Gas discharge display panel, display apparatus comprising the panel and method of operating the display apparatus
US4253044A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 1979 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01J17/494
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A gas discharge display apparatus including a gas discharge display panel comprising a plurality of cells arranged in a column/row matrix. Cathodes are connected to the rows and anodes to the columns of the matrix. The cells are arranged in repeating groups each comprising at least two columns. Corresponding cells in each group are primed contemporaneously in a desired sequence whereby the last cell in the sequence to be primed is adjacent the first cell in the sequence to be scanned. In priming the cells each cell is discharged at a low level. Various types of priming loop sequences are disclosed.
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