GB2202661A - Gas plasma display - Google Patents

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GB2202661A
GB2202661A GB08803185A GB8803185A GB2202661A GB 2202661 A GB2202661 A GB 2202661A GB 08803185 A GB08803185 A GB 08803185A GB 8803185 A GB8803185 A GB 8803185A GB 2202661 A GB2202661 A GB 2202661A
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gas plasma
plasma display
controller
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R Richard Carter
Paul B Wood
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Compaq Computer Corp
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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
    • G09G3/2007—Display of intermediate tones
    • G09G3/2077—Display of intermediate tones by a combination of two or more gradation control methods
    • 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
    • G09G3/2007—Display of intermediate tones
    • G09G3/2018—Display of intermediate tones by time modulation using two or more time intervals
    • G09G3/2022—Display of intermediate tones by time modulation using two or more time intervals using sub-frames
    • G09G3/2025—Display of intermediate tones by time modulation using two or more time intervals using sub-frames the sub-frames having all the same time duration
    • 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
    • G09G3/2007—Display of intermediate tones
    • G09G3/2074—Display of intermediate tones using sub-pixels
    • 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
    • G09G3/22—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
    • G09G3/282—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 DC panels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
  • Controls And Circuits For Display Device (AREA)
  • Control Of Gas Discharge Display Tubes (AREA)
  • Digital Computer Display Output (AREA)
GB08803185A 1987-02-12 1988-02-11 Gas plasma display Pending GB2202661A (en)

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US1368887A 1987-02-12 1987-02-12

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GB8803185D0 GB8803185D0 (en) 1988-03-09
GB2202661A true GB2202661A (en) 1988-09-28

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JP (1) JPS63291092A (it)
DE (1) DE3804485A1 (it)
GB (1) GB2202661A (it)
IT (1) IT1226777B (it)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0295689A2 (en) * 1987-06-19 1988-12-21 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Display controller for CRT/plasma display apparatus
EP0384442A2 (en) * 1989-02-22 1990-08-29 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Display control apparatus for reproducing color image on crt display device and matrix type display device
EP0714085A1 (en) * 1994-11-25 1996-05-29 Fujitsu General Limited Gray scale processing for a display device, using error diffusion

Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1399371A (en) * 1972-03-15 1975-07-02 Int Computers Ltd Image display apparatus
GB1423368A (en) * 1971-12-30 1976-02-04 Fujitsu Ltd Gas discharge display devices electrolytic cells
GB1494508A (en) * 1975-12-16 1977-12-07 Miller M Plasma display control apparatus

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JPS5237734B2 (it) * 1972-06-22 1977-09-24
JPS58221570A (ja) * 1982-06-18 1983-12-23 Fujitsu Ltd 擬似濃度パタ−ン変換装置
JPS60227296A (ja) * 1984-04-25 1985-11-12 シャープ株式会社 表示制御方式

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1423368A (en) * 1971-12-30 1976-02-04 Fujitsu Ltd Gas discharge display devices electrolytic cells
GB1399371A (en) * 1972-03-15 1975-07-02 Int Computers Ltd Image display apparatus
GB1494508A (en) * 1975-12-16 1977-12-07 Miller M Plasma display control apparatus

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0295689A2 (en) * 1987-06-19 1988-12-21 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Display controller for CRT/plasma display apparatus
EP0295689A3 (en) * 1987-06-19 1991-03-27 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Display controller for crt/plasma display apparatus
EP0384442A2 (en) * 1989-02-22 1990-08-29 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Display control apparatus for reproducing color image on crt display device and matrix type display device
EP0384442A3 (en) * 1989-02-22 1991-05-29 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Display control apparatus for reproducing color image on crt display device and matrix type display device
EP0714085A1 (en) * 1994-11-25 1996-05-29 Fujitsu General Limited Gray scale processing for a display device, using error diffusion
AU701200B2 (en) * 1994-11-25 1999-01-21 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Driving method and drive for display device

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JPS63291092A (ja) 1988-11-28
DE3804485A1 (de) 1989-04-06
IT1226777B (it) 1991-02-07
GB8803185D0 (en) 1988-03-09
IT8847626A0 (it) 1988-02-11

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