Patents by Inventor ZHONGLAN CAI

ZHONGLAN CAI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11741882
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light-emitting display panel, a driving method and a driving device therefor. The driving method includes: setting brightness levels of the organic light-emitting display panel and maximum gray scale brightness levels, and maximum gray scale brightness levels include a first maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to a maximum brightness level of the organic light-emitting display panel, and an effective pulse duty cycle of a light-emitting control signal for driving the first maximum gray scale brightness is defined as a first effective pulse duty cycle; determining a target brightness level of the switched picture and a target maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to the target brightness level; adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD., WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD. SHANGHAI BRANCH
    Inventors: Dongxu Xiang, Yue Li, Renyuan Zhu, Yana Gao, Zhonglan Cai
  • Patent number: 11315523
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission controller, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The emission controller includes a first processing module, a second processing module, a third processing module, an output module and a shift control module. The first processing module generates a first signal in response to a first control signal, a second control signal and a second signal. The second processing module generates a second signal in response to the first control signal and the first signal. The third processing module generates third and fourth signals in response to the second control signal, the second and first signals. The output module provides emission control signal in response the first and fourth signal. The shift control module provides a shift control signal in response to the first and fourth signal, or provides a shift control signal in response to the first and third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Renyuan Zhu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu
  • Publication number: 20220122518
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light-emitting display panel, a driving method and a driving device therefor. The driving method includes: setting brightness levels of the organic light-emitting display panel and maximum gray scale brightness levels, and maximum gray scale brightness levels include a first maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to a maximum brightness level of the organic light-emitting display panel, and an effective pulse duty cycle of a light-emitting control signal for driving the first maximum gray scale brightness is defined as a first effective pulse duty cycle; determining a target brightness level of the switched picture and a target maximum gray scale brightness corresponding to the target brightness level; adjusting the target effective pulse duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal for driving the switched picture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongxu XIANG, Yue LI, Renyuan ZHU, Yana GAO, Zhonglan CAI
  • Patent number: 11289054
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission controller, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The emission controller includes a first processing module, a second processing module, a third processing module, an output module and a shift control module. The first processing module generates a first signal in response to a first control signal, a second control signal and a second signal. The second processing module generates a second signal in response to the first control signal and the first signal. The third processing module generates third and fourth signals in response to the second control signal, the second and first signals. The output module provides emission control signal in response the first and fourth signal. The shift control module provides a shift control signal in response to the first and fourth signal, or provides a shift control signal in response to the first and third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Renyuan Zhu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu
  • Publication number: 20210327358
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel and a display device. When a display area is divided into a first display area and a second display area, and the number of pixels in a row of pixels in the second display area is smaller than the number of pixels in a row of pixels in the first display area, a load on a scan signal line connected with a row of pixels in the second display area is lower than a load on a scan signal line connected with a row of pixels in the first display area, and at least one of the respective scan signal lines connected with the respective rows of pixels in the second display area is connected with a compensation capacitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongxu XIANG, Renyuan ZHU, Yue LI, Yana GAO, Xingyao ZHOU, Zhonglan CAI
  • Publication number: 20210118405
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission controller, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The emission controller includes a first processing module, a second processing module, a third processing module, an output module and a shift control module. The first processing module generates a first signal in response to a first control signal, a second control signal and a second signal. The second processing module generates a second signal in response to the first control signal and the first signal. The third processing module generates third and fourth signals in response to the second control signal, the second and first signals. The output module provides emission control signal in response the first and fourth signal. The shift control module provides a shift control signal in response to the first and fourth signal, or provides a shift control signal in response to the first and third signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yana GAO, Xingyao ZHOU, Yue LI, Dongxu XIANG, Renyuan ZHU, Zhonglan CAI, Juan ZHU, Gaojun HUANG, Yilin XU
  • Publication number: 20210118406
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission controller, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The emission controller includes a first processing module, a second processing module, a third processing module, an output module and a shift control module. The first processing module generates a first signal in response to a first control signal, a second control signal and a second signal. The second processing module generates a second signal in response to the first control signal and the first signal. The third processing module generates third and fourth signals in response to the second control signal, the second and first signals. The output module provides emission control signal in response the first and fourth signal. The shift control module provides a shift control signal in response to the first and fourth signal, or provides a shift control signal in response to the first and third signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Yana GAO, Xingyao ZHOU, Yue LI, Dongxu XIANG, Renyuan ZHU, Zhonglan CAI, Juan ZHU, Gaojun HUANG, Yilin XU
  • Patent number: 10909950
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission controller, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The emission controller includes a first processing module, a second processing module, a third processing module, an output module and a shift control module. The first processing module generates a first signal in response to a first control signal, a second control signal and a second signal. The second processing module generates a second signal in response to the first control signal and the first signal. The third processing module generates third and fourth signals in response to the second control signal, the second and first signals. The output module provides emission control signal in response the first and fourth signal. The shift control module provides a shift control signal in response to the first and fourth signal, or provides a shift control signal in response to the first and third signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Renyuan Zhu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu
  • Patent number: 10847237
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shift register, a driving circuit, a display device and a driving method for improving the accuracy of an output signal. The first input unit of the shift register is configured to provide a signal at a first fixed potential terminal to a first node, a signal at the input signal terminal to the first node and the signal at the input signal terminal to the first node. A second input unit of the shift register is configured to provide the signal at the input signal terminal to the second node and a signal at the first fixed potential terminal to the second node. An output unit of the shift register is configured to provide a signal at the first clock signal terminal to an output signal terminal of the shift register and a signal at a second fixed potential terminal to the output signal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongxu Xiang, Yue Li, Renyuan Zhu, Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu, Yilin Xu, Gaojun Huang
  • Patent number: 10803817
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission control circuit including a first processing module, a second processing module, a third processing module and an output module. The first processing module generates a first signal in response to a first control signal, a second control signal and a second signal. The second processing module includes a first transistor having a control electrode electrically connected to the first node, a first electrode electrically connected to the second node and a second electrode electrically connected to the first control signal terminal, and a second transistor having a control electrode electrically connected to the first control signal terminal, a first electrode electrically connected to the second node and a second electrode electrically connected to the first control signal terminal. The third processing module generates a third signal and a fourth signal in response to the second control signal, the first signal and the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yana Gao, Xing Yao Zhou, Yue Li, Renyuan Zhu, Dongxu Xiang, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10769977
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shift register. The shift register includes: a first node control module configured to control level at a first node based on a first clock signal and a second clock signal; a second node control module configured to control level at a second node based on level at the first node, the first clock signal, the second clock signal, a first low level signal and a high level signal; an output control module configured to control an output terminal to output high or low level based on level at the first node, level at the second node, the high level signal and a second low level signal; and a carry control module configured to control a carry terminal to output high or low level based on level at the second node, level at the output terminal, the high level signal and the second low level signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongxu Xiang, Yue Li, Renyuan Zhu, Yana Gao, Xing Yao Zhou, Juan Zhu, Zhonglan Cai, Yilin Xu, Gaojun Huang
  • Patent number: 10762976
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shift register. The shift register includes: a first node control module for controlling level at the first node; a second node control module for controlling level at a second node; and an output control module for controlling the output terminal to output high or low level. The first node control module includes an input unit configured to write the input signal into the third node and a protection unit configured to control a level at a fourth node based on a level at the third node and control writing of the level at the fourth node into the first node based on the second clock signal. The technical solution of the present disclosure can prevent the transistor for providing the third node with inputting signal from being broken down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Renyuan Zhu, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10726778
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an emission driving circuit, which includes: a first node control module configured to provide an input signal or a high level signal to a first node based on a first clock signal and a second clock signal, to control a level at the first node; a second node control module configured to control a level at a second node based on the level at the first node, the first clock signal, the second clock signal, a first low level signal and the high level signal; and an output control module configured to control an output terminal to output high or low level based on level at the first node, level at the second node, the high level signal and a second low level signal. A low level of the first low level signal is different from a low level of the second low level signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongxu Xiang, Yue Li, Renyuan Zhu, Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Juan Zhu, Zhonglan Cai, Yilin Xu, Gaojun Huang
  • Patent number: 10714053
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving circuit, a method for controlling light emission, and a display device. The driving circuit includes one or more light emission shift registers, each of which includes a first processing module configured to control a signal at a first node based on signals at the input signal terminal, the first clock signal terminal and the second clock signal terminal; a second processing module including first and second transistors, wherein the first transistor is a dual-gate transistor, and the second transistor has a first terminal electrically connected to the pulse signal terminal and a second terminal electrically connected to the second node; and an output module configured to control a signal at an output signal terminal based on the signals at the first level signal terminal, the second level signal terminal, the first node and the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Renyuan Zhu, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10685729
    Abstract: Disclosed are a shift register element, a method for driving the same, and a display panel. The method includes: an output module including a first node and a third node, wherein the output module is configured to provide an output terminal with a signal of a first signal terminal or a second signal terminal according to voltage applied to the first node and the third node; a first driver configured to control the voltage of the first node, and voltage of a second node according to signals of the first input terminal and the second input terminal; a second driver configured to control voltage of the third node according to the voltage of the first node and the second node; and a feedback regulation module configured to control voltage of the first node according to the signal of the output terminal, and signals of a third input terminal and a fourth input terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Renyuan Zhu, Dongxu Xiang, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10685597
    Abstract: Provided is a shift register, including a first node control module for controlling a level state of a first node based on an input signal, a first clock signal and a second clock signal. The shift register includes a second node control module for controlling a level state of a second node based on the input signal, the first clock signal, the second clock signal and the level state of the first node. In a phase when the input signal is at high level and the first clock signal is at low level, a third node for controlling a level at the second node is provided with high level, such that in a phase when the input signal is at high level and the second clock signal is at low level, the level at the third node is pulled down so as to provide low level at the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Renyuan Zhu, Dongxu Xiang, Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10665165
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display panel, an organic light-emitting display apparatus and a driving method of the organic light-emitting display panel are provided. The organic light-emitting display panel includes a data line and a gate line intersecting the data line, a switching signal line, a pixel driving circuit including a first voltage terminal for supplying a high-level direct current voltage, a driving transistor, a light-emitting diode and a photosensitive switch electrically connected between the first voltage terminal and the light-emitting diode; a photosensitive element disposed at a non-display region of the organic light-emitting display panel; and a control circuit including a storage module and a control module. The photosensitive element is configured to sense environment brightness and is electrically connected with the control circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Gang Liu, Zhonglan Cai
  • Patent number: 10657877
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving circuit, a display device and a driving method. The driving circuit includes a shift register including: a first input unit for controlling a first node based on signals at first and second clock signal terminals, an input signal terminal, a second node and an output signal terminal; a second input unit for providing a signal at a first constant potential terminal to the second node under control of the first clock signal terminal and providing the signal at the input signal terminal or the first clock signal terminal to the second node under control of the first node; and an output unit for providing a signal at the second clock signal terminal to the output signal terminal under control of the first node and providing a signal at a second constant potential terminal to the output signal terminal under control of the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Renyuan Zhu, Yue Li, Dongxu Xiang, Yana Gao, Xingyao Zhou, Gaojun Huang, Yilin Xu, Zhonglan Cai, Juan Zhu
  • Patent number: 10600353
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for driving a pixel circuit, a display panel and a display device. The pixel circuit includes: a data write module, a drive transistor, a hold module and a light-emitting element. The method comprises, in a time period for a frame of display: a data writing stage in which a data signal is written by the data write module into a gate electrode of the drive transistor; a light-emitting stage in which a voltage on the gate electrode of the drive transistor is held by the hold module, the drive transistor supplies a drive current to the light-emitting element, and the light-emitting element emits light in response to the drive current; and a cut-off stage in which the drive transistor operates in a full cut-off region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kerui Xi, Tingting Cui, Baiquan Lin, Junting Ouyang, Zhonglan Cai
  • Patent number: 10573220
    Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel and an electronic device. The display panel includes sub-pixels arranged in an array, wherein each pixel row of the sub-pixels comprises 3n sub-pixels, with every six adjacent sub-pixels of the pixel row forming a pixel group, n?2, and the six adjacent sub-pixels of the pixel group are arranged in sequential order in a first direction parallel to the row direction. The display panel further includes a controller, where in a first display mode the controller controls each of the sub-pixels to be charged to emit light; and in a second display mode the controller controls at most two sub-pixels of each of the pixel groups in at least one of the pixel rows to not emit light, and controls at most two sub-pixels of the pixel group which have same order in two adjacent frames of pictures to not emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongxu Xiang, Yue Li, Zeyuan Chen, Yana Gao, Renyuan Zhu, Zhonglan Cai