Abstract: A driving circuit for a liquid crystal display module having an array of liquid crystal cells and signal lines, each liquid crystal cell being chargeable via one of the signal lines by any amount between two saturated values so as to provide a corresponding display intensity. The driving circuit is configured to charge selectively all the liquid crystal cells of the array during a frame period so as to cause the array of liquid crystal cells to display an image. During a normal mode of operation, all of the liquid crystal cells are recharged repeatedly at a first refreshed rate. During a low power mode of operation, all of the liquid crystal cells are recharged repeatedly at a second refresh rate, lower than said first refreshed rate. Also, during the low power mode of operation, all of the liquid crystal cells are charged only to one or other of the two saturated values.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving a liquid crystal display device are disclosed. The apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel with pixels defined by data and gate lines. A gate driver provides different gate pulses to the odd-column pixels than to the even-column pixels. The gate pulses have different voltages and/or widths. Data drivers provide data voltages having a positive or negative polarity to the data lines. A timing controller controls the gate and data drivers and supplies gate clock pulses that have different voltages and/or widths to the gate driver.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, load (12) and display device (10) where an output parameter value (V) of a power supply (14) coupled to a separate load (12) is regulated. The load (12) demands at least one such parameter value (V) from the power supply (14). The power supply (14) delivers the output parameter value (V) to the load (12). The load (12) comprises a control signal setting unit (16), which receives information relating to the output parameter value (V) and is connected to the power supply (14) for delivering a control signal (VC). The control signal (VC) includes information relating to the output parameter value (V) and is used by the power supply (14) for regulating the output parameter value (V). This makes the control signal setting unit (16) part of a feedback loop. The parameter value is preferably an output voltage, the load a plasma display panel and the display device a television set.

Abstract: A video compensation system for analog video transmission is described. The compensation system is employed in an analog video switching circuit such that each time a conductive path is switched, the system automatically tests the new switch path for a new compensation value. The compensation value is determined by measuring the response of the new path to a set of tones that are applied to the conductive path, the response to which is measured against a table of responses previously recorded. The measured responses are compared to the recorded responses to determine an appropriate compensation control voltage, which is applied to an equalizer system. In an alternative embodiment, the skew compensations also provided between red, green, and blue twisted pair lines in the cables by performing comparative analysis between corresponding pairs of the red, green, and blue signals.

Abstract: An electronic device of a source driver in an LCD device, for enhancing accuracy of voltage outputted to an equivalent capacitor of a panel of the LCD device, includes a first node, a second node, an output unit, a first charge sharing switch, a second charge sharing switch, a first precharge switch, and a second precharge switch. The electronic device only uses two precharge switches to implement the precharge function and can decrease the current limiting resistor for enhancing the output voltage accuracy and decrease the charge time of the equivalent capacitor.

Abstract: A control circuit for a start-up circuit that induces current flow in a bandgap circuit during a start-up phase is disclosed. The control circuit is configured to pass a power supply to the start-up circuit according to an internal node of the bandgap circuit after the start-up phase.

Abstract: A control circuit for a start-up circuit that induces current flow in a bandgap circuit during a start-up phase is disclosed. A comparator passes a power supply to the start-up circuit according to an internal node of the bandgap circuit after the start-up phase. An activating circuit is used to activate the comparator to obtain the power supply at an output earlier than another output node of the comparator.

Abstract: The luminous efficiency of a plasma display panel (PDP) device is increased by positive column gas discharge sustaining, with higher voltage and Xe content, plus pre-discharges sustain priming. High-speed addressing by using address period priming discharge. Cost saving in row driver ICs is realized by row addressing separated from sustaining. High contrast ratio due to masking of setup and addressing discharges.

Abstract: An image synthesis output apparatus is capable of saving power in the stage of obtaining a synthetic image of a plurality of images. In the apparatus, during a period when either of first and second input images is updated within a first predetermined period, a multi-layer image synthesis section synthesizes these input images and outputs a synthetic image to an LCD display panel. If neither of the first and second input images are updated within the first predetermined period, the multi-layer image synthesis section also writes the synthetic image in a synthetic- image storage section. If the first and second input images are not updated and a second predetermined period elapses after the first predetermined period, then without synthesizing the first and second input images, the multi-layer image synthesis section reads the synthetic image and outputs it to the LCD display panel.

Abstract: A data line driving circuit in a display device has an output terminal and a precharge circuit. The output terminal is connected to a pixel of a display panel through a data line. A gray-scale voltage corresponding to a display data is applied to the data line through the output terminal. The precharge circuit precharges the output terminal to a precharge voltage before the gray-scale voltage is applied to the data line. The precharge voltage depends on the gray-scale voltage.

Abstract: A computer is used to create a plan for repositioning an orthodontic patient's teeth. The computer receives an initial digital data set representing the patient's teeth at their initial positions and a final digital data set representing the teeth at their final positions. The computer then uses the data sets to generate treatment paths along which teeth will move from the initial positions to the final positions.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display and a method of driving the display. The display includes a display panel on which a plurality of data lines are formed, a data driver for supplying data voltages generated by modulating input image data to the respective data lines. The data driver includes a precharging unit for selecting a specific precharge voltage from a plurality of precharge voltages applied to the data driver depending on grayscale sections of the input image data, and for precharging the selected precharge voltages to the respective data lines. A predetermined voltage is precharged according to a grayscale section of image data and then applied to a pixel, whereby voltage rising time and voltage falling time when charging the pixel can be shortened. Therefore, even though the charge time of the pixel is shortened and bias current of the data driver is thus reduced, it is possible to obtain high driving performance.

Abstract: An apparatus for displaying digital image files on a standard display device such as a television set is provided in the form of a set-top box. The box includes an integrated circuit and memory buffer for computing an image from a file, a second memory buffer for storing computed images, and a video output for delivering the images to the display device. Preferably, the set-top box also includes an infrared receiver for remote operation. The set-top box receives the image files from standard storage media such as floppy disks.

Abstract: A driving method of an electro optical device includes pre-charging “m” columns of data lines belonging to each block to at least two different voltages before selecting the block. In addition, the combination of the at least two different voltages pre-charged to the “m” columns of data lines belonging to each block is switched each time a scanning line is selected.

Abstract: A power-supply circuit includes a capacitor, which is connected to a terminal at a first end while being grounded at the second end, for supplying a hold voltage between both ends thereof to a load; a capacitor connected, via a diode, to the terminal at a first end; an operational amplifier for raising a voltage at the second end of the capacitor, in response to a reduction in the hold voltage, such that the hold voltage becomes equal to a target voltage; and a transistor.

Abstract: In the present invention, during a 1H period excluding a blanking period (1HB) constituting a line display period, pixel data pulses of RGB (61B to 61R) are successively supplied for each color to corresponding signal lines for color display of one pixel line. A control circuit (40) of select switches connected to the signal lines (6-1 to 6-n) supplies permission pulses (63B to 63R) for supply of data to signal lines when displaying one color among RGB to select switches (TMG), and turns on the select switch (TMG) of the signal line corresponding to another color to be displayed later in the same line display period during the period of this application by a precharge pulse (62G or 62R) having a time duration shorter than the supply time of the pixel data of the other color (T2 or T3) to previously precharge the signal line of the other color to the predetermined potential.

Abstract: An electrooptic device includes 1) row groups of pixels that are made black during successive first precharge periods that are next to row groups of pixels to which a voltage corresponding to the gray level is written during successive first writing periods, 2) row groups of pixels that are made black during successive second precharge periods that are next to row groups of pixels to which a voltage corresponding to the gray level is written during successive second writing periods, and 3) row groups of pixels that are made black during successive first precharge periods that are next to row groups of pixels that are made black during successive second precharge periods.

Abstract: An electrooptic device is driven so that row groups of the pixels that are made black in a first precharge period and a row group of the pixels that are made black in a second precharge period are next to each other.

Abstract: The systems and methods disclosed herein relate to sources of diffuse illumination for providing substantially uniform illumination to a surface. The diffuse illumination arises from varying the diffusion angle of light generated by an LED system. To vary the diffusion angle, a translucent member is placed between the LED system and the surface. Light emitted from the LED system across the translucent member can subsequently can uniformly cover the surface.

Abstract: The method includes the steps of: (a) supplying second digital data, in place of first digital data that should originally be supplied, to a current drive circuit to allow the current drive circuit to supply a drive current corresponding to the second digital data during a first time period; and (b) supplying, after step (a), the first digital data to the current drive circuit to allow the current drive circuit to supply a drive current corresponding to the first digital data during a second time period. In step (a), the digital value of the second digital data is determined based on the digital value of the first digital data so that write of a drive current corresponding to the first digital data into an circuit to be driven is completed with the supply of the drive currents during the first and second time periods.

Abstract: A method is provided for operating a display apparatus in which one source output of a source driver is connected with first to N-th data lines through first to N-th time division switches, which method includes: driving a first pixel positioned in a first horizontal line and connected with one of the first to N-th data lines, by feeding a first drive voltage to the one of the first to N-th data lines from the one source output with associated one of the first to N-th time division switches; and driving a second pixel positioned in a second horizontal line next to the first horizontal line and connected with the one of the first to N-th data lines, by feeding a second drive voltage to the one of the first to N-th data lines from the source output with associated one of the first to N-th time division switches. The associated one time division switch is kept turned on during a time period from a start time of the driving the first pixel to a start time of the driving the second pixel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device of a mobile terminal and a driving method of the LCD device are provided, including an LCD panel for presenting images, driver ICs for driving the LCD panel, and a system controller for comparing a measured signal with a normal state signal and initializing the driver ICs according to a difference between the measured signal and the normal state signal.

Abstract: A display panel driving apparatus includes a display control section for controlling display on a plasma display panel, a drive section for driving the plasma display panel on the basis of a signal supplied from the display control section, and a transmission line for transferring data between the display control section and the drive section. The drive section includes a decoder section for decoding the signal supplied from the display control section and generating a control signal to generate drive pulses.

Abstract: An interactive display system wherein a projector receives signals from a graphics source in a manner that reduces latency in images projected onto a display surface. The signals include a pixel clock signal, pixel attribute signals, and synchronization signals. The pixel clock signal is used to clock sample and hold registers at the projector to preserve the pixel attribute signals received from the graphics source. The preserved pixel attribute signals, along with position signals corresponding to the synchronization signals, are presented directly to the projector. Parameters of the projector are known, and all gain, gamma correction, and scaling are performed before the signals are provided by the graphics source. Thus, it is unnecessary to digitize, store, adjust, or otherwise process pixel attribute signals at the projector, which simplifies processing of the graphics signals and reduces latency in generating the image in response to an input on the display surface.

Abstract: An active matrix organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and pixel structure thereof. The pixel structure comprises a first transistor, a storage capacitor, a second transistor, and an OLED. The first transistor has a gate terminal coupled to a scan signal and a drain terminal coupled to a data signal. The storage capacitor has two terminals coupled to a source terminal of the first transistor and a reference node with a second voltage. The second transistor has a gate terminal coupled to the source terminal of the first transistor and a source terminal coupled to the reference node. The OLED has a cathode coupled to a drain terminal of the second transistor and an anode coupled to a first voltage, higher than the second voltage. The second transistor is an amorphous silicon thin film transistor (a-Si TFT), and an equivalent channel width/length (W/L) ratio of the second transistor exceeds 10.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device of an active matrix type, at first, an initialization signal voltage having a voltage value equal to or higher than the maximum voltage value of a display signal is applied to display pixels in a signal application period in a field period. The display signal is thereafter applied. As a result, the change amount of the voltage applied to liquid crystal due to the field-through voltage in relation to a gate pulse can be arranged to be substantially constant, and can always be cancelled by a common electrode voltage. Occurrence of flicker and seizure phenomena can be thereby restricted so that the display quality can be improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture for gradually dimming backlit displays. The backlit displays may be gradually dimmed by reducing a level of the backlighting from an initial level to a final level in a plurality of steps over a dimming interval. The gradual dimming operations may be performed by any suitable combination of software and hardware components. For some embodiments, parameters used for the dimming, such as the dimming interval and final level of the backlighting, may be specified by a user.

Abstract: A method to determine and apply a voltage to precharge current-driven elements in a matrix. During ordinary scan cycles, a conduction voltage is sensed while the elements conduct a selected current. While not conducting the selected current, the sensed conduction voltage is averaged with other conduction voltages, and based on the averaged voltage a precharge voltage is provided during a precharge period of the scan cycle.

Abstract: An apparatus to determine and apply a voltage to precharge current-driven elements in a matrix. During ordinary scan cycles, a conduction voltage is sensed while the elements conduct a selected current. While not conducting the selected current, the sensed conduction voltage is averaged with other conduction voltages, and based on the averaged voltage a precharge voltage is provided during a precharge period of the scan cycle.

Abstract: An active matrix display device includes a pixel array unit having pixels arranged in a matrix pattern, a scanning circuit which sequentially selects pixels in unit of rows, and a signal circuit which receives a video signal containing serial dot data corresponding to each pixel and which writes the dot data into a selected pixel. The signal circuit receives a video signal which includes dot data corresponding to pixels to be rewritten but does not include dot data corresponding to pixels not to be rewritten and which includes skip data defining a skip amount. The signal circuit sequentially processes the dot data and skip data so as to write the corresponding dot data into pixels to be rewritten by skipping pixels not to be rewritten based on the skip data.

Abstract: A column driver for a graphics display has reduced power consumption by sharing power between upper and lower column amplifiers. The upper column amplifier operates over an upper supply range, while the lower column amplifier operates over a lower supply range. The upper and lower amplifiers have the substantially the same quiescent operating current such that the total operating current for the column drivers in the graphics display is reduced by a factor of two. Each column amplifier can be driven over half of the power-supply range such that lower voltage amplifiers may be employed for the column driver amplifiers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a point-to-point data bus architecture and a protocol for a graphics system. The TCON transmits the data to the column drivers using separate point-to-point data buses. Data may be transmitted to the column drivers during a horizontal blanking period resulting in more data being written to the column drivers as compared to a typical graphical display system. As each point-to-point data bus contains only the data for its corresponding column driver the instantaneous data rate to any column driver is lower than in conventional multi-drop architectures. The point-to-point system has fewer printed circuit board (PCB) lines and a lower loop area than a conventional multi-drop system. A protocol may also be implemented. The protocol may provide for system level control and coordination of column drivers and other display system components. This protocol allows the TCON to control the operation of the column drivers without the need for extra PCB lines.

Abstract: In order to attain an electric power saving for a liquid crystal display having a pre-charging unit, a signal line driving circuit according to the present invention is used in an active matrix type of a liquid crystal display, and it is characterized in that it applies a middle potential Vp serving as a pre-charging voltage and a gradation voltage corresponding to a picture data to a plurality of signal lines, and it has a latch 11 and a comparator 12 for comparing a picture data before one horizontal period with a picture data to be next displayed for each signal line, and a switch controller 13 for applying the middle potential Vp in accordance with the result compared by the comparator 12, and if a writing operation can be stably carried out at a high speed without any pre-charging operation, the pre-charging operation is not done. Thus, it is possible to reduce a loss of a current necessary for the pre-charging operation.

Abstract: It cannot be ensured that display setting changes are made at once in a system in which the number of display settings for a display processing apparatus is extremely large, an application is running under an operating system and display setting register change time is unpredictable from the application due to another task, or an internal configuration is incapable of immediately reflecting access from a host CPU to a display setting register. According to the present invention, outputs of a plurality of first display setting registers mapped into an address space for temporarily holding display setting data generated and outputted by a host CPU under control of a write control signal are connected to inputs of a plurality of second display setting registers holding display setting parameters referenced by display output module.

Abstract: A timing information interfacing apparatus in a digital display device is provided to convert a timing information of a video signal generating unit to a timing information which is substantially requested by a display unit and transmit the converted timing information to the display unit.

Abstract: A power saving circuit for a liquid crystal panel (LCD) and a plasma display panel (PDP) recovers an energy charged in a panel capacitor through one path of a drive IC driving a scan electrode or data electrode for the PDP, and recovers the energy charged in the panel capacitor through one path of a column drive IC or row drive IC for the LCD panel. The energy recovery path can be a parasitic diode or protective diode of the drive IC. The power saving circuit can operate in an addressing period.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fast-working residual display suppression circuit for LCD and a method thereto. The method includes the following steps: receiving a control signal; if the control signal is an automatic control signal, comparing a first reference voltage with a fixed difference to a supply voltage to a second reference voltage according to an externally input start signal; as the first reference voltage≦the second reference voltage, outputting an activating signal to an LCD power controller and a fast discharge circuit; if the control signal is a manual control signal, directly outputting the activating signal in order to drive the LCD power controller and the fast discharge circuit and cutting off the power supply to the fast discharge circuit by the LCD power controller according to the activating signal and combining two discharge paths of the fast discharge circuit to produce an optimal discharge path to speed up the discharge rate.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit with a plurality of pixels for displaying picture images, a driving unit for controlling operation of the respective pixels of the display unit, a power control unit for supplying a power to the driving unit and the display unit while controlling the power, and an abnormal operation prevention circuit. The abnormal operation prevention unit prevents the pixels from being deteriorated in display characteristics due to interception of an input signal into the driving unit when the power is continuously supplied to the driving unit from the power control unit.

Abstract: In an electroluminescent (EL) display device having a plurality of organic EL elements, variations in luminance among the EL elements are equalized. EL elements to be driven for a required image display are periodically applied with drive voltages and a recovery voltage, while the other EL elements are periodically applied with a dummy voltage. The period, the repetition period, and the amplitude of the dummy voltage are set not to illuminate the other EL elements, while promoting degradation of the other EL elements to some extent. Alternatively, the drive voltage applied to drive the EL elements for the required image display may be modified in accordance with the degree of degradation thereof.

Abstract: A reference potential generating circuit for liquid crystal display apparatus includes an outside reference potential generating circuit for generating a pair of outside reference potentials, and an inside reference potential generating circuit for generating a pair of inside reference potentials, which are between the outside reference potentials and are independent of the outside reference potentials. The outside or the inside reference potential generating circuit has a variable resister for correcting a deviation of a center potential of the outside or inside reference potentials.

Abstract: Before applying a pulse (Vp) of the first voltage for uniforming charges between each of the first electrodes X and each of the second electrode Y1 to Yn which are adjacent to each other, a pulse (Vpp) of the fifth voltage which has a reverse polarity to that of the pulse of the first voltage and is lower than the pulse of the first voltage and higher than the pulse of the fourth voltage for sustaining a discharge is applied between the first and second electrodes. Thus, in a method for driving a plasma display in which cells are provided at intersections of a plurality of electrodes, a full write discharge is surely caused even if residual wall charges are left, and luminous efficiency is increased.

Abstract: In an active-matrix type liquid crystal display device, a dummy scanning line is provided at a higher position than the top of ordinary scanning liens in the case that a scanning operation is performed from the top of a display region to the bottom thereof. Alternatively, such a dummy scanning line is disposed at a lower position than the bottom of ordinary scanning lines where the scanning operation is performed from the bottom of the display region to the top thereof. Scanning pulses to turn on switching elements as well as compensation pulses are applied to the dummy scanning line as to the ordinary scanning lines to obtain a uniform brightness display on a screen of the active-matrix type liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: An improved technique for driving matrix displays, and in particular, passive matrix displays including row and column configurations of electro-optical display elements (e.g., liquid crystal, LED, plasma, and Electroluminescent). By analyzing illumination information about display elements, a matrix display is more effectively driven. Also, by using the method, the selection ratio in LCD displays is improved.

Abstract: A method of driving a plasma display panel for generating picture or image with high quality while suppressing luminance to a low level in the display in black. One field for image display is composed of at least two different types of subfields first and second subfields.