Method for operating electronic device and electronic device for supporting the same

Abstract

A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, by a display driving circuit of the electronic device, main image data over a first channel from a first processor or a second processor of the electronic device, outputting, by the display driving circuit, a main image on a display panel of the electronic device based on the main image data, generating, by the display driving circuit, an additional image different from the main image, and merging, by the display driving circuit, the main image with the additional image and outputting, by the display driving circuit, the merged image on the display panel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a processor;   a display panel including a curved boundary; and   a display driving circuit including a clock generator to generate a clock signal,   wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 display, via the display panel, a screen image, 
 obtain from the processor a control signal and main image data corresponding to the screen image displayed via the display panel, 
 generate a main image using the main image data, and an additional image related to the screen image according to the control signal, 
 generate a merged screen image using the main image and the additional image according to the clock signal, 
 display the merged screen image via the display panel instead of the screen image, at least temporarily, such that at least one portion of a curved peripheral area of the merged screen image is aligned with the curved boundary of the display panel. 
   
     
     
         2 . The portable communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 perform the displaying of the merged screen image such that the at least one portion of the curved peripheral area is displayed in a plurality of colors.   
     
     
         3 . The portable communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 stop the generating of the merged screen image based at least in part on receiving another main image data corresponding to the additional image from the processor.   
     
     
         4 . The portable communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 perform the generating of the merged screen image at a specified time or a specified frame.   
     
     
         5 . The portable communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the curved boundary of the display panel is substantially circular, and wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 perform the displaying of the merged screen image such that the curved peripheral area of the merged screen image is aligned with a substantially entire area of the curved boundary of the display panel.   
     
     
         6 . The portable communication device of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the additional image is a circular image, and   wherein the control signal includes information about a radius of the circular image.   
     
     
         7 . The portable communication device of  claim 6 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 display pixels at a first distance from a center of the circular image using a first color; and   display pixels at a second distance from the center of the circular image using a second color.   
     
     
         8 . The portable communication device of  claim 7 , wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance. 
     
     
         9 . The portable communication device of  claim 7 , wherein the first color is black and the second color is gray. 
     
     
         10 . The portable communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 obtain the main image data from the processor at a first speed; and   obtain the control signal from the processor at a second speed.   
     
     
         11 . The portable communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 obtain the main image data from the processor via a first signal path; and   obtain the control signal from the processor via a second signal path.   
     
     
         12 . The portable communication device of  claim 1 , wherein the display driving circuit includes a source driver to be used to output the merged screen image via the display panel. 
     
     
         13 . An electronic device comprising:
 a processor;   a display panel including a curved boundary; and   a display driving circuit,   wherein the display driving circuit is configured to:
 obtain from the processor main image data corresponding to a first image, 
 display, via the display panel, the first image using the main image data, 
 obtain from the processor a control signal comprising anti-aliasing processing information, 
 generate an additional image related to the first image according to the control signal, wherein the additional image is an anti-aliased image according to the control signal, 
 generate a second image by merging the first image and the additional image, and 
 display the second image via the display panel instead of the first image, at least temporarily, such that at least one portion of a curved peripheral area of the second image is aligned with the curved boundary of the display panel. 
   
     
     
         14 . A method for operating an electronic device comprising:
 obtaining, by a display driving circuit of the electronic device, main image data corresponding to a screen image from a processor of the electronic device;   displaying, by the display driving circuit, the screen image using the main image data via a display panel of the electronic device;   obtaining, by the display driving circuit, a control signal comprising anti-aliasing processing information from the processor;   generating, by the display driving circuit, an additional image related to the screen image according to the control signal, wherein the additional image is an anti-aliased image according to the control signal;   generating, by the display driving circuit, a merged screen image using the screen image and the additional image according to a clock signal generated in the display driving circuit; and   displaying, by the display driving circuit, the merged screen image instead of the screen image, at least temporarily, such that at least one portion of a curved peripheral area of the merged screen image is aligned with a curved boundary of the display panel.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the displaying of the merged screen image is further comprising:
 displaying, by the display driving circuit, the additional image using a plurality of colors.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising:
 stopping, by the display driving circuit, the generating of the merged screen image based at least in part on receiving another main image data from the processor.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein generating the merged screen image is further comprising:
 generating, by the display driving circuit, the merged screen image at a specified time or a specified frame.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 ,
 wherein the curved boundary of the display panel is substantially circular, and   wherein the displaying of the merged screen image is further comprising:
 displaying, by the display driving circuit, the merged screen image such that the curved peripheral area of the merged screen image is aligned with a substantially entire area of the curved boundary of the display panel. 
   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 ,
 wherein the additional image is a circular image, and   wherein the control signal includes information about a radius of the circular image.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the displaying of the merged screen image is further comprising:
 displaying, by the display driving circuit, pixels at a first distance from a center of the circular image using a first color; and   displaying, by the display driving circuit, pixels at a second distance from the center of the circular image using a second color.