Display device and driving method thereof
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a plurality of pixels;
a voltage transmitting line through which a first voltage is transmitted to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels;
a data line through which a data voltage is transmitted to the first pixel;
a plurality of sensing units including a first sensing unit connected to the voltage transmitting line; and
a gate line;
a reset signal line through which a reset signal is transmitted to the first sensing unit;
a sensing signal line to which a sensing signal is output from the first sensing unit; and
a reference capacitor connected to a sensing capacitor,wherein the first pixel includes a first switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line and a second switching element including an input terminal connected to the data line,wherein the first sensing unit includes a control switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line,wherein the first sensing unit includes;
a sensing element and the sensing capacitor both connected to a control terminal of the control switching element; and
a sensing switching element connected to an output terminal of the control switching element,wherein a control terminal of the sensing element is connected to the gate line, an input terminal of the sensing element is connected to the reset signal line, and an output terminal of the sensing switching element is connected to the sensing signal line, andwherein the reset signal includes a reset high voltage and a reset low voltage that is lower than the reset high voltage, and wherein the reset high voltage is transmitted through the reset signal line when a gate-on voltage is transmitted through the gate line.
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Abstract
The embodiments of the present invention relate to a display device and a driving method thereof, wherein the display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pixels a voltage transmitting line transmitting a first voltage to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels, a data line transmitting a data voltage to the first pixel, and a plurality of sensing units including a first sensing unit connected to the voltage transmitting line, wherein the first pixel includes a first switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line and a second switching element including an input terminal connected to the data line, and the first sensing unit includes a control switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line.
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14 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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a plurality of pixels; a voltage transmitting line through which a first voltage is transmitted to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels; a data line through which a data voltage is transmitted to the first pixel; a plurality of sensing units including a first sensing unit connected to the voltage transmitting line; and a gate line; a reset signal line through which a reset signal is transmitted to the first sensing unit; a sensing signal line to which a sensing signal is output from the first sensing unit; and a reference capacitor connected to a sensing capacitor, wherein the first pixel includes a first switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line and a second switching element including an input terminal connected to the data line, wherein the first sensing unit includes a control switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line, wherein the first sensing unit includes; a sensing element and the sensing capacitor both connected to a control terminal of the control switching element; and a sensing switching element connected to an output terminal of the control switching element, wherein a control terminal of the sensing element is connected to the gate line, an input terminal of the sensing element is connected to the reset signal line, and an output terminal of the sensing switching element is connected to the sensing signal line, and wherein the reset signal includes a reset high voltage and a reset low voltage that is lower than the reset high voltage, and wherein the reset high voltage is transmitted through the reset signal line when a gate-on voltage is transmitted through the gate line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A display device, comprising:
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a plurality of pixels for displaying images; a voltage transmitting line through which a first voltage e is transmitted to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels, the first pixel displaying an image for an input image signal; a gate line transmitting a gate signal; a data line through which a data voltage is transmitted to the first pixel; a plurality of sensing units including a first sensing unit connected to the voltage transmitting line, wherein the first pixel includes a first switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line and a second switching element including an input terminal connected to the data line, wherein the first sensing unit includes a control switching element including an input terminal connected to the voltage transmitting line, wherein a control terminal of the first switching element and a control terminal of the second switching element are commonly connected to the same gate line, wherein the first voltage is a driving voltage, wherein the first voltage and a second voltage different from the first voltage are alternately transmitted to the first pixel every at least one frame; a sensing signal line to which a sensing signal is output from the sensing unit; and a sensing signal processor connected to the sensing signal line wherein the sensing signal processor processes the sensing signal and generates a sensing output signal, wherein the sensing signal processor includes an integrator integrating the sensing signal, and a switch resetting the integrator after a voltage transmitted through the voltage transmitting line is changed from the first voltage to the second voltage or from the second voltage to the first voltage. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A driving method of a display device comprising a plurality of pixels, a plurality of gate lines including first and second gate lines, a reset signal line, a sensing signal line, a voltage transmitting line and a data line connected to a first pixel among the plurality of pixels, and a plurality of sensing units each connected to the voltage transmitting line and the first and second gate lines, wherein a sensing unit of the plurality of sensing units includes a sensing element connected to the second gate line and the reset signal line, a control switching element connected to the sensing element and the voltage transmitting line, and a sensing switching element connected to the control switching element and the sensing signal line, the method comprising:
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transmitting a reset high voltage of a reset signal through the reset signal line to a control terminal of the control switching element; sensing light irradiated to the sensing element; and turning on the sensing switching element to transmit a sensing signal to the sensing signal line. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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