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EP 0260747 B1 19910703 - DISPLAY DEVICE

Title (en)

DISPLAY DEVICE

Publication

EP 0260747 B1 19910703 (EN)

Application

EP 87201715 A 19870910

Priority

NL 8602328 A 19860915

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0260747A1] The invention relates to a novel addressing scheme for passive matrices in which voltage losses across the electrodes are compensated. The row electrodes (3) of a matrix of display elements (12) are alternately driven from the left and from the right while simultaneously presenting data voltages to the column electrodes (4).

IPC 1-7

G09G 3/36

IPC 8 full level

G02F 1/133 (2006.01); G09G 3/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G09G 3/36 (2013.01 - KR); G09G 3/3622 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0260747 A1 19880323; EP 0260747 B1 19910703; CN 1012857 B 19910612; CN 87106311 A 19880330; DE 3771154 D1 19910808; JP S6375732 A 19880406; KR 880004418 A 19880603; NL 8602328 A 19880405

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87201715 A 19870910; CN 87106311 A 19870912; DE 3771154 T 19870910; JP 23088487 A 19870914; KR 870010150 A 19870914; NL 8602328 A 19860915