IP Library Granted Patent US 7,173,591
Granted Patent B2
US 7,173,591 · App. 10/704,978 · Granted Feb 6, 2007

Liquid crystal driving device

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Patent No.
US 7,173,591
App. No.
10/704,978
Granted
Feb 6, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal driving device in accordance with the present invention includes an offset information storing register for storing digital compensation data, an amplitude information storing register, and a variable resistor for adjusting the maximum gradation display voltage and minimum gradation display voltage in order to cause an absolute value of the difference between a voltage applied to a pixel electrode and a voltage applied to a common electrode to be consistent in all frames. With this, the number of components of the liquid crystal driving device can be restrained and the offset adjustment can be easily carried out with low costs.

Claims (22)

1. A liquid crystal driving device which drives a liquid crystal pixel between a pixel electrode and common electrode opposing the pixel electrode, by carrying out AC conversion by changing a first voltage for gradation displaying and a second voltage on a frame-by-frame basis, the first voltage changing in accordance with display data and being applied to the pixel electrode, and the second voltage being applied to the common electrode,

the liquid crystal driving device comprising:

storing means for storing compensation data; and

adjusting means for adjusting, in accordance with the compensation data, the first voltage so as to cause an absolute value of a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage to be consistent in all frames.

2. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 1 , wherein, the compensation data is made up of first data for compensating an amplitude of the first voltage and second data for compensating an offset of the first voltage.

3. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 2 , wherein, compensation of the amplitude of the first voltage is carried out in accordance with the first data and the second data.

4. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 1 , further comprising switching means for switching between the display data and the compensation data supplied through a line through which the display data is supplied, the compensation data being supplied from the switching means to the storing means.

5. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 1 , wherein, the storing means is a rewritable memory.

6. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 1 , wherein, the adjusting means is a variable resistor whose resistance value varies in accordance with the compensation data, and the first voltage is adjusted in accordance with variation of the resistance value.

7. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 6 , wherein, the variable resistor is an integrated circuit made up of a plurality of resistors being connected in series and analog switches connected in parallel to both ends of each of the plurality of resistors, and the analog switches are switched in accordance with the compensation data.

8. A liquid crystal driving device which drives a liquid crystal pixel between a pixel electrode and common electrode opposing the pixel electrode, by carrying out AC conversion by changing a first voltage for gradation displaying and a second voltage on a frame-by-frame basis, the first voltage changing in accordance with display data and being applied to the pixel electrode, and the second voltage being applied to the common electrode,

the liquid crystal driving device comprising:

compensation data generating means for generating compensation data in accordance with the second voltage; and

adjusting means for adjusting, in accordance with the compensation data having been generated, the first voltage so as to cause an absolute value of a difference between the first voltage and the second voltage to be consistent in all frames.

9. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 8 , wherein, the compensation data generating means includes:

conversion means for converting the second voltage to a digital signal; and

holding means for holding a maximum value and a minimum value of the second voltage, in accordance with the digital signal.

10. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 8 , wherein, the compensation data is made up of first data for compensating an amplitude of the first voltage and second data for compensating an offset of the first voltage.

11. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 10 , wherein, compensation of the amplitude of the first voltage is carried out in accordance with the first data and the second data.

12. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 8 , wherein, the storing means is a rewritable memory.

13. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 8 , wherein, the adjusting means is a variable resistor whose resistance value varies in accordance with the compensation data, and the first voltage is adjusted in accordance with variation of the resistance value.

14. The liquid crystal driving device as defined in claim 13 , wherein, the variable resistor is an integrated circuit made up of a plurality of resistors being connected in series and analog switches connected in parallel to both ends of each of the plurality of resistors, and the analog switches are switched in accordance with the compensation data.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHENZHEN TOREY MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 053754/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 12, 2003
From: MONOMOHSHI, MASAHIKO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 014702/0333 →