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DOHERTY DONALD B
US47 patents
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TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC
45 patentsUS6778155B2Aug 17, 2004
Display operation with inserted block clears
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC198 citations99
US6480177B2Nov 12, 2002
Blocked stepped address voltage for micromechanical devices
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC223 citations99
US5619228AApr 8, 1997
Method for reducing temporal artifacts in digital video systems
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC167 citations99
US5592188AJan 7, 1997
Method and system for accentuating intense white display areas in sequential DMD video systems
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC230 citations99
US5526051AJun 11, 1996
Digital television system
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC374 citations99
US6201521B1Mar 13, 2001
Divided reset for addressing spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC138 citations98
US5751379AMay 12, 1998
Method to reduce perceptual contouring in display systems
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC139 citations98
US5497197AMar 5, 1996
System and method for packaging data into video processor
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC396 citations98
US5497172AMar 5, 1996
Pulse width modulation for spatial light modulator with split reset addressing
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC563 citations98
US5488431AJan 30, 1996
Video data formatter for a multi-channel digital television system without overlap
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC119 citations98
US5448314ASep 5, 1995
Method and apparatus for sequential color imaging
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC527 citations98
US5657099AAug 12, 1997
Color phase control for projection display using spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC251 citations97
US6008785ADec 28, 1999
Generating load/reset sequences for spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC86 citations96
US5969710AOct 19, 1999
Bit-splitting for pulse width modulated spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC141 citations96
US5528317AJun 18, 1996
Timing circuit for video display having a spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC56 citations96
US5519450AMay 21, 1996
Graphics subsystem for digital television
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC74 citations95
US5598188AJan 28, 1997
Memory architecture for reformatting and storing display data in standard TV and HDTV systems
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC58 citations94
US7405856B2Jul 29, 2008
Display system timing control method
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC23 citations93
US7233427B2Jun 19, 2007
Display system with clock dropping
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC20 citations93
US7164397B2Jan 16, 2007
Discrete light color processor
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC41 citations93
US7019881B2Mar 28, 2006
Display system with clock dropping
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC25 citations93
US6987597B2Jan 17, 2006
Pulse width modulation sequence generation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC18 citations93
US6795085B1Sep 21, 2004
Contouring reduction in SLM-based display
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC40 citations93
US6573951B1Jun 3, 2003
Non-terminating pulse width modulation for displays
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC30 citations93
US6115083ASep 5, 2000
Load/reset sequence controller for spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC32 citations93
US5912712AJun 15, 1999
Time expansion of pulse width modulation sequences by clock dropping
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC42 citations93
US7061512B2Jun 13, 2006
Constant-weight bit-slice PWM method and system for scrolling color display systems
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC36 citations92
US6310591B1Oct 30, 2001
Spatial-temporal multiplexing for high bit-depth resolution displays
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC46 citations92
US6300924B1Oct 9, 2001
Displaying video data on a spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC29 citations92
US5838385ANov 17, 1998
Sampling analog video signal for secondary images
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC33 citations91
US5680156AOct 21, 1997
Memory architecture for reformatting and storing display data in standard TV and HDTV systems
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC41 citations90
US5726718AMar 10, 1998
Error diffusion filter for DMD display
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC50 citations89
US6285491B1Sep 4, 2001
Adaptive temporal modulation of periodically varying light sources
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC20 citations88
US6967759B2Nov 22, 2005
Pulse width modulation sequence generation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC12 citations84
US6300963B1Oct 9, 2001
Single-frame display memory for spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC15 citations84
US5999227ADec 7, 1999
Special features for digital television
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC17 citations83
US6970150B2Nov 29, 2005
Control timing for spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC6 citations74
US6898019B2May 24, 2005
Pulse width modulation sequence generation
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC7 citations74
US6683290B2Jan 27, 2004
Constant light disable for spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC10 citations74
US6014128AJan 11, 2000
Determining optimal pulse width modulation patterns for spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC14 citations73
US5764208AJun 9, 1998
Reset scheme for spatial light modulators
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC15 citations73
US7477778B2Jan 13, 2009
Sequential color reproduction method
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC4 citations63
US7876298B2Jan 25, 2011
Control timing for spatial light modulator
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations52
US8040305B2Oct 18, 2011
Constant-weight bit-slice PWM method and system for scrolling color display systems
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations51
US7916104B2Mar 29, 2011
Increased intensity resolution for pulse-width modulation-based displays with light emitting diode illumination
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC0 citations37