All The Claims

1. A method for creating a self-service reusable pattern, the method comprising:
implementing an arrangement of re-usable assets into a set of self-service application components;
extending at least one of self-service application components; and,
packaging the components for deployment in a target environment.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining a target deployment environment; and,
modeling the target environment to receive the deployment of the components.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein implementing an arrangement of re-usable assets into a set of self-service application components, comprises for each of the re-usable assets, applying a corresponding transformation to produce a re-usable asset implementation.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein implementing an arrangement of re-usable assets into a set of self-service application components, comprises implementing an arrangement of patterns into a set of self-service application components
5. The method of claim 4, wherein implementing an arrangement of patterns into a set of self-service application components, comprises for each of the patterns, applying a corresponding transformation to produce a pattern implementation.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising deploying the packaged components to a portal server.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising deploying the packaged components to a portal test environment.
8. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer usable program code for creating a self-service reusable pattern, the computer program product including:
computer usable program code for implementing an arrangement of re-usable assets into a set of self-service application components;
computer usable program code for extending at least one of self-service application components; and,
computer usable program code for packaging the components for deployment in a target environment.
9. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising:
computer usable program code for determining a target deployment environment; and,
computer usable program code for modeling the target environment to receive the deployment of the components.
10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer usable program code for implementing an arrangement of re-usable assets into a set of self-service application components, comprises computer usable program code for applying a corresponding transformation to produce a re-usable asset implementation for each of the re-usable assets.
11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer usable program code for implementing an arrangement of re-usable assets into a set of self-service application components, comprises computer usable program code for implementing an arrangement of patterns into a set of self-service application components
12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer usable program code for implementing an arrangement of patterns into a set of self-service application components, comprises computer usable program code for applying a corresponding transformation to produce a pattern implementation for each of the patterns.
13. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising computer usable program code for deploying the packaged components to a portal server.
14. The computer program product of claim 8, further comprising computer usable program code for deploying the packaged components to a portal test environment.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A jewelry display hanger comprising:
a substantially flat body having a hook, front and rear surfaces, a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, two sides extending between the first and second ends and a plurality of apertures;
a bracket having a front surface, a rear surface, a first side and a second side, wherein the rear surface is attached to the front surface of the body, and wherein the front surface of the bracket is adapted to receive a piece of jewelry; and
a fastening device having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end passes through at least two of the plurality of apertures in the body and is connected to the second end to secure the piece of jewelry to the hanger.
2. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 1, wherein the hook extends perpendicularly to the body from the first end and then parallel to the rear surface of the body towards the second end of the body.
3. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 1, wherein the fastening device is a first cable tie having a first end and a second end comprising a locking device, wherein the first end passes through at least two of the plurality of apertures in the body and is inserted in the locking device to secure the piece of jewelry to the hanger.
4. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 3 further comprising a second cable tie similar to the first, wherein the second cable tie passes through the body in a manner similar to the first cable tie using two other of the plurality of apertures to further secure the piece of jewelry to the hanger.
4. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 1, wherein the first end of the cable tie passes through one of the plurality of apertures in the body from the rear surface to the front surface, over the bracket and through a second of the plurality of apertures in the body from the front surface to the rear surface.
5. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the bracket is concave.
6. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 1 further comprising an aperture for receiving a rod of a display rack.
7. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 1, wherein the fastening device is a twist tie, an elastic cord or a metal strap.
8. A jewelry display hanger comprising:
a substantially flat rectangular body having a hook, front and rear surfaces, a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, two sides extending between the first and second ends and a plurality of apertures;
a bracket having a concave front surface, a rear surface, a first side and a second side, wherein the rear surface is attached to the front surface of the body, and wherein the front surface of the bracket is adapted to receive a piece of jewelry; and
a first cable tie having a first end and a second end comprising a locking device, wherein the first end passes through at least two of the plurality of apertures in the body and is inserted in the locking device to secure the piece of jewelry to the hanger.
9. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 7, wherein the hook extends perpendicularly to the body from the first end and then parallel to the rear surface of the body towards the second end of the body.
10. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 8 further comprising a second cable tie similar to the first, wherein the second cable tie passes through the body in a manner similar to the first cable tie using two other of the plurality of apertures to further secure the piece of jewelry to the hanger.
11. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 8, wherein the first end of the cable tie passes through one of the plurality of apertures in the body from the rear surface to the front surface, over the bracket and through a second of the plurality of apertures in the body from the front surface to the rear surface.
12. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 8 further comprising an aperture for receiving a rod of a display rack.
13. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 8, wherein the body has a rectangular shape.
14. A jewelry display hanger comprising:
a substantially flat rectangular body having a hook, front and rear surfaces, a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, two sides extending between the first and second ends and a plurality of apertures;
a bracket having a concave front surface, a rear surface, a first side and a second side, wherein the rear surface is attached to the front surface of the body, and wherein the front surface of the bracket is adapted to receive a piece of jewelry; and
a first cable tie having a first end and a second end comprising a locking device, wherein the first end passes through at least two of the plurality of apertures in the body and is inserted in the locking device to secure the piece of jewelry to the hanger.
15. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 14, wherein the hook extends perpendicularly to the body from the first end and then parallel to the rear surface of the body towards the second end of the body.
16. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 14 further comprising a second cable tie similar to the first, wherein the second cable tie passes through the body in a manner similar to the first cable tie using two other of the plurality of apertures to further secure the piece of jewelry to the hanger.
17. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 14, wherein the first end of the cable tie passes through one of the plurality of apertures in the body from the rear surface to the front surface, over the bracket and through a second of the plurality of apertures in the body from the front surface to the rear surface.
18. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 14 further comprising an aperture for receiving a rod of a display rack.
19. The jewelry display hanger according to claim 14, wherein the cable tie locking device cannot be unlocked.

1. A pipe hanger system for suspending a pipe, said system comprising:
a) a pair of brackets, each of said brackets having a first face, a second face, a front edge and a rear edge, said faces being substantially wider than said edges; and
b) a pipe connection member mounted to both said brackets and selectively slidably moveable along said brackets, said pipe connection member retaining said first faces of said brackets in substantially parallel planes along at least a portion of their length and including pipe support means for supporting a pipe.
2. The pipe hanger system as in claim 1 wherein said support means supports the pipe in an orientation substantially parallel to said planes of said first faces of said brackets.
3. The pipe hanger system as in claim 1 wherein said pipe connection member further includes fastening means for fastening the pipe to the pipe connection member.
4. The pipe hanger system as in claim 1 wherein said pipe connection member further includes fixing means for fixing the pipe connection member in a selected position along said brackets.
5. The pipe hanger system as in claim 1 wherein each said bracket is generally L-shaped and includes a foot extending outwardly from an elongate leg.
6. The pipe hanger system as in claim 5 wherein each said leg has a length greater than the distance between two wall studs spaced on sixteen inch centers.
7. The pipe hanger system as in claim 5 wherein each said bracket is sufficiently flexible to be bent outwardly such that both ends thereof can be received between two wall studs spaced on sixteen inch centers.
8. The pipe hanger system as in claim 1 wherein said pipe connection member includes:
a) a front clamping member and a rear clamping member positioned on opposite sides of said brackets and abutting against said edges of said brackets, each of said clamping members having a respective pipe receiving opening extending therethrough, said pipe receiving openings cooperating as said pipe support means; and
b) at least one fastener interconnecting said front and rear clamping members and adapted for drawing said front and rear clamping members toward one another and against said brackets to fix the position of said pipe connection member relative to said brackets.
9. The pipe hanger system as in claim 8 wherein said pipe connection member further includes an elastomeric ferrule captured between said front and rear clamping members and concentric with said pipe receiving openings such that as said clamping members are drawn toward one another said ferrule is compressed against a pipe extending through the pipe receiving openings to fasten the pipe to the pipe connection member.
10. The pipe hanger system as in claim 8 wherein one of said clamping members further includes a collet having fingers extending outwardly therefrom concentric with the respective pipe receiving opening and the other of said clamping members includes a countersink sized and positioned to receive distal ends of said fingers such that as said clamping members are drawn toward one another said fingers are compressed against a pipe extending through the pipe receiving openings to fasten the pipe to the pipe connection member.
11. The pipe hanger system as in claim 1 and adapted for use with flexible pipe wherein said pipe support means includes a tubing support for supporting the flexible pipe through a right angle bend.
12. The pipe hanger system as in claim 11 wherein said tubing support generally comprises an arcuate trough having a generally semicircular cross section with opposed edges defining a trough opening.
13. The pipe hanger system as in claim 11 wherein said pipe connection member includes a front clamping member and a rear clamping member positioned on opposite sides of said brackets and abutting against said edges of said brackets, each of said clamping members having a respective pipe receiving opening extending therethrough, said tubing support being connected to said front clamping member and extending rearwardly through said pipe receiving opening in said rear clamping member.
14. The pipe hanger system as in claim 11 wherein said pipe connection member includes a mounting block having a pair of bracket receivers, each said bracket receiver slidably receiving a respective one of said brackets, said mounting block further including a plate extending between said bracket receivers, said plate having a pipe receiving opening extending therethrough, said tubing support being connected to said plate and having an end in communication with said pipe receiving opening.
15. The pipe hanger system as in claim 14 wherein said tubing support is rotatably connected to said plate.
16. The pipe hanger system as in claim 15 and further including a pair of collars connected to said tubing support on opposite sides of said plate, said collars capturing said plate therebetween while allowing said tubing support to rotate relative to said plate.
17. The pipe hanger system as in claim 15 wherein said plate includes a countersink concentric with said pipe receiving opening and said tubing support includes a circular head rotatably received in said countersink.
18. The pipe hanger system as in claim 17 wherein said plate further includes a dovetail groove outside said countersink and said pipe connection member further includes a locking wedge slidably receivable in said dovetail groove to retain said head of said tubing support in said countersink.
19. The pipe hanger system as in claim 18 wherein said locking wedge includes a notch to provide clearance for a pipe extending through said tubing support.
20. The pipe hanger system as in claim 18 wherein said locking wedge further includes an pair of ears extending outwardly therefrom, each of said ears being wedge-shaped with a narrow leading edge and a wider trailing edge, each of said ears being received in a respective gap as said locking wedge is slid into said dovetail groove, said gaps each being formed between a respective one of said brackets and a portion of said mounting block such that said ears act as fixing means for fixing the pipe connection member in a selected position along said brackets.
21. The pipe hanger system as in claim 1 wherein said pipe connection member includes:
a) a mounting block having a pair of bracket receivers, each said bracket receiver slidably receiving a respective one of said brackets; and
b) a drop-ear elbow including a body having an inlet, an outlet oriented at a right angle to said inlet and a plurality of mounting ears extending outwardly from said body, each of said mounting ears including a mounting hole; and
c) a plurality of fasteners extending through said mounting holes in said ears and into respective fastener receivers in said mounting block; wherein
d) said outlet is adapted to receive a pipe and to act as said pipe support means.
22. The pipe hanger system as in claim 21 wherein at least one of said fasteners is a threaded fastener and the respective fastener receiver intersects a respective one of said bracket receivers such that said threaded fastener cuts into the respective one of said brackets and fixes said pipe connection member to said respective bracket as said threaded fastener is installed in said respective fastener receiver.
23. A pipe hanger system for suspending a pipe, said system comprising:
a) a pair of elongate brackets; and
b) a pipe connection member mounted to both said brackets and selectively slidably moveable along said brackets, said pipe connection member including:
i) a front clamping member and a rear clamping member positioned on opposite sides of said brackets, each said clamping member including a pipe receiving opening sized to receive a pipe therethrough;
ii) at least one fastener interconnecting said front and rear clamping members and adapted for drawing said front and rear clamping members toward one another and against said brackets; and
iii) fastening means for fastening a pipe extending through the pipe receiving openings in said front and rear clamping members to the pipe connection member.
24. The pipe hanger system as in claim 23 wherein each said bracket includes a first face, a second face and opposed edges, said faces being substantially wider than said edges, and wherein said front and rear clamping members each abut against respective edges of both said brackets.
25. The pipe hanger system as in claim 24 wherein said clamping members retain said brackets in a generally parallel orientation through at least a portion of their lengths.
26. The pipe hanger system as in claim 23 wherein each said bracket is generally L-shaped and includes a foot extending outwardly from an elongate leg.
27. The pipe hanger system as in claim 26 wherein each said leg has a length greater than the distance between two wall studs spaced on sixteen inch centers.
28. The pipe hanger system as in claim 27 wherein each said bracket is sufficiently flexible to be bent outwardly such that both ends thereof can be received between two wall studs spaced on sixteen inch centers.
29. The pipe hanger system as in claim 23 wherein said fastening means includes an elastomeric ferrule captured between said front and rear clamping members and concentric with said pipe receiving openings therein such that as said as said clamping members are drawn toward one another said ferrule is compressed against a pipe extending through the pipe receiving openings.
30. The pipe hanger system as in claim 23 wherein said fastening means further includes a collet having fingers extending outwardly from one of said clamping members concentric with the respective pipe receiving opening and the other of said clamping members includes a tapered countersink sized and positioned to receive distal ends of said fingers such that as said clamping members are drawn toward one another said fingers are compressed against a pipe extending through the pipe receiving openings to fasten the pipe to the pipe connection member.
31. A pipe hanger system for suspending a pipe, said system comprising:
a) a pair of brackets, each of said brackets having a first face, a second face, a front edge and a rear edge, said faces being substantially wider than said edges; and
b) a pipe connection member mounted to both said brackets and selectively slidably moveable along said brackets, said pipe connection member including:
i) a mounting block having a pair of bracket receivers, each said bracket receiver slidably receiving a respective one of said brackets, said mounting block further including a plate extending between said bracket receivers, said plate having a pipe receiving opening extending therethrough; and
ii) a tubing support for supporting a flexible pipe through a right angle bend, said tubing support comprising an arcuate trough having a generally semicircular cross section, said tubing support being rotatably connected to said plate and having an end in communication with said pipe receiving opening.
32. The pipe hanger system as in claim 31 and further including a pair of collars connected to said tubing support on opposite sides of said plate, said collars capturing said plate therebetween while allowing said tubing support to rotate relative to said plate.
33. The pipe hanger system as in claim 31 wherein said plate includes a countersink concentric with said pipe receiving opening and said tubing support includes a circular head rotatably received in said countersink.
34. The pipe hanger system as in claim 33 wherein said plate further includes a dovetail groove outside said countersink and said pipe connection member further includes a locking wedge slidably receivable in said dovetail groove to retain said head of said tubing support in said countersink.
35. The pipe hanger system as in claim 34 wherein said locking wedge includes a notch to provide clearance for a pipe extending through said tubing support.
36. The pipe hanger system as in claim 35 wherein said locking wedge further includes an pair of ears extending outwardly therefrom, each of said ears being wedge-shaped with a narrow leading edge and a wider trailing edge, each of said ears being received in a respective gap as said locking wedge is slid into said dovetail groove, said gaps each being formed between a respective one of said brackets and a portion of said mounting block such that said ears act as fixing means for fixing the pipe connection member in a selected position along said brackets.
37. A pipe hanger system for suspending a pipe, said system comprising:
a) a pair of brackets, each of said brackets having a first face, a second face, a front edge and a rear edge, said faces being substantially wider than said edges; and
b) a pipe connection member including first and second bracket receivers each slidably receiving one of said brackets, said bracket receivers extending in substantially parallel spaced relation and retaining said first faces of said brackets in substantially parallel planes along at least a portion of their length, said pipe connection member further including a pipe receiving opening extending therethrough.
38. The pipe hanger system as in claim 37 wherein said pipe connection member includes:
a) a front clamping member and a rear clamping member positioned on opposite sides of said brackets, each said clamping member having first and second grooves, each said groove forming a portion of the respective first or second bracket receiver, each said groove receiving an edge of the respective bracket; and
b) at least one fastener interconnecting said front and rear clamping members and adapted for drawing said front and rear clamping members toward one another and against said brackets to fix the position of said pipe connection member relative to said brackets.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. An electroluminescent (EL) display device, comprising:
a. a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in a form of a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each pixel comprising a first EL element operably emitting light of a first color, a second EL element operably emitting light of a second color, a third EL element operably emitting light of a third color, and a fourth EL element operably emitting light of a fourth color;
b. a plurality of gate lines, each gate line coupled to the respective matrix of pixels;
c. a plurality of first data lines, each first data line coupled to the first EL elements of a respective column of pixels;
d. a plurality of second data lines, each second data line coupled to the second EL elements of a respective column of pixels;
e. a plurality of first switches, each first switch coupled to a respective third EL element, wherein the first switches coupled to the third EL elements of a respective column of pixels are configured to be cooperatively in an ON state or an OFF state;
f. a plurality of second switches, each second switch coupled to a respective fourth EL element, wherein the second switches coupled to the fourth EL elements of a respective column of pixels are configured to be cooperatively in an ON state or an OFF state;
g. a plurality of switch control lines, each switch control line coupled to the first switches and the second switches corresponding to a respective column of pixels for transmitting a switching control signal to set the first switches and the second switches to be in the ON state or the OFF state, such that when the first switches are cooperatively in the ON state, the second switches are cooperatively in the OFF state, and vice versus; and
h. a plurality of third data lines, each third data line coupled to the first switches and the second switches corresponding to a respective column of pixels for transmitting a data signal, such that when the first switches are cooperatively in the ON state, the data signal is provided to the third EL elements of the respective column of pixels, and when the second switches are cooperatively in the ON state, the data signal is provided to the fourth EL elements of the respective column of pixels.
2. The EL display device of claim 1, further comprising:
i. an image processor for processing an image to be displayed according to the pixel matrix of the EL display device such that the processed image has a plurality of pixel data signals, each pixel data signal being associated with a respective pixel and having a first sub-pixel data signal, a second sub-pixel data signal, a third sub-pixel data signal and a fourth sub-pixel data signal indicating intensities for the first EL element, the second EL element, the third EL element and the fourth EL element, respectively, of the respective pixel; and
ii. a selector configured to compare the third sub-pixel data signal and the fourth sub-pixel data signal of each pixel, to assign a logic value of 1 to the corresponding pixel if the third sub-pixel data signal is greater than or equal to the fourth sub-pixel data signal, or a logic value of 0 to the corresponding pixel if the third sub-pixel data signal is less than the fourth sub-pixel data signal, and to count the number of the logic value of 1, NB1, and the number of the logic value of 0, NB2, of each column of pixels.
3. The EL display device of claim 2, wherein the switching control signal for a respective column of pixels is configured to set the first switches and the second switches corresponding to the respective column of pixels in the ON state and the OFF state, respectively, if NB1\u2267NB2 for the respective column of pixels, and the first switches and the second switches corresponding to the respective column of pixels in the OFF state and the ON state, respectively, if NB1<NB2 for the respective column of pixels.
4. The EL display device of claim 3, wherein the switching control signal for a respective column of pixels is characterized with a waveform having a low voltage and a high voltage.
5. The EL display device of claim 4, wherein when the switching control signal for the respective column of pixels has one of the low voltage and the high voltage, the first switches and the second switches corresponding to the respective column of pixels are set in the ON state and the OFF state, respectively, and when the switching control signal for the respective column of pixels has the other of the low voltage and the high voltage, the first switches and the second switches corresponding to the respective column of pixels are set in the OFF state and the ON state, respectively.
6. The EL display device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of first switches comprises one of an N-type thin film transistor (TFT) and a P-type TFT, and each of the plurality of second switches comprises the other of the N-type TFT and the P-type TFT, wherein each of the N-type TFT and the P-type TFT has a gate, a source and a drain.
7. The EL display device of claim 6, wherein the gate, source and drain of each N-type TFT are respectively coupled to a corresponding switching control line, a corresponding third data line and one of the third EL element and the fourth EL element of a corresponding pixel, and the gate, source and drain of each P-type TFT are respectively coupled to the corresponding switching control line, the corresponding third data line and the other of the third EL element and the fourth EL element of the corresponding pixel.
8. The EL display device of claim 1, wherein the first color is a red color, the second color is a green color, the third color is a blue color and the fourth color is a yellow-green color.
9. The EL display device of claim 1, wherein the first EL element, the second EL element, the third EL element and the fourth EL element of each pixel are spatially arranged as a 2\xd72 sub-array.
10. A method of driving the EL display device of claim 1, comprising the steps of:
i. processing an image to be displayed according to the pixel matrix of the EL display device such that the processed image has a plurality of pixel data signals, each pixel data signal being associated with a respective pixel and having a first sub-pixel data signal, a second sub-pixel data signal, a third sub-pixel data signal and a fourth sub-pixel data signal indicating intensities for the first EL element, the second EL element, the third EL element and the fourth EL element, respectively, of the respective pixel;
ii. comparing the third sub-pixel data signal and the fourth sub-pixel data signal of each pixel;
iii. assigning a logic value of 1 to the corresponding pixel if the third sub-pixel data signal is greater than or equal to the fourth sub-pixel data signal, or a logic value of 0 to the corresponding pixel if the third sub-pixel data signal is less than the fourth sub-pixel data signal;
iv. counting the number of the logic value of 1, NB1, and the number of the logic value of 0, NB2, of each column of pixels; and
v. configuring the switching control signal for a respective column of pixels so as to set the first switches and the second switches corresponding to the respective column of pixels in the ON state and the OFF state, respectively, if NB1\u2267NB2 for the respective column of pixels, and the first switches and the second switches in the OFF state and the ON state, respectively, if NB1<NB2 for the respective column of pixels.
11. An electroluminescent (EL) display device, comprising:
a. a plurality of pixels spatially arranged in a form of a matrix with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, each pixel comprising a first EL element operably emitting light of a first color, a second EL element operably emitting light of a second color, a third EL element operably emitting light of a third color, and a fourth EL element operably emitting light of a fourth color;
b. a plurality of gate lines, each gate line coupled to a respective row of pixels;
c. a plurality of first data lines, each first data line coupled to the first EL elements of a respective column of pixels;
d. a plurality of second data lines, each second data line coupled to the second EL elements of a respective column of pixels;
e. a plurality of first switches, each first switch coupled to a respective third EL element, wherein the plurality of first switches are configured to be cooperatively in an ON state or an OFF state;
f. a plurality of second switches, each second switch coupled to a respective fourth EL element, wherein the plurality of second switches are configured to be cooperatively in an ON state or an OFF state;
g. a switch control line coupled to the plurality of first switches and the plurality of second switches for providing a switching control signal to set the first switches and the second switches to be in the ON state or the OFF state, such that when the plurality of first switches are cooperatively in the ON state, the plurality of second switches are cooperatively in the OFF state, and vice versus; and
h. a plurality of third data lines, each third data line coupled to the first switches and the second switches corresponding to a respective column of pixels for transmitting a data signal, such that when the first switches are cooperatively in the ON state, the data signal is provided to the third EL elements of the respective column of pixels, and when the second switches are cooperatively in the ON state, the data signal is provided to the fourth EL elements of the respective column of pixels.
12. The EL display device of claim 11, further comprising:
i. an image processor for processing an image to be displayed according to the pixel matrix of the EL display device such that the processed image has a plurality of pixel data signals, each pixel data signal being associated with a respective pixel and having a first sub-pixel data signal, a second sub-pixel data signal, a third sub-pixel data signal and a fourth sub-pixel data signal indicating intensities for the first EL element, the second EL element, the third EL element and the fourth EL element, respectively, of the respective pixel; and
ii. a selector configured to compare the third sub-pixel data signal and the fourth sub-pixel data signal of each pixel, to assign a logic value of 1 to the corresponding pixel if the third sub-pixel data signal is greater than or equal to the fourth sub-pixel data signal, or a logic value of 0 to the corresponding pixel if the third sub-pixel data signal is less than the fourth sub-pixel data signal, and to count the number of the logic value of 1, NB1, and the number of the logic value of 0, NB2, of the plurality of pixels.
13. The EL display device of claim 11, wherein the switching control signal is configured to set the plurality of first switches in the ON state and the plurality of second switches in the OFF state, respectively, if NB1\u2267NB2, and the plurality of first switches in the OFF state and the plurality of second switches in the ON state, respectively, if NB1<NB2.
14. The EL display device of claim 13, wherein the switching control signal is characterized with a waveform having a low voltage and a high voltage.
15. The EL display device of claim 14, wherein when the switching control signal has one of the low voltage and the high voltage, the plurality of first switches and the plurality of second switches are set in the ON state and the OFF state, respectively, and when the switching control signal has the other of the low voltage and the high voltage, the plurality of first switches and the plurality of second switches are set in the OFF state and the ON state, respectively.
16. The EL display device of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of first switches comprises one of an N-type thin film transistor (TFT) and a P-type TFT, and each of the plurality of second switches comprises the other of the N-type TFT and the P-type TFT, wherein each of the N-type TFT and the P-type TFT has a gate, a source and a drain.
17. The EL display device of claim 16, wherein the gate, source and drain of each N-type TFT are respectively coupled to the switching control line, a corresponding third data line and one of the third EL element and the fourth EL element of a corresponding pixel, and the gate, source and drain of each P-type TFT are respectively coupled to the switching control line, the corresponding third data line and the other of the third EL element and the fourth EL element of the corresponding pixel.
18. The EL display device of claim 11, wherein the first color is a red color, the second color is a green color, the third color is a blue color and the fourth color is a yellow-green color.
19. The EL display device of claim 11, wherein the first EL element, the second EL element, the third EL element and the fourth EL element of each pixel are spatially arranged as a 2\xd72 sub-array.
20. A method of driving the EL display device of claim 11, comprising the steps of:
i. processing an image to be displayed according to the pixel matrix of the EL display device such that the processed image has a plurality of pixel data signals, each pixel data signal being associated with a respective pixel and having a first sub-pixel data signal, a second sub-pixel data signal, a third sub-pixel data signal and a fourth sub-pixel data signal indicating intensities for the first EL element, the second EL element, the third EL element and the fourth EL element, respectively, of the respective pixel;
ii. comparing the third sub-pixel data signal and the fourth sub-pixel data signal of each pixel;
iii. assigning a logic value of 1 to the corresponding pixel if the third sub-pixel data signal is greater than or equal to the fourth sub-pixel data signal, or a logic value of 0 to the corresponding pixel if the third sub-pixel data signal is less than the fourth sub-pixel data signal;
iv. counting the number of the logic value of 1, NB1, and the number of the logic value of 0, NB2, of the plurality of pixels; and
v. configuring the switching control signal so as to set the plurality of first switches in the ON state and the plurality of second switches in the OFF state, respectively, if NB1\u2267NB2, and the plurality of first switches in the OFF state and the plurality of second switches in the ON state, respectively, if NB1<NB2.