Light-transmissive Display Panel Sub-pixel Control Circuit

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display technologies face challenges in achieving a high screen-to-body ratio while maintaining both light-transmissive performance and display quality, particularly in light-transmissive display areas.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a display panel design where sub-pixel groups in alternating light-emitting regions share a first pixel driving circuit and are controlled independently by switching circuits, allowing for alternating light emission and improved image processing, thereby enhancing image resolution and display quality while reducing the area occupied by pixel driving circuits.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If a photosensitive device is placed under the display panel to increase screen-to-body ratio, then light-transmissive performance is improved, but display quality and resolution deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight-transmissive performanceVSAvoiddisplay quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel array is divided into multiple sub-pixel groups, with each group containing sub-pixels of the same color. Multiple sub-pixel groups share a common pixel driving circuit, enabling independent control of each group while reducing the number of driving circuits needed. This segmentation allows the light-transmissive display area to maintain both light transmission capability and display quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Manufacturing precision

If multiple pixel driving circuits are used to control sub-pixels, then display resolution is improved, but the area occupied by driving circuits increases, reducing light transmittance

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidarea occupied by pixel driving circuits
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple sub-pixel groups containing sub-pixels of the same color are connected in parallel to share a common pixel driving circuit. This merging approach reduces the total number of pixel driving circuits required, thereby decreasing the area occupied by driving circuits and increasing the light-transmissive area, while still maintaining the ability to control individual sub-pixel groups for high-resolution display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3825993B1Display panel and electronic device
Publication Date: 2023.06.07 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to relates to a display panel and an electronic device. The display panel comprises: a light-transmissive display area, the light-transmissive display area comprises first pixel driving circuits; a first pixel array, comprising an alternating light-emitting region, the alternating light-emitting region includes a plurality of sub-pixel groups, the plurality of sub-pixel groups include at least two colors, and each one of the plurality of sub-pixel groups includes at least one sub-pixel of the same color, at least two sub-pixel groups of the same color are connected in parallel to the same one of said first pixel driving circuits; a plurality of switching circuits, each one of the plurality of switching circuits is connected with corresponding sub-pixel groups and first pixel driving circuit; a control circuit configured to connect with the plurality of the switching circuits and the first pixel driving circuits, and the control circuit is configured to control at least two switching circuits connected with the sub-pixel groups of the same color to alternately turn on and control the first pixel driving circuits to make the sub-pixel groups of the same color in the alternating light-emitting region to emit light alternately.