(19)
(11) EP 1 193 672 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/14

(21) Application number: 01306864.8

(22) Date of filing: 13.08.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G09G 3/28, G09G 3/20
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 05.09.2000 JP 2000273545
14.12.2000 JP 2000380289

(71) Applicants:
  • Hitachi, Ltd.
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Limited
    Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 213-0012 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Naka, Kazutaka, Hitachi Ltd. Int. Prop. Office
    Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100 (JP)
  • Takeuchi, Masanori, Fujitsu Hitachi Plas. Dis. Ltd
    Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 213-0012 (JP)

(74) Representative: Calderbank, Thomas Roger et al
MEWBURN ELLIS York House 23 Kingsway
London WC2B 6HP
London WC2B 6HP (GB)

   


(54) Display and image displaying method


(57) A group of high order subfields and a group of low order subfields are provided, at least one independent control subfield is provided in the group of low order subfields and in other low order subfields, two lines are simultaneously addressed using the same data. Hereby, a display and an image displaying method wherein an address control period is reduced, using this surplus time, the luminance is enhanced, multiple gradations are provided or a pseudo contour interference is reduced, the resolution information of a displayed image is limited and synthetic image quality is enhanced are provided.






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