A driving signal generating unit having first and second voltage generators for selectively outputting a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal
First Claim
1. A driving apparatus comprising a scanning driver circuit connected to scanning electrodes and a signal driver circuit connected to signal electrodes, said signal driver circuit comprising:
- a drive signal generating unit comprising;
a first voltage output means associated with a first bus and second voltage output means associated with a second bus, each voltage output means comprising a positive voltage output circuit and a negative voltage output circuit;
means for supplying a first pulse and a second pulse shifted in phase from the first pulse, wherein the first pulse induces an output from the negative voltage output circuit of the first voltage output means and the positive voltage output circuit of the second voltage output means, wherein the second pulse induces an output from positive voltage output circuit of the first voltage output means and the negative voltage output circuit of the second voltage output means to thereby supply a first voltage signal comprising a preceding negative voltage and subsequent positive voltage to the first bus from the first voltage output means and to supply a second voltage signal comprising a preceding positive voltage and a subsequent negative voltage to the second bus from the second voltage output means, the polarities of the voltages being defined with respect to the ground level;
a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the first or second voltage signal from the first or second bus to a signal electrode; and
a switching signal generating unit for supplying a switching control signal to the switching circuit unit.
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Abstract
A driving apparatus including a scanning driver circuit connected to scanning electrodes and a signal driver circuit connected to signal electrodes. The signal driver circuit includes (1) a drive signal generating unit which includes a first signal generating circuit and a second signal generating circuit for generating a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal, respectively, of mutually different waveforms, (2) a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the first or second voltage signal to a signal electrode, and (3) a switching signal generating unit for supplying a switching control signal to the switching circuit unit.
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1. A driving apparatus comprising a scanning driver circuit connected to scanning electrodes and a signal driver circuit connected to signal electrodes, said signal driver circuit comprising:
a drive signal generating unit comprising; a first voltage output means associated with a first bus and second voltage output means associated with a second bus, each voltage output means comprising a positive voltage output circuit and a negative voltage output circuit; means for supplying a first pulse and a second pulse shifted in phase from the first pulse, wherein the first pulse induces an output from the negative voltage output circuit of the first voltage output means and the positive voltage output circuit of the second voltage output means, wherein the second pulse induces an output from positive voltage output circuit of the first voltage output means and the negative voltage output circuit of the second voltage output means to thereby supply a first voltage signal comprising a preceding negative voltage and subsequent positive voltage to the first bus from the first voltage output means and to supply a second voltage signal comprising a preceding positive voltage and a subsequent negative voltage to the second bus from the second voltage output means, the polarities of the voltages being defined with respect to the ground level; a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the first or second voltage signal from the first or second bus to a signal electrode; and a switching signal generating unit for supplying a switching control signal to the switching circuit unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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11. A driving apparatus, comprising a signal driven circuit, for a display panel of the type comprising matrix electrodes formed by scanning electrodes and signal electrodes arranged to intersect with the scanning electrodes, wherein the contrast at each intersection of the scanning electrodes and the signal electrodes is discriminated depending on the direction of an electric field applied to th intersection, said scanning electrodes being connected to a scanning driver circuit and said signal electrodes being connected to a signal driver circuit;
- said apparatus comprising said signal drive circuit, and said signal driver circuit comprising;
a drive signal generating unit further comprising; first voltage output means associated with a first bus and second voltage output means associated with a second bus, each voltage output means comprising a positive voltage output circuit and a negative voltage output circuit, means for supplying a first pulse and a second pulse shifted in phase from the first pulse, wherein the first pulse induces an output from the negative voltage output circuit of the first voltage output means and the positive voltage output circuit of the second voltage output means, wherein the second pulse induces an output from the positive voltage output circuit of the first voltage output means and the negative voltage output circuit of the second voltage output means, to thereby supply a first voltage signal comprising a preceding negative voltage and a subsequent positive voltage to the first bus from the first voltage output means and to thereby supply a second voltage signal comprising a preceding positive voltage and a subsequent negative voltage to tee second bus from the second voltage output means, the polarities of the voltages being defined with respect to the ground level; a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the first or second voltage signal from the first or second bus to a signal electrode; and a switching signal generating unit for supplying a switching control signal to the switching circuit unit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- said apparatus comprising said signal drive circuit, and said signal driver circuit comprising;
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28. A driving apparatus comprising a scanning driver circuit connected to scanning electrodes and a signal driver circuit connected to signal electrodes, said signal driver circuit comprising:
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(1) a drive signal generating unit which includes a first signal generating circuit and a second signal generating circuit for generating a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal, respectively, comprising mutually different polarity waveforms at a corresponding phase; (2) a switching control signal generating unit including (a) a serial-parallel conversion circuit, and (b) a matrix circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements divided into a plurality of blocks, the switching elements in each block being commonly connected to a control line, the output signals from the serial-parallel conversion circuit being distributed to the respective blocks; and (3) a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the first or second voltage signal to a signal electrode depending on a switching control signal supplied form the switching control signal generating unit. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A driving apparatus, comprising a signal driver circuit for a display panel of the type comprising matrix electrodes formed by scanning electrodes and signal electrodes arranged intersect with the scanning electrodes wherein a contrast at each intersection of the scanning electrodes and the signal electrodes is discriminated depending on the direction of an electric field applied to the intersection, said scanning electrodes being connected to a scanning driver circuit and said signal electrodes being connected to said signal driver circuit, said signal driver circuit comprising:
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(1) a drive signal generating unit which includes a first signal generating circuit and a second signal generating circuit for generating a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal, respectively, comprising mutually different polarity waveforms at a corresponding phase; (2) a switching control signal generating unit including (a) a serial-parallel conversion circuit, and (b) a matrix circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements divided into a plurality of blocks, the switching elements in each block being commonly connected to a control line, the output signals from the serial-parallel conversion circuit being distributed to the respective blocks; and (3) a switching circuit unit for selectively supplying the first or second voltage signal to a signal supplied from the switching control signal generating unit. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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