Tile Display Device With Varying Pixel Densities

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large tile display devices composed of smaller panels often suffer from visible seams and joints, which detract from the overall visual quality due to differences in frame sizes and pixel densities, leading to an unsatisfactory seamless image experience.

Innovation Solution

A display device design featuring tile substrates with varying light emitting unit densities and pixel pitches across different portions, where the distance between light emitting units is adjusted to create a seamless visual effect by maintaining a specific ratio of pixel pitches and unit densities, ensuring a consistent pixel pitch across seams.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of stationary object

If multiple small display panels are tiled together to create large displays, then the display size is increased, but visible seams and joints appear that reduce visual quality

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay sizeVSAvoidvisual quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of stationary objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by implementing different pixel densities in different regions of the tile substrate. Specifically, a first pixel density is used in a first region and a second pixel density is used in a second region, allowing each area to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall visual coherence across the tiled display.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the pixel density parameter across different regions of the display. By varying the pixel density from a first pixel density in the first region to a second pixel density in the second region, the system achieves seamless transitions across tile boundaries while maintaining high visual quality throughout the entire display area.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of manufacture

If uniform pixel density is used across all tile substrates, then manufacturing is simplified, but visible seams appear at the boundaries due to frame sizes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoidseam visibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements local quality by assigning different pixel densities to different regions. The first region has a first pixel density while the second region has a second pixel density, allowing each region to be manufactured with specific optimizations while the overall pattern ensures seamless appearance across tile boundaries.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Manufacturing precision

If higher pixel density is used across the entire display, then visual quality improves, but the complexity of maintaining consistent pixel pitch across seams increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual qualityVSAvoidpixel pitch consistency
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent manages parameter complexity by implementing a structured gradient of pixel densities across regions. This systematic approach to parameter variation allows high visual quality to be achieved while maintaining manageable complexity in ensuring consistent pixel pitch across seams through the defined regional structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentEP3438964B1Tile display device
Publication Date: 2021.12.01 INNOLUX CORP
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AI summary

A display device is provided. The display device includes a tile substrate. The substrate includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is closer to an edge of the substrate than the second portion. A plurality of light emitting units disposed on the first tile substrate. A unit density of light emitting units of the first portion is defined as a first unit density, a unit density of light emitting units of the second portion is defined as a second unit density, and the first unit density is greater than the second unit density.