Display Panel Driving Method for Uniform Sub-Pixel Charging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display technologies face challenges in uniformly charging sub-pixels, leading to non-uniform brightness and potential color deviation issues.

Innovation Solution

A driving method for a display panel that involves dividing data voltages into voltage groups with specific polarity rules, including inputting reference voltages and superimposing compensation voltages to ensure uniform charging across sub-pixels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If data voltages are input directly to data lines without polarity grouping, then the driving process is simple, but sub-pixels cannot be uniformly charged leading to brightness non-uniformity and color deviation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecharging uniformityVSAvoidvoltage grouping complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments data voltages into multiple voltage groups based on polarity characteristics. Each voltage group contains data voltages with the same polarity, and adjacent voltage groups have opposite polarities. This segmentation allows for systematic polarity reversal control, ensuring that sub-pixels are uniformly charged by compensating for residual charges through controlled polarity alternation, thereby resolving the brightness non-uniformity issue without excessive complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements periodic polarity reversal by alternating the polarity of adjacent voltage groups in a regular pattern. This periodic action ensures that residual charges in sub-pixels are systematically compensated, leading to uniform charging across all sub-pixels. The periodic nature of the polarity reversal provides a simple yet effective mechanism to maintain display quality without requiring complex real-time adjustments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

2Manufacturing precision

If polarity reversal is implemented without voltage grouping, then color deviation can be reduced, but charging uniformity across sub-pixels deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrightness uniformityVSAvoidcontrol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

By segmenting data voltages into polarity-based groups, the patent creates a structured approach to polarity reversal. This segmentation makes the control process more manageable and systematic, improving ease of operation compared to unstructured polarity reversal. The grouped structure allows for predictable and repeatable charging patterns across sub-pixels, ensuring brightness uniformity while maintaining operational simplicity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the polarity parameter of data voltages in a systematic manner by grouping them. This parameter change approach allows for controlled polarity reversal that maintains charging uniformity. By organizing voltages into groups with specific polarity characteristics, the control process becomes more straightforward while achieving the desired brightness uniformity across the display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Manufacturing precision

If reference voltage is not input before data voltage, then the driving process is faster, but sub-pixel charging uniformity and color accuracy deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor accuracyVSAvoiddriving speed
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by inputting reference voltage before data voltage to prepare the data lines and sub-pixels for uniform charging. This preliminary step establishes a consistent baseline voltage level, ensuring that subsequent data voltages are applied uniformly across all sub-pixels. The reference voltage input improves color accuracy by preventing charging inconsistencies, while the streamlined process maintains acceptable driving speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

By changing the voltage parameter systematically through reference voltage input followed by grouped data voltages, the patent achieves both color accuracy and acceptable driving speed. The parameter change approach creates a predictable charging sequence that maintains uniformity without requiring excessive time, balancing precision and productivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12293736B2Driving method of display panel and display device
Publication Date: 2025.05.06 HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a driving method of a display panel and a display device. The driving method of the display panel includes: obtaining display data of a current display frame (S100); and inputting a data voltage to a data line according to the display data, so that the corresponding data voltages are charged into sub-pixels electrically connected to the data line (S200), where the data voltages inputted on the data line are divided into a plurality of voltage groups, each voltage group includes at least two adjacent data voltages, the polarities corresponding to the data voltages in a same voltage group are the same, the polarities corresponding to the data voltages of the two adjacent voltage groups inputted into a same data line are different, and the polarities of the corresponding voltage groups on the two adjacent data lines are different.