Color sequential display where each sub-frame is illuminated by a secondary color backlight followed by illumination with the complementary primary color backlight

A field sequential color display (FSCD) comprising:

• a display panel, wherein a frame period of the display panel is sequentially divided into a first sub-frame period, a second sub-frame period, and third sub-frame period;
• a backlight module, providing a backlight source to the display panel, wherein the backlight source comprises a red backlight, a blue backlight and a green backlight, the backlight module sequentially providing a cyan backlight and then the red backlight during a first backlight period of the first sub-frame period so as to display a red image data by the cyan backlight and the red backlight, sequentially providing a magenta backlight and then the green backlight during a second backlight period of the second sub-frame period so as to display a green image data by the magenta backlight and the green backlight, and sequentially providing a yellow backlight and then the blue backlight during a third backlight period of the third sub-frame period so as to display a blue image data by the yellow backlight and the blue backlight, wherein the first backlight period, the second backlight period and the third backlight period respectively comprise a first sub backlight period and a second sub backlight period, and the backlight module provides the cyan backlight during the first sub backlight period of the first backlight period, provides the red backlight during the second sub backlight period of the first backlight period, provides the magenta backlight during the first sub backlight period of the second backlight period, provides the green backlight during the second sub backlight period of the second backlight period, provides the yellow backlight during the first sub backlight period of the third backlight period, and provides the blue backlight during the third sub backlight period;
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• a sequential color controller comprising a processing module, wherein the processing module writes the red image data into the display panel during the first sub-frame period, writes the green image data into the display panel during the second sub-frame period and writes the blue image data into the display panel during the third sub-frame period, the processing module according to a maximum chroma of the red image data, a maximum chroma of the green image data and a maximum chroma of the blue image data calculates a minimum color gamut space, and determines a ratio of the first sub backlight period to the second sub backlight period according to the minimum color gamut space, the processing module comprises:
• a chroma analyzing unit analyzing the red image data, the green image data and the blue image data to obtain a first red image data corresponding to the maximum chroma of the red image data, a first green image data corresponding to the maximum chroma of the green image data, and a first blue image data corresponding to the maximum chroma of the blue image data;
• a color gamut deciding unit coupled to the chroma analyzing unit, calculating the minimum color gamut space according to the first red image data, the first green image data and the first blue image data, generating a first pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal, a second PWM control signal and a third PWM control signal according to the minimum color gamut space so as to adjust the ratio of the first sub backlight period to the second sub backlight period, the color gamut deciding unit comprises:
• a first transformation matrix unit calculating a first reference coordinate, a second reference coordinate and a third reference coordinate in a CIE1931 color space chromaticity diagram which respectively correspond to the first red image data, first green image data and first blue image data;
• a color gamut analyzing unit determining the minimum color gamut space upon the first reference coordinate, the second reference coordinate, and the third reference coordinate and outputting the first reference coordinate, the second reference coordinate, and the third reference coordinate;
• a second transformation matrix unit respectively transforming the first reference coordinate, the second reference coordinate, and the third reference coordinate into the first red image data, the first green image data, and the first blue image data;
• a backlight compensation unit determining the ratio of the first sub backlight period to the second sub backlight period according to the minimum color gamut space so as to generate a first backlight control signal, a second backlight control signal, and a third backlight control signal;
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• a PWM generating unit generating the first PWM control signal, the second PWM control signal, and the third PWM control signal respectively according to the first backlight control signal, the second backlight control signal, and the third backlight control signal, so as to adjust the ratio of the first sub backlight period to the second sub backlight period;
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• a data generating unit sequentially outputting the red image data, the green image data and the blue image data.