US 12,087,199 B2
Method for driving display at multiple driving frequencies and electronic device performing same
Minwoo Lee, Suwon-si (KR); Kwangtai Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Seungryeol Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Donghyun Yeom, Suwon-si (KR); Seoyoung Lee, Suwon-si (KR); and Juseok Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/356,766.
Application 18/356,766 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/000751, filed on Jan. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0008795 (KR), filed on Jan. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0021128 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01)
CPC G09G 3/20 (2013.01) [G09G 2330/021 (2013.01); G09G 2340/0435 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01); G09G 2360/18 (2013.01); G09G 2370/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device configured to display at least one piece of content, the electronic device comprising:
a display including an output area divided into a plurality of blocks;
a display driving integrated (DDI) circuit configured to drive the display; and
a processor electrically connected to the DDI circuit, wherein the processor is configured to:
obtain information about a content area of the output area, the content area displaying the at least one piece of content,
based on the obtained information, classify the plurality of blocks into first group blocks at least partially overlapping the content area, second group blocks not overlapping the content area and not adjacent to the first group blocks, and third group blocks positioned between the first group blocks and the second group blocks, and
in order to display the at least one piece of content on the display, control the DDI circuit to drive a first area of the output area, the first area corresponding to the first group blocks, at a first driving frequency, drive a second area of the output area, the second area corresponding to the second group blocks, at a second driving frequency, and drive a third area of the output area, the third area corresponding to the third group blocks, at a third driving frequency, which is a medium frequency of the first driving frequency and the second driving frequency.