公开(公告)号：US20180074356A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-15

申请号：US15700823

申请日：2017-09-11

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Kentaro Okuyama

IPC: G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/167 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/137

CPC classification number: G02F1/13318 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02F1/13725 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/167 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  H01L27/3232 ,  H01L27/3269 ,  H01L33/02 ,  H01L51/5012

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first outer surface and a second outer surface which is on a side opposite to the first outer surface, a light-modulating element opposed to the first outer surface, a first optical sensor which measures brightness on a first outer surface side of the display panel, and a controller which controls a transmittance of the light-modulating element on the basis of a measurement result obtained from the first optical sensor.

公开(公告)号：US09891472B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US14908422

申请日：2015-09-09

Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. ,  HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Long Yan ,  Lin Lin ,  Jun Zhang ,  Zhengyuan Zhang ,  Zhiyu Qian

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  G02F1/167 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  F21V8/00

CPC classification number: G02F1/133615 ,  G02B6/0035 ,  G02B6/0046 ,  G02B6/005 ,  G02F1/167 ,  G02F2001/133601 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  G09G3/3406 ,  G09G3/342

Abstract: The disclosure provides a light guide plate, a backlight unit, a display device and a display control system. The light guide plate has a first operation state and a second operation state. In the first operation state, an upper surface of the light guide plate is a surface where light comes out, and in the second operation state, the upper surface of the light guide plate includes a light exiting region and a non-light exiting region. In the technical solution of the present disclosure, when the display device performs a regional displaying, the light guide plate operates in the second operation state, here the upper surface of the light guide plate includes the light exiting region and the non-light exiting region; light emitted by a light source finally comes out from the light exiting region of the light guide plate after reflections inside the light guide plate.

公开(公告)号：US20180033399A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15657279

申请日：2017-07-24

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Susumu KAWASHIMA ,  Ryo HATSUMI ,  Yusuke NISHIDO ,  Daisuke KUBOTA

IPC: G09G5/10 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G3/36 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G09G5/10 ,  G02F1/133553 ,  G02F1/133603 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133565 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  G02F2201/58 ,  G09G3/2003 ,  G09G3/3225 ,  G09G3/3413 ,  G09G3/3426 ,  G09G3/3648 ,  G09G2300/023 ,  G09G2300/046 ,  G09G2320/028 ,  G09G2320/0633 ,  G09G2354/00 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  H01L27/3213 ,  H01L27/3216 ,  H01L27/3227 ,  H01L27/3232 ,  H01L27/3244

Abstract: An electronic device which can display an image with the viewing angle dependence reduced is provided. A driving method of an electronic device including a display portion and a position detection sensor is provided. The display portion includes a first display element and a second display element. The first display element is configured to reflect visible light, and the second display element is configured to emit visible light. The display portion is configured to display an image using one or both of first light reflected by the first display element and second light emitted by the second display element. The position detection sensor is configured to detect a position of a user. When the display portion displays the image using both the first light and the second light, an amount of the second light is adjusted in accordance with an angle from which the display portion is viewed by the user.

公开(公告)号：US09880442B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-30

申请号：US15094030

申请日：2016-04-08

Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. ,  BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Liyan Xu ,  Chunbing Zhang

IPC: G02F1/157 ,  H01L27/32

CPC classification number: G02F1/157 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  H01L27/3232 ,  H01L27/3267

Abstract: A display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate which are assembled to form a cell and a control unit. The first substrate is provided with a plurality of first light-emitting units which are double-sided light emitting devices thereon, and the second substrate is provided with a plurality of second light-emitting units which are double-sided light emitting devices thereon. The control unit is configured to control the first light-emitting units and the second light-emitting units to emit light or not to emit light. The display panel further comprises a grating-function layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The grating-function layer comprises controllable light blocking regions and controllable light transmissive regions, and the light blocking regions and the light transmissive regions cooperate with the first light-emitting units and the second light-emitting units to realize single-sided display or double-sided display.

公开(公告)号：US09874763B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US15106191

申请日：2015-09-10

Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. ,  BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Pengcheng Lu ,  Xue Dong ,  Xiaochuan Chen ,  Ming Yang ,  Qian Wang

IPC: G02B27/22 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G09G3/34 ,  G09G3/36 ,  H01L27/32

CPC classification number: G02B27/2214 ,  G02B27/22 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133526 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/133603 ,  G02F2001/133622 ,  G02F2001/133626 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  G02F2201/52 ,  G02F2202/28 ,  G02F2203/62 ,  G09G3/003 ,  G09G3/3413 ,  G09G3/3426 ,  G09G3/3607 ,  G09G2300/023 ,  G09G2310/0235 ,  H01L27/3232 ,  H04N13/31 ,  H04N13/359

Abstract: The embodiment of the present application discloses a 2D/3D switchable display panel, and a display method and a display device thereof, so as to solve the problem of poor display effect in 2D display mode of existing 2D/3D display panel. The 2D/3D switchable display panel includes a self-luminescent OLED display panel and a LCD panel provided with no color resistance layer, which LCD display panel is disposed on the display side of the OLED display panel. The OLED display panel is used for display images when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in 3D display mode while functions as a backlight source module when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in 2D display mode; whereas the LCD display panel functions as a grating when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in 3D display mode while displays images when the 2D/3D switchable display panel operates in 2D display mode.

公开(公告)号：US20180017818A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-18

申请号：US15647787

申请日：2017-07-12

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Hisao IKEDA ,  Fumito ISAKA

IPC: G02F1/136 ,  H01L27/32 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  H01L27/28

CPC classification number: G02F1/133504 ,  G02F1/13338 ,  G02F1/133502 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/136 ,  G02F1/136286 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  G09G2300/0456 ,  H01L27/286 ,  H01L27/326

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel and a control portion. The control portion has a function of receiving image data, and a function of generating and supplying first data and second data on the basis of the image data. The display panel includes a pixel and an optical element. The pixel includes a first display element and a second display element. The second display element includes a region adjacent to the first display element. The optical element includes a first region overlapping with the second display element. The first region has a function of directing light which enters a region overlapping with the second display element to the first display element. The first display element is a reflective display element. The second display element is a light-emitting element.

公开(公告)号：US20180012910A1

公开(公告)日：2018-01-11

申请号：US15637081

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei YAMAZAKI ,  Motoki NAKASHIMA ,  Haruyuki BABA

IPC: H01L27/12 ,  H01L29/786 ,  H01L29/66 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F1/1362

CPC classification number: H01L27/1225 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/136222 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  H01L29/66757 ,  H01L29/78648 ,  H01L29/7869 ,  H01L29/78693 ,  H01L29/78696

Abstract: A novel metal oxide is provided. The metal oxide has a plurality of energy gaps, and includes a first region having a high energy level of a conduction band minimum and a second region having an energy level of a conduction band minimum lower than that of the first region. The second region comprises more carriers than the first region. A difference between the energy level of the conduction band minimum of the first region and the energy level of the conduction band minimum of the second region is 0.2 eV or more. The energy gap of the first region is greater than or equal to 3.3 eV and less than or equal to 4.0 eV and the energy gap of the second region is greater than or equal to 2.2 eV and less than or equal to 2.9 eV.

公开(公告)号：US20170371187A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15627994

申请日：2017-06-20

Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Shunpei Yamazaki ,  Hajime Kimura

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G3/22 ,  H01S5/42 ,  H01L27/15

CPC classification number: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133553 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  G09G3/22 ,  G09G3/3233 ,  G09G2300/0866 ,  H01L27/156 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L27/3232 ,  H01L27/3267 ,  H01L2227/323 ,  H01S5/423

Abstract: To provide a display device with high visibility or low power consumption. The display device includes a self-luminous display element and a reflective display element. The reflective display element includes a light-reflective layer and a layer containing a liquid crystal material. The self-luminous display element transmits visible light. The layer containing the liquid crystal material includes a region located between the light-reflective layer and the self-luminous display element. The display device further includes a polarizing plate, and the polarizing plate preferably includes a region located between the layer containing the liquid crystal material and the self-luminous display element. Alternatively, the self-luminous display element preferably includes a region located between the layer containing the liquid crystal material and the polarizing plate. The display device further preferably includes one coloring film or two or more coloring films, and the one coloring film or one of the two or more coloring films preferably includes at least a region located between the layer containing the liquid crystal material and the self-luminous display element.

公开(公告)号：US20170355313A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-14

申请号：US15415150

申请日：2017-01-25

Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Byoung-Hee PARK ,  Joon-Youp KIM ,  Jeong-Woo MOON ,  Jin-Koo CHUNG

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/155 ,  H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32 ,  B60R1/08

CPC classification number: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/083 ,  B60R1/088 ,  B60R2001/1215 ,  B60R2001/1223 ,  B60R2001/1253 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  H01L27/3244 ,  H01L27/3246 ,  H01L27/326 ,  H01L51/5237 ,  H01L51/5271

Abstract: A display device may comprise a transmittance control structure having a variable transmittance and a mirror type display panel disposed on a rear surface of the transmittance control structure. The mirror type display panel may comprise a substrate, a display member disposed on the substrate, the display member including a light emission region, a first transmission region, and a peripheral region surrounding the light emission region and the first transmission region, and a reflective member facing the substrate with respect to the display member, the reflective member including an opening region corresponding to the light emission region, a second transmission region corresponding to the first transmission region, and a reflective region surrounding the opening region and the second transmission region.

公开(公告)号：US20170320441A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-09

申请号：US15584260

申请日：2017-05-02

Applicant: Gentex Corporation

Inventor： Henry A. Luten ,  William L. Tonar ,  Leroy J. Kloeppner

IPC: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/08 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G02F1/15 ,  B60R1/04 ,  G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/01

CPC classification number: B60R1/12 ,  B60R1/04 ,  B60R1/08 ,  B60R1/088 ,  B60R2001/1215 ,  G02F1/0136 ,  G02F1/1313 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F1/1347 ,  G02F1/1506 ,  G02F1/157 ,  G02F2201/44 ,  G02F2203/07

Abstract: A vehicular rearview assembly is provided that includes a display configured to emit light of a first polarization. A reflective polarizer is positioned adjacent the display. The reflective polarizer is configured to transmit the light of the first polarization and reflect light of a second polarization and an electro-optic element is positioned on an opposite side of the reflective polarizer than the display. The electro-optic element is configured to transition between substantially clear and substantially darkened states. The electro-optic element includes a plurality of electrochromic molecules substantially aligned with the second polarization of the light such that the electro-optic element is configured to substantially absorb the light of the second polarization when in the darkened state.