Display apparatus and data transfer apparatus for display device
First Claim
1. A display apparatus, comprising:
- a common data generator unit for generating picture data, a plurality of display units each comprising a display device for displaying pictures based on the picture data, and a picture data transfer line connecting the common data generator unit with the plurality of display units, whereinsaid plurality of display units include a first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device and a second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device, which are driven so that picture data transfer from the common data generator unit to the first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device through the picture data transfer line is performed in a blanking period when picture data transfer from the common data generator unit to the second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device through the picture data transfer line is not performed,wherein said picture data includes data for designating one of said plurality of display units connected by the picture data transfer line, data for designating one of scanning lines of the designated display unit and display data for determining display states at pixels on the designated scanning line.
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Abstract
A display apparatus includes a common data generator unit for generating picture data, a plurality of display units each comprising a display device for displaying pictures based on the picture data, and a picture data transfer line connecting the common data generator unit with the plurality of display units. The plurality of display units include a first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device and a second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device, which are driven so that data transfer to the first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device is performed in a blanking period when picture data transfer to the second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device is not performed. As a result, a plurality of display units having different display characteristics, e.g., those including a memory characteristic chiral smectic liquid crystal device and a non-memory characteristic TFT-matrix liquid crystal device, can be driven to simultaneously display mutually closely rotated pictures based on picture data supplied in a time-sharing manner from a common data generator unit.
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16 Claims
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1. A display apparatus, comprising:
- a common data generator unit for generating picture data, a plurality of display units each comprising a display device for displaying pictures based on the picture data, and a picture data transfer line connecting the common data generator unit with the plurality of display units, wherein
said plurality of display units include a first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device and a second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device, which are driven so that picture data transfer from the common data generator unit to the first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device through the picture data transfer line is performed in a blanking period when picture data transfer from the common data generator unit to the second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device through the picture data transfer line is not performed, wherein said picture data includes data for designating one of said plurality of display units connected by the picture data transfer line, data for designating one of scanning lines of the designated display unit and display data for determining display states at pixels on the designated scanning line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- a common data generator unit for generating picture data, a plurality of display units each comprising a display device for displaying pictures based on the picture data, and a picture data transfer line connecting the common data generator unit with the plurality of display units, wherein
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6. A display apparatus, comprising:
- a common data generator unit for generating picture data, a first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device, a second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device, and a data transfer apparatus for transferring picture data for picture display from the common data generator unit to the first and second display units through a common output line,
wherein said data transfer apparatus includes control means for outputting picture data from the common data generator unit to the second display unit through the common output line within each of successive prescribed cycle periods between which a blanking period is placed, and for outputting picture data from the common data generator unit to the first display unit through the common output line in the blanking period, wherein said picture data includes data for designating one of said first and second display units connected by the common output line, data for designating one of scanning lines of the designated display unit and display data for determining display states at pixels on the designated scanning line. - View Dependent Claims (12)
- a common data generator unit for generating picture data, a first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device, a second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device, and a data transfer apparatus for transferring picture data for picture display from the common data generator unit to the first and second display units through a common output line,
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13. A data transfer apparatus for transferring picture data for picture display to a first display unit comprising a memory characteristic display device and a second display unit comprising a non-memory characteristic display device via a common output line,
wherein said data transfer apparatus includes control means for outputting picture data to the second display unit within each of successive prescribed cycle periods between which a blanking period is placed, and for outputting picture data to the first display unit in the blanking period.
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