Plasma display device driven in a subframe mode
US6072448A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2340/0414
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The plasma display device has a plasma display panel and a driving part for driving the plasma display panel in a subframe mode. The driving part has a circuit for calculating the length of one frame based on one period of a vertical synchronizing signal introduced along with an image signal from an external device, a circuit for calculating the total number of sustaining pulses contained in one frame based on a brightness information contained in the image signal, and a circuit for calculating the length of one driving period required for displaying one frame. The length of one frame and the length of one driving period thus obtained are then compared in a comparing circuit. If the one frame length is found to be shorter than the one driving length, the total number of sustaining pulses or the number of scan lines will be reduced so that the one frame length becomes shorter than the length of one driving period, thus avoiding an extraordinary display.
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