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Granted Patent B2
US 6,972,747 · App. 10/204,313 · Granted Dec 6, 2005

Method for compensating a perturbed capacitive circuit and application to matrix display device

Assignee: Thales Avionics LCD S.A.
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Patent No.
US 6,972,747
App. No.
10/204,313
Granted
Dec 6, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process for compensating a circuit including at least one first conductor with a specified potential, at least one second conductor generating disturbances on the first conductor by capacitive coupling, and a first bus with a reference voltage, coupled capacitively to the first conductor. The process includes the following steps: measuring of the current flowing on the first bus upon the application of a voltage to the second conductor; integrating a measured current to obtain a compensation voltage to be applied to the first conductor; and applying the compensation voltage to at least one of the rows via the compensation conductor bus, the compensation bus coupled capacitively to the rows.

Claims (25)

1. A process for compensating for capacitive disturbances in a display screen including an array of electrodes disposed matrix-wise in rows lj, j varying from 1 to m, and columns ci, i varying from 1 to n, the array of electrodes being linked to image-elements, a coupling capacitor being associated with each row/column crossover, a conductor plane with a reference voltage forming capacitive elements together with the image-elements and having by design a nonzero capacitance with the columns, a row-control circuit and a column-control circuit and at least one compensation conductor bus crossing the rows, the process comprising:

measuring current flowing in the conductor plane upon application of a voltage to at least one column;

integrating the measured current to obtain a compensation voltage; and

applying the compensation voltage to at least one of the rows via the compensation conductor bus, the compensation conductor bus being coupled capacitively to the rows,

wherein the measuring the current is carried out by a first impedance in series with the conductor plane and the integrating the current is carried out by an integrator circuit arranged in parallel with the first impedance, and

wherein the integrator circuit is constituted by an operational amplifier and a filter formed of a capacitor and of a resistor in parallel, and which is arranged between the output terminal and one of the input terminals of the operational amplifier.

2. A process for compensating for capacitive disturbances in a display screen including an array of electrodes disposed matrix-wise in rows lj, j varying from 1 to m, and columns ci, i varying from 1 to n, the array of electrodes being linked to image-elements, a coupling capacitor being associated with each row/column crossover, a conductor plane with a reference voltage forming capacitive elements together with the image-elements and having by design a nonzero capacitance with the columns, a row-control circuit and a column-control circuit and at least one compensation conductor bus crossing the rows, the process comprising:

measuring current flowing in the conductor plane upon application of a voltage to at least one column;

integrating the measured current to obtain a compensation voltage; and

applying the compensation voltage to at least one of the rows via the compensation conductor bus, the compensation conductor bus being coupled capacitively to the rows,

wherein the measuring the current is carried out by a first impedance in series with the conductor plane and the integrating the current is carried out by an integrator circuit arranged in parallel with the first impedance, and

wherein the integrator circuit is constituted by an operational amplifier and a capacitor arranged between an output terminal and one of input terminals of the operational amplifier.

3. The process as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a second impedance is arranged in series between the input terminal of the operational amplifier and a terminal of the first impedance.

4. The process as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a third impedance is arranged in series between another input terminal of the operational amplifier and another terminal of the first impedance.

5. A process for compensating for capacitive disturbances in a display screen including an array of electrodes disposed matrix-wise in rows lj, j varying from 1 to m, and columns ci, i varying from 1 to n, the array of electrodes being linked to image-elements, a coupling capacitor being associated with each row/column crossover, a conductor plane with a reference voltage forming capacitive elements together with the image-elements and having by design a nonzero capacitance with the columns, a row-control circuit and a column-control circuit and at least one compensation conductor bus crossing the rows, the process comprising:

measuring current flowing in the conductor plane upon application of a voltage to at least one column;

integrating the measured current to obtain a compensation voltage;

applying the compensation voltage to at least one of the rows via the compensation conductor bus, the compensation conductor bus being coupled capacitively to the rows; and

wherein the integrating the current is carried out by an integrator circuit arranged in parallel with a first impedance.

6. The process as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the measuring the current is carried out by a first impedance in series with the conductor plane.

7. A display screen comprising:

an array of electrodes disposed matrix-wise in rows lj, j varying from 1 to m, and columns ci, i varying from 1 to n, the electrodes being linked to image-elements, a coupling capacitor being associated with each row/column crossover, a conductor plane with a reference voltage forming capacitive elements together with the image-elements and having by design a nonzero capacitance with the columns, a row-control circuit and a column-control circuit and at least one compensation conductor bus crossing the rows,

wherein the conductor plane and the compensation conductor bus are connected to a circuit for compensating for disturbances due to the row/column capacitive couplings implementing the process according to claim 5 .

8. The display screen as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising an active matrix liquid crystal screen or LCOS screen.

9. The display screen as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the conductor plane with a reference voltage is constituted by a counter electrode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2017
From: THALES AVIONICS LCD
To: THOMSON LICENSING
Reel/Frame 043525/0980 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2002
From: BAYOT, JEAN-MARC; LEBRUN, HUGUES
To: THALES AVIONICS LCD S.A.
Reel/Frame 013273/0784 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 00 02410 · Feb 25, 2000 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20030030630A1 · Feb 13, 2003