Grating Panel 3D Display Ghosting Elimination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing 3D display devices require users to wear glasses, which is inconvenient and leads to ghosting issues due to insufficient light shielding in grating panels, affecting the 3D display experience.

Innovation Solution

A display device comprising at least two grating panels with dielectric layers and driving structures that receive signals to form electric fields, enabling light transmission or shielding, allowing for the creation of light-transmitting and light-shielding units without the need for glasses, and featuring a specific arrangement of grating units and electrodes to minimize crosstalk and enhance the 3D effect.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If a single grating panel is used, then the device complexity is low, but ghosting occurs due to insufficient light shielding

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvegrating panel structureVSAvoidghosting
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the grating panel into multiple independent grating panels (first grating panel and second grating panel) stacked together. Each grating panel contains multiple grating units that can be independently controlled to form light-transmitting or light-shielding units. This segmentation allows for more effective light shielding to eliminate ghosting while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Object-generated harmful factors

If multiple grating panels are stacked, then light shielding performance improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight shielding performanceVSAvoidgrating panel structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple grating panels with different arrangement periods into a single integrated display system. The first grating panel with arrangement period P1 and the second grating panel with arrangement period P2 (where P1≠P2) are stacked and controlled together to achieve superior light shielding performance. This merging approach improves light shielding effectiveness while the coordinated control mechanism manages the overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Object-generated harmful factors

If grating units are arranged with small arrangement period, then light shielding effectiveness increases, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight shielding effectivenessVSAvoidgrating unit arrangement
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different arrangement periods to different grating panels locally. The first grating panel uses arrangement period P1 while the second grating panel uses arrangement period P2, where P1≠P2. This local differentiation allows each panel to be optimized for its specific function while collectively achieving high light shielding effectiveness. The varying arrangement periods also help reduce the overall manufacturing precision requirements by distributing the complexity across multiple panels with different specifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

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

The solution effectively eliminates ghosting and improves the 3D display experience by ensuring proper light shielding and transmission, allowing for a comfortable auto-stereoscopy effect without the need for glasses, with a crosstalk value less than 0.2% and optimized brightness distribution.

Implementation Method 1

the driving structure is configured to receive a driving signal and form an electric field under action of the driving signal; the electric field is used for driving a corresponding position of the dielectric layer to transmit light or shield light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectric field: Electric Field

Data Source

PatentUS20240427167A1Display device and driving method thereof
Publication Date: 2024.12.26 HEFEI BOE OPTOELECTRONIC TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

A display device and a driving method thereof are provided. The display device includes: a display panel; and at least two grating panels; the grating panel includes a dielectric layer and driving structures disposed on at least one side of the dielectric layer; the grating panel includes grating units, the grating unit includes at least two driving structures; the driving structure is configured to receive a driving signal and form an electric field under the action of the driving signal; the electric field is used for driving a corresponding position of the dielectric layer to transmit light or shield light so that the grating unit forms a light-transmitting unit and a light-shielding unit; the grating panels include a first grating panel and a second grating panel stacked on a same side or two opposite sides of the display panel; the grating units are arranged along a first direction.