Display Panel Four-Subpixel Architecture White Light Generation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display apparatuses face challenges in achieving balanced light-emitting brightness across sub-pixels, particularly with low brightness in red and green sub-pixels and high brightness in blue sub-pixels, leading to increased power consumption when displaying white images.

Innovation Solution

The display panel incorporates a pixel unit with four sub-pixels, including a fourth sub-pixel with a light conversion material that converts a portion of incoming light into primary colors, allowing for the generation of white light when mixed with other light, thereby reducing the need for simultaneous light emission from all sub-pixels during white image display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If all sub-pixels emit light simultaneously to display white images, then the brightness is sufficient, but the power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovebrightnessVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel unit is divided into four sub-pixels (first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels), each responsible for emitting light of different colors or contributing to white light generation. This segmentation allows selective activation of sub-pixels based on display requirements, enabling white image display without requiring all sub-pixels to emit simultaneously, thus reducing power consumption while maintaining brightness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The fourth color filter portion acts as an intermediary by converting incoming light into primary colors through light conversion materials. This conversion process enables the generation of white light when the converted light is mixed with other light, allowing the display to achieve sufficient brightness without requiring all sub-pixels to emit at full intensity, thereby reducing overall power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Illumination intensity

If red and green sub-pixels emit at high brightness, then the color balance is improved, but the power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebrightness balanceVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

Different sub-pixels are assigned different functions and light emission characteristics. The first, second, and third sub-pixels emit light of specific colors (red, green, blue respectively), while the fourth sub-pixel contains light conversion materials that convert light into primary colors. This local differentiation allows the display to achieve color balance through selective light emission and conversion rather than requiring all sub-pixels to operate at high brightness simultaneously, thus reducing power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The light conversion materials in the fourth color filter portion change the parameters of incoming light by converting it into primary colors. This parameter transformation enables flexible control over the intensity and color composition of light from different sub-pixels, allowing the display to achieve balanced brightness across red and green channels without requiring both to operate at maximum power levels.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Illumination intensity

If blue sub-pixel emits at high brightness, then the overall brightness is sufficient, but the color balance deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoverall brightnessVSAvoidcolor balance
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The fourth sub-pixel is designed with light conversion materials that convert incoming light into primary colors, creating a localized function that complements the other sub-pixels. This local quality differentiation ensures that when the blue sub-pixel emits at high brightness, the light conversion process in the fourth sub-pixel contributes appropriate color components to maintain overall color balance, preventing color distortion while preserving sufficient overall brightness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The fourth color filter portion incorporates composite light conversion materials that can convert light into multiple primary colors. This use of composite materials enables the fourth sub-pixel to generate a balanced spectrum of light that compensates for the dominance of blue light, ensuring that high brightness from the blue sub-pixel does not compromise the overall color balance of the displayed image.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This solution enables the display panel to achieve lower power consumption when displaying white images, while also improving the service life of the display apparatus by optimizing light usage and reducing the need for high brightness across all sub-pixels.

Implementation Method 1

The at least one light conversion material is configured to convert a portion of light directed to the fourth color filter portion into light of at least one primary color

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight conversion: Photoluminescence

Data Source

PatentUS12276819B2Display panel, and method for manufacturing the same, and display apparatus
Publication Date: 2025.04.15 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

A display panel includes at least one pixel unit. The pixel unit includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel. The first, second, third and fourth sub-pixels include a first color filter portion, second color filter portion, a third color filter portion and a fourth color filter portion, respectively. The first, second and third color filter portions are configured to emit light of three primary colors. A material of the fourth color filter portion includes at least one light conversion material configured to convert a portion of light directed to the fourth color filter portion into light of at least one primary color. The light of at least one primary color is capable of being mixed with another portion of the light directed to the fourth color filter portion to generate white light.