CN111613127A

CN111613127A - Display screen and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111613127A
Application number: CN201910131902.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘伟光; 卞青芳
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-02-22
Filing date: 2019-02-22
Publication date: 2020-09-01
Anticipated expiration: 2039-02-22
Also published as: CN111613127B

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display screen and an electronic device, the display screen including: a display panel including a display area and a bezel located at least one side of the display area; the at least two driving modules are arranged on one frame, are arranged in parallel along the length direction of the frame and are respectively used for driving different display areas of the display panel; and the circuit board is connected with the driving module and transmits the driving signal received from the mainboard to the driving module. The display screen of the embodiment of the disclosure has the characteristics of low cost and capability of reducing the width of the frame.

Description

Display screen and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of display product structures, and more particularly, to a display screen and an electronic device.

Background

At present, narrowing the frame of the display screen is a development direction for improving the display screen, and the related technologies are roughly divided into the following two modes.

The first mode is applied to flexible OLED display screen, because flexible OLED display screen itself can buckle, so the back of display screen can be buckled completely to the lower frame of this display screen in theory, and then realizes the narrow frame of display screen, but this scheme cost is expensive and the yields is low. The second mode is to directly bond the driving device on the glass surface of the liquid crystal screen, and the scheme has the advantages of high yield, low cost and easiness in mass production, but the manufactured frame is wider.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the problems in the related art, the present disclosure provides a display screen and an electronic device having features of low cost and being capable of reducing a bezel width.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a display screen, including:

a display panel including a display area and a bezel located at least one side of the display area;

the at least two driving modules are arranged on one frame, are arranged in parallel along the length direction of the frame and are respectively used for driving different display areas of the display panel;

and the circuit board is connected with the driving module and transmits the driving signal received from the mainboard to the driving module.

In some possible embodiments, the circuit board is configured in a concave shape, and each of the driving modules is located in a notch portion of the concave shape.

In some possible embodiments, the signal output end of the circuit board is located on a side of the concave-shaped protrusion facing the driving module, and the signal input end of at least one driving module is correspondingly connected with the signal output end of the circuit board to receive the driving signal.

In some possible embodiments, the at least two drive modules,

the signal input end of the first driving module is positioned on one side adjacent to the signal output end of the circuit board and is correspondingly connected with the signal output end of the circuit board so as to receive the driving signal;

and the signal input ends of the other driving modules are connected with the first driving module so as to receive the driving signals from the first driving module.

In some possible embodiments, the at least two drive modules are a first drive module and a second drive module, wherein,

the signal input end of the first driving module and the signal input end of the second driving module are respectively positioned on one side of the signal output end adjacent to the circuit board and are correspondingly connected with the signal output end of the adjacent circuit board;

the second driving module is connected with the first driving module and receives the driving signal.

In some possible embodiments, the number of the driving modules is greater than two, and the first driving module and the second driving module are respectively located at two sides of the frame,

the other driving modules are connected with at least one of the first driving module and the second driving module to receive the driving signal through at least one of the first driving module and the second driving module.

In some possible embodiments, the synchronization signal terminals of adjacent driving modules are connected, and each of the driving modules transmits a synchronization signal to a next driving module according to a driving order of a display region, and the driving module performs driving of the corresponding display region according to the driving signal when receiving the synchronization signal.

In some possible embodiments, the driving signal terminal of each driving module is located at the bottom of the driving module, and each driving signal terminal is connected to the display element of the display region driven correspondingly, and the bottom surface of the driving module is a surface where the driving module is attached to the frame of the display panel.

In some possible embodiments, the display area of the display panel includes a plurality of sub-display areas, and each driving module is respectively connected to the corresponding sub-display area in a driving manner.

In some possible embodiments, the bezel of the display panel includes a vertical bezel, and the driving modules are arranged on the vertical bezel in a vertical direction.

In some possible embodiments, the frame of the display panel includes a lateral frame, and each driving module is disposed on the lateral frame in a lateral direction.

In some possible embodiments, the circuit board is configured as a flexible circuit board, and at least a portion of the flexible circuit board can be folded to the back of the display panel along the edge of the frame.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device including the display screen according to any one of the first aspects of the present disclosure.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects: the embodiment of the disclosure shortens the longitudinal length of each driving module by increasing the number of the driving modules, reduces the width of the frame of the display screen occupied by the driving modules, and simultaneously can set the driving signal ends of the driving modules at the bottom of the driving modules, and make the driving modules respectively connected with the nearest sub-display areas, thereby reducing the length of the lead wires for driving connection, simplifying the space range occupied by stacking numerous and complex lead wires, and finally achieving the purpose of realizing the narrow frame of the display screen.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a display screen in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a partial block diagram of a conventional display screen.

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic view of a display screen shown in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device 800 in accordance with an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

The display screen of the embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to any electronic device that needs to be configured with a display screen, such as a mobile phone, a television, a computer, a music player, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, and the like, and the present disclosure does not exemplify one.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a display screen according to an exemplary embodiment, the display screen including, as shown in fig. 1:

a display panel 10 including a display area 11 and a bezel 12 on at least one side of the display area;

at least two driving modules 20, which are disposed on one of the frames, and are arranged in parallel along a length direction of the frame, and are respectively used for driving different display regions of the display panel;

and a circuit board 30 connected with the driving module and transmitting a driving signal received from the main board to the driving module.

The display panel 10 of the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a liquid crystal panel, or may also be a light emitting diode panel, a digital tube panel, a cathode ray tube panel, etc., and the frame 12 of the display panel may be any one or more of upper, lower, left, and right frames in the horizontal and/or vertical direction of the display panel. In addition, the display area 11 of the display panel according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a plurality of sub-display areas, and each driving module 20 is in driving connection with a corresponding sub-display area.

As described above, at least one frame may be disposed around the display panel, and at least two driving modules 20 may be disposed on one frame of the at least one frame. The frame of the display panel includes a horizontal frame (an upper frame and/or a lower frame), and each driving module 20 may be disposed on the horizontal frame, and at this time, the driving modules 20 may be disposed on the horizontal frame in a horizontal direction, respectively. For example, as shown in fig. 1, two driving modules 20 with a rectangular front view are arranged at the transverse lower frame of the display screen, and the two driving modules 20 can be arranged side by side along the lower frame, for example, the short sides of the two driving modules are adjacent and the long sides are parallel to the lower frame. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the driving modules may also be disposed on a vertical frame of the display screen, and in this case, the driving modules 20 may be disposed on the vertical frame in a vertical arrangement. The number of the driving modules and the frame on which the driving modules are arranged are not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can set the driving modules according to different requirements.

In addition, the display panel of the embodiment of the present disclosure may be divided into a plurality of sub display regions, each sub display region is correspondingly driving-connected to one driving module, and performs corresponding display by the driving signal transmitted by the connected driving module 20. For example, when two driving modules 20 are included, the display area of the display panel may be divided into two sub-display areas, i.e., a left sub-display area and a right sub-display area, or two sub-display areas, i.e., an upper sub-display area and a lower sub-display area, and each driving module 20 is respectively connected to one sub-display area to control the display state of the connected sub-display area.

Or, in other embodiments, the display panel may also include three driving modules 20, the display area of the display panel may also be correspondingly divided into three sub-display areas, and each driving module 20 is correspondingly connected to the corresponding sub-display area to drive the corresponding sub-display area to display. The number of the driving modules and the dividing manner of the display area are not particularly limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and the embodiments of the present disclosure may be regarded as the embodiments of the present disclosure as long as the driving modules can be connected to the corresponding display areas.

In addition, the driving module 20 of the embodiment of the disclosure may be a Display Driver IC or DDIC (Display Driver Integrated Circuit), or may be another Display Driver device, as long as the Display Driver device can drive the corresponding Display area to Display according to the received instruction, and the specific device adopted by the driving module is not limited in the embodiment of the disclosure.

In the conventional scheme, one driving device is usually adopted to drive the display of the whole display screen, so that the driving device has a large volume, and the frame width of the display screen cannot be reduced. Meanwhile, the driving device needs to be connected with the pixel points of each row and each column of the whole display area, so that the connected leads are large and long, and a plurality of leads also need to occupy more space positions, and the width of the frame of the display screen is finally wide due to the reasons. In this regard, the embodiment of the present disclosure employs two or more driving modules arranged in parallel on the frame to reduce the volume of each driving module, and shorten the longitudinal length b of each driving module 20 shown in fig. 1, and at the same time, each driving module 20 is connected to the corresponding sub-display region in a driving manner, so as to shorten the length of the lead 23 used for driving connection, and reduce the width range of the frame occupied by the lead, such as the longitudinal length a shown in fig. 1.

Meanwhile, since the connecting end of the display element in the sub-display region is located on the bottom surface of the display panel, in order to further shorten the length of the lead 23 used for connecting the driving module 20 and the sub-display region, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the driving signal terminal 22 (driving signal output terminal) of each driving module is disposed at the bottom of the driving module, and each driving signal terminal 22 is connected to the display element in the display region driven correspondingly, the bottom surface of the driving module 20 is a surface where the driving module 20 is attached to the frame 12 of the display panel 10, that is, the lead 23 does not need to be extended from the bottom surface of the display panel 10 to the front surface of the driving module 20, and the lead 23 only needs to be extended from the bottom surface of the display panel 10 to the bottom surface of the driving module 20, so that the length of the lead 23 can be further reduced, and the longitudinal length a occupied by the lead 23 can, the longitudinal length a may be as shown in fig. 1.

The embodiment of the disclosure shortens the longitudinal length of each driving module by increasing the number of the driving modules, reduces the width of the frame of the display screen occupied by the driving modules, sets the driving signal ends of the driving modules at the bottom of the driving modules, and enables the driving modules to be respectively connected with the sub-display areas closest to the driving modules, thereby reducing the length of the lead wires used for driving connection, simplifying the space range occupied by stacking numerous and complex lead wires, and finally achieving the purpose of realizing the narrow frame of the display screen.

In addition, the circuit board 30 of the embodiment of the present disclosure may include a ceramic circuit board, an alumina ceramic circuit board, an aluminum nitride ceramic circuit board, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), a flexible circuit board (FPC), a rigid-flex board, and other circuit boards. The circuit board 30 may be disposed at the same frame as the driving module 20, and is used to establish a signal connection between the driving module and the main board, so as to transmit a driving signal or other control signals, a touch signal, and the like. In some possible embodiments, the circuit board 30 may be at least partially bendable to the back of the bezel, i.e., the back of the display screen, to reduce the bezel size on one side of the display screen. For example, the circuit board 30 of the embodiment of the present disclosure may adopt a flexible circuit board (FPC) made of a flexible material, for example, it may be made of polyimide or polyester film as a base material, and due to the flexible characteristic of the flexible circuit board, it may be bent to the back of the display screen, so that the space occupied by the circuit board 30 may be reduced, and the frame width of the display screen may be further reduced. For another example, the circuit board 30 of the embodiment of the present disclosure may also adopt a rigid-flex board, and a flexible portion of the rigid-flex board may be bent to the back of the display screen, so that the space occupied by the circuit board 30 may be reduced, and the frame width of the display screen may be further reduced. In other embodiments, the circuit board 30 may also be other types of circuit boards, which are not specifically limited in this disclosure.

The circuit board 30 of the embodiment of the present disclosure may be connected to each driving module 20, and configured to transmit a corresponding driving signal to the driving module 20, where the driving signal is a control signal that may be transmitted from a processor (CPU) and is used to control each display area of the display panel to be in a corresponding display state, for example, a voltage signal corresponding to each pixel point may be included. In addition, the circuit board 30 in the embodiment of the disclosure may transmit a touch signal (touch signal) from the display panel to the processor or other control device, in addition to transmitting a display driving signal (such as an MIPI signal) from the processor to the display panel, and may also supply power to the driving module. In addition, the circuit board 30 may further include a denoising module, which is used to perform operations such as denoising processing on a signal to be transmitted, for example, the denoising effect is achieved through a filter, and for a specific circuit structure of the circuit board, a person skilled in the art may configure the circuit structure according to different requirements, which is not limited by the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a partial block diagram of a conventional display screen, as shown in fig. 2, which includes: as shown in fig. 2, the circuit board 70 adopted by the conventional display screen is square, the driving device 60 needs to occupy the space length in the longitudinal direction for connecting with the circuit board 70, and the circuit board 70 needs to occupy the space length in the longitudinal direction for fixedly connecting with the frame 50, so that the frame width of the conventional display screen is wide. In contrast, the embodiments of the present disclosure are improved, and the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below.

In order to make the best use of space and shorten the width of the bezel, the embodiment of the present disclosure configures the shape of the circuit board 30 into a concave shape, as shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is a partial schematic view of a display screen according to an exemplary embodiment, that is, the circuit board 30 has a notch 33 in the middle for disposing each driving module, and protrusions 32 on both sides of the notch 33, that is, each driving module 20 is located in the notch 33 of the concave shape. Meanwhile, in order to facilitate the line connection between the driving module and the circuit board, the signal output terminal of the circuit board 30 may be located on the protrusion 32, for example, may be located on a side of the protrusion 32 facing the driving module, which is in a concave shape. The signal output end of the FPC is arranged on the convex part 32, so that the driving module can be conveniently connected with the convex part, and corresponding driving signals can be received. Correspondingly, the signal input end of the driving module 20 is correspondingly connected with the signal output end of the circuit board 30 to receive the driving signal. That is, the signal input terminal of at least one driving module 20 is correspondingly connected to the signal output terminal of the circuit board 30 to receive the driving signal. The circuit board 30 may receive a driving signal from the motherboard through the connector 40 and transmit the driving signal to each of the driving modules 20 connected thereto.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, the driving modules 20 are arranged in parallel along the length direction of the frame, and each driving module 20 is embedded in a blank area of the concave circuit board 30, i.e. the notch 33 of the circuit board 30, and a signal output end may be provided on one side of the two protruding portions 32 of the circuit board 30 facing the driving module, a signal input end may be provided on both ends of the driving module 20, and at least one signal input end of one driving module 20 is connected to the signal output end of the circuit board 30, as shown in fig. 1, the signal input end of the driving module 20 is connected to the signal output end of the circuit board 30 through a lead 21. Therefore, the traditional connection mode of the circuit board and the driving device in the longitudinal direction is changed into the connection mode of the circuit board and the driving module in the transverse direction in the embodiment of the disclosure, that is, the length range of the frame in the longitudinal direction does not need to be occupied, so that the frame of the display panel can be further narrowed.

Since the number of the driving modules 20 may be greater than or equal to 2, there may be a plurality of connection manners between each driving module 20 and the circuit board 30 and between each driving module 20, and therefore, the embodiment of the present disclosure specifically exemplifies three manners for detailed description.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, at least one of the driving modules 20 may be connected to a signal output terminal of the FPC, and the driving module not directly connected to the FPC may obtain the corresponding driving signal through other driving modules directly connected to the FPC.

In a first possible embodiment, of the at least two driving modules, the signal input terminal of the first driving module 20 is located on a side adjacent to the signal output terminal of the circuit board 30 and is connected to the signal output terminal of the circuit board 30 correspondingly to receive the driving signal; the signal input terminals of the remaining driving modules 20 are connected to the first driving module 20 to receive the driving signals from the first driving module 20.

For example, the at least two driving modules 20 are arranged in parallel on the frame 12 along the length direction of the frame and are located in the notch 33 of the concave shape of the concave circuit board 30, then the driving module 20 adjacent to one signal output end of the circuit board 30 is found, the signal input end of the driving module 20 is connected to the signal output end, that is, the signal input end of the driving module 20 receives the driving signal, and the signal input ends of the remaining driving modules 20 are connected to the driving module 20 to receive the driving signal, or the driving module 20 is connected to the remaining driving modules 20 in series. In addition, the synchronous signal ends of the adjacent driving modules 20 may be connected, and each driving module 20 transmits a synchronous signal to the next driving module 20 according to the driving order of the display area, and the driving module 20 performs driving of the corresponding display area according to the driving signal when receiving the synchronous signal.

In a second possible embodiment, the at least two driving modules 20 are a first driving module and a second driving module, wherein the signal input terminal of the first driving module and the signal input terminal of the second driving module are respectively located on one side adjacent to the signal output terminal of the circuit board 30 and correspondingly connected to the signal output terminal of the adjacent circuit board 30; the second driving module is connected with the first driving module and receives the driving signal.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, there are two driving modules 20, namely a first driving module and a second driving module, and there are two sets of signal output terminals located on the protruding portion 32 of the concave circuit board, which are named as a first output terminal and a second output terminal respectively, where the first output terminal is connected to the signal input terminal of the first driving module, and the second output terminal is connected to the signal input terminal of the second driving module, and meanwhile, the second driving module may be further connected to the first driving module, including the connection between the synchronization signal terminals of the two, and the first driving module and the second driving module can perform driving of the corresponding display area according to the received driving signal no matter who receives the driving signal.

In a third possible embodiment, the number of the driving modules 20 is greater than two, and the first driving module and the second driving module are respectively located at two sides of the frame, and the signal input end of the first driving module and the signal input end of the second driving module are respectively located at one side of the signal output end adjacent to the circuit board 30 and correspondingly connected to the signal output end of the adjacent circuit board 30; the remaining driving modules 20 are connected to at least one of the first and second driving modules to receive the driving signal through the at least one of the first and second driving modules.

For example, the number of the driving modules 20 is greater than two, each of the driving modules 20 is arranged on the frame 12 in parallel along the length direction of the frame and is located in the notch 33 of the concave circuit board 30, and meanwhile, the number of the signal output ends located in the protrusion 32 of the concave circuit board may be two, and these two output ends are named as a first output end and a second output end, and then the driving modules 20 adjacent to the first output end and the second output end of the circuit board 30 are found and named as a first driving module and a second driving module, where the first output end is connected to the signal input end of the first driving module, the second output end is connected to the signal input end of the second driving module, and the remaining driving modules 20 at least select one of the first driving module and the second driving module for connection. Specifically, in addition to the first driving module and the second driving module, if the number of the remaining driving modules 20 is 1, the third driving module may be selectively connected to the first driving module, may also be selectively connected to the second driving module, or may be simultaneously connected to the first driving module and the second driving module to receive the driving signal, and in addition, the connection mode of the third driving module to the first driving module and the second driving module may further include connection of a synchronization signal terminal, that is, the third driving module performs driving of the corresponding display area according to the driving signal when receiving the synchronization signal. If the number of the remaining driving modules is greater than 1, except for the first driving module and the second driving module, the driving modules may also select at least one of the first driving module and the second driving module to be connected, or the driving modules may also be connected in series, as long as the driving modules can receive the driving signal, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the disclosure.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the driving modules 20 controlling the adjacent sub-display regions may be disposed adjacently, or may be connected through a synchronization signal terminal, where when each sub-display region is controlled and displayed, after one driving module 20 completes the display control of its sub-display region, the synchronization signal may be sent to the driving module 20 corresponding to the adjacent sub-region, and after the driving module 20 receives the synchronization signal, the driving module 20 may execute the display control of the corresponding sub-display region according to the received driving signal. That is, the driving module 20 in the embodiment of the present disclosure may send the synchronization signal to the next driving module according to the driving sequence of each sub-display region, so that the driving display of the sub-display regions may be completed sequentially. For example, when two driving modules are included, a first driving module may send a synchronization signal to a second driving module after performing display control of a first row of a first sub-display region according to a driving signal, at this time, the second driving module may perform display control of the first row of a second sub-display region according to the driving signal when receiving the synchronization signal, then the first driving module performs display driving of a second row of the first sub-display region, after performing the driving, sends the synchronization signal to the second driving module, then the second driving module performs display driving of the second row of the second sub-display region, and so on, display control of all rows is completed.

In addition, as shown in fig. 2, the conventional display screen fixedly connects the connection region 71 of the circuit board 70 with the frame 50, and therefore occupies the length of the frame in the longitudinal direction, while the embodiment of the present disclosure fixedly connects the protrusion 32 of the concave circuit board 30 to the frame 12 of the display panel, for example, as shown in fig. 1, the region 31 of the circuit board 30 is fixed on the frame 12 of the display panel 30, i.e. occupies the length of the frame in the transverse direction, and does not need to occupy the length c of the frame in the longitudinal direction shown in fig. 2, so that the width of the frame 12 of the display panel 10 can be further shortened to realize a narrow frame of the display screen, wherein the region 31 for fixing the circuit board 30 on the frame 12 of the display panel 10, which may be the entire protrusion 32, or may be a partial region of the protrusion 32, for example, starting from the upper edge of the protrusion, two-thirds area of the protruding portion is used as the area 31, and those skilled in the art can make adjustments according to actual needs, and the size of the area 31 is not particularly limited by the embodiment of the present disclosure, and as long as the area 31 is located on the protruding portion 32 of the circuit board 30, the embodiment of the present disclosure can be used. Moreover, the circuit board 30 of the embodiment of the present disclosure may adopt a flexible circuit board, and the flexible circuit board may also fold the remaining portion except the region 31 to the back of the display panel along the edge of the frame to save the occupied space range. Or, the circuit board 30 of the embodiment of the present disclosure may also adopt a rigid-flex board, and all or part of the remaining areas except the area 31 on the rigid-flex board are made of a flexible material, so that the flexible part can be folded to the back of the display panel along the edge of the frame to save the occupied space.

The region 31 in the protruding portion 32 of the concave circuit board 30 is fixed on the frame 12 of the display panel 10, and the fixing manner may be a bonding process, such as a thermal compression process, and in other embodiments, other fixing connection manners may also be used, which is not specifically limited in this disclosure.

This disclosed embodiment is through adopting the shape to be concave type circuit board, enclose each drive module in its concave type breach portion, possible reasonable utilization space, and make the connected mode between circuit board and the drive module change into transverse connection from traditional vertical connection, in order to reduce the scope on the vertical width who occupies the frame, and use the bulge of concave type circuit board to do as the region that carries out fixed connection with display panel's frame, needn't occupy the scope of frame on vertical length again, thereby make display panel's frame can further do narrowly, finally realize the narrow frame of display screen.

To sum up, this disclosed embodiment shortens every drive module's longitudinal length through the number that increases drive module to reduce the width of the frame of the display screen that drive module shared, can set up the drive signal end of each drive module in drive module's bottom simultaneously, and make each drive module connect respectively rather than nearest sub-display region, thereby reduce the length that is used for the lead wire of drive connection, simplify numerous and complicated lead wire pile up together shared space range, finally reach the purpose of realizing the narrow frame of display screen.

Fig. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device 800 in accordance with an example embodiment. For example, the electronic device 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 4, electronic device 800 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 802, memory 804, power component 806, multimedia component 808, audio component 810, input/output (I/O) interface 812, sensor component 814, and communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls overall operation of the electronic device 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing components 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the electronic device 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the electronic device 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power supply component 806 provides power to the various components of the electronic device 800. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power supplies, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the electronic device 800.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the electronic device 800 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the electronic device 800 is in an operation mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each of the front camera and the rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the electronic device 800 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects to the electronic device 800. For example, the sensor assembly 814 may detect an open/closed state of the electronic device 800, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the electronic device 800, the sensor assembly 814 may also detect a change in the position of the electronic device 800 or a component of the electronic device 800, the presence or absence of user contact with the electronic device 800, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the electronic device 800, and a change in the temperature of the electronic device 800. Sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the electronic device 800 and other devices. The electronic device 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 804 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 820 of the electronic device 800 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A display screen, wherein the display screen comprises:

2. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the circuit board is shaped as a concave shape and each of the drive modules is positioned within a notch portion of the concave shape.

3. The display screen of claim 2, wherein the signal output terminal of the circuit board is located on a side of the concave-shaped protrusion facing the driving module, and the signal input terminal of at least one driving module is correspondingly connected to the signal output terminal of the circuit board to receive the driving signal.

4. The display screen of claim 3, wherein, of the at least two driver modules,

the signal input end of the first driving module is positioned on one side adjacent to the signal output end of the circuit board and correspondingly connected with the signal output end of the circuit board so as to receive the driving signal;

and the signal input ends of the other driving modules are connected with the first driving module so as to receive the driving signal from the first driving module.

5. The display screen of claim 3, wherein the at least two driver modules are a first driver module and a second driver module, wherein,

6. The display screen of claim 3, wherein the number of the driving modules is greater than two, and wherein the first driving module and the second driving module are respectively located on two sides of the frame,

7. The display screen according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the synchronization signal terminals of adjacent driving modules are connected, and each driving module sends a synchronization signal to the next driving module according to the driving sequence of the display area, and the driving module performs driving of the corresponding display area according to the driving signal when receiving the synchronization signal.

8. The display screen according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the driving signal terminal of each driving module is located at the bottom of the driving module, and each driving signal terminal is connected to the display element of the display region driven correspondingly, and the bottom surface of the driving module is a surface where the driving module is attached to the frame of the display panel.

9. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the display area of the display panel comprises a plurality of sub-display areas, and each driving module is in driving connection with a corresponding sub-display area.

10. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the bezel of the display panel comprises a vertical bezel, and each driving module is vertically arranged on the vertical bezel.

11. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the bezel of the display panel comprises a transverse bezel, and each driving module is disposed on the transverse bezel along a transverse direction.

12. The display screen of claim 1, wherein the circuit board is configured as a flexible circuit board, at least a portion of the flexible circuit board being foldable along the bezel edge to a back of the display panel.

13. An electronic device characterized by comprising a display screen according to any one of claims 1 to 12.