EP0037916A3 - Arrangement for representing pictures by light emtting diodes - Google Patents
Arrangement for representing pictures by light emtting diodes Download PDFInfo
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- EP0037916A3 EP0037916A3 EP81102037A EP81102037A EP0037916A3 EP 0037916 A3 EP0037916 A3 EP 0037916A3 EP 81102037 A EP81102037 A EP 81102037A EP 81102037 A EP81102037 A EP 81102037A EP 0037916 A3 EP0037916 A3 EP 0037916A3
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- diodes
- arrangement
- representing pictures
- light emtting
- emtting
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
- G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
- G09G3/20—Control 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
- G09G3/22—Control 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 using controlled light sources
- G09G3/30—Control 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 using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels
- G09G3/32—Control 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 using controlled light sources using electroluminescent panels semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
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- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
- G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
- G09F9/30—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
- G09F9/33—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
- Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
- Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
- Control Of El Displays (AREA)
- Led Devices (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE3012995A DE3012995C2 (en) | 1980-04-03 | 1980-04-03 | Display device with light-emitting diodes arranged like a matrix |
DE3012995 | 1980-04-03 |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0037916A2 EP0037916A2 (en) | 1981-10-21 |
EP0037916A3 true EP0037916A3 (en) | 1982-04-14 |
EP0037916B1 EP0037916B1 (en) | 1985-01-16 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP81102037A Expired EP0037916B1 (en) | 1980-04-03 | 1981-03-19 | Arrangement for representing pictures by light emtting diodes |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US4365244A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0037916B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS56158368A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3012995C2 (en) |
Families Citing this family (31)
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US4667181A (en) * | 1983-07-15 | 1987-05-19 | Honeywell Inc. | Keyboard data input assembly |
US5091950A (en) * | 1985-03-18 | 1992-02-25 | Ahmed Moustafa E | Arabic language translating device with pronunciation capability using language pronunciation rules |
US4654629A (en) * | 1985-07-02 | 1987-03-31 | Pulse Electronics, Inc. | Vehicle marker light |
EP0213602B1 (en) * | 1985-08-29 | 1991-11-06 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | Apparatus for detecting position of faulty light emitting element in large screen display system |
DE3536984A1 (en) * | 1985-10-17 | 1987-04-23 | Blaupunkt Werke Gmbh | Actuating arrangement for two pinch rollers in an audio reproduction apparatus with reverse operation |
DE3837313A1 (en) * | 1987-11-05 | 1989-05-24 | Eric Cheng | Point matrix LED indicator unit for large display - has CPU with software programmed for cyclic scanning through N-rows |
DE4200879A1 (en) * | 1992-01-15 | 1993-07-29 | Kemo Klaus Kernchen | Circuit board with mounting points for locating LED elements - has pattern on fixing points for diodes and resistors to create specific alphanumeric display characters |
US5936599A (en) * | 1995-01-27 | 1999-08-10 | Reymond; Welles | AC powered light emitting diode array circuits for use in traffic signal displays |
US6526000B1 (en) * | 1995-02-27 | 2003-02-25 | Philip D. Guercio | Pattern display |
US7066628B2 (en) | 2001-03-29 | 2006-06-27 | Fiber Optic Designs, Inc. | Jacketed LED assemblies and light strings containing same |
US7931390B2 (en) * | 1999-02-12 | 2011-04-26 | Fiber Optic Designs, Inc. | Jacketed LED assemblies and light strings containing same |
US7108392B2 (en) * | 2004-05-04 | 2006-09-19 | Eastman Kodak Company | Tiled flat panel lighting system |
US7850362B2 (en) * | 2004-11-10 | 2010-12-14 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Removable LED lamp holder with socket |
US7850361B2 (en) | 2004-11-10 | 2010-12-14 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Removable LED lamp holder |
US8016440B2 (en) * | 2005-02-14 | 2011-09-13 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Interchangeable LED bulbs |
US20070025109A1 (en) | 2005-07-26 | 2007-02-01 | Yu Jing J | C7, C9 LED bulb and embedded PCB circuit board |
US7265496B2 (en) * | 2005-09-23 | 2007-09-04 | Fiber Optic Designs, Inc. | Junction circuit for LED lighting chain |
US7276858B2 (en) | 2005-10-28 | 2007-10-02 | Fiber Optic Designs, Inc. | Decorative lighting string with stacked rectification |
US7250730B1 (en) * | 2006-01-17 | 2007-07-31 | Fiber Optic Designs, Inc. | Unique lighting string rectification |
US8083393B2 (en) | 2006-02-09 | 2011-12-27 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Substantially inseparable LED lamp assembly |
US20080025024A1 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2008-01-31 | Jingjing Yu | Parallel-series led light string |
US7963670B2 (en) * | 2006-07-31 | 2011-06-21 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Bypass components in series wired LED light strings |
US7784993B2 (en) * | 2007-07-13 | 2010-08-31 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Watertight LED lamp |
US7883261B2 (en) * | 2008-04-08 | 2011-02-08 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Water-resistant and replaceable LED lamps |
US8376606B2 (en) * | 2008-04-08 | 2013-02-19 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Water resistant and replaceable LED lamps for light strings |
US8314564B2 (en) | 2008-11-04 | 2012-11-20 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Capacitive full-wave circuit for LED light strings |
CN201391793Y (en) * | 2009-04-20 | 2010-01-27 | 喻北京 | Novel heat dissipation structure of LED bulb |
US8836224B2 (en) * | 2009-08-26 | 2014-09-16 | 1 Energy Solutions, Inc. | Compact converter plug for LED light strings |
US10344954B1 (en) | 2016-03-02 | 2019-07-09 | Cooledge Lighting Inc. | Lighting systems incorporating connections for signal and power transmission |
US10746358B1 (en) | 2016-03-02 | 2020-08-18 | Cooledge Lighting Inc. | Lighting systems incorporating connections for signal and power transmission |
US11274823B1 (en) | 2016-03-02 | 2022-03-15 | Cooledge Lighting, Inc. | Lighting systems incorporating connections for signal and power transmission |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2207620A5 (en) * | 1972-11-22 | 1974-06-14 | Thomson Csf | |
DE2511678A1 (en) * | 1974-03-21 | 1975-10-02 | Int Standard Electric Corp | ARRANGEMENT WITH M X N LIGHT EMITTING DIODES AND A TWO COORDINATE CONTROL NETWORK |
Family Cites Families (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE2613647C3 (en) * | 1976-03-31 | 1981-08-27 | Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt | Control circuit |
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1980
- 1980-04-03 DE DE3012995A patent/DE3012995C2/en not_active Expired
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1981
- 1981-03-19 EP EP81102037A patent/EP0037916B1/en not_active Expired
- 1981-03-25 US US06/247,596 patent/US4365244A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1981-04-03 JP JP4950881A patent/JPS56158368A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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FR2207620A5 (en) * | 1972-11-22 | 1974-06-14 | Thomson Csf | |
DE2511678A1 (en) * | 1974-03-21 | 1975-10-02 | Int Standard Electric Corp | ARRANGEMENT WITH M X N LIGHT EMITTING DIODES AND A TWO COORDINATE CONTROL NETWORK |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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Elektronik Industrie, Nr. 7/8, 1976 "Ansteuerungen von Leuchtdioden durch TTL-Bausteine" seiten 162 und 163 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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US4365244A (en) | 1982-12-21 |
DE3012995C2 (en) | 1982-08-26 |
EP0037916B1 (en) | 1985-01-16 |
EP0037916A2 (en) | 1981-10-21 |
DE3012995A1 (en) | 1981-10-08 |
JPS56158368A (en) | 1981-12-07 |
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Owner name: TELEFUNKEN ELECTRONIC GMBH |
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