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Display monitor
Assignee: Sharp NEC Display Solutions Ltd
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Filing: 1993-04-20
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Granted: 1995-09-12
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Expires: 2013-04-20
Abstract
Abstract A display monitor includes a contrast controller which produces a contrast control signal that varies with time an intensity control signal, which is supplied from an intensity controller to a video signal controller, by being superimposed on the intensity control signal or a video signal inputted to the video signal controller. The contrast control signal varies in the form of a 1/f fluctuation so that the intensity of display varies with time, thereby reducing the screen flicker caused by the scanning operation of a constant period, whereby fatigue of the eyes of the operator in a long-term screen watching job is alleviated.
Inventors
- 👤 Satoru Tomimatsu
- 👤 Kazuo Emmoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:40
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G1/00; G09G1/002; G09G1/06; G09G1/14; G09G1/146; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/57; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/06; G09G2320/0606; G09G2320/0626; G09G2320/066; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S348/00; Y10S348/91
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A display monitor comprising: a video signal controller which controls a display intensity supplied to a display of a video signal by controlling an amplitude of said video signal; and a contrast controller which produces a contrast control signal having a 1/f fluctuation that varies said intensity control signal with time by being superimposed on said intensity control signal supplied from an intensity setting device to said video signal controller to control said amplitude of said video signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A display monitor comprising: a video signal controller which controls a display intensity supplied to a display of a video signal by controlling an amplitude of said video signal; and a contrast controller which produces a contrast control signal having a 1/f fluctuation that varies said intensity control signal with time by being superimposed on said intensity control signal supplied from an intensity setting device to said video signal controller to control said amplitude of said video signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
A display monitor comprising: a video signal controller which controls a display intensity supplied to a display of a video signal by controlling an amplitude of said video signal; and a contrast controller which produces a contrast control signal having a 1/f fluctuation that varies said amplitude of said video signal with time by being superimposed on said video signal inputted to said video signal controller.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
A display monitor comprising: a video signal controller which controls a display intensity supplied to a display of a video signal by controlling an amplitude of said video signal; and a contrast controller which produces a contrast control signal having a 1/f fluctuation that varies said amplitude of said video signal with time by being superimposed on said video signal inputted to said video signal controller.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A display monitor according to claim 1, wherein said contrast control signal has a frequency spectrum with a slope of -1 when frequency components of said contrast control signal are plotted in terms of a power spectrum on a graph with logarithmic scales for both axes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
A display monitor according to claim 2, wherein said contrast control signal has frequency spectrum with a slope of -1 when frequency components of said contrast control signal are plotted in terms of a power spectrum on a graph with logarithmic scales for both axes.
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