Abstract:
A method for controlling printing actions of a print head (1) comprising pumps (10) filled with ink (18), and actuators (16) for generating actuation pulses acting on the ink(18), comprises the step of determining a characteristic frequency of the pumps (10). As the characteristic frequency of the pumps (10) is directly related to the geometry of the pumps (10), the characteristic frequency can be used as an indicator of the state of the pumps (10) and the volume of the ink droplets emitted by the pumps (10). In case a slight change of the characteristic frequency is detected, the actuation pulse is adjusted in order to still meet the requirements regarding the volume of the ink droplets. In case a relatively large change of the characteristic frequency is detected, the printing action of the pump (10) concerned is stopped, and may be taken over by another pump (10).
Abstract:
An electroluminescent (EL) display device comprises an array of display pixels, each display pixel comprising an EL display element and a driving circuit. A digital pixel drive signal determines whether the pixel is on or off, and a selected one of a plurality of supply voltages is switched to the EL display element. This device enables a digital drive scheme to be implemented, but the provision of a plurality of different supply voltages enables a grey scale to be implemented without requiring time or area ratio systems to be employed. Alternatively, the device of the invention can allow time or area ratio techniques to be improved.
Abstract:
Organic light emitting diodes having a transparent cathode structure are disclosed. The structure comprises a low work function metal in direct contact with the electron transport layer of the OLED covered by a layer of a wide bandgap semiconductor. Calcium is the preferred metal because of its relatively high optical transmissivity for a metal and because of its proven ability to form a good electron injecting contact to organic materials. ZnSe, ZnS or an alloy of these materials are the preferred semiconductors because of their good conductivity parallel to the direction of light emission, their ability to protect the underlying low work function metal and organic films and their transparency to the emitted light. Arrays of these diodes, appropriately wired, can be used to make a self-emissive display. When fabricated on a transparent substrate, such a display is at least partially transparent making it useful for heads-up display applications in airplanes and automobiles. Such a display can also be fabricated on an opaque substrate, such as silicon, in which previously fabricated devices and circuits can be used to drive the display.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an active matrix liquid crystal display device that obtains different gamma signal voltages in two pixels in one subpixel without adding an additional source line or a gate line, and to provide a method of driving the same. SOLUTION: A first pixel 11 in the subpixel having the first pixel 11 and a second pixel 12 is switched only by a gate line 32, and the second pixel 12 is switched by the gate line 32 and source line 31. The first pixel 11 has a first TFT 21 and a capacitance 34, and the second pixel 12 has a second TFT 22 and a third TFT 23, which are connected in series. One gate end of the second TFT 22 is connected to the gate line 32, and the other gate end of the third TFT 23 is connected with the source line 31. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an active matrix type display device including a multi-bit memory for each sub-pixel, by which an arbitrary gamma value is easily attained. SOLUTION: In the active matrix type display device including a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix, and in which each of the plurality of pixels is divided into a plurality of sub-pixels, whose area is different from the others, an input digital data of two bits or more, which is input as grayscale information for grayscale display of the sub-pixel is stored for each sub-pixel. The stored input digital data is converted to an analog data for display, which is used in grayscale display of the sub-pixel, and grayscale display of the sub-pixel is performed by the grayscale in accordance with the converted analog data for display. An image digital data which is input from outside is converted to an input digital data which is stored according to a characteristic of a predetermined value to be attained, and an area ratio of the plurality of sub-pixels. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a position sensing display and a method for operating the display. SOLUTION: In a method of sensing the position of a sensed object in front of a display, the display has a front position sensitive panel. The front position sensitive panel has a plurality of fine x-axis sense electrodes combined in interdigitated groups extending across the entire panel area and a plurality of fine y-axis sense electrodes combined in interdigitated groups extending across the entire panel area and across the entire fine x-axis sense electrodes. The method comprising the steps for: carrying out a fine position sensing operation to determine the position of the sensed object; carrying out a coarse position sensing operation to determine the position of the sensed object; and combining the coarse position sensing operation and the fine position sensing operation to determine one of the positions of the sensed objects with fine analysis. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of providing a drive system for an overdrive of an LCD. SOLUTION: The method of providing the drive system for the overdrive of the LCD (i) measures a stabilized transmission level of an LCD display pixel of an LCD device, when a target drive level comes to the stabilized transmission level, (ii) measures a transmission level of the overdrive drive of the display element in the last of a single frame, after applying the drive level of the overdrive, (iii) compares the measured transmission level of the overdrive drive with the measured stabilized transmission level to determine if the drive level of the overdrive is too high or too low, (iv) changes the drive level of the overdrive, when the drive level of the overdrive is too high or too low, and repeats the steps (ii) and (iii) until a proper drive level of the overdrive is found, and (v) obtains a parameter of the drive system for the overdrive, using the proper drive level of the overdrive, and stores it in a memory of the LCD device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device, which allows processing of an intermediate value in image detection by an image sensor attached to a display part. SOLUTION: The display device includes a plurality of display pixel parts each including a liquid crystal element, the display pixel part including a light detection means which detects incident light, a holding means which holds first analog data according to the luminance of the incident light detected by the light detection means and a data determination means which forms second data based on the first data held by the holding means, and being disposed in matrix at each intersection part between a gate line corresponding to a row and a source line corresponding to a column; a gate line drive circuit which selectively activates the gate line; a source line drive circuit which supplies display data to the source line; an output means which fetches the second data output from the data determination means as detection output data through the source line; and a detection sensitivity control means which can change the determination reference of the detection output data to the intensity of the incident light. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for driving an active matrix liquid crystal display device, with which uneven display density or brightness gradient depending on a position of a display region can be decreased and improved partial display can be achieved. SOLUTION: The method for driving an active matrix liquid crystal display achieves partial display in which only a part of a display region is displayed while a common voltage to be applied to a common electrode opposing to pixel electrodes is subjected to AC driving. The common voltage is controlled in such a manner that the polarity inversion timing of the common voltage is synchronized with the timing of scanning a pixel electrode at the initiating position of the partial display region. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drive unit of a liquid crystal display device, the drive unit responding to a full-color or eight-color mode and capable of significantly reducing current consumption in a simple configuration. SOLUTION: The drive unit for a grayscale voltage to be supplied to a source bus SB is equipped with: a first drive section for a full-color mode including a reference voltage generator 110 generating a voltage value that determines a rough range of the gradation voltage, a first DAC (digital analog converter) 120, a second DAC 130, and a demultiplexer 160 supplying output of the second DAC to the source bus; a second drive section 200 for 8-color mode including a switch SW11 connecting a capacitor to a power supply or the ground; and second, third, fourth switches SW1, SW2 and SW3 operating to stop supplying a power to the reference voltage generator, the first DAC and the second DAC, respectively, in the eight-color mode. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT