Liquid crystal display apparatus
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1. A liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a display panel comprising a plurality of scanning electrodes, a plurality of data electrodes intersecting said scanning electrodes, and a liquid crystal disposed between said scanning electrodes and said data electrodes so as to form a pixel at each intersection of said scanning electrodes and said data electrodes(b) a temperature sensor disposed in proximity to said display panel;
(c) a current detection control circuit for determining a currant detection condition in response to temperature data detected by said temperature sensor;
(d) a voltage application circuit for applying a voltage pulse based on the determined current detection condition to at least one of said scanning electrodes;
(e) a current detection circuit connected to at least one of said data electrodes for detecting a current flowing to said at least one data electrode in response to said voltage pulse applied to said at least one scanning electrode;
(f) a display signal control circuit for correcting a drive signal to be applied to a pixel for picture display based on the detected current data; and
(g) a drive signal application circuit for applying the corrected drive signal to the pixel.
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Abstract
A display panel includes a matrix of pixels each constituted by a pair of oppositely disposed electrodes and a liquid crystal disposed between the electrodes. A current signal, particularly one associated with inversion of spontaneous polarization of the liquid crystal is detected at plural pixels. The display panel is driven by applying drive signals thereto while correcting the drive signals based on the detected current signal. As a result, a threshold distribution typically attributable to a temperature distribution on the display panel is accurately compensated for. The display system thus constituted is particularly useful for gradational display.
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1. A liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a display panel comprising a plurality of scanning electrodes, a plurality of data electrodes intersecting said scanning electrodes, and a liquid crystal disposed between said scanning electrodes and said data electrodes so as to form a pixel at each intersection of said scanning electrodes and said data electrodes (b) a temperature sensor disposed in proximity to said display panel; (c) a current detection control circuit for determining a currant detection condition in response to temperature data detected by said temperature sensor; (d) a voltage application circuit for applying a voltage pulse based on the determined current detection condition to at least one of said scanning electrodes; (e) a current detection circuit connected to at least one of said data electrodes for detecting a current flowing to said at least one data electrode in response to said voltage pulse applied to said at least one scanning electrode; (f) a display signal control circuit for correcting a drive signal to be applied to a pixel for picture display based on the detected current data; and (g) a drive signal application circuit for applying the corrected drive signal to the pixel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
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a display panel comprising a first substrate having a plurality of scanning lines thereon, a second substrate having a plurality of data lines thereon, and a liquid crystal disposed between the first and second substrates so as to form a pixel at each intersection of said scanning and data lines; an application circuit for applying a signal for current detection to the liquid crystal through at least one scanning line; a detection circuit for detecting, at least one data line, a current signal flowing through the liquid crystal at a pixel associated with said at least one scanning line; drive means for applying a drive signal to a pixel on said display panel; a circuit for correcting the drive signal depending on the detected current signal; and a changeover switch for switching between a detecting state of connecting the application circuit, said at least one scanning line, said at least one data line and the detection circuit, and a driving state of connecting the drive circuits, said at least one scanning line and said at least one data line, so as to preferentially supply a scanning signal to said at least one scanning line having received the signal for current detection in the detecting state and supply data signals for pixels on said at least one scanning line to the data lines, thereby partially rewriting the display states of the pixels on said at least one scanning line. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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