brightness value of the pixel of the display module is the brightness value of the corresponding pixel of the test image;

[0035] Based on the actual and theoretical brightness values ​​of each pixel in the display module, a brightness compensation value for each pixel in the display module is determined, and compensation information for the display module is generated.

[0036] In one embodiment, it also includes:

[0037] The compensation information and the identifier of the display module are sent to the cloud server so that the cloud server stores the compensation information using the identifier of the display module.

[0038] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a display device is provided, applied to a terminal device, the terminal device including a display module, comprising:

[0039] The first acquisition module is used to acquire the first image;

[0040] The second acquisition module is used to acquire the compensation information of the display module, wherein the compensation information includes the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module;

[0041] The compensation module is used to compensate the brightness of the corresponding pixel in the first image according to the brightness compensation value of each pixel, and generate the second image.

[0042] A display module is used to display the second image on the display module.

[0043] In one embodiment, the second acquisition module is specifically used for:

[0044] Send a first request message to the cloud server, wherein the first request message carries the identifier of the display module;

[0045] The system receives a first response message returned by the cloud server, wherein the first response message carries compensation information for the display module.

[0046] In one embodiment, the identifier includes at least one of the display module number and category.

[0047] In one embodiment, the display device is applied to a terminal device as described in the second aspect.

[0048] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for generating compensation information is provided, the compensation information being applied to a display method as described in any of the third aspects, the generating apparatus comprising:

[0049] The third acquisition module is used to display the test image on the display module and acquire the actual brightness value of each pixel of the display module;

[0050] The fourth acquisition module is used to acquire the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, wherein the theoretical brightness value of the pixel of the display module is the brightness value of the corresponding pixel of the test image;

[0051] The generation module is used to determine the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module based on the actual brightness value and the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, and to generate the compensation information of the display module.

[0052] In one embodiment, it also includes:

[0053] The sending module is used to send the compensation information and the identifier of the display module to the cloud server, so that the cloud server stores the compensation information with the identifier of the display module.

[0054] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, the electronic device including a memory and a processor, the memory being configured to store computer instructions executable on the processor, and the processor being configured to execute the computer instructions based on the display method of any one of the third aspects or the generation method of any one of the fourth aspects.

[0055] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the method described in the third or fourth aspect.

[0056] The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of this disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

[0057] The display module provided in this disclosure can compensate for the brightness impact of the irregular position on the first area by setting the size of at least one of the first touch circuit, the first control circuit, and the first data circuit in the first area with an irregular position to be different from the size of at least one of the second touch circuit, the second control circuit, and the second data circuit in the second area. This can improve the brightness consistency and uniformity between the first and second areas and avoid the problem of poor brightness uniformity of the display module. Attached Figure Description

[0058] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0059] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a display module shown in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0060] Figure 2A This is a schematic diagram of the common electrode coupling amount model in the first region shown in an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure;

[0061] Figure 2B This is a schematic diagram of the common electrode coupling amount model in the first region shown in an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure;

[0062] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the coupling direction of the common electrode in an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure;

[0063] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a display method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0064] Figure 5 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a generation method according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure;

[0065] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a display method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0066] Figure 7 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a generation method according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure;

[0067] Figure 8 This is a block diagram of an electronic device illustrated in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0068] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0069] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the disclosure. The singular forms “a,” “the,” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0070] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used in this disclosure to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to determination."

[0071] With the development of science and technology and people's exploration of various new functions, the display functions of terminal devices are becoming increasingly rich. At present, most terminal devices are developing towards full-screen displays. However, the installation requirements of components such as front-facing cameras mean that the display screen cannot yet achieve 100% full-screen functionality. In other words, there are still irregular positions on the display screen for installing components such as cameras, resulting in poor brightness uniformity of the display screen.

[0072] Based on this, please refer to the appendix. Figure 1 In a first aspect, at least one embodiment of this disclosure provides a display module applied to a terminal device, comprising: a first region 101 having an irregularly shaped position 1011, and a first touch circuit 1012, a first control circuit 1013, and a first data circuit 1014 therein; and a second region 102 having a second touch circuit 1021, a second control circuit 1022, and a second data circuit 1023 therein; wherein the first region 101 and the second region 102 satisfy at least one of the following relationships: the sizes of the first touch circuit 1012 and the second touch circuit 1021 are unequal; the sizes of the first control circuit 1013 and the second control circuit 1022 are unequal; and the sizes of the first data circuit 1014 and the second data circuit 1023 are unequal.

[0073] The display module can be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) or an Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) display. The irregular position can be at least one of a punch-hole location or a non-display location. The punch-hole location can be the location of the punch hole in a common punch-hole screen, while the non-display location can be the waterdrop notch in a waterdrop screen or the notch in a notch screen. It should be understood that the above examples are not limited to the form of the irregular position; any other location that results in a screen-to-body ratio of less than 100% can be considered an irregular position.

[0074] Please refer to the appendix. Figure 1The first touch circuit 1012 can be a vertically distributed TP line within the first region 101, the first control circuit 1013 can be a horizontally distributed Gate line within the first region 101, and the first data circuit 1014 can be a vertically distributed Data line within the first region 101; the second touch circuit 1021 can be a vertically distributed TP line within the second region 102, the second control circuit 1022 can be a vertically distributed Gate line within the second region 102, and the second data circuit 1023 can be a vertically distributed Data line within the second region 102. The dimensions of the first touch circuit 1012 and the second touch circuit 1021 can be the line width of the TP line, the dimensions of the first control circuit 1013 and the second control circuit 1022 can be the line width of the Gate line, and the dimensions of the first data circuit 1014 and the second data circuit 1023 can be the line width of the Data line. It is understood that... Figure 1 The first touch circuit 1012, the first control circuit 1013, the first data circuit 1014, the second touch circuit 1021, the second control circuit 1022, and the second data circuit 1023 are shown only by way of example. This is not a limitation on the number of the above circuits. In fact, there are multiple of each of the above circuits, and they are parallel to each other (for example, the first region includes multiple parallel first touch circuits 1012).

[0075] Taking an LCD display as an example, the traces in the first region are affected by irregular shapes. In other words, the area where the traces affected by irregular shapes are located can be defined as the first region. For example, there is no pixel electrode at the punch-hole location, and the Gateline, Dataline, and TPline in the first region bypass the punch-hole location.

[0076] In one example, the extension directions of the first region, the second region, the first data circuit, the second data circuit, the first touch circuit, and the second touch circuit can all be set to be equal. For example, in... Figure 1 In the common display modules shown, both the data circuit and the touch circuit extend vertically (i.e., in a direction parallel to the long side of the display module). Therefore, the boundary between the first region and the second region extends vertically. That is, in a punch-hole screen, the vertical region where the punch-hole is located can be defined as the first region; in a waterdrop screen, the vertical region where the waterdrop is located can be defined as the first region; and in a notch screen, the vertical region where the notch is located can be defined as the first region. All other regions outside the first region belong to the second region. The second region can be a complete area or multiple separate areas.

[0077] Therefore, the resistance and capacitance in the first region will differ from those in the second region, which does not have irregularly shaped locations. For details, please refer to the appendix. Figure 2A The example shows the common electrode V of the TP line in the first region. com Coupling quantity model, where R1 represents the common electrode V in the first region. com The resistance, C p For the pixel electrode pair common electrode V in the first region com The coupling capacitor, C d For the Dataline in the first region, the common electrode V com The coupling capacitance, C1, is the gate line in the first region to the common electrode V. com Coupling capacitors; see attached diagram. Figure 2B The example shows the common electrode V of the TP line in the second region. com The coupling quantity model, where R1 represents the common electrode V in the second region. com Partial resistance (i.e., with respect to the common electrode V in the first region) com (The part with the same resistance), C p For the pixel electrode pair common electrode V in the second region com Partial coupling capacitance (i.e., the common electrode V of the pixel electrode pair in the first region) com (The same part of the coupling capacitor), C d For the data line in the second region to the common electrode V com Partial coupling capacitance (i.e., the common electrode V of the data line in the first region) com (The same part of the coupling capacitance), C1 is the gate line in the second region to the common electrode V. com Partial coupling capacitance (i.e., the common electrode V with the Gate line in the first region) com (The same part of the coupling capacitance), in addition, R2 represents the larger V of the second region compared to the first region. com The resistor, C2, represents the larger coupling capacitance of the second region compared to the first region. Therefore, V in the first region... com The coupled resistance and capacitance, compared to the V region where there are no irregular positions, com The coupled resistance and capacitance are small.

[0078] Furthermore, when the pixel electrode is charged, the V in the first region com The coupling quantity can be expressed as: V in the second region com The coupling quantity can be expressed as: Where Vp is the voltage of the pixel electrode, it can be seen that V in the first regioncom It is subject to greater coupling.

[0079] Furthermore, when the pixel electrode is charging, the charging is faster and more complete when the Source signal sent by the Dataline is a negative voltage. Therefore, please refer to the appendix. Figure 3 Although the display module uses a frame-inverted charging method, with one frame positive and one frame negative, it still affects V. com The coupling direction will generally be biased towards the negative voltage, that is, the V in the first region. com A compared to V in the second region com B is more biased towards negative voltage, so the brightness of the first region is higher than that of the second region, meaning there is a brightness deviation in the first region.

[0080] Therefore, in this embodiment, the first region and the second region can satisfy the following relationships: the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are unequal, and the sizes of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are equal, and the sizes of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are equal; the first region and the second region can also satisfy the following size relationships: the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are equal, and the sizes of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are unequal, and the sizes of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are equal; the first region and the second region can also satisfy the following size relationships: the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are equal, and the sizes of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are equal, and the sizes of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are unequal; the first region and the second region can also satisfy the following size relationships: the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are equal, and the sizes of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are equal, and the sizes of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are unequal; the first region and the second region can also satisfy the following size relationships: the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are equal. The dimensions of the first and second control circuits are unequal, while the dimensions of the first and second data circuits are equal. The first and second regions can also satisfy the following dimensional relationships: the dimensions of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are unequal, the dimensions of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are equal, and the dimensions of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are unequal. The first and second regions can also satisfy the following dimensional relationships: the dimensions of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are equal, the dimensions of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are unequal, and the dimensions of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are unequal. Through at least one of the above unequal relationships, the common electrode V of the first region can be compensated. com The reduction in the coupling capacitance and resistance results in a decrease in the first region V. com The amount of coupling received and the second region V com If the coupling amounts are equal, i.e., ΔVA = ΔVB, then V comThe degree to which A is biased towards negative voltage and V com Since B is biased towards the same degree of negative voltage, the brightness of the first region is equal to that of the second region, thus improving the brightness uniformity of the first region.

[0081] The display module provided in this disclosure can compensate for the brightness impact of the irregular position on the first area by setting the size of at least one of the first touch circuit, the first control circuit, and the first data circuit in the first area with an irregular position to be different from the size of at least one of the second touch circuit, the second control circuit, and the second data circuit in the second area. This can improve the brightness consistency and uniformity between the first and second areas and avoid the problem of poor brightness uniformity of the display module.

[0082] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the first region and the second region satisfy at least one of the following size relationships: the size of the first touch circuit is smaller than the size of the second touch circuit, the size of the first control circuit is larger than the size of the second control circuit, and the size of the first data circuit is larger than the size of the second data circuit.

[0083] In one example, when the size of the first control circuit is equal to the size of the second control circuit, and the size of the first data circuit is equal to the size of the second data circuit, the size of the first touch circuit and the size of the second touch circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship:

[0084]

[0085] Wherein, the S T1 The area of ​​the first touch circuit, S T2 S1 is the area of ​​the second touch circuit, R is the area of ​​the first region, and R is the area of ​​the irregular position. Optionally, the area of ​​the first touch circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length TP line in the first region, and the area of ​​the second touch circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length TP line in the second region.

[0086] In this approach, neither the first control circuit nor the second control circuit nor the first data circuit is modified. For example, the line width of the Gate line in the first area is equal to that of the Gate line in the second area, and the line width of the Data line in the first area is equal to that of the Data line in the second area. However, at least one of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit needs to be modified, which means that the area of ​​the first touch circuit (e.g., the line width of the TPline in the first area) and / or the area of ​​the second touch circuit (e.g., the line width of the TPline in the second area) can be reduced.

[0087] In addition, when the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are not equal, it will affect the touch sensitivity of the first area and the second area. Therefore, the touch chip (TPIC) can perform uniformity processing on the touch signals collected by the first area and the second area in the algorithm, such as weighted averaging, so that the touch sensitivity of the entire display module remains consistent.

[0088] In another example, when the size of the first touch circuit is equal to the size of the second touch circuit, the sizes of the first control circuit, the first data circuit, the second control circuit, and the second data circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship:

[0089]

[0090] Wherein, the S G1 The area of ​​the first control circuit, S D1 The area of ​​the first data circuit, S G2 The area of ​​the second control circuit, S D2 Let S1 be the area of ​​the second data circuit, S1 be the area of ​​the first region, and R be the area of ​​the irregular position. Optionally, the area of ​​the first control circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length gate line within the first region, the area of ​​the second control circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length gate line within the second region, the area of ​​the first data circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length data line within the first region, and the area of ​​the second data circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length data line within the second region.

[0091] In this approach, neither the first nor the second touch circuit is modified. For example, the line width of the TPline in the first area is equal to that in the second area. However, at least one of the first control circuit, the first data circuit, and the second data circuit needs to be modified. This means that the area of ​​the first control circuit can be increased (e.g., the line width of the Gate line in the first area) and / or the area of ​​the first data circuit can be increased (e.g., the line width of the Dataline in the first area) and / or the area of ​​the second control circuit can be decreased (e.g., the line width of the Gate line in the second area) and / or the area of ​​the second data circuit can be decreased (e.g., the line width of the Dataline in the second area).

[0092] In yet another example, the dimensions of the first touch circuit, the second touch circuit, the first control circuit, the first data circuit, the second control circuit, and the second data circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship:

[0093]

[0094] Wherein, the S G1 The area of ​​the first control circuit, S D1 The area of ​​the first data circuit, S G2 The area of ​​the second control circuit, S D2 The area of ​​the second data circuit, S T1 The area of ​​the first touch circuit, S T2 Let S1 be the area of ​​the second touch circuit, S1 be the area of ​​the first region, and R be the area of ​​the irregular position. Optionally, the area of ​​the first touch circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length TPline within the first region, the area of ​​the second touch circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length TPline within the second region, the area of ​​the first control circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length Gate line within the first region, the area of ​​the second control circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length Gate line within the second region, the area of ​​the first data circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length Data line within the first region, and the area of ​​the second data circuit can be the area of ​​a unit length Data line within the second region.

[0095] In this approach, at least one of the first control circuit, the second control circuit, the first data circuit, and the second data circuit needs to be improved, and at least one of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit also needs to be improved. That is, the area of ​​the first control circuit (e.g., the line width of the gate line in the first area) and / or the area of ​​the first data circuit (e.g., the line width of the dataline in the first area) and / or the area of ​​the second control circuit (e.g., the line width of the gate line in the second area) and / or the area of ​​the second data circuit (e.g., the line width of the dataline in the second area) can be reduced; at the same time, the area of ​​the first touch circuit (e.g., the line width of the TPline in the first area) and / or the area of ​​the second touch circuit (e.g., the line width of the TPline in the second area) can be reduced.

[0096] In addition, when the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are not equal, it will affect the touch sensitivity of the first area and the second area. Therefore, the touch chip (TPIC) can perform uniformity processing on the touch signals collected by the first area and the second area in the algorithm, such as weighted averaging, so that the touch sensitivity of the entire display module remains consistent.

[0097] Secondly, at least one embodiment of this disclosure provides a terminal device including a display module as described in any of the first aspects.

[0098] The terminal device may be a smartphone, tablet computer, desktop / laptop / handheld computer, laptop computer, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), netbook, as well as cellular phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, etc., including a touch screen. The embodiments disclosed herein are not intended to limit the specific form of the terminal device.

[0099] Please refer to the appendix. Figure 4 Thirdly, at least one embodiment of this disclosure provides a display method applied to a terminal device, the terminal device including a display module. The terminal device can be the terminal device described in the second aspect above, thus including the display module described in the first aspect. Alternatively, the terminal device can be other types of terminal devices. Figure 4 The flow of the display method is shown, including steps S401 to S404.

[0100] In step S401, the first image is acquired.

[0101] The first image can be a display quality test image of the terminal device, such as a reloaded image, or it can be a display image used normally by the terminal device. The first image can be obtained by the terminal device's central processing unit (CPU), either from local storage or from the network. After obtaining the first image, the terminal device aims to display it exactly as it appears; that is, the display module's result of displaying the first image should not only have equal absolute brightness for each pixel, but also equal relative brightness between pixels.

[0102] In step S402, compensation information of the display module is obtained, wherein the compensation information includes the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module.

[0103] The compensation information addresses the brightness differences between pixels in the display module. For example, a positive brightness compensation value can be set for pixels with relatively low brightness, and a negative brightness compensation value can be set for pixels with relatively high brightness. The compensation information can be stored in the terminal device and retrieved directly from the display module's identifier; alternatively, it can be obtained from a cloud server. The specific retrieval method is as follows: First, a first request message is sent to the cloud server, carrying the identifier of the display module; next, a first response message is received from the cloud server, carrying the compensation information for the display module.

[0104] After receiving the first request information, the cloud server can read the identifier it carries, and read the compensation information of the corresponding display module according to the identifier. Then, it sends the compensation information to the terminal device in the first response information.

[0105] In this embodiment, the identifier includes at least one of the display module's number and category. That is, each display module can have independent compensation information, and this compensation information is marked with the display module's number (e.g., ID). Therefore, the compensation information corresponding to the display module can be obtained according to the number. When the performance consistency of display modules of the same type is good, the compensation information of display modules of the same type can be shared. Therefore, the compensation information corresponding to the display module can be obtained according to the type.

[0106] In step S403, the brightness of the corresponding pixel in the first image is compensated according to the brightness compensation value of each pixel to generate the second image.

[0107] In this design, the pixels of the display module correspond one-to-one with the pixels of the first image. Therefore, the compensation information of the display module group can be applied to each pixel of the first image. Thus, the brightness compensation value of each pixel can be summed with the corresponding pixel in the first image to obtain the brightness compensation for the first image. The compensated result can then be used as the second image. The brightness of the pixels in the second image is differentiated, resulting in inconsistencies.

[0108] In step S404, the second image is displayed on the display module.

[0109] The second image can be sent to the display driver module, which then drives the display module to display the second image.

[0110] If there is a difference in display brightness between different pixels in the display module (for example, the difference in display brightness between the first region and the second region of the display module in the first aspect), then the differentiated pixel brightness of the second image is matched with that of the display module. That is, the pixels with lower brightness in the second image can be displayed by the pixels with higher brightness in the display module, and the pixels with higher brightness in the second image can be displayed by the pixels with lower brightness in the display module. Therefore, the final display result of the display module on the second image is a result with uniform pixel brightness, that is, the first image is displayed without difference.

[0111] In this embodiment, the brightness of the pixels of the first image is compensated by the compensation information of the display module, so that the original first image with uniform brightness becomes a second image with different brightness. The brightness difference of the second image is complementary to the brightness difference of the display module, thus obtaining a display result with uniform brightness.

[0112] Fourthly, at least one embodiment of this disclosure provides a method for generating compensation information, which is applied to the display method described in the third aspect. This generation method can be run on a test device for display modules, such as a test device used during the production phase in a factory. Please refer to the appendix. Figure 5 The flowchart of the generation method is shown, including steps S501 to S503.

[0113] In step S501, a test image is displayed on the display module, and the actual brightness value of each pixel of the display module is obtained.

[0114] The test image can be a reloaded image or other types of images; this disclosure is not intended to limit it. A CCD camera can be used to acquire the actual brightness value of each pixel individually, and the acquisition results can be sent to the host computer of the test equipment.

[0115] In step S502, the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module is obtained, wherein the theoretical brightness value of the pixel of the display module is the brightness value of the corresponding pixel of the test image.

[0116] The display module displays the result of the test image. The ideal display result should be no different from the test image. Therefore, the ideal display result is the theoretical value. That is, the brightness value of the pixel in the ideal display result is the theoretical brightness value of the pixel in the display module. In turn, the brightness value of the pixel in the test image is the theoretical brightness value of the pixel in the display module used to display that pixel.

[0117] The test image can be input to the host of the test equipment, so that the host can obtain the brightness value of each pixel of the test image, and then determine the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module.

[0118] In step S503, the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module is determined based on the actual brightness value and theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, and the compensation information of the display module is generated.

[0119] The brightness compensation value required for the actual brightness value to reach the theoretical brightness value can be used as the brightness compensation value of the pixel. The brightness compensation value of each pixel is input into a file, such as a bin file, which can then be used as compensation information.

[0120] In some embodiments of this disclosure, after generating compensation information, the compensation information and the identifier of the display module can be sent to the cloud server so that the cloud server stores the compensation information with the identifier of the display module.

[0121] The identifier can be the display module's number, such as an ID, or it can be the display module's type. When the identifier is the display module's number, the above detection can be performed for each display module to generate compensation information; when the identifier is the display module's type, the above detection can be performed for one of the display modules of a certain type to generate compensation information, which serves as the compensation information for that type of display module.

[0122] In this embodiment of the disclosure, by detecting the brightness of each pixel in the display module and generating brightness compensation values ​​one by one, the accuracy of the compensation information is improved, thereby improving the brightness consistency of the display results in the display method of the third aspect.

[0123] Fifthly, at least one embodiment of this disclosure provides a display device applied to a terminal device, the terminal device including a display module, please refer to the appendix. Figure 6 It shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the display device, including:

[0124] The first acquisition module 601 is used to acquire the first image;

[0125] The second acquisition module 602 is used to acquire the compensation information of the display module, wherein the compensation information includes the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module;

[0126] The compensation module 603 is used to compensate the brightness of the corresponding pixel in the first image according to the brightness compensation value of each pixel, and generate a second image;

[0127] Display module 604 is used to display the second image on the display module.

[0128] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the second acquisition module is specifically used for:

[0129] Send a first request message to the cloud server, wherein the first request message carries the identifier of the display module;

[0130] The system receives a first response message returned by the cloud server, wherein the first response message carries compensation information for the display module.

[0131] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the identifier includes at least one of a display module number and a category.

[0132] Fifthly, at least one embodiment of this disclosure provides an apparatus for generating compensation information, which is applied to the display method as described in any of the third aspects. Please refer to the appendix. Figure 7 The diagram shows a schematic representation of the generating apparatus, which includes:

[0133] The third acquisition module 701 is used to display a test image on the display module and acquire the actual brightness value of each pixel of the display module;

[0134] The fourth acquisition module 702 is used to acquire the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, wherein the theoretical brightness value of the pixel of the display module is the brightness value of the corresponding pixel of the test image;

[0135] The generation module 703 is used to determine the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module based on the actual brightness value and the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, and to generate the compensation information of the display module.

[0136] In some embodiments of this disclosure, it also includes:

[0137] The sending module is used to send the compensation information and the identifier of the display module to the cloud server, so that the cloud server stores the compensation information with the identifier of the display module.

[0138] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments of the method in the first aspect, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0139] According to the seventh aspect of the embodiments of this disclosure, please refer to the appendix. Figure 8 The diagram illustrates, for example, a block diagram of an electronic device. For instance, device 800 could be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcasting terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0140] Reference Figure 8The device 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power supply component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input / output (I / O) interface 812, a sensor component 814, and a communication component 816.

[0141] Processing component 802 typically controls the overall operation of device 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording operations. Processing component 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Furthermore, processing component 802 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 802 and other components. For example, processing component 802 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 808 and processing component 802.

[0142] Memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 800. Examples of this data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 804 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0143] The power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of the device 800. The power supply component 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to the device 800.

[0144] Multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 800 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 808 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 800 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0145] Audio component 810 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 810 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 800 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 804 or transmitted via communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0146] I / O interface 812 provides an interface between processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, power buttons, and lock buttons.

[0147] Sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 800. For example, sensor assembly 814 may detect the on / off state of device 800, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 800, changes in position of device 800 or a component of device 800, the presence or absence of user contact with device 800, orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 800, and temperature changes of device 800. Sensor assembly 814 may also include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 814 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0148] Communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 800 and other devices. Device 800 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, 4G or 5G, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 816 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0149] In an exemplary embodiment, the device 800 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the power supply method of the aforementioned electronic device.

[0150] Eighthly, in exemplary embodiments, this disclosure also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, such as a memory 804 including instructions, which can be executed by a processor 820 of the device 800 to complete the power supply method of the electronic device. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0151] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0152] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A display module, applied to a terminal device, characterized in that, include: A first region, the first region having an irregular shape, the first region having a first touch circuit, a first control circuit and a first data circuit; The second area has a second touch circuit, a second control circuit, and a second data circuit. Wherein, the first region and the second region satisfy at least one of the following relationships: the sizes of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit are not equal, the sizes of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are not equal, and the sizes of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are not equal. The first region and the second region satisfy at least one of the following relationships: the size of the first touch circuit is smaller than the size of the second touch circuit, the size of the first control circuit is larger than the size of the second control circuit, and the size of the first data circuit is larger than the size of the second data circuit; When the dimensions of the first control circuit and the second control circuit are equal, and the dimensions of the first data circuit and the second data circuit are equal, the dimensions of the first touch circuit and the second touch circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship: Wherein, the S T1 The area of ​​the first touch circuit, S T2 The area of ​​the second touch circuit is S1, the area of ​​the first region is S1, and the area of ​​the irregular position is R; or, When the size of the first touch circuit is equal to the size of the second touch circuit, the sizes of the first control circuit, the first data circuit, the second control circuit, and the second data circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship: Wherein, the S G1 The area of ​​the first control circuit, S D1 The area of ​​the first data circuit, S G2 The area of ​​the second control circuit, S D2 The area of ​​the second data circuit is S1, the area of ​​the first region is S1, and the area of ​​the irregular location is R; or, The dimensions of the first touch circuit, the second touch circuit, the first control circuit, the first data circuit, the second control circuit, and the second data circuit satisfy the following proportional relationship: Wherein, the S G1 The area of ​​the first control circuit, S D1 The area of ​​the first data circuit, S G2 The area of ​​the second control circuit, S D2 The area of ​​the second data circuit, S T1 The area of ​​the first touch circuit, S T2 S1 is the area of ​​the second touch circuit, S1 is the area of ​​the first region, and R is the area of ​​the irregular position.

2. The display module according to claim 1, characterized in that, The extension directions of the first region, the second region, the first data circuit, the second data circuit, the first touch circuit, and the second touch circuit are all equal.

3. A terminal device, characterized in that, Includes the display module as described in claim 1 or 2.

4. A display method, characterized in that, Applied to the terminal device as described in claim 3, the terminal device includes a display module, comprising: Get the first image; Obtain the compensation information of the display module, wherein the compensation information includes the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module; Based on the brightness compensation value of each pixel, the brightness of the corresponding pixel in the first image is compensated to generate the second image; The second image is displayed on the display module.

5. The display method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The step of obtaining the compensation information of the display module includes: Send a first request message to the cloud server, wherein the first request message carries the identifier of the display module; The system receives a first response message returned by the cloud server, wherein the first response message carries compensation information for the display module.

6. The display method according to claim 5, characterized in that, The identifier includes at least one of the display module's number and category.

7. A method for generating compensation information, characterized in that, The compensation information is applied to the display method as described in any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the generation method includes: The test image is displayed on the display module, and the actual brightness value of each pixel of the display module is obtained; Obtain the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, wherein the theoretical brightness value of the pixel of the display module is the brightness value of the corresponding pixel of the test image; Based on the actual and theoretical brightness values ​​of each pixel in the display module, a brightness compensation value for each pixel in the display module is determined, and compensation information for the display module is generated.

8. The generation method according to claim 7, characterized in that, Also includes: The compensation information and the identifier of the display module are sent to the cloud server so that the cloud server stores the compensation information using the identifier of the display module.

9. A display device, characterized in that, Applied to the terminal device as described in claim 3, the terminal device includes a display module, comprising: The first acquisition module is used to acquire the first image; The second acquisition module is used to acquire the compensation information of the display module, wherein the compensation information includes the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module; The compensation module is used to compensate the brightness of the corresponding pixel in the first image according to the brightness compensation value of each pixel, and generate the second image. A display module is used to display the second image on the display module.

10. The display device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The second acquisition module is specifically used for: Send a first request message to the cloud server, wherein the first request message carries the identifier of the display module; The system receives a first response message returned by the cloud server, wherein the first response message carries compensation information for the display module.

11. The display device according to claim 10, characterized in that, The identifier includes at least one of the display module's number and category.

12. A device for generating compensation information, characterized in that, The compensation information is applied to the display method as described in any one of claims 4 to 6, and the generating apparatus includes: The third acquisition module is used to display the test image on the display module and acquire the actual brightness value of each pixel of the display module; The fourth acquisition module is used to acquire the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, wherein the theoretical brightness value of the pixel of the display module is the brightness value of the corresponding pixel of the test image; The generation module is used to determine the brightness compensation value of each pixel of the display module based on the actual brightness value and the theoretical brightness value of each pixel of the display module, and to generate the compensation information of the display module.

13. The generating apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that, Also includes: The sending module is used to send the compensation information and the identifier of the display module to the cloud server, so that the cloud server stores the compensation information with the identifier of the display module.

14. An electronic device, characterized in that, The electronic device includes a memory and a processor. The memory is used to store computer instructions that can be executed on the processor. The processor is used to execute the computer instructions based on the display method according to any one of claims 4 to 6 or the generation method according to any one of claims 7 to 8.

15. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the program is executed by the processor, it implements the method of any one of claims 4 to 8.

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