Patent ID: 8587513

Claim:
An electro-optical device comprising: a pixel circuit and a driving circuit, wherein the pixel circuit includes: a driving transistor that has a first terminal connected to a driving potential line to which a driving potential is supplied, a second terminal connected to a circuit point, and a control terminal controlling a connection state between both the first and second terminals; an electro-optical element that is connected to the circuit point; a first capacitive element that has a first electrode, and a second electrode connected to the control terminal; a first switch that controls a connection between the circuit point and the control terminal; and a second switch that controls a connection between a signal line and the first electrode, wherein the driving circuit: controls the first switch to be turned off, and varies a potential at the control terminal such that the driving transistor is turned on, during a first period when the driving potential is set to a first potential; sets the potential at the control terminal to a compensation initial value by controlling the first switch to be turned on, during a second period after the first period has elapsed; controls the first switch to be turned on, and varies the driving potential from the first potential to a second potential such that the driving transistor is turned on, during a third period after the second period has elapsed; supplies a grayscale potential corresponding to a designated grayscale to the signal line and controls the second switch to be turned on, during a fourth period after the third period has elapsed; and varies a voltage between the control terminal and the first terminal with the passage of time, during a fifth period after the fourth period has elapsed.