Methods for addressing electrophoretic displays
    91.
    发明授权
    Methods for addressing electrophoretic displays 有权
    解决电泳显示的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06531997B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-11

    申请号:US09561424

    申请日:2000-04-28

    IPC分类号: G09G334

    摘要: Novel addressing schemes for controlling bistable electronically addressable displays include the use of addressing signals with additional signals having opposite polarity and equal integrated signal strength, and addressing schemes that minimize the number of state changes that a display element undergoes. In one embodiment, pre-pulses are employed to apply a pre-stress to an display element that is equal and opposite to the electrical stress applied in addressing the element. In another embodiment, the addressing signal is followed by a post-stressing pulse. Methods for minimizing the number of display elements that must change state to change the image displayed include the determination of a set of elements that must be deactivated and a set of elements that must be activated to change the image depicted by a display. Alternatively, only the elements forming one image are deactivated before the elements forming a different image are activated.

    摘要翻译: 用于控制双稳态电子可寻址显示器的新型寻址方案包括使用具有相反极性和相等的集成信号强度的附加信号的寻址信号,以及使显示元件经历的状态变化的数量最小化的寻址方案。 在一个实施例中,采用预脉冲来对显示元件施加预应力,所述显示元件与在寻址元件时施加的电应力相等和相反。 在另一个实施例中,寻址信号之后是后应力脉冲。 用于最小化必须改变状态以改变显示的图像的显示元素的数量的方法包括必须被去激活的一组元素的确定以及必须被激活以改变由显示器描绘的图像的一组元素。 或者,只有形成一个图像的元素在形成不同图像的元素被激活之前被去激活。

    Non-spherical cavity electrophoretic displays and materials for making the same
    92.
    发明授权
    Non-spherical cavity electrophoretic displays and materials for making the same 有权
    非球形腔电泳显示器和制造相同的材料

    公开(公告)号:US06392785B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-21

    申请号:US09493635

    申请日:2000-01-28

    IPC分类号: G02B2600

    摘要: Disclosed herein are novel electrophoretic displays and materials useful in fabricating such displays. In particular, novel encapsulated displays are disclosed. Particles encapsulated therein are dispersed within a suspending, or electrophoretic, fluid. This fluid may be a mixture of two or more fluids or may be a single fluid. The displays may further comprise particles dispersed in a suspending fluid, wherein the particles contain a liquid. In either case, the suspending fluid may have a density or refractive index substantially matched to that of the particles dispersed therein. Finally, also disclosed herein are electro-osmotic displays. These displays comprise at least one capsule containing either a cellulosic or gel-like internal phase and a liquid phase, or containing two or more immiscible fluids. Application of electric fields to any of the electrophoretic displays described herein affects an optical property of the display.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了用于制造这种显示器的新型电泳显示器和材料。 特别地,公开了新颖的封装显示器。 包封在其中的颗粒分散在悬浮或电泳液体中。 该流体可以是两种或更多种流体的混合物,或者可以是单一流体。 显示器还可以包括分散在悬浮液中的颗粒,其中颗粒含有液体。 在任一种情况下,悬浮液可具有基本上与分散在其中的颗粒的密度或折射率相匹配的密度或折射率。 最后,还公开了电渗透显示器。 这些显示器包括至少一个含有纤维素或凝胶状内相和液相的胶囊,或含有两种或多种不混溶的流体。 对本文所述的任何电泳显示器的电场的应用影响显示器的光学性质。

    Tiled displays
    93.
    发明授权
    Tiled displays 有权
    平铺显示

    公开(公告)号:US06252564B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-26

    申请号:US09140790

    申请日:1998-08-27

    IPC分类号: G09G500

    摘要: A process for creating an electronically addressable display includes multiple printing operations, similar to a multi-color process in conventional screen printing. In some of the process steps, electrically non-active inks are printed onto areas of the receiving substrate, and in other steps, electrically active inks are printed onto different areas of the substrate. The printed display can be used in a variety of applications. This display can be used as an indicator by changing state of the display after a certain time has elapsed, or when a certain pressure, thermal, radiative, moisture, acoustic, inclination, pH, or other threshold is passed. In one embodiment, the display is incorporated into a battery indicator. A sticker display is described. The sticker is adhesive backed and may then be applied to a surface to create a functional information display unit. This invention also features a display that is both powered and controlled using radio frequencies. It describes a complete system for controlling, addressing, and powering a display. The system includes an antenna or antennae, passive charging circuitry, and active control system, a display, and an energy storage unit. There is also a separate transmitter that provides the remote power for the display. The system is meant to be used anywhere it is useful to provide intermittent updates of information such as in a store, on a highway, or in an airport. A tile-based display allowing a modular system for large area display is created using a printable display material.

    摘要翻译: 用于创建电子可寻址显示器的过程包括多个打印操作,类似于常规丝网印刷中的多色处理。 在一些工艺步骤中,将非活性油墨印刷到接收基材的区域上,而在其它步骤中,将电活性油墨印刷到基材的不同区域上。 印刷的显示器可用于各种应用。 该显示可以通过在经过一定时间之后改变显示状态,或当通过一定压力,热,辐射,湿度,声学,倾斜度,pH值或其他阈值时用作指示器。 在一个实施例中,显示器被并入电池指示器中。 描述了贴纸显示。 该贴纸是粘合剂背面的,然后可以施加到表面以形成功能信息显示单元。 本发明还具有使用无线电频率供电和控制的显示器。 它描述了一个用于控制,寻址和为显示器供电的完整系统。 该系统包括天线或天线,无源充电电路,主动控制系统,显示器和能量存储单元。 还有一个单独的发射器,为显示器提供远程电源。 该系统旨在用于提供信息的间歇性更新,例如在商店,高速公路或机场中的任何有用的位置。 使用可打印的显示材料创建允许用于大面积显示的模块化系统的基于瓦片的显示器。