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Patent US8228350 - Data dependent drive scheme and display - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method for writing data to a display includes the steps of receiving a plurality of data bits, where each bit is associated with a different pixel of the display, reading the value of each data bit, determining whether each data bits has an off-state value, and generating a disable signal if each data...http://www.google.com/patents/US8228350?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8228350 - Data dependent drive scheme and displayAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8228350 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/157,189Publication dateJul 24, 2012Filing dateJun 6, 2008Priority dateJun 6, 2008Also published asUS20090303207Publication number12157189, 157189, US 8228350 B2, US 8228350B2, US-B2-8228350, US8228350 B2, US8228350B2InventorsSunny Yat-san NgOriginal AssigneeOmnivision Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (122), Non-Patent Citations (61), Referenced by (1), Classifications (16), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetData dependent drive scheme and display
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