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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1999
Shinya Kondoh, Tokorozawa, JP;
Rintarou Takahashi, Tokorozawa, JP;
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal apparatus is provided which incorporates a means for automatically obtaining an optimum drive voltage value for a liquid crystal panel. Drive voltages are applied through a voltage value adjusting circuit ( ) to scanning electrodes ( ) and signal electrodes ( ) provided in the liquid crystal panel ( ), and a display is produced on the liquid crystal panel in accordance with the applied drive voltage waveforms. A display capture device ( ), which comprises a CCD device ( ) and a lens ( ), captures an optimum display image from the liquid crystal panel and stores it in a reference memory ( ). Further, the display capture device ( ) captures a display produced on the liquid crystal panel and stores it in a capture memory ( ). A display data difference circuit ( ) compares the data stored in the capture memory ( ) with the data stored in the reference memory ( ) to determine whether they coincide or not and, based on the result of the comparison, an optimum voltage setting CPU ( ) controls the voltage value adjusting circuit ( ).