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EP0288168A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Display device

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1988-03-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-03-30
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Abstract

Abstract A display control unit is combined with a display device constituted by a display element having a memory function. The display control unit includes a unit for discriminating the presence/absence of an image data input from an image data source and a control unit for driving the display device in accordance with a discrimination result.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hiroshi Inoue

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 10:56
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3685; G09G3/3692; G09G3/3622; G09G3/3629; G09G3/3674; G09G3/3681; G09G3/3696; G09G2310/00; G09G2310/02; G09G2310/0232; G09G2310/0243; G09G2310/0245; G09G2310/04; G09G2310/06; G09G2310/061; G09G2310/062; G09G2310/065; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/04; G09G2320/041; G09G2330/00; G09G2330/02; G09G2330/021

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 48 words
A display control unit combined with a display device constituted by a display element having a memory function, comprising: means for discriminating the presence/absence of an image data input from an image data source; and control means for driving said display device in accordance with a discrimination result.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 48 words
A display control unit combined with a display device constituted by a display element having a memory function, comprising: means for discriminating the presence/absence of an image data input from an image data source; and control means for driving said display device in accordance with a discrimination result.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 27 words
A unit according to claim 1, wherein the image data from said image data source includes address data, and further comprising means for decoding the address data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 73 words
A display control unit, comprising: display means having a display element with a memory function; means for supplying data to be displayed on said display means, said supplying means being arranged to supply address data for designating a display element on said display means together with the data; and means for driving said display means on the basis of the data and address data, both of which are supplied from said supplying means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 73 words
A display control unit, comprising: display means having a display element with a memory function; means for supplying data to be displayed on said display means, said supplying means being arranged to supply address data for designating a display element on said display means together with the data; and means for driving said display means on the basis of the data and address data, both of which are supplied from said supplying means.

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