GB2102178B - Plasma display panel control - Google Patents

Plasma display panel control

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Publication number
GB2102178B
GB2102178B GB8217209A GB8217209A GB2102178B GB 2102178 B GB2102178 B GB 2102178B GB 8217209 A GB8217209 A GB 8217209A GB 8217209 A GB8217209 A GB 8217209A GB 2102178 B GB2102178 B GB 2102178B
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Prior art keywords
display panel
plasma display
panel control
control
plasma
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GB8217209A
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GB2102178A (en
Inventor
Michael J Marentic
Daniel A Manseau
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L3Harris Interstate Electronics Corp
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Interstate Electronics Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/273,092 external-priority patent/US4464657A/en
Priority claimed from US06/273,094 external-priority patent/US4415892A/en
Application filed by Interstate Electronics Corp filed Critical Interstate Electronics Corp
Publication of GB2102178A publication Critical patent/GB2102178A/en
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    • G09G3/288—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels
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    • G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/22—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources
    • G09G3/28—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels
    • G09G3/288—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels
    • G09G3/297—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters using controlled light sources using luminous gas-discharge panels, e.g. plasma panels using AC panels using opposed discharge type panels

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
GB8217209A 1981-06-12 1982-06-14 Plasma display panel control Expired GB2102178B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/273,092 US4464657A (en) 1981-06-12 1981-06-12 Modular waveform generator for plasma display panels
US06/273,094 US4415892A (en) 1981-06-12 1981-06-12 Advanced waveform techniques for plasma display panels

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GB2102178A GB2102178A (en) 1983-01-26
GB2102178B true GB2102178B (en) 1985-03-27

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US4499460A (en) * 1982-06-09 1985-02-12 International Business Machines Corporation ROS Control of gas panel
US4622549A (en) * 1983-06-29 1986-11-11 International Business Machines Corporation Repetition rate compensation and mixing in a plasma panel
GB8408216D0 (en) * 1984-03-30 1984-05-10 Secr Defence Flat-panel display
US4683470A (en) * 1985-03-05 1987-07-28 International Business Machines Corporation Video mode plasma panel display
US4836656A (en) * 1985-12-25 1989-06-06 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Driving method for optical modulation device
TW297893B (en) * 1996-01-31 1997-02-11 Fujitsu Ltd A plasma display apparatus having improved restarting characteristic, a drive method of the same, a waveform generating circuit having reduced memory capacity and a matrix-type panel display using the waveform generating circuit
JP3449875B2 (en) * 1996-11-27 2003-09-22 富士通株式会社 Waveform generating circuit and flat matrix type display device

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