Abstract: A method of driving a display device assumes a specific pixel on a retina that is formed on the retina based on an input image, and controls light emission of each subframe such that luminance of a specific pixel on the retina becomes substantially equal to luminance of a pixel corresponding to the input image. The display device is driven by constructing one frame with a plurality of subframes, for displaying the input image that moves on a display panel.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel having front and rear substrates disposed opposite each other, parallel X and Y electrode lines formed between the front and rear substrates, and address electrode lines formed orthogonal to the X and Y electrode lines to define corresponding discharge cells at interconnections, the X electrode lines are in X groups, and the Y electrode lines are in Y groups, where no two adjacent pairs of adjacent X and Y electrode lines belong to the same pair of X and Y groups. The X and Y electrode lines of the respective X and Y groups are commonly connected to be driven, and at least first and second subfields are driven in an overlapping manner for displaying gray scales during a unit display period. The method includes a scan step, an address step, a display step, a second driving step, and a repetition step.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal display panel for modulating light to form an image and a back light unit having a plurality of lamp tubes without inside electrodes and which are discharged by outside electrodes disposed along an outer surface of the at least one lamp tube, the back light unit being disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel. One outside electrode disposed at one lamp tube is electrically connected with another outside electrode disposed at an another adjacent lamp tube.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is formed by a liquid crystal display panel for modulating light to form an image, and a back light unit including a lamp tube which is discharged by an electrode and is disposed behind said liquid crystal display panel, wherein said electrode is formed outside of said lamp tube. In this way, the liquid crystal display unit has a life span which can be increased without the need to replace the lamp tube or the back light unit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a pair of transparent substrates, at least one of which has patterned electrodes on an inner surface thereof, and a backlight disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel. The backlight has at least one discharge tube including a sealed-off transparent tube, a phosphor film formed on an inner surface of the sealed-off transparent tube, and a discharge gas within the sealed-off transparent tube and plural electrodes spaced in a direction of an axis of the sealed-off transparent tube and positioned at least partially around a circumference of the sealed-off transparent tube. At least two adjacent ones of the plural electrodes is supplied with alternating voltages different in frequency from each other, respectively.

Abstract: In order to operate a discharge apparatus, a first voltage having a first frequency is applied to electrodes. Moreover, a second voltage having a second frequency higher than the first frequency is applied to the first voltage. The waveform of the voltage having the second frequency may be an attenuated one which is synchronized with the first frequency. As a result of this voltage superposition, the electrons, ions, or plasma in the already established discharge fluctuate with the change in the electric field. If the second frequency is selected to be equal or close to the resonance frequency of the electrons, ions, or plasma existing in the already established discharge, there occurs the resonance phenomenon of the electrons, ions, or plasma. This phenomenon raises the temperature of those particles. As a result, the electron temperature approaches to a value preferable for emission of visible light or ultraviolet rays so that the luminous efficiency is improved.