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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2000
Serge Salavin, Saint Egreve, FR;
Lionel Thavot, Moirans, FR;
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A method for the control of a color alternating display panel having a written state and an extinguished state arranged in rows and columns, the rows forming at least two sets. A sustaining signal is applied to the rows. This sustaining signal generates discharges in the cells that are written in. The sets are addressed. An addressing operation consisting of a semi-selective operation followed by a selective operation. After a semi-selective operation pertaining to the first set, a preconditioning write operation is performed on the cells of one row of the second set, aimed at ionizing the panel. Application in particular to plasma panels.