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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ryuichi Todoroki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Naruhiro Sato, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Nozomu Kikuchi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kenichiro Hosoi, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/28 ;
Abstract
A method of and a system for controlling a brightness of a picture displayed on a plasma display panel are provided which are capable of determining whether a video signal to be fed to the plasma display panel is a signal indicating a stationary picture, reducing the brightness of a picture displayed on the plasma display panel if it is determined that a video signal to be fed to the plasma display panel is a signal indicating a stationary picture.