Text Boundary Processing in Display Panels via Local RGB/BGR Swapping

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Solution Overview

Problem

The irregular arrangement of sub-pixels in the text boundary area of display panels leads to unclear text boundary display, which existing technologies have not effectively addressed.

Innovation Solution

A method that involves determining whether a sub-pixel is a text boundary by comparing its grayscale value with adjacent sub-pixels and, if so, interchanging the grayscale values of red and blue sub-pixels in a sub-pixel group to enhance clarity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If sub-pixels are arranged in sequential order (RGB pattern) for general display areas, then the display structure is simple and manufacturing is easy, but text boundary areas show irregular patterns resulting in unclear text boundaries

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetext boundary clarityVSAvoidsub-pixel arrangement complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by detecting text boundary areas and applying a specific sub-pixel arrangement (BGR pattern) only to those boundary regions, while maintaining the standard RGB sequential arrangement in non-boundary areas. This localized adjustment improves text boundary clarity without requiring complex reconfiguration of the entire display panel, thus resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and text boundary precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Manufacturing precision

If the sub-pixel arrangement is changed to achieve clear text boundaries, then text boundary display quality improves, but the processing complexity and computational requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetext boundary definitionVSAvoidprocessing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining the BGR sub-pixel arrangement pattern for text boundary areas. The controller detects text boundary regions and pre-applies the corrected sub-pixel arrangement before final image rendering, avoiding complex real-time calculations during display operations. This reduces processing complexity while maintaining clear text boundary definition.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3979231B1Character boundary processing method, display panel, and computer readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2025.07.23 BEIHAI HKC OPTOELECTRONICS TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed are a text boundary processing method, a display panel and a computer-readable storage medium. Acquiring a grayscale value of each sub-pixel in a display panel; after the grayscale value of each sub-pixel is acquired, determining whether a current sub-pixel is a text boundary according to a grayscale value of the current sub-pixel and grayscale values of sub-pixels adjacent to the current sub-pixel; and in a determination that the current sub-pixel is the text boundary, interchanging grayscale values of a red sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel in a sub-pixel group where the current sub-pixel is located, where, the sub-pixel group consists of the current sub-pixel and two sub-pixels adjacent to the current sub-pixel in a same row where the current sub-pixel is located.