Multi-gray level display apparatus and method of displaying an image at many gray levels
US6020869A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2310/027
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-gray level display designed to display multi-gray level images free of flicker or the like, by using a small number of voltages. The display comprises a first gray-level pattern generating circuit 311 for generating a first gray-level pattern which acquires a gray level during m frame periods, a second gray-level pattern generating circuit 321 for generating a second gray-level pattern which acquires another gray level during n frame periods (n is a positive integer greater than m), and a selection circuit 341 for selecting and outputting one of the preset voltages, in accordance with an output from the first gray-level pattern generating circuit 311 or the second gray-level pattern generating circuit 321 when the input multi-gray level display data corresponds to a gray level of either the first gray-level pattern or the second gray-level pattern.
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