# US 11,310,482 B2 · Display panel, display apparatus, three-dimensional display method and three-dimensional display system

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- Number: US 11,310,482 B2
- Document ID: US11310482B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/964,341
- Filed: 2019-12-25
- Published: 2021-02-18
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2019-01-18
- Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Mingche Hsieh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310482B2

## CPC

- H04N 13/32: using arrays of controllable light sources; using moving apertures or moving light sources
- H04N 13/393: the volume being generated by a moving, e.g. vibrating or rotating, surface
- H04N 13/388: Volumetric displays, i.e. systems where the image is built up from picture elements distributed through a volume
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a display apparatus, a three-dimensional display method and a three-dimensional display system. The display panel includes: a base substrate, a controller, a plurality of light emitting structures, and a plurality of adjusting bodies, wherein the adjusting bodies are disposed below a side of the light emitting structures close to the base substrate, at least a part of the adjusting bodies are configured to move in a direction toward or away from the light emitting structures and drive the light emitting structures to move under a control of the controller.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display panel, comprising: a base substrate, a controller, a plurality of light emitting structures, and a plurality of adjusting bodies, wherein the adjusting bodies are disposed below a side of the light emitting structures close to the base substrate, at least a part of the adjusting bodies are configured to move in a direction toward or away from the light emitting structures and drive the light emitting structures to move under a control of the controller;
wherein a concave or convex structure is formed on surfaces of the plurality of light emitting structures to realize a three-dimensional display for the display panel; and
wherein the display panel comprises an inorganic film layer, the light emitting structures are provided above the inorganic film layer, and each unit comprises a first area and a second area, the first area is provided with a thin film transistor (TFT) device, the second area is provided with the adjusting body, and an isolation slot is provided between the TFT device and the adjusting body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein each side of the adjusting body is provided with an electrode, the controller is configured to control a voltage applied to the electrode, and the adjusting body is configured to deform and drive the light emitting structures to move under an action of the electrode.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The display panel of claim 2, wherein the display panel is provided with a plurality of grooves to divide the display panel into a number of units, each unit is provided with the light emitting structure and the adjusting body, the controller is configured to apply voltages to the electrodes on both sides of the adjusting body of any unit respectively.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein the isolation slot runs through the inorganic film layer, and the isolation slot separates the inorganic film layer located in the first area from the inorganic film layer located in the second area.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The display panel of claim 2, wherein the adjusting body is made from a dielectric elastomer material that is deformable under an action of an electric field.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The display panel of claim 5, wherein the adjusting body is made from at least one of following materials: silicone rubber, acrylate elastomer, polyurethane elastomer, nitrile rubber, or vinylidene fluoride trifluoroethylene.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein the display panel comprises a protective layer provided on an upper side of the light emitting structures away from the base substrate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A display apparatus, comprising the display panel according to claim 1 and a casing, wherein the casing is provided with an accommodating space for accommodating the display panel.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

A three-dimensional display method for the display apparatus of claim 8, wherein the three-dimensional display method comprises: controlling, by the controller, a movement of the adjusting body so as to drive the corresponding light emitting structure to move, according to information of an image to be displayed.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

A three-dimensional display system, comprising: a detection apparatus and the display apparatus according to claim 8;
wherein the detection apparatus is configured to detect an outline of a physical object to be displayed to obtain outline data; and
wherein according to the outline data, the controller of the display apparatus controls a movement of the adjusting body so as to drive the corresponding light emitting structure to move.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The three-dimensional display system of claim 10, wherein in response that the controller does not exert control on the adjusting bodies, surfaces of the plurality of light emitting structures away from the adjusting bodies form a flat reference surface.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The three-dimensional display system according to claim 10, wherein the detection apparatus comprises an infrared structured light emitter, an infrared structured light receiver, and an analyzer;
the infrared structured light emitter is configured to emit infrared light to the physical object to be displayed;
the infrared structured light receiver is configured to receive infrared light reflected back by the physical object to be displayed; and
the analyzer determines the outline of the physical object to be displayed according to the emitted infrared light and the reflected infrared light to obtain the outline data of the physical object to be displayed.

### Claim 13 (depends on 2)

The display panel of claim 2, wherein the display panel comprises a protective layer provided on an upper side of the light emitting structures away from the base substrate.

### Claim 14 (depends on 3)

The display panel of claim 3, wherein the display panel comprises a protective layer provided on an upper side of the light emitting structures away from the base substrate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The display panel of claim 1, wherein the display panel comprises a protective layer provided on an upper side of the light emitting structures away from the base substrate.

### Claim 16 (depends on 4)

The display panel of claim 4, wherein the display panel comprises a protective layer provided on an upper side of the light emitting structures away from the base substrate.

### Claim 17 (depends on 5)

The display panel of claim 5, wherein the display panel comprises a protective layer provided on an upper side of the light emitting structures away from the base substrate.

### Claim 18 (depends on 6)

The display panel of claim 6, wherein the display panel comprises a protective layer provided on an upper side of the light emitting structures away from the base substrate.
