Patent ID: 6567080
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: G09G,H04N

Abstract:
An image display apparatus comprising:power save mode detecting means for detecting a power-save request or a power-save release; power consumption/image-appearing-time control means for outputting, based on a power consumption in a power save mode being arbitrarily preset for every power save mode, and rising time of a screen when a power save mode is released being arbitrarily preset for every power save mode, a control signal which is able to realize said power consumption and said rising time of a screen; power supplying means for supplying electric power to a heater of a display unit on which an image is displayed; and heater-power-supplying control means for controlling the electric power supplied from said power supplying means based upon said control signal outputted from said power consumption/image-appearing-time control means so as to supply predetermined electric power to the heater of said display unit.