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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Naoki Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Naoki Ando, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a driver, including: data lines disposed in parallel with each other; gate lines disposed in parallel with each other and at right angles to the data lines so as to be electrically insulated from the data lines; odd-numbered pixel cell connected to the odd-numbered data line from the head one, and the odd-numbered gate line from the head one; even-numbered pixel cell connected to the even-numbered data line from the head one, and the even-numbered gate line from the head one; driving means for driving the odd-numbered gate lines and the even-numbered gate lines independently of each other; inputting means for inputting a signal having a predetermined potential to each of the odd-numbered gate lines and the even-numbered gate lines; and comparing means for comparing potentials of the each adjacent odd-numbered data line and even-numbered data line with each other, and outputting a comparison result.