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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinichi Ishizuka, Saitama-ken, JP;
Yoshinori Fukuda, Saitama-ken, JP;
Satoshi Miyaguchi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Hideo Ochi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Taizo Ishida, Saitama-ken, JP;
Masami Tsuchida, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/22 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for driving a luminescent display which includes a plurality of luminescent units adapted to be selected for light emission, so as to display an image. This method is characterized in that during a predetermined period, a reverse voltage having a direction opposite to that of a voltage to be applied for light emission of a luminescent unit, is applied to each luminescent unit.