Light-emitting Device Pixel Interlacing Driving Method

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current active matrix light-emitting diode (LED) displays face challenges in reducing the area of pixel circuits to enhance display resolution.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a pixel interlacing driving method where adjacent light-emitting diodes share a pixel circuit, with selecting switches controlling the alternation of pixel data between two fields within a frame, allowing for reduced pixel circuit area and increased display resolution without increasing bandwidth.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the area of pixel circuits is reduced to enhance display resolution, then the display resolution is improved, but the bandwidth requirement increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidbandwidth
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The frame is divided into two interlaced fields: odd-field containing odd-numbered rows and even-field containing even-numbered rows. This segmentation allows the display to show different sets of rows in different fields, effectively doubling the perceived resolution without requiring double the bandwidth of a progressive scan system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The display alternates between displaying the odd-field and even-field in a periodic manner. By rapidly switching between these two fields, the human eye perceives a complete high-resolution image, achieving enhanced display resolution while maintaining the original bandwidth constraints.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

2Area of stationary object

If pixel circuits are shared between adjacent light-emitting diodes, then the total area of pixel circuits is reduced, but the control complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepixel circuit areaVSAvoidcontrol complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The pixel circuit is designed to dynamically switch between controlling different light-emitting diodes based on the field being displayed. During odd-field display, the pixel circuit controls odd-numbered LEDs, and during even-field display, it controls even-numbered LEDs, achieving area reduction without permanent increase in control complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Each pixel circuit is designed to serve multiple functions by controlling different light-emitting diodes in different fields. The same pixel circuit infrastructure is reused for both odd and even row control, reducing total circuit area while managing complexity through standardized multi-functional design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentEP3751550B1Light-emitting device
Publication Date: 2023.05.03 INNOLUX CORP
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AI summary

A light-emitting device (2) is used to emit light in a frame split into a first field (A) and a second field (B). The light-emitting device (2) includes a scan line (Lscan(1)); a first data line (Ldata(1)) and a second data line (Ldata(2)); a first pixel circuit (10[1,1]) coupled to the scan line (Lscan(1)) and the first data line (Ldata(1)); a second pixel circuit (10[1,2]) coupled to the scan line (Lscan (1)) and the second data line (Ldata(2)); a first light-emitting diode (D[1,1]) and a second light-emitting diode (D[2,1]) driven by the first pixel circuit (10[1,1]); and a third light-emitting diode (D[1,2]) and a fourth light-emitting diode (D[2,2]) driven by the second pixel circuit (10[1,2]). The first light-emitting diode (D[1,1]) and the fourth light-emitting diode (D[2,2]) are driven in the first field (A). The second light-emitting diode (D[2,1]) and the third light-emitting diode (D[1,2]) are driven in the second field (B) .