AMOLED Crosstalk Compensation via Voltage Variation

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Problem

Active Matrix OLED (AMOLED) display devices experience image crosstalk due to signal coupling, which affects display brightness and is not effectively compensated by existing technologies.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that calculate and apply a compensated data voltage to pixel units by determining a power-voltage variation value based on data-voltage variations, using coupling parameters and weight values of adjacent pixel units to alleviate crosstalk, thereby setting a corrected data voltage to be applied at the next scanning time instant.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If data voltage is applied to pixel units in AMOLED display, then display brightness is achieved, but image crosstalk occurs due to signal coupling between adjacent pixel units

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay brightnessVSAvoidimage crosstalk
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by calculating and compensating for the data voltage before it is applied to the pixel unit. The compensation value is determined based on the data voltage variation of the current pixel unit and its adjacent pixel units, and this pre-calculated compensation is then applied to eliminate the crosstalk effect before display occurs.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements feedback by using the data voltage variation information of adjacent pixel units to adjust the data voltage of the current pixel unit. The coupling parameter represents the influence of adjacent pixels, and this feedback mechanism allows the system to compensate for crosstalk by incorporating information from neighboring pixel units into the voltage calculation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Object-affected harmful factors

If existing compensation methods are applied, then some crosstalk reduction is achieved, but display brightness is not effectively improved

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecrosstalkVSAvoiddisplay brightness
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the data voltage parameter based on the coupling parameter and data voltage variation. The compensation value is calculated as the product of the coupling parameter and the data voltage variation, and this adjusted parameter is then applied to achieve both crosstalk reduction and brightness improvement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Measurement precision

If coupling between adjacent pixel units is considered, then crosstalk compensation accuracy is improved, but calculation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecrosstalk compensation accuracyVSAvoidcalculation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by focusing the compensation calculation only on adjacent pixel units that have significant coupling influence. The coupling parameter selectively weights the contribution of each adjacent pixel unit, allowing accurate compensation to be achieved by considering only the most relevant local interactions rather than all possible pixel interactions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10665171B2Method and device for compensating for image crosstalk, and display apparatus
Publication Date: 2020.05.26 ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS
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AI summary

A method and a device for compensating for image crosstalk and a display apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining (S101) a data-voltage variation value between a data voltage applied to a pixel unit at a current scanning time instant and a data voltage applied to the pixel unit at a previous scanning time instant; determining a power-voltage variation value based on the data-voltage variation value (S102); setting a sum of the power-voltage variation value and an original data voltage to be applied to the pixel unit at a next time instant as a compensated data voltage of the pixel unit (S103); and setting the compensated data voltage of the pixel unit as an actual data voltage to be applied to the pixel unit at the next time instant (S104).