Display Apparatus With Segmented Driving Units For Camera Transmittance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional display apparatuses face challenges in increasing the screen-to-body ratio while maintaining effective imaging through a camera, as the light transmission channel is small and incomplete, affecting the display area and camera performance.

Innovation Solution

The display apparatus is divided into multiple areas, with a second display area having a higher light transmittance for the camera, comprising fewer thin film transistors in its driving units, allowing for improved imaging by optimizing the distribution and connection of pixels and driving units, and integrating a camera lens to capture external light signals.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If a light transmission channel is used to increase screen-to-body ratio, then the screen-to-body ratio is improved, but the display area becomes incomplete and camera imaging is affected

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvescreen-to-body ratioVSAvoiddisplay area completeness and camera imaging
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The display area is segmented into a first display area with first pixels and first driving units, and a second display area with second pixels and second driving units. This segmentation allows different regions to serve different functions: the first display area provides complete display coverage, while the second display area optimized with fewer thin film transistors enables light transmission for camera imaging, thus resolving the contradiction between screen-to-body ratio and imaging completeness

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different regions of the display are given different structural qualities. The second display area has a reduced number of thin film transistors in its driving units compared to the first display area, creating a local quality difference that enables higher light transmittance in the second area for camera functionality while maintaining full display capability in the first area

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Illumination intensity

If the number of thin film transistors in second driving units is reduced, then light transmittance is improved for camera imaging, but driving unit functionality must be optimized

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight transmittanceVSAvoiddriving unit structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The number of thin film transistors in the second driving units is changed to be smaller than in the first driving units. This parameter change directly increases light transmittance in the second display area for better camera imaging performance, while the driving functionality is maintained through optimized electrical connection configurations between the reduced driving units and second pixels

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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 configuration enhances the screen-to-body ratio and completes the display area, improving the camera's imaging effect by optimizing light transmittance and pixel connectivity, resulting in a more efficient and effective display solution.

Implementation Method 1

the second display area having a higher light transmittance for the camera, comprising fewer thin film transistors in its driving units, allowing for improved imaging by optimizing the distribution and connection of pixels and driving units

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight transmittance: Light

Data Source

PatentUS11776469B2Display apparatus and electronic device
Publication Date: 2023.10.03 GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present application provide a display apparatus and an electronic device. The display apparatus includes a first display area, a first driving unit, a second display area, and a second driving unit. Each first driving unit in the first display area drives a first pixel, each second driving unit drives one or more second pixels of the second display area, a plurality of second driving units are provided in the first display area, and the number of thin film transistors included in one second driving unit is less than that in one first driving unit.