Liquid crystal display apparatus and a method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSung-gon Jun
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus and method of controlling the same equipped with an image processor and a liquid crystal panel having a matrix array formed with liquid crystal pixels to display video data processed by the image processor on a screen includes liquid crystal pixel drivers connected in series. Driver arrays drive the liquid crystal pixel drivers. A timing controller converts the video data into serial data bit streams and transmits the serial data bit streams to the driver arrays, so that the driver arrays control each liquid crystal pixel driver to receive the serial data bit streams respectively.
Claims21
A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus equipped with an image processor and a liquid crystal panel having a matrix array formed with liquid crystal pixels to display video data processed by the image processor on a screen, comprising:
- liquid crystal pixel drivers connected in series;
- driver arrays driving the liquid crystal pixel drivers;
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- a timing controller converting the video data into serial data bit streams and transmitting the serial data bit streams to the driver arrays, so that the driver arrays control each liquid crystal pixel driver to receive the serial data bit streams respectively.
A method of transmitting serial data in a liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus comprising an image processor and a liquid crystal panel having at least one liquid crystal pixel driver driving a matrix array formed with liquid crystal pixels to display video data processed by the image processor on a screen, comprising:
- converting the video data into serial data bit streams assigned to each of the liquid crystal pixel drivers;
- setting up a signal input line comprising a command/data selection line, a word line, and a data line of the corresponding liquid crystal pixel driver;
- determining whether the serial data bit streams to be inputted through the data line are a command data or video data;
- setting up signal levels for the command/data selection line and the word line according to the determination;
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- transmitting the serial data bit streams comprising information on setting up the corresponding liquid crystal pixel driver according to the signal levels of the command/data selection line and the word line.
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