Display apparatus and method for driving display panel thereof
Abstract
A display apparatus and a method for driving a display panel thereof are provided. Each column of data line in the display panel has two sub-data lines. The driving method is described as follows. An input image signal is divided into a plurality of image segments, and each of the image segments has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines. Every K image segments are defined as a group. An image signal is formed by inserting a reset data in each group of image segments. Display data of a first group are written in K batches according to a first start wave. After a predetermined time from the first start wave, the scan lines corresponding to the first group are driven at the same time according to a second start wave, and the reset data is output to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines.
Claims
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1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel, comprising:
M rows ofa plurality of scan lines, where M is a positive integer;
N columns ofa plurality of data lines, wherein each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels and comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, where N is a positive integer; and
M×N a plurality of pixels, arranged in a matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers, 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j);
a gate driver, for driving the scan lines; and
a first source driver; and
a second source driver, wherein the first source driver and the second source driver are used to control the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines respectively, and output section for receiving an image signal, the image signal has a plurality of image segments, and each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines,
wherein every K image segments are defined as a group, K is a positive integer, and each group of the image segments has a reset data,
wherein the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to a first group in K batches according to a first start wave, a propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan units at a time, and drives two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the first start wave, and when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, the first source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, and the second source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven,
wherein after the first group receiving the first start wave for a predetermined time, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the first group at the same time upon reception of a second start wave, another propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time, and then the first source driver and the second source driver output the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines, respectively.
2. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
an arithmetic unit, generating the reset data according to an input image signal and a counting relation, wherein the counting relation is related to K image segments;
a data reorganization unit, coupled to the arithmetic unit, for receiving the input image signal and the reset data, and reorganizing the input image signal and the reset data, so as to generate the image signal; and
a timing controller, receiving the image signal, so as to generate the first start wave and the second start wave, wherein the timing controller sends the first start wave and the second start wave to the gate driver, and sends the image signal to the first source driver and the second source driver section,
wherein the timing controller controls the gate driver, the first source driver, and the second source driver section according to the image signal, such that when the first source driver and the second source driver output section drives the data lines according to the image segments of the image signal, and the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the image segments, and when the first source driver and the second source driver output section drives the data lines according to the reset data of the image signal, and the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the reset data.
3. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first start wave is an image segment start wave of a gate start driving signal, the second start wave is a reset data start wave of the gate start driving signal, and the reset data start wave is the predetermined time after the image segment start wave.
4. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reset data is an image data of any single grayscale.
5. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel, comprising:
M rows of scan lines, where M is a positive integer;
N columns of data lines, wherein each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels and comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, and N is a positive integer; and
M×N pixels, arranged in a matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers, and 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to the pixel P(i, j) at a coupling point of an (i)th scan line, a pixel P(i+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+1)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+n, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n)th scan line, and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to a pixel P(i+n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+1)th scan line, a pixel P(i+n+2, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+2)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+2n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+2n+1)th scan line, where n is a positive integer;
a gate driver, for driving the scan lines; a first source driver; and a second source driver, wherein the first source driver and the second source driver are used to control the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines respectively, and output an image signal, the image signal has a plurality of image segments, and each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines, wherein every K image segments are defined as a group, K is a positive integer, and each group of the image segments has a reset data, wherein the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to a first group in K batches according to a first start wave, a propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan units at a time, and drives two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the start wave, and when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, the first source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+n)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, and the second source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+n+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, wherein after the first group receiving the first start wave for a predetermined time, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the first group at the same time upon reception of a second start wave, another propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time, and then the first source driver and the second source driver output the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines, respectively.
6. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:
an arithmetic unit, generating the reset data according to an input image signal and a counting relation, wherein the counting relation is related to K image segments; a data reorganization unit, coupled to the arithmetic unit, for receiving the data enable signal, the input image signal, a clock signal, and the reset data, and reorganizing the input image signal and the reset data, so as to generate the image signal; and a timing controller, receiving the image signal to generate the first start wave and the second start wave, wherein the timing controller sends the first start wave and the second start wave to the gate driver, and sends the image signal to the first source driver and the second source driver, wherein the timing controller controls the gate driver, the first source driver, and the second source driver according to the image signal, such that when the first source driver and the second source driver output the image segments of the image signal, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the image segments, and when the first source driver and the second source driver output the reset data of the image signal, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the reset data.
7. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first start wave is an image segment start wave of a gate start driving signal, the second start wave is a reset data start wave of the gate start driving signal, and the reset data start wave is the predetermined time after the image segment start wave.
8. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the reset data is an image data of any single grayscale.
9. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel, comprising:
M rows of scan lines, where M is a positive integer;
N columns of data lines, wherein each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels and comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, and N is a positive integer; and
M×N pixels, arranged in a matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers, and 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N; the first sub-data line of a (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j); a gate driver, for driving the scan lines; and a source driver, for controlling the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines, and outputting an image signal, wherein the image signal has a plurality of image segments, and each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines, wherein every K image segments are defined as a group, K is a positive integer, and each group of the image segments has a reset data, wherein the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to a first group in K batches according to a first start wave, a propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan units at a time, and drives two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the start wave, and when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, the source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven to the first sub-data lines, and outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven to the second sub-data lines, wherein after the first group receiving the first start wave for a predetermined time, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the first group at the same time upon reception of a second start wave, another propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time, and then the source driver outputs the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines.
10. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising:
an arithmetic unit, generating the reset data according to an input image signal and a counting relation, wherein the counting relation is related to K image segments; a data reorganization unit, coupled to the arithmetic unit, for receiving the data enable signal, the input image signal, a clock signal, and the reset data, and reorganizing the input image signal and the reset data, so as to generate the image signal; and a timing controller, receiving the image signal, so as to generate the first start wave and the second start wave, wherein the timing controller sends the first start wave and the second start wave to the gate driver, and sends the image signal to the source driver, wherein the timing controller controls the gate driver and the source driver according to the image signal, such that when the source driver outputs the image segments of the image signal, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the image segments, when the source driver outputs the reset data of the image signal, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the reset data.
11. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first start wave is an image segment start wave of a gate start driving signal, the second start wave is a reset data start wave of the gate start driving signal, and the reset data start wave is the predetermined time after the image segment start wave.
12. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the reset data is an image data of any single grayscale.
13. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel, comprising:
M rows of scan lines, where M is a positive integer;
N columns of data lines, wherein each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels and comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, and N is a positive integer; and
M×N pixels, arranged in a matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers, 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N; the first sub-data line in the (j)th column is coupled to the pixel P(i, j) at a coupling point of an (i)th scan line, a pixel P(i+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+1)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+n, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n)th scan line, and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to a pixel P(i+n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+1)th scan line, a pixel P(i+n+2, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+2)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+2n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+2n+1)th scan line, where n is a positive integer;
a gate driver, for driving the scan lines; and a source driver, for controlling the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines, and outputting an image signal, wherein the image signal has a plurality of image segments, and each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines, wherein every K image segments are defined as a group, K is a positive integer, and each group of the image segments has a reset data, wherein the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to a first group in K batches according to a first start wave, a propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan units at a time, and drives two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the start wave, and when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, the source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+n)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven to the first sub-data lines, and outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+n+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven to the second sub-data lines, wherein after the first group receiving the first start wave for a predetermined time, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the first group at the same time according to a second start wave, another propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time, and then the source driver outputs the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines.
14. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , further comprising:
an arithmetic unit, generating the reset data according to an input image signal and a counting relation, wherein the counting relation is related to K image segments; a data reorganization unit, coupled to the arithmetic unit, for receiving the data enable signal, the input image signal, a clock signal, and the reset data, and reorganizing the input image signal and the reset data, so as to generate the image signal; and a timing controller, receiving the image signal, so as to generate the first start wave and the second start wave, wherein the timing controller sends the first start wave and the second start wave to the gate driver, and sends the image signal to the source driver, wherein the timing controller controls the gate driver and the source driver according to the image signal, such that when the source driver outputs the image segments of the image signal, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the image segments, and when the source driver outputs the reset data of the image signal, the gate driver drives the scan lines corresponding to the reset data.
15. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first start wave is an image segment start wave of a gate start driving signal, the second start wave is a reset data start wave of the gate start driving signal, and the reset data start wave is the predetermined time after the image segment start wave.
16. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the reset data is an image data of any single grayscale.
17. A method for driving a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises M rows of a plurality of scan lines, N columns of a plurality of data lines, and M×N a plurality of pixels, and each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels and comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, the pixels are arranged in a matrix, a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N, the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j), where N, M, i, and j are positive integers, the driving method comprising:
providing an input image signal;
dividing the input image signal into having a plurality of image segments, wherein each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines;
defining, wherein every K image segments are defined as a group, where K is a positive integer; and
inserting a reset data is inserted into each group of the image segments;
driving the scan lines corresponding to a first group in K batches according to a first start wave, a propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan units at a time, and driving two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the start wave, and wherein when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, display data of the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven is provided to the first sub-data lines, and display data of the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven is provided to the second sub-data lines; and
after the first group receiving the first start wave for a predetermined time, driving the scan lines corresponding to the first group at the same time according to a second start wave, another propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a timeand then outputting the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines.
18. The method for driving a display panel as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first start wave is an image segment start wave of a gate start driving signal, the second start wave is a reset data start wave of the gate start driving signal, and the reset data start wave is the predetermined time after the image segment start wave.
19. The method for driving a display panel as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the reset data is an image data of any single grayscale.
20. A method for driving a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises M rows of scan lines, N columns of data lines, and M×N pixels, and each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels and comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, the pixels are arranged in a matrix, a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N, the first sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to the pixel P(i, j) at a coupling point of the (i)th scan line, a pixel P(i+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+1)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+n, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n)th scan line, and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to a pixel P(i+n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+1)th scan line, a pixel P(i+n+2, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+2)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+2n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+2n+1)th scan line, where N, M, i, j, and n are positive integers, the driving method comprising:
providing an input image signal;
dividing the input image signal into a plurality of image segments, wherein each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines;
defining every K image segments as a group, where K is a positive integer;
inserting a reset data into each group of the image segments;
driving the scan lines corresponding to a first group in K batches according to a first start wave, a propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan units at a time, and driving two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the start wave, and wherein when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, display data of the pixels coupled to the (i+n)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven is provided to the first sub-data lines, and display data of the pixels coupled to the (i+n+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven is provided to the second sub-data lines; and
after the first group receiving the first start wave for a predetermined time, driving the scan lines corresponding to the first group at the same time according to a second start wave, another propagating gate driving signals which propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time and outputting the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines.
21. The method for driving a display panel as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the first start wave is an image segment start wave of a gate start driving signal, the second start wave is a reset data start wave of the gate start driving signal, and the reset data start wave is the predetermined time after the image segment start wave.
22. The method for driving a display panel as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the reset data is an image data of any single grayscale.
23. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
wherein each column of the data line comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, and the source driver section comprise a first source driver and a second source driver; the first source driver and the second source driver are used to control the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines respectively, and each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines; and the first source driver and the second source driver output the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines, respectively.
24. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 23,
wherein the plurality of scan lines comprise M rows of scan lines, where M is a positive integer; the plurality of data lines comprise N columns of data lines, wherein each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels, where N is a positive integer; and the plurality of pixels comprise M×N pixels, arranged in the matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers, 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j); and wherein the gate driver drives two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the first start wave, and when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, the first source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, and the second source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven.
25. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 23,
wherein the plurality of scan lines comprise M rows of scan lines, where M is a positive integer; the plurality of data lines comprise N columns of data lines, wherein each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels, where N is a positive integer; and the plurality of pixels comprise M×N pixels, arranged in the matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers, 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to the pixel P(i, j) at a coupling point of an (i)th scan line, a pixel P(i+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+1)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+n, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n)th scan line, and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to a pixel P(i+n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+1)th scan line, a pixel P(i+n+2, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+2)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+2n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+2n+1)th scan line, where n is a positive integer; and wherein the gate driver drives two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the first start wave, and when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, the first source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+n)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, and the second source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+n+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven.
26. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 1,
wherein each column of the data line comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, and the source driver section comprise a source driver for controlling the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines respectively, and each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines; and the source driver outputs the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines.
27. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 26,
wherein the plurality of scan lines comprise M rows of scan lines, where M is a positive integer; the plurality of data lines comprise N columns of data lines, wherein each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels, where N is a positive integer; and the plurality of pixels comprise M×N pixels, arranged in the matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers, 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j); and wherein the gate driver drives two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the first start wave, and when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, the source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven to the first sub-data lines, and the source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven to the second sub-data lines.
28. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 26,
wherein the plurality of scan lines comprise M rows of scan lines, where M is a positive integer; the plurality of data lines comprise N columns of data lines, wherein each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels, where N is a positive integer; and the plurality of pixels comprise M×N pixels, arranged in the matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers, 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to the pixel P(i, j) at a coupling point of an (i)th scan line, a pixel P(i+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+1)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+n, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n)th scan line, and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to a pixel P(i+n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+1)th scan line, a pixel P(i+n+2, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+2)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+2n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+2n+1)th scan line, where n is a positive integer; and wherein the gate driver drives two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the first start wave, and when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, the source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+n)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven to the first sub-data lines, and the source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+n+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven to the second sub-data lines.
29. The method for driving a display panel as claimed in claim 17, wherein each column of the data line comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line, and the driving method further comprises:
after the first group receiving the first start wave for the predetermined time, outputting the reset data to the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines.
30. The method for driving a display panel as claimed in claim 29, wherein the plurality of scan lines comprise M rows of scan lines, the plurality of data lines comprise N columns of data lines, and the plurality of pixels comprise M×N pixels, and each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels, a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N, the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j), where N, M, i, and j are positive integers, and the driving method further comprises:
driving two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the start wave, and wherein when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, display data of the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven is provided to the first sub-data lines, and display data of the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven is provided to the second sub-data lines.
31. The method for driving a display panel as claimed in claim 29, wherein the plurality of scan lines comprise M rows of scan lines, the plurality of data lines comprise N columns of data lines, and the plurality of pixels comprise M×N pixels, and each column of the data line drives M rows of pixels, a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where 1≤i≤M, and 1≤j≤N, the first sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to the pixel P(i, j) at a coupling point of the (i)th scan line, a pixel P(i+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+1)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+n, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n)th scan line, and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column is coupled to a pixel P(i+n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+1)th scan line, a pixel P(i+n+2, j) at a coupling point of an (i+n+2)th scan line, till a pixel P(i+2n+1, j) at a coupling point of an (i+2n+1)th scan line, where N, M, i, j, and n are positive integers, and the driving method further comprises:
driving two adjacent scan lines each time upon reception of the start wave, and wherein when the two adjacent scan lines are driven, display data of the pixels coupled to the (i+n)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven is provided to the first sub-data lines, and display data of the pixels coupled to the (i+n+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven is provided to the second sub-data lines.
32. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel, comprising:
a plurality of scan lines, driven according to a first start wave and a second start wave, wherein the first start wave and the second start wave are configured to drive a same group of the scan lines;
a plurality of data lines, wherein each column of the data line comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line; and
a plurality of pixels, arranged in a matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j);
a first source driver; and a second source driver, wherein the first source driver and the second source driver are configured to control the first sub-data lines and the second sub-data lines respectively, wherein the first start wave propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time, and the second start wave propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of the scan lines at a time.
33. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 32, wherein two adjacent scan lines are configured to be simultaneously driven each time, in which the first source driver is configured to output the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, and the second source driver is configured to output the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven.
34. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 32, wherein the first source driver and the second source driver are configured to control the first and second sub-data lines according to an input image signal having a plurality of image segments, wherein each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines.
35. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 34, further comprising:
a data reorganization unit, configured to receive the input image signal and reorganize the input image signal so as to generate an image signal; and a timing controller, configured to be coupled to the data reorganization unit and configured to send the image signal to the display panel.
36. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 32, further comprising a gate driver configured to drive the scan lines, wherein the gate driver is configured to drive two adjacent scan lines simultaneously each time.
37. The display apparatus as claimed in claim 36, wherein each time when the two adjacent scan lines are simultaneously driven, the first source driver is configured to output the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, and the second source driver outputs the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven.
38. A display panel, comprising:
a plurality of scan lines, driven according to a first start wave and a second start wave, wherein the first start wave and the second start wave are configured to drive a same group of the scan lines; a plurality of data lines, wherein each column of the data line comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line; and a plurality of pixels, arranged in a matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j), wherein the first start wave propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time, and the second start wave propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of the scan lines at a time.
39. A method for driving a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of data lines, wherein each column of the data line comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line; and a plurality of pixels, arranged in a matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j), the driving method comprising:
providing an image signal, wherein the image signal has a plurality of image segments, and each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines; and driving two adjacent scan lines simultaneously each time according to a first start wave and a second start wave, wherein the first start wave and the second start wave are configured to drive a same group of the scan lines, wherein the first start wave propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time, and the second start wave propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of the scan lines at a time.
40. The method as claimed in claim 39, further comprising: when the two adjacent scan lines are simultaneously driven, outputting the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, and outputting the display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven.
41. A method for driving a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of scan lines; a plurality of data lines, wherein each column of the data line comprises a first sub-data line and a second sub-data line; and a plurality of pixels, arranged in a matrix, wherein a pixel at an (i)th row and a (j)th column is denoted by P(i, j), where i and j are integers; the first sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i)th scan line are coupled to the pixel P(i, j), and the second sub-data line of the (j)th column and an (i+1)th scan line are coupled to a pixel P(i+1, j), the driving method comprising:
driving two adjacent scan lines simultaneously each time according to a first start wave and a second start wave, wherein the first start wave and the second start wave are configured to drive a same group of the scan lines; and each time when two adjacent scan lines are simultaneously driven, outputting display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, and outputting display data corresponding to the pixels coupled to the (i+1)th scan line among the scan lines that have been driven, wherein the first start wave propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of scan lines at a time, and the second start wave propagates down columns of pixels as a wave to enable a group of the scan lines at a time.
42. The method as claimed in claim 41, further comprising: providing an input image signal having a plurality of image segments, wherein each image segment has display data of pixels coupled to two adjacent scan lines; providing the display data for outputting to the sub-data lines according to the input image signal, receiving the input image signal and reorganizing the input image signal so as to generate an image signal; and sending the image signal to the display panel.Cited by (0)
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