DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20080036718A1
• Filed: 01/16/2007
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Jun-Pyo
• Granted Patent: US 7,973,751 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/88
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/0447 for multi-domain technique to improve the viewing angle in a liquid crystal display, such as multi-vertical alignment [MVA]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0276 for the purpose of adaptation to the characteristics of a display device, i.e. gamma correction
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/028 by changing the viewing angle properties, e.g. widening the viewing angle, adapting the viewing angle to the view direction
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0666 for control of colour parameters, e.g. colour temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3607 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 Class Codes: G09G 3/3648 using an active matrix G09G3/367 - G09G3/3696 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/06 using colour palettes, e.g. look-up tables

Abstract

A display panel has a high pixel and a low pixel that are formed in a pixel area. A driving section receives a first image signal from an external device, outputs a second image signal to the high pixel using gamma data that corresponds to a high pixel gamma curve, and outputs a third image signal to the low pixel using gamma data that corresponds to a Sow pixel gamma curve. A driving section outputs the third image signal to the low pixel using the same gamma data for RGB data that correspond to a low gradation of the low pixel gamma curve.

Claims

1. A display device comprising;

a display panel having a high pixel and a low pixel, wherein the high pixel and the low pixel are formed in a pixel area; and

a driving section receiving a first image signal from an external device, outputting a second image signal to the high pixel by using gamma data that corresponds to a high pixel gamma curve, and outputting a third image signal to the low pixel by using gamma data that corresponds to a low pixel gamma curve,

wherein the driving section outputs the third image signal to the low pixel by using the same gamma data for each of RGB data that corresponds to a low gradation of the low pixel gamma curve.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the driving section comprises:

a timing controller generating the second and third image signals based on the first image signal;

a gate driver outputting a plurality of gate signals to activate a plurality of gate lines; and

a data driver compensating the second image signal that is provided from the timing controller by using the gamma data that corresponds to the high pixel gamma curve, compensating the third image signal that is provided from the timing controller by using the gamma data that corresponds to the low pixel gamma curve, and outputting the compensated second and third image signals to the display panel.

3. The display device of claim 2, further comprising a storing section storing the RGB gamma data corresponding to the high pixel and the RGB data corresponding to the low pixel,

wherein the timing controller generates the second image signal by using the RGB gamma data corresponding to the high pixel, and generates the third image signal by using the RGB data corresponding to the low pixel.

4. The display device of claim 2, wherein the pixel area is defined by two adjacent gate lines, an odd numbered data line and an even numbered data line that is adjacent to the odd numbered data line.

5. The display device of claim 4, wherein the high pixel comprises;

a switching element electrically connected to one gate line of the two adjacent gate lines and to the even numbered data line; and

a liquid crystal capacitor electrically connected to the switching element.

6. The display device of claim 5, wherein the low pixel comprises:

a switching element electrically connected to a remaining gate line of the two adjacent gate lines and to the odd numbered data line; and

a liquid crystal capacitor electrically connected to the switching element.

7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the driving section comprises:

a timing controller generating the second image signal based on the first image signal;

a first gate driver outputting a plurality of gate signals to activate even-numbered gate lines;

a second gate driver outputting a plurality of gate signals to activate odd-numbered gate lines; and

a data driver outputting the second image signal provided from the timing controller to the display panel.

8. The display device of claim 7, further comprising a storing section storing a high RGB gamma data corresponding to the high pixel and a low RGB gamma data corresponding to the low pixel,

wherein the driving section further comprises a switching section outputting the high RGB gamma data and the low RGB gamma data to the data driver in response to a controlling of the timing controller.

9. The display device of claim 8, wherein the data driver compensates the second image signal using the high RGB gamma data and the low RGB gamma data, and outputs the compensated high RGB gamma data and the compensated low RGB gamma data to the display panel.

10. The display device of claim 9, wherein the pixel area is defined by two adjacent gate lines and adjacent two data lines,

the high pixel comprises,

a first switching element electrically connected to an even-numbered gate line corresponding to the first gate driver;

and

a first liquid crystal capacitor electrically connected to the first switching element.

11. The display device of claim 10, wherein the low pixel comprises:

a second switching element electrically connected to an odd-numbered gate line corresponding to the second gate drive; and

a second liquid crystal capacitor electrically connected to the second switching element.

12. A display device comprising:

a display panel having a high pixel and a low pixel that are formed in a pixel area;

a storing section storing high RGB gamma data corresponding to the high pixel and low RGB gamma data corresponding to the low pixel;

a timing controller receiving a first image signal from an external device, outputting a second image signal adapted the first image signal to the high RGB gamma data, and outputting a third image signal adapted the first image signal to the low RGB gamma data;

a gate driver outputting a gate signal to activate the gate line in response to controlling of the timing controller; and

a data driver outputting the second and third image signals to the data line in response to the controlling of the timing controller,

wherein the storing section stores same RGB gamma data, which corresponds to a low-gradation of the low RGB gamma data.

13. The display device of claim 12, wherein the low gradation is about 10% of a full-gradation.

14. A display device comprising:

a display panel having high and low pixels that are formed in a pixel area;

a first storing section storing high RGB gamma data corresponding to high pixel gamma curves of RGB data, respectively;

a second storing section storing low RGB gamma data corresponding to low pixel gamma curves of RGB data, respectively;

a timing controller receiving a first image signal from an external device and generating a second image signal based on the first image signal;

a switching section selectively outputting the high RGB gamma data and the low RGB gamma data in response to controlling of the timing controller;

a first gate driver outputting a first gate signal to activate an even-numbered gate line of the display panel;

a second gate driver outputting a second gate signal to activate an odd-numbered gate line of the display panel; and

a data driver compensating the second image signal using the high RGB gamma data and the low RGB gamma data, and outputting the compensated second image signal to the display panel,

wherein the second storing section stores the same RGB gamma data corresponding to a low-gradation of the low RGB gamma data.

15. The display device of claim 14, wherein the low gradation is about 10% of a full-gradation.