Display Panel White Channel Segmentation for Power Reduction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Display subunit color filters in LCD panels have poor light transmission capacity, leading to increased backlight intensity and power consumption when higher screen brightness is required.

Innovation Solution

A display panel design with a white channel and primary color channels, where the display area of the white channel is larger than each primary color channel, allowing for improved light transmission and reduced backlight intensity while maintaining color accuracy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If the light intensity of the backlight is increased to achieve higher screen brightness, then the screen brightness is improved, but the power consumption is increased

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

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel is divided into multiple display subunits (first display subunit with color filter, second display subunit without color filter). This segmentation allows different parts of the pixel to have different light transmission characteristics, enabling the system to achieve higher brightness with lower power consumption by utilizing the high light transmission capability of the second display subunit.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different display subunits within the same pixel have different local qualities: the first display subunit has a color filter for color accuracy, while the second display subunit lacks a color filter for high light transmission. This local differentiation allows the overall system to achieve both color accuracy and high brightness with lower power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Illumination intensity

If the display area of the white channel is increased to improve light transmission, then the light transmission capacity is improved, but the pixel color accuracy may be affected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight transmission capacityVSAvoidpixel color accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel is segmented into multiple display subunits with different functions: the first display subunit contains a color filter for color accuracy, while the second display subunit lacks a color filter for high light transmission. This segmentation allows the system to achieve both high light transmission and color accuracy by combining the contributions of different subunits.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different display subunits have different local qualities regarding color filtering. The first display subunit has color filtering properties for accurate color reproduction, while the second display subunit has no color filtering for maximum light transmission. This local quality differentiation enables the system to balance light transmission and color accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentEP3401728B1Display panel
Publication Date: 2020.05.06 BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to a display panel and belongs to the field of display technology. The display panel includes a plurality of display units (1) of a plurality of pixels, each display unit (1) including a display subunit (11) corresponding to a white channel and a plurality of display subunits (12) corresponding to primary color channels, wherein the display areas of the display subunits (12) corresponding to the plurality of primary color channels are equal, and the display area of the display subunit (11) corresponding to the white channel is larger than the display area of the display subunit (12) corresponding to each primary color channel. With this disclosure, the power consumed by the backlight can be reduced.