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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
May. 08, 2007
Terukazu Sugimoto, Chiba, JP;
Terukazu Sugimoto, Chiba, JP;
Futaba Corporation, Chiba, JP;
Abstract
The present invention discloses a fluorescent display apparatus and a method for driving the same. In accordance with the apparatus and the method, a display data outputted from a display controlleris converted by and stored in a shift registerand a latch circuit. While a data outputted from gate circuits A-Ak is set to have a blanking period and displayed by a fluorescent display, a second display data outputted from gate circuits Ak+1-An is provided to a selectorto be outputted as a control data for a second emitting means. The second data may be outputted to have a different brightness from the fluorescent displayby a port switching signal provided to the selector