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US 7,884,790 · App. 11/449,271 · Granted Feb 8, 2011

Display device and driving method of display device

Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,884,790
App. No.
11/449,271
Granted
Feb 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A digital driving display device to make gradation display by pulse width modulation includes: a pixel array unit arranging pixels having an electrooptic element and incorporating a memory in a matrix, disposing a scanning line for each row in a pixel arrangement in the matrix, and a signal line for each column; a horizontal driving section inputting display data in a block for each scanning line having a low to a high gradation level subfield for each bit of the data defining gradation levels of the pixels and in a period for weight of the bit, sampling-latching, sequentially transferring, and supplying the data to the signal line; and a vertical driving section selecting and scanning pixels of the pixel array unit in a row and performing scanning while jumping rows to write the data supplied in the block from the horizontal driving section to pixels of the pixel array unit.

Claims (10)

1. A digital display device for making gradation display by pulse width modulation, said display device comprising:

a pixel array having a two dimensional array of pixels including an electrooptic element and incorporating a memory in a form of a matrix, a scanning line for each row and a signal line for each column;

horizontal driving means for inputting display data having a low gradation level subfield to a high gradation level subfield as one block unit for each scanning line, said subfields corresponding to each bit of the display data defining gradation levels of said pixels and having a period corresponding to gradation, sequentially transferring said display data by load latch circuits in a plurality of stages according to period length of said subfield, and supplying said display data to said signal line; and

vertical driving means for selecting and scanning pixels of said pixel array unit in a row unit and performing scanning while jumping rows so as to write said display data supplied in said block unit from said horizontal driving means to pixels of said pixel array unit;

and further wherein said horizontal driving means has said load latch circuits equal in number to the number of said subfields are greater than 2.

2. A digital display device for making gradation display by pulse width modulation, said display device comprising:

a pixel array having a two dimensional array of pixels including an electrooptic element and incorporating a memory in a form of a matrix, a scanning line for each row a signal line for each column;

horizontal driving means including a sampling latch for receiving display data having a low gradation level subfield to a high gradation level subfield as one block unit for each scanning line, said subfields corresponding to each bit of the display data defining gradation levels of said pixels and having a period corresponding to gradation and load latch circuits in a plurality of stages for sequentially transferring said display data and supplying said display data to said signal line; and

vertical driving means for selecting and scanning pixels of said pixel array unit in a row unit and performing scanning while jumping rows so as to write said display data supplied in said block unit from said horizontal driving means to pixels of said pixel array unit;

and further wherein said horizontal driving means has said load latch circuits equal in number to the number of said subfields are greater than 2.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2006
From: SAKURAI, HIROYUKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 018058/0898 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-170308 · Jun 10, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070002082A1 · Jan 4, 2007