Method of driving plasma display panel and apparatus thereof

Patent 7161607 Issued on January 9, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 17, 2023. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

Patent References

Apparatus allowing continuous adjustment of luminance of a plasma display panel Patent #: 5757343
Issued on: 05/26/1998
Inventor: Nagakubo

Inventor

Choi, Jeong Pil

Assignee

LG Electronics Inc.

Application

No. 10388394 filed on 03/17/2003

US Classes:

345/690, Intensity or color driving control (e.g., gray scale)345/63, Intensity control345/589Color or intensity

Examiners

Primary: Chang, Kent

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Fleshner & Kim, LLP

Foreign Patent References

01-163794 JP 06/01/1989
03-238497 JP 10/01/1991
08-305321 JP 11/01/1996
10-207426 JP 08/01/1998
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International Class

G09G 5/10

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of driving a plasma display panel and an apparatus thereof enabling to manage digital signal for driving a plasma display panel. The apparatus for driving a plasma display panel has a PDP driving unit which supplies the plasma display panel with the video signal outputted from a scan converter after revision and controls the sustain discharge period of sub-field to adjust contrast and brightness of a picture.