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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1993
Yuzuru Kanemori, Tenri, JP;
Mikio Katayama, Ikoma, JP;
Kiyoshi Nakazawa, Fujiidera, JP;
Naofumi Kondo, Nara, JP;
Masaya Okamoto, Nara, JP;
Hiroaki Kato, Nara, JP;
Kozo Yano, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Katsumi Irie, Gojo, JP;
Kumiko Otsu, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Fujiki, Sakai, JP;
Toshiaki Fujihara, Tenri, JP;
Hideji Marumoto, Kashiba, JP;
Hidenori Negoto, Ikoma, JP;
Kazuyori Mitsumoto, Tenri, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An active display device, comprising: a plurality of source buses and a plurality of gate buses; a plurality of pixel electrodes, said pixel electrodes each having associated therewith a switching element for delivering a drive signal to said pixel electrode from at least one of said source buses as a function of a signal provided by at least one of said gate buses; and means other than said switching elements for selectively electrically connecting at least one of said pixel electrodes to a corresponding one of said source buses in the event said at least one pixel electrode is considered to be defective.