US 11,749,172 B2
Display apparatus and method of driving atypical display panel using the same
Taejin Kim, Bucheon-si (KR); and Jakyoung Jin, Hwaseong-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., Yongin-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/809,200.
Application 17/809,200 is a continuation of application No. 17/101,954, filed on Nov. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,373,580.
Application 17/101,954 is a continuation of application No. 16/298,005, filed on Mar. 11, 2019, granted, now 10,847,080, issued on Nov. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0028269 (KR), filed on Mar. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0327990 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G09G 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 3/2096 (2013.01) [G09G 5/14 (2013.01); G09G 2310/02 (2013.01); G09G 2310/0243 (2013.01); G09G 2310/0267 (2013.01); G09G 2310/0275 (2013.01); G09G 2310/0281 (2013.01); G09G 2310/0283 (2013.01); G09G 2330/028 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
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1. A data driver, comprising:
a first channel group configured to output first data voltages in a first output sequence; and
a second channel group of the same data driver configured to output second data voltages in a second output sequence opposite to the first output sequence,
wherein the first output sequence provides image data from channel-to-channel, within the first channel group, in a first physical direction on the data driver and the second output sequence provides image data from channel-to-channel, within the second channel group, in a second physical direction on the data driver that is opposite to the first physical direction.
 
6. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel configured to display an image;
a gate driver configured to output a plurality of gate signals to the display panel; and
a data driver comprising a first channel group configured to output first data voltages in a first output sequence and a second channel group of the same data driver configured to output second data voltages in a second output sequence opposite to the first output sequence,
wherein the first output sequence provides image data from channel-to-channel, within the first channel group, in a first physical direction on the data driver and the second output sequence provides image data from channel-to-channel, within the second channel group, in a second physical direction on the data driver that is opposite to the first physical direction.
 
12. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel comprising a first display area and a second display area, with the first display area preceding the second display area in a first direction, the display panel comprising a first data line and a second data line in the first display area, the first data line preceding the second data line in the first direction, the display panel comprising a third data line and a fourth data line in the second display area, the third data line preceding the fourth data line in the first direction,
a data driver comprising a first channel and a second channel, with the first channel preceding the second channel in the first direction, and a third channel and a fourth, with the third channel preceding the fourth channel in the first direction,
wherein the first data line and the second data line are connected to pixels in the first display area,
wherein the third data line and the fourth data line are connected to pixels in the second display area,
wherein the first data line is electrically connected to the second channel,
wherein the second data line is electrically connected to the first channel,
wherein the third data line is electrically connected to the third channel, and
wherein the fourth data line is electrically connected to the fourth channel.