Image display apparatus
View Patent ↗An image display apparatus that has a display section provided with a first plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix. Sequentially generated are dither signals each formed in a matrix of P rows×Q columns (P and Q being both positive integers and at least either one being 2 or more) corresponding to a second plurality of pixels that are a part of the first plurality of pixels in the display section, in order to enhance the gradation levels of a first image signal. The dither signals are sequentially added to the pixel data of the first image signal, thus a second image signal being output with enhanced gradation levels. One frame of the second image signal is divided into a plurality of subframes, thus a subframe signal being generated. Data per line carried by the subframe signal is sequentially supplied to column-signal electrodes connected to the pixels of the display section. Data per line carried by the subframe signal is sequentially supplied to pixels of rows corresponding to respective lines. The first plurality of pixels of the display section are grouped in the same unit of group as the second plurality of pixels. The display section is driven to display pixel data of each of the second plurality of pixels in each group for each of display periods provided in the same number as the second plurality.
1. An image display apparatus having a display section provided with a first plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, comprising: a dither signal generating circuit to sequentially generate and output dither signals each formed in a matrix of P rows.times.Q columns (P and Q being both positive integers and at least either one being 2 or more) corresponding to a second plurality of pixels that are a part of the first plurality of pixels in the display section, in order to enhance gradation levels of a first image signal; an adder to sequentially add the dither signals to pixel data of the first image signal, thus outputting a second image signal with enhanced gradation levels; a subframe generating circuit to divide one frame of the second image signal into a plurality of subframes, thus generating and outputting a subframe signal; a column-signal electrode drive circuit, having a shift register for use in horizontal transfer, to sequentially supply data per line carried by the subframe signal to column-signal electrodes connected to the pixels of the display section; and a row-scanning-signal electrode drive circuit, having a shift register for use in vertical transfer, to sequentially supply data per line carried by the subframe signal to pixels of rows corresponding to respective lines, wherein at least either one of the column-signal electrode drive circuit and the row-scanning-signal electrode drive circuit has a plurality of shift registers, the first plurality of pixels of the display section are grouped in the same unit of group as the second plurality of pixels through one or more of the shift registers of the column-signal electrode drive circuit and one or more of the shift registers of the row-scanning-signal electrode drive circuit, and the column-signal electrode drive circuit and the row-scanning-signal electrode drive circuit drive the display section to display pixel data of each of the second plurality of pixels in each group for display periods that are provided in the same number as the second plurality of pixels.
2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein P and Q in the dither signal of P rows×Q columns are equal to each other, and the column-signal electrode drive circuit and the row-scanning-signal electrode drive circuit have a same number of shift registers, with the first plurality of pixels in the display section divided into groups of pixels of P rows×Q columns.
3. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a voltage supply section to supply a voltage to each pixel in the display section to turn on the pixel, wherein the voltage supply section supply voltages of different voltage levels to the second plurality of pixels in each group.