The present application is the U.S. national phase entry of PCT/CN2015/084676 with an International filing date of Jul. 21, 2015, which claims the benefit of Chinese Application No. 201510187983.9, filed on Apr. 20, 2015, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and more particularly to a display panel, a display method thereof and a display device.
In a typical LCD device or an OLED device, each point (pixel) has its colour shown in the form of a mixed light by a plurality of subpixels. For instance, each pixel is composed of a red subpixel, a green subpixel and a blue subpixel (RGB mode).
To improve visual effects, people set higher and higher requirements for resolution (the number of pixels per unit of measurement) of display devices. The size of subpixels is required to be smaller, but cannot be reduced infinitely due to the process limitations.
To this end, some embodiments provide a display panel, a display method thereof and a display device so as to eliminate light and dark stripes appearing in a display panel arranged in a Rainbow manner when showing a pure coloured image, thereby improving the image effect of display panels.
According to one aspect, there is provided a display method of a display panel comprising a plurality of red subpixels, green subpixels and blue subpixels that are all arranged in a Rainbow manner, which display method comprises the steps of:
confirming a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image, in which the grayscale values that the green subpixels correspond to are within a preset range whereas the grayscale values that the red subpixels and the blue subpixels correspond to are respectively located at different sides beyond the preset range;
for each of the green subpixels, comparing the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to with that of the red subpixel or the blue subpixel at a place corresponding to the green subpixel in a previous row to find out the difference; and
adjusting the grayscale value of the green subpixel for displaying based on the difference, wherein the step of adjusting comprises subtracting a preset value from the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is less than 0; or the step of adjusting comprises adding a preset value to the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is greater than 0.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, the preset value is positively correlated to the absolute value of the difference between the grayscale value that the red subpixel corresponds to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixel corresponds to.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, the preset value is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 2.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, when, in the image to be displayed, the grayscale value that the red subpixel corresponds to is 0 or 255, the grayscale value that the blue subpixel corresponds to is 255 or 0 and the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to is 127, the preset value is equal to 2.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, the preset range is from 100 to 150.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, before confirming a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image, the display method further comprises the step of receiving grayscale information of a frame of the image to be displayed, and confirming whether the image to be displayed is a preset pure-coloured image according to the grayscale information.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, when it is confirmed that the received image to be displayed is not the preset pure-coloured image, the image is displayed according to the grayscale information of the received image to be displayed.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, when it is confirmed that the received image to be displayed is the preset pure-coloured image, the red subpixels and the blue subpixels are displayed respectively according to the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to in the grayscale information of the received image to be displayed.
Correspondingly, some embodiments also provide a display panel comprising a plurality of red, green and blue subpixels that are arranged in a Rainbow manner, and further a source driver connected with data lines of the display panel, wherein the source driver comprises:
a confirmation unit configured for confirming a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image, in which the grayscale values that the green subpixels correspond to are within a preset range whereas the grayscale values that the red subpixels and the blue subpixels correspond to are respectively located at different sides beyond the preset range;
a comparison unit configured for comparing the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to with that of the red subpixel or the blue subpixel at a place corresponding to the green subpixel in a previous row to find out the difference; and
a display unit configured for adjusting the grayscale value of the green subpixel for displaying based on the difference, wherein the step of adjusting comprises subtracting a preset value from the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is less than 0; or the step of adjusting comprises adding a preset value to the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is greater than 0.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the preset value is positively correlated to the absolute value of the difference between the grayscale value that the red subpixel corresponds to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixel corresponds to.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the preset value is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 2.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, when, in the image to be displayed, the grayscale value that the red subpixel corresponds to is 0 or 255, the grayscale value that the blue subpixel corresponds to is 255 or 0 and the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to is 127, the preset value is equal to 2.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the preset range is from 100 to 150.
Optionally, the display panel provided by the above embodiment further comprises:
a receiving unit configured for receiving grayscale information of a frame of the image to be displayed before confirming a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image, and confirming whether the image to be displayed is the preset pure-coloured image according to the grayscale information.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the display unit is also configured to display an image according to the grayscale information of the received image to be displayed when the received image to be displayed is not the preset pure-coloured image.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the display unit is also configured to display the red subpixels and the blue subpixels respectively according to the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to in the grayscale information of the received image to be displayed, when it is confirmed that the received image to be displayed is the preset pure-coloured image.
Correspondingly, the embodiments also provide a display device comprising any of the display panels provided by the above embodiments.
In the display panel, the display method thereof and the display device provided by the embodiments, a received image to be displayed is confirmed as a preset pure-coloured image; for each of the green subpixels, the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to is compared with that of the red subpixel or the blue subpixel located at a place corresponding to the green subpixel in a previous row to find out the difference; and the grayscale value of the green subpixel is adjusted for displaying based on the difference, wherein the step of adjusting comprises subtracting a preset value from the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is less than 0; or the step of adjusting comprises adding a preset value to the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is greater than 0. The charging capacities of all the green subpixels are substantially the same, so as to avoid brightness differences and eliminate light and dark stripes appearing in the display panels.
To improve display effects with the size of subpixels being constant, people propose a virtual display design with a Rainbow arrangement. In the design, RGB (Red Green Blue) subpixels are arranged in a Rainbow manner. As shown in
Different from the conventional display panel, the virtual display panel above has the same data line Data connected with three different-coloured subpixels (red, green, blue). Thus, when a pure-coloured image (namely, the grayscale values of red, green and blue are constant) is displayed, the corresponding subpixel in the row above a green subpixel G may be a red subpixel R or a blue subpixel B. When the grayscale value of R is different from that of B, for example, R=0, G=127, B=255 or R=255, G=127, B=0, the grayscale value 127 of the green subpixels G may be jumped from 0 in the previous row, or from 255 in the previous row. Although the grayscale value of the green subpixels G finally becomes 127, the jump from 255 to 127 actually charges more electricity to the green subpixels G than the jump from 0 to 127, which results in that the green subpixels G jumped from 255 to 127 are brighter than the green subpixels G jumped from 0 to 127, thereby leading to light and dark stripes visually that affect the display effect of the display panel.
A visual display panel with a Rainbow arrangement, as shown in
In the above display panel with the Rainbow arrangement, the same data line Data is connected with three different-coloured subpixels (red subpixel, green subpixel, blue subpixel). Thus, when a pure-coloured image (namely, the grayscale values that red, green and blue subpixels correspond to are constant) is displayed, the corresponding subpixel in the row above a green subpixel may be a red subpixel or a blue subpixel. When the grayscale value of the red subpixel is different from that of the blue subpixel, for example, the grayscale value of the red subpixel is 0, the grayscale value of the green subpixel is 127, the grayscale value of the blue subpixel is 255, or the grayscale value of the red subpixel is 255, the grayscale value of the green subpixel is 127, the grayscale value of the blue subpixel is 0, the grayscale value 127 of the green subpixel may be jumped from 0 in the previous row, or from 255 in the previous row. Although the grayscale value of all green subpixels finally becomes 127, the jump from 255 to 127 actually charges more electricity to the green subpixels than the jump from 0 to 127, which results in that the green subpixels jumped from 255 to 127 are brighter than the green subpixels jumped from 0 to 127, thereby leading to light and dark stripes visually that affect the display effect of the display panel.
It is based on the display panel with the Rainbow arrangement that the embodiment proposes a display method that eliminates light and dark stripes appearing when a pure-coloured image is displayed. The specific implementations of the display panel, the display method thereof and the display device provided by the embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
S301: confirming a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image, in which the grayscale values that the green subpixels correspond to are within a preset range whereas the grayscale values that the red subpixels and the blue subpixels correspond to are respectively located at different sides beyond the preset range;
S302: for each of the green subpixels, comparing the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to with that of the red subpixel or the blue subpixel located at a place corresponding to the green subpixel in a previous row to find out the difference; and
S303: adjusting the grayscale value of the green subpixel for displaying based on the difference. According to one embodiment, the step of adjusting comprises subtracting a preset value that is less than 5 from the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is less than 0. Or, according to another embodiment, the step of adjusting comprises adding a preset value that is less than 5 to the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is greater than 0.
It is to be explained that the pure-coloured image herein refers to an image whose red, green and blue subpixels correspond to a constant grayscale value respectively. That the grayscale values that the red subpixels and the blue subpixels correspond to are respectively located at different sides beyond the preset range means that the grayscale values that the red subpixels and the blue subpixels correspond to are respectively beyond the preset range, and the grayscale value of one of the red subpixels and the blue subpixels is greater than the maximum value of the preset range, while the grayscale value of the other is less than the minimum value of the preset value.
In the display panel with the Rainbow arrangement, green is a colour that human eyes are sensitive to. When an image is displayed by the prior display method, there may be a jump of the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to, namely the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to is greater than the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to, and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to is less than the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to, or the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to is less than the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to, and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to is greater than the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to. The grayscale value for a portion of the green subpixels is jumped from a greater grayscale value, and the grayscale value for the other portion of the green subpixels is jumped from a smaller grayscale value, so the green subpixels whose grayscale value is jumped from a greater grayscale value have a higher charging capacity and accordingly a higher brightness, and the green subpixels whose grayscale value is jumped from a smaller grayscale value have a lower charging capacity and accordingly a lower brightness, which explain the reason why light and dark stripes appear in the image.
Thus, according to the display method provided by the above embodiment, a received image to be displayed is confirmed as a preset pure-coloured image; for each of the green subpixels, the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to is compared with that of the red subpixel or the blue subpixel at a place corresponding to the green subpixel in a previous row to find out the difference; and the grayscale value of the green subpixel is adjusted for displaying based on the difference, wherein the step of adjusting comprises subtracting a preset value from the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is less than 0; or the step of adjusting comprises adding a preset value to the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is greater than 0. The charging capacities of all the green subpixels are substantially the same, so as to avoid brightness difference and eliminate light and dark stripes appearing in the display panels.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, the preset value is positively correlated to the absolute value of the difference between the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to. Namely, the larger the absolute value of the difference between the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to is, the larger the preset value is. As the absolute value of the difference between the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to becomes larger, the light and dark stripes turn to be more apparent, and the grayscale value of the green subpixels needs more compensation.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, the preset value is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 2. The underlying reason is that, if the preset value is greater than 2, the resultant change of the chroma will be discernable to human eyes.
For instance, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, when, in the image to be displayed, the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to is 0 or 255, the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to is 255 or 0 and the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to is 127, the light and dark stripes are the most apparent. Thus, the preset value can be selected to be a larger number, e.g., the preset value is selected to be equal to 2.
Optionally, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, the preset range of the green subpixels is from 100 to 150 because when the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to is less than 100 or greater than 150, such light and dark stripes are substantially not discernible to human eyes notwithstanding the grayscale jump.
Furthermore, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, before the step S301 of confirming a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image, the display method further comprises the step of receiving grayscale information of a frame of the image to be displayed, and confirming whether the image to be displayed is a preset pure-coloured image according to the grayscale information.
Furthermore, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, when it is confirmed that the received image to be displayed is not the preset pure-coloured image, the image is displayed according to the grayscale information of the received image to be displayed.
Moreover, in the display method provided by the above embodiment, when it is confirmed that the received image to be displayed is the preset pure-coloured image, the red subpixels and the blue subpixels are displayed respectively according to the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to in the grayscale information of the received image to be displayed.
The display method of the display panel provided by the above embodiment will be explained by the following specific example.
As shown in
According to one embodiment, the grayscale value of the green subpixels can be adjusted according to the difference between the grayscale value of the green subpixels and the grayscale value of the blue or red subpixels at the corresponding place in the previous row. As shown in
Based on the same invention concept, the embodiments also provide a display panel, which comprises, as shown in
a confirmation unit 21 configured for confirming a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image, in which the grayscale values that the green subpixels correspond to are within a preset range whereas the grayscale values that the red subpixels and the blue subpixels correspond to are respectively located at different sides beyond the preset range;
a comparison unit 22 configured for comparing the grayscale value that a green subpixel corresponds to with that of the red subpixel or the blue subpixel at a place corresponding to the green subpixel in a previous row to find out the difference; and
a display unit 23 configured for adjusting the grayscale value of the green subpixel for displaying based on the difference, wherein the step of adjusting comprises subtracting a preset value from the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is less than 0; or the step of adjusting comprises adding a preset value to the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is greater than 0.
In the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the source driver confirms a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image; for each of the green subpixels, it compares the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to with that of the red subpixel or the blue subpixel at a place corresponding to the green subpixel in a previous row to find out the difference; and it adjusts the grayscale value of the green subpixel for displaying based on the difference, wherein the step of adjusting comprises subtracting a preset value from the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is less than 0; or the step of adjusting comprises adding a preset value to the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is greater than 0. The charging capacities of all the green subpixels are substantially the same, so as to avoid brightness difference and eliminate light and dark stripes appearing in the display panels.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the preset value is positively correlated to the absolute value of the difference between the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to. Namely, the larger the absolute value of the difference between the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to is, the larger the preset value is. As the absolute value of the difference between the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to becomes larger, the light and dark stripes turn to be more apparent, and the grayscale value of the green subpixels needs more compensation.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the preset value is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 2. The underlying reason is that, if the preset value is greater than 2, the resultant change of chroma is discernable to human eyes.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, when, in the image to be displayed, the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to is 0 or 255, the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to is 255 or 0 and the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to is 127, the light and dark stripes are the most apparent. Thus, the preset value can be selected to be larger, e.g., the preset value is selected to be equal to 2.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the preset range is from 100 to 150, because when the grayscale value that the green subpixels correspond to is less than 100 or greater than 150, such light and dark stripes are substantially not discernible to human eyes notwithstanding grayscale jump.
Optionally, the display panel provided by the above embodiment further comprises: a receiving unit configured for receiving grayscale information of a frame of the image to be displayed before confirming a received image to be displayed as a preset pure-coloured image, and confirming whether the image to be displayed is the preset pure-coloured image according to the grayscale information.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the display unit is also configured to display an image according to the grayscale information of the received image to be displayed when the received image to be displayed is not the preset pure-coloured image.
Optionally, in the display panel provided by the above embodiment, the display unit is also configured to display the red subpixels and the blue subpixels respectively according to the grayscale value that the red subpixels correspond to and the grayscale value that the blue subpixels correspond to in the grayscale information of the received image to be displayed, when it is confirmed that the received image to be displayed is the preset pure-coloured image.
Based on the same invention concept, the embodiments also provide a display device comprising the display panel provided by the above embodiments. Since the display device is similar to the display panel as stated above in terms of the problem-solving principle, please refer to the implementation of the display panel for the implementation of the display device, which will not be reiterated.
To be specific, the display device provided by the embodiments may be any product or component that has a display function, such as cell phones, tablets, TVs, displays, laptops, digital frames, and navigation devices, which will not be limited herein.
In the display panel, the display method thereof and the display device as provided by the above embodiments, a received image to be displayed is confirmed as a preset pure-coloured image; for each of the green subpixels, the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to is compared with that of the red subpixel or the blue subpixel at a place corresponding to the green subpixel in a previous row to find out the difference; and the grayscale value of the green subpixel is adjusted for displaying based on the difference, wherein the step of adjusting comprises subtracting a preset value from the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is less than 0; or the step of adjusting comprises adding a preset value to the grayscale value that the green subpixel corresponds to when the difference is greater than 0. The charging capacities of all the green subpixels are substantially the same, so as to avoid brightness difference and eliminate light and dark stripes appearing in the display panels.
It is clear that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if those modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and the equivalent techniques thereof, the present invention is intended to include those modifications and variations.
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