JPH08129366A - Gradation control system of liquid crystal driver - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To set the gradation level according to the change of luminance due to the characteristic of a liquid crystal and to perform the gradation display of high picture quality by arbitrarily setting the gradation level in an FRC type gradation display device. CONSTITUTION: A gradation palette 143 composed of a timing control circuit 122, a gradation setting register 124 and a gradation setting selector 126 is provided between an FRC pattern generating circuit 120 and an FRC circuit 128, a number complied with an FRC pattern is set in the gradation register 124 by using the timing control circuit 122 in order to decide which is to be used as the gradation display among plural multilevel FRC patterns generated by the FRC pattern generating circuit 120 and an FRC pattern complied with the value of the gradation register 124 is outputted to the FRC circuit 128 by means of the gradation selector 126.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid crystal driver having a built-in memory, a liquid crystal display using a liquid crystal driver having a built-in memory, and a gradation display method using a liquid crystal driver having a built-in memory.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A gradation display method used in a conventional liquid crystal driver having a built-in display memory is a patent acceptance number D930.
A frame rate control system such as 12601A (hereinafter abbreviated as FRC) was used. The gradation levels in this case are four gradations of white, light gray, dark gray, and black, and the FRC display pattern for realizing this is fixed.

A conventional example will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal display using a conventional liquid crystal driver, which uses a 4-gradation display FRC method as a gradation display method.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 201 is a conventional liquid crystal driver, and the number of outputs is 160 bits. 102 is an address bus for transferring addresses, 103 is a data bus for transferring display data, and 104 is a control signal bus for transferring control signals. 105 is a timing control circuit, 106 is a timing signal, 107 is a line counter, 108 is a line address bus, 109 is a row address selector, 110 is a row address bus, 111 is a row address decoder, 1
A signal bus 12 transfers a decode signal decoded by the row address decoder 111. Reference numeral 113 is a column address decoder, and 114 is a signal bus for transferring a decode signal decoded by the column address decoder 113. An I / O port 115 controls input / output of display data. 116 is a signal bus. Reference numeral 117 is a memory cell, and 118 is a data bus for transferring display data of 160 pixels output from the memory cell 117 according to a display command. Reference numeral 202 is an FRC pattern generation circuit, 203 is a signal bus for transferring an FRC display pattern, and 204 is an FRC circuit, which selects an FRC pattern corresponding to gradation display data and outputs it as FRC display data. 129 is a data bus for transferring FRC display data for one line selected by the FRC circuit 204, 130 is a timing signal, 131 is a latch,
FRC display data for one line is simultaneously latched. 1
32 is a data bus for transferring the FRC display data output from the latch 131, 133 is a level shifter, and 134 is an FRC whose voltage level is shifted by the level shifter 133.
A data bus for transferring display data, 135 is a voltage selector, and 136 is an output voltage line for outputting the liquid crystal applied voltage selected by the voltage selector 135. 137 is a scanning circuit,
A scanning signal line 138 transfers a scanning signal generated by a scanning circuit, and a liquid crystal panel 139 has a resolution of 160 dots × 240 lines. 140 is a power circuit, 141
Is a drive voltage line for transferring a voltage for driving the scanning circuit, 14
Reference numeral 2 is a voltage line for transferring the liquid crystal drive voltage.

FIG. 3 is a detailed block diagram of the FRC pattern 202 and the FRC circuit 204 in the liquid crystal driver 201 shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 118 denotes a lower bit data bus and an upper bit data bus for transferring the data output from the memory cell 117. Reference numerals 301 and 302 denote FRC patterns built in the FRC pattern generation circuit 202, and 301 denotes a gray level 1 that indicates a light gray color.
Is a gradation 2 indicating dark gray. 203 is a signal bus for transferring the FRC patterns 301 and 302, and 303-1 to 303-n are FRC pattern selection circuits. A switch 304 selects the FRC patterns 301 and 302 according to lower bit data. 305 is a switch 30
A signal line for transferring the FRC pattern selected in 4, 30
Reference numeral 6 is an EOR element, 307 is a control signal, and 308 is a switch. The control signal 307 selects the FRC pattern and upper bit data. Reference numeral 129 is a data bus.

FIG. 4 shows a display pattern when the conventional FRC is used.

Now, a detailed description will be given with reference to FIG.

The row address transferred via the address bus 101 is transferred via the row address selector 109 to
It is decoded by the row address decoder 111. The decoded row address is used as a decode signal on the signal line 1
12 to the memory cell 117. Similarly,
The decoded column address is transferred as a decode signal from the signal line 114 to the I / O port 115. The display data transferred to the I / O port 115 via the data bus 103 is stored in the column address decoder 113.
And the memory cell 1 at the location selected by the I / O port 115
Stored in 17. The display data transferred via the data bus 118 selects the FRC pattern in the FRC circuit 204, and the FRC display data is output to the data bus 129. Here, the FRC pattern generation circuit 202, FRC
The circuit 204 will be described with reference to FIG.

In the FRC pattern generation circuit 202, the FR
In the C patterns 301 and 302, of the four gradations from white to black, the FRC patterns displaying the gradation 1 which is a light gray and the gradation 2 which is a dark gray are stored. The FRC pattern is as shown in FIG. When the upper and lower bits of the display data are 00, black is displayed, when 01, gradation 1 is displayed, when it is 10, gradation 2 is displayed, and when it is 11, white is displayed. The FRC pattern has 3 × 3 dots as one unit. When gradation 1 is displayed, 3 dots among 3 × 3 dots are turned off and the other dots are turned on. The non-illuminated dots are the first pixel in the first row, the first pixel in the second row, the second pixel in the second row, and the third pixel in the third row in the first frame. In the second frame,
One pixel is shifted to the right in each row, and the second pixel in the first row, the third pixel in the second row, and the first pixel in the third row are turned off. Similarly for the third frame, the third pixel in the first row, the first pixel in the second row, the second pixel in the third row, and the second pixel are turned off, and this is repeated. When the gradation 2 is displayed, the pixel turned on in the gradation 1 may be turned off and the pixel not turned on may be turned on. To display white or black,
All pixels are turned on or off. Therefore, when the number of lit pixels is white, gradation 1, gradation 2, and black 9,6,3,0
Therefore, four gradation display is performed.

Returning to FIG. 3, the description will be continued.

EOR of each FRC pattern selection circuit 303
The lower bit data and the upper bit data corresponding to each circuit are input to the element 306 via the data bus 118, and the control signal which is an output signal is output to the switch 308 via the signal line 307. The control signal is 0 when the high-order bit data and the low-order bit data are 00 or 11, and is 1 when the high-order bit data is 01 or 10. The switch 308 selects the upper bit data when the control signal transferred from the signal line 307 is 0, and when the control signal transferred from the signal line 307 is 1, the FRC pattern input via the signal line 305 is selected. By the above operation, when the upper bit and the lower bit of the display data are 11, the upper bit data is selected by the switch 304 and white is displayed. When it is 00, similarly, the upper bit data is selected and black is displayed. When set to 10, switch 3
The FRC pattern 301 is selected in 04, and the switch 30
Since the FRC pattern 301 is selected at 8, gradation 1 is displayed, and when 01, the FRC pattern 302 is selected by the switch 304, so gradation 2 is displayed.

[0014]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
The gradation level was 4 gradations and the display pattern was fixed to white, light gray, dark gray and black as shown in FIG. Therefore, it was not possible to change the setting of the gradation level according to the change in the brightness due to the characteristics of the liquid crystal.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since the gradation setting is constant, it is impossible to set different gradations in the vertical screen area.

Further, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, since the gradation setting is constant, it is impossible to set different gradations in the horizontal screen area.

[0017]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a gradation setting register, a gradation setting selector, and a timing control circuit are provided between the FRC pattern generating circuit and the FRC selector circuit to generate the FRC pattern. The gradation is selected by the gradation setting selector according to the value set in the gradation setting register from the FRC pattern generated by the circuit. This makes it possible to select and display an arbitrary FRC pattern from a plurality of FRC patterns.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a gradation setting register and a gradation setting selector, a timing control circuit, a gradation area dividing register, a gradation area are provided between the FRC pattern generating circuit and the FRC selector circuit. A division decoder, a gradation area division selector, and a gradation palette are provided. F
The gradation is selected by the gradation setting selector according to the value set in the gradation setting register from the FRC pattern generated by the RC pattern generation circuit. An FRC pattern is set for each of the divided areas in a plurality of gradation palettes. Then, according to the number of lines set in the gradation area division register, the gradation area division selector selects one from the plurality of gradation palettes. The FRC pattern set in the gradation palette selected here is sent to the gradation selector. Thus, according to the number of lines set in the gradation area division register, it is possible to set gradations according to the gradation palette in each of the areas obtained by vertically dividing the screen.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a gradation setting register, a gradation setting selector, a gradation area dividing register, a timing control circuit, a gradation area are provided between the FRC pattern generating circuit and the FRC selector circuit. A division decoder, a gradation area division selector, and a gradation palette are provided. Further, a gradation area division selector is provided for each of a plurality of output circuits. The gradation is selected by the gradation setting selector according to the value set in the gradation setting register from the FRC pattern generated by the FRC pattern generation circuit. At this time, according to the value of the gradation area setting register, the decoder generates a signal that determines which of the above-mentioned gradation palettes to select the area formed by the plurality of output circuits. As a result, it is possible to set the gradations of the areas obtained by horizontally dividing the screen according to the gradation palette.

[0020]

The gradation setting register functions to specify one of the FRC patterns set by the FRC pattern generation circuit, and the gradation setting selector selects the FRC pattern specified by the gradation setting register. The gradation palette has the function of arbitrarily setting the gradation, and the gradation area division register has the function of specifying the number of lines or dots in the vertical direction when performing gradation division. The area division decoder operates to generate a control signal according to the number of lines and the number of dots specified by the gradation area division register, and the gradation area division selector operates by the number of lines specified by the gradation area division register.
The gradation region division decoder has a function of switching a plurality of gradation palettes set to different gradations according to the number of dots, and the gradation region division decoder has a function of generating a selection signal according to the value of the gradation region division register.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal display using the liquid crystal driver of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, 101 is a liquid crystal driver of the present invention, and the number of outputs is 160 bits. 102 is an address bus for transferring addresses, 103 is a data bus for transferring display data, and 104 is a control signal bus for transferring control signals. 105 is a timing control circuit, 106 is a timing signal, 107 is a line counter, 108 is a line address bus, 109 is a row address selector, 110
Is a row address bus, 111 is a row address decoder,
Reference numeral 112 is a signal bus for transferring a decode signal decoded by the row address decoder 111. 113
Is a column address decoder, and 114 is a signal bus for transferring a decode signal decoded by the column address decoder 113. 115 is an I / O port,
Controls input and output of display data. 116 is a signal bus. Reference numeral 117 is a memory cell, and 118 is a data bus for transferring the display data of 160 bits output from the memory cell 117 according to a display command. Reference numeral 119 is a timing signal, 120 is an FRC pattern generation circuit, 121 is a signal line for transferring an FRC display pattern, 122 is a timing control circuit, 123 is a timing signal, 124 is a gradation setting register, 125 is a data bus, and 126 is a gradation. A setting selector 127 is a data bus, and 128 is an FRC circuit, which selects an FRC pattern corresponding to gradation display data and outputs it as FRC display data. 129 is FRC
A data bus for transferring FRC display data for one line selected by the circuit 204, 130 is a timing signal, 13
Reference numeral 1 is a latch, which simultaneously latches FRC display data for one line. Reference numeral 132 is a data bus for transferring FRC display data output from the latch 131, 133 is a level shifter, and 134 is a data bus for transferring FRC display data whose voltage level is shifted by the level shifter 133,
Reference numeral 135 is a voltage selector and 136 is an output voltage line for supplying the liquid crystal applied voltage selected by the voltage selector 135 to the liquid crystal panel 140. Reference numeral 137 is a scanning circuit, 138 is a scanning signal line for transferring a scanning signal generated by the scanning circuit, 139.
Is a liquid crystal panel having a resolution of 160 dots × 240 lines. Reference numeral 140 is a power supply circuit, 141 is a drive voltage line for transferring a voltage for driving the scanning circuit, and 142 is a voltage line for transferring a liquid crystal drive voltage. Reference numeral 143 is a gradation palette.

FIG. 5 shows the gradation palette 143 shown in FIG.
It is a block diagram of.

In FIG. 5, reference numerals 501-1 to 501-4 are gradation setting registers, and 502-1 to 502-4 are gradation setting selectors.

FIG. 6 shows an example of the FRC pattern of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows the correspondence between the gradation setting register, the address and the data in the first embodiment.

Using the liquid crystal display block diagram of FIG.
The operation of the liquid crystal driver of the present invention will be described.

The row address transferred via the address bus 102 is transferred via the row address selector 109 to
It is decoded by the row address decoder 111. The decoded row address is used as a decode signal on the signal line 1
12 to the memory cell 117. Similarly,
The decoded column address is transferred as a decode signal from the signal line 114 to the memory cell 117.
The display data transferred to the I / O port 115 via the data bus 103 is transferred to the column address decoder 113 and the I / O port 115.
Memory cell 117 at the location selected by the / O port 115
Is stored. For the display data transferred via the data bus 118, the FRC pattern is selected by the FRC circuit 128, and the FRC display data is output to the data bus 129. Here, the FRC for arbitrarily setting the FRC pattern
The palletization will be described with reference to FIG. First,
The gradation register 124 is composed of four 3-bit registers like 501-1 to 501-4. A method of setting the value of this register will be described. The data bus 103 is used as a data bus for register data, and the clock of the timing control circuit 122 is used as a write clock. The address of the address bus 102 is used as a write clock generation condition. When writing, signals for two registers are written at once as shown in FIG. Therefore, two write clocks may be generated to write the four registers. As a condition for generating the write clock, the write clock may be generated by the clock generation circuit 122 when a 16-bit address reaches a certain address. As the address used at this time, an address FFFFhex which is not related to the driving of the liquid crystal panel is used. The correspondence between this address and the register is shown in FIG. The value of the gradation setting register 124 is set using the data and the write clock as described above. It returns to FIG. 5 again and demonstrates. The FRC pattern generation circuit 120 shown in FIG.
The FRC display signal of 7 gradations is generated. Here, the FRC display pattern will be described with reference to FIG.
The FRC display pattern uses 3 * 2 dots as one unit, and the lighting / non-lighting ratio of 6 dots is changed from 6: 0 to 0: 6 depending on each gradation number as shown in FIG.
The gradation is expressed by the ratio of lighting and non-lighting. It returns to FIG. 5 again and demonstrates. In the second embodiment, the gradation setting selector 126 selects a gradation by associating the 7 gradation FRC display signal and the value of the gradation setting register 124 as described in FIG. Do. There are four gradation setting selectors 502-1 to 502-4, and an arbitrary gradation can be set among the 7 gradations as described above. Hereinafter, the gradation setting register 124, the gradation setting selector 126, and the timing control circuit 122 will be collectively referred to as a gradation palette 143. Gradation palette 143
The 4 gradations set in step 1 are associated with 2 bits of the display signal of the memory cell 117, and when a control signal for display access is output from the timing control circuit 105, 160 bits of display with a specified row address are displayed. The data is converted via the data bus 118 into the FRC display data of four gradations set in the gradation palette by the FRC circuit 128,
At the same time, the data is transferred to the latch 131, and the latch 131 receives 160
The display data for bits is simultaneously latched. Latch 13
The display data latched at 1 is transferred to the level shifter 133 via the data bus 132 and is shifted to a voltage level corresponding to the liquid crystal applied voltage. The level-shifted display data is transferred to the voltage selector 135 via the data bus 134, and the liquid crystal applied voltage corresponding to the data is selected. The selected liquid crystal applied voltage is output to the output voltage line 136.
Supplied to the liquid crystal panel 140. As described above, the FRC pattern generation circuit 120, the gradation setting palette 143, the gradation setting register 124, the gradation setting selector 126, the timing control circuit 122, and the FR in the memory built-in liquid crystal driver.
By providing the C circuit 128, 4-gradation display by FRC can be performed, and the gradation can be further palletized so that 4 gradations can be set to an arbitrary gradation among 7 gradations. Further, by increasing the number of FRC patterns, gradation registers, and gradation selectors, it is possible to cope with a gradation number of 7 gradations or more.

Next, the display screen is divided into a plurality of vertical regions, and in each region, the palletized FRC4 gray scale described in the first embodiment can be set, and the vertical gray scale region can be set. A second embodiment of division will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal display in the second embodiment.

In FIG. 8, 801 is the liquid crystal driver of this embodiment, 802 is a gradation area division register, 803 is a timing control circuit, 804 is a timing signal, and 805 is a data bus for transferring the value of the gradation area division register. Reference numeral 806 is a gradation area division decoder, and 807 is a data bus for transferring the gradation area division signal. Further, 808 and 810 are the gradation palettes shown in the first embodiment, 809 and 811 are data buses for transferring signals from the gradation palettes, and 812 is a gradation palette 808 according to the value of the gradation area selection signal. , 810
The data bus 81 by switching the signals 809 and 811 from
3 is a gradation area division selector, and 813 is a data bus for transferring the FRC pattern signal from the gradation area division selector.

FIG. 9 shows the liquid crystal panel 13 in the second embodiment.
9 is a display example of 9.

The operation of the liquid crystal display capable of dividing the gradation area will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 8, the gradation area division register 802 is set to the value of the signal transferred from the data bus 103. In the gradation area selection decoder 806, the gradation area division register 8
When 02 and the current number of drive lines are compared and equal to each other, an operation is performed such that the value of the gradation region selection signal is switched from low to high. Also, two gradation palettes 808,
In 810, different four gradations are set as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the gradation area division selector 812 switches the gradation palettes 808 and 810 according to the value of the gradation selection signal generated from the gradation selection decoder 806, and is transferred to the FRC circuit 129 through the data bus 813. It The subsequent operation is similar to that of the first embodiment. As a result, the gradation palette can be switched with the number of display lines set in the gradation area division register 802 as a boundary, and vertical gradation area division can be performed. In the second embodiment,
A display example of the liquid crystal display is shown in FIG. in this way,
In the second embodiment, even if the display patterns of the same gradation are displayed in each area in the vertical direction, different gradations can be displayed. Further, the number of divisions of the gradation area can be increased by increasing the gradation area division register, the gradation area division selector, and the FRC pattern.

Next, the display screen is divided in the horizontal direction, and the palletized FR described in the first embodiment as the gradation method is used.
A third embodiment, which is a horizontal screen division in which C4 gradation can be set, will be described with reference to FIGS. 10, 11 and 12.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal display in the third embodiment.

In FIG. 10, reference numeral 1001 is a gradation area division register, 1002 is a clock generation circuit for generating a write signal of the gradation area division register, 1003 is a signal bus for transferring a clock signal, 1004 is a data bus, and 1005 is a first. 3 is an FRC circuit in the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 shows the FRC circuit 10 shown in FIG.
It is a block diagram of 05.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the FRC circuit 1005. In FIG. 11, 1101-1 to 1101-4 are gradation area division selectors, 1102 are data buses, 1103.
-1 to 1103-4 are FRC output circuits.

FIG. 12 shows the liquid crystal panel 13 in the third embodiment.
9 is a display example of 9.

Horizontal gradation area division will be described with reference to FIG. As a region when dividing the gradation region, out of 160 dots in the horizontal direction, 40 dots are divided into 4 regions. At this time, the gradation area division register is provided with a total of 4 bits, one bit for each area. Two gradation palettes 807 and 809 similar to those in the first embodiment are selected according to the value of the 1-bit gradation setting register. First, a method of setting the gradation area division register 1001 will be described. As the setting method, the setting method of the gradation setting register 124 described in the first embodiment is used. At this time, instead of the clock generation circuit 122, the clock generation circuit 1
002 is used. In this way, the value set in the gradation area division register 1001 is transferred to the FRC circuit 1005 via the data bus 1004. Here, the operation of the FRC circuit will be described with reference to FIG. Two FRC patterns transferred from the gradation palettes 808 and 810 via the data buses 809 and 811 are four gradation division selectors 1101-1 to 1101-4, and the gradation setting register 1001 to the data bus 1104. Selected by the signal to be transferred. The gradation palette selected here is the FRC output circuits 1103-1 to 1103-4.
The output corresponding to the display signal transferred from the memory cell 117 through the data bus 118 is used in the data bus 1
29. As a result, the screen division in the horizontal direction can be performed in the region of 40 outputs of the FRC output circuit provided to the four gradation setting selectors. Further, FIG. 12 shows a display example of the liquid crystal display in the third embodiment. FIG.
As shown in 2, even if the display patterns of the same gradation are displayed in a plurality of regions divided in the horizontal direction, display of different gradations can be performed. Further, by increasing the number of gradation area division registers, gradation area division selectors, and FRC circuits, it is possible to increase the areas for gradation area division.

By using the second and third embodiments at the same time, gradation region division display can be performed in both the vertical and horizontal directions. FIG. 13 shows a display example of the liquid crystal display in this case.

FIG. 13 shows a display example of the liquid crystal panel 139 when the second and third embodiments are combined.

In the second and third embodiments, when a large liquid crystal panel is driven by using a plurality of drivers, the gradation area setting register and the gradation area division register described above are set. The designated address at that time may be assigned to each driver.

[0046]

According to the liquid crystal driver of the present invention, the FRC
The gradation levels can be programmable in a palette, and the gradation levels can be changed according to the change in brightness due to the characteristics of the liquid crystal, and high-quality gradation display can be realized.

According to the liquid crystal driver of the present invention, different programmable gradations can be set in the vertical screen area, and gradation display according to the screen structure can be realized.

According to the liquid crystal driver of the present invention, different programmable gradation settings can be made in the horizontal screen area, and gradation display can be realized according to the screen configuration.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal display incorporating a gradation palette of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a conventional liquid crystal display.

FIG. 3 is an FRC pattern generation circuit 202 shown in FIG.
And FRC circuit 204 block diagram.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a display pattern when a conventional FRC is used.

5 is a block diagram of the gradation palette 143 shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a display pattern when the FRC of the present invention is used.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a gradation setting register, an address, and data according to the first exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal display according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a display example of the liquid crystal panel 139 according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram of a liquid crystal display according to a third embodiment.

11 is a block diagram of the FRC circuit 1005 shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a liquid crystal panel 139 according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of a liquid crystal panel 139 when the second and third embodiments are combined.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 ... Liquid crystal driver, 102 ... Address bus, 103, 118, 125, 127, 129, 130, 1
32, 134 ... Data bus, 104 ... Control signal bus, 105, 122 ... Timing control circuit, 106, 119, 123 ... Timing signal, 107 ... Line counter, 108 ... Line address bus, 109 ... Row address selector, 110 ... Row Address bus, 111 ... Row address decoder, 112, 114, 116 ... Signal bus, 113 ... Column address decoder, 115 ... I / O port, 117 ... Memory cell, 120 ... FRC pattern generation circuit, 121 ... Signal line, 124 ... Gradation setting register, 126 ... gradation setting selector, 128 ... FRC circuit, 131 ... latch, 133 ... level shifter, 135 ... voltage selector, 136 ... output voltage line, 137 ... scanning circuit, 138 ... scanning signal line, 139 ... liquid crystal Panel, 140 ... Power supply circuit, 1 1,142 ... driving voltage line, 143 ... gradation palette.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Junichi Miyata, 3681 Hayano, Mobara-shi, Chiba Hitachi Device Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tsutomu Furuhashi 1099, Ozenji, Aso-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Hitachi Systems Development Co., Ltd. In-house (72) Inventor Makiko Ikeda 1099 Ozenji, Aso-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Ltd., Hitachi Systems Development Laboratory (72) Inventor Tatsuhiro Inuzuka, 292, Yoshida-cho, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa (72) Inventor Satoru Tsunekawa 5-20-1 Kamisuihonmachi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo Stock company Hitachi Ltd. Semiconductor Division

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. A liquid crystal panel having pixel portions arranged in a matrix, a scanning circuit for selecting a scanning line to which a voltage is applied and outputting a voltage corresponding to the selected scanning line, and a display memory built in to display data. In a liquid crystal display provided with a liquid crystal driver that outputs a voltage corresponding to, the liquid crystal driver includes a plurality of pattern data generating means for lighting and non-lighting a pixel portion, and one of the pattern data generated by the means. First selection means for selecting, first storage means for storing data instructing the first selection means for pattern data to be selected, and pattern data generated by the first selection means for the display memory 2. A liquid crystal display device comprising: second selection means for an output terminal which is selected according to the display data stored in. 2. The liquid crystal driver according to claim 1,
A liquid crystal display device using a common input / output unit for controlling read / write of display data stored in a display memory and data stored in the first storage unit. 3. The input / output unit according to claim 2, wherein the display data stored in the display memory and the address of the data stored in the first storage unit do not overlap. 4. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal driver is composed of a plurality of liquid crystal drivers and can drive a large liquid crystal panel. 5. A liquid crystal panel having pixel portions arranged in a matrix, a scanning circuit for selecting a scanning line to which a voltage is applied and outputting a voltage corresponding to the selected scanning line, and a display memory built in to display data. In a liquid crystal display provided with a liquid crystal driver that outputs a voltage corresponding to, the liquid crystal driver includes a plurality of pattern data generating means for lighting or non-lighting a pixel portion, and one of the pattern data generated by the means. First selecting means for selecting, first storing means for storing data designating pattern data to be selected by the first selecting means, first selecting means and first storing in a plurality of vertical regions Second selecting means for providing a plurality of means and selecting one of them, and second storing means for storing data instructing the second selecting means,
The pattern data generated by the first selecting means is composed of the third selecting means corresponding to the output terminals for selecting according to the display data stored in the display memory, and the display data is corresponded to any position in the vertical direction. A liquid crystal display device characterized in that a pattern for lighting and non-lighting a pixel portion is different. 6. The input / output unit according to claim 5, wherein the liquid crystal driver has a common read / write control for display data stored in a display memory, data stored in the first storage unit, and data stored in the second storage unit. Liquid crystal display device using. 7. The input / output means according to claim 6, wherein the addresses of the display data stored in the display memory, the addresses of the data stored in the first storage means, and the data stored in the second storage means do not overlap. 8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5, wherein the liquid crystal driver includes a plurality of liquid crystal drivers, and can drive a large liquid crystal panel. 9. A liquid crystal panel having pixel portions arranged in a matrix, a scanning circuit for selecting a scanning line to which a voltage is applied and outputting a voltage corresponding to the selected scanning line, and a display memory built in to display data. In a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal driver that outputs a voltage corresponding to, the liquid crystal driver includes a plurality of pattern data generating means for lighting and non-lighting a pixel portion, and pattern data generated by the pattern data generating means. A first selecting means for selecting any one of them, a first storing means for storing data instructing the pattern data to be selected to the first selecting means, the first selecting means and the first storing means. A plurality of second selection means for selecting any one of them, a second storage means for storing data instructing the second selection means, and a first selection means. The pattern data to be formed is composed of third selecting means for output terminals for selecting according to the display data stored in the display memory, and the second selecting means is provided for every several pixels in the horizontal direction, and the arbitrary horizontal direction is provided. The liquid crystal display device is characterized in that patterns of lighting and non-lighting the pixel portion corresponding to the display data at different positions are different. 10. The liquid crystal driver according to claim 9, wherein a common input / output unit controls read / write of display data stored in a display memory, data stored in the first storage unit, and data stored in the second storage unit. Liquid crystal display device using. 11. The input / output means according to claim 10, wherein the display data stored in the display memory, the addresses of the data stored in the first storage means and the data stored in the second storage means do not overlap. 12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9, wherein the liquid crystal driver is composed of a plurality of liquid crystal drivers, and can drive a large liquid crystal panel. 13. A liquid crystal panel having pixel portions arranged in a matrix, a scanning circuit for selecting a scanning line to which a voltage is applied and outputting a voltage corresponding to the selected scanning line, and a display memory built-in for display data. In a liquid crystal display including a liquid crystal driver that outputs a voltage corresponding to, the liquid crystal driver includes a plurality of pattern data generating means for lighting and non-lighting a pixel portion, and pattern data generated by the pattern data generating means. First selecting means for selecting any one of them, first storing means for storing data designating pattern data to be selected by the first selecting means, and first selecting means and Second selecting means for providing a plurality of one storing means and selecting one of them, and the first selecting means and the first storing means in a plurality of horizontal regions A plurality of third selection means for selecting one of them, a second storage means for storing data instructing the second selection means, and pattern data generated by the first selection means. A pattern for turning on and off the pixel portion corresponding to the display data at an arbitrary position in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction is configured by the fourth selecting means for the output terminals for selecting according to the display data stored in the display memory. A liquid crystal display device characterized by being different. 14. The liquid crystal driver according to claim 13, comprising a common input / output unit for controlling read / write of display data stored in a display memory, data stored in the first storage unit, and data stored in the second storage unit. Liquid crystal display device using. 15. The input / output means according to claim 14, wherein the addresses of the display data stored in the display memory, the addresses of the data stored in the first storage means and the data stored in the second storage means do not overlap. 16. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 13, wherein the liquid crystal driver is composed of a plurality of liquid crystal drivers, and can drive a large liquid crystal panel.