Burst driving of single-panel display

Claim 1

A method of producing a color image by means of a light valve comprising a row and column array of variable-transmissivity pixels, a plurality of row electrodes for selectively addressing the rows of pixels, and a plurality of column electrodes for transferring data representative of predetermined transmissivities to respective pixels on a selected one of the rows, said method comprising the steps of: a. scanning a plurality of spatially-separated light bands of different colors across the rows of pixels; b. for each of the colored light bands in turn, sequentially driving a group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels substantially in synchronism with the scanning of said rows by said colored light band.

Claim 2

A method of producing a color image by means of a light valve comprising a row and column array of variable-transmissivity pixels, a plurality of row electrodes for selectively addressing the rows of pixels, and a plurality of column electrodes for transferring data representative of predetermined transmissivities to respective pixels on a selected one of the rows, said method comprising the steps of: a. scanning a plurality of spatially-separated light bands of different colors across the rows of pixels; b. for each of the colored light bands in turn, sequentially driving a group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels substantially in synchronism with the scanning of said rows by said colored light band.

Claim 4

A method of producing a color image by means of a light valve comprising a row and column array of variable-transmissivity pixels, a plurality of row electrodes for selectively addressing the rows of pixels, and a plurality of column electrodes for applying signals representative of predetermined transmissivities to respective pixels on a selected one of the rows, said method comprising the steps of: a. scanning at least first and second spatially-separated light bands of different colors across the rows of pixels; b. in sequence, immediately before the first light band illuminates each of a first group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels, applying respective ones of said signals to the pixels in said rows; and then c. in sequence, immediately before the second light band illuminates each of a second group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels, applying respective ones of said signals to the pixels in said rows.

Claim 5

A method of producing a color image by means of a light valve comprising a row and column array of variable-transmissivity pixels, a plurality of row electrodes for selectively addressing the rows of pixels, and a plurality of column electrodes for applying signals representative of predetermined transmissivities to respective pixels on a selected one of the rows, said method comprising the steps of: a. scanning at least first and second spatially-separated light bands of different colors across the rows of pixels; b. in sequence, immediately before the first light band illuminates each of a first group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels, applying respective ones of said signals to the pixels in said rows; and then c. in sequence, immediately before the second light band illuminates each of a second group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels, applying respective ones of said signals to the pixels in said rows.

Claim 7

A method of producing a color image by means of a light valve comprising a row and column array of variable-transmissivity pixels, a plurality of row electrodes for selectively addressing the rows of pixels, and a plurality of column electrodes for applying data signals to respective pixels on a selected one of the rows, said method comprising the steps of: a. scanning first and second and third spatially-separated light bands of different colors across the rows of pixels; b. in sequence, immediately before the first light band illuminates each of a first group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels: (1) forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in a first row of the first group and transferring said samples to said pixels; (2) for each other row in the first group, forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in said row and transferring said samples to said pixels; c. in sequence, immediately before the second light band illuminates each of a second group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels: (1) forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in a first row of the second group and transferring said samples to said pixels; (2) for each other row in the second group, forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in said row and transferring said samples to said pixels; and d. in sequence, immediately before the third light band illuminates each of a third group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels: (1) forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in a first row of the third group and transferring said samples to said pixels; (2) for each other row in the third group, forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in said row and transferring said samples to said pixels.

Claim 8

A method of producing a color image by means of a light valve comprising a row and column array of variable-transmissivity pixels, a plurality of row electrodes for selectively addressing the rows of pixels, and a plurality of column electrodes for applying data signals to respective pixels on a selected one of the rows, said method comprising the steps of: a. scanning first and second and third spatially-separated light bands of different colors across the rows of pixels; b. in sequence, immediately before the first light band illuminates each of a first group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels: (1) forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in a first row of the first group and transferring said samples to said pixels; (2) for each other row in the first group, forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in said row and transferring said samples to said pixels; c. in sequence, immediately before the second light band illuminates each of a second group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels: (1) forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in a first row of the second group and transferring said samples to said pixels; (2) for each other row in the second group, forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in said row and transferring said samples to said pixels; and d. in sequence, immediately before the third light band illuminates each of a third group of closely-spaced rows of the pixels: (1) forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in a first row of the third group and transferring said samples to said pixels; (2) for each other row in the third group, forming samples of a data signal representative of predetermined transmissivities to be assumed by respective pixels in said row and transferring said samples to said pixels.