Line Compensated Overdriving Circuit for Color Sequential Display Brightness Uniformity

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional color sequential liquid crystal displays suffer from spatial intensity variations due to insufficient pixel response times, resulting in the bottom portion of the display appearing dimmer, as the line addressing sequence typically follows a unidirectional sequence from top to bottom, leaving pixels on the bottom line with insufficient time to charge capacitors for appropriate gray values.

Innovation Solution

A line compensated overdriving circuit and method that includes an overdrive unit, line compensation generator, and LCO processor to generate compensated data by considering previous and present data, line position, and polarity factors, effectively reducing pixel response time disparities across the display.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Duration of action of moving object

If unidirectional line addressing sequence (top to bottom) is used, then the pixel response time for top lines is sufficient, but the pixel response time for bottom lines becomes insufficient causing spatial intensity variations

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepixel response timeVSAvoiddisplay brightness uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by writing data to bottom lines before top lines in alternating subframes. Specifically, in odd subframes, bottom lines are addressed first, and in even subframes, top lines are addressed first. This preliminary addressing ensures that all lines have sufficient response time regardless of their position, eliminating the spatial intensity variations caused by unidirectional addressing sequences.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements periodic action by alternating the line addressing sequence between consecutive subframes. Odd subframes use one addressing sequence (e.g., bottom to top) while even subframes use the opposite sequence (e.g., top to bottom). This periodic alternation ensures that all pixel lines receive adequate response time periodically, compensating for the insufficient response time that would occur with a fixed unidirectional sequence.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

2Device complexity

If line addressing is performed sequentially, then the addressing process is simple, but the bottom portion of the display appears dimmer due to insufficient charging time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaddressing sequence complexityVSAvoidbottom portion brightness
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses preliminary action by pre-addressing bottom lines in odd subframes before top lines are addressed. This ensures that bottom lines receive sufficient charging time even though they are addressed later in the sequence. The preliminary action of addressing bottom lines first in alternating subframes prevents the dimming effect without requiring complex real-time adjustments during the addressing process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies dynamics by making the line addressing sequence flexible and adaptive rather than fixed. The system dynamically alternates between two addressing sequences (top-to-bottom and bottom-to-top) based on the subframe number. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to maintain simple sequential addressing while periodically optimizing the response time for different line positions, preventing bottom portion dimming.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If pixels on bottom lines are addressed last, then the addressing sequence follows a natural top-to-bottom order, but the pixels do not have sufficient time to charge capacitors for appropriate gray values

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveline addressing sequenceVSAvoidgray value accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by addressing bottom lines before top lines in odd subframes. This preliminary addressing ensures that bottom lines have sufficient time to charge their capacitors to the correct gray values before the subframe illumination period begins. By reversing the addressing sequence periodically, the system maintains ease of operation while ensuring accurate gray value representation for all lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements periodic action by alternating the addressing sequence between odd and even subframes. In odd subframes, bottom lines are addressed first to ensure they have sufficient charging time. In even subframes, the sequence is reversed. This periodic alternation maintains the simplicity of sequential addressing while periodically correcting the timing issue that would otherwise cause inaccurate gray values on bottom lines.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS7466310B2Line compensated overdriving circuit of color sequential display and line compensated overdriving method thereof
Publication Date: 2008.12.16 HIMAX TECH LTD
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AI summary

A line compensated overdriving circuit for use in a color sequential display is disclosed. The line compensated overdriving circuit comprises an overdrive unit, a line compensation generator, and a line compensated overdrive (LCO) processor. The overdrive unit receives previous data and present data to output overdrive data. The line compensated generator receives a line position of each pixel to output a line compensated factor, and the LCO processor receives the line compensated factor and the overdriven data to generate compensated data for the pixel. Thus, the line compensated overdriving circuit can eliminate the spatial intensity variations associated with the conventional color sequential displays.