# US 10,770,514 B1 · Display panel, display method and display device

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- Number: US 10,770,514 B1
- Document ID: US10770514B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/687,192
- Filed: 2019-11-18
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-05-30
- Assignees: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jialing Li
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770514B1

## CPC

- G02F 1/13363: Birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation
- H10K 59/121: characterised by the geometry or disposition of pixel elements
- H10K 59/353: {characterised by the geometrical arrangement of the RGB subpixels}
- H10K 59/50: OLEDs integrated with light modulating elements, e.g. with electrochromic elements, photochromic elements or liquid crystal elements
- G02F 2201/52: RGB geometrical arrangements
- H10K 59/8791: {Arrangements for improving contrast, e.g. preventing reflection of ambient light}
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES

## Abstract

Provided are a display panel, a display method and a display device. The display panel includes a substrate, a display function layer and at least two image motion units. The display function layer is disposed on one side of the substrate and includes a plurality of sub-pixels. The at least two image motion units are disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel and sequentially arranged in a direction perpendicular to a plane where the substrate is located. The display panel requires a frame unit to display a display picture, and the frame unit includes at least three subframes.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display panel, comprising:
a substrate;
a display function layer disposed on one side of the substrate, and wherein the display function layer comprises a plurality of sub-pixels; and
at least two image motion units, disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel and sequentially arranged in a direction perpendicular to a plane where the substrate is located;
wherein a frame unit is used for the display panel to display a display picture, and the frame unit comprises at least three subframes: wherein when the display picture of the display panel is switched from a current subframe to a next subframe, the at least two image motion units are configured to move an outgoing position of an outgoing light of at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels to an outgoing position of another sub-pixel emitting a different color of light at the current subframe.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein in the frame unit, when the display picture is switched from the current subframe to the next subframe, the at least two image motion units are configured to move outgoing positions of outgoing light of sub-pixels emitting a same color of light to outgoing positions of adjacent sub-pixels emitting the different color of light at the current subframe.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein in the frame unit, when the display picture is switched from a first subframe to a last subframe, outgoing positions of outgoing light of all the plurality of sub-pixels move along a first direction, wherein the first direction is a direction in which one of the plurality of sub-pixels points to an adjacent sub-pixel emitting the different color of light.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein at least two subframe switches exist in the frame unit, wherein outgoing positions of outgoing light of the plurality of sub-pixels move in opposite directions in two subframe switches of the at least two subframe switches.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-pixels comprise red sub-pixels, green sub-pixels and blue sub-pixels, wherein the red sub-pixels, the green sub-pixels and the blue sub-pixels are sequentially cycled along a second direction; and
sub-pixels arranged along a third direction emit a same color of light;
wherein the second direction intersects the third direction, and the at least two image motion units are configured to move outgoing positions of outgoing light of the plurality of sub-pixels along the second direction or a direction opposite to the second direction.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-pixels comprise red sub-pixels, green sub-pixels and blue sub-pixels, wherein along a second direction, one of the red sub-pixels is disposed adjacent to another of the red sub-pixels, one of the green sub-pixels is disposed adjacent to another of the green sub-pixels, and one of the blue sub-pixels is disposed adjacent to another of the blue sub-pixels; and
wherein the red sub-pixels, the green sub-pixels and the blue sub-pixels are sequentially cycled along a third direction, wherein any one of the red sub-pixels, any one of the green sub-pixels and any one of blue sub-pixel, which are adjacent to each other, constitute a pixel unit in a triangular shape;
wherein the second direction intersects the third direction, and the at least two image motion units are configured to move outgoing positions of outgoing light of the plurality of sub-pixels along a direction in which one sub-pixel in the pixel unit points to another sub-pixel in the pixel unit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-pixels have a same shape, and six sub-pixels emitting a same color of light have a common vertex and are closely arranged to form a subpixel unit in a regular hexagonal shape;
wherein any two adjacent sub-pixel units emit different colors of light; and
centers of three adjacent sub-pixel units are connected to form a regular triangle, and three sub-pixels defined by the regular triangle and located in different sub-pixel units constitute a pixel unit.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The display panel of claim 7, wherein in the frame unit, when the display picture is switched from the current subframe to the next subframe, the at least two image motion units are configured to move outgoing positions of outgoing light of the sub-pixel unit to outgoing positions of an adjacent sub-pixel unit at the current subframe.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein each of the at least two image motion units comprises:
a light valve, wherein the light valve is switchable between a first state and a second state, wherein first polarized light in a first polarization direction passes through the light valve in the first state, and second polarized light in a second polarization direction passes through the light valve in the second state, wherein the first polarization direction is perpendicular to the second polarization direction; and
a birefringent structure disposed on one side of the light valve facing away from a light-emitting surface of the display panel, wherein the birefringent structure does not change an outgoing position of the first polarized light and is configured to move an outgoing position of the second polarized light to an outgoing position of another sub-pixel emitting the different color of light at the current subframe.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The display panel of claim 9, wherein the display panel comprises two image motion units, and the display function layer comprises the plurality of sub-pixels emitting three different colors of light; wherein
optical axes of birefringent structures in the two image motion units are parallel or symmetrical about a first plane, wherein the first plane is located in the middle of the birefringent structures in the two image motion units and is parallel to the plane where the substrate is located; and
an angle between the optical axe of the birefringent structure and the direction perpendicular to the plane where the substrate is located is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The display panel of claim 9, wherein optical axes of the birefringent structure in outgoing paths of sub-pixels emitting different colors of light have different directions; or
birefringent structures in outgoing paths of sub-pixels emitting different colors of light have different thicknesses.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The display panel of claim 9, wherein the light valve comprises a twisted nematic liquid crystal cell and a polarizer; wherein
the twisted nematic liquid crystal cell comprises:
a first substrate, a second substrate and a twisted nematic liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
a first electrode, disposed on one side of the first substrate;
a second electrode, disposed on one side of the second substrate; and
the polarizer is disposed on one side of the twisted nematic liquid crystal cell facing away from the birefringent structure.

### Claim 13 (depends on 9)

The display panel of claim 9, wherein the display panel is an organic light-emitting display panel, and the light valve in one of the image motion units closest to the display function layer comprises a linear polarizer and a rotation unit, wherein the rotation unit is configured to drive the linear polarizer to rotate around a geometric center of the rotation unit on a plane where the linear polarizer is located, to polarize light transmitted through the linear polarizer into the birefringent structure in the first polarization direction or in the second polarization direction.

### Claim 14 (depends on 9)

The display panel of claim 9, wherein a vertical distance L between an outgoing position of one sub-pixel at the current subframe and an outgoing position of the one sub-pixel at the next subframe satisfies the following relationships:
L
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;
wherein d denotes a dimension of the birefringent structure in the direction perpendicular to the plane where the substrate is located, φ denotes an angle between extraordinary light and ordinary light when the birefringent structure performs birefringence, θ denotes an angle between an optical axis of the birefringent structure and the direction perpendicular to the plane where the substrate is located, no denotes a refractive index of the birefringent structure for the ordinary light, and ne denotes a refractive index of the birefringent structure for the extraordinary light.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-pixels comprise light-emitting units of N colors, and the display panel comprises N−1 image motion units, wherein N is an integer greater than or equal to 3.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein a distance d1 between adjacent sub-pixels and a subpixel period d2 satisfy θ≤d1/d2≤0.9, wherein d1 denotes a distance between adjacent sides of the adjacent sub-pixels, and d2 denotes a sum of d1 and a width of one sub-pixel in an extension direction of d1.

### Claim 17

A display method, applicable to a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:
a substrate;
a display function layer disposed on one side of the substrate, and wherein the display function layer comprises a plurality of sub-pixels;
at least two image motion units, disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel and sequentially arranged in a direction perpendicular to a plane where the substrate is located;
wherein a frame unit is used for the display panel to display a display picture, and the frame unit comprises at least three subframes; wherein when the display picture of the display panel is switched from a current subframe to a next subframe, the at least two image motion units are configured to move an outgoing position of an outgoing light of at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels to an outgoing position of another sub-pixel emitting a different color of light at the current subframe;
wherein the method comprises:
dividing a frame unit of a display picture into at least three subframes;
when the display picture of the display panel is switched from a current subframe to a next subframe, moving, by the at least two image motion units, an outgoing position of outgoing light of at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels to an outgoing position of another pixel emitting a different color of light at the current subframe.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The display method of claim 17, wherein the display function layer comprises the plurality of sub-pixels emitting three different colors of light, the display panel comprises two image motion units, and wherein each of the two image motion units comprises a light valve and a birefringent structure;
wherein optical axes of birefringent structures in the two image motion units are parallel, the light valve is switchable between a first state and a second state, wherein first polarized light in a first polarization direction passes through the light valve in the first state, and second polarized light in a second polarization direction passes through the light valve in the second state, wherein the first polarization direction is perpendicular to the second polarization direction; and the birefringent structure is disposed on one side of the light valve facing away from the light-emitting side of the display panel, the birefringent structure does not change an outgoing position of the first polarized light and moves an outgoing position of the second polarized light to an outgoing position of another sub-pixel emitting the different color of light at the current subframe; and
wherein the method comprises:
dividing the frame unit of the display picture into three subframes;
in condition that a first subframe is displayed, controlling both light valves in the two image motion units to be in the first state;
in condition that a second subframe is displayed, controlling a light valve in one of the two image motion units to be in the first state, and controlling a light valve in the other of the two image motion units to be in the second state; and
in condition that a third subframe is displayed, controlling both the light valves in the two image motion units to be in the second state.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The display method of claim 17, wherein the display function layer comprises the plurality of sub-pixels emitting three different colors of light, the display panel comprises two image motion units, and wherein each of the two image motion units comprises a light valve and a birefringent structure;
wherein optical axes of birefringent structures in the two image motion units are symmetrical about a first plane, wherein the first plane is located in the middle of the birefringent structures in the two image motion units and is parallel to the plane where the substrate is located; wherein an angle between the optical axes of the birefringent structures and the direction perpendicular to the plane where the substrate is located is greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees; wherein the light valve is switchable between a first state and a second state, wherein first polarized light in a first polarization direction passes through the light valve in the first state, and second polarized light in a second polarization direction passes through the light valve in the second state, wherein the first polarization direction is perpendicular to the second polarization direction; and
the birefringent structure is disposed on a light-emitting side of the light value, the birefringent structure does not change an outgoing position of the first polarized light and moves an outgoing position of the second polarized light to an outgoing position of another sub-pixel emitting the different color of light at the current subframe; and
wherein the method comprises:
dividing the frame unit of the display picture into three subframes;
in condition that a first subframe is displayed, controlling both light valves in the two image motion units to be in the first state;
in condition that a second subframe is displayed, controlling a light valve in one of the two image motion units to be in the first state, and controlling a light valve in the other of the two image motion units to be in the second state; and
in condition that a third subframe is displayed, controlling the light valve in the one of the two image motion units in the first state, and controlling the light valve in the other of the two image motion units in the second state, wherein a sane light value is in different states at the second subframe and the third subframe.

### Claim 20 (depends on 17)

The display method of claim 17, wherein the display function layer comprises the plurality of sub-pixels emitting four different colors of light, the display panel comprises three image motion units, and wherein each of the three image motion units comprises a light valve and a birefringent structure; optical axes of birefringent structures in the three image motion units are parallel; the light valve is switchable between a first state and a second state, wherein first polarized light in a first polarization direction passes through the light valve in the first state, and second polarized light in a second polarization direction passes through the light valve in the second state, wherein the first polarization direction is perpendicular to the second polarization direction; and the birefringent structure is disposed a light-emitting side of the light value, the birefringent structure does not change an outgoing position of the first polarized light and moves an outgoing position of the second polarized light to an outgoing position of another sub-pixel emitting the different color of light at the current subframe; and
wherein the method comprises:
dividing the frame unit of the display picture into four subframes;
in condition that a first subframe is displayed, controlling all light valves in the three image motion units to be in the first state;
in condition that a second subframe is displayed, controlling a light valve in one of the three image motion units to be in the first state, and controlling light valves in other two of the three image motion units to be in the second state;
in condition that a third subframe is displayed, controlling light valves in two of the three image motion units to be in the first state, and controlling a light valve in another one of the three image motion units to be in the second state; and
in condition that a fourth subframe is displayed, controlling all the light valves in the three image motion units to be in the second state.

### Claim 21

A display device, comprising a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:
a substrate;
a display function layer disposed on one side of the substrate, and wherein the display function layer comprises a plurality of sub-pixels; and
at least two image motion units, disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel and sequentially arranged in a direction perpendicular to a plane where the substrate is located;
wherein a frame unit is used for the display panel to display a display picture, and the frame unit comprises at least three subframes: wherein when the display picture of the display panel is switched from a current subframe to a next subframe, the at least two image motion units are configured to move an outgoing position of an outgoing light of at least one of the plurality of sub-pixels to an outgoing position of another sub-pixel emitting a different color of light at the current subframe.