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Display device

US5093652A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1991
Grant dateMar 3, 1992
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2310/061
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display device has a lattice of pixel elements each selectably settable. A method of operating the display device comprises the steps of receiving a signal representing a picture for display during a display period and illuminating the lattice to produce, during a first interval within the display period, a first light output from the lattice having a first predetermined color characteristic and to produce at least one additional light output from the lattice. Each said additional light output has a different predetermined color characteristic and a respective interval within the display period separate from the first interval. The method further comprises the step of time-multiplex addressing blocks of pixel elements a plurality of address times during each interval. The addressing step includes setting a group of blocks, the group consisting of a plurality of blocks spaced apart in the addressing sequence such that the blocks in the group form a series with adjacent blocks having a temporal separation in the addressing sequence exhibiting a geometric progression with a common ratio N being an integer equal to 2 or more. In this way, addressing of the lattice occurs simultaneous…

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