[54] APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING AN ELECTROLUMINESCENT LAMP THAT PRESERVES BATTERY POWER
[75] Inventor: Hakan Andersson, Malmo , Sweden
[73] Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson,
Stockholm, Sweden
[21] Appl. No.: 09/223,787 [22] Filed: Dec. 31, 1998
[51] Int. CI.7 G09G 3/10
[52] U.S. CI 315/169.3; 315/160
[58] Field of Search 315/169.3, 209 R,
315/160, 169.1, 174, 176; 363/16
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