IP Library Granted Patent US 7,310,118
Granted Patent B2
US 7,310,118 · App. 11/062,701 · Granted Dec 18, 2007

Image display apparatus

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,310,118
App. No.
11/062,701
Granted
Dec 18, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image display apparatus has a hold-type display panel composed of a matrix of pixels each holding an electric signal for a predetermined period. In the image display apparatus, an intermediate value detector provides an intermediate value signal from adjacent two frames of a video signal having a first frame frequency (60 Hz), a multiplier multiplies the intermediate value signal by a coefficient that is smaller than 1, and an interpolator inserts the coefficient-multiplied intermediate value signal into the adjacent two frames of the video signal to provide a video signal having a second frame frequency (120 Hz). According to the video signal of the second frame frequency, an image is displayed on the hold-type display panel.

Claims (7)

1. An image display apparatus having an active-matrix display panel composed of a matrix of pixels each holding an electric signal for a predetermined period to display an image, comprising:

a frame-rate converter configured to convert a first video signal having a first frame frequency into a second video signal having a second frame frequency that is higher than the first frame frequency; and

a driver configured to display an image on the active-matrix display panel according to the second video signal,

the frame-rate converter including:

an interpolation frame generator configured to generate an interpolation frame signal from frames of the first video signal;

a multiplier configured to multiply the interpolation frame signal by a coefficient that is larger than 0 and smaller than 1; and

an interpolator configured to interpolate the coefficient-multiplied interpolation frame signal into the first video signal and provide the second video signal.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Apr 9, 2012
From: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD.
To: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028010/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2005
From: KAMIMURA, KAZUHIRO
To: VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 016321/0183 →