# US 12,112,725 B2 · Image display method, image display device, and mobile terminal capable of displaying low-resolution display image information on high-resolution display panel

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- Number: US 12,112,725 B2
- Document ID: US12112725B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/622,241
- Filed: 2021-12-17
- Published: 2024-02-01
- Granted: 2024-10-08
- Earliest claimed: 2021-12-13
- Applicants: Tcl China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Xiaoli Fang; Yu Wu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12112725B2

## CPC

- G09G 3/2007: {Display of intermediate tones}
- G09G 5/391: Resolution modifying circuits, e.g. variable screen formats
- G09G 3/3611: {Control of matrices with row and column drivers}
- G09G 2310/021: Double addressing, i.e. scanning two or more lines, e.g. lines 2 and 3; 4 and 5, at a time in a first field, followed by scanning two or more lines in another combination, e.g. lines 1 and 2; 3 and 4, in a second field
- G09G 2340/0407: Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)

## Abstract

An image display method, an image display device, and a mobile terminal are provided, which are applied to a display panel including a plurality of pixel units having A pixel unit rows and B pixel unit columns, including: acquiring data image information including C pixel data rows and D pixel data columns of a plurality of pixel data, wherein C<A and/or D<B, and input the plurality of pixel data to multiple data lines and enable pixel unit rows, inputting the plurality of pixel data into a plurality data lines corresponding to the B pixel unit columns, and enabling the A pixel unit rows sequentially, to make at least part of the pixel units display according to a same pixel data.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An image display method applied to a display panel comprising a plurality of pixel units, wherein the plurality of pixel units comprise A pixel unit rows and B pixel unit columns, and wherein the image display method comprises:
acquiring display image information, wherein the display image information comprises a plurality of pixel data, and wherein the plurality of pixel data comprise C pixel data rows and D pixel data columns, and wherein C<A and/or D<B;
inputting the plurality of pixel data into a plurality of data lines corresponding to the B pixel unit columns; and
enabling the A pixel unit rows sequentially, to make at least part of the pixel units display according to a same pixel data,
wherein input time sequences of the C pixel data rows are at least partially different, and wherein the step of enabling the A pixel unit rows sequentially, to make at least part of the pixel units display according to a same pixel data comprises:
inputting scan signal to at least one scan line corresponding to n pixel unit rows each time according to the input time sequences, to make each pixel data row is displayed in the corresponding pixel unit rows, wherein n is a quotient of A divided by C.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The image display method according to claim 1, wherein each n pixel unit rows compose a display pixel row group, and wherein input time sequences of a same display pixel row group are the same.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The image display method according to claim 2, wherein a same display pixel row group is composed of n adjacent pixel unit rows.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The image display method according to claim 1, wherein the step of inputting the plurality pixel data into the plurality data lines corresponding to the B pixel unit columns specifically comprises:
inputting the plurality of pixel data into a plurality of data lines corresponding to the B pixel unit columns, wherein each pixel data column is input into the corresponding m pixel unit columns, and wherein m is a quotient of B divided by D.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The image display method according to claim 4, wherein each m pixel unit columns compose a display pixel column group, and a same display pixel column group is composed of m adjacent pixel unit columns.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The image display method according to claim 1, wherein n*m pixel units are displayed according to a same pixel data, and wherein n is a quotient of A divided by C, and wherein m is a quotient of B divided by D.

### Claim 7

An image display device applied to a display panel comprising a plurality of pixel units, wherein the plurality of pixel units comprise A pixel unit rows and B pixel unit columns, and wherein the image display device comprises:
an acquisition module configured to acquire display image information, wherein the display image information comprises a plurality of pixel data, and wherein the plurality of pixel data comprise C pixel data rows and D pixel data columns, and wherein C<A and/or D<B;
a display module configured to input the plurality of pixel data into a plurality data lines corresponding to the B pixel unit columns, and to enable the A pixel unit rows sequentially, to make at least part of the pixel units display according to a same pixel data,
wherein the input time sequences of the C pixel data rows are at least partially different, and wherein the display module comprises:
a first input sub-unit configured to input scan signal to at least one scan line corresponding to n pixel unit rows each time according to the input time sequences, to make each pixel data row is displayed in the corresponding pixel unit rows, wherein n is a quotient of A divided by C.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The image display device according to claim 7, wherein the display panel further comprises a timing controller configured to send the display image information to the acquisition module, wherein the timing controller has a first resolution, and wherein the acquisition module has a second resolution, and wherein the second resolution is greater than the first resolution.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The image display device according to claim 7, wherein each n pixel unit rows compose a display pixel row group, and wherein input time sequences of a same display pixel row group are the same.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The image display device according to claim 9, wherein the pixel unit rows of a same display pixel row group are connected to a same scan line.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The image display device according to claim 7, wherein the display module comprises:
a second input sub-unit configured to input the plurality of pixel data into a plurality of data lines corresponding to the B pixel unit columns, wherein each pixel data column is input into the corresponding m pixel unit columns, and wherein m is a quotient of B divided by D.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The image display device according to claim 11, wherein each m pixel unit columns compose a display pixel column group, and a same display pixel column group is composed of m adjacent pixel unit columns.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The image display device according to claim 12, wherein the pixel unit columns of a same display pixel column group are connected to a same data line.

### Claim 14

A mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal comprises an image display device applied to a display panel comprising a plurality of pixel units, and wherein the plurality of pixel units comprise A pixel unit rows and B pixels unit columns, and wherein the image display device comprises:
an acquisition module configured to acquire display image information, wherein the display image information comprises a plurality of pixel data, and wherein the plurality of pixel data comprise C pixel data rows and D pixel data columns, and wherein C<A and/or D<B; and
a display module configured to input the plurality of pixel data into a plurality data lines corresponding to the B pixel unit columns, and to enable the A pixel unit rows sequentially, to make at least part of the pixel units display according to a same pixel data,
wherein input time sequences of the C pixel data rows are at least partially different, and wherein the display module comprises:
a first input sub-unit configured to input scan signal to at least one scan line corresponding to n pixel unit rows each time according to the input time sequences, to make each pixel data row is displayed in the corresponding pixel unit rows, wherein n is a quotient of A divided by C.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein each n pixel unit rows compose a display pixel row group, and wherein input time sequences of a same display pixel row group are the same.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein the display module comprises:
a second input sub-unit configured to the plurality of pixel data into a plurality of data lines corresponding to the B pixel unit columns, wherein each pixel data column is input into the corresponding m pixel unit columns, and wherein m is a quotient of B divided by D.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The mobile terminal according to claim 16, wherein each m pixel unit columns compose a display pixel column group, and a same display pixel column group is composed of m adjacent pixel unit columns.