Display panel having a plurality of pixels driven in a time-sharing manner, display method thereof and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9892696-B2
Application number	US-201414765990-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2014
Priority date	May 19, 2014
Publication date	Feb 13, 2018
Grant date	Feb 13, 2018

Abstract

The present invention provides a display panel, a display method thereof and a display device. The display panel comprises multiple pixel units arranged in a matrix, three sub-pixels having different colors in each pixel unit form a first pixel, four sub-pixels in the middle of any two adjacent pixel units in the same row comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a second pixel, four sub-pixels in the middle of any two adjacent pixel units in the same column comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a third pixel, and four sub-pixels in the middle of any four pixel units in adjacent two rows and adjacent two columns comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a fourth pixel, wherein within display time of one frame of image, the first pixel, second pixel, third pixel and fourth pixel are displayed in a time-sharing manner.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display panel, comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in a matrix, each pixel unit comprises a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a X sub-pixel, the X sub-pixel being any one of a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel, wherein,
three sub-pixels having different colors in each pixel unit form a first pixel, four sub-pixels in the middle of any two adjacent pixel units in the same row comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a second pixel, four sub-pixels in the middle of any two adjacent pixel units in the same column comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a third pixel, and four sub-pixels in the middle of any four pixel units in adjacent two rows and adjacent two columns comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a fourth pixel;
within display time of one frame of image, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel are driven in a time-sharing manner;
the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel, the blue sub-pixel and the X sub-pixel in each pixel unit are arranged in a sub-matrix with two rows and two columns, the rows of the sub-matrix are aligned and the columns thereof are aligned;
in each pixel unit, the X sub-pixel and the sub-pixel having the same color as the X sub-pixel are arranged in a diagonal of the sub-matrix; and
the X sub-pixels in any two adjacent pixel units in the same row or in the same column have different colors.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

3. A display method of a display panel, wherein the display panel is the display panel according to claim 1 ; and
the display method comprises: driving, within display time of one frame of image, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel in a time-sharing manner.

4. The display method according to claim 3 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

5. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 1 .

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

7. A display panel, comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in a matrix, each pixel unit comprises a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a X sub-pixel, the X sub-pixel being any one of a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel, wherein,
three sub-pixels having different colors in each pixel unit form a first pixel, four sub-pixels in the middle of any two adjacent pixel units in the same row comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a second pixel, four sub-pixels in the middle of any two adjacent pixel units in the same column comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a third pixel, and four sub-pixels in the middle of any four pixel units in adjacent two rows and adjacent two columns comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a fourth pixel; and
within display time of one frame of image, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel are driven in a time-sharing manner,
wherein the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel, the blue sub-pixel and the X sub-pixel in each pixel unit are arranged in a sub-matrix with two rows and two columns, the rows of the sub-matrix are aligned and the columns thereof are aligned,
wherein, in each pixel unit, the X sub-pixel and the sub-pixel having the same color as the X sub-pixel are arranged in the same row of the sub-matrix; and
in the pixel units in the same column, the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel, the blue sub-pixel and the X sub-pixel are arranged in a same manner, and the X sub-pixels in any two adjacent pixel units in the same row have different colors.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

9. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 7 .

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

11. A display method of a display panel, wherein the display panel is the display panel according to claim 7 ; and
the display method comprises: driving, within display time of one frame of image, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel in a time-sharing manner.

12. The display method according to claim 11 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

13. A display panel, comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in a matrix, each pixel unit comprises a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, a blue sub-pixel and a X sub-pixel, the X sub-pixel being any one of a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel, wherein,
three sub-pixels having different colors in each pixel unit form a first pixel, four sub-pixels in the middle of any two adjacent pixel units in the same row comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a second pixel, four sub-pixels in the middle of any two adjacent pixel units in the same column comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a third pixel, and four sub-pixels in the middle of any four pixel units in adjacent two rows and adjacent two columns comprise three sub-pixels having different colors that form a fourth pixel; and
within display time of one frame of image, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel are driven in a time-sharing manner,
wherein the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel, the blue sub-pixel and the X sub-pixel in each pixel unit are arranged in a sub-matrix with two rows and two columns, the rows of the sub-matrix are aligned and the columns thereof are aligned, and
wherein, in each pixel unit, the X sub-pixel and the sub-pixel having the same color as the X sub-pixel are arranged in the same column of the sub-matrix; and
in the pixel units in the same row, the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel, the blue sub-pixel and the X sub-pixel are arranged in a same manner, and the X sub-pixels in any two adjacent pixel units in the same column have different colors.

14. The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

15. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 13 .

16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

17. A display method of a display panel, wherein the display panel is the display panel according to claim 13 ; and
the display method comprises: driving, within display time of one frame of image, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel in a time-sharing manner.

18. The display method according to claim 17 , wherein, the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel have equal display time.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Kai
• Dong Xue
• Zhang Hao
• Shi Lingyun
• Guo Renwei
• Liu Peng

Classifications

• G09G3/3607 Primary

  for displaying colours or for displaying grey scales with a specific pixel layout, e.g. using sub-pixels (display of colours in flat matrix panels other than liquid crystal displays G09G3/2003; grey scales specific for television H04N3/127) · CPC title

• G09G3/2003

  Display of colours (specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607) · CPC title

• G09G2300/0452

  Details of colour pixel setup, e.g. pixel composed of a red, a blue and two green components · CPC title

• G09G2310/08

  Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery · CPC title

• G09G2300/0443

  with several sub-pixels for the same colour in a pixel, not specifically used to display gradations (G09G3/364 takes precedence) · CPC title