US Patent 7489326 Method and apparatus for driving liquid crystal display panel

A method and apparatus for driving a liquid crystal display panel that is capable of driving a liquid crystal display panel having five color dots within one pixel. In the method, adjacent first color sub-pixels spaced at a desired distance, of a plurality of first color sub-pixels arranged at the middle portion of a pixel are shorted to apply a first color data to said adjacent first color sub-pixels. A second color data is applied to a plurality of second color sub-pixels arranged at one edge of said middle portion within said one pixel. A third color data is applied to a plurality of third color sub-pixels arranged at other edge of said middle portion within said one pixel.