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Display system and circuit therefor

  • US 5,867,140 A
  • Filed: 11/27/1996
  • Issued: 02/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A display system comprising:

  • a display having a display with a display screen area upon which images can be generated for viewing; and

    an image control circuit controlling operation of the display, the image control circuit controlling the display such that only a partial display area can be controlled to generate images in a first operating mode to conserve power and all of the display screen area can be controlled to generate images in a second operating mode;

    wherein the image control circuit includes a first buffer storing pixel control signals for the partial display area, and the first buffer passes image control signals through to a pixel scanning controller in the second operating mode, and stores pixel control signals for the partial display area in the first operating mode.

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