Display panel, driving method thereof and display device

A driving method, applied to a display panel, the display panel comprising a plurality of pixel areas arranged in an array and a plurality of sub-pixels located in the plurality of pixel areas,

• wherein each of the plurality of pixel areas comprises a sub-pixel area and a transparent area that are arranged in a column direction;
• for two adjacent rows of pixel areas of the plurality of pixel areas, sub-pixel areas of pixel areas in one row of pixel areas are disposed adjacent to sub-pixel areas of pixel areas in the other row of pixel areas, or transparent areas of pixel areas in one row of pixel areas are disposed adjacent to transparent areas of pixel areas in the other row of pixel areas;
• the plurality of sub-pixels comprises a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel;
• the sub-pixel area of each pixel area in an odd-numbered row of pixel areas of the plurality of pixel areas is a first sub-pixel area, and the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are arranged in the first sub-pixel area along a row direction;
• the sub-pixel area of each pixel area in an even-numbered row of pixel areas of the plurality of pixel areas is a second sub-pixel area, and the third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel are arranged in the second sub-pixel area along the row direction;
• the first sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel are arranged along the column direction, and the second sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel are arranged along the column direction;
• and
• the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the fourth sub-pixel emit light of different colors, and the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel emit light of a same color,
• wherein the display panel comprises at least a first driving mode, and each frame of scan time in the first driving mode comprises a first scan period and a second scan period, and the driving method comprises:
• during the first scan period, sequentially providing a scan signal to the plurality of sub-pixels in the plurality of pixel areas, and providing a data signal to the first sub-pixel, the third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel, respectively;
• and
• during the second scan period, sequentially providing a scan signal to sub-pixels in the plurality of pixel areas, and providing a data signal to the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the fourth sub-pixel, respectively.

A display device, comprising a display panel, the display panel comprising a plurality of pixel areas arranged in an array and a plurality of sub-pixels located in the plurality of pixel areas,

• wherein each of the plurality of pixel areas comprises a sub-pixel area and a transparent area that are arranged in a column direction;
• for two adjacent rows of pixel areas of the plurality of pixel areas, sub-pixel areas of pixel areas in one row of pixel areas are disposed adjacent to sub-pixel areas of pixel areas in the other row of pixel areas, or transparent areas of pixel areas in one row of pixel areas are disposed adjacent to transparent areas of pixel areas in the other row of pixel areas;
• the plurality of sub-pixels comprises a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel;
• the sub-pixel area of each pixel area in an odd-numbered row of pixel areas of the plurality of pixel areas is a first sub-pixel area, and the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are arranged in the first sub-pixel area along a row direction;
• the sub-pixel area of each pixel area in an even-numbered row of pixel areas of the plurality of pixel areas is a second sub-pixel area, and the third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel are arranged in the second sub-pixel area along the row direction;
• the first sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel are arranged along the column direction, and the second sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel are arranged along the column direction;
• and
• the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the fourth sub-pixel emit light of different colors, and the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel emit light of a same color.