OLED Display Cross-Talk Compensation for Color Shift Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic displays experience perceivable color shifts due to optical cross-talk between neighboring color component sub-pixels, which affect the perceived quality of image content, especially when viewed from different angles or with varying pupil sizes and positions.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of adaptive image processing techniques and adjustments to display panel parameters, such as reducing the thickness of encapsulation and color filter layers, and non-uniformly adjusting color filter cell footprints, along with the use of optical cross-talk compensation factor maps, to minimize the distance light travels and optimize light emission paths, thereby reducing color shift.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If the thickness of encapsulation and color filter layers is reduced, then optical cross-talk is minimized and color shift is reduced, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoptical cross-talkVSAvoidlayer thickness control
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by reducing the thickness of encapsulation and color filter layers to minimize optical cross-talk. This directly addresses the contradiction by changing physical dimensions to reduce harmful optical effects while accepting increased manufacturing precision requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements preliminary anti-action through optical cross-talk compensation techniques that pre-correct for potential color shifts. By applying compensation algorithms before display, the system anticipates and counteracts the effects of optical cross-talk, allowing thinner layers to be used without compromising color accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

2Stability of the object's composition

If color filter cell footprints are non-uniformly adjusted, then color representation consistency is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor representation consistencyVSAvoidcolor filter structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by non-uniformly adjusting color filter cell footprints based on their specific positions within the display panel. Different regions receive different footprint optimizations tailored to their local optical characteristics, improving overall color consistency while managing the complexity through targeted rather than universal modifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Measurement precision

If adaptive image processing techniques are implemented, then color shift compensation is enhanced, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor accuracyVSAvoidimage processing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-calculating and storing optical cross-talk compensation factor maps during the manufacturing process. These pre-computed compensation values are then applied during display operation without requiring real-time complex calculations, thus enhancing color accuracy while minimizing additional processing time during actual use.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11824072B2Digital optical cross-talk compensation systems and methods
Publication Date: 2023.11.21 APPLE INC
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AI summary

Techniques for implementing and/or operating an electronic device that includes or utilizes a display panel. The display panel includes an organic light-emitting diode layer, an encapsulation layer disposed over the organic light-emitting diode layer, and a color filter layer disposed over the encapsulation layer. The color filter layer overhangs the organic light-emitting diode layer and comprises a first color filter cell of a first color component sub-pixel that at least partially overlaps an organic light-emitting diode of a second color component sub-pixel that is a different color compared to the first color component sub-pixel.