Organic light emitting display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12245465-B2
Application number	US-201917280847-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2019
Priority date	Sep 28, 2018
Publication date	Mar 4, 2025
Grant date	Mar 4, 2025

Abstract

An organic light emitting display device includes: a display panel configured to display an image on a first surface of the display panel, and including: a first display area including a first sub-pixel area, and having a first resolution; and a second display area including a second sub-pixel area and a first transmission area, and having a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution; and a first optical sensor on a second surface of the display panel opposite to the first surface to overlap with the second display area. Accordingly, an image may be displayed at a portion where the first optical module is disposed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An organic light emitting display device comprising:
a display panel configured to display an image on a first surface of the display panel, and comprising: a first display area comprising a first sub-pixel area on a first surface of a substrate of the display panel, and having a first resolution; and a second display area comprising a second sub-pixel area and a first transmission area on the first surface of the substrate, and having a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution; and
a first optical sensor on a second surface of the substrate of the display panel opposite to the first surface of the substrate to overlap with the second display area,
wherein the display panel further comprises:
a first sub-pixel circuit at the first display area;
a second sub-pixel circuit at the second display area, the second sub-pixel circuit being different from the first sub-pixel circuit;
a third display area adjacent to the second display area, the third display area comprising a third sub-pixel area and a second transmission area, and having a third resolution between the first resolution and the second resolution; and
a third sub-pixel circuit at the third display area, the third sub-pixel circuit being different from the first and second sub-pixel circuits.

2. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a number of transistors constituting the first sub-pixel circuit is greater than a number of transistors constituting the second sub-pixel circuit.

3. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the display panel further comprises:
a first sub-pixel structure on the first sub-pixel circuit at the first sub-pixel area, the first sub-pixel structure being electrically connected to the first sub-pixel circuit;
a second sub-pixel structure on the second sub-pixel circuit at the second sub-pixel area, the second sub-pixel structure being electrically connected to the second sub-pixel circuit; and
a first transmission window at the first transmission area adjacent to the second sub-pixel area.

4. The organic light emitting display device of claim 3 , wherein the first optical sensor comprises a camera, and
the first optical sensor is configured to recognize an object located over the first surface of the display panel through the first transmission window.

5. The organic light emitting display device of claim 3 , wherein the second sub-pixel circuit is not located at the first transmission area.

6. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein a number of transistors constituting the third sub-pixel circuit is less than a number of transistors constituting the first sub-pixel circuit, and greater than a number of transistors constituting the second sub-pixel circuit.

7. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , further comprising a second optical sensor on the second surface of the substrate of the display panel to overlap with the third display area.

8. The organic light emitting display device of claim 2 , wherein the display panel further comprises:
a third sub-pixel structure on the third sub-pixel circuit at the third sub-pixel area, the third sub-pixel structure being electrically connected to the third sub-pixel circuit; and
a second transmission window at the second transmission area adjacent to the third sub-pixel area.

9. The organic light emitting display device of claim 8 , wherein the third sub-pixel circuit is not located at the second transmission area.

10. The organic light emitting display device of claim 8 , wherein the second optical sensor comprises at least one of a face recognition sensor, a pupil recognition sensor, an acceleration sensor, a proximity sensor, an infrared sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

11. The organic light emitting display device of claim 7 , wherein a size of the first optical sensor is equal to a size of the second display area, and
a size of the second optical sensor is equal to a size of the third display area.

12. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein an area of the first display area is greater than an area of the second display area.

13. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the second display area is located at one end of the first surface of the display panel, and
the first display area surrounds the second display area.

14. The organic light emitting display device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first and second sub-pixel circuits have the same configuration as each other.

15. An organic light emitting display device comprising:
a display panel configured to display an image on a first surface of the display panel, the display panel comprising:
a substrate comprising: a first display area comprising a first sub-pixel area, and configured to display the image with a first resolution; and a second display area comprising a second sub-pixel area and a first transmission area, and configured to display the image with a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution;
a first sub-pixel circuit on a first surface of the substrate at the first display area;
a second sub-pixel circuit on the first surface of the substrate at the second display area, and configured to expose the first transmission area;
sub-pixel structures on the first surface of the substrate at the first sub-pixel area and the second sub-pixel area;
a first transmission window on the first surface of the substrate at the first transmission area; and
a first optical sensor on a second surface of the substrate of the display panel opposite to the first surface of the substrate to overlap with the second display area,
wherein the substrate further comprises:
a third display area adjacent to the second display area, the third display area comprising a third sub-pixel area and a second transmission area, and configured to display the image with the second resolution; and
a third sub-pixel circuit at the third display area, and having the same configuration as that of the second sub-pixel circuit.

16. The organic light emitting display device of claim 15 , wherein the substrate comprises a first groove at a portion of the second surface that overlaps with the second display area, and
the first optical sensor is embedded in the first groove.

17. The organic light emitting display device of claim 15 , further comprising:
an insulating layer structure on the substrate;
a planarization layer on the insulating layer structure; and
a pixel defining layer on the planarization layer.

18. The organic light emitting display device of claim 17 , wherein the insulating layer structure, the planarization layer, and the pixel defining layer have a first opening that exposes the substrate at the first transmission area, and
the first opening is defined as the first transmission window.

19. The organic light emitting display device of claim 17 , further comprising a capping layer on the pixel defining layer,
wherein the capping layer has a first thickness at the first sub-pixel area, and a second thickness that is less than the first thickness at the second sub-pixel area and the first transmission area.

20. The organic light emitting display device of claim 15 , wherein a number of transistors constituting the third sub-pixel circuit is equal to a number of transistors constituting the second sub-pixel circuit.

21. The organic light emitting display device of claim 15 , further comprising a second optical

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chung Jinkoo
• Kim Sungchul
• Choi Beohmrock
• Ko Gunwoo
• Cho Seongmin
• Choi Joonhoo

Classifications

• H10K59/65

  OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors · CPC title

• H10K59/131

  Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals · CPC title

• H10K59/124

  Insulating layers formed between TFT elements and OLED elements · CPC title

• H10K59/122 Primary

  Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks · CPC title

• G06V20/10

  Terrestrial scenes (scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59) · CPC title