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CN101029986B - Liquid crystal display equipment, drive control circuit used therein and drive method - Google Patents
Liquid crystal display equipment, drive control circuit used therein and drive method Download PDF
CN101029986B
CN101029986B CN 200710085632 CN200710085632A CN101029986B CN 101029986 B CN101029986 B CN 101029986B CN 200710085632 CN200710085632 CN 200710085632 CN 200710085632 A CN200710085632 A CN 200710085632A CN 101029986 B CN101029986 B CN 101029986B
CN 200710085632
CN101029986A (en
本保信明
羽田宽
2006-03-01 Priority to JP2006-055600 priority Critical
2006-03-01 Priority to JP2006055600A priority patent/JP4997623B2/en
2007-03-01 Application filed by Nec液晶技术株式会社 filed Critical Nec液晶技术株式会社
2007-09-05 Publication of CN101029986A publication Critical patent/CN101029986A/en
2010-06-16 Publication of CN101029986B publication Critical patent/CN101029986B/en
A liquid crystal display device is provided, which improves image quality of images composed of mobile images, mobile images with mixed modes and static images. Each frame of an input video signal with a determined frame frequency (60Hz) is divided into four sub-frames, each subframe has a frequency which is four times as large as the determined frame frequency, a natural dirving operation is performed in a second sub-frame and a subsequent sub-frame after performing the dirving operation in a first sub-frame on each pixel region of the liquid crystal display, and wherein a backlight is twinkled twice with a determined interval and a frequency as large again as a first frame frequency (120Hz) during a frame period.
Liquid crystal display, use therein Drive and Control Circuit and driving method
The present invention relates to Drive and Control Circuit and a kind of method that is used to drive this liquid crystal display used in a kind of liquid crystal display, a kind of this liquid crystal display, relate more specifically to following liquid crystal display, its have showing mobile image and having the mobile image of hybrid mode and the moving of still image/LED (light emitting diode) that can suitably use during rest image is backlight, the invention still further relates to Drive and Control Circuit, and relate to the method that is used to drive this liquid crystal display.
The application requires the right of priority at the Japanese patent application No.2006-055600 of submission on March 1st, 2006, and its content is incorporated herein by reference herein fully.
In recent years, liquid crystal display is not only as the monitor of PC, but also as multiple display, such as liquid crystal TV set etc.When liquid crystal display for example was used for televisor etc. and uses, the performance that shows mobile image was basic.Yet, in traditional liquid crystal display, when showing mobile image, utilize the present image demonstration image subsequently that still is retained in user's consciousness, the result, current images perceived as after image.Its reason is, the voltage that liquid crystal response applied needs many time, and carried out the driving operation that keeps type, wherein keeps present frame, until the shows signal that provides corresponding to subsequently image.
Quicken the response of liquid crystal by carrying out over-drive operation, wherein superpotential is applied to liquid crystal, can reduce the after image that the response by liquid crystal causes.And by carrying out the pulsed drive operation, wherein short time display image only can reduce the after image that is caused by the driving operation that keeps type, as the situation of CRT (cathode-ray tube (CRT)) display apparatus.The pulsed drive operation comprises following method, wherein in the process in a frame period, on display panels after the display image, show black field picture (being called as " black is inserted driving method ") with inserted mode, and following method, wherein after being applied to pixel region, opens the voltage with appointment (being called as " light and shade method backlight ") backlight.
The conventional art of the type is disclosed in following references.At references 1 (Japanese pending application application No.2004-163829, the 7th page, Fig. 2) in the disclosed liquid crystal display, execution is based on the pulsed drive operation of light and shade method backlight, and as shown in figure 12, finish after the scanning at all cycles (image is write) on indicator screen, liquid crystal has the optical transmittance of appointment, the time delay that it had corresponding to the response time of liquid crystal is applied to backlight with drive waveforms subsequently.At backlight open in the cycle, backlight is with the frequency identical with frame rate (60Hz) all indicator screens that throws light on simultaneously.This makes it possible to reduce the fuzzy of the mobile image that causes by liquid crystal response with by the driving operation that keeps type.
At references 2 (Japanese pending application application No.2004-233932, the 6th page, Fig. 2) in the disclosed liquid crystal display, carry out black and insert driving, and the frame about the input data shown in Figure 13 (a) is divided into two frames, wherein read twice data input, shown in Figure 13 (b) from frame memory.Based on control signal, a vision signal or a black shows signal are write on the display panels from CPU (CPU (central processing unit)).In this case, shown in Figure 13 (c), will deceive a shows signal 1,3 and 5 and vision signal 2,4 and 6 write on the display panels.This makes it possible to suppress to keep the fuzzy of the mobile image of type in showing.
Yet traditional liquid crystal display above has following point.Following problem has promptly appearred, although in traditional technology, overdrive and improved the quality of mobile image with the combination of pulse drive method, but having in many zones that keep static image on indicator screen, flicker has taken place when carrying out a black insertion method or light and shade method backlight with normal frame rate (60Hz).With LED when the backlight, LED is opened to its closed condition or opposite response from it, and is rapider than the response of CRT, and therefore by using light and shade backlight greatly to improve the quality of mobile image, yet, bigger flicker has appearred.
And, another problem is, in references 1 in disclosed traditional display apparatus, can reduce the fuzzy of the mobile image that causes by liquid crystal response and cause by the driving method that keeps type, yet, backlight flashes with the frequency identical with frame rate, and flicker has taken place the result.
And, in references 2 in disclosed traditional liquid crystal display, following problem has appearred, the light and shade that can suppress the mobile image that causes by the demonstration that keeps type, yet the influence of the operating lag of liquid crystal is presented on the indicator screen, and therefore, when comparing with the situation that LED-backlit is flashed, unpredictable improvement to mobile picture quality.
Consider that above the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of liquid crystal display, it can prevent flicker, even with backlight as in the light source; A kind of Drive and Control Circuit, it is used for this liquid crystal display; And a kind of method, be used to drive this liquid crystal display.
According to a first aspect of the invention, provide a kind of liquid crystal display, it comprises:
Display panels, it has scan electrode and data electrode, is used for applying to the pixel region of correspondence the voltage of appointment, and is used to control the orientation of liquid crystal to obtain display image;
Backlight, be used for from the back lighting display panels; With
Driving control unit, be used for to be divided into each frame of the incoming video signal of designated frame frequency input M sheet (M be 4 or bigger integer) subframe, each subframe has M doubly to the sub-frame frequency of designated frame frequency, driving control unit also is used for carrying out over-drive operation on the pixel region in correspondence during the frame period of first subframe, and an image duration in second subframe and subframe subsequently carry out driven operation, and make and backlightly flash (N be 2 or bigger integer) N time with designated time intervals.
In preamble, preference pattern is the pattern of being made by LED wherein backlight.
And preference pattern is following pattern, and wherein driving control unit was closed backlightly before the liquid crystal of the pixel region of correspondence is finished the response that applies given voltage, and opened backlight in moment that response is finished.
And preference pattern is following pattern, and wherein the moment that liquid crystal response is finished is set at liquid crystal response and reaches moment more than 70% liquid crystal molecule.
And preference pattern is following pattern, and wherein in each successive frame, driving control unit makes reversal of poles of arriving the voltage of corresponding pixel region to be applied in first subframe.
And preference pattern is following pattern, wherein flashes twice in a frame or repeatedly the time, driving control unit applies voltage to the pixel region of correspondence as follows when backlight, wherein changes the polarity of voltage in each cycle of backlight luminescence.
And, preference pattern is following pattern, wherein each data electrode of display panels interval with appointment in first direction is arranged parallel to each other, and each scan electrode interval with appointment in perpendicular to the second direction of first direction is arranged parallel to each other, and wherein said light emitting area backlight is divided into k sheet (k be 2 or bigger integer) light source block along the described second direction of described display panels, and wherein said driving control unit is configured to, with with the corresponding mode of response, described a plurality of light source block is flashed corresponding to the described liquid crystal of each described light source block of light emitting area.
According to a second aspect of the invention, a kind of Drive and Control Circuit that is used for liquid crystal display is provided, this liquid crystal display comprises display panels and is used for backlight from the back lighting display panels, wherein display panels driven sweep electrode and data electrode, apply the voltage of appointment and control the orientation of liquid crystal with pixel region to correspondence, to obtain display image, and wherein Drive and Control Circuit will be divided into M sheet (M be 4 or bigger integer) subframe with each frame of the incoming video signal of designated frame frequency input, each subframe has M doubly to the sub-frame frequency of designated frame frequency, and on the pixel region of correspondence, carry out over-drive operation during the frame period in first subframe, carry out driven operation an image duration in second subframe and subframe subsequently, and make and backlightly flash (N be 2 or bigger integer) N time with designated time intervals.
According to a third aspect of the invention we, a kind of driving method that is used for liquid crystal display is provided, this liquid crystal display comprises display panels and is used for backlight from the back lighting display panels, wherein display panels driven sweep electrode and data electrode apply the voltage of appointment to the pixel region of correspondence, and the orientation of control liquid crystal, to obtain display image, this driving method comprises the steps:
To be divided into M sheet (M be 4 or bigger integer) subframe with each frame of the incoming video signal of designated frame frequency input, each subframe has M doubly to the sub-frame frequency of designated frame frequency,
During the frame period in first subframe, on the pixel region of correspondence, carry out over-drive operation,
Carry out the driven operation during the frame period in second subframe and subframe subsequently, and
Make and backlightly flash (N be 2 or bigger integer) N time with designated time intervals.
By configuration above, to be divided into M sheet subframe with each frame of the incoming video signal of assigned frequency input, each subframe have M doubly (M be 4 or bigger integer) in the sub-frame frequency of designated frame frequency, and in first frame, on each pixel region, carrying out over-drive operation during the frame period, carry out the driven operation image duration in second frame and frame subsequently, and backlightly flash (N be 2 or bigger integer) N time with designated time intervals, therefore, even the response of liquid crystal is not rapidly, still can prevent the fuzzy of mobile image, and can avoid flashing the generation of the image flicker that causes by light source.And, as follows voltage is applied to each pixel region, wherein in each cycle of backlight luminescence, changes the polarity of the voltage that is applied, and therefore, the frequency gets higher that polarity of voltage changes makes it possible to reduce the flicker that is caused by the polarity of voltage change thus.
By following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, above of the present invention and other purpose, advantage and feature will become more remarkable, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows the block diagram according to the electrical configurations of the critical piece of the liquid crystal display of the first embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 shows the schematic circuit of example of the electrical configurations of display panels shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 3 schematically shows the configuration of display panels shown in Figure 1 and the diagram of position backlight;
Fig. 4 shows the diagram of configuration of main parts backlight shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 5 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of liquid crystal display shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 6 shows the block diagram of electrical configurations of the critical piece of liquid crystal display according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of liquid crystal display shown in Figure 6;
Fig. 8 shows the block diagram of electrical configurations of critical piece of the liquid crystal display of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention;
Fig. 9 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of liquid crystal display shown in Figure 8;
Figure 10 shows the block diagram of electrical configurations of critical piece of the liquid crystal display of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention;
Figure 11 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of liquid crystal display shown in Figure 10;
Figure 12 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of traditional liquid crystal display; And
Figure 13 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of another traditional liquid crystal display.
Now will use various embodiments, and with reference to the accompanying drawings, describe in further detail and realize best mode of the present invention.According to embodiment, a kind of liquid crystal display is provided, each frame that wherein has the incoming video signal VD of designated frame frequency (60Hz) is divided into four subframes, each subframe has the frequency that is four times in the designated frame frequency, and in first subframe, on each pixel region of display panels, carry out after the over-drive operation, carry out the driven operation in second subframe and in the subframe subsequently, and wherein backlight in a frame period with designated time intervals, flash twice with the frequency (120Hz) that doubles first frame rate, and disclose a kind of Drive and Control Circuit and a kind of method that drives above-mentioned liquid crystal display that is used for this liquid crystal display.
Fig. 1 shows the block diagram according to the electrical configurations of the critical piece of the liquid crystal display of the first embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1, the liquid crystal display of first embodiment comprises, control section 11, data electrode driver circuit 12, scan electrode driving circuit 13, display panels 14, backlight 15, luminous sequential control part 16 and backlight drive circuit 17.
Fig. 2 shows the schematic circuit of example of the electrical configurations of display panels shown in Figure 1 14.Display panels 14 is transmission-types, and it allows backlight 15 light to enter, and as shown in Figure 2, display panels comprises data electrode X i(i=1,2 ..., m, for example m=640 * 3), scan electrode Y j(j=1,2 .., n, for example n=512) and pixel region 20 I, jData electrode X iInstall in x direction (first direction) with appointed interval, apply corresponding shows signal D to each data electrode iScan electrode Y jInstall in appointed interval, apply sweep signal OUT to each scan electrode according to the line order perpendicular to the y direction (direction of scanning, second direction) of x direction j, to write shows signal D iPixel region 20 I, jInstall as follows, promptly with man-to-man relation corresponding to each data electrode X iWith each scan electrode Y jBetween intersecting area, and comprise TFT (thin film transistor (TFT)) 21 I, j, liquid crystal 22 I, jWith common electrode COM.Control each TFT21 I, jAccording to sweep signal OUT ON/OFF (ON/OFF), and when changing into out (ON) state with shows signal D iBe applied to each liquid crystal 22 I, j
In the display panels 14 of this embodiment, driving each scan electrode Y jWith each data electrode X iThe time, that is, and with sweep signal OUT jBe applied to each scan electrode Y according to the line order jAnd shows signal D with correspondence iBe written to each data electrode X iThe time, the voltage of appointment is applied to corresponding to shows signal D iPixel region, and based on the given voltage that applied control constitutes the state of orientation of liquid crystal of the liquid crystal layer of display panels 14, the result has changed transmittance, allows to obtain display image thus.Data electrode driver circuit 12 is based on controlling the control signal " a " that part 11 is presented certainly, simultaneously with shows signal D iBe applied to each data electrode X iScan electrode driving circuit 13 is based on controlling the control signal " b " that part 11 is presented certainly, according to the line order with sweep signal OUT jBe applied to each scan electrode Y of display panels 14 j
Fig. 3 schematically shows the configuration of display panels shown in Figure 1 14 and the diagram of backlight 15 position.As shown in Figure 3, display panels 14 comprise a pair of polarizer 31 and 32, lining face substrate 33, active-matrix substrate 34 and place active-matrix substrate 34 and lining face substrate 33 between liquid crystal layer 35.On lining face substrate 33, formed the chromatic filter 36 of common electrode COM and redness (R), green (G) and blue (B).Three pixels with three color R, G and B have constituted a point.On active-matrix substrate 34, active component has been installed, all TFT as shown in Figure 2 I, jBacklight 15 are attached to the back side of display panels 14, and in this embodiment, and especially, LED is as planar light source, and are configured to have almost the measure-alike size with the whole indicator screen of display panels 14.
In display panels 14, from white light backlight by polarizer 32 and enter liquid crystal layer 35 as linearly polarized light subsequently.Liquid crystal layer 35 has the liquid crystal of TN (twisted-nematic) type for example and is configured to change the shape of polarized light, yet this operation is pre-determined by the state of orientation of liquid crystal, and therefore, and the shape of polarized light is by corresponding to shows signal D iControl of Voltage.Depend on definite emission of shape only not by polarizer 32 absorptions from the polarized light of liquid crystal layer 35 emissions.Therefore, transmittance is by corresponding to shows signal D iControl of Voltage.To carrying out additive color mixing, obtained coloured image thus by each pixel R, G of chromatic filter 36 and the light of B.
Fig. 4 shows the diagram of configuration of main parts backlight shown in Figure 1.In backlight 15, as shown in Figure 4, light emitting area is divided into two parts in the y of display panels 14 direction (second direction), that is, light emitting area is made of LED piece 15a and 15b.In this case, from scan electrode Y jFirst line in the direction of n (at last) line, according to the line order with sweep signal OUT jWrite (being applied to) display panels 14; Yet, because backlight 15 be divided into two parts near the n/2 line, so sweep signal OUT jBe applied to two zones.
Control section 11 shown in Fig. 1 sends control signal " a " based on incoming video signal to data electrode driver circuit 12, sends control signal " b " to scan electrode driving circuit 13, and sends control signal " c " to luminous sequential control part 16.In this embodiment, especially, each frame that control section 11 will have the incoming video signal VD of designated frame frequency is divided into four subframes, and each subframe has the sub-frame frequency of the assigned frequency of being four times in, and at each pixel region 20 I, jIn, in first subframe, carry out over-drive operation, in second subframe neutralization subframe subsequently, carry out the driven operation.And for each frame, control section 11 makes to be applied to each pixel region 20 I, jShows signal D iThe reversal of poles of voltage, perhaps make this polarity identical for each subframe.And in each successive frame, control section 11 makes in first subframe to be applied to each pixel region 20 I, jShows signal D iThe reversal of poles of voltage.And, be in the situation of XGA (XGA (Extended Graphics Array)) in the specification of display panels 14, frame rate is 60.00Hz, and for VGA (Video Graphics Array), frame rate is 59.94Hz, and for SVGA (advanced video graphic array), frame rate is 60.32Hz.
Luminous sequential control part 16 is made of a plurality of logical circuits etc., and based on controlling control signal " c " the generation clock signal " d1 " and " d2 " that part 11 is presented certainly, be used to make each LED piece 15a and 15b to double the frequency of frame rate, in a frame period, flash twice with designated time intervals.In this embodiment, especially, at each liquid crystal 22 I, jTo applying shows signal D iResponse finish before, it is backlight 15 that luminous sequential control part 16 is closed, and open backlight 15 when response is finished.Pre-determine the sequential of opening and closing backlight 15 as follows, promptly change the big cycle corresponding to transmissivity wherein, liquid crystal 22 takes place in it when backlight 15 close I, jMain change the time, and corresponding to steady-state period, its liquid crystal 22 when backlight 15 open I, jChange and begin when finishing.
Source power supply generates driving pulse voltage " e1 " and " e2 " to backlight drive circuit 17 by for example using, the clock signal " d1 " that itself and autoluminescence sequential control part 16 are presented and " d2 " are synchronous, and this voltage is applied to each LED piece 15a and 15b of backlight 15.Control section 11 above, data electrode driver circuit 12, scan electrode driving circuit 13 and backlight drive circuit 17 have constituted Drive and Control Circuit.
Fig. 5 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of liquid crystal display shown in Figure 1.By with reference to figure 5, the processing about the driving method of liquid crystal display has been described.In liquid crystal display, each frame with incoming video signal VD of designated frame frequency is divided into four subframes, and each subframe has the same big sub-frame frequency with the designated frame frequency, and at each pixel region 20 I, jGo up and in first subframe, to carry out after the over-drive operation, in second subframe neutralization subframe subsequently at each pixel region 20 I, jThe operation of last execution driven, and constitute backlight 15 LED piece 15a and 15b in a frame period with designated time intervals, flash twice with the frequency that doubles frame rate.
That is, as shown in Figure 5, the frame (present frame) of incoming video signal VD is divided into four subframes (first frame to the, four frames), and is written to the shows signal D of display panels 14 iFrequency be four times in frequency before cutting apart.In first subframe, carry out over-drive operation, make liquid crystal 22 thus I, jResponse be rapidly, and in second to the 4th subframe, carry out the driven operation.Liquid crystal 22 on the n/2 line of display panels 14 I, jResponse moment " a " of almost finishing (for example, reaching liquid crystal 22 I, j70% or more response first constantly, more preferably, reach 90% or more response second constantly), LED piece (BL) 15a begins luminous, and closes near the moment " b " of the write operation on first line of beginning the 3rd subframe.And LED piece 15a opens during time cycle from " c " to " d " once more.Therefore, when the frame rate of incoming video signal VD was 60Hz, LED piece 15a flashed with the frequency of 120Hz.And the time cycle " a " arrives " b ", and approximate to arrive " d " identical with the time cycle " c ", and in this embodiment, especially, this time cycle is 12.5% of a frame.
Similarly, (reach liquid crystal 22i almost finishing about the response of n (at last) line of display panels 14,70% or the more response of j, more preferably, reach 90% or more response) the moment " b ", LED piece (BL) 15b begins luminous, and closes in the moment that the write operation about the n/2 line of the 3rd subframe begins, and closes in the moment " d " that subsequently frame begins.Therefore, LED piece 15b flashes with the frequency of 120Hz.Luminous cycle of cycle that LED piece 15a is luminous and LED piece 15b much at one.Pixel region 20 to display panels 14 to be applied I, jShows signal D iIf the polarity of voltage in first subframe of present frame, be positive, then in second subframe, become negative, and in the 3rd subframe, just becoming, in the 4th subframe, become negative.And, in this case, shows signal D iThe polarity of voltage can be identical during all cycles of from first to the 4th subframe.After this, in first subframe of subsequently frame, shows signal D iThe polarity of voltage become negative.Therefore, in its process, carry out the shows signal D of over-drive operation iThe polarity of voltage in each frame, reverse.
As indicated above, in first embodiment, each frame with incoming video signal VD of designated frame frequency (60Hz) is divided into four subframes, and each subframe has the sub-frame frequency of the assigned frequency of being four times in, and at each pixel region 20 I, jIn, in first subframe, carry out over-drive operation, in second subframe neutralization subframe subsequently, carry out the driven operation, and in mode corresponding to response characteristic, each LED piece 15a and the 15b frequency (120Hz) to double frame rate was flashed twice with designated time intervals in a frame period.As a result, even liquid crystal 22 I, jResponse be not rapidly, still can avoid mobile image fuzzy on the indicator screen, and can not take place by flicker of flashing on the display screen that causes backlight.
Fig. 6 shows the block diagram of electrical configurations of the critical piece of liquid crystal display according to a second embodiment of the present invention.In Fig. 6, for the common unit that has with the first embodiment identical functions shown in Figure 1, assignment identical reference number.As shown in Figure 6, in the liquid crystal display in a second embodiment, replace control section 11, newly incorporated control section 11A into, it has the function that is different from control section 11.Making each LED piece 15a and 15b flash in a frame at twice o'clock, control section 11A is as follows to each pixel region 20 I, jApply voltage, wherein the polarity of voltage changes in each luminous cycle at LED piece 15a and 15b.Configuration except described herein is identical with the configuration among Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of liquid crystal display shown in Figure 6.By with reference to figure 7, the processing that drives liquid crystal display has been described hereinafter.In the liquid crystal display of second embodiment, as shown in Figure 7, each pixel region 20 to display panels 14 to be applied I, jShows signal D iIf the polarity of voltage in first subframe of present frame, be positive, then in second subframe, become negative, and be different from second subframe, in the 3rd subframe, just becoming, and in the 4th subframe, be positive, as the situation of the 3rd frame.On the contrary, in the 4th subframe, the polarity in the 3rd subframe can remain unchanged, and not with shows signal D iBe applied to pixel region 20 I, jAnd this polarity can be born, as second subframe.After this, as the situation of first embodiment, in first subframe of subsequently frame, shows signal D iThe polarity of voltage become negative, and in each frame, in first subframe, make shows signal D iThe reversal of poles of voltage.
Therefore, in a second embodiment, as follows voltage is applied to each pixel region 20 I, j, wherein the polarity of voltage changes in each luminous cycle at LED piece 15a and 15b, and therefore, shows signal D iThe frequency gets higher of reversing of voltage, it makes it possible to reduce the flicker that is caused by reversing.This advantage can be added the advantage that obtains in first embodiment.
Fig. 8 shows the block diagram of electrical configurations of critical piece of the liquid crystal display of a third embodiment in accordance with the invention.As shown in Figure 8, be different from control section shown in Figure 1 11, backlight 15, luminous sequential control part 16 and backlight drive circuit 17, the liquid crystal display of the 3rd embodiment comprises control section 11B, 15A backlight, luminous sequential control part 16A and backlight drive circuit 17A, and each parts has the function different with the function that each parts provided shown in Figure 1.15A backlight is made of LED, the situation as backlight 15, but constitute by a light emitting area, and be not divided into two parts.
Control section 11B, as the situation of control section 11,, send control signal " a " to data electrode driver circuit 12 based on incoming video signal VD, send control signal " b " to scan electrode driving circuit 13, and send control signal " c " to luminous sequential control part 16A.In the 3rd embodiment, especially, each frame that control section 11B will have the incoming video signal VD of assigned frequency is divided into eight subframes, and each subframe has the same big sub-frame frequency with assigned frequency, and control section is at each pixel region 20 I, jGo up and in first subframe, carry out over-drive operation, carry out the driven operation in second subframe and subframe subsequently.And in each subframe that comprises in a frame, control section 11B makes to be applied to each pixel region 20 I, jShows signal D iThe reversal of poles of voltage, perhaps make this polarity identical in each subframe.And in each continuous frame, control section 11B makes to be applied to each pixel region 20 I, jShows signal D iThe reversal of poles of voltage.
Luminous sequential control part 16A generates clock signal " d " based on controlling the control signal " c " that part 11B presents certainly, is used to make 15A backlight to double the frequency of frame rate, flashes twice with designated time intervals in a frame period.Backlight drive circuit 17A generates driving pulse voltage " e ", and the clock signal " d " that itself and autoluminescence sequential control part 16A present is synchronous, and this voltage is offered 15A backlight.Configuration except above describing is identical with the configuration among Fig. 1.
Fig. 9 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of liquid crystal display shown in Figure 8.By with reference to figure 9, the processing of the liquid crystal display that drives the 3rd embodiment has been described hereinafter.In this liquid crystal display, as shown in Figure 9, the frame of incoming video signal VD is divided into eight subframes (first to the 8th subframe), and is written to the shows signal D of display panels 14 iThe frequency of frequency octuple before cut apart.In first subframe, in order to quicken each liquid crystal 22 I, jResponse, carry out over-drive operation, and in second to the 8th subframe, carry out the driven operation.(for example, reach liquid crystal 22 almost finishing about the response of n (at last) line of display panels 14 I, j70% or more response, more preferably, reach 90% or more response) time " e ", 15A backlight begins luminous, and near the time " f " that the 4th subframe finishes, close, and luminous, and close in the time " h " that the 8th subframe finishes in the beginning of time " g " that the 8th subframe begins.Therefore, when the frame rate of incoming video signal VD was 60Hz, 15A backlight flashed with the frequency of 120Hz.
And, each pixel region 20 to display panels 14 to be applied I, jShows signal D iThe polarity of voltage, when being positive in first subframe at present frame, in second subframe, become negative, and in the 3rd to the 8th subframe, just become and become negative in the mode that repeats.Perhaps, in the 3rd to the 8th subframe, the polarity in the 3rd subframe can remain unchanged, and need not shows signal D iBe applied to pixel region 20 I, jAfter this, shows signal D iThe polarity of voltage in first subframe of subsequently frame, become negative.As a result, as the situation of first embodiment, shows signal D iThe polarity of voltage in each frame, reverse.This can provide with first embodiment in the identical advantage of advantage that obtains.In addition, 15A backlight is made of a light emitting area and is not cut apart, and it has realized the configuration of the simplification of liquid crystal display.
Figure 10 shows the block diagram of electrical configurations of critical piece of the liquid crystal display of a fourth embodiment in accordance with the invention.As shown in figure 10, in the liquid crystal display of the 4th embodiment, be different from control section 11B shown in Figure 8, control section 11C is provided, it has the function different with control section 11B.In order to make 15A backlight flash twice in a frame, control section 11C is as follows to each pixel region 20 I, jApply voltage, wherein the polarity of voltage changes in each luminous cycle at 15A backlight.Configuration except herein describing is identical with the configuration among Fig. 8.
Figure 11 is a sequential chart of explaining the operation of liquid crystal display shown in Figure 10.By reference Figure 11, the processing of the liquid crystal display that drives the 4th embodiment has been described hereinafter.The operation of the liquid crystal display of the 4th embodiment is different from the operation among the 3rd embodiment.That is, as shown in figure 11, in third and fourth subframe, can be with shows signal D iBe applied to or be not applied to each pixel region 20 of display panels 14 I, jAnd, apply shows signal D in the one or more subframes in the 5th to the 8th subframe iIn this case, apply shows signal D i, make shows signal D iPolarity between time " e " and time " f " cycle and the cycle between time " g " and time " h " in reverse.This provide with second embodiment in the identical advantage of advantage that obtains.In addition, backlight 15 only are made of and not divided configuration a light emitting area, have realized the configuration of the simplification of liquid crystal display.
Obviously, the invention is not restricted to top embodiment, but can under the prerequisite that does not depart from scope and spirit of the present invention, change and revise.For example, in each embodiment, data electrode driver circuit 12 is based on control signal " a ", and the while is to each data electrode X of display panels 14 iApply shows signal D corresponding to incoming video signal VD iYet,, shows signal D iCan be applied to each data electrode X according to dot sequency iIn an embodiment, luminous sequential control part 16 and 16A are configured to, and pre-determine to open or close backlight 15 and the sequential of 15A, yet it can be configured to from external calibration.In this case, luminous sequential control part 16 and 16A can be configured to, and calculate about liquid crystal 22 by using optical sensor I jThe transmittance that applies voltage, detect liquid crystal 22 I, jResponsive state, and according to the testing result control timing.And, in the sequential chart that uses among the embodiment on each, to be applied to each pixel region 20 I, jShows signal D iThe polarity of voltage represent the polarity of a pixel, yet the present invention can be applied to the operation of frame inversion driving, the operation of grid line inversion driving, the operation of some inversion driving etc.And, backlight 15 and the light period of 15A be not limited to 12.5% of a frame period.
And as long as the frame rate of subframe is four times in the frame rate of incoming video signal VD, then this frame rate is enough, and being four times in of the invention is not restricted to provide among the top embodiment or octuple are in the frame rate of the subframe of the frame rate of incoming video signal VD.And the LED 15a of the embodiment above needing only and the frequency that 15b flashes double the frame rate of incoming video signal VD, and then this frequency is enough.Similarly, as long as the frequency that the 15A backlight of third and fourth embodiment flashes doubles or more be multiple times than the frame rate of incoming video signal VD, then this frequency is enough, and frequency of the present invention is not limited to double the frequency of the frame rate of incoming video signal.And the display panels 14 shown in Fig. 1 is not limited to the configuration shown in Fig. 2 and 3, and for example, can use the display panels of IPS (switching in the plate) type to realize the present invention.
Usually the present invention can be applicable to following liquid crystal display, and wherein it backlightly is made of LED, and it is configured to show mobile image and has moving/rest image of mobile image and still image.
Backlight, be used for this display panels of back lighting from described display panels; With
Driving control unit, be used for and be divided into M sheet subframe with each frame of the incoming video signal of designated frame frequency input, M is 4 or bigger integer, each subframe has M doubly to the sub-frame frequency of described designated frame frequency, and be used in a frame period of first subframe, on the pixel region of described correspondence, carry out over-drive operation, carry out the driven operation in the frame in second subframe and subframe subsequently, and be used to make described backlightly flash N time with designated time intervals, N is 2 or bigger integer.
2. the liquid crystal display of claim 1, the wherein said LED (light emitting diode) that comprises backlight.
3. the liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein before the liquid crystal of the pixel region of described correspondence was finished the response that applies described given voltage, described driving control unit was closed described backlight, and opens described backlight in the moment that described response is finished.
4. the liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein before the liquid crystal of the pixel region of described correspondence was finished the response that applies described given voltage, described driving control unit was closed described backlight, and opens described backlight in the moment that described response is finished.
5. the liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the described response that is set at described liquid crystal of the described moment that the described response of described liquid crystal is finished reaches the moment more than 70% liquid crystal molecule.
6. the liquid crystal display of claim 4, wherein the described response that is set at described liquid crystal of the described moment that the described response of described liquid crystal is finished reaches the moment more than 70% liquid crystal molecule.
7. the liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein in each successive frame, described driving control unit is with the reversal of poles of the described voltage of the pixel region to described correspondence to be applied in described first subframe.
8. the liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein in each successive frame, described driving control unit is with the reversal of poles of the described voltage of the pixel region to described correspondence to be applied in described first subframe.
9. the liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein in each successive frame, described driving control unit is with the reversal of poles of the described voltage of the pixel region to described correspondence to be applied in described first subframe.
10. the liquid crystal display of claim 4, wherein in each successive frame, described driving control unit is with the reversal of poles of the described voltage of the pixel region to described correspondence to be applied in described first subframe.
11. the liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein when described backlight in a frame, flash twice or repeatedly the time, described driving control unit applies voltage to the pixel region of described correspondence as follows, this mode made in each cycle of described backlight luminescence, the reversing of described voltage.
12. the liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein when described backlight in a frame, flash twice or repeatedly the time, described driving control unit applies voltage to the pixel region of described correspondence as follows, this mode made in each cycle of described backlight luminescence, the reversing of described voltage.
13. the liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein when described backlight in a frame, flash twice or repeatedly the time, described driving control unit applies voltage to the pixel region of described correspondence as follows, this mode made in each cycle of described backlight luminescence, the reversing of described voltage.
14. the liquid crystal display of claim 4, wherein when described backlight in a frame, flash twice or repeatedly the time, described driving control unit applies voltage to the pixel region of described correspondence as follows, this mode made in each cycle of described backlight luminescence, the reversing of described voltage.
15. the liquid crystal display of claim 1, the described data electrode of each of wherein said display panels interval with appointment in first direction is arranged parallel to each other, and each described scan electrode interval with appointment in perpendicular to the second direction of described first direction is arranged parallel to each other, and
Wherein said light emitting area backlight is divided into k sheet laser piece along the described second direction of described display panels, and k is 2 or bigger integer, and
Wherein said driving control unit flashes described a plurality of light source block with the corresponding mode of response corresponding to the described liquid crystal of each described light source block of light emitting area.
16. the liquid crystal display of claim 2,
The described data electrode of each of wherein said display panels interval with appointment in first direction is arranged parallel to each other, and each described scan electrode interval with appointment in perpendicular to the second direction of described first direction is arranged parallel to each other, and
17. the liquid crystal display of claim 3,
18. the liquid crystal display of claim 4,
19. a Drive and Control Circuit that is used for liquid crystal display, described liquid crystal display comprises display panels and backlight, described this display panels of back lighting that is used for from described display panels backlight,
Wherein said display panels driven sweep electrode and data electrode apply the voltage of appointment to the pixel region of correspondence, and the orientation of control liquid crystal, to obtain display image, and wherein said Drive and Control Circuit will be divided into M sheet subframe with each frame of the incoming video signal of designated frame frequency input, M is 4 or bigger integer, each subframe has M doubly to the sub-frame frequency of described designated frame frequency, and in the frame period in first subframe, described Drive and Control Circuit is carried out over-drive operation on the pixel region of described correspondence, in a frame of second subframe and subframe subsequently, carry out the driven operation, and described Drive and Control Circuit makes described backlightly flash N time with designated time intervals, and N is 2 or bigger integer.
20. driving method that is used for liquid crystal display, described liquid crystal display comprises display panels and backlight, described this display panels of back lighting that is used for from described display panels backlight, wherein said display panels driven sweep electrode and data electrode apply the voltage of appointment to the pixel region of correspondence, and the orientation of control liquid crystal, to obtain display image, described driving method comprises the steps:
To be divided into M sheet subframe with each frame of the incoming video signal of designated frame frequency input, M is 4 or bigger integer, and each subframe has M doubly to the sub-frame frequency of described designated frame frequency,
In the frame period in first subframe, on the pixel region of described correspondence, carry out over-drive operation,
In the frame period in second subframe and subframe subsequently, carry out the driven operation, and
Make described backlightly flash N time with designated time intervals, N is 2 or bigger integer.
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