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`What is claimed is:
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`An image display device having plural data lines for
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`transferring image data, plural scanning lines arrayed to
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`intersect the plural data lines, and plural pixels
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`correspondingto each of the points where the plural data lines
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`and plural scanning lines intersect in a display area for
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`displaying an image,
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`the image display device comprising:
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`a first memory storing a first image data in an area
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`outside the display area on a substrate where the displayarea
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`a driver outputting a second image data different from
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`the first image data to the plural data lines,
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`wherein an image data on the plural data lines is
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`selectable for each data line from the first image data stored
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`in the first memory, or the second image data supplied from the
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`driver, and
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`wherein both of the selected first image data and the
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`selected second image data are sent to the plural data lines
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`in a period in which one of the plural scanning lines is
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`selected.
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`2.
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`The image display device according to claim 1,
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`further
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`comprising:
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`plural first switches selecting whether or not to send
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`the first image data on the plural data lines; and
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`plural second switches selecting whether or not to send
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`the second image data on the plural data lines,
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`wherein the plural first switches include a first switch
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`group operated by a same first control signal, and
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`wherein the plural second switches include a second
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`switch group operated by a same second control signal.
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`The image display device according to claim 2, wherein
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`in the period in which one of the plural scanning lines
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`is selected,
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`the first image data stored in the first memory is
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`sent to a part of the plural data lines by setting some of the
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`first switches to an on state, and
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`the second image data is sent to another part of
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`the plural data lines which are not sent the first image data
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`by setting some of the second switches to anon state for sending
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`the second image data to a data line where the first image data
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`is not sent.
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`The image display device according to claim 2, wherein
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`in the period in which one of the plural scanning lines
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`is selected,
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`the plural second switches are all set to an off
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`state during setting of all the plural first switches to an on
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`state so that the first image data is sent on the plural data
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`lines, and
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`a part of the plural second switches are set to an
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`on state after setting of all the plural first switches to an
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`off state so that the second image data is sent on a part of
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`the plural data lines.
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`5. An image display device according to claims 1, wherein the
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`first image data is static image data, and the second image data
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`is moving image data.
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`6. An image display device according to claim 1, wherein the
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`first memory is DRAM.
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`7. An image display device according to claim 1, wherein the
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`first memory is SRAM.
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`8. An image display device according to claim 1, wherein the
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`first memory includes a thin film transistor.
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`9. An image display device according to claim 1, wherein the
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`driver includes a digital/analog converter unit converting
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`distal image signals to analog image signals and outputting the
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`analog image signals as the second image data.
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`10. A display device comprising:
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`a panel section formed on a substrate and including a
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`plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of data lines across
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`the plurality of scanning lines, a plurality of pixels provided
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`at the intersections of the plurality of data lines and the
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`plurality of scanning lines, a first memory coupled to the
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`plurality of data lines and storing a first image data; and
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`a driver connected to the panel section and outputting
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`a second image data different from the first image data to the
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`panel section,
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`wherein while one of the plural scanning lines is
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`selected, a first part of the plurality of data lines is
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`supplied the first image data from the first memoryand a second
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`part of the plurality of data lines different from the first
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`part of the plurality of data lines is supplied the second image
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`data from the driver.
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`11. The display device according to claim 10,
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`wherein the panel section further includes first
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`switches between the first memory and the plurality of
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`piurality of data lines and second switches between the driver
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`and the plurality of data lines,
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`the first switches
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`transferring the first data from the first memory to the
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`plurality of data lines and the second switches transferring
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`the second data from the driver to the pluralityof data lines,
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`and
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`wherein the first data and the second data are provided
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`to the plurality of data lines by selecting both of the first
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`and second switches while one of the plurality of scanning line
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`is selected.
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`12. The display device according to claim 11,
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`wherein the first image data is supplied to the first and
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`secondparts of the plurality of data lines and then the second
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`image data is supplied to the second part of the plurality of
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`data lines while one of the plurality of scanning lines is
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`selected.
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`13. The display device according to claim 10,
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`wherein the panel section further includes
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`a digital-analog converter coupled to the
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`plurality of data lines,
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`a latch circuit coupled to the digital-analog
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`converter,
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`first switches between the first memory and the
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`latch circuit, and
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`second switches between the driver and the latch
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`circuit,
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`wherein the latch circuittakes in the second data from
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`the driver and does not take in the first data from the first
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`memory when the display device displays an image based on an
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`image data combiningthe second image data with the first image
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`data.
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`14. The display device according to claim 10,
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`wherein the first image data is a static image data and
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`the second image data is a moving image data.
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`15. A display device comprising:
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`a panel section formed on a substrate and including:
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`a display area which has a plurality of scanning
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`lines, a plurality of data lines across the plurality of
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`scanning lines, and the plurality of pixels provided at the
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`intersection of the pluralitydata lines, and the pluralityof
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`the scanning lines,
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`a first memory provided at the outside of the
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`display area and storing a first image data,
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`a plurality of first switches coupled between the
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`first memory and the plurality of data lines and outputting the
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`first image data to the plurality of data lines, and
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`a plurality of second switches coupled to the
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`a driver coupled to the panel section and outputting the
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`second image data to the plurality of second switches,
`wherein each of the plurality of data lines is coupled
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`to one of the plurality of first switches and one of
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`the
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`plurality of second switches.
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`16. The display device according to claim 15,
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`wherein while one of the plurality of scanning lines is
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`selected,
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`the driver selects the first switch or the second
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`switch for each data line.
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`17. The display device according to claim 15,
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`wherein while one of the plurality of scanning lines is
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`selected,
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`the driver selects the plurality of first switches
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`and then selects a part of the plurality of second switches
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`after turning off the plurality of first switches.
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`18. The display device according to claim 15,
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`wherein the first image data is a static image data and
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`the second image data is a moving image data.
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