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Method for operating PDP

US6621230B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 2002
Grant dateSep 16, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2320/0247
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plasma display panel, and more particularly, to a method for operating a plasma display panel (PDP), in which a pulse applied to an electrode in the PDP is controlled according to a gray scale of a picture to be displayed. The method for operating a PDP having three electrodes, the PDP for displaying one frame which includes a plurality of sub-fields each having a reset period, an addressing period, and a sustain period in view of time, the method including the steps of applying a fixed number of pulses in a fixed frequency in each period for displaying an image of a particular grey scale, and adjusting a number of pulses and/or a frequency applied in each period for displaying an image having a grey scale different from the particular grey scale.

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