Active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus used for a video display system
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1. An active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of row signal electrodes having the row number corresponding to the pixel number of one horizontal scanning;
a plurality of line scanning electrodes having the line number corresponding to the horizontal scanning line number of one vertical scanning;
a plurality of active element portions formed at respective intersections of said row signal electrodes and said line scanning electrodes, each having a switching element being on/off controlled in response to a vertical scanning signal applied to one of said line scanning electrodes and having a pixel electrode to which a pixel signal is written from one of said row signal electrodes via said switching element;
row signal electrode driving means for successively applying the pixel signal to each of said row signal electrodes;
line scanning electrode driving means for successively applying the vertical scanning signal to each of said line scanning electrodes;
a common electrode substrate facing a pixel electrode region where pixel electrodes are disposed;
a liquid crystal layer sealed in a space between said common electrode substrate and said pixel electrode region;
memory means for storing video signals of at least one horizontal scanning line;
scanning method conversion means for converting an entered video signal of a non-interlaced scanning type into a video signal of an interlaced scanning type by alternately selecting odd-number horizontal scanning line signals and even-number horizontal scanning line signals in synchronism with the start timing of each vertical scanning period;
polarity inversion means for alternately inverting the polarity of the video signal obtained from said scanning method conversion means in synchronism with the start timing of each vertical scanning period; and
vertical scanning control means for controlling said line scanning electrode driving means to successively applying the vertical scanning signal to each set of two neighboring line scanning electrodes in synchronism with the start timing of each horizontal scanning period of the video signal converted by said scanning method conversion means, said two neighboring line scanning electrodes in each set being shifted by one line in a next vertical scanning period.
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Abstract
A video signal of the non-interlaced scanning type is converted into a video signal of the interlaced scanning type by alternately selecting odd-number horizontal scanning line signals or even-number horizontal scanning line signals in synchronism with the start timing of each field period. The polarity of the video signal is inverted every vertical scanning period. During a first vertical scanning period, the odd-number video signal is written to respective sets of two neighboring line scanning electrodes (G1, G2), (G3, G4), (G5, G6), - - - . During a second vertical scanning period, the even-number video signal is written to another sets of two neighboring line scanning electrodes (G2, G3), (G4, G5), (G6, G7), - - - . The time axis of each horizontal scanning period is doubled. The drive frequency of a row signal electrode drive circuit is halved.
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1. An active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of row signal electrodes having the row number corresponding to the pixel number of one horizontal scanning;
a plurality of line scanning electrodes having the line number corresponding to the horizontal scanning line number of one vertical scanning;
a plurality of active element portions formed at respective intersections of said row signal electrodes and said line scanning electrodes, each having a switching element being on/off controlled in response to a vertical scanning signal applied to one of said line scanning electrodes and having a pixel electrode to which a pixel signal is written from one of said row signal electrodes via said switching element;
row signal electrode driving means for successively applying the pixel signal to each of said row signal electrodes;
line scanning electrode driving means for successively applying the vertical scanning signal to each of said line scanning electrodes;
a common electrode substrate facing a pixel electrode region where pixel electrodes are disposed;
a liquid crystal layer sealed in a space between said common electrode substrate and said pixel electrode region;
memory means for storing video signals of at least one horizontal scanning line;
scanning method conversion means for converting an entered video signal of a non-interlaced scanning type into a video signal of an interlaced scanning type by alternately selecting odd-number horizontal scanning line signals and even-number horizontal scanning line signals in synchronism with the start timing of each vertical scanning period;
polarity inversion means for alternately inverting the polarity of the video signal obtained from said scanning method conversion means in synchronism with the start timing of each vertical scanning period; and
vertical scanning control means for controlling said line scanning electrode driving means to successively applying the vertical scanning signal to each set of two neighboring line scanning electrodes in synchronism with the start timing of each horizontal scanning period of the video signal converted by said scanning method conversion means, said two neighboring line scanning electrodes in each set being shifted by one line in a next vertical scanning period.
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2. An active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of row signal electrodes having the row number corresponding to the pixel number of one horizontal scanning;
a plurality of line scanning electrodes having the line number corresponding to the horizontal scanning line number of one vertical scanning;
a plurality of active element portions formed at respective intersections of said row signal electrodes and said line scanning electrodes, each having a switching element being on/off controlled in response to a vertical scanning signal applied to one of said line scanning electrodes and having a pixel electrode to which a pixel signal is written from one of said row signal electrodes via said switching element;
row signal electrode driving means for successively applying the pixel signal to each of said row signal electrodes;
line scanning electrode driving means for successively applying the vertical scanning signal to each of said line scanning electrodes;
a common electrode substrate facing a pixel electrode region where pixel electrodes are disposed;
a liquid crystal layer sealed in a space between said common electrode substrate and said pixel electrode region;
memory means for storing video signals of at least a ½
frame;
scanning method conversion means for converting an entered video signal of a non-interlaced scanning type into a video signal of an interlaced scanning type by selecting even-number horizontal scanning line signals of an “
n−
1”
frame and odd-number horizontal scanning line signals of an “
n”
frame during a first vertical scanning period and then selecting odd-number horizontal scanning line signals of the “
n”
frame and even-number horizontal scanning line signals of an “
n+1”
frame during a second vertical scanning period succeeding said first vertical scanning period;
polarity inversion means for alternately inverting the polarity of the video signal obtained from said scanning method conversion means in synchronism with the start timing of each half of the vertical scanning period; and
vertical scanning control means for controlling said line scanning electrode driving means to successively applying the vertical scanning signal to each set of two neighboring line scanning electrodes in synchronism with the start timing of each horizontal scanning period of the video signal converted by said scanning method conversion means, said two neighboring line scanning electrodes in each set being shifted by one line in respective ½
vertical scanning periods consisting of one vertical scanning period.
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3. An active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus for realizing an AC driving of the liquid crystal by alternately inverting the polarity of a video signal of an interlaced scanning type in synchronism with the start timing of each vertical scanning period, said liquid crystal display comprising:
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a plurality of row signal electrodes having the row number corresponding to the pixel number of one horizontal scanning;
a plurality of line scanning electrodes having the line number corresponding to the horizontal scanning line number of one vertical scanning;
a plurality of active element portions formed at respective intersections of said row signal electrodes and said line scanning electrodes, each having a switching element being on/off controlled in response to a vertical scanning signal applied to one of said line scanning electrodes and having a pixel electrode to which a pixel signal is written from one of said row signal electrodes via said switching element;
row signal electrode driving means for successively applying the pixel signal to each of said row signal electrodes;
line scanning electrode driving means for successively applying the vertical scanning signal to each of said line scanning electrodes;
a common electrode substrate facing a pixel electrode region where pixel electrodes are disposed;
a liquid crystal layer sealed in a space between said common electrode substrate and said pixel electrode region; and
vertical scanning control means for controlling said line scanning electrode driving means in such a manner that;
a set of 2N neighboring line scanning electrodes is selected simultaneously in each horizontal scanning period of a field period, where “
N”
is an integer equal to or larger than 2;
the combination of said 2N neighboring line scanning electrodes is shifted by two lines in a next horizontal scanning period of said field period;
a vertical scanning signal, whose width is N times the horizontal scanning period, is applied to the selected 2N neighboring line scanning electrodes, so that the end time of said vertical scanning signal coincides with the end timing of the horizontal scanning period; and
the combination of said 2N neighboring line scanning electrodes is shifted by one line in a next field period.
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Current AssigneeJVC Kenwood Corporation
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Original AssigneeVictor Company of Japan Limited (JVC Kenwood Corporation)
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InventorsFuruya, Masato, Asakura, Tsutou
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Primary Examiner(s)Shalwala, Bipin
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Assistant Examiner(s)Frenel, Vanel
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Application NumberUS09/262,803Time in Patent Office817 DaysField of Search345/96, 345/94, 345/87, 345/84, 345/99US Class Current345/87CPC Class CodesG09G 2310/0205 Simultaneous scanning of se...G09G 2310/0224 Details of interlacingG09G 2310/0281 Arrangement of scan or data...G09G 2320/0223 Compensation for problems r...G09G 3/3614 Control of polarity reversa...G09G 3/3648 using an active matrix G09G...G09G 3/3677 suitable for active matrice...
