公开(公告)号：US5745086A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-28

申请号：US564926

申请日：1995-11-29

申请人： Larry F. Weber

发明人： Larry F. Weber

IPC分类号： G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/288 ,  G09G3/28 ,  G09G3/10

CPC分类号： G09G3/2927 ,  G09G2310/066 ,  G09G2320/0238 ,  G09G3/294

摘要： A plasma panel, incorporating the invention, includes circuitry for applying row signals sequentially to a plurality of row electrodes. Each row signal includes a set-up period, an address period and a sustain period. A row signal during the set-up period includes both a positive-going ramp voltage and a negative-going ramp voltage, both ramp voltages causing a discharge of each pixel site along an associated row electrode. Both ramp voltages exhibit a slope that is set to assure that current flow through each pixel site remains in a positive resistance region of the gas's discharge characteristic, thus assuring a relatively constant voltage drop across the discharging gas, thus resulting in predictable wall voltage states. The set-up period thereby creates standardized wall potentials at each pixel site along each row electrode. Address circuitry applies, during the address period, data pulses to a plurality of column electrodes to enable selective discharge of the pixel sites in accordance with data pulses and in synchronism with the row signals.

摘要翻译： 结合本发明的等离子体面板包括用于将行信号顺序地施加到多个行电极的电路。 每行信号包括建立周期，地址周期和维持周期。 在建立期间的行信号包括正向斜坡电压和负向斜坡电压，两个斜坡电压导致每个像素位置沿相关联的行电极的放电。 两个斜坡电压都表现出一个斜率，其设置为确保通过每个像素位置的电流流过气体放电特性的正电阻区域，从而确保放电气体两端的相对恒定的电压降，从而导致可预测的壁电压状态。 因此，安装周期在每个行电极处的每个像素位置处产生标准化的壁电位。 地址电路在地址周期期间将数据脉冲施加到多个列电极，以使得能够根据数据脉冲并与行信号同步地选择性地放电像素位置。

公开(公告)号：US5430458A

公开(公告)日：1995-07-04

申请号：US756177

申请日：1991-09-06

申请人： Larry F. Weber

发明人： Larry F. Weber

IPC分类号： G09G3/288 ,  G09F9/313

CPC分类号： G09G3/288 ,  G09G2320/0247

摘要： A method and system are described for reducing flicker in a display panel. The method comprises the steps of sequentially addressing rows of pixels in the panel, each addressed row location made active by applied address signals during a row address period. Addressed locations along an active row emit light when addressed. During a row address period, simultaneous addresses are applied to a plurality of additional dummy rows in the panel. The addressing is accomplished with signals that do not change memory display states at locations along the additional dummy rows, but do cause locations along the additional dummy rows to emit light during each row address period.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于减少显示面板中的闪烁的方法和系统。 该方法包括以下步骤：顺序寻址面板中的像素行，每个寻址的行位置在行地址周期期间由施加的地址信号激活。 寻址时沿着活动行的位置发光。 在行地址周期期间，同时地址被应用于面板中的多个附加虚拟行。 寻址是通过不改变沿着附加虚拟行的位置处的存储器显示状态的信号来实现的，但是确实导致沿着附加虚拟行的位置在每个行地址周期期间发光。

公开(公告)号：US5990854A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-23

申请号：US383705

申请日：1995-02-01

申请人： Larry F. Weber

发明人： Larry F. Weber

IPC分类号： G09G3/288 ,  H01J11/12 ,  H01J11/28 ,  G09G3/28

CPC分类号： H01J11/28 ,  G09G3/2813 ,  G09G3/288 ,  H01J11/12 ,  G09G2330/04

摘要： An AC plasma panel display includes front and back panels that respectively support a first parallel electrode pattern and a second orthogonally oriented, parallel electrode pattern. The electrode patterns define a display area and both patterns are covered by dielectric layers. A dischargeable gas is positioned between the dielectric layers in the known manner. Driver circuitry is coupled to both electrode patterns for creating a spatially continuous gas discharge along at least one continuous electrode of one electrode pattern and across the entire display area. The driver circuitry scans the spatially continuous gas discharge across remaining parallel electrodes of the one electrode pattern so as to scan the entire display area. A further electrode is in DC conductive communication with the gas and is positioned outside of the display area but in contact with the spatially continuous gas discharge during its scanning action. The electrode provides a capacitive structure which prevents a build-up of an excessive static charge on the dielectric layers and thereby prevents dielectric breakdown.

摘要翻译： AC等离子体面板显示器包括分别支撑第一平行电极图案和第二正交取向的平行电极图案的前面板和后面板。 电极图案限定了显示区域，并且两个图案都被电介质层覆盖。 可以以已知的方式将可放电气体定位在电介质层之间。 驱动器电路耦合到两个电极图案，以沿着一个电极图案的至少一个连续电极并跨越整个显示区域产生空间连续的气体放电。 驱动器电路扫描在一个电极图案的剩余平行电极上的空间连续气体放电，以扫描整个显示区域。 另一电极与气体直流导电连通，并且位于显示区域的外部，但是在其扫描动作期间与空间连续的气体放电接触。 电极提供电容结构，其防止在电介质层上积累过多的静电，从而防止电介质击穿。

公开(公告)号：US5642018A

公开(公告)日：1997-06-24

申请号：US563947

申请日：1995-11-29

申请人： Robert G. Marcotte

发明人： Robert G. Marcotte

IPC分类号： G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/288 ,  G09G3/10

CPC分类号： G09G3/2965

摘要： An energy efficient driver circuit for driving a display panel having panel electrodes and panel capacitance includes an inductor means coupled to the panel electrodes; a driving voltage source; a voltage supply for providing a supply voltage of a magnitude which is greater than the driving voltage; a first switch device for selectively coupling the driving voltage to the inductor in response to a rising input signal transition, the input signal transition commencing a first state wherein a first current flow occurs through the inductor to charge the panel capacitance, the inductor causing the panel electrodes to rise to a voltage in excess of the driving voltage, at which point the first current flow reaches zero; and a second switch device for selectively coupling the voltage supply to the inductor and panel electrodes. A switch control is responsive to current flow in the inductor and is operative during the first state to initially maintain the second switch device in an open condition, and thereafter, in response to signals derived from the inductor, to cause a closure of the second switch device at a time which enables said second switch device to be fully conductive when the first current flow reaches zero, whereby the supply voltage source during a succeeding second state supplies current to both the panel electrodes and flyback current to said inductor. A like circuit is similarly operational on a falling input signal transition.

摘要翻译： 用于驱动具有面板电极和面板电容的显示面板的节能驱动电路包括耦合到面板电极的电感器装置; 驱动电压源; 用于提供大于所述驱动电压的幅度的电源电压的电压源; 第一开关装置，用于响应于上升的输入信号转变而选择性地将驱动电压耦合到电感器，该输入信号转变开始于第一状态，其中通过电感器发生第一电流以对面板电容充电，使感应器引起面板 电极升高到超过驱动电压的电压，此时第一电流达到零; 以及用于选择性地将电压源耦合到电感器和面板电极的第二开关装置。 开关控制响应于电感器中的电流，并且在第一状态期间操作以初始维持第二开关器件处于开启状态，此后，响应于从电感器得到的信号，导致第二开关闭合 在第一电流达到零时使得所述第二开关装置能够完全导通的装置，由此在后续的第二状态期间的电源电压源向面板电极提供电流并且向所述电感器提供反激电流。 类似的电路在下降的输入信号转换上类似地工作。