Display Transmission Area Layout to Hide Peripheral Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display apparatuses face the challenge of visually recognizable lines around transmission areas, which detract from the overall visibility and aesthetic appeal, particularly when additional functions are integrated into the display area.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of a transmission area in the display apparatus that allows lines to bypass, minimizing their visibility through strategic design and optical functional layers, such as anti-reflection and lens structures, to enhance the visual experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If various lines are arranged around the transmission area to provide additional functions, then the functionality of the display apparatus is improved, but the visibility of the lines increases and aesthetic quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A light blocking layer is introduced as an intermediary element between the transmission area and the surrounding lines. This layer selectively blocks light to make the lines invisible while allowing the transmission area to maintain its light transmission properties, thus resolving the contradiction between functionality and aesthetics
Solution Approach 2:
The light blocking layer is configured to match the color or optical properties of adjacent pixels, making the lines blending with the display area. This color matching approach allows the lines to become visually imperceptible while maintaining the functional integrity of the display
2Adaptability or versatility
If the transmission area is expanded to add various functions, then the versatility of the display apparatus is improved, but the area available for displaying images may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The light blocking layer is applied locally only around the transmission area where lines are present, rather than across the entire display. This localized approach allows the transmission area to be expanded for additional functions while minimizing the impact on the overall display area and maintaining image quality in the display region
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 reduces the visibility of electrical lines around the transmission area, enhancing the display's aesthetic quality and user experience by maintaining a seamless appearance.
Implementation Method 1
optical functional layers, such as anti-reflection and lens structures
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AI summary
A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a first area, a second area surrounding the first area and spaced apart from the first area, and a third area between the first area and the second area; a plurality of pixel circuits on the substrate at the second area, each of the plurality of pixel circuits including one or more thin-film transistors, and a storage capacitor; a plurality of lines on the substrate at the third area, and electrically connected to the pixel circuits, respectively; an encapsulation member covering the pixel circuits; an input sensing section on the encapsulation member to overlap with the second area, and including sensing electrodes, and trace lines electrically connected to the sensing electrodes; and a plurality of shielding portions on the encapsulation member to overlap with at least one of the plurality of lines, the plurality of shielding portions being spaced apart from each other.