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EP0565869A3
EP0565869A3 EP19930103968 EP93103968A EP0565869A3 EP 0565869 A3 EP0565869 A3 EP 0565869A3 EP 19930103968 EP19930103968 EP 19930103968 EP 93103968 A EP93103968 A EP 93103968A EP 0565869 A3 EP0565869 A3 EP 0565869A3
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Erich Dr.-Ing. Killinger
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Dambach Werke GmbH
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/34—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
    • G09G3/3486—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source using light modulating elements actuated by a magnetic field
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
    • G09F9/30—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
    • G09F9/305—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements being the ends of optical fibres

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
  • Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
  • Illuminated Signs And Luminous Advertising (AREA)
  • Control Of El Displays (AREA)
  • Medicines That Contain Protein Lipid Enzymes And Other Medicines (AREA)
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Abstract

A display device having matrix points arranged in n columns and m lines and comprising four partial image points of different colors distributed on two half-columns and two half-lines. Each partial image point has an optical fiber correspondingly illuminated in color, the light-emitting end of which can be covered and uncovered by a pulsed, electrically triggerable magnetically bistable flap. The electromagnets of the flap are controlled with a setting and a setting reference potential for uncovering the ends of the optical fibers, and with a return and a return reference potential for covering the ends of the optical fibers, by a control device in accordance with display information selected from a memory device. By renewed triggering of the matrix, arbitrary display information can be displayed very rapidly and with a simple design of the matrix and the control device.
EP93103968A 1992-04-13 1993-03-11 Matrix display device Expired - Lifetime EP0565869B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE4212125A DE4212125C1 (en) 1992-04-13 1992-04-13
DE4212125 1992-04-13

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EP0565869A2 EP0565869A2 (en) 1993-10-20
EP0565869A3 true EP0565869A3 (en) 1994-04-06
EP0565869B1 EP0565869B1 (en) 1996-07-31

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EP93103968A Expired - Lifetime EP0565869B1 (en) 1992-04-13 1993-03-11 Matrix display device

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US (1) US5406302A (en)
EP (1) EP0565869B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE141021T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2093897C (en)
DE (2) DE4212125C1 (en)
NO (1) NO931348L (en)
SG (1) SG46533A1 (en)

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SG46533A1 (en) 1998-02-20
CA2093897C (en) 1998-07-21
EP0565869A2 (en) 1993-10-20
NO931348D0 (en) 1993-04-07
DE59303346D1 (en) 1996-09-05
US5406302A (en) 1995-04-11
NO931348L (en) 1993-10-14
CA2093897A1 (en) 1993-10-14
EP0565869B1 (en) 1996-07-31
ATE141021T1 (en) 1996-08-15
DE4212125C1 (en) 1993-04-01

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