Waveform Generation Patents (Class 345/94)
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Patent number: 8264451Abstract: To provide a display panel control device capable of improving gap of moving pictures, etc., without increasing the dividing number of the backlight. The device includes: a black image insertion driving part which performs, on a display panel, black image insertion drive in which video display scanning and black image display scanning are executed in a specific period; and a light-up timing control part which controls a light-up start timing and a light-off start timing of each light source block based on a synchronous signal which synchronizes with the start timing of the video display scanning or the black image display scanning. The light-off period of the light source block is equal to or less than a period from the end of black image display scanning performed on all display lines within a block area to the start of video scanning performed on the first display line within the area.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: NEC CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Kimura
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Patent number: 8264446Abstract: A driving apparatus for a display device includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, and each pixel includes first and second sub-pixels. The driving apparatus includes a memory for storing digital data, a controller for calling the digital data to output the digital data together with a clock signal and at least one selection signal, and a gray voltage generator formed of an integrated circuit to receive the digital data from the controller and to generate gray reference voltage sets. The gray voltage generator includes first and second registers for storing the digital data, a selector including a plurality of multiplexers for receiving the outputs of the first and second registers, and a converter including a plurality of digital-analog converters connected to the multiplexers. As described above, the gray voltage generator is provided in the form of a chip so that it is possible to reduce the area occupied on a printed circuit board (PCB) and to reduce the cost of the gray voltage generator.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2010Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung-Woo Lee, Tae-Sung Kim, Jae-Hyoung Park
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Patent number: 8264441Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, when a still image is displayed, applied voltages respectively corresponding to a total of n (n being an integer of not less than 4) types of gradation 0 to (n?1) are outputted to pixels. On the other hand, when a moving image is displayed, an applied voltage corresponding to a predetermined gradation m (1?m?(n?2)) is applied to the pixels instead of applied voltages respectively corresponding to gradations of less than the predetermined gradation m.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Asahi Yamato, Yuki Kawashima, Kiyoshi Nakagawa, Kohzoh Takahashi, Toshihiro Yanagi
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Patent number: 8264423Abstract: Provided is a method of driving a display element in which color tone variation of white during repeated drive has been reduced. Also disclosed is a method of driving a display element in which an electrolyte comprising silver or a compound containing silver in a chemical structure thereof is contained between facing electrodes, comprising the step of applying a driving operation to the facing electrodes so as to induce dissolution and deposition of silver, wherein an impression necessary for displaying black color is the impression of a pulse applied to the facing electrodes, satisfying the following Expression (1). Expression (1) 1/100 ?TBP/TW?1/5, where TBP represents time width (ms) of one pulse applied in an applied direction necessary for black display, and TW represents the sum of applied time (ms) in an applied direction necessary for white display after conducting the black display employing the applied pulse.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Noriyuki Kokeguchi
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Patent number: 8259052Abstract: An apparatus and method for driving a liquid crystal display device are disclosed in which the response speed of the liquid crystal can be increased without using a digital memory. The driving apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel with gate lines and data lines arranged perpendicularly to each other, a gate driver that supplies a gate pulse to the gate lines, and a data driver. The data driver samples an input N-bit digital data signal to generate an analog data voltage, generates a modulated data voltage for acceleration of a response speed of the liquid crystal according to an M-bit data value of the sampled digital data signal, mixes the modulated data voltage with the analog data voltage, and supplies the mixed data voltage to the data lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2005Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seok Woo Lee, Nam Hee Kim
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Patent number: 8253655Abstract: A common-voltage compensation circuit functions to provide a crosstalk interference suppressing mechanism for use in a liquid crystal display having a liquid-crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor. The compensation circuit includes a buffer for receiving a preliminary common voltage, a current/voltage converter, a high-pass filter and a ripple-voltage inverter. The current/voltage converter is utilized for generating a liquid-crystal capacitor common voltage furnished to the liquid-crystal capacitor according to an output current of the buffer. The high-pass filter performs a high-pass filtering operation on the liquid-crystal capacitor common voltage for extracting a ripple voltage. The ripple-voltage inverter is employed to generate a storage capacitor common voltage furnished to the storage capacitor through performing an inverting operation on the ripple voltage based on the preliminary common voltage.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Hui-Lung Yu, Chih-Yuan Chien, Ming-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 8253674Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a glass substrate with pixel electrodes that are arranged in a matrix shape, TFTs that are connected to the pixel electrodes, and a glass substrate with an opposing electrode and color filters that are arranged in a matrix shape. A liquid crystal layer is formed in a space between the glass substrates by filling a ferroelectric liquid crystal into the space. When writing display data, and when deleting display data that has been written, a voltage, not including 0V, that becomes a voltage potential, or in other words, a voltage that is greater than a threshold voltage at which the optical characteristic of the filled ferroelectric liquid crystal changes is applied between the opposing electrode and pixel electrodes. An image is displayed over all gradation numbers, including the low-gradation side, and the display characteristic is improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Tetsuya Makino, Toshiaki Yoshihara, Shinji Tadaki, Hironori Shiroto, Yoshinori Kiyota, Keiichi Betsui
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Patent number: 8253675Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a wireless communication device, and a display unit that receives a main clock and is operated by an operating frequency in response to the frequency of the main clock, and a main-clock-providing unit that measures noise in signals received from a wireless communication channel, and changes the frequency of the main clock to reduce the noise.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bum-jin Kim, Seung-je Lee, Seoung-bum Pyoun, Woo-il Park, Dae-seoo Kim
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Patent number: 8248344Abstract: A method of driving a liquid crystal display panel of a dot inversion system having liquid crystal cells arranged at intersections between a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines in a matrix array, including supplying the data lines with (n?2)th data corresponding to the liquid crystal cells connected to an (n?2)th gate line, conducting a data supply channel for the liquid crystal cells connected to an nth gate line such that the (n?2)th data is supplied to the liquid crystal cells connected to the nth gate line, conducting a data supply channel for the liquid crystal cells connected to the nth gate line such that the (n?2)th data is supplied to the liquid crystal cells connected to the nth gate line, and conducting a data supplying channel for the liquid crystal cells connected to the (n?2)th gate line such that the (n?2)th data is supplied to the liquid crystal cells connected to the (n?2)th gate line, wherein conducting the data supply channel and conducting the data supplying channel are pType: GrantFiled: December 19, 2001Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hong Sung Song
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Patent number: 8248341Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for the reduction of power consumption and mitigation of device stress accumulation in low frequency refreshed Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs). In an exemplary embodiment, two or more transistors in series are used to hold charge on an LCD pixel. To prevent negative stress on the transistors, the transistors are alternately driven to an “on” state so that no one transistor sees a long “off” time. In another embodiment, circuits and signaling waveforms for performing frame writing and stress mitigation are provided that minimize dynamic power consumption and static power consumption in peripheral ESD circuits.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Store Electronic Systems SAInventor: Charles F. Neugebauer
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Patent number: 8243001Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) module includes a display unit for displaying images, a temporary storage unit electronically connected to the display unit for temporarily storing image data, and a timing unit electronically connected to the display unit. The display unit displays images corresponding to the image data stored in the temporary storage unit, and the timing unit generates a synchronous signal corresponding to the displaying operation.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.Inventor: Szu-Ying Lin
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Patent number: 8243057Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display and driving method thereof. The organic electroluminescent display includes a demultiplexer for outputting signals provided by a data driver to a plurality of data lines according to on/off operation of analog switches. The driving method divides a frame into two parts, and drives them. Data signals are applied to pixels which are not adjacent among the pixels of each row during the former ½ frame, and the data signals are applied to the pixels to which no data signal has been applied in the former ½ frame during the latter ½ frame.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2004Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Dong-Yong Shin
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Patent number: 8243227Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reduce the exterior of a display device while retaining a display screen at a certain size. A liquid crystal display panel including a TFT substrate formed with a glass substrate and a color filter substrate is stored in a frame made of a metal. In order to avoid the direct contact between the glass substrate and the frame made of a metal, part of an optical sheet included in a backlight disposed behind the liquid crystal display panel is extended to lie between the liquid crystal display panel and the frame, and is regarded as a spacer. Since the thickness of the optical sheet is as small as 0.06 mm, the spacer hardly affects the external dimensions of a display device. Consequently, while a crack of the glass substrate is prevented, the exterior of the display device can be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignees: Hitachi Displays, Ltd., Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Eiji Oohira
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Patent number: 8242999Abstract: A driving method for generating activating signals that serve to activate scan lines of a display panel includes generating the activating signals based on a plurality of recorded pulse duration information to thereby permit a time point at which a pulse duration of a preceding one of the activating signals in a consecutive pair ends occurs prior to a time point at which a pulse duration of a succeeding one of the activating signals in the consecutive pair starts. A driving device that performs the driving method is also disclosed. A method for adjusting pulse durations of the activating signals is further disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2008Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Integrated Solutions Technology, Inc.Inventors: Po-Chih Lin, Cheng-Che Ho
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Patent number: 8242989Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a plurality of pixels arranged at intersecting points of data lines, scan lines and light emitting control lines; a sensing unit extracting a signal corresponding to a degradation level of organic light emitting diodes provided in each of the pixels; a storage unit storing the signal obtained from the sensing unit, calculating degradation level information of the organic light emitting diodes using the stored signal and storing the calculated information; a conversion unit for converting an input data (Data) into a correction data (Data?) using the degradation level information stored in the storage unit; and a data driver for receiving the correction data (Data?) outputted from the conversion unit and generating data signals to be supplied to the circuits.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignees: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd., IUCF-HYU (Industry University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University)Inventor: Oh-Kyong Kwon
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Publication number: 20120200548Abstract: Since a first and a second source-follower PMOS transistor in a pixel have gates connected to a first and a second capacitor and are used always in on state, respectively, only respective threshold voltages in the first and second source-follower PMOS transistors are set to be +0.5 V and put in normally-on state. A current value in each of the first and second source-follower PMOS transistors is controlled by a constant current load transistor, and on/off thereof is controlled by the constant current load transistor and each of first and second switching NMOS transistors. Further, each of the first and second switching NMOS transistors intermediates to limit an outputtable voltage range and thereby optimization is performed so as to maximize a range where linearity is secured by shifting the respective threshold voltages of the first and second source-follower PMOS transistors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Applicant: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATIONInventor: Takayuki Iwasa
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Patent number: 8237700Abstract: A pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generator generates multiple output PWM signals from an input PWM signal. The output PWM signals are synchronized to synchronization events. Each output PWM signal has a duty ratio substantially equal to the duty ratio of the input PWM signal, and each output PWM signal has a fixed phase-shift in relation to the other output PWM signals. The PWM signal generator samples an input PWM cycle to determine sample parameters representative of its duty ratio. The sample parameters are then used to generate a corresponding output PWM cycle for each of the output PWM signals. In response to a synchronization event, the PWM signal generator prematurely terminates the current PWM cycle and initiates the next PWM cycle while ensuring that the portion of the current output PWM cycle completed by the leading output PWM signal up to the point of the premature termination is replicated for the corresponding output PWM cycles of the other non-leading output PWM signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.Inventor: Bin Zhao
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Publication number: 20120194495Abstract: An LC barrier panel of a stereoscopic image display device has a substrate on which first barrier pixels and second barrier pixels are alternately arranged in a vertical direction and on which the first barrier pixels and third barrier pixels are alternately arranged in a horizontal direction. On a counter substrate, a counter electrode is formed to cover the entire surface of the display region. The third barrier pixels and the counter electrode are supplied with the same drive signal while an effective voltage is applied between the counter electrode and the first and second barrier pixels to perform vertical stripe display. Alternatively, the second barrier pixels and the counter electrode are supplied with the same drive signal while an effective voltage is applied between the counter electrode and the first and third barrier pixels to perform horizontal stripe display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventor: Jun KADOWAKI
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Patent number: 8232948Abstract: Provided is a multilevel voltage driving device and system. The multilevel voltage driving device comprises a level converter, which is provided with an AC signal input terminal for inputting an AC signal, a high level output terminal for outputting a high level, and an intermediate level output terminal for outputting an intermediate level; and a switch selector, which is connected with the high level output terminal and the intermediate level output terminal, and which is provided with a control signal input terminal, for inputting a control signal to alternately select the high level and intermediate level, and an output terminal for outputting the selected level.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2007Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinshe Yin, Ming Chen
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Publication number: 20120188213Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (LCD), and a method of driving the LCD. The LCD includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels defined as a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines cross each other, wherein a storage capacitor of each of the plurality of pixels is connected to a front or rear gate line; a gate driver for generating a gate-on voltage by boosting a first input voltage in multi-stages, the gate-on voltage turns on a switching device of each of the plurality of pixels, and a gate-off voltage that turns off the switching device, and sequentially applying the gate-on voltage and the gate-off voltage to the plurality of gate lines; and a source driver for applying a data voltage to a data line connected to a pixel whose switching device is turned on.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Inventors: Doo-In NAM, Yong-Joo Kim, Gyung-Kook Kwak
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Patent number: 8228279Abstract: An electronic device for enhancing image quality of an LCD monitor is utilized for comparing a voltage level of an output indication signal and a voltage level of a residue power when a start indication signal indicates a scan line signal output circuit from an ON state transformation to an OFF state, to output a comparison result to the scan line signal output circuit, so as to prolong time of the scan line signal output circuit driving a panel of the LCD monitor.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventor: Wei-Kang Tsai
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Patent number: 8223114Abstract: A method for displaying a moving image on a display, such that all pixel lines of the display are addressed in each case during image periods for displaying image information, and a backlight for displaying the image information backlights the pixel lines. The display of moving images is enhanced by the fact that the pixel addresses remain unchanged during a first image period and a second image period, following the first image period, for displaying the same image information, and after the first image period, the backlight backlights the pixel lines following a waiting period.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Eizo GmbHInventor: Wolfgang Eckhardt
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Patent number: 8223106Abstract: A driving circuit for a display device includes an input signal generator generating an input signal having one of a plurality of input frequencies corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of operating modes of the display device; a main operating clock generator responsive to the one of the plurality of frequencies to generating a main operating clock, a main frequency of the main operating clock varying in accordance with the one of the plurality of frequencies; and a control signal generator generating a control signal using the main operating clock, wherein the control signal changes in accordance with the main frequency.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2006Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jung-Wook Shin
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Patent number: 8223103Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having improved visibility is disclosed. The liquid crystal display, in accordance with an embodiment, includes a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of display blocks, each display block including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels coupled to the corresponding gate lines and data lines; a timing controller providing an integration signal including data and a charge share control signal; and a plurality of data-driving chips corresponding to the plurality of display blocks, each of the data-driving chips being coupled to the timing controller in a point-to-point relation, receiving the integration signal, and short-circuiting the plurality of data lines in the corresponding display blocks with one another during charge-share periods, wherein at least two of the plurality of data-driving chips adjust the charge-share periods to be different from each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2008Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo-ra Kim, Sun-kyu Son
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Patent number: 8217877Abstract: A display device is provided in which a signal line can be shared by a plurality of pixels and data supplied from scan lines can be distributed to a desired pixel selected from the plurality of pixels. The display is characterized in its circuit structure of the plurality of pixels, which allows the signal line to be shared by neighboring three pixels. This circuit structure results in the reduction of the number of signal lines and the simplification of the structure of the signal line driver circuit, which contributes to the reduction of the power consumption and miniaturization of the signal line driver circuit. The detailed structure of the display device is defined in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Fukutome
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Patent number: 8217880Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, when a still image is displayed, applied voltages respectively corresponding to a total of n (n being an integer of not less than 4) types of gradation 0 to (n?1) are outputted to pixels. When a moving image is displayed, an applied voltage corresponding to a predetermined gradation m (1?m?(n?2)) is applied to the pixels instead of applied voltages respectively corresponding to gradations of less than the predetermined gradation m. Overdrive driving is performed with respect to a total of n types of gradation.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Asahi Yamato, Yuki Kawashima, Kiyoshi Nakagawa, Kohzoh Takahashi, Toshihiro Yanagi
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Patent number: 8217881Abstract: In the display device and the display method of the present invention, a scanning signal line driving circuit controls falls of a scanning signal line, so as to make level shifts occurring to pixel potentials substantially uniform throughout display plane, the level shifts being caused by parasitic capacitances which parasitically exist in scanning signal lines. Fall waveforms of the scanning signal change at a change rate Sx which is a change quantity per unit time, and by desirably setting the change rate Sx, a change rate Sx1 in the vicinity of an input-side end of the scanning signal line and a change rate SxN in the vicinity of the other end thereof are substantially equal to each other, not being influenced by signal delay transmission characteristic which the scanning signal line possesses, like scanning signal line waveforms Vg(1, j) and Vg(N, j).Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshihiro Yanagi, Hideki Morii, Hidekazu Miyata
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Publication number: 20120169687Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus and a pixel driving method are provided. The liquid crystal display apparatus comprises a pixel array, a scan driving circuit and a data driving circuit. The pixel array comprises a plurality of first pixels, a plurality of second pixels, a plurality of third pixels and a plurality of fourth pixels. The scan driving circuit is configured to activate the first pixels and the fourth pixels sequentially and then activate the second pixels and the third pixels sequentially. The data driving circuit is configured to supply a first polarity data signal when the first pixels and the fourth pixels are activated and supply a second polarity data signal when the second pixels and the third pixels are activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.Inventors: Tien-Chin Huang, Chia-Tsung Chaing
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Patent number: 8212799Abstract: An apparatus and method for performing response time compensation. The apparatus described includes a first response time compensation (RTC) module for providing boosted gray level values when transitioning only from a previous gray level of zero to a first current gray level for a color of a pixel of a display. The apparatus also includes a second RTC module for providing boosted gray level values when transitioning from a previous gray level greater than zero to a current gray level for the color of the pixel.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2006Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: National Semiconductor CorporationInventor: Jonathan Kerwin
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Patent number: 8212760Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) with a driver IC and an LCD panel having source and gate lines. A gate driver is disposed in the LCD panel for sequentially supplying scan signals to the gate lines of the panel. A source driver in the driver IC converts pixel data into an analog source signal and supplies the signal to the source lines. A lookup table is stored with a mapping of possible luminance values for pixels of the LCD panel onto at least one luminance control parameter. The source driver converts the pixel data so that a voltage of the analog source signal increases during a gate scan period depending on the luminance control parameter in such a way that at the end of the gate scan period a voltage at a corresponding pixel electrode is equal to an analog value corresponding to the pixel data.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2007Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Chimei Innolux CorporationInventors: Martin Creusen, Ronald Bartels
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Patent number: 8207956Abstract: The present invention provides a transmission signal generating method for a display device to compensate channel effect. The transmission signal generating method includes using a plurality of signal amplitudes and a first signal direction to generate a plurality of positive levels, using the plurality of signal amplitudes and a second signal direction to generate a plurality of negative levels, and using a plurality of signaling lines for transmission of the pluralities of negative and positive levels. A first positive level and a first negative level both have a minimum signal amplitude of the plurality of signal amplitudes. The amplitude difference of the first positive and negative levels is greater than an amplitude difference of any two neighboring levels of the plurality of negative levels and also the plurality of positive levels.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Wen-Chi Lin, Che-Li Lin, Shao-Chung Ho
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Patent number: 8207926Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal display device is disclosed, each pixel includes first and second subpixels, each of which includes a storage capacitor. Storage capacitor counter voltages applied independently to the storage capacitor counter electrodes of the first and second subpixels are varied within each vertical scanning period of the input video signal. As a result, each vertical scanning period of the input video signal includes a first subframe in which the first and second subpixels have luminances Y_SP1_A and Y_SP2_A, respectively, and a second subframe SFB in which the first and second subpixels have luminances Y_SP1_B and Y_SP2_B, respectively, where Y_SP1_A?Y_SP2_A, Y_SP1_B?Y_SP2_B, and Y_SP1_A?Y_SP1_B or Y_SP2_A?Y_SP2_B are satisfied. As a result, the viewing angle dependence of the ? characteristic can be reduced with the decrease in the transmittance of the liquid crystal display device minimized.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Fumikazu Shimoshikiryoh
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Patent number: 8207928Abstract: The invention relates to an active matrix display device comprising a display with a plurality of display pixels, a data input for receiving a data signal and a controller for distributing said data signal over said display pixels to generate an image on said display with an overall brightness value for each display pixel during at least one frame period. The device is adapted to divide said frame period for at least one subset of said display pixels such that said display pixels of said at least one subset have at least a light output at a first non-zero brightness level during a first sub-period of said frame period and at a second non-zero brightness level during a second sub-period of said frame period, the time averaged sum of said brightness levels being substantially equal to said overall brightness level.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2004Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.Inventors: Mark T. Johnson, Nebojsa Fisekovic
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Publication number: 20120154308Abstract: A touch display substrate includes a first data line, a first gate line, a first pixel electrode, a second gate line, a second pixel electrode, a senor data line and a first sensor electrode. The first data line extends along a first direction. The first gate line extends along a second direction. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the first data line and the first gate line. The second gate line is substantially parallel with the first gate line. The second pixel electrode is adjacent to the first pixel electrode and electrically connected to the first data line and the second gate line. The sensor data line is adjacent to the second pixel electrode and substantially parallel to the first data line. The first sensor electrode is electrically connected to the sensor data line.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-Jin JEON, Ho-Kyoon KWON
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Patent number: 8199141Abstract: It is an object to provide a high reliable display device which can suppress the generation of high electric field near the drain of the transistor used as a switching element and a driving method thereof. A relaxation time when charge is stored in the display element of the pixel and other capacitors connected to the display element in parallel is focused on, and the voltage applied between the source and the drain of the transistor in the writing period is suppressed by changing the video signal applied to the signal line step by step and finally setting it at the desired level.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventor: Tatsuya Honda
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Patent number: 8199091Abstract: Gamma voltage conversion device includes a gamma voltage conversion circuit, an amplifier, and a gamma voltage adjusting circuit. The gamma voltage conversion circuit generates a first gamma voltage conformed to a first gamma curve according to a grey level. The amplifier includes a first input end receiving the first gamma voltage, a second end, and an output end. The amplifier outputs the first or a second gamma voltage conformed to a second gamma curve according to the grey level according to the first and the second ends of the amplifier. The gamma voltage adjusting circuit coupled between the second input end and the output end of the amplifier controls the amplifier to output the first or the second gamma voltage as the gamma driving voltage according to the grey level and a gamma curve selection signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventors: Ming-Dou Ker, Shao-Chi Chen, Yu-Hsuan Li
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Patent number: 8199092Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display includes a common electrode capable of having a predetermined common voltage applied thereto, a first common voltage line connected to the common electrode, a second common voltage line connected to the common electrode, and a common voltage modulator connected to the first and second common voltage lines. The first and second common voltage lines have no overlap and being at opposite sides of the liquid crystal display. The common voltage modulator is configured to receive a distorted common voltage from the common electrode via the first common voltage line, and apply a corresponding compensating voltage to the common electrode via the second common voltage line.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Chimei Innolux CorporationInventor: Hung-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 8199099Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: LG Display Co., LtdInventors: Sun Young Kwon, Do Heon Kim, Su Hwan Moon, Ji Eun Chae
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Patent number: 8193999Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of display panels which each have a plurality of pixels provided in correspondence with intersections of a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines and a driving circuit supplying image data to the data lines; and a control circuit which controls the driving circuits of the plurality of display panels, wherein panel characteristics of the plurality of display panels are different from each other and one of the plurality of display panels is set to a non-display state, wherein the control circuit includes a precharge circuit supplying a common precharge voltage to the data lines of each of the display panels, and wherein the precharge voltage is set so as to have a voltage value corresponding to the panel characteristic of the display panel set to the non-display state.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Naoyuki Takasaki
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Publication number: 20120133628Abstract: The present invention provides a LCD device including: a timing control unit; an oscillator which is included in the timing control unit and generates a clock frequency; a frequency divider which is included in the timing control unit and reduces the clock frequency supplied from the oscillator by dividing the clock frequency by at least 2; and a mode selection part which is included in the timing control unit and changes at least one driving mode of internal logic circuits by using the divided clock frequency supplied from the frequency divider.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Minki KIM, Jinsung Kim, Hayoung Ji
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Publication number: 20120133627Abstract: An LCD device is discussed in which a level shifter generates two switching signals, and transmits the generated signals to a gate driver of a liquid crystal display panel by the use of one voltage signal transmitted from a timing controller. The LCD device according to an embodiment includes a liquid crystal display panel in which a gate driver for alternately driving two transistors is formed; a data driver which drives data lines of the liquid crystal display panel; a timing controller which generates one voltage signal for switching the two transistors, and outputs the one voltage signal; and a level shifter which generates two of first and second switching signals to switch the two transistors by using the one voltage signal, and outputs the generated switching signals to the gate driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2011Publication date: May 31, 2012Inventors: Myung Kook MOON, Hyun Taek Nam, Jong Woo Kim
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Patent number: 8188964Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is composed of a liquid crystal display panel which includes liquid crystal pixels arranged in a matrix form and each having liquid crystal held between a pixel electrode and a common electrode, scanning lines arranged along the rows of pixels, signal lines arranged along the columns of pixels and pixel switching elements arranged near intersections between the scanning lines and the signal lines and each driven via a corresponding scanning line, and a display control circuit which controls the display panel. The display control circuit is configured to simultaneously drive all of the scanning lines, transition the potentials of the signal lines to a value substantially equal to potential of the common electrode in a state where the scanning lines are driven within a one-frame period, and turn off a power source after a preset period of time required for the transition has elapsed.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masayuki Tsuruta
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Patent number: 8188960Abstract: An apparatus for driving a display device includes a plurality of data driving integrated circuits which generates data voltages and a signal controller which inputs a first load signal to a data driving integrated circuit of the plurality of data driving integrated circuits to control the data driving integrated circuit. Each data driving integrated circuit of the plurality of data driving integrated circuits includes a load signal converter which generates a second load signal having a falling time which is different than a falling time of the first load signal.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sang-Keun Lee
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Patent number: 8188898Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) circuit including at least one first channel type DAC and at least one second channel type DAC. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of sample and hold (S/H) circuits. Each of the S/H circuits is coupled with one of the DAC circuit. The S/H circuits are capable of receiving signals from the DAC circuit and outputting the signals in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Nang-Ping Tu, Fu-Long Hsueh, Mingo Liu, I-Fey Wang
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Publication number: 20120127142Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) ensuring excellent display quality and reducing power consumption is disclosed. The liquid crystal display (LCD) includes first and second polarity image display pixels, such that a polarity inversion of data is executed by line, column, and dot, and the polarity inversion of a common voltage is executed by frame. An inversion driving method using the liquid crystal display (LCD) is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong-Geun Yoo, Seung-Jun Lee, Sung-Min Kim
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Patent number: 8184030Abstract: A source driver includes at least a channel, and the channel includes an N-type digital-to-analog converter (NDAC) and an operational amplifier. The NDAC is utilized for receiving input data and selecting one of a plurality of gamma voltages to generate output data according to the input data. The operational amplifier is coupled to the NDAC, and is utilized for amplifying at least the output data to generate an amplified output data. In addition, the channel does not include any P-type digital-to-analog converter.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Himax Technologies LimitedInventors: Wei-Kai Tseng, Chin-Tien Chang
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Patent number: 8184895Abstract: A method for magnetic character recognition is disclosed. The method may include preparing a standard waveform that is used as a datum in an operation of reading magnetic ink characters, generating a regeneration waveform from a character string of the magnetic ink characters printed on a surface of an information recording medium, segmenting a character waveform of each of the magnetic ink characters from the regeneration waveform, comparing the character waveform segmented through the segmentation process with the standard waveform, and selecting a plurality of the standard waveforms of candidate characters in accordance with a comparison result of the comparison process. A read character may be identified with the candidate character that has the greatest value among all the coefficient values of coincidence.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Nidec Sankyo CorporationInventor: Hiroshi Nakamura
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Patent number: 8184081Abstract: A pixel unit, a method for controlling the pixel unit, and a display apparatus having the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a driving circuit and a plurality of pixel units. Each of the pixel unit includes a switch circuit and an energy storage circuit. The energy storage circuit has a first end, a second end, and a third end. The first end is coupled to the switch circuit. The second end is electrically connected to the driving circuit so that the drive circuit is able to provide a first voltage to the second end. The third end is electrically connected to the driving circuit so that the driving circuit is able to provide a second voltage and a third voltage to the third end before the first voltage transits. There is a difference between the second voltage and the third voltage in order to generate a voltage oscillation with in the pixel unit. Therefore, the problem of color washout can be solved.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2008Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.Inventor: Meng-Chang Tsai
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Patent number: 8184080Abstract: The present invention relates a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel assembly including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, a gate driver applying gate signals to the pixels for application of data signals to the pixels, a data driver selecting gray voltages corresponding to gray signals and applying the selected gray voltages to the pixels as the data signals, and a signal controller providing the gray signals and control signals for controlling the gray signals for the gate driver and the data driver. The data signals include normal data signals and a black data signal. The data driver alternately applies the normal data signals and the black data signal to the pixels under control of the signal controller. A scanning direction of the normal data signals is opposite in adjacent frames.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2002Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jang-Kun Song, Chang-Hun Lee, Hak-Sun Chang
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Patent number: RE43401Abstract: A circuit with a large load driving capability, which is structured by single polarity TFTs, is provided. With a capacitor (154) formed between a gate electrode and an output electrode of a TFT (152), the electric potential of the gate electrode of the TFT (152) is increased by a boot strap and normal output with respect to an input signal is obtained without amplitude attenuation of an output signal due to the TFT threshold value. In addition, a capacitor (155) formed between a gate electrode and an output electrode of a TFT (153) compensates for increasing the electric potential of the gate electrode of the TFT (152), and a larger load driving capability is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyake, Yutaka Shionoiri