Abstract: A positioning apparatus that measures a current position by using measurement basis codes carried on satellite waves from a plurality of positioning satellites includes: a first phase error information generating unit that generates first phase error information indicating an error of a first phase on the basis of a frequency difference between a first frequency which is an estimated value of a receiving frequency of the satellite wave and a second frequency which is a frequency corresponding to a maximum value of a correlation value under a condition of the estimated phase; a second phase information generating unit that generates second phase information indicating a second phase by correcting a first phase information on the basis of the first phase error information; and a positioning unit that measures the current position on the basis of the second phase information on at least three of the positioning satellites.

Abstract: The present invention discloses methods, apparatuses, and systems for eliminating auto- and cross-correlation in weak signal CDMA systems, such as GPS systems. The invention uses parallel data paths that allow standard correlation of signals in parallel with verification of the lock signal to determine whether the system has locked onto the proper signal within the scanned signal window. The invention can be made with multiple CPUs, a single CPU with dual input modes, on multiple IC chips, or as a single IC chip solution for small, low cost reception, downconversion, correlation, and verification systems.

Abstract: A GPS receiver having a fast method for determining GPS clock time. The GPS receiver includes a signal processor for receiving GPS signals from GPS satellites and detecting current GPS data bits carried by the respective GPS signals, a chapter memory for storing a block of expected GPS data bits for the respective GPS satellites, and a GPS time detector for detecting a successful match when a chunk of the expected data bits within a selected search range within the block matches a chunk of the current data bits, and using the successful match for determining the GPS clock time. In an anytime embodiment the GPS receiver enters an operation mode at any time in order to minimize user request latency. In a focused embodiment the GPS receiver enters the operation mode at a prescribed time-of-entry in order to minimize power consumption for cycles of standby and operation modes.

Abstract: A cooperative geolocation system and method. The system and method involves time stamping a plurality of received signals and modifying, such as compressing, one or more of the received signals, either with the same or with different rates of compression. A processing subsystem including a geolocation processor is used to correlate various pairs of received signals and to extract time difference of arrival (TDOA) or frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) information and to use this information in cooperatively geolocating the signal source emitting the signals being analyzed. The system enables greater rates of data compression, and thus frees up bandwidth in a network in which it is employed, as compared with previously existing cooperative geolocation systems.

Abstract: Disclosed are an active smart antenna system and a method thereof. The system comprises: an antenna for receiving a signal; a low noise amplifier for amplifying a signal received through the antenna so as to minimize a noise generation; and a phase shifter for controlling a phase of the amplified signal. The antenna, the low noise amplifier, and the phase shifter are formed on one high resistance substrate.

Abstract: An antenna structure used in an electronic device includes a signal transmission line and an antenna unit. The signal transmission line is electrically coupled to the electronic device. The antenna unit includes a signal feed-in point, a filter, and a radiation part. The signal feed-in point is electrically coupled to the electronic device via the signal transmission line. The filter has a first end electrically coupled to the signal feed-in point. The radiation part is electrically coupled to a second end of the filter.

Abstract: A antenna device, which includes a first dielectric substrate having a patch conductor disposed thereon; a second dielectric substrate having a grounding conductor disposed on a confronting substrate surface confronting the patch conductor; and a conductor for electromagnetic coupling, extending from the confronting substrate surface of the second dielectric substrate toward the first dielectric substrate, is provided. The antenna device is small and is capable of being mounted to a windowpane for a vehicle since the conductor for electromagnetic coupling is not connected to the grounding conductor with respect to a direct current and since the conductor for electromagnetic coupling and the patch conductor are electromagnetically coupled each other.

Abstract: A small radio frequency IC tag which can obtain sufficiently long communication distance with radio wave in the microwave band even if an antenna is made small and the radio frequency IC tag is embedded in metal material. An O-shaped antenna is formed to narrow the width of a neck part in which an IC chip is mounted and widen the width of radiating electrodes constituting radiating part of radio wave. The radiating electrodes are formed into offset structure on right and left sides of the feeding point so that areas of right and left radiating parts of the feeding point in which the IC chip is mounted are unsymmetrical. Further, a ground electrode is provided so that a dielectric body is held between the radiating electrodes and the ground electrode and the radiating electrode is connected to the ground electrode at the side of the dielectric body.

Abstract: An antenna for use in an automatic meter reading (AMR) module comprises a pin and a radiator. The radiator may be a disk radiator for example, that comprises an opening which may receive the pin. Desirably, the pin is affixed to the radiator at one end, and is disposed on a ground plane at the other end. The antenna may be a top loaded short monopole antenna, for example. Additionally, the antenna may be used in a module for a water meter. The pin and disk radiator may be stamped from a single sheet of material.

Abstract: A flat miniaturized antenna of a wireless communication device includes a baseboard, a sleeve conductor formed on the baseboard and coupled to system ground, a meander-shaped conductor formed inside the sleeve conductor and isolated from the sleeve conductor, having a wide end and a narrow end, a feed-in end formed on the wide end of meander-shaped conductor, for transmitting wireless signals to the wireless communication device, and a branch conductor coupled to the meander-shaped conductor.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an antenna structure comprising a ground plane; a radiator having a curved shape portion and a rectangular portion connected to the ground plane via a first end of the curved shape portion and grounded by a ground point of the ground plane, the rectangular portion being connected to a second end of the curved shape portion; and a feed point projected into a groove within the ground plane and connected to the second end of the curved shape portion of the radiator; and wherein the ground plane is extended over the rectangular portion of the radiator.

Abstract: An antenna device is disclosed. An antenna such as a dipole antenna and a parallel feeder each formed of a conductor pattern are disposed on a dielectric plate. The connector is connected to the antenna through the parallel feeder. The parallel feeder has a length of an integral multiple of a half wavelength and has an even number of bending points between the connecter and the antenna.

Abstract: A method for tuning the antenna of a portable terminal including the steps of applying electromagnetic interference (EMI) paint to the inner surface of a case of the terminal; positioning a PCB having a ground inside the terminal; positioning an internal antenna above the upper end of the printed circuit board (PCB) while being spaced at a predetermined height; applying EMI paint to the inner surface of the case in a predetermined pattern to provide a first region having a ground; and applying EMI paint while changing the application pattern to provide a second region extending from the first region and having a ground, the shape of which is varied to change the frequency tuning of the antenna.

Abstract: A wideband omnidirectional antenna for a plug and play device includes a system ground plane, a radiating element, a feeding element. The radiating element is installed above an edge of the system ground plane and comprises a first sub-radiating element and a second sub-radiating element. The first sub-radiating element is parallel to the system ground plane. The second sub-radiating element is electronically connected to an edge of the first sub-radiating element in a foldable manner. The second sub-radiating element is approximately perpendicular to the first sub-radiating element and extends in an upright direction above the system ground plane when in use condition, and is approximately parallel to the first sub-radiating element and extends horizontally above the system ground plane when not in use condition. The feeding element is electronically connected to a signal source and is used for transmitting signals outputted from the signal source to the radiating element.

Abstract: An antenna device includes a grounding subject, a feeder insulated from the grounding subject, a first conductor shaping like substantially a looped triangle and coupled to the feeder at a first feeder top, and a second conductor symmetric to the first conductor with respect to a phantom line extending through the feeder and coupled to the feeder at a second feeder top. The first feeder top is placed closest to the grounding subject among other elements of the first conductor, and the second feeder top is placed closest to the grounding subject among other elements of the second conductor. The foregoing structure allows a high electrical field section of a first side of the first conductor and that of a first side of the second conductor to leave further away from the grounding subject.

Abstract: In an antenna unit including an antenna and a bottom plate, a unit fixing member is disposed between the antenna and the bottom plate. The unit fixing member is adapted to provisionally fix the antenna unit onto a mobile object and to fix the antenna onto the bottom plate.

Abstract: An antenna system for sharing of operation employs contiguous transmit frequencies. Transmit frequencies are separated into non-contiguous sub-groups isolated from one another by filters 158(+) and 160(?) associated with positive and negative polarisation. Received frequencies are filtered and split into five signals for input to base station receive ports. Non-contiguous transmit frequency sub-groups are combined by a quadrature hybrid 110 and pass with 90 degree relative phase shift to mutually orthogonal antenna stack ports P(+) and P(?) associated with orthogonally polarised sets of antenna elements AS(+) and AS(?): the ports P(+) and P(?) are isolated from one another by the hybrid 110. The 90 degree phase shift results in one transmit subgroup being radiated with left hand circular polarisation and the other transmit subgroup being radiated with right hand circular polarisation.

Abstract: A multitransmitter RF rotary joint free weather radar system is used to transmit two transmitted waves toward an object and to receive two reflected waves from the object. The system incorporates an antenna pedestal having a platform support and a platform. The platform support is attached to a base. The platform is rotatably coupled to the platform support. A reflector is in electromagnetic communication with a coherent transmitter subsystem, a first channel subsystem, a second channel subsystem, and an analyzer subsystem. The subsystems rotate with the platform and reflector. RF rotary joints are not utilized. The coherent transmitter subsystem generates radio signals that are modulated by the two subsystems to create the two transmitted waves. Two receivers process the reflected waves. The analyzer subsystem is in wireless communication with a remote computer.

Abstract: An antenna coil includes: an air-core type flat coil body; a coil case; and a reinforce frame. The coil case has a ring shape, which corresponds to the coil body. The coil case includes a coil accommodation space. The coil case further includes a coil side terminal. The reinforce frame is integrated with the coil case along with the circumferential direction of the ring shape of the coil case. The reinforce frame is made of a material having a Young' modulus higher than that of the resin of the coil case.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a dipole antenna comprises the steps of forming first and second radiating elements on the surface of a flexible substrate, the radiating elements including respective feed points for making operative electrical contact with a feed line including corresponding first and second feed conductors. The radiating elements are arranged on the substrate such that, in use, an input impedance of the dipole antenna is substantially matched to a characteristic impedance of the feed line over a selected frequency band. The flexible substrate is then formed into a substantially cylindrical shape. The resulting antenna comprises an integral dipole antenna member having radiating elements disposed on a surface of a substantially cylindrical substrate. The antenna avoids the need to separately manufacture the radiating elements, and subsequently to assemble the elements to form a dipole antenna.

Abstract: A dipole array is provided for use as an Ultra Short Pulse (USP) transmitter or receiver in UWB communications systems, which reduces the output pulse dispersion. Instead of having all the dipole elements serially fed by a transmission line, the feeding in the array is made independently through a central point and the radiation is emitted and received broadsided with respect to the array plane. This configuration minimizes the relative time delay between radiating resonance frequencies.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device shielding especially an electronic unit with a transmitter, such as a mobile phone, against electromagnetic radiation. The device includes a crystal and an winding/spiral, where the winding/spiral is wound with the crystal arranged in the middle. One end of the winding extends immediately adjacent the antenna of the electronic unit. The device includes also a second winding of ferromagnetic material and a metallic film.

Abstract: An optimal configuration for at least one antenna and/or at least one frequency selective surface is generated. A configuration of elements is generated by selecting a simple configuration of at least one element and applying a genetic algorithm to the simple configuration to generate a configuration optimized for various characteristics. A stochastic process may be used to randomly select an arrangement of elements as the simple antenna configuration and to select elements that connect the randomly selected elements to produce a stochastic configuration to which the genetic algorithm is then applied. Alternatively, an iterated or semi-iterated process may be applied to the simple antenna configuration to produce a fractal or a semi-fractal configuration, respectively, to which the genetic algorithm is then applied. Also, the elements may be optimized independently.

Abstract: An antenna device includes a first elliptic reflective surface, a first antenna and a second antenna. The first elliptic reflective surface has a first focus and a second focus. The first antenna is disposed on the first focus, and the second antenna is disposed on the second focus. The first antenna transmits a first signal and a second signal, and the second antenna receives the first signal and the second signal. The first signal is transmitted directly to the second antenna from the first antenna. The second signal is reflected by the first elliptic reflective surface and transmitted to the second antenna.

Abstract: A radar reflector including a first and a second radar corner. The radar corners are formed by an essentially rectangular first flat plate and a second and a third essentially flat plate arranged perpendicular to the first plate at two perpendicular edges of the first plate and to meet the two edges of the first plate. The second and the third plates of the first radar corner are arranged to meet two different perpendicular edges of the first plate than the second and third plate of the second radar corner. In order to obtain a less bulky storing and a more easily controlled ejection process the second and third plate of each radar corner are rotatable at the meeting edge of the first plate from a folded position in which the plates are essentially parallel with and close to the first plate to an unfolded position in which the plates are essentially perpendicular to the first plate.

Abstract: A driving circuit for a double display panel is disclosed. The driving circuit drives a first display panel and a second display panel, and includes an ASIC and two pairs of driving ports. The ASIC outputs a driving signal pair including two signals which are opposite in phase to each other. A first pair of driving ports electrically connected to the first display panel and the ASIC, receiving the driving signal pair to determine whether to activate the first display panel or not. A second pair of driving ports electrically connected to the second display panel and the ASIC, receiving the driving signal pair to determine whether to activate the second display panel or not. The driving signal pair determining the activation of the first and second display panel is the same for both panels, and only one of the display panels can be activated at a time.

Abstract: An aircraft flight control display for orientation of the pilot during an approach of the aircraft toward a destination has a center of the display as its fixed point. An aircraft symbol with a center depicts the longitudinal axis as well as a lateral line to depict the current attitude of the aircraft. A destination position symbol has a reference line and a position symbol, with a skyline having a center. The destination position symbol is located at a distance from the center and its reference line points to the center as the reference point. The destination position symbol is rotated around the reference point dependent on the relative position of the aircraft's direction or the flight direction to the desired destination direction.

Abstract: An image composition system includes an HMD (100) having a right-eye camera (110), a left-eye camera (111), a right-eye LCD (130) and a left-eye LCD (131) for displaying a real image, and the like, and an information processing apparatus (300) for generating another image different from the real image. A composite image obtained by superimposing the other image generated by the information processing apparatus (300) on the real image captured by the right-eye camera (110) and left-eye camera (111) is displayed on the right-eye LCD (130) and left-eye LCD (131). The display region of the other image is determined based on the position and posture of the head of the user who wears the HMD (100). The user can observe the other image superimposed on the real image at an appropriate position while wearing the HMD on his or her head.

Abstract: A display system (100) for displaying images from different data streams (1,2) simultaneously is described. Images corresponding to the first data stream (1) are shown to a first observer (106) in a vehicle and images corresponding to the second data stream (2) are shown to a second observer (108) in the vehicle. The display system (100) comprises: a display screen (102 for generating a first one of the images and a second one of the images; and an optical selection screen (104) for selectively passing the first one of the images in a first direction (101) towards the first observer (106) and passing the second one of the image second direction (103) towards the second observer (108). It is advantageously that the display screen (102) generates images both data streams (1,2).

Abstract: A plasma display device that enables a stable address operation even in a high-speed drive so as to display an image of high definition and high quality. A PDP having discharge cells each provided with a scanning electrode and a sustaining electrode is driven by a method for displaying a frame of an image by repeating an address period, a discharge sustaining period, and a discharge suspend period. At least one initialization period that succeeds a discharge suspend period and in which the state of the wall charge in each discharge cell is initialized is provided. In the discharge suspend period, a voltage is applied between the scanning electrode and the sustaining electrode so that a wall voltage may be generated at which the polarity at the scanning electrode with respect to the sustaining electrode is the same as that of the initializing pulse applied to the scanning electrode in the initialization period.

Abstract: A panel capacitor is formed by a scan electrode and a sustain electrode. The voltage at the panel capacitor is reduced by turning on a transistor coupled between the scan electrode and the capacitor. As a result, the voltage within the panel capacitor exceeds the discharge firing voltage to discharge the panel capacitor. When the gate voltage of the transistor is reduced by an RC circuit, the transistor is turned off, and the scan electrode is floated. A discharge is then steeply quenched, and wall charges are finely controlled. Next, the above-noted operation is repeated by turning on the transistor.

Abstract: A PDP driving method. A falling ramp voltage is applied to a scan electrode so as to reset a state of wall charges of a discharge cell during a reset period. In this instance, a sustain electrode is maintained at a high voltage during an initial period for applying the falling ramp voltage, and the voltage at the sustain electrode is reduced to a normal voltage at a latter part of the period for applying the falling ramp voltage. Accordingly, the voltage applied to an address electrode is reduced in an address period since an erased amount of the wall charges of the address electrode is reduced during the reset period.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) driving apparatus and a method for displaying pictures on the PDP increases the ability to express low gray scales without increasing the number of sub-fields. Input picture signal data are delayed by one frame and the number of high-order bits, from most significant bits not commonly used by all picture signal data within one frame, is detected. When the number of unused bits is detected, inverse gamma-corrected decimal point bits are shifted to an actual data position by the number of unused bits so as to increase power of expression of low gray scale. The decimal point bits are converted into sub-fields having low gray scale weights, in consideration of the shifting to the actual data position, for display on the PDP.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including first and second substrates facing one another with a gap therebetween, address electrodes formed on the first substrate along a first direction, barrier ribs mounted in the gap and defining a plurality of discharge cells, first and second electrodes formed on the second substrate along a second direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and third electrodes extending along the second direction between pairs of the first and second electrodes. Areas of the third electrodes vary according to the color of the discharge cell over which the third electrodes are formed.

Abstract: In a light emitting device, a variation in intensity caused by varying a threshold value of a TFT for supplying a current to a light emitting element for each pixel becomes a burden to an improvement of an image quality of the light emitting device. A voltage equal to the threshold value of a TFT (106) is held in capacitor unit (109). When a video signal is inputted from a source signal line, the voltage held in the capacitor unit is added thereto and a resultant signal is applied to a gate electrode of the TFT (106). Even when a threshold value is varied for each pixel, each threshold value is held in the capacitor unit (109) for each pixel. Thus, the influence of a variation in threshold value can be eliminated. Further, holding of the threshold value is conducted by only the capacitor unit (109) and a charge does not move at writing of a video signal so that a voltage between both electrodes is not changed. Thus, it is not influenced by a variation in capacitance value.

Abstract: A data driving apparatus of an organic electro luminescence display (OELD) panel provides a current to the OELD panel, causing the OELD panel to display pictures. The data driving apparatus may include a data driver for applying data signals using a substantially uniform current; and a data signal controller circuit integrated with the OELD panel for charging and controlling the substantially uniform current in response to the data signals outputted from the data driver so as to apply the data signals to the organic electro luminescence display panel.

Abstract: The invention provides a current data amplifier circuit of which output current value is accurate even when transistors with large variation in electrical characteristics are used. According to the invention, a plurality of transistors configuring a driving element is used in a series connection state when inputting current and in a parallel connection state when outputting current. Thus, is it significantly suppressed that the variation are not reflected on the output current value even when the plurality of transistors configuring the driving element have variation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device for preventing cross-talk phenomenon. The light emitting device includes a plurality of pixels and a scan driving circuit. The pixels are formed in cross areas of data lines and scan lines. The scan driving circuit couples at least one scan line to a first voltage source having a first voltage during a first time, couples the scan line to a second voltage source having a second voltage during a second time, and couples the scan line to a third voltage source having a third voltage during a third time. Here, the second voltage is a voltage between the first voltage and the third voltage. The light emitting device discharges the data lines to the same level as data current irrespective of precharge current, and thus cross-talk phenomenon is not occurred to the light emitting device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving an organic light emitting display so as to minimize or prevent a raindrop phenomenon and an afterimage is provided. The apparatus and method determines the driving state of a pixel unit by using a vertical sync signal, and turns on or off the determined driving state of the pixel unit. The supply of the power voltage is sustained when the pixel unit is driven, and is turned off when the pixel unit is not driven. Accordingly, the apparatus and method can minimize or prevent a raindrop phenomenon and an afterimage by turning off the supply of the power voltage when the pixel unit is not driven.

Abstract: A light emitting element drive apparatus capable of always outputting the lowest voltage satisfying the drive conditions and having a high light emitting efficiency and a low power loss, and a portable apparatus using the same, comprising a LED drive apparatus 10 to which LEDs 20-1 to 20-n of different drive voltages required for emitting light are connected in parallel and driving one or more LEDs, wherein the LED drive apparatus 10 has drive circuits 13-1 to 13-n connected to the corresponding LEDs among a plurality of LEDs and driving the corresponding LEDs with luminances based on set values and power supply circuits 14 and 15 for deciding a drive voltage value required for the highest light emission among one or more LEDs driven to emit light based on drive states of drive circuits (for example terminal voltages of the current source) and supplying a drive voltage having at least the decided value to a plurality of LEDs in parallel.

Abstract: By operating a driving TFT in a saturation region, luminance is not easily reduced when an EL element is degraded. However, such problems occur as a high voltage, high power consumption, and heat generation. In the case of operating a driving TFT in a saturation region, luminance varies due to a variation of driving TFTs. In view of the aforementioned problems, a high current capacity TFT is used in the high gray-scale and a low current capacity TFT is used in the low gray-scale. The high current capacity TFT can supply a large current with a lower Vgs, therefore, it does not easily operate in a linear region even when Vds is lowered. Thus, a luminance is not reduced easily even when an EL element is degraded, and an operation at a low voltage is realized. The low current capacity TFT supplies current when high Vgs is applied. With high Vgs, an effect of variation in characteristics of TFTs, especially in Vth can be ameliorated.

Abstract: A calibration method for calibrating a fixed format emissive display device having a plurality of pixels is described In the display each pixel comprises at least three sub-pixels for emitting light of different real primary colours. The method comprises determining, for each real primary colour separately, a virtual target primary colour which can be reached by at least 80% of the pixels of the display, determining a colour gamut defined by the determined virtual target primary colours, and adjusting the drive currents to the sub-pixels to achieve a colour inside the determined colour gamut. A display having an extended range of colours is described, i.e. a gamut of colours that is more than the gamut provided by an n virtual primary colour based electronic multicolour display, as measured on a chromaticity diagram, for example. A color and/or brightness uniform image can be produced with this fixed format emissive display device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive projection display that allows a pixel grid as ineffective portions of respective pixels of a light valve to be made inconspicuous. The projection display includes a birefringent element (43) for spatially separating light from a transmission liquid crystal light valve (39). The birefringent element (43) includes a first birefringent plate (40) that the light from the liquid crystal light valve (39) enters, a second birefringent plate (41) that light from the first birefringent plate (40) enters, and a third birefringent plate (42) that light from the second birefringent plate (41) enters. A polarization direction of the light entering the first birefringent plate (40) forms an angle of n×45° (n is an integer other than 0) with an optic axis of the first birefringent plate (40) projected on an incident surface of the first birefringent plate (40).

Abstract: A four color liquid crystal display (LCD) including red, green, blue, and white pixels is provided. The LCD also includes a plurality of gate lines for transmitting gate signals to the pixels and a plurality of data lines for transmitting data signals to the pixels. The LCD further includes a gate driver supplying the gate signals to the gate lines, a data driver supplying the data voltages to the data lines, and an image signal modifier. The image signal modifier includes a data converter converting three-color image signals into four-color image signals, a data optimizer optimizing the four-color image signals from the data converter, a data output unit supplying the optimized image signals to the data driver in synchronization with a clock, and a clock generator generating the clock. The data driver operates in synchronization with the clock.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a signal controller having a luminance controller receiving image data from an external graphic source and controlling the luminance of the image data such that the luminance at the gray expressed by a specific data value of the image data is established to be 80 cd/m2, and a gamma converter outputting image data each having a gamma characteristic adapted to a gamma 2.2 curve. The gamma converter output is determined without using a look up table based on at least one difference curve having a linear portion, a quartic portion, and a critical value where the liner portion and the quartic portion intersect. The liquid crystal display further includes a data driver receiving the image data for selecting and outputting gray voltages corresponding to the image data, and an inverter controlling a lamp to emit light with a luminance of 80 cd/m2 or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is an LCD and driving method thereof. The present invention comprises a data gray signal modifier for receiving gray signals from a data gray signal source, and outputting modification gray signals by consideration of gray signals of present and previous frames; a data driver for changing the modification gray signals into corresponding data voltages and outputting image signals; a gate driver for sequentially supplying scanning signals; and an LCD panel comprising a plurality of gate lines for transmitting the scanning signals; a plurality of data lines, being insulated from the gate lines and crossing them, for transmitting the image signals; and a plurality of pixels, formed by an area surrounded by the gate lines and data lines and arranged as a matrix pattern, having switching elements connected to the gate lines and data lines.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, drain signal lines which supply the video signal are arranged to cross gate signal lines which supply the scanning signal and counter voltage signal lines which supply the reference signal. The reference signal is supplied to the pixels for every selected pixel row. Further, the counter voltage signal lines in other pixel rows except for the selected pixel rows are respectively configured to assume a floating state.

Abstract: A driving method of an LCD panel having a plurality of display groups comprising a plurality of display cells and respectively coupled to a data electrode and a gate electrode. The display cells of the display group are coupled to the data electrode and the gate electrode connected to the display group. The video signals are provided to the data electrodes to make the number of the display groups having the number of the display cells with positive polarity greater than the number of the display cells with negative polarity equal to the number of the display groups having the number of the display cells with negative polarity greater than the number of the display cells with positive polarity. The display groups are coupled to the same gate electrode. Then, the scan signals are provided to the gate electrodes.

Abstract: A shift register is provided with a shift register section composed of a plurality of stages of flip-flops that operate in synchronization with a clock signal, and level shifters for boosting a start signal lower than a driving voltage and for applying the same to both ends of the shift register section, and the shift register is capable of switching the shift direction in accordance with the switching signal. The foregoing level shifters are current-driving-type level shifters that can operate even in the case where the transistor characteristics are inferior or in the case of fast operations, and that can carry out level shifting even with a start signal having a small amplitude. Furthermore, the foregoing level shifters are provided at both ends of the shift register section, respectively, and one of the same stops operating in accordance with a switching signal, so that consumed power should decrease.

Abstract: A display device is provided with a shift register having a plurality of bistable circuits, each of the bistable circuits being connected to a corresponding scanning line. An RS flip-flop circuit provided in each of the bistable circuits functions as a memory portion for discriminating a start position of a display region for partial display. When partial display is carried out, first, only the RS flip-flop circuit corresponding to the start position of the display region is put into the set state, that is, only the bistable circuit corresponding to the start position of the display region is put into the set state. Moreover, the scanning lines that are connected to the bistable circuits from the start position to the end position are driven sequentially. During this, only the bistable circuit corresponding to the start position is kept in the set state, and the other bistable circuits are kept in the reset state.