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`DRIVING CIRCUIT OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND
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`DRIVING CIRCUIT OF A LIQUID CRYSTAL
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`BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
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`[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
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`[0002] The invention relates to a driving circuit of a liquid crystal
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`display (LCD) panel and its related driving method, and
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`more particularly, to a driving circuit for applying over two
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`data impulses to a pixel electrode within one frame pe(cid:173)
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`riod, and its related driving method.
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`[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
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`[0004] A liquid crystal display (LCD) has advantages of
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`lightweight, low power consumption, and low divergence
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`and is applied to various portable equipment such as
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`notebook computers and personal digital assistants
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`(PDAs). In addition, LCD monitors and LCD televisions are
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`gaining in popularity as a substitute for traditional cath-
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`ode ray tube (CRT) monitors and televisions. However, an
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`LCD does have some disadvantages. Because of the limi(cid:173)
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`tations of physical characteristics, the liquid crystal
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`molecules need to be twisted and rearranged when
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`changing input data, which can cause the images to be
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`delayed. For satisfying the rapid switching requirements
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`of multimedia equipment, improving the response speed
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`of liquid crystal is desired.
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`[0005] Generally when driving an LCD, a driving circuit receives a
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`plurality of frame data and then generates corresponding
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`data impulses, scan voltages, and timing signals, accord(cid:173)
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`ing to the frame data, in order to control pixel operation
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`of the LCD. Each of the frame data i ncl udes data for re(cid:173)
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`freshing all of the pixels within a frame period; thus each
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`of the frame data can be regarded as i ncl ud i ng a pi ural ity
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`of pixel data, and each of the pixel data is for defining the
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`gray level that a pixel is required to reach within a frame
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`period. In the general standard, each pixel can switch
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`8 bits in length.
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`) gray levels, thus each of the pixel data is
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`[0006] Please refer to Fig.l showing a timing diagram of pixel
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`data values varying in accordance with the frames. When
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`driving a pixel, the driving circuit receives a plurality of
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`pixel data used for driving the pixel in sequence. As
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`shown in Fig.I, GN, GN+ 1, GN+2 are the pixel data re(cid:173)
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`ceived in frame periods N, N+ 1, N+2, and the driving cir(cid:173)
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`cuit determines the gray level of the pixel in the frame pe(cid:173)
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`riods N, N+ 1, N+2 according to the values of the pixel
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`data GN, GN+ 1, GN+2. In general, the larger the value of
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`the pixel data is, the larger the gray level is. The driving
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`circuit generates a data impulse corresponding to a frame
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`period according to the pixel data GN, GN+ 1, GN+2, and
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`applies the pulse to a pixel electrode of the corresponding
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`pixel to have the pixel be in the appropriate gray level as
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`required within each frame period.
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`[0007] Please refer to Fig.2 showing a timing diagram of different
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`transmission rates of a pixel, varying in accordance with
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`the frames. Two curves CI, C2 are measured when the
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`driving circuit changes the transmission rate from TI to
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`T2 beginning at frame period N. The curve CI shows the
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`transmission rate of a pixel not overdriven corresponding
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`to the frames, and the curve C2 shows the transmission
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`rate of the pixel overdriven corresponding to the frames.
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`The U.S. published application No. 2002/0050965 is one
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`of the references of the conventional overdriving method.
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`There is a time delay when charging liquid crystal
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`molecules, so that they cannot twist at a predetermined
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`angle at a predetermined transmission rate. As shown by
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`the curve C1, in the case of not being overdriven, the
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`transmission rate cannot reach a predetermined level in
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`the frame period N but has to wait until the frame period
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`N+2. Such a delay causes blurring. In order to improve
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`that, some conventional LCD are overdriven, which means
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`applying a higher or a lower data impulse to the pixel
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`electrode to accelerate the reaction speed of the liquid
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`crystal molecules, so that the pixel can reach the prede(cid:173)
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`termined gray level in a predetermined frame period. As
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`shown by the curve C2, in the case of being overdriven,
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`although the reaction speed of the liquid crystal molecules
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`is faster than in case of not being overdriven, the trans(cid:173)
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`mission rate has to wait until frame period N+ 1 to reach
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`T2. Thus, the requirement of reaching T2 in the frame pe(cid:173)
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`riod N still remains unsatisfied.
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`SUMMARY OF INVENTION
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`[0008]
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`It is therefore a primary objective of the claimed invention
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`to provide a driving circuit of an LCD panel and its relating
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`driving method to solve the problem mentioned above.
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`[0009] Briefly, the present invention provides a method for driv(cid:173)
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`ing an LCD panel. The LCD panel includes a plurality of
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`scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pix(cid:173)
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`els. Each pixel is connected to a corresponding scan line
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`and a corresponding data line, and each pixel includes a
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`liquid crystal device and a switching device connected to
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`the corresponding scan line, the corresponding data line,
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`and the liquid crystal device. The method includes receiv(cid:173)
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`ing continuously a plurality of frame data, generating a
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`plurality of data impulses for each pixel in every frame
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`period according to the frame data and applying the data
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`impulses to the liquid crystal device of one of the pixels
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`within one frame period via the data line connected to the
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`pixel in order to control the transmission rate of the liquid
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`crystal device of the pixel.
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`[0010] The present invention further provides a driving circuit for
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`driving an LCD panel including a blur clear converter for
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`receiving frame data every frame period, each frame data
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`comprising a plurality of pixel data and each pixel data
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`corresponding to a pixel, the blur clear converter delaying
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`current frame data to generate delayed frame data and
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`generating a plurality of overdriven pixel data in every
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`frame period for each pixel; a source driver for generating
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`a plurality of data impulses to each pixel according to the
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`plurality of overdriven pixel data generated by the blur
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`clear converter and applying the data impulses to the liq(cid:173)
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`uid crystal device of the pixel via the scan line connected
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`to the pixel in order to control the transmission rate of
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`the liquid crystal device; and a gate driver for applying a
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`scan line voltage to the switch device of the pixel so that
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`the data impulses can be applied to the liquid crystal de(cid:173)
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`vice of the pixel.
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`[0011] These and other objectives of the present invention will no
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`doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art
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`after reading the following detailed description of the pre(cid:173)
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`ferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various fig(cid:173)
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`ures and drawings.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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`[0012] Fig.l is a timing diagram of the pixel data values varying
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`in accordance with the frames accord i ng to the prior art.
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`[0013] Fig.2 is a timing diagram of different transmission rates of
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`the pixel varying in accordance with the frames.
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`[0014] Fig.3 is a block diagram of a driving circuit and an LCD
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`panel according to the present invention.
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`[0015] Fig.4 is a circuit diagram of the LCD panel.
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`[0016] Fig.S is a timing diagram of pixel data values varying in
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`accordance with frames.
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`[0017] Fig.6 is a timing diagram of the transmission rate of the
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`pixel varying in accordance with the frames.
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`[0018] Fig.? is a block diagram of the blur clear converter ac(cid:173)
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`cording to the first embodiment of the present invention.
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`[0019] Fig.8 is a block diagram of the blur clear converter ac(cid:173)
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`cording to the second embodiment of the present inven(cid:173)
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`tion.
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`[0020] Fig.9 is a timing diagram of original pixel data received by
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`the blur clear converter varying in accordance with the
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`frames.
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`[0021] Fig.l0 is a timing diagram of overdriven pixel data gener(cid:173)
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`ated by the blur clear converter varying in accordance with
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`the frames.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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`[0022] Please refer to Fig.3 showing a block diagram of a driving
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`circuit 10 and an LCD panel 30 according to the present
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`invention. The driving circuit 10 is for driving the LCD
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`panel 30, which includes a signal controller 12, a blur
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`clear converter 14, a timing controller 16, a source driver
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`18, and a gate driver 20. The signal controller 12 is for
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`receiving composite video signals Sc, which includes
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`frame data and timing data for driving the LCD panel 30,
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`and processing the composite video signals Sc to separate
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`them into frame signals G and control signals C. Subse(cid:173)
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`quently, the blur clear converter 14 continuously receives
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`the control signals C and the frame data included in the
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`frame signals G and generates processed frame signals G
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`including a plurality of overdriven data according to the
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`frame data. The timing controller 16 controls the source
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`driver 18 and the gate driver 20 according to the frame
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`signals G and the control signals C so that the source
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`driver 18 and the gate driver 20 generate corresponding
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`data line voltages and scan line voltages accord i ng to the
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`plurality of overdriven data included in the frame signals
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`G in order to drive the LCD panel 30 to generate images
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`corresponding to the composite video signals Sc.
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`[0023] Please refer to Fig.4 showing a circuit diagram of the LCD
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`panel 30. The LCD panel 30 includes a plurality of scan
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`lines 32, a plurality of data lines 34, and a plurality of pix(cid:173)
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`els 36. Each pixel 36 is connected to a corresponding scan
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`line 32 and a corresponding data line 34, and each pixel
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`36 has a switching device 38 and a liquid crystal device 39
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`a.k.a. a pixel electrode. The switching device 38 is con(cid:173)
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`nected to the corresponding scan line 32 and the corre(cid:173)
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`sponding data line 34, and the source driver 18 and the
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`gate driver 20 control the operation of each pixel 36 via
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`the scan line 32 and the data line 34. To drive the LCD 30,
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`scan voltages are applied to the scan lines 32 to turn on
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`the switching devices 38, and data voltages are applied to
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`the data lines 34 and transmitted to the pixel electrodes
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`30 through the switching devices 38. Therefore, when the
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`scan voltages are applied to the scan lines 32 to turn on
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`the switching devices 38, the data voltages on the data
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`lines 34 will charge the pixel electrodes 39 through the
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`switch devices 38, thereby twisting the liquid crystal
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`molecules. When the scan voltages on the scan lines 32
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`are removed to turn off the switching devices 38, the data
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`lines 34 and the pixels 36 will disconnect, and the pixel
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`electrodes 39 will remain charged. The scan lines 32 turn
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`the switching devices 38 on and off repeatedly so that the
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`pixel electrodes 39 can be repeatedly charged. Different
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`data voltages cause different twisting angles and show
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`different transmission rates. Hence, the LCD 30 displays
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`various images.
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`[0024] Please refer to Fig.S showing a timing diagram of pixel
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`data values varying in accordance with frames. According
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`to the present invention, when driving any pixel 36 of the
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`LCD panel 30, the driving circuit 10 generates a plurality
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`of pixel data used for driving the pixel in sequence. As
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`shown in Fig.S, GN, GN(2), GN+1, GN+1(2), GN+2,
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`GN+2(2), GN+3, GN+3(2) are the pixel data generated in
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`frame periods N, N+ 1, N+2, N+3. The driving circuit 10
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`generates two pieces of pixel data for each pixel 36 in ev(cid:173)
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`ery frame period. The driving circuit 10 drives the pixel to
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`reach gray levels in the frame periods N, N+ 1, N+2, N+3
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`according to the values of the pixel data GN - GN+2(2).
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`For instance, when the pixel data GN, GN(2) are gener(cid:173)
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`ated, the source driver of the driving circuit 10 converts
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`the pixel data GN, GN(2) into two corresponding data im(cid:173)
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`pulses and then applies them to the liquid crystal device
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`39 via the data line 32 in the frame period N in order to
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`control the transmission rate of the liquid crystal device
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`39. Similarly, data impulses corresponding to the pixel
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`data GN+ 1 - GN+3(2) are applied respectively to corre(cid:173)
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`sponding pixel electrodes 39 every half a frame period.
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`Same as the prior art, the larger the value of the pixel data
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`is, the higher the voltage of the corresponding data im(cid:173)
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`pulse is, and the larger the gray level value is.
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`[0025] Please refer to Fig.6 showing a timing diagram of the
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`transmission rate of the pixel 36 varying in accordance
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`with the frames. As described above, the driving circuit 10
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`generates two pieces of pixel data in each frame period,
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`and then the source driver 18 generates two correspond(cid:173)
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`ing data impulses according to the two pieces of pixel
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`data and applies them to the pixel electrode 39 of the
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`corresponding pixel 36 in order to control the transmis(cid:173)
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`sion rate and gray level of the pixel electrode 39. As
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`shown in Fig.6, the driving circuit 10 changes the trans(cid:173)
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`mission rate of the pixel electrode 39 of a pixel 36 from
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`Tl to T2 in the frame period N+ 1. The pixel electrode 39
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`is applied with two data impulses corresponding to the
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`pixel data GN+ 1, GN+ 1(2) in the frame period N+ 1 at a
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`time interval of half a frame period. As shown in Fig.6, al(cid:173)
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`though the transmission rate of the pixel electrode 39
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`cannot reach T2 in the first half period n+2 of the frame
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`period N+ 1, in the later half period n+3 of the frame pe(cid:173)
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`riod N+ 1, the pixel electrode 39 is applied with another
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`data impulse, so that the transmission rate can reach T2
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`in the frame period N+ 1 as required. Therefore, blurring
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`will not occur.
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`[0026]
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`In the present embodiment, the two pieces of pixel data
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`of each pixel in every frame period are generated by the
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`blur clear converter 14. Please refer to Fig.7 showing a
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`block diagram of the blur clear converter 14. The blur
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`clear converter 14 includes a multiplier 40, a processing
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`circuit 42, a first image memory 44, a second image
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`memory 46, a first memory controller 48, and a second
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`memory controller 50. The multiplier 40 is for doubling
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`the frequency of the control signal C to generate a multi(cid:173)
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`plied signal C2. The first image memory 44 is controlled
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`by the first memory controller 48 to delay current pixel
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`data Gm for a frame period to generate delayed pixel data
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`Gm-l according to the control signal C. The processing
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`circuit 42 generates a plurality of overdriven pixel data GN
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`according to the current pixel data Gm and the delayed
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`pixel data Gm-l. The second image memory 46 stores the
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`overdriven pixel data GN, and the second memory con(cid:173)
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`troller 50 controls the second image memory 46 to output
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`two overdriven pixel data GN, GN(2) to each pixel 36
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`within a frame period according to the multiplied signal
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`C2 in order to have the source driver 18 apply two data
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`impulses to a specific pixel 36 within a frame period ac(cid:173)
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`cording to the two overdriven pixel data GN, GN(2).
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`[0027] Please refer to Fig.8 showing a block diagram of the blur
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`clear converter 60 according to the second embodiment
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`of the present invention. The blur clear converter 60 func(cid:173)
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`tions the same as the blur clear converter 14, which in(cid:173)
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`cludes a multiplier 62, a first image memory 66, a second
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`image memory 68, a third image memory 70, a memory
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`controller 64, a processing circuit 74, and a comparing
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`circuit 72. The multiplier 62 is for doubling the frequency
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`of the control signal C to generate a multiplied signal C2.
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`The first image memory 66 is for receiving and temporar(cid:173)
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`ily storing a plurality of pixel data G. The second image
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`memory 68 delays the plurality of pixel data G for a frame
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`period to generate delayed pixel data Gm-l. The third
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`image memory 70 delays the pixel data Gm-l for a frame
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`period to generate delayed pixel data Gm-2. Thus the
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`pixel data Gm-2 lags the pixel data Gm-l for a frame pe(cid:173)
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`riod, and so does the pixel data Gm-l with respect to the
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`pixel data Gm. The memory controller 64 controls the
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`second image memory 68 and the third image memory 70
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`to output two overdriven pixel data in each frame period
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`according to the multiplied signal C2. The processing cir(cid:173)
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`cuit 74 generates two pieces of overdriven pixel data GN-
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`1, GN-l(2) for each pixel 36 in every frame period ac(cid:173)
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`cording to the pixel data Gm-l, Gm-2. The comparing
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`circuit 72 compares the pixel data Gm-l with the pixel
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`data Gm-2 to determine the values of the overdriven pixel
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`data GN-l, GN-l(2).
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`[0028] Please refer to Fig.9 showing a timing diagram of original
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`pixel data received by the blur clear converter 60 varying
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`in accordance with the frames, and Fig.10 showing a tim(cid:173)
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`ing diagram of overdriven pixel data generated by the blur
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`clear converter 60 varying in accordance with the frames.
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`As shown in Fig.9, the original pixel data received by the
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`blur clear converter 60 in the frame periods Nand N+ 1
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`are respectively Gm and Gm+ 1, with a difference Diff be(cid:173)
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`tween each other. The blur clear converter 60 generates
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`the two overdriven pixel data GN+ 1, GN+ 1(2) with a dif(cid:173)
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`ference ~G between each other according to the original
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`pixel data Gm, Gm+ 1. The difference ~G is determined by
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`the comparing circuit 72 in Fig.B for driving the pixels 36
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`according to difference conditions. The difference ~G is
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`determined according to the difference Diff between the
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`original pixel data Gm and Gm+ 1. For instance, when the
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`difference Diff is less than a specific value, the comparing
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`circuit 72 determines the difference ~G as 0, that is
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`equating the overdriven pixel data GN+ 1 to the overdriven
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`pixel data GN+ 1(2). Or when the difference Diff is larger
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`than a specific value, the comparing circuit 72 modulates
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`the difference ~G to drive the LCD panel 30 properly.
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`[0029]
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`In contrast to the prior art, the present invention discloses
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`a driving circuit and relating driving method to generate
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`two pieces of pixel data in each frame period for every
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`pixel on an LCD panel and then to generate two data im(cid:173)
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`pulses according to the two pieces of pixel data and to
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`apply them to each pixel within a frame period in order to
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`change the transmission rate of a pixel electrode. Thus,
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`each of the pixels of the LCD panel is applied of a plurality
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`of data impulses within a frame period, so that liquid
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`crystal molecules of the pixels can twist to reach a prede(cid:173)
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`termined gray level within a frame period, and blurring
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`will not occur.
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`[0030] Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous
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`modifications and alterations of the device and method
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`may be made while retaining the teachings of the inven(cid:173)
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`tion. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be con(cid:173)
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`strued as limited only by the metes and bounds of the ap(cid:173)
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`pended claims.
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`Electronic Version
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`Stylesheet Version vI.I.1
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`Claims
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`[c1]
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`I.A method for driving a liquid crystal display (LCD)
`panel, the LCD panel comprising:
`a plurality of scan lines;
`a plurality of data lines; and
`a plurality of pixels, each pixel being connected to a cor(cid:173)
`responding scan line and a corresponding data line, and
`each pixel comprising a liquid crystal device and a
`switching device connected to the corresponding scan
`line, the corresponding data line, and the liquid crystal
`device, and
`the method comprising:
`receiving continuously a plurality of frame data;
`generating a plurality of data impulses for ea