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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
Yuji Nishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehiro Misonou, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Nishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takehiro Misonou, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A display device includes: horizontal scan lines; vertical scan lines; an electro-optical element disposed at each of positions where the horizontal scan lines and the vertical scan lines intersect and selectively turned on based on a video signal and a vertical scan signal; a defect information storing section that stores defect information indicating whether each of the electro-optical elements has a defect; and a video signal generating section that generates a video signal to be supplied to the electro-optical element in each position based on a video signal supplied from outside and the defect information, wherein the video signal generating section supplies a video signal to the electro-optical elements such that the supply of a level required for turning on an element is stopped for an electro-optical element having a defect and the video signal supplied from the outside is supplied to an electro-optical element having no defect.