Patent ID: 8884850

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a pixel array; and a driver, the pixel array including a plurality of power supply lines and a plurality of pixels, each of the pixels including a driving circuit and a light-emitting element, the driving circuit being connected to an input terminal of the light-emitting element to control a current supply, wherein the driver is configured to drive a given one of the pixels so as to, in this order: during a first period, execute a first operation to apply a low potential to the input terminal such that the light-emitting element is kept in non-emission state; during a second period, execute a second operation to apply a high potential to the input terminal such that the light-emitting element emits light; during a third period, execute a third operation to apply an intermediate potential to the input terminal such that the light-emitting element stops light emission, the intermediate potential being between the low and high potentials; and during a fourth period, execute a fourth operation to apply a high potential to the input terminal such that the light-emitting element emits light, and wherein the third operation is executed on the given one of the pixels at least within a given frame period in which the light-emitting element of the given one of the pixels is set to emit light.