US2018158398A1PendingUtilityA1

Organic light-emitting display panel, driving method and driving device therefor

Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM OLED CO LTDPriority: Aug 14, 2017Filed: Feb 2, 2018Published: Jun 7, 2018
Est. expiryAug 14, 2037(~11 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Provided are an organic light-emitting display panel, a driving method and a driving device therefor. The driving method includes: setting a plurality of brightness levels of the organic light-emitting display panel and a plurality of maximum gray scale brightnesses, and the plurality of maximum gray scale brightnesses include a first maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to a maximum brightness level of the organic light-emitting display panel, and an effective pulse duty cycle of a light-emitting control signal for driving the first maximum gray scale brightness is defined as a first effective pulse duty cycle; determining a target brightness level of the switched picture and a target maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to the target brightness level; adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture.

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         1 . A driving method for an organic light-emitting display panel, comprising:
 setting a plurality of brightness levels of the organic light-emitting display panel and a plurality of maximum gray scale brightnesses, wherein each of the plurality of brightness levels corresponds to a respective one of the plurality of maximum gray scale brightnesses, the plurality of maximum gray scale brightnesses comprise a first maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to a maximum brightness level of the organic light-emitting display panel, and an effective pulse duty cycle of a light-emitting control signal for driving the first maximum gray scale brightness is defined as a first effective pulse duty cycle;   determining, when a picture in the organic light-emitting display panel is controlled to be switched, a target brightness level of the switched picture and a target maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to the target brightness level; and   adjusting, based on the target maximum gray scale brightness of the switched picture, the first maximum gray scale brightness and the first effective pulse duty cycle, a target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture.   
     
     
         2 . The driving method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 an effective pulse of the light-emitting control signal is configured to control at least one row of corresponding sub-pixels to emit light.   
     
     
         3 . The driving method according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the effective pulse of the light-emitting control signal is configured to control adjacent two rows of corresponding sub-pixels corresponding to emit light.   
     
     
         4 . The driving method according to  claim 1 , wherein
 an output waveform of the light-emitting control signal comprises a plurality of effective pulses and a plurality of ineffective pulses.   
     
     
         5 . The driving method according to  claim 4 , wherein adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture comprises:
 calculating a target ratio of the target maximum gray scale brightness to the first maximum gray scale brightness; and   adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture in such a way that the ratio of the target effective pulse duty cycle to the first effective pulse duty cycle is equal to the target ratio.   
     
     
         6 . The driving method according to  claim 5 , wherein adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture comprises:
 decreasing gradually, when the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture is less than the effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the preceding picture of the frame, the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal until the ratio of the target effective pulse duty cycle to the first effective pulse duty cycle is equal to the target ratio.   
     
     
         7 . The driving method according to  claim 5 , wherein adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture comprises:
 increasing gradually, when the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture is larger than the effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the preceding picture of the frame, the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal until the ratio of the target effective pulse duty cycle to the first effective pulse duty cycle equal to the target ratio.   
     
     
         8 . A driving device of an organic light-emitting display panel, comprising:
 display brightness determining device, which is configured for determining, when a picture in the organic light-emitting display panel is controlled to be switched, a target brightness level of the switched picture and a target maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to the target brightness level;   display brightness adjusting device, which is configured for adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture according to the target maximum gray scale brightness of the switched picture, the first maximum gray scale brightness and a first effective pulse duty cycle, wherein the maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to the maximum brightness level of the organic light-emitting display panel is defined as a first maximum gray scale brightness, and the effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the first maximum gray scale brightness is defined as a first effective pulse duty cycle.   
     
     
         9 . The driving device according to  claim 8 , wherein
 an effective pulse of the light-emitting control signal is configured to control at least one row of corresponding sub-pixels to emit light.   
     
     
         10 . The driving device according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the effective pulse of the light-emitting control signal is configured to control two adjacent rows of corresponding sub-pixels to emit light.   
     
     
         11 . The driving device according to  claim 8 , wherein
 an output waveform of the light-emitting control signal comprises a plurality of effective pulses and a plurality of ineffective pulses.   
     
     
         12 . The driving device according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the display brightness adjusting device comprises:   brightness calculating device, which is configured to calculate the target ratio of the target maximum gray scale brightness to the first maximum gray scale brightness; and   pulse adjusting device, which is configured to adjust the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture in such a way that the ratio of the target effective pulse duty cycle to the first effective pulse duty cycle is equal to the target ratio.   
     
     
         13 . The driving device according to  claim 12 , wherein
 an implementation process of the display brightness adjusting device comprises: decreasing gradually, when the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture is less than the effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the preceding picture of the frame, the target effective pulse duty cycle of light-emitting control signal until the ratio of the target effective pulse duty cycle to the first effective pulse duty cycle is equal to the target ratio.   
     
     
         14 . The driving device according to  claim 12 , wherein
 the implementation process of the display brightness adjusting device comprises: increasing gradually, when the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture is larger than the effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the preceding picture of the frame, the target effective pulse duty cycle of light-emitting control signal until the ratio of the target effective pulse duty cycle to the first effective pulse duty cycle is equal to the target ratio.   
     
     
         15 . An organic light-emitting display panel, comprising:
 a driving device, wherein   the driving device comprises:   display brightness determining device, which is configured for determining, when a picture in the organic light-emitting display panel is controlled to be switched, a target brightness level of the switched picture and a target maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to the target brightness level;   display brightness adjusting device, which is configured for adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture according to the target maximum gray scale brightness of the switched picture, the first maximum gray scale brightness and a first effective pulse duty cycle, wherein the maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to the maximum brightness level of the organic light-emitting display panel is defined as a first maximum gray scale brightness, and the effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the first maximum gray scale brightness is defined as a first effective pulse duty cycle.   
     
     
         16 . The organic light-emitting display panel according to  claim 15 , wherein the driving device comprises:
 a plurality of light-emitting control lines, wherein each of the light-emitting control lines is configured to correspond to and is electrically connected to at least one row of sub-pixels;   a multiple cascades of shift register devices, wherein the multiple cascades of shift register devices correspond to and are electrically connected to the plurality of light-emitting control lines, respectively, each of the cascades of the multiple cascades of shift register devices is configured to provide a light-emitting control signal to corresponding one of the light-emitting control lines.

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