Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Plural physical display element control system – Display elements arranged in matrix
Patent
1995-08-21
1997-09-02
Powell, Mark R.
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Plural physical display element control system
Display elements arranged in matrix
345127, H04N 566
Patent
active
056637420
ABSTRACT:
A reduced size field emission display eliminates selected horizontal lines to reduce the size of an array of emitter sets. In one embodiment, every Nth output of a row pointer is left disconnected such that for every Nth line of image, no row of the array is activated. The overall number of rows of the array can be reduced by the number of unconnected outputs of the row pointer. In another approach, every Nth pulse of a row clock is blocked by a clock dropping circuit. Because the row pointer does not receive the Nth pulse, the row pointer remains at a current row for the two scans of the column data. The (N-1)th row is thus overwritten.
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Micron Display Technology Inc.
Powell Mark R.
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