Patent ID: 7295178
Filing Date: 2007-11-13
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus comprising: an image display section for performing display of data written in the image display section, the data being held therein for a predetermined holding period; a full screen memory for storing therein data of at least one frame for a whole display area of the image display section; a partial screen memory, provided in addition to the full screen memory, for storing therein data of at least one frame for a partial display area which has a second refresh rate different from a first refresh rate of the whole display area and has a scan size different from a scan size of the whole display area; an image-display-section refreshing section for refreshing at the first refresh rate the data written in the image display section; a partial-display-area refreshing section for refreshing at the second refresh rate the data written in the partial display area, after the data is held for a period shorter than the holding period of the image display section; and a control section for (i) causing data read out from the respective memories, to be written into the display areas to which the data corresponds, and (ii) causing the partial display area to move to a predetermined position within a display screen of the image display section when a predetermined time lapses.