Display system utilizing incandescent lamp multiplexing

Claim 1

A display system comprising: a first plurality of column conductors; a second plurality of row conductors; a plurality of voltage sensitive light emitting elements arranged at respective intersection points of a matrix array of said row and column conductors; a first voltage source at a first voltage level; a second voltage source at a second voltage level differing from said first voltage level by a first voltage difference; a first plurality of load resistors each connected between a respective one of said first plurality of column conductors and said first voltage source; a second plurality of load resistors each connected between a respective one of said second plurality of row conductors and said second voltage source; and means for connecting said first voltage source to one of said row conductors and said second voltage source to one of said column conductors; whereby the one light emitting element at the intersection point of said one column conductor and said one row conductor has said first voltage difference applied thereacross to relatively brightly light said one element and the remaining elements all have a second voltage difference less than said first voltage difference applied thereacross to relatively dimly light said remaining elements.