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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Ayahito Kojima, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Wakayama, Kawasaki, JP;
Hirohito Kuriyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuhiro Ishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Akira Yamamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
In a PDP unit, a display frame for one screen comprises a plurality of sub-frames, the luminance of each of which is determined by a sustaining pulse number. A length of one frame is calculated from the length of one cycle of a vertical synchronization signal and a sub-frame condition determination circuit determines, from the length of one frame, the number of sub-frames, the luminance of each sub-frame and a total sustaining pulse number. A load factor is calculated from an external input signal. A further circuit determines a maximum display luminance from consumed power and calculates a luminance factor, and yet a further circuit corrects the luminance drop due to a load from the total sustaining pulse number, the luminance ratio and the load factor for the respective sub-frame and calculates sustaining pulse numbers for the respective sub-frames. Thereby, the sustaining pulse numbers of the respective sub-frames are determined through calculations using the total sustaining pulse number, the luminance ratio, the load factor and the consumed power rather than using a luminance table, simplifying construction of the PDP unit while performing more accurate calculations and thereby improving display quality and providing a stable display without flickering.