LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels arranged so that at least a first image signal and a second image signal are supplied;
a driver circuit including a signal line driver circuit configured to control a signal line selectively and a gate line driver circuit configured to control a gate line selectively;
a memory circuit configured to store the first image signal and the second image signal;
a comparison circuit configured to compare the first image signal and the second image signal stored in the memory circuit in the pixel and to detect a difference between the first image signal and the second image signal; and
a display control circuit configured to control the driver circuit and to read the second image signal in accordance with the difference,wherein the display control circuit is configured to supply the second image signal only to the pixel where the difference is detected,wherein the pixel includes a thin film transistor,wherein a gate of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the gate line, a first terminal of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the signal line, and a second terminal of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to a pixel electrode, andwherein the thin film transistor includes a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor.
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Abstract
The liquid crystal display device includes a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels to which image signals are supplied; a driver circuit including a signal line driver circuit which selectively controls a signal line and a gate line driver circuit which selectively controls a gate line; a memory circuit which stores the image signals; a comparison circuit which compares the image signals stored in the memory circuit in the pixels and detects a difference; and a display control circuit which controls the driver circuit and reads the image signal in accordance with the difference. The display control circuit supplies the image signal only to the pixel where the difference is detected. The pixel includes a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor.
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22 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels arranged so that at least a first image signal and a second image signal are supplied; a driver circuit including a signal line driver circuit configured to control a signal line selectively and a gate line driver circuit configured to control a gate line selectively; a memory circuit configured to store the first image signal and the second image signal; a comparison circuit configured to compare the first image signal and the second image signal stored in the memory circuit in the pixel and to detect a difference between the first image signal and the second image signal; and a display control circuit configured to control the driver circuit and to read the second image signal in accordance with the difference, wherein the display control circuit is configured to supply the second image signal only to the pixel where the difference is detected, wherein the pixel includes a thin film transistor, wherein a gate of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the gate line, a first terminal of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the signal line, and a second terminal of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to a pixel electrode, and wherein the thin film transistor includes a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels arranged so that at least a first image signal and a second image signal are supplied; a driver circuit including a signal line driver circuit configured to control a signal line and a selection line selectively and a gate line driver circuit configured to control a gate line selectively with a decoder circuit; a memory circuit configured to store the first image signal and the second image signal; a comparison circuit configured to compare the first image signal and the second image signal stored in the memory circuit in the pixel and to detect a difference between the first image signal and the second image signal; and a display control circuit configured to control the driver circuit and to read the second image signal in accordance with the difference, wherein the display control circuit is configured to supply the second image signal only to the pixel where the difference is detected by control of the decoder circuit, wherein the pixel includes a first thin film transistor and a second thin film transistor, wherein a gate of the first thin film transistor is electrically connected to the gate line, a first terminal of the first thin film transistor is electrically connected to the signal line, and a second terminal of the first thin film transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the second thin film transistor, wherein a gate of the second thin film transistor is electrically connected to the selection line and a second terminal of the second thin film transistor is electrically connected to a pixel electrode, and wherein the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor each include a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels arranged so that at least a first image signal and a second image signal are supplied; a driver circuit including a signal line driver circuit configured to control a signal line selectively with a shift register circuit and a gate line driver circuit configured to control a gate line selectively with a decoder circuit; a memory circuit configured to store the first image signal and the second image signal; a comparison circuit configured to compare the first image signal and the second image signal stored in the memory circuit in the pixel and to detect a difference between the first image signal and the second image signal; and a display control circuit configured to control the driver circuit and to read the second image signal in accordance with the difference, wherein the display control circuit is configured to supply the second image signal to the pixel where the difference is detected by control of the decoder circuit, wherein the pixel includes a thin film transistor, wherein a gate of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the gate line, a first terminal of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the signal line, and a second terminal of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to a pixel electrode, and wherein the thin film transistor includes a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for driving a liquid crystal display device including a pixel portion including a plurality of pixels to which image signals are supplied and which are provided with a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer formed using an oxide semiconductor, a driver circuit including a signal line driver circuit and a gate line driver circuit, a memory circuit configured to store the image signals, a comparison circuit configured to compare the image signals stored in the memory circuit in the pixel and to detect a difference, and a display control circuit configured to control the driver circuit and to read the image signals, comprising the steps of:
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reading and comparing first image signal and a second image signal in a series of frame periods that is stored in the memory circuit in each pixel and detecting a difference in the comparison circuit; and controlling the driver circuit so that the display control circuit supplies the second image signal only to the pixel where the difference is detected in the comparison circuit.
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Specification