Display apparatus and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11990086-B2
Application number	US-202217722990-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2022
Priority date	Oct 31, 2019
Publication date	May 21, 2024
Grant date	May 21, 2024

Abstract

A display apparatus and an electronic device are disclosed. The display apparatus comprises a first display region and a second display region adjacent to each other, wherein the second display region comprises a plurality of regular-shape first pixel sets and at least one second pixel set conformal to an edge of the second display region, and the second pixel set is adjacent to the first display region; and each first pixel set comprises a first number of second pixels connected in parallel, each second pixel set comprises a second number of second pixels connected in parallel, and the second number is less than the first number.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising a first display region and a second display region adjacent to each other;
the first display region comprising a plurality of first pixels arranged in an array manner; and
the second display region comprising a plurality of regular-shape first-pixel sets and at least one second-pixel set conformal to an edge of the second display region, wherein the second-pixel set is adjacent to the first display region, the second-pixel set comprises an irregular edge, an edge of the second display region adjacent to the first display region comprises an arc-shaped structure, and the arc-shaped structure is conformal to the irregular edge of the second-pixel set;
wherein each of the first-pixel sets comprises a first number of second pixels, the first number of second pixels are configured to be electrically connected to and driven by one of first driving units, the second-pixel set comprises a second number of second pixels, the second number of second pixels are configured to be electrically connected to and driven by one second driving unit, and the second number is less than the first number.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first number of second pixels in each of the first-pixel sets are connected in parallel, and the second number of second pixels in each second-pixel set are connected in parallel.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display apparatus further comprises a third display region, the third display region is formed within the first display region, the third display region is adjacent to the second display region, the third display region comprises a plurality of third-pixel sets, each of the third-pixel sets comprises a plurality of the first pixels, all of the first pixels in each of the third-pixel sets are configured to be driven by one of third driving units, and the first driving units and the second driving unit are disposed within the third display region.

4. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the third-pixel sets are regular pixel sets, and each of the third-pixel sets comprises a third number of the first pixels connected in parallel with each other; and
wherein the third display region further comprises at least one irregular fourth-pixel set and fourth driving unit corresponding to the fourth-pixel set in quantity, the fourth-pixel set is adjacent to the second display region, the fourth-pixel set comprises a fourth number of the first pixels connected in parallel with each other, all of the first pixels within each of the fourth-pixel sets are configured to be driven by the fourth driving unit, and the fourth number is less than the third number.

5. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the first pixels within the third display region and the second pixels within the second display region have a same physical structure, and the third number is less than or equal to the first number.

6. The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein a number of thin-film transistors involved in each of the first driving units is less than a number of thin-film transistors involved in each of the third driving units.

7. The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein each of the first driving units and the second driving unit has a same driving circuit, and each of the third driving units and the fourth driving unit has a same driving circuit.

8. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein one of the first pixels in the third-pixel set and one of the third driving units are correspondingly disposed, and another of the first pixels and one of the first driving units or the second driving unit are correspondingly disposed.

9. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the display apparatus further comprises a third display region, the third display region is formed within the first display region, the third display region is adjacent to the second display region, the third display region comprises a plurality of third driving units, and one of the third driving units is electrically connected to one of the first pixels within the third display region; and
wherein distribution density of the first pixels within the third display region is less than distribution density of the second pixels within the second display region, each of the third driving units and one of the first pixels within the third display region are correspondingly disposed, and at least one of the first pixels within the third display region and the first driving units or the second driving unit are also correspondingly disposed.

10. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second display region further comprises a plurality of metal anodes, each of the second pixels and one of the metal anodes are correspondingly disposed and electrically connected, and at least two of the second pixels in each of the first-pixel sets or the second-pixel set are connected in parallel via the metal anodes.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the second pixels connected in parallel in each of the first-pixel sets or the second-pixel set are pixels with the same color.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pixels within the second display region are driven in a passive manner, and the pixels within the first display region are driven in an active manner.

13. A display apparatus, comprising:
a first display region comprising a plurality of first pixels;
a second display region comprising a plurality of second pixels; and
a third display region comprising a plurality of third pixels, wherein the third pixels within the third display region and the first pixels within the first display region have different physical structures, and the third display region is connected to the first display region and the second display region;
wherein the second display region comprises a plurality of regular-shape first-pixel sets and at least one second-pixel set conformal to an edge of the second display region, the second-pixel set is adjacent to the third display region, each of the first-pixel sets comprises a first number of the second pixels, the first number of the second pixels are configured to be electrically connected to and driven by one of first driving units, the second-pixel set comprises a second number of the second pixels, the second number of the second pixels are configured to be electrically connected to and driven by one second driving unit, and the second number is less than the first number.

14. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first number of the second pixels in each of the first-pixel sets are connected in parallel, and the second number of the second pixels in each second-pixel set are connected in parallel.

15. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the third display region comprises a plurality of third-pixel sets, each of the third-pixel sets comprises a plurality of the third pixels connected in parallel, all of the third pixels in each of the third-pixel sets are configured to be driven by one of the third driving units, and the first driving units and the second driving unit are disposed within the third display region.

16. The display apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the third-pixel sets are regular pixel sets, and each of the third-pixel sets comprises a third number of the third pixels connected in parallel with each other; and
wherein the third display region further comprises at least one irregular fourth-pixel set and fourth driving unit corresponding to the fourth-pixel set in quantity, the fourth-pixel set is adjacent to the second display region, each fourth-pixel set comprises a four

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Biao
• Yuan Shilin

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