Abstract: An object of the present invention is to perform precise A-D conversion of analog video signal in a liquid crystal display monitor, without increasing a transmission line: to attain this object, a horizontal dividing signal synthesizing circuit of a graphics card superposes a horizontal dividing signal synchronized in phase with a clock for D-A conversion of the analog video signal on a horizontal sync signal, to obtain a second horizontal sync signal, to be outputted; a sync signal isolating circuit of the liquid crystal display monitor isolates the horizontal dividing signal and horizontal sync signal from the second horizontal sync signal; the PLL generates an A-D conversion clock synchronized with the horizontal dividing signal.

Abstract: A dot matrix display system for multiple-tone displays, comprising a display device in which pixels are arrayed in a matrix shape, an LC (liquid-crystal) drive signal generator which converts color display data into LC display data, an 8-level data driver which selects one of 8-level voltages in accordance with the LC display data and then delivers the selected voltage, and an 8-level applied LC voltage generator by which the 8-level voltages to be applied to the pixels are produced so as to substantially make uniform color differences between the respectively adjacent tones of the multiple-tone displays. Owing to the substantially uniform color differences between the respectively adjacent tones, multiple-tone displays which are uniformly seen by the human eye can obtained.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display system which can accept display data having a resolution different from that of a screen for the liquid crystal display and display the display data. For example, a CPU outputs display data of 1120×780 dots and a liquid crystal panel has a 1024×768-dot resolution which is smaller than the display data resolution. The display screen of the liquid crystal panel comprises a linear arrangement of pixels. A data conversion section generates display data for a new horizontal or vertical line based on display data for two horizontal or vertical lines contiguous to each other and repeats replacement of display data of the two lines with the display data of the one line for reducing the number of horizontal lines of one screen and the number of dots of one line so as to match the resolution of the display data output by the CPU with the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A luminance characteristic of inputted video data is determined by input video image characteristic detection sections, and polygonal line point master data and polygonal line point correction data are calculated based on the luminance characteristic so as to provide satisfactory display state by a microcomputer and outputted to polygonal line generation sections, polygonal line point data determining the output gradation characteristic is calculated in polygonal point generation sections and outputted to inter-point gradation operation sections, and operation processing is conducted by using the polygonal point data and the inputted video data in the inter-point operation sections to determine the inter-point gradation and outputted to a display panel.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to perform precise A-D conversion of analog video signal in a liquid crystal display monitor, without increasing a transmission line: to attain this object, a horizontal dividing signal synthesizing circuit of a graphics card superposes a horizontal dividing signal synchronized in phase with a clock for D-A conversion of the analog video signal on a horizontal sync signal, to obtain a second horizontal sync signal, to be outputted; a sync signal isolating circuit of the liquid crystal display monitor isolates the horizontal dividing signal and horizontal sync signal from the second horizontal sync signal; the PLL generates an A-D conversion clock synchronized with the horizontal dividing signal.

Abstract: A dot matrix display system for multiple-tone displays, including a display device in which pixels are arrayed in a matrix shape, an LC (liquid-crystal) drive signal generator which converts color display data into LC display data, an 8-level data driver which selects one of 8-level voltages in accordance with the LC display data and then delivers the selected voltage, and an 8-level applied LC voltage generator by which the 8-level voltages to be applied to the pixels are produced so as to substantially make uniform color differences between the respectively adjacent tones of the multiple-tone displays. Owing to the substantially uniform color differences between the respectively adjacent tones, multiple-tone displays which are uniformly seen. by the human eye can be obtained.

Abstract: An image display device is arranged to convert analog video signals into digital video signals and display the corresponding image to the digital video signals. The image display device provides a variable delaying circuit for delaying an analog video signal of each color or a clock variable delay circuit for delaying a dot clock for generating each color dot clock and supplying each color dot clock as a conversion timing signal of an analog-to-digital converting circuit of the corresponding color. This kind of delay circuit is served to adjust a phase of the analog video signal or the dot clock of each color, thereby suppressing color blur even if the analog video signal contains skews among the colors.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display system which can accept display data having a resolution different from that of a screen for the liquid crystal display and display the display data. For example, a CPU outputs display data of 1120.times.780 dots and a liquid crystal panel has a 1024.times.768-dot resolution which is smaller than the display data resolution. The display screen of the liquid crystal panel comprises a linear arrangement of pixels. A data conversion section generates display data for a new horizontal or vertical line based on display data for two horizontal or vertical lines contiguous to each other and repeats replacement of display data of the two lines with the display data of the one line for reducing the number of horizontal lines of one screen and the number of dots of one line so as to match the resolution of the display data output by the CPU with the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A dot matrix display system for multiple-tone displays, including a display device in which pixels are arrayed in a matrix shape, an LC (liquid-crystal) drive signal generator which converts color display data into LC display data, an 8-level data driver which selects one of 8-level voltages in accordance with the LC display data and then delivers the selected voltage, and an 8-level applied LC voltage generator by which the 8-level voltages to be applied to the pixels are produced so as to substantially make uniform color differences between the respectively adjacent tones of the multiple-tone displays. Owing to the substantially uniform color differences between the respectively adjacent tones, multiple-tone displays which are uniformly seen by the human eye can be obtained.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal display system includes a data driver, a scan driver, a liquid-crystal panel, a line memory (204 in FIG. 2) in which input display data (101) for representing any of display-ON, display-OFF and halftone every pixel are stored for, at least, one line, and a halftone pattern generator (200) by which liquid-crystal display data (106) to be applied to the data driver are generated using the contents of the line memory and the input display data.

Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) display apparatus using an active matrix driving method includes an LC panel having electrodes of N rows by M columns (where N.gtoreq.2, M .gtoreq.2). Intersections of row electrodes and column electrodes form display dots. A column data generation circuit generates, for each row, column data to be supplied to the LC panel, on the basis of display data representing whether each dot should be turned on or not and values of an orthogonal function having values of -1 or 1. A column electrode driver drives column electrodes of the LC panel on the basis of generated column data. A row data generation circuit generates row data for each column on the basis of a part of values of the orthogonal function. A row electrode driver drives row electrodes of the LC panel on the basis of row data.

Abstract: A data electrode driving circuit, a scanning electrode driving circuit, a liquid crystal display unit and a driving method thereof for attaining simultaneous scanning and driving of a plurality of rows in a passive matrix type liquid crystal display unit. A scanning electrode driving circuit includes a scanning function generating circuit for generating scanning functions for m rows. A scanning voltage is selected by the scanning function and a driving voltage is supplied to the scanning electrode. On the other hand, a data electrode driving circuit includes shift registers for m rows. The shift registers produce display data for m rows taken therein at the same time. The display data for m rows and the scanning function produced by the scanning electrode driving circuits are subjected to comparison operation. One level of m+1 level voltages is selected in accordance with the operation result and is supplied to the data electrode.

Abstract: A dot matrix display system for multiple-tone displays, including a display device in which pixels are arrayed in a matrix shape, an LC (liquid-crystal) drive signal generator which converts color display data into LC display data, an 8-level data driver which selects one of 8-level voltages in accordance with the LC display data and then delivers the selected voltage, and an 8-level applied LC voltage generator by which the 8-level voltages to be applied to the pixels are produced so as to substantially make uniform color differences between the respectively adjacent tones of the multiple-tone displays. Owing to the substantially uniform color differences between the respectively adjacent tones, multiple-tone displays which are uniformly seen by the human eye can be obtained.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes N (N is a positive integer except zero) data electrodes, M (M is a positive integer except zero) scan electrodes, a liquid crystal display panel having pixels located at crosspoints between said data electrodes and said scan electrodes, and a data electrode driving circuit. The data electrode circuit has a memory unit from or into which the information information is read or written, a write control circuit for controlling a write of the display information into a memory area of the memory unit, a read control circuit for simultaneously reading the display information corresponding to N data electrodes from the memory area at a different period of the writing period, and an output circuit for converting the display information read from the memory unit into the corresponding voltage and feeding the display voltage to the data electrode.

Abstract: In order to realize multi-level gradation representation with reduced crosstalk in a display apparatus of STN method, one horizontal interval is divided uniformly by the bit length n of a gradation level display in a display apparatus of STN method having a display panel of simple matrix type and having display luminance depending upon the root-mean-square value of applied voltage. Each of sections resulting from division is associated with a display bit. The applied voltage value of the display panel in each divisional section is adjusted so that the root-mean-square voltage value difference on a divisional section may become the density difference meant by the display bit. Since time is divided into nearly equal n parts to represent a gradation level, the minimum time interval resulting from division becomes longer that of the conventional technique. Since the frequency band in use is narrowed, the crosstalk is reduced. As a result, false images and flicker on the display screen can be suppressed.

Abstract: A display device integrated with an input device comprises a display panel having picture elements being scanned line-at-a-time,a detector for detecting a voltage pulse applied on one of the picture elements through electrostatic coupling,a first circuit for applying a voltage pulse of a type differing with a plurality of regions into which the display panel are divided, on electrodes associated with the picture element in one of the plurality of regions during the non-display period,a second circuit for determining a region of the picture element by the type of the voltage pulse detected by the detector,a fourth circuit for determining a relative X coordinate in the determined region by counting clock pulses synchronized with sequential application of a voltage on electrodes until the fourth circuit receives the voltage pulse detected by the detector during the non-display period, anda fifth circuit for determining an absolute X-coordinate by the determined region and the relative X-coordinate.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a drive method suitable for driving a fast-responding STN liquid crystal display device which ensures a minimized cross talk and improved contrast in display. The drive method comprises a memory means for storing display data corresponding to a plurality of lines, a function generating means for generating a drive function for the row electrodes, an arithmetic means for computing the outputs from the foregoing means, a column electrode drive means for driving the column electrodes in dependency on the output from the arithmetic means, and a row electrode drive means for driving the row electrodes in accordance with respective row electrode drive functions. As a voltage function to be applied to each row during drive operation, a sum of a plurality of orthogonal functions is utilized. Thereby, degradation in contrast due to display patterns as well as the cross talk can be minimized.

Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) display apparatus using an active matrix driving method includes an LC panel having electrodes of N rows by M columns (where N.gtoreq.2, M.gtoreq.2). Intersections of row electrodes and column electrodes form display dots. A column data generation circuit generates, for each row, column data to be supplied to the LC panel, on the basis of display data representing whether each dot should be turned on or not and values of an orthogonal function having values of -1 or 1. A column electrode driver drives column electrodes of the LC panel on the basis of generated column data. A row data generation circuit generates row data for each column on the basis of a part of values of the orthogonal function. A row electrode driver drives row electrodes of the LC panel on the basis of row data.

Abstract: A display unit which can detect the X coordinate of a position with which a pen is in contact more efficiently. In a non-display period, X-electrodes are grouped into N regions according to the X-electrode arrangement, each region is divided into two parts according to the X-electrode arrangement, and selection voltage is applied to the X-electrodes belonging to each part having larger X coordinates. The process is repeated in order while N is doubled from one to the half value of the number of the X-electrodes of a liquid crystal panel. If a pen coming in contact with the liquid crystal panel and detecting X-electrode selection voltage detects selection voltage with respect to each N value, the Nth most significant bit of the X coordinate of the position with which the pen is in contact is set to `1.` If the pen does not detect selection voltage, the bit is set to `0.

Abstract: An information processing system which includes at least one terminal having input apparatus for inputting data to the system and transmission apparatus for outputting the data inputted from the input apparatus, a display for displaying data, a communication line for transmitting data outputted from the terminal, and a control unit having at least one receiver buffer for storing data transmitted from the terminal via the communication line. The control unit is operable to display the data, which is stored in the receiver buffer, on the display.