Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) and a method for driving the PDP. An ON/OFF pattern of an externally-inputted image signal is checked to sense a sustained discharge occurring in discharge cells respectively corresponding to scan electrodes included in a particular one of multiple scan electrode groups over a predetermined time. A control operation is carried out in response to the sensing of the sustained discharge to allow a discharge to occur in discharge cells respectively corresponding to scan electrodes included in the scan electrode groups other than the particular scan electrode group.

Abstract: A signal circuit of the present invention includes (i) a plurality of signal sources; (ii) a plurality of source lines; and driving means for driving the data lines, the source lines being divided into a plurality of groups, each of the groups including three source lines, adjacent groups constituting one block, wherein: the driving means selects groups which belong to a clump of blocks including a first block, and a second block adjacent to the first block so that, (i) during a first predetermined period, the driving means simultaneously selects groups that belong to the first block, and simultaneously selects groups that belong to the second block, and (ii) during a second predetermined period subsequent to the first predetermined period, the driving means selects groups one by one from groups disposed at respective ends of the clump of blocks, simultaneously selects adjacent groups that belong to different blocks, and selects remaining groups one by one.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a flat panel display capable of improving a white balance by using offset lengths or doping concentrations of offset regions between multi gates of driving transistors in R, G, and B unit pixels. The flat panel display comprises a plurality of pixels, where each of the pixels includes R, G and B unit pixels to embody red (R), green (G) and blue (B) colors, respectively, and each of the unit pixels including a transistor with multi gates. Transistors of at least two unit pixels of the R, G, and B unit pixels have offset regions with different geometric structures between the multi gates from one another. An offset region of a transistor for driving a light-emitting device having the highest luminous efficiency among the transistors of the R, G, and B unit pixels, is formed to have a longer offset length or a lower doping concentration, than those of offset regions of transistors for driving light-emitting devices having relative lower luminous efficiency.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, a pixel matrix is divided into a plurality of pixel regions in unit of pixel column. The pixel matrix is driven so that video signals having the same polarity are written into every divided pixel regions and video signals having different polarities are written into adjacent pixel regions during a vertical period during which signals of one screen are written and the polarity of the video signals is alternately changed every vertical period.

Abstract: In order to reduce the scale of drive ICs and to prevent uneven display in signal line selective drive, in this liquid crystal display device, for each group in which one video output line corresponds to N signal lines, the signal line is switched and connected to the video output line via an analog switch ASW. Thus, the number of the video output lines is reduced to 1/N. Moreover, as to an Lth scan line, for each of the groups, a signal line to which a video signal having its polarity inverted between an L-1th scan line and the Lth scan line is supplied is selected first and a signal line to which a video signal having its polarity not inverted is supplied is selected later. Thus, a video signal in which a polarity is not inverted and no potential change occurs is supplied to the signal line later.

Abstract: In an active matrix display, each pixel has a storage capacitor for storing a voltage to be used for addressing a drive transistor. A discharge transistor is provided for discharging the storage capacitor thereby to switch off the drive transistor. The timing of this is controlled by a light-dependent device which is illuminated by the display element. The drive transistor is controlled to provide a constant light output from the display element, and the duration is controlled in dependence on the data voltage. Optical feedback is used to alter further the timing of operation of the discharge transistor to provide ageing compensation of the display element and compensation for changes in the drive transistor.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display and the driving method thereof. The LCD includes a timing controller, a plurality of driver chips and a display panel. The driver chips are cascaded together for driving the display panel to display frames. A driver chip includes a differential receiver, a single-ended receiver, a shift register, a differential transmitter, a single-ended transmitter and a pixel driver. The driver chip receives a pixel signal and drives the display panel according to the pixel signal, and outputs the pixel signal to the next driver chip.

Abstract: A method for driving a TFT-LCD, includes first applying a bias voltage to a pixel so the gray level displayed by the pixel changes from an initial gray level to a baseline gray level. A target gray level voltage is then converted to a corresponding over-drive gray level voltage. Subsequently, the over-drive gray level voltage is applied to the pixel so the gray level displayed by the pixel changes from the baseline gray level to the target gray level.

Abstract: The video data output from the dot-inversion driver is re-arranged in the present invention. According this re-arranged method, the video data output from the even data lines or odd data lines is delayed for one scan line scan time. Then, the re-arranged video data are applied to the liquid crystal display structure whose thin film transistors connected with the same scan line are arranged in alternatingly up-down form to store row-inversion driving data in the pixel region.

Abstract: A pointed position on a coordinate input region is detected, and the coordinates of the pointed position are calculated. A region on the coordinate input region, to which the calculated coordinates belong, is determined. Pen-down information corresponding to the pointed position is generated on the basis of the determined region to which the coordinates belong.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer includes an at least partially coherent light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The apparatus includes a navigation sensor for generating digital images based on the reflected images, performing a movement computation based on the digital images, generating movement data based on the movement computation that is indicative of relative motion between the imaging surface and the apparatus, wherein the movement computation includes attenuating fixed pattern noise in the digital images.

Abstract: A transistor for detecting current generated by an output side transistor of a current mirror circuit of an organic EL panel drive circuit and a control circuit including a current driven input stage and an output stage for driving the input side transistor of the current mirror circuit are provided. The input stage of the control circuit receives the detected current and a certain reference current and the output stage of the control circuit generates a drive current, which corresponds to a difference between the detected current and the certain reference current and drives the input side transistor of the current mirror circuit. The control circuit controls the detected current in such a manner that it becomes equal to the reference current and the current distributed to terminal pins of an organic EL panel becomes the reference current or a current corresponding thereto.

Abstract: A terminal includes a terminal body, a data output interface, and a data input interface. The data output interface includes a display disposed on a face of the terminal body. The data input interface includes a keypad that is extractable from a storage space inside the terminal body. The keypad is disposed on a flexible film supported by a pulley that includes a retractor which is biased to retract the film into the storage space. The terminal body includes an activator that applies electrical current through the film. The film includes a material which is configured to change from a flexible mode to a stiff mode upon application of the current.

Abstract: A display includes a pixel array, a vertical scan circuit, a horizontal drive circuit, and an auxiliary scan circuit. The pixel array includes scan lines, signal lines, pixels, and auxiliary scan lines. Each pixel includes a transistor, a pixel electrode, and an auxiliary capacitor. The auxiliary scan circuit sequentially applies auxiliary pulses, of which potential is reversed between a high level and a low level relative to a predetermined reference potential, to the auxiliary scan lines synchronously with selection pulses to control such that a potential of one electrode of each auxiliary capacitor in a selected pixel row is opposite in polarity to that of a signal written in the corresponding pixel electrode in the selected row, and further control such that the potential of the electrode of each auxiliary capacitor is returned to the reference potential when the selected row is released.

Abstract: To prevent degradation of quality of a displayed image by maintaining the flow of current at a constant value even when organic EL elements are degraded, a pixel circuit includes a capacitor that accumulates, when a scanning line is selected, charge in accordance with current flowing through a data line; a TFT that allows, subsequent to the selection, current I2 in accordance with the accumulated charge to flow between the source and drain of the TFT; an organic EL element whose anode is connected to the drain of the TFT; a TFT that detects a voltage applied to the organic EL element and allows current I3 in accordance with the applied voltage to flow between the source and drain of the TFT; and a correction circuit that generates mirror current I4 of the current I3 and adds the current I4 to the current I2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit for driving a flat panel display, including a storage capacitor, a transmission gate and a current-limiting transistor. A first terminal of the storage capacitor is coupled to a system voltage, and a second terminal of the storage capacitor is at storage voltage. A first input/output terminal of the transmission gate is coupled to the storage voltage, and the second input/output terminal of the transmission gate is coupled to the data current source. A first gate terminal of the transmission gate is coupled to the first signal; a second gate terminal of the transmission gate is coupled to the second signal. A gate terminal of the current-limiting transistor is coupled to the storage voltage, wherein a first source/drain terminal is coupled to the system voltage, and a second source/drain terminal provides current for driving the flat panel display.