Patent · US Expired

Display device

US7091946B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateJun 5, 2003
Grant dateAug 15, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2330/021
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mask circuit is provided in a display device having a plurality of pixels. The mask circuit supplies a video signal to each of the pixels in a partial display area selected based on a display area selection signal, and prevents the supply of the video signal to each of the pixels in a background display area. Accordingly, this display device displays an arbitrary pattern at an arbitrary position of the display panel of the display device. In addition, an inverting controlling circuit is provided for inverting the background display signal supplied to each of the pixels in the background display area for each frame. The power consumption of the display device can be reduced.

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