Display system comprising controller which process data

• US 10,490,130 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2018
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2017
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Okamoto, Yuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Premal R
• Application Number:
  US15/885,078
• Publication Number:
  US 20180233089A1
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133553 Reflecting elements associated to illuminating devices G02F1/133605
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13439 characterised by their electrical, optical, physical properties; materials therefor; method of making
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/136286 Wiring, e.g. gate line, drain line
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1368 in which the switching element is a three-electrode device G02F1/136277 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0412 Digitisers structurally integrated in a display
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0421 by interrupting or reflecting a light beam, e.g. optical touch-screen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0446 using a grid-like structure of electrodes in at least two directions, e.g. using row and column electrodes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/046 by electromagnetic means
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/023 Display panel composed of stacked panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0426 Layout of electrodes and connections
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0452 Details of colour pixel setup, e.g. pixel composed of a red, a blue and two green components
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/046 with an emissive area and a light-modulating area combined in one pixel
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/08 Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0673 for control of gamma adjustment, e.g. selecting another gamma curve
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/021 Power management, e.g. power saving
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2003 Display of colours specific for liquid crystal displays G09G3/3607
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/2092 Details of a display terminals using a flat panel, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto suitable for both CRT and flat panel G09G5/003; specific for a CRT G09G1/165
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3225 using an active matrix
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3233 with pixel circuitry controlling the current through the light-emitting element
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3258 with pixel circuitry controlling the voltage across the light-emitting element
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3648 : using an active matrix G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 21/02164 : the material being a silicon oxide, e.g. SiO2
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 21/02266 : deposition by physical ablation of a target, e.g. sputtering, reactive sputtering, physical vapour deposition or pulsed laser deposition
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/12 : the substrate being other than a semiconductor body, e.g. an insulating body
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 27/1225 : with semiconductor materials not belonging to the group IV of the periodic table, e.g. InGaZnO
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 29/78648 : arranged on opposing sides of the channel
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 29/7869 : having a semiconductor body comprising an oxide semiconductor material, e.g. zinc oxide, copper aluminium oxide, cadmium stannate
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 29/78696 : characterised by the structure of the channel, e.g. multichannel, transverse or longitudinal shape, length or width, doping structure, or the overlap or alignment between the channel and the gate, the source or the drain, or the contacting structure of the channel H01L29/78612 takes precedence; transistors having a drain offset region or a lightly doped drain [LDD] H01L29/78621
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/50 : OLEDs integrated with light modulating elements, e.g. with electrochromic elements, photochromic elements or liquid crystal elements

Abstract

A display system includes a host device, a display controller, and a display panel. The display panel includes a pixel array including a plurality of subpixels each including a light-emitting display element and a reflective display element. The host device sends image data DT0 to the display controller. The display controller has the following functions: color classification of the image data DT0; generation of attribute data based on the classification result; generation of image data DT1 from the image data DT0; generation of two kinds of image data DT2_e and DT2_r through image processing of the image data DT1 in accordance with the attribute data; generation of image data DT3_e from the image data DT2_e; and generation of image data DT3_r from the image data DT2_r. The image data DT3_e is displayed by the light-emitting display element, and the image data DT3_r is displayed by the reflective display element.

Claims

1. A display system comprising:

a host device;

a display controller; and

a display panel,

wherein the host device is configured to send first image data to the display controller,

wherein the first image data is image data for one pixel, and

wherein the display controller is configured to perform;

processing of the first image data to generate second image data,

classification of the first image data and determine whether the first data being color data based on a result of the classification,

processing of the second image data to generate third image data, wherein the processing of the second image data being different between the second image data being color data or not being color data,

processing of the third image data to generate fourth image data, and

transmission of the fourth image data to the display panel.

2. The display system according to claim 1,

wherein the processing of the second image data includes processing of multiplying a pixel value of the second image data.

3. The display system according to claim 1,

wherein the processing of the third image data includes gamma correction.

4. The display system according to claim 1, further comprises a touch sensor.

5. The display system according to claim 1,

wherein the display controller includes a memory device including a memory cell,

wherein the memory cell includes a capacitor and a transistor configured to control charge and discharge of the capacitor, and

wherein a channel foil ration region of the transistor includes a metal oxide.

6. An electronic device comprising:

a housing; and

a display portion including the display system according to claim 1.

7. A display system comprising:

a host device;

a display controller; and

a display panel including a pixel array, the pixel array including a plurality of subpixels,

wherein each of the plurality of subpixels includes a light-emitting display element and a reflective display element,

wherein the host device is configured to send first image data to the display controller,

wherein the first image data is image data for one pixel,

wherein the display controller is configured to perform;

processing of the first image data to generate second image data,

classification of the first image data and determine whether the first data being color data based on a result of the classification,

processing of the second image data to generate third image data and fourth image data, wherein the processing of the second image data being different between the second image data being color data or not being color data,

processing of the third image data to generate fifth image data,

processing of the fourth image data to generate sixth image data, and

transmission of the fifth image data and the sixth image data to the display panel,

wherein the fifth image data is displayed by the light-emitting display element, and

wherein the sixth image data is displayed by the reflective display element.

8. The display system according to claim 7,

wherein the processing of the second image data includes processing of multiplying a pixel value of the second image data.

9. The display system according to claim 7,

wherein the processing of the third image data includes gamma correction, and

wherein the processing of the fourth image data includes gamma correction.

10. The display system according to claim 7,

wherein the reflective display element is a reflective liquid crystal element.

11. The display system according to claim 7,

wherein the light-emitting display element is an electroluminescent element.

12. The display system according to claim 7, further comprises a touch sensor.

13. The display system according to claim 7,

wherein the display controller includes a memory device including a memory cell,

wherein the memory cell includes a capacitor and a transistor configured to control charge and discharge of the capacitor, and

wherein a channel formation region of the transistor includes a metal oxide.

14. An electronic device comprising:

a housing; and

a display portion including the display system according to claim 7.

15. A display system comprising:

a display controller; and

a display panel including a pixel array and a peripheral circuit, the pixel array including a pixel,

wherein the pixel includes a plurality of first subpixels each including a reflective display element and a plurality of second subpixels each including a light-emitting display element,

wherein the display controller is configured to process first data sent from an outside to generate second data and third data, process the second data to generate fourth data, process the third data to generate fifth data, and send the fourth data and the fifth data to the display panel,

wherein the peripheral circuit is configured to write the fourth data and the fifth data to the pixel,

wherein the fourth data is displayed by the plurality of first subpixels,

wherein the fifth data is displayed by the plurality of second subpixels,

wherein the display controller is configured to determine whether the first data is color data, and

wherein when the first data is determined as the color data, the display controller makes black display data as the second data, and makes a copy of the first data as the third data.

16. The display system according to claim 15,

wherein the display controller is configured such that when the display controller determines that the first data is not the color data, the display controller converts the first data into grayscale data as the second data and makes black display data as the third data.

17. The display system according to claim 15,

wherein the display controller is configured such that when the display controller determines that the first data is not the color data, the display controller makes a copy of the first data as the second data and makes black display data as the third data.

18. The display system according to claim 15,

wherein the display system includes an optical sensor, and

wherein the display controller is configured to process the third data on the basis of data obtained by the optical sensor.

19. The display system according to claim 15,

wherein the reflective display element is a reflective liquid crystal element.

20. The display system according to claim 15,

wherein the light-emitting display element is an electroluminescent element.

21. The display system according to claim 15, further comprises a touch sensor.

22. The display system according to claim 15,

wherein the display controller includes a memory device including a memory cell,

wherein the memory cell includes a capacitor and a transistor configured to control charge and discharge of the capacitor, and

wherein a channel formation region of the transistor includes a metal oxide.

23. An electronic device comprising:

a housing; and

a display portion including the display system according to claim 15.

24. An operation method of a display controller for a display panel, the method comprising:

processing image data sent from an outside to generate first data and second data,

determining whether the image data is color data, and

making black display data as the first data and making a copy of the image data as the second data, when the image data is determined as the color data,

wherein the display panel includes a pixel including a plurality of first subpixels each including a reflective display element and a plurality of second subpixels each including a light-emitting display element,

wherein the first data is used for image display by the plurality of first subpixels, and

wherein the second data is used for image display by the plurality of second subpixels.

25. The method according to claim 24,

wherein the display controller is configured such that when the display controller determines that the image data is not the color data, the display controller converts the image data into grayscale data as the first data and makes black display data as the second data.

26. The method according to claim 24,

wherein the display controller is configured such that when the display controller determines that the image data is not the color data, the display controller makes a copy of the image data as the first data and makes black display data as the second data.

27. The method according to claim 24,

wherein the display controller is configured to process the second data on the basis of data of environmental light input from the outside.

28. The method according to claim 24,

wherein the display controller includes a memory device including a memory cell,

wherein the memory cell includes a capacitor and a transistor configured to control charge and discharge of the capacitor, and

wherein a channel formation region of the transistor includes a metal oxide.