CN1581279A - Device and method capable of correcting dead pixels of liquid crystal display device - Google Patents
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本发明涉及一种液晶显示装置,尤指一种可校正液晶显示装置坏点的装置。The invention relates to a liquid crystal display device, in particular to a device capable of correcting dead pixels of the liquid crystal display device.
背景技术Background technique
由于液晶显示装置具有外型轻薄、耗电量少,以及无辐射污染等特性,故已被广泛地应用于笔记本型计算机(notebook)、个人数字助理(PDA)等携带式信息产品以及家庭消费电子产品如液晶电视等商品。Liquid crystal display devices have been widely used in portable information products such as notebook computers (notebooks), personal digital assistants (PDAs), and household consumer electronics due to their thin and light appearance, low power consumption, and no radiation pollution. Products such as LCD TVs and other commodities.
请参考图1,图1为已知液晶显示装置10的结构示意图。如图1所示,已知的液晶显示装置10主要包含有一液晶显示面板(LCD panel)12,一栅极驱动电路14与一源极驱动电路16,用来驱动液晶显示面板12,以及一讯号处理电路(signal processing circuit)18,用来输入讯号并产生对应的输出讯号。其中,液晶显示装置10还包含有多条扫描线与多条数据线(皆未显示于图1中)设于液晶显示面板12上,栅极驱动电路14包含有多个栅极驱动集成电路芯片,如14A,14B,14C等,分别用来提供一开启电压(turn-on voltage)至相对应的扫描线,源极驱动电路16包含有多个源极驱动集成电路芯片,如16A,16B,16C等,分别用来提供一相对应于一图像讯号的灰阶(gray scale)电压至各数据线,而讯号处理电路18包含有一时间控制器(timing controller)20,用来控制栅极驱动集成电路芯片14A至14C与源极驱动集成电路芯片16A至16C的操作时序。Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic structural diagram of a known liquid crystal display device 10 . As shown in FIG. 1 , a known liquid crystal display device 10 mainly includes a liquid crystal display panel (LCD panel) 12, a gate drive circuit 14 and a source drive circuit 16 for driving the liquid
为了更清楚了解已知液晶显示装置10的驱动方式,故将栅极驱动电路14与源极驱动电路16的驱动方式分开说明,以下为源极驱动电路16的详细的驱动方式。请参考图1,当时间控制器20接收到由外界,例如个人计算机传来的一水平同步讯号(horizontal synchronizing signal,HSYNC)、一垂直同步讯号(vertical synchronizing signal,VSYNC),以及一同步时钟讯号(synchronizing clock,CLOCK)时,讯号处理电路18会输入一由外界传来的图像数据(image data),例如为8位(bit)的三原色(红绿蓝)的数字数据,然后时间控制器20会根据所接收到的这些讯号来输出一源极初始脉冲(source-driverstart pulse,SSP)至源极驱动集成电路芯片16A,使得源极驱动集成电路芯片16A开始接收由讯号处理电路18所输出的红色图像数据(source-driver imagedata-red,SDATA-R)、绿色图像数据(SDATA-G),以及蓝色图像数据(SDATA-B),将所接收到的所述图像数据存储于源极驱动集成电路芯片16A内。In order to understand the driving method of the known liquid crystal display device 10 more clearly, the driving method of the gate driving circuit 14 and the driving method of the source driving circuit 16 are described separately, and the detailed driving method of the source driving circuit 16 is as follows. Please refer to FIG. 1, when the time controller 20 receives a horizontal synchronizing signal (horizontal synchronizing signal, HSYNC), a vertical synchronizing signal (vertical synchronizing signal, VSYNC), and a synchronous clock signal from the outside, such as a personal computer (synchronizing clock, CLOCK), the signal processing circuit 18 will input an image data (image data) transmitted from the outside, such as digital data of 8-bit (bit) three primary colors (red, green and blue), and then the time controller 20 Will output a source initial pulse (source-driverstart pulse, SSP) to the source driver integrated circuit chip 16A according to the received signals, so that the source driver integrated circuit chip 16A starts to receive the signal output by the signal processing circuit 18 Red image data (source-driver imagedata-red, SDATA-R), green image data (SDATA-G), and blue image data (SDATA-B), store the received image data in the source driver integrated circuit chip 16A.
仍请参考图1,当源极驱动集成电路芯片16A内部的缓冲存储器(Buffer)依序填满图像数据后,则以串联的方式将源极初始脉冲SSP1传送至下一源极驱动集成电路芯片16B,以驱动源极驱动集成电路芯片16B,接着由源极驱动集成电路芯片16B继续抓取图像数据,直至源极驱动集成电路芯片16B内部的缓冲存储器填满后,再继续重复上述步骤,直到所有的源极驱动集成电路芯片16A至16C内部的缓冲存储器都填满,此操作将重覆直到一条水平线的数据写入相对应的源极驱动集成电路为止,之后时间控制器将输出一信号至所有的源极驱动集成电路,图像数据分别自各驱动集成电路芯片的缓冲存储器转移至内部的多个锁存器(latch,未显示于图1中)内锁存,接着再依据被锁存的图像数据依序输入至各驱动集成电路芯片内部的一数字模拟转换器(digital/analog converter,D/A converter,未显示于图1中)中,最后利用该数字模拟转换器将数字图像数据转换为模拟电压讯号,并输出至液晶显示面板12,以驱动相对应的数据线。Still referring to FIG. 1, when the buffer memory (Buffer) inside the source driver integrated circuit chip 16A is filled with image data in sequence, the source initial pulse SSP1 is transmitted to the next source driver integrated circuit chip in series. 16B to drive the source driver integrated circuit chip 16B, and then the source driver integrated circuit chip 16B continues to capture image data until the internal buffer memory of the source driver integrated circuit chip 16B is filled, and then continue to repeat the above steps until The internal buffer memories of all the source driver IC chips 16A to 16C are full, and this operation will be repeated until the data of one horizontal line is written into the corresponding source driver IC, after which the timing controller will output a signal to For all source driver integrated circuits, the image data is transferred from the buffer memory of each driver integrated circuit chip to a plurality of internal latches (latch, not shown in Figure 1) to be latched, and then according to the latched image The data is sequentially input into a digital/analog converter (D/A converter, not shown in FIG. 1 ) inside each driver integrated circuit chip, and finally the digital image data is converted into The analog voltage signal is output to the liquid
液晶显示装置10的栅极驱动电路14的驱动方式如下所述。当时间控制器20接收到由外界传来的水平同步讯号、垂直同步讯号,以及同步时钟讯号时,讯号处理电路18会产生一控制讯号并传送至时间控制器20,然后时间控制器20会根据所接收到的这些讯号来输出一栅极初始脉冲GSP至栅极驱动集成电路芯片14A,使得栅极驱动集成电路芯片14A开始接收该控制讯号,并锁存于内部的位移暂存器中,在栅极驱动集成电路中,位移暂存器的每一位对应一输出,当相对应的位内的数据为1时,则该输出为高电压,数据为0时,输出为低电压,高电压可使液晶面板中的开关元件(TFT)开启,低电压则关闭开关元件,以此来选择适当的画素,以写入正确的信号。栅极驱动集成电路中的位移暂存器数据会随输入clock而位移。当此初始脉冲移至最后一位时,会将栅极初始脉冲GSP1以串联的方式传送至下一栅极驱动集成电路芯片14B,重复上述步骤至所有的栅极驱动集成电路芯片。The driving method of the gate driving circuit 14 of the liquid crystal display device 10 is as follows. When the time controller 20 receives the horizontal synchronous signal, the vertical synchronous signal, and the synchronous clock signal from the outside, the signal processing circuit 18 will generate a control signal and send it to the time controller 20, and then the time controller 20 will These signals are received to output a gate initial pulse GSP to the gate driving integrated circuit chip 14A, so that the gate driving integrated circuit chip 14A starts to receive the control signal and latch it in the internal shift register. In the gate drive integrated circuit, each bit of the shift register corresponds to an output. When the data in the corresponding bit is 1, the output is a high voltage, and when the data is 0, the output is a low voltage, and a high voltage The switching element (TFT) in the liquid crystal panel can be turned on, and the switching element is turned off when the voltage is low, so as to select the appropriate pixel and write the correct signal. The shift register data in the gate drive IC will be shifted with the input clock. When the initial pulse moves to the last bit, the gate initial pulse GSP1 is transmitted to the next gate driving IC chip 14B in series, and the above steps are repeated to all the gate driving IC chips.
请参阅图2,图2为液晶显示面板12的结构示意图,如图2所示,液晶显示面板12包含多条讯号线D1~Dn,用来提供图像讯号,与红色子像素R(red sub-pixel)相连接的讯号线则可提供红色图像讯号,与绿色子像素G(green sub-pixel)相连接的讯号线则可提供绿色图像讯号,而与蓝色子像素B(blue sub-pixel)相连接的讯号线则可提供蓝色图像讯号。液晶显示面板12还包含多条讯号线S1~Sm,用来提供定址开关讯号,以决定各子像素是否传入图像讯号。而每一子像素皆包含一第一端P1及一第二端P2,横向相异子像素的第一端P1连接于相异的讯号线,以接收不同的图像讯号,而第二端P2连接于相同的扫描线,以接收同一定址开关讯号;纵向相异子像素的第一端P1连接于相同的讯号线,以接收相同的图像讯号,而第二端P2连接于相异的扫描线,以接收不同的定址开关讯号。Please refer to FIG . 2. FIG . 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the liquid
由上可知,当已知液晶显示装置10其中的开关元件(TFT)损坏时,液晶显示面板12便有所谓坏点的出现,若该处开关损坏而一直保持断路,则在液晶显示面板12上该处便有所谓暗点的出现。由于坏点为一不可逆的损坏,故该无法修复的损坏常被列为液晶显示面板12制造合格率的主要参考指标,因此坏点的发生便会造成该液晶显示装置成为一有瑕疵的电子商品,且坏点的出现会造成使用者观看液晶屏幕的质量,尤其在现今LCD-TV蔚为流行的趋势下,如有上述不良情形的发生则会使LCD-TV的使用受到较大的限制。As can be seen from the above, when the switch element (TFT) in the known liquid crystal display device 10 is damaged, the liquid
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本发明提供一种校正液晶显示装置坏点的装置与方法,以解决上述的问题。The present invention provides a device and method for correcting dead pixels of a liquid crystal display device to solve the above problems.
根据本发明的一种液晶显示装置,其包含有一显示模块,其包含多条第一讯号线,用来提供第一图像讯号,多条扫描线,用来提供定址开关讯号,以及多个显示单元组,每一显示单元组包含多个第一子单元,每一第一子单元包含一第一端及一第二端,该显示单元组的多个第一子单元的第一端连接于同一第一讯号线以接收同一第一图像讯号,该显示单元组的多个第一子单元的第二端连接于同一扫描线以接收同一定址开关讯号。该液晶显示装置还包含一存储器,用来存储具有坏点的显示单元组的地址及该显示单元组的检测结果,一驱动模块,用来提供该多个显示单元组的图像数据,以及一控制模块,连接于该存储器及该驱动模块,用来依据该存储器传来的具有坏点的显示单元组的地址及该显示单元组的检测结果调整该驱动模块传来的该多个显示单元组的图像数据以输出图像讯号至该显示模块。According to a liquid crystal display device of the present invention, it includes a display module, which includes a plurality of first signal lines for providing a first image signal, a plurality of scanning lines for providing address switch signals, and a plurality of display units Each display unit group includes a plurality of first subunits, each first subunit includes a first end and a second end, and the first ends of the plurality of first subunits of the display unit group are connected to the same The first signal line is used to receive the same first image signal, and the second ends of the plurality of first subunits of the display unit group are connected to the same scanning line to receive the same address switch signal. The liquid crystal display device also includes a memory for storing addresses of display unit groups with dead pixels and detection results of the display unit groups, a drive module for providing image data of the plurality of display unit groups, and a control module, connected to the memory and the drive module, used to adjust the address of the multiple display unit groups transmitted from the drive module according to the addresses of the display unit groups with dead pixels transmitted from the memory and the detection results of the display unit groups The image data is used to output the image signal to the display module.
根据本发明的一种校正液晶显示装置的坏点的方法,其包含检测该液晶显示装置的显示模块上各个显示单元组的输出,存储具有坏点的显示单元组的地址及该显示单元组的检测结果,提供该多个显示单元组的图像数据,以及依据具有坏点的显示单元组的地址及该显示单元组的检测结果调整该多个显示单元组的图像数据以输出图像讯号至该显示模块。A method for correcting dead pixels of a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes detecting the output of each display unit group on the display module of the liquid crystal display device, storing the address of the display unit group with dead pixels and the address of the display unit group detection results, providing the image data of the plurality of display unit groups, and adjusting the image data of the plurality of display unit groups according to the addresses of the display unit groups with dead pixels and the detection results of the display unit groups to output image signals to the display module.
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图1为已知液晶显示装置的结构示意图;1 is a schematic structural view of a known liquid crystal display device;
图2为已知液晶显示面板的结构示意图;2 is a schematic structural diagram of a known liquid crystal display panel;
图3为本发明液晶显示装置的功能方块示意图;3 is a functional block diagram of a liquid crystal display device of the present invention;
图4为本发明显示模块的结构示意图;4 is a schematic structural diagram of a display module of the present invention;
图5为本发明校正液晶显示装置的坏点的流程图;和Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the dead point of correction liquid crystal display device of the present invention; With
图6为扫描电路检测显示单元组38A的电压输出的等效电路图。FIG. 6 is an equivalent circuit diagram in which the scanning circuit detects the voltage output of the display unit group 38A.
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10液晶显示装置 12液晶显示面板10 Liquid
14栅极驱动电路 16源极驱动电路14 Gate drive circuit 16 Source drive circuit
14A,14B,14C栅极驱动集成电路芯片14A, 14B, 14C gate drive integrated circuit chips
16A,16B,16C源极驱动集成电路芯片16A, 16B, 16C source drive integrated circuit chip
18讯号处理电路 20时间控制器18 signal processing circuit 20 time controller
22液晶显示装置 24显示模块22 liquid crystal display device 24 display module
26扫描电路 28存储器26 scanning circuit 28 memory
30驱动模块 32控制模块30 drive module 32 control module
34讯号线驱动电路 36扫描线驱动电路34 signal line driver circuit 36 scan line driver circuit
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请参阅图3,图3为本发明液晶显示装置22的功能方块示意图。液晶显示装置22包含有一显示模块24,显示模块24的结构于后详细介绍,一扫描电路26,一存储器28,一驱动模块30,以及一控制模块32。Please refer to FIG. 3 . FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the liquid crystal display device 22 of the present invention. The liquid crystal display device 22 includes a display module 24 , the structure of the display module 24 will be described in detail later, a scanning circuit 26 , a memory 28 , a driving module 30 , and a control module 32 .
请参阅图4,图4为本发明显示模块24的结构示意图。如图4所示,显示模块24包含多条第一讯号线D1R~DnR,用来提供第一图像讯号,而不同的第一讯号线则可提供不同的第一图像讯号,而此处第一图像讯号为红色图像讯号,多条第二讯号线D1G~DnG,用来提供第二图像讯号,而不同的第二讯号线则可提供不同的第二图像讯号,而此处第二图像讯号为绿色图像讯号,多条第三讯号线D1B~DnB,用来提供第三图像讯号,而不同的第三讯号线则可提供不同的第三图像讯号,而此处第三图像讯号为蓝色图像讯号,以及多条讯号线S1~Sm,用来提供定址开关讯号。而显示模块24还包含一讯号线驱动电路(signal line driving circuit)34,其电连接于多条第一、第二及第三讯号线,用来输出图像讯号至该多条讯号线,以及一扫描线驱动电路(scan line driving circuit)36,其电连接于多条扫描线S1~Sm,用来输出定址开关讯号至多条扫描线S1~Sm。Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic structural diagram of the display module 24 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4 , the display module 24 includes a plurality of first signal lines D 1R ˜D nR for providing first image signals, and different first signal lines can provide different first image signals, and here The first image signal is a red image signal, a plurality of second signal lines D 1G ˜D nG are used to provide the second image signal, and different second signal lines can provide different second image signals, and here the first The second image signal is a green image signal, a plurality of third signal lines D 1B ~ D nB are used to provide the third image signal, and different third signal lines can provide different third image signals, and here the third The image signal is a blue image signal, and a plurality of signal lines S 1 -S m are used to provide address switch signals. The display module 24 also includes a signal line driving circuit (signal line driving circuit) 34, which is electrically connected to a plurality of first, second and third signal lines for outputting image signals to the plurality of signal lines, and a The scan line driving circuit (scan line driving circuit) 36 is electrically connected to the plurality of scan lines S 1 -S m , and is used for outputting address switch signals to the plurality of scan lines S 1 -S m .
显示模块24还包含多个显示单元组38,如图3中的38A、38B、38C、38D等,而多个显示单元组38是以阵列的方式排列,而每一显示单元组38皆包含多个第一子单元R,多个第二子单元G,以及多个第三子单元B。如图3所示,显示单元组38A包含四个第一子单元Ra1、Ra2、Ra3、Ra4,四个第二子单元Ga1、Ga2、Ga3、Ga4,以及四个第三子单元Ba1、Ba2、Ba3、Ba4;显示单元组38B包含四个第一子单元Rb1、Rb2、Rb3、Rb4,四个第二子单元Gb1、Gb2、Gb3、Gb4,以及四个第三子单元Bb1、Bb2、Bb3、Bb4,而其余显示单元组38则以此类推。显示模块24的每一第一子单元R皆是为一红色子像素,每一第二子单元G皆是为一绿色子像素,以及每一第三子单元B皆是为一蓝色子像素,而第一子单元R、第二子单元G以及第三子单元B则构成显示图像的单位像素(pixel),故每一显示单元组38中的第一子单元R、第二子单元G以及第三子单元B三者数目相同,方能构成整数个显示图像的单位像素,而于本实施例中每一显示单元组38皆包含四个第一子单元R、四个第二子单元G、以及四个第三子单元B,但本发明的显示单元组38则不仅限于此数目的子单元组合,亦可为其他数目的多个子单元组合。The display module 24 also includes a plurality of display unit groups 38, such as 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D etc. among Fig. 3, and the plurality of display unit groups 38 are arranged in an array, and each display unit group 38 includes a plurality A first subunit R, a plurality of second subunits G, and a plurality of third subunits B. As shown in FIG. 3 , the display unit group 38A includes four first subunits R a1 , R a2 , R a3 , R a4 , four second subunits G a1 , Ga2 , Ga3 , G a4 , and four The third subunit B a1 , B a2 , B a3 , B a4 ; the display unit group 38B includes four first subunits R b1 , R b2 , R b3 , R b4 , and four second subunits G b1 , G b2 , G b3 , G b4 , and four third sub-units B b1 , B b2 , B b3 , B b4 , and the rest of the display unit groups 38 can be deduced by analogy. Each first subunit R of the display module 24 is a red subpixel, each second subunit G is a green subpixel, and each third subunit B is a blue subpixel , and the first subunit R, the second subunit G and the third subunit B constitute the unit pixel (pixel) of the display image, so the first subunit R and the second subunit G in each display unit group 38 and the third sub-units B have the same number to form an integer number of unit pixels for displaying images, and in this embodiment, each display unit group 38 includes four first sub-units R, four second sub-units G, and four third subunits B, but the display unit group 38 of the present invention is not limited to this number of subunit combinations, and can also be other numbers of multiple subunit combinations.
而于显示单元组38的组成构造方面,每一第一子单元R包含一第一端P1及一第二端P2,显示单元组38的多个第一子单元R的第一端P1连接于同一第一讯号线以接收同一第一图像讯号,显示单元组38的多个第一子单元R的第二端P2连接于同一扫描线以接收同一定址开关讯号;每一第二子单元G包含第一端P1及第二端P2,显示单元组38的多个第二子单元G的第一端P1连接于同一第二讯号线以接收同一第二图像讯号,显示单元组38的多个第二子单元G的第二端P2连接于同一扫描线以接收同一定址开关讯号;以及每一第三子单元B包含第一端P1及第二端P2,显示单元组38的多个第三子单元G的第一端P1连接于同一第三讯号线以接收同一第三图像讯号,显示单元组38的多个第三子单元B的第二端P2连接于同一扫描线以接收同一定址开关讯号。如图4所示,显示单元组28A的第一子单元Ra1、Ra2、Ra3、Ra4的第一端P1皆连接于同一第一讯号线D1R,且四者的第二端P2则皆连接于同一条扫描线S1;而显示单元组38A的第二子单元Ga1、Ga2、Ga3、Ga4的第一端P1皆连接于同一第一讯号线D1G,且四者的第二端P2则皆连接于同一条扫描线S1;以及显示单元组38A的第三子单元Bb1、Bb2、Bb3、Bb4的第一端P1皆连接于同一第一讯号线D1B,且四者的第二端P2则皆连接于同一条扫描线S1。其余显示单元组38B、38C、38D等则以此类推,于此不再详述。In terms of the composition and structure of the display unit group 38, each first subunit R includes a first end P1 and a second end P2, and the first ends P1 of a plurality of first subunits R in the display unit group 38 are connected to The same first signal line is used to receive the same first image signal, and the second terminals P2 of the plurality of first subunits R of the display unit group 38 are connected to the same scanning line to receive the same address switch signal; each second subunit G includes The first terminal P1 and the second terminal P2, the first terminals P1 of the plurality of second subunits G of the display unit group 38 are connected to the same second signal line to receive the same second image signal, and the plurality of second subunits G of the display unit group 38 The second terminals P2 of the two subunits G are connected to the same scanning line to receive the same address switch signal; The first terminal P1 of the unit G is connected to the same third signal line to receive the same third image signal, and the second terminals P2 of the plurality of third subunits B of the display unit group 38 are connected to the same scanning line to receive the same address switch signal . As shown in FIG. 4 , the first terminals P1 of the first subunits R a1 , R a2 , R a3 , and R a4 of the display unit group 28A are all connected to the same first signal line D 1R , and the second terminals P2 of the four are all connected to the same scanning line S 1 ; and the first terminals P1 of the second subunits G a1 , Ga2 , Ga3 , Ga4 of the display unit group 38A are all connected to the same first signal line D 1G , and the four The second terminals P2 of them are all connected to the same scanning line S 1 ; and the first terminals P1 of the third sub-units B b1 , B b2 , B b3 , B b4 of the display unit group 38A are all connected to the same first signal line D 1B , and the second ends P2 of the four are all connected to the same scan line S 1 . The rest of the display unit groups 38B, 38C, 38D, etc. can be deduced by analogy, and will not be described in detail here.
而于每一显示单元组38间的连接关系方面,横向的相异显示单元组38的第一子单元R的第一端P1连接于相异的第一讯号线,以接收不同的第一图像讯号,而第二端P2连接于相同的扫描线,以接收同一定址开关讯号,同理横向的相异显示单元组38的第二子单元G的第一端P1连接于相异的第二讯号线,以接收不同的第二图像讯号,而第二端P2连接于相同的扫描线,以接收同一定址开关讯号,以及横向的相异显示单元组38的第三子单元B的第一端P1连接于相异的第三讯号线,以接收不同的第三图像讯号,而第二端P2连接于相同的扫描线,以接收同一定址开关讯号。举例来说明图4所示,显示单元组38A的第一子单元Ra1、Ra2、Ra3、Ra4与38B的第一子单元Rb1、Rb2、Rb3、Rb4的第一端P1是分别连接于相异的第一讯号线D1R以及D2R,以接收不同的第一图像讯号,而其第二端P2是皆连接于相同的扫描线S1,以接收同一定址开关讯号。In terms of the connection relationship between each display unit group 38, the first end P1 of the first subunit R of the horizontally different display unit group 38 is connected to a different first signal line to receive a different first image. signal, and the second terminal P2 is connected to the same scanning line to receive the same address switch signal, and similarly, the first terminal P1 of the second subunit G of the different display unit group 38 in the horizontal direction is connected to the different second signal line to receive different second image signals, and the second terminal P2 is connected to the same scanning line to receive the same address switch signal, and the first terminal P1 of the third subunit B of the horizontally different display unit group 38 It is connected to different third signal lines to receive different third image signals, and the second terminal P2 is connected to the same scan line to receive the same address switch signal. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the first end of the first subunit R b1 , R b2 , R b3 , R b4 of the first subunit R a1 , R a2 , R a3 , R a4 of the display unit group 38A and 38B is illustrated. P1 is respectively connected to different first signal lines D 1R and D 2R to receive different first image signals, and its second terminal P2 is connected to the same scanning line S 1 to receive the same address switch signal .
而于每一纵向相异的显示单元组38间的连接关系方面,纵向的相异显示单元组38的第一子单元R的第一端P1连接于相同的第一讯号线,以接收相同的第一图像讯号,而第二端P2连接于相异的扫描线,以接收不同的定址开关讯号,同理纵向的相异显示单元组38的第二子单元G的第一端P1连接于相同的第二讯号线,以接收相同的第二图像讯号,而第二端P2连接于相异的扫描线,以接收不同的定址开关讯号,以及横向的相异显示单元组38的第三子单元B的第一端P1连接于相同的第三讯号线,以接收相同的第三图像讯号,而第二端P2连接于相异的扫描线,以接收不同的定址开关讯号。举例来说如图4所示,显示单元组38A的第一子单元Ra1、Ra2、Ra3、Ra4与38C的第一子单元Rc1、Rc2、Rc3、Rc4的第一端P1分别连接于相同的第一讯号线D1R,以接收相同的第一图像讯号,而其第二端P2是分别连接于不同的扫描线S1以及S2,以接收不同的定址开关讯号。In terms of the connection relationship between each vertically different display unit group 38, the first end P1 of the first subunit R of the vertically different display unit group 38 is connected to the same first signal line to receive the same The first image signal, and the second terminal P2 is connected to a different scanning line to receive different address switch signals. Similarly, the first terminal P1 of the second subunit G of the vertical different display unit group 38 is connected to the same to receive the same second image signal, and the second terminal P2 is connected to a different scan line to receive a different address switch signal, and the third subunit of the horizontally different display unit group 38 The first terminal P1 of B is connected to the same third signal line to receive the same third image signal, and the second terminal P2 is connected to a different scan line to receive different address switch signals. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 , the first subunits R a1 , R a2 , R a3 , R a4 of the display unit group 38A and the first subunits R c1 , R c2 , R c3 , and R c4 of the first subunit 38C are Terminal P1 is connected to the same first signal line D 1R to receive the same first image signal, and its second terminal P2 is respectively connected to different scanning lines S 1 and S 2 to receive different address switch signals .
请参阅图5,图5为本发明校正液晶显示装置22的坏点的流程图,校正液晶显示装置22的坏点的方法包含下列步骤:Please refer to FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a flow chart of correcting the dead pixels of the liquid crystal display device 22 according to the present invention. The method for correcting the dead pixels of the liquid crystal display device 22 includes the following steps:
步骤100:使用扫描电路26检测液晶显示装置22的显示模块24上各个显示单元组38的输出;Step 100: Use the scanning circuit 26 to detect the output of each display unit group 38 on the display module 24 of the liquid crystal display device 22;
步骤102:将执行步骤100后所检测出具有坏点的显示单元组38的地址及该显示单元组38的检测结果存储于存储器28中;Step 102: storing the addresses of the display unit groups 38 with dead pixels detected after
步骤104:驱动模块30提供多个显示单元组38的图像数据;以及Step 104: the driver module 30 provides image data of a plurality of display unit groups 38; and
步骤106:连接于存储器28与驱动模块30的控制模块32可依据存储器28传来的具有坏点的显示单元组38的地址及该显示单元组38的检测结果,调整由驱动模块30传来的多个显示单元组38的图像数据以输出图像讯号至显示模块24。Step 106: the control module 32 connected to the memory 28 and the drive module 30 can adjust the address sent by the drive module 30 according to the address of the display unit group 38 with a dead pixel sent from the memory 28 and the detection result of the display unit group 38. The image data of the plurality of display unit groups 38 is output as an image signal to the display module 24 .
在步骤100中,扫描电路26可检测出各个显示单元组38的电压输出,而具有坏点的显示单元组38所检测出的电压则不同于其他正常未损坏的显示单元组38。请参阅图6,图6为扫描电路26检测显示单元组38A的电压输出的等效电路图。显示单元组38A的该十二个多个显示单元Ra1~Ra4,Ga1~Ga4,以及Bb1~Bb4分别输出电压值VRa1~VBa4,首先先将开关S1~S12接通以及开关T1~T11关闭,而使输出电压VRa1~VBa4分别对电容CRa1~CBa4进行充电,待电容CRa1~CBa4充电完毕后则将开关S1~S12关闭而停止对电容CRa1~CRa4进行充电的操作,此时再将开关T1~T11接通且待电容CRa1~CBa4平均分配电量完毕后,而得出一平均电压VA,同理可对其他显示单元组38B、38C…等检测其平均电压VB、VC…等。当其中某显示单元组38所检测出的平均电压值和测试所输入的电压值差距大于某一程度时,则该显示单元组38即具有坏点的子单元。举例来说当测试输入的电压值为6V时,而某一显示单元组38所检测出的平均电压仅为5.5V时,则该显示单元组38具有一坏点的子单元,因为其中一子单元无法输出电压,而致使平均电压值降低了十二分之一,同理若检测出的平均电压仅为5V时,则该显示单元组38具有两坏点的子单元。于扫描电路26检测完各显示单元组38的输出后,便将具有坏点的显示单元组38的地址及该显示单元组38的检测结果存储于存储器28中。而本发明扫描电路26的设计亦可为其他形式电路的设计,于此仅提供其中一实施例。In
而液晶显示装置22的控制模块32可依据存储器28传来的具有坏点的显示单元组38的地址及该显示单元组38的检测结果,调整由驱动模块30传来的多个显示单元组38的图像数据以输出图像讯号至显示模块24。而其调整方式为增加前述所检测出具有坏点的显示单元组38处所输入的电流,以增加该具有坏点的显示单元组38中未损坏的子单元亮度,而弥补损坏子单元无法提供亮度的缺憾。举例来说,于前述所提到的例子而言,当具有坏点的显示单元组38于测试时平均电压值降低了十二分之一,便表示其中一子单元无法输出电压,亦即无法点亮,因此控制模块32便可依据存储器28传来的数据将驱动模块30所传来的该地址显示单元组38的图像讯号强度加强十二分之一倍,亦即在该地址的显示单元组38多输出十二分之一倍的电流至显示模块24,即可达到补偿坏点处亮度的效果。And the control module 32 of the liquid crystal display device 22 can adjust a plurality of display unit groups 38 sent by the drive module 30 according to the addresses of the display unit groups 38 with dead pixels and the detection results of the display unit groups 38 transmitted from the memory 28. The image data is output to the display module 24 as an image signal. And its adjustment method is to increase the current input at the display unit group 38 with dead pixels detected above, to increase the brightness of the undamaged subunits in the display unit group 38 with dead pixels, and make up for the failure of the damaged subunits to provide brightness. regret. For example, in the example mentioned above, when the average voltage value of the display unit group 38 with dead pixels is reduced by one-twelfth during the test, it means that one of the subunits cannot output voltage, that is, it cannot Light on, so the control module 32 can strengthen the image signal strength of the address display unit group 38 transmitted from the drive module 30 by one-twelfth of the time according to the data transmitted from the memory 28, that is, the display unit at the address The group 38 outputs one-twelfth times more current to the display module 24 to achieve the effect of compensating the brightness of dead pixels.
而液晶显示装置22亦可设计为在制造出厂前使用扫描电路26对显示模块24上各个显示单元组38进行测试,而将测试所得的显示单元组38数据,特别是将检测出具有坏点的显示单元组38的地址及该显示单元组38的检测结果存储在存储器28中,而在产品出厂时便可将扫描电路26于液晶显示装置22中移除,而直接由存储器28提供控制模块32调整相关显示单元组38的数据,一般使用者端便无须进行扫描测试的工作,而可直接使用经过控制模块32校正的液晶显示装置22。And the liquid crystal display device 22 also can be designed to use scanning circuit 26 to test each display unit group 38 on the display module 24 before manufacturing leaves the factory, and will test the display unit group 38 data of gained, especially will detect to have dead pixel The address of the display unit group 38 and the detection result of the display unit group 38 are stored in the memory 28, and the scanning circuit 26 can be removed from the liquid crystal display device 22 when the product leaves the factory, and the memory 28 directly provides the control module 32 By adjusting the data of the related display unit group 38 , the general user end does not need to perform scanning test, but can directly use the liquid crystal display device 22 calibrated by the control module 32 .
相较于已知的液晶显示装置,本发明的液晶显示装置22由于提供一种改良显示单元结构的显示模块24,再搭配扫描电路26、存储器28、驱动模块30,以及控制模块32,而得出具有坏点的显示单元组38的地址及该显示单元组38的检测结果,并将该数据存储在存储器28中,以提供控制模块32调整由驱动模块30传来的多个显示单元组38的图像数据以输出图像讯号至显示模块24。如此一来便可使用扫描技术寻找损坏的显示单元组38,并再予以补强该显示单元组38的亮度,而达到弥补屏幕暗点处亮度衰减的缺憾,而使人眼不易看出该处的暗点,以避免因为暗点的明显存在而影响观看液晶屏幕的品质。Compared with the known liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device 22 of the present invention provides a display module 24 with an improved display unit structure, and then cooperates with a scanning circuit 26, a memory 28, a driving module 30, and a control module 32 to obtain Go out the address of the display unit group 38 with dead point and the detection result of this display unit group 38, and store this data in the memory 28, to provide the control module 32 to adjust a plurality of display unit groups 38 sent by the drive module 30 The image data is output to the display module 24 as an image signal. In this way, scanning technology can be used to find the damaged display unit group 38, and then the brightness of the display unit group 38 can be reinforced, so as to make up for the shortcoming of the brightness attenuation at the dark spot of the screen, so that it is difficult for human eyes to see this place. In order to avoid affecting the quality of viewing the LCD screen due to the obvious existence of dark spots.
以上所述仅为本发明的较佳实施例,凡依本发明权利要求所做的均等变化与修饰,皆应属本发明专利的涵盖范围。The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention.
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