Stereoscopic display device and driving method thereof

A stereoscopic image display device comprising:

• a display panel including display cells, the display cells adapted to receive data signals and to display images corresponding to the data signals concurrently at first and second recognizable viewing angles;
• a display panel driver adapted to write the respective data signals on the respective display cells of the display panel;
• a barrier arranged in a location corresponding to the display panel and including a first barrier cell and a second barrier cell;
• and
• a barrier driver adapted to drive the barrier such that the first barrier cell and the second barrier cell become transparent or opaque,
• wherein the barrier driver is adapted to drive the barrier such that all barrier cells of the barrier including the first barrier cell and the second barrier cell are concurrently opaque to prevent the images from being displayed at both the first and second recognizable viewing angles whenever the data signals are written on the display cells.

A stereoscopic image display device comprising:

• a display panel including display cells, the display cells adapted to receive data signals and to display images corresponding to the data signals, the display cells having non-emissive elements;
• a liquid crystal display panel driver adapted to apply the data signals to the respective display cells of the display panel;
• a backlight for supplying light to the display panel;
• a backlight driver adapted to drive the backlight such that the backlight is turned off whenever the data signals are written on the display cells;
• a barrier arranged in a location corresponding to the display panel and including first and second barrier cells;
• and
• a barrier driver for driving the barrier such that the first and second barrier cells become transparent or opaque,
• wherein the display panel comprises first and second display cells,
• the data signals comprise first and second image data signals,
• the display panel driver is adapted to write the first and second image data signals on the respective first and second display cells during a first period, and to write the first and second image data signals on the respective second and first display cells during a second period, and
• the backlight driver is adapted to drive the backlight such that the backlight is turned on during a third period consecutive to the first period, and during a fourth period consecutive to the second period, and
• wherein the barrier driver is adapted to drive the barrier such that
• the first and second barrier cells become respectively opaque and transparent during the first period and the third period, and
• the first and second barrier cells become respectively transparent and opaque during the second period and the fourth period.

A method for driving a stereoscopic image display device including a display panel having first and second display cells adapted to receive data signals and concurrently displaying first and second images having different recognizable viewing angles, a backlight for supplying light to the display panel, a backlight driver adapted to drive the backlight, and a barrier arranged in a location corresponding to the display panel for intercepting and transmitting light, the method comprising:

• writing a first data signal of the data signals corresponding to the first image on the first display cells;
• writing a second data signal of the data signals corresponding to the second image on the second display cells;
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• driving the barrier to become a first format during the writing of the first data signal and the writing of the second data signal,
• writing the second data signal on the first display cells;
• writing the first data signal on the second display cells;
• and
• driving the barrier to become a second format that is different from the first format,
• wherein the writing the first data signal on the first display cells, the writing the second data signal on the second display cells, and the driving the barrier to become a first format are concurrently performed during a first period,
• wherein the writing the second data signal on the first display cells, the writing the first data signal on the second display cells, and the driving the barrier in the second format are concurrently performed during a second period, and
• wherein the backlight driver is configured to drive the backlight such that the backlight is turned off so that none of the first and second images is displayed whenever the data signals are written on the display cells and such that the backlight is turned on to display the first and second images during a third period between the first period and the second period.