# US 12,603,027 B2 · Display panel and driving method thereof, and display apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,603,027 B2 - Document ID: US12603027B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/964,684 - Filed: 2024-12-02 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2023-12-21 - Assignees: Visionox Technology Inc.; Hefei Visionox Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Visionox Technology Inc.; Hefei Visionox Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Fengying Xu; Ying Shen; Xinquan Chen; Wenquan Chu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12603027B2 ## CPC - G09G 3/035: {for flexible display surfaces} - G09G 3/32: semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] - G09G 3/3266: Details of drivers for scan electrodes - G09G 2300/026: Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions - G09G 2300/0842: forming a memory circuit, e.g. a dynamic memory with one capacitor - G09G 2310/08: Details of timing specific for flat panels, other than clock recovery - 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 The present application discloses a display panel and a driving method thereof, and a display apparatus. In the display panel, the data lines run through a first display area and a second display area; each of the data lines include a first segment and a second segment, the first segment is located in the first display area, and the second segment is located in the second display area, and the first segment and the second segment are connected by a first switching element; a first gate driving circuit is configured to drive the first display area, the second gate driving circuit is configured to drive the second display area, the first gate driving circuit receives a first trigger signal, and the second gate driving circuit receives a second trigger signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display panel, comprising: a first display area and a second display area; a plurality of data lines running through the first display area and the second display area, each of the plurality of data lines comprising a first segment and a second segment, the first segment being located in the first display area, the second segment being located in the second display area; at least one first switching element, the first segment and the second segment being connected by the first switching element; and at least one first gate driving circuit and at least one second gate driving circuit, the first gate driving circuit being configured to drive the first display area, the second gate driving circuit being configured to drive the second display area, the first gate driving circuit receiving a first trigger signal, and the second gate driving circuit receiving a second trigger signal; wherein the plurality of data lines, the first gate driving circuit, and the second gate driving circuit are configured to be connected to a display driving chip, and the display driving chip is configured to provide the first trigger signal to the first gate driving circuit and provide the second trigger signal to the second gate driving circuit; wherein the at least one first gate driving circuit comprises a first scan driving circuit and a first light emitting driving circuit, the first trigger signal comprises a first scan trigger signal and a first light emitting trigger signal, the first scan driving circuit receives the first scan trigger signal, and the first light emitting driving circuit receives the first light emitting trigger signal; wherein the at least one second gate driving circuit comprises a second scan driving circuit and a second light emitting driving circuit, the second trigger signal comprises a second scan trigger signal and a second light emitting trigger signal, the second scan driving circuit receives the second scan trigger signal, and the second light emitting driving circuit receives the second light emitting trigger signal; and wherein: in at least a part of a jth frame, the first scan trigger signal has an enable level, and the first light emitting trigger signal has the enable level, the second scan trigger signal has the enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal has the enable level; in at least a part of a (j+1)th frame, the first scan trigger signal has the enable level, the second scan trigger signal has the enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal has the enable level; in the (j+1)th frame, the first light emitting trigger signal remains at a non-enable level; in a (j+2)th frame, the first scan trigger signal remains at the non-enable level, and the first light emitting trigger signal remains at the non-enable level; in at least a part of the (j+2)th frame, the second scan trigger signal has the enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal has the enable level. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the display panel further comprises a bendable area, and the first switching element is located in the bendable area; the bendable area is located between the first display area and the second display area. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first switching element comprises a plurality of first switching elements, and the first segment and the second segment of each of the data lines are connected by a corresponding one of the plurality of first switching elements. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein at least two data lines share the first switching element. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the first switching element comprises a transistor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, further comprising at least one clock signal line, wherein the first gate driving circuit and a corresponding second gate driving circuit are connected to a same clock signal line. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display panel according to claim 6, further comprising at least one second switching element, wherein the clock signal line comprises a third segment and a fourth segment, the first gate driving circuit is connected to the third segment, the second gate driving circuit is connected to the fourth segment, and the third segment and the fourth segment are connected by the second switching element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of clock signal lines comprising a first clock signal line and a second clock signal line, wherein the first scan driving circuit and the second scan driving circuit are connected to the first clock signal line, and the first light emitting driving circuit and the second light emitting driving circuit are connected to the second clock signal line. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein in at least a part of an ith frame, the first scan trigger signal has an enable level, and the first light emitting trigger signal has the enable level; in the ith frame, the second scan trigger signal remains at a non-enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal remains at the non-enable level; in at least a part of an (i+1)th frame, the first scan trigger signal has the enable level, the first light emitting trigger signal has the enable level, the second scan trigger signal has the enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal has the enable level. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display panel according to claim 9, wherein the first switching element is turned on in the ith frame and the (i+1)th frame. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the first switching element is turned on in the jth frame and the (j+1)th frame, and the first switching element is turned off in the (j+2)th frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A display apparatus, comprising the display panel and the display driving chip according to claim 1. ### Claim 13 A display panel, comprising: a first display area and a second display area; a plurality of data lines running through the first display area and the second display area, each of the plurality of data lines comprising a first segment and a second segment, the first segment being located in the first display area, the second segment being located in the second display area; at least one first switching element, the first segment and the second segment being connected by the first switching element; and at least one first gate driving circuit and at least one second gate driving circuit, the first gate driving circuit being configured to drive the first display area, the second gate driving circuit being configured to drive the second display area, the first gate driving circuit receiving a first trigger signal, and the second gate driving circuit receiving a second trigger signal; wherein the plurality of data lines, the first gate driving circuit, and the second gate driving circuit are configured to be connected to a display driving chip, and the display driving chip is configured to provide the first trigger signal to the first gate driving circuit and provide the second trigger signal to the second gate driving circuit; wherein the at least one first gate driving circuit comprises a first scan driving circuit and a first light emitting driving circuit, the first trigger signal comprises a first scan trigger signal and a first light emitting trigger signal, the first scan driving circuit receives the first scan trigger signal, and the first light emitting driving circuit receives the first light emitting trigger signal; wherein the at least one second gate driving circuit comprises a second scan driving circuit and a second light emitting driving circuit, the second trigger signal comprises a second scan trigger signal and a second light emitting trigger signal, the second scan driving circuit receives the second scan trigger signal, and the second light emitting driving circuit receives the second light emitting trigger signal; and wherein: in at least a part of a kth frame, the first scan trigger signal has an enable level, and the first light emitting trigger signal has the enable level; in the kth frame, the second scan trigger signal remains at a non-enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal remains at the non-enable level; in at least a part of a (k+1)th frame, the first scan trigger signal has the enable level, the second scan trigger signal has the enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal has the enable level; in the (k+1)th frame, the first light emitting trigger signal remains at the non-enable level; and in a (k+2)th frame, the first scan trigger signal remains at the non-enable level, and the first light emitting trigger signal remains at the non-enable level; in at least a part of the (k+2)th frame, the second scan trigger signal has the enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal has the enable level. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display panel according to claim 13, wherein the first switching element is turned on in the kth frame and the (k+1)th frame, and the first switching element is turned off in the (k+2)th frame. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The display panel according to claim 13, wherein in at least a part of an mth frame, the first scan trigger signal has the enable level, the second scan trigger signal has the enable level, and the second light emitting trigger signal has the enable level; in the mth frame, the first light emitting trigger signal remains at the non-enable level; wherein the mth frame is located between the kth frame and the (k+1)th frame. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The display panel according to claim 15, wherein the first switching element is turned on in the mth frame. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The display panel according to claim 13, wherein the display panel further comprises a bendable area, and the first switching element is located in the bendable area; the bendable area is located between the first display area and the second display area. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The display panel according to claim 13, wherein the at least one first switching element comprises a plurality of first switching elements, and the first segment and the second segment of each of the data lines are connected by a corresponding one of the plurality of first switching elements. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The display panel according to claim 13, wherein at least two data lines share the first switching element. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The display panel according to claim 13, wherein the first switching element comprises a transistor.