Appeal 2007-0961
Application 10/264,131
INTRODUCTION
The claims are directed to a display device having addressable
elements, which may comprise receptor and emitter pairs that allow
annotation of an image on the display. Claims 1 and 9 are illustrative:
1. A display, comprising: a display panel having a plurality of
receptor and emitter pairs, each pair for receiving and transmitting light;
a plurality of control circuits, each individual one of the control
circuits for coupling a receptor and emitter pair together for dynamic and
static light generating purposes; and
a plurality of pulse density capture digital circuits, each individual one
of the pulse density capture digital circuits for receiving a pulse train signal
indicative of a desired brightness or hue and for responding to an individual
associated one of the control circuits to facilitate driving an individual
associated one of the emitters on and off at a determined duty cycle to
produce said desired brightness or hue.
9. A display driver circuit, comprising:
a pulse density capture circuit for temporarily capturing display
information; another pulse density capture circuit for temporarily capturing
annotation information, wherein said captured annotation information takes
precedence over said display information for display purposes;
a driver circuit coupled to said pulse density capture circuit and to said
another pulse density capture circuit for driving a light emitting element to a
desired light emitting state in accordance with said display information and
said annotation information.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art references to show
unpatentability:
Sandbank GB 2,118,803 Nov. 2, 1983
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