Patent ID: 6104361
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
A method of driving a plasma display panel having a plurality of display lines composed of pixels defined at cross-points of row electrodes and column electrodes, each pixel being capable of retaining a charge quantity, the method comprising:scanning a current display line of the plasma display panel to retain charge quantities on selected pixels defined along a first row electrode;applying a priming voltage pulse between the first row electrode and a second row electrode to cause a priming discharge between the first and second row electrodes, the priming discharge being capable of priming a different display line of the plasma display panel proximate to the current display line,wherein the row electrodes comprise a plurality of scan electrodes and a plurality of maintenance electrodes, each scan electrode being paired with a maintenance electrode, the first row electrode being one of the scan electrodes, and the second row electrode being a maintenance electrode paired with the one of the scan electrodes such that the priming discharge occurs between the one of the scan electrodes and the maintenance electrode paired with the one of the scan electrodes, wherein the method further comprises:applying sustaining voltage pulses between scan electrodes and corresponding maintenance electrodes to illuminate the selected pixels.