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Display control apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-05-02
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Granted: 1997-02-25
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Expires: 2015-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A display control apparatus permits display by a single display control apparatus on a plurality of display devices which receive image data by an internal synchronization signal. The display control apparatus outputs input image data to a plurality of display devices and includes a control circuit for selecting the longest one of the internal synchronization signals from the display devices and a unit for supplying the image data to the display devices in synchronism with the selected synchronization signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Osamu Yuki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:06
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/147
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A display system, comprising: an image data generator for generating image data; a single display control means for controlling the image data generated by said generator; and a plurality of display devices each having a memory function and each outputting to said display control means a horizontal synchronizing signal using, as a synchronizing signal for image data transferring, a horizontal display timing according to a temperature change therein, with the horizontal synchronizing signal having a horizontal scan period that changes according to the temperature change, wherein the horizontal synchronizing signal of a maximum period is selected from the horizontal synchronizing signals outputted from said plurality of display devices to said single display control means, the image data transferring is performed according to the horizontal synchronizing signal of the maximum period, and the display device generating the horizontal synchronizing signal of a shorter period than the maximum period is driven in a manner that output voltages to a common driver and a segment driver are made at the same voltage, thereby performing display on said plurality of display devices based on the same image data simultaneously.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A display system, comprising: an image data generator for generating image data; a single display control means for controlling the image data generated by said generator; and a plurality of display devices each having a memory function and each outputting to said display control means a horizontal synchronizing signal using, as a synchronizing signal for image data transferring, a horizontal display timing according to a temperature change therein, with the horizontal synchronizing signal having a horizontal scan period that changes according to the temperature change, wherein the horizontal synchronizing signal of a maximum period is selected from the horizontal synchronizing signals outputted from said plurality of display devices to said single display control means, the image data transferring is performed according to the horizontal synchronizing signal of the maximum period, and the display device generating the horizontal synchronizing signal of a shorter period than the maximum period is driven in a manner that output voltages to a common driver and a segment driver are made at the same voltage, thereby performing display on said plurality of display devices based on the same image data simultaneously.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A display system according to claim 1, further comprising a ferroelectric liquid crystal formed in each said display device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A display system according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor in each said display device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A display system according to claim 1, wherein said generator generates pictorical image data.
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