Display Panel Sub-Pixel Polarity Inversion for Crosstalk Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Liquid crystal displays experience crosstalk and flicker issues due to uniform polarity changes in sub-pixels, leading to poor display effects, especially when displaying single-color images.

Innovation Solution

The display panel is designed with sub-pixels of different colors in each pixel, where the polarities of display signals for sub-pixels with the same color in at least one row are intentionally made different to avoid synchronized polarity changes, thereby disturbing common signals in different directions and reducing crosstalk and flicker.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If uniform polarity changes are applied to all sub-pixels of the same color, then the control is simple, but crosstalk and flicker occur leading to poor display effects

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol complexityVSAvoidcrosstalk and flicker
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different polarity patterns to different regions (rows) of sub-pixels. Specifically, odd-numbered rows use one polarity pattern while even-numbered rows use an opposite polarity pattern for the same color sub-pixels. This local differentiation eliminates synchronized polarity changes that cause crosstalk and flicker, while maintaining manageable control complexity through systematic regional variation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Object-affected harmful factors

If polarities of display signals for sub-pixels with the same color are made different in at least one row, then crosstalk and flicker are reduced, but the signal control becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecrosstalk and flickerVSAvoidsignal control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic polarity inversion across different rows. Odd-numbered rows and even-numbered rows alternate their polarity patterns in a regular, predictable sequence. This periodic structure reduces crosstalk and flicker by preventing synchronized changes, while the regularity of the pattern keeps signal control complexity manageable through systematic repetition rather than arbitrary variation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

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 approach effectively cancels out crosstalk and flicker in the horizontal direction, enhancing the display effect by ensuring that common signals are not entirely pulled up or down, thus improving image quality.

Implementation Method 1

a liquid crystal, and a pixel electrode and a common electrode for driving the liquid crystal to be deflected

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLiquid crystal deflection: Liquid Crystals

Data Source

PatentUS11205396B2Display panel, method for driving display panel, and display device
Publication Date: 2021.12.21 XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO ELECTRONICS
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a display panel, a method for driving the display panel, and a display device. In embodiments of the present disclosure, the display panel includes a display area, where pixels arranged in an array are arranged in the display area, each pixel includes a plurality of sub-pixels, and at least some sub-pixels among the sub-pixels included in each pixel have different colors. The driving method includes: driving, polarities of display signals inputted to some sub-pixels among the sub-pixels having the same color in at least one row of sub-pixels to be different.