Method of driving an electro-wetting display panel and electro-wetting display apparatus for performing the same

A method of driving an electro-wetting display panel, the method comprising:

• selecting a first mode from one of two available modes, wherein each mode corresponds to a driving mode of display data;
• and
• applying a first data voltage to a pixel part of the display panel during a first section of a current frame and a second data voltage different from the first data voltage to the pixel part during a second section of the current frame,
• wherein the first data voltage is converted from the display data based on a first gamma curve and the second data voltage is converted from the display data based on a second gamma curve, and
• wherein light transmittance through the pixel part is changed based on movement of a fluid within the pixel part.

An electro-wetting display apparatus comprising:

• an electro-wetting display panel configured to display an image, and comprising a first substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes, a second substrate including a common electrode facing the pixel electrodes and a fluidic layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the fluidic layer adjusts light transmittance;
• and
• a driving part configured to provide a first data voltage to the electro-wetting display panel during a first section of a frame and a second data voltage to the electro-wetting display panel during a second section of the frame,
• wherein the driving part is configured to convert display data of the image to the first data voltage based on a first gamma curve, convert the same display data to the second data voltage based on a second gamma curve, and
• wherein the second data voltage is different from the first data voltage.