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FR2649277B1 - Procede et dispositif de gradation de lumiere pour lampe fluorescente d'eclairage arriere d'ecran a cristaux liquides - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif de gradation de lumiere pour lampe fluorescente d'eclairage arriere d'ecran a cristaux liquides

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FR2649277B1
FR2649277B1 FR8908807A FR8908807A FR2649277B1 FR 2649277 B1 FR2649277 B1 FR 2649277B1 FR 8908807 A FR8908807 A FR 8908807A FR 8908807 A FR8908807 A FR 8908807A FR 2649277 B1 FR2649277 B1 FR 2649277B1
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liquid crystal
fluorescent lamp
crystal screen
rear lighting
grading light
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FR2649277A1 (fr
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Georges Lavaud
Jean-Pierre Bouron
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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Priority to FR8908807A priority Critical patent/FR2649277B1/fr
Priority to US07/541,766 priority patent/US5105127A/en
Priority to CA002019628A priority patent/CA2019628A1/fr
Priority to DE90401866T priority patent/DE69006272T2/de
Priority to EP90401866A priority patent/EP0406116B1/fr
Priority to JP2170357A priority patent/JPH0364895A/ja
Publication of FR2649277A1 publication Critical patent/FR2649277A1/fr
Priority to HK83596A priority patent/HK83596A/xx
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36Controlling
    • H05B41/38Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3927Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations by pulse width modulation
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09GARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G3/00Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
    • G09G3/20Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
    • G09G3/34Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
    • G09G3/3406Control of illumination source
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09GARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2320/00Control of display operating conditions
    • G09G2320/06Adjustment of display parameters
    • G09G2320/0626Adjustment of display parameters for control of overall brightness
    • GPHYSICS
    • G09EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09GARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
    • G09G2320/00Control of display operating conditions
    • G09G2320/06Adjustment of display parameters
    • G09G2320/0626Adjustment of display parameters for control of overall brightness
    • G09G2320/064Adjustment of display parameters for control of overall brightness by time modulation of the brightness of the illumination source
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S315/00Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
    • Y10S315/04Dimming circuit for fluorescent lamps

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal Display Device Control (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Inverter Devices (AREA)
  • Discharge-Lamp Control Circuits And Pulse- Feed Circuits (AREA)
FR8908807A 1989-06-30 1989-06-30 Procede et dispositif de gradation de lumiere pour lampe fluorescente d'eclairage arriere d'ecran a cristaux liquides Expired - Lifetime FR2649277B1 (fr)

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FR8908807A FR2649277B1 (fr) 1989-06-30 1989-06-30 Procede et dispositif de gradation de lumiere pour lampe fluorescente d'eclairage arriere d'ecran a cristaux liquides
US07/541,766 US5105127A (en) 1989-06-30 1990-06-21 Dimming method and device for fluorescent lamps used for backlighting of liquid crystal screens
CA002019628A CA2019628A1 (fr) 1989-06-30 1990-06-22 Methode et dispositif de gradation de la lumiere pour lampes fluorescentes d'eclairage de fond d'afficheurs a cristaux liquides
EP90401866A EP0406116B1 (fr) 1989-06-30 1990-06-28 Procédé et dispositif de gradation de lumière pour lampe fluorescente d'éclairage arrière d'écran à cristaux liquides
DE90401866T DE69006272T2 (de) 1989-06-30 1990-06-28 Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Dimmen einer Leuchtstofflampe in einer LCD-Anzeigen-Rückbeleuchtung.
JP2170357A JPH0364895A (ja) 1989-06-30 1990-06-29 液晶スクリーンのバックライティングに用いる蛍光ランプの減光方法及び減光装置
HK83596A HK83596A (en) 1989-06-30 1996-05-09 Process and device for dimming a fluorescent lamp of an lcd backlight

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FR8908807A FR2649277B1 (fr) 1989-06-30 1989-06-30 Procede et dispositif de gradation de lumiere pour lampe fluorescente d'eclairage arriere d'ecran a cristaux liquides

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FR2649277B1 true FR2649277B1 (fr) 1996-05-31

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US (1) US5105127A (fr)
EP (1) EP0406116B1 (fr)
JP (1) JPH0364895A (fr)
CA (1) CA2019628A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE69006272T2 (fr)
FR (1) FR2649277B1 (fr)
HK (1) HK83596A (fr)

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HK83596A (en) 1996-05-17
EP0406116B1 (fr) 1994-01-26
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DE69006272T2 (de) 1994-05-05
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