Display device, display system and display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11360334-B2
Application number	US-201916966608-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2019
Priority date	Jan 2, 2019
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a display device, including: a light emitting device and a light adjusting layer, the light adjusting layer being on a light emitting side of the light emitting device, and the light emitting device being configured to generate and emit light having a wavelength in a wavelength range of visible light, wherein the light adjusting layer is configured to block light having a wavelength in a partial wavelength range of blue light from passing through when subjected to an external stimulus and allow the light having the wavelength in the partial wavelength range of blue light to pass through when the external stimulus is removed, and the light adjusting layer includes a responsive photonic crystal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising: a light emitting device and a light adjusting layer, the light adjusting layer being on a light emitting side of the light emitting device, and the light emitting device being configured to generate and emit light having a wavelength in a wavelength range of visible light, wherein
the light adjusting layer is configured to block light having a wavelength in a partial wavelength range of blue light from passing through in response to the light adjusting layer being subjected to an external stimulus and allow the light having the wavelength in the partial wavelength range of blue light to pass through in response to removing the external stimulus, and
the light adjusting layer comprises a responsive photonic crystal.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light adjusting layer comprises: an electrically responsive photonic crystal.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the light adjusting layer comprises: a first electrode, an electrolyte layer, an electroactive layer, and a second electrode that are stacked;
the electrolyte layer and the electroactive layer are between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electric field is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode in response to different voltages being applied to the first electrode and the second electrode; and
the electrolyte layer and the electroactive layer are configured such that electrolyte in the electrolyte layer flows into the electroactive layer to cause that a lattice parameter of the photonic crystal in the electroactive layer is changed, and the photonic crystal blocks the light having the wavelength in the partial wavelength range of blue light from passing through, in response to different voltages being applied to the first electrode and the second electrode to form the electric field; and the electrolyte flowing into the electroactive layer is drained out to cause that the lattice parameter of the photonic crystal in the electroactive layer is restored to an original state, and the photonic crystal allows the light having the wavelength in the partial wavelength range of blue light to pass through, in response to removing the electric field.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device further comprises a liquid crystal display panel, the light emitting device is a backlight module, and the liquid crystal display panel is on a light emitting side of the backlight module.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the liquid crystal display panel comprises a first display substrate and a second display substrate assembled to form a cell, the first display substrate comprising a first substrate, the second display substrate comprising a second substrate on a side of the first substrate away from the backlight module,
wherein the light adjusting layer is between the backlight module and the first substrate, or
the light adjusting layer is on a side of the second substrate away from the backlight module, or
the light adjusting layer is between the first substrate and the second substrate.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the display device is an organic light emitting diode display device, the organic light emitting diode display device comprises an organic light emitting diode display panel comprising an organic light emitting diode array, and
the light emitting device is the organic light emitting diode array.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the partial wavelength range is from 420 nm to 450 nm.

8. A display system, comprising the display device of claim 1 .

9. The display system of claim 8 , wherein the display system further comprises a controller and a voltage generator;
the controller is configured to control whether the voltage generator generates a voltage in response to an operation of a user; and
the voltage generator is configured to apply an external stimulus to the light adjusting layer by generating the voltage, and to stop applying the external stimulus to the light adjusting layer by not generating the voltage.

10. The display system of claim 9 , wherein the light adjusting layer comprises a first electrode, an electrolyte layer, an electroactive layer and a second electrode that are stacked, the voltage generator is electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode, and the voltage generator applies the external stimulus to the light adjusting layer by respectively applying different voltages to the first electrode and the second electrode to form an electric field between the first electrode and the second electrode, and stops applying the external stimulus to the light adjusting layer by stopping applying the voltages to the first electrode and the second electrode.

11. The display system of claim 9 , wherein the controller comprises: a physical key or a virtual key.

12. A display method, the display method being based on the display device of claim 1 , and the display method comprising:
in a case that the display device is expected to be in an eye protection display mode, applying the external stimulation to the light adjusting layer, so that the light adjusting layer blocks light having the wavelength in the partial wavelength range of blue light from passing through; and
in a case that the display device is expected to be in a normal display mode, stopping applying the external stimulus to the light adjusting layer, so that the light adjusting layer allows the light having the wavelength in the partial wavelength range of blue light to pass through.

Assignees

• Hefei Boe Display Lighting Co
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Bo
• Kang Yaling
• Shi Zuchuan
• Wang Peina

Classifications

• G02F2202/32

  Photonic crystals · CPC title

• G09F9/33

  being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes · CPC title

• G02B6/0086

  Positioning aspects · CPC title

• G02F1/133509

  Filters, e.g. light shielding masks · CPC title

• G02F1/1339

  Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells · CPC title