Patent ID: 6844864

Claim:
A circuit arrangement ( 1 ) for actuating a VDF, LED or LCD display ( 2 ), comprising: at least one storage element ( 6 ) in which there are stored display data; at least two control blocks ( 7 , 8 ) which are in data receiving connection with said storage element ( 6 ) for generating control signals necessary for the display in dependence upon the display data stored in said storage element ( 6 ); a first control block ( 7 ) of said at least two control blocks ( 7 , 8 ) supplying control signals for an LCD display; a second control block ( 8 ) of said at least two control blocks ( 7 , 8 ) supplying control signals selectively for a VFD or LED display, or both a VFD and LED display; and a common driver component ( 11 ) which is electrically connected with said at least two control blocks ( 7 , 8 ) and with said respective VFD, LED or LCD displays, said different types of displays being connected to the same connections of said common driver component ( 11 ), said common driver component ( 11 ) generating actuating signals for the respective VED, LED or LCD displays from the control signals received by said common driver component ( 11 ) from said at least two control blocks ( 7 , 8 ) and conveys said actuating signals to an applicable of said displays.