Patent ID: 7920105

Claim:
A method of driving a plasma display apparatus that includes a plurality of first and second electrodes and displays an image based on a frame, each frame including a plurality of subfields, the method comprising: applying a reset signal to at least one first electrode of the plurality of first electrodes during a reset period of at least one subfield of the plurality of subfields; applying a first signal to the at least one first electrode of the plurality of electrodes during an address period of the at least one subfield, the first signal changes from a first potential to a second potential; applying a second signal having a waveform with a falling slope to the at least one first electrode during the address period after applying the first signal; and applying a first scan signal to the at least one first electrode during the address period of the at least one subfield after a first prescribed period of time of applying the second signal, a lowest potential level of the first scan signal is lower than a lowest potential level of the reset signal, wherein a second scan signal is applied to the at least one first electrode prior to applying the first signal during the address period, wherein the first signal and the second signal are applied between the first scan signal and the second scan signal during the address period, a highest level of voltage applied to the first and second scan signals is less than a highest level of voltage applied to the second signal, and a lowest level of voltage applied to the first and second scan signals is less than a lowest level of voltage applied to the second signal.