METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING PLASMA DISPLAY SCREEN BURN-IN

摘要

The present invention provides method and apparatus for reducing or preventing the occurrence of burn-in in high-resolution plasma display (100) screens (104). In a method in accord with the present invention, the luminosity of individual pixels (116) can be altered according to predetermined criteria allowing the phosphor elements (114) in the pixels to discharge according to predetermined criteria that inhibits the phenomenon of screen burn-in. In another embodiment of the present invention the luminosities of individual color phosphor elements forming the pixels can be changed according to predetermined criteria to allow the phosphors to discharge, thereby inhibiting burn-in from occurring.