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Method and apparatus for controlling power consumption of display unit, display system equipped with the same, and storage medium with program stored therein for implementing the same

US6278421A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 8, 1997
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 8, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2360/16
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a plasma display apparatus with power consumption control, a control method is provided that eliminates unnaturalness of images during power control and that holds power consumption to within a target value regardless of the type of image pattern displayed. Differences between power consumption P.sub.SA and target value P.sub.SET are summed to calculate power consumption sum value P.sub.SUM, and if P.sub.SUM is negative, brightness set value MCBC is set to its maximum value MCBC.sub.MAX. If P.sub.SUM is positive, the value calculated by the equation "MCBC.sub.MAX -P.sub.SUM.times.MCBC.sub.MAX /P.sub.SUM,MAX " is set as the MCBC.

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