Display device
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1. A display device comprising:
- a substrate;
a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns on said substrate;
a plurality of signal lines for providing image signals to said plurality of pixels on a column by column basis;
a plurality of row address lines for providing row address signals to said plurality of pixels on a row-by-row basis; and
a plurality of rewrite signal lines for providing rewrite signals to said plurality of pixels on a column-by-column basis,each of said plurality of pixels comprising;
a plurality of memory elements for retaining said image signals sent over said plurality of signal lines;
selection means for selecting one of said plurality of memory elements;
rewrite direction means connected to a corresponding one of said plurality of rewrite signal lines to receive a rewrite signals therefrom, said rewrite direction means being responsive to said rewrite signals to direct said plurality of memory elements to rewrite contents thereof; and
a display element for displaying a dot at a brightness corresponding to contents of a selected one of said plurality of memory elements;
wherein said selection means selects one of said plurality of memory elements when receiving a row address signal from a corresponding one of said plurality of row address lines and, at the same time, an image signal from a corresponding one of said plurality of signal lines, andin a case where said rewrite direction means directs to rewrite said contents of said selected one of said plurality of memory elements, said image signal from said corresponding one of said plurality of signal lines is written into said selected one of said plurality of memory elements and one of said plurality of memory elements rewritten at the latest is selected, contents of which are provided to said display element for display.
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Abstract
A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns on the substrate, and a plurality of signal lines for providing an image signal to the pixels on a column-by-column basis. Each of the pixels comprises a plurality of memory elements for storing image signals sent over a corresponding one of the signal lines, a selector for selecting one of the memory elements, and a display element for displaying a dot at a brightness corresponding to an image signal stored in the selected memory elements.
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1. A display device comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns on said substrate; a plurality of signal lines for providing image signals to said plurality of pixels on a column by column basis; a plurality of row address lines for providing row address signals to said plurality of pixels on a row-by-row basis; and a plurality of rewrite signal lines for providing rewrite signals to said plurality of pixels on a column-by-column basis, each of said plurality of pixels comprising; a plurality of memory elements for retaining said image signals sent over said plurality of signal lines; selection means for selecting one of said plurality of memory elements; rewrite direction means connected to a corresponding one of said plurality of rewrite signal lines to receive a rewrite signals therefrom, said rewrite direction means being responsive to said rewrite signals to direct said plurality of memory elements to rewrite contents thereof; and a display element for displaying a dot at a brightness corresponding to contents of a selected one of said plurality of memory elements; wherein said selection means selects one of said plurality of memory elements when receiving a row address signal from a corresponding one of said plurality of row address lines and, at the same time, an image signal from a corresponding one of said plurality of signal lines, and in a case where said rewrite direction means directs to rewrite said contents of said selected one of said plurality of memory elements, said image signal from said corresponding one of said plurality of signal lines is written into said selected one of said plurality of memory elements and one of said plurality of memory elements rewritten at the latest is selected, contents of which are provided to said display element for display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A display device comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns on said substrate; and a plurality of signal lines for providing image signals to said plurality of pixels on a column-by-column basis, each of said plurality of pixels comprising; a plurality of memory elements for retaining said image signals sent over a corresponding one of said plurality of signal lines; selection means for selecting one of said plurality of memory elements; and a display element for displaying a dot at a brightness corresponding to contents of a selected one of said plurality of memory elements; wherein said plurality of memory elements in each of said plurality of pixels form a first memory circuit including at least one memory element and a second memory circuit including of at least one memory element, said first memory circuit stores an image signal for a right eye and said second memory circuit stores an image signal for a left eye, and said selection means switches between said first and said second memory circuit at high speed to thereby provide a stereoscopic display.
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10. A display device comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns on said substrate; a plurality of first signal lines arranged in said columns; a plurality of second signal lines arranged in said columns, each of said second signal lines being paired with a respective one of said plurality of first signal lines; a plurality of first control lines arranged in said columns; a plurality of second control lines arranged in said columns, each of said second control lines being paired with a respective one of said plurality of first control lines, a plurality of address lines arranged in said rows; and a plurality of row control lines arranged in said rows, each of said row control lines being paired with a respective one of said plurality of address lines, each of said plurality of pixels including; a display element having a pixel electrode; a first switch having a first conduction path, one end of said first conduction path being connected to a corresponding one of said plurality of first signal lines, conduction of said first conduction path being controlled by a corresponding one of said plurality of address lines; a memory circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal, said input terminal being connected to the other end of said first conduction path and said memory circuit including at least one memory element; a second switch having a second conduction path, one end of said second conduction path being connected to said output terminal of said memory circuit, conduction of said second conduction path being controlled by a corresponding one of said plurality of first control lines; a third switch having a third conduction path, one end of said third conduction path being connected to the other end of said second conduction path, the other end of said third conduction path being connected to said pixel electrode, conduction of said third conduction path being controlled by a corresponding one of said plurality of row control lines; a fourth switch having a fourth conduction path, one end of said fourth conduction path being connected to said pixel electrode, conduction of said fourth conduction path being controlled by said corresponding one of said plurality of row control lines; a fifth switch having a fifth conduction path, one end of said fifth conduction path being connected to the other end of said fourth conduction path and the other end of said fifth conduction path being connected to a corresponding one of said plurality of second signal lines, conduction of said fifth conduction path being controlled by a corresponding one of said plurality of second control lines. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A display device comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns on said substrate; a plurality of signal lines for providing an image signal to said plurality of pixels on a column-by-column basis; a signal line driver for driving said plurality of signal lines; first storage means for retaining an externally input image signal as a first record signal; and a subtracter for producing a difference signal between said image signal at one point of time and said first record signal prior to said point of time which is retained in said first storage means and outputting said difference signal to said signal line driver, said signal line driver outputting said difference signal as said image signal, and each of said plurality of pixels including; second storage means for storing a second record signal corresponding to said first record signal stored in said first storage means; an adder for adding said second record signal stored in said second storage means and said difference signal; and a display element for displaying a dot at a brightness corresponding to an output of said adder. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A display device comprising:
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a substrate; a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns on said substrate; a plurality of address lines arranged in rows; a plurality of signal lines arranged in columns; a plurality of row scanning lines arranged in rows; a plurality of column scanning lines arranged in columns; a vertical scanner for driving each of said plurality of row scanning lines in sequence; a horizontal scanner for driving each of said plurality of column scanning lines in sequence; and operation means for performing operations on position data obtained through said vertical scanner and said horizontal scanner to obtain coordinate data at a pixel location that is specified by an external light signal, each of said plurality of pixels comprising; a first memory circuit selected by a corresponding one of said plurality of address lines for storing an image signal sent over a corresponding one of said plurality of signal lines; a photoelectric conversion element for sensing presence or absence of said external light signal to produce a detect signal in the presence of said external light signal; a second memory circuit selected by a corresponding one of said plurality of row scanning lines for storing said detect signal from said photoelectric conversion element and outputting said detect signal onto a corresponding one of said plurality of column scanning lines; an OR circuit for taking a logical sum of said image signal retained in said first memory circuit and said detect signal retained in said second memory circuit to output a logical sum signal; and a display element for displaying a dot at a brightness corresponding to said logical sum signal from said OR circuit. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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