Four-Color Display Panel Barrier Section for Perspective Color Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display panels with a four-color configuration using a checkered barrier pattern often block some colors, preventing effective color separation for multi-view and three-dimensional displays.
Innovation Solution
The display panel incorporates a barrier section with light blocking and transmitting regions alternately arranged in rows and columns, allowing two sub-pixels of each color to be continuously disposed, ensuring all colors pass through the barrier layer, even with a checkered pattern, enabling color separation of perspective.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of stationary object
If a checkered barrier pattern is used with four-color pixels, then the distance between pixel and barrier layer can be increased, but some colors are blocked and color separation of perspective is not performed
Solution Approach 1:
Each pixel is segmented into four color regions (R, G, B, W) arranged in a 2x2 grid pattern. This segmentation allows the barrier layer's checkered pattern to align with specific color regions, enabling selective light blocking and transmission for different viewing perspectives while maintaining color integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the pixel array are assigned different barrier layer configurations. Specifically, light blocking regions of the barrier layer are positioned to correspond with specific color sub-pixels in a checkerboard pattern, creating local optical properties that enable perspective-dependent color separation while allowing other regions to transmit light normally.
2Ease of manufacture
If sub-pixels are arranged in striped structure of three colors, then processing margin is limited, but with four colors in row and column direction, processing margin is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The pixel structure transitions from a conventional 3-color striped arrangement to a 4-color 2x2 grid arrangement, creating an asymmetric color distribution pattern. This asymmetric layout provides greater processing margin during manufacturing while the barrier layer's checkered pattern compensates to ensure proper color separation for different viewing perspectives.
Solution Approach 2:
The sub-pixel arrangement moves from a one-dimensional striped structure to a two-dimensional 2x2 grid structure within each pixel. This dimensional change increases the distance between adjacent pixels, providing greater processing margin, while the barrier layer's checkered pattern maintains optical functionality by selectively blocking light from specific color regions.
3Quantity of substance
If four-color pixel configuration is used, then more colors can be displayed, but with checkered barrier pattern some colors are blocked preventing color separation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the four-color pixel configuration (R, G, B, W) with the checkered barrier layer pattern into a unified optical system. The barrier layer's light blocking and transmitting regions are strategically positioned to work in conjunction with the four color sub-pixels, enabling both full-color display and perspective-dependent color separation to function simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The optical parameters of the barrier layer are changed by positioning light blocking regions to correspond with specific color sub-pixels in a checkered pattern. This parameter adjustment allows the system to selectively block or transmit specific colors based on viewing perspective, enabling color separation while maintaining the four-color display capability.
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 allows for successful color separation of perspective in four-color pixel configurations, maintaining equal definition in both row and column directions, resulting in higher image quality compared to alternative methods.
Implementation Method 1
a barrier section including light blocking regions and light transmitting regions alternately disposed in the row direction and the column direction
Data Source
AI summary
A display panel includes: a panel section including a plurality of pixels disposed in a row direction and a column direction; and a barrier section including light blocking regions and light transmitting regions alternately disposed in the row direction and the column direction, wherein each of the pixels emits light of four colors, and has two sub-pixels for each of the four colors.