Display Panel Sub-Pixel Rendering for Angle-Dependent Color Shift

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display devices face challenges in rendering high-resolution images on small screens without color shift when viewed from different angles due to variations in pixel structures and viewing angles.

Innovation Solution

A display device with a display panel featuring a first pixel and a second pixel having different viewing angles, where the display panel driver applies data voltages and uses rendering filters to render image data, selectively including either the first or second sub-pixel in a rendering unit based on the pixel structure and input image data to prevent color shift.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If conventional RGB stripe pixel structure is used, then manufacturing is simple, but resolution on small screens is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepixel structure uniformityVSAvoiddisplay resolution density
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSArea of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel structure is segmented into different sub-pixel types (first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels) with different viewing angle characteristics arranged in specific patterns, allowing high-resolution display while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through standardized sub-pixel modules

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display panel use different sub-pixel configurations - some pixels contain first sub-pixels with narrower viewing angles while others contain second sub-pixels with wider viewing angles, optimizing local display quality according to viewing requirements

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Manufacturing precision

If different pixel structures are used to increase resolution, then display resolution improves, but color shift occurs when viewed from different angles

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidcolor consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The viewing angle parameter is varied across different sub-pixel types - first sub-pixels have narrower viewing angles while second sub-pixels have wider viewing angles. The driver controller adjusts rendering based on these parameter differences to maintain color consistency across different viewing conditions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The driver controller implements feedback-based rendering that considers the specific pixel structure and viewing angle characteristics of each pixel location, dynamically adjusting the rendering process to compensate for potential color shifts and maintain overall color consistency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Stability of the object's composition

If rendering is applied to accommodate different pixel structures, then color consistency improves, but processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor consistencyVSAvoidrendering processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The driver controller performs preliminary rendering operations that pre-process image data according to the specific pixel structure configuration before display, storing rendering parameters and lookup tables that simplify real-time processing and reduce computational complexity during actual display operation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP4243005A1Display device and method of driving the same
Publication Date: 2023.09.13 SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device includes a display panel including a first pixel having a first viewing angle and a second pixel having a second viewing angle different from the first viewing angle, and a display panel driver which applies data voltages to the first pixel and the second pixel and renders coordinate image data for one coordinate of input image data for one rendering unit, and the one rendering unit only includes one of a first sub-pixel included in the first pixel and a second sub-pixel included in the second pixel.