GB1571417A - Gas discharge display devices - Google Patents

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GB1571417A
GB1571417A GB145177A GB145177A GB1571417A GB 1571417 A GB1571417 A GB 1571417A GB 145177 A GB145177 A GB 145177A GB 145177 A GB145177 A GB 145177A GB 1571417 A GB1571417 A GB 1571417A
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Priority claimed from US05/649,828 external-priority patent/US4063131A/en
Priority claimed from US05/654,825 external-priority patent/US4087805A/en
Priority claimed from US05/657,494 external-priority patent/US4087807A/en
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    • G09G3/294—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 using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels controlling the gas discharge to control a cell condition, e.g. by means of specific pulse shapes for lighting or sustain discharge
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G09G3/288—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 using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels
    • G09G3/296—Driving circuits for producing the waveforms applied to the driving electrodes
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    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
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    • 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
    • G09G3/22—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 using controlled light sources
    • G09G3/28—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 using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels
    • G09G3/288—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 using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels
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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
    • G09G2310/00—Command of the display device
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  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
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  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Gas-Filled Discharge Tubes (AREA)
  • Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
GB145177A 1976-01-16 1977-01-14 Gas discharge display devices Expired GB1571417A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US05/649,828 US4063131A (en) 1976-01-16 1976-01-16 Slow rise time write pulse for gas discharge device
US05/654,825 US4087805A (en) 1976-02-03 1976-02-03 Slow rise time write pulse for gas discharge device
US05/657,494 US4087807A (en) 1976-02-12 1976-02-12 Write pulse wave form for operating gas discharge device

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DE (1) DE2701655A1 (fr)
FR (1) FR2338535A1 (fr)
GB (1) GB1571417A (fr)
IT (1) IT1086808B (fr)

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FR2415850A1 (fr) * 1978-01-27 1979-08-24 Thomson Csf Methode d'elaboration des signaux de commande d'un panneau a plasma et systeme de visualisation par panneau a plasma utilisant cette methode
FR2417848A1 (fr) * 1978-02-21 1979-09-14 Thomson Csf Methode d'effacement d'un panneau a plasma et systemes de visualisation par panneau a plasma utilisant cette methode
US4275336A (en) * 1979-03-05 1981-06-23 International Business Machines Corporation Method of improving the memory effect and brightness of an alternating current excited thin film electroluminscent device
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DE4321945A1 (de) * 1993-07-02 1995-01-12 Thomson Brandt Gmbh Wechselspannungsgenerator zur Steuerung eines Plasma-Wiedergabeschirms

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IT1086808B (it) 1985-05-31
FR2338535A1 (fr) 1977-08-12

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