Abstract:
[PROBLEM] To provide substantially the same voltage to a shutter electrode and a pair of control electrodes, and to prevent degradation of the mechanical shutter, during a discharge period in a movable shutter system in an image display device. [RESOLUTION MEANS] A plurality of pixels are provided each having a mechanical shutter, wherein the mechanical shutter comprises a shutter electrode and first and second control electrodes provided in a pair with respect to the shutter electrode; and the display device displays images by electrically controlling a position of the shutter electrode; wherein the display device comprises a discharge period and a display period, and in the display period, a low voltage drive voltage of VL, or a high voltage drive voltage of VH with a voltage higher than the low voltage drive voltage of VL, is supplied to the shutter electrode, the first control electrode, and the second control electrode, and |Vs−Vp1|≦(VH−VL)/10, and |Vs−Vp2|≦(VH−VL)/10, where Vs is a voltage supplied to the shutter electrode, Vp1 is a voltage supplied to the first control electrode, and Vp2 is a voltage supplied to the second control electrode.
Abstract:
In one embodiment of the present invention, each pixel includes first and second subpixels. CS bus lines connected to the respective storage capacitors of the first and second subpixels are electrically independent of each other. A CS voltage has a waveform that inverts its polarity at least once a frame, which includes a first subframe for sequentially scanning a series of odd rows and a second SF for sequentially scanning even rows that have been skipped during the first SF. A source signal voltage varies so as to have two frames or subframes with mutually opposite polarities. A CS voltage has a waveform that has quite opposite consequences on the effective voltage of a subpixel of a pixel connected to the jth scan line to be selected during the first subframe and on that of another subpixel of a pixel connected to the (j+1)th scan line to be selected during the second subframe. In this manner, the deterioration in display quality, which would be caused if either a source line inversion drive or a block inversion drive is applied to a multi-pixel technology, can be minimized.
Abstract:
A method of establishing a look-up table for an electrophoretic display is disclosed. The method is for establishing a plurality of driving waveforms of the electrophoretic display to the look-up table. The method includes dividing the plurality of driving waveforms to a plurality of time intervals according to a plurality of voltage values of the plurality of driving waveforms. The method also includes preparing a plurality of voltage waveform records according to the plurality of the voltage values and numbers of a unit times of the corresponding time intervals, and storing the plurality of voltage waveform records into the look-up table. Therefore, the storing capacity occupied by the look-up table of the electrophoretic display may be saved.
Abstract:
When an area to be rewritten includes a first area including a character and a second area including an image object, a control unit outputs, to a controller, a display update instruction and information indicating the second area. Upon acquisition of the instruction and the information indicating the second area, first, the controller updates the first area and the second area by a first method. Next, the controller updates the second area by a second method that requires a longer updating time than the first method.
Abstract:
A system and a method for updating an electronic paper display are disclosed. A memory includes a waveform table and a transition matrix including multiple pixels, each representing a pixel of the electronic paper display. A page transition display system is coupled to the memory and identifies waveforms from the waveform table associated with multiple transition matrix pixels by processing multiple transition matrix pixels in parallel. For example, the page transition display system loads multiple transition matrix pixels into a register and accesses the waveform table using the contents of the register. Using the identified waveforms, the page transition display system generates control signals used to modify the electronic paper device.
Abstract:
A trace to be coupled to an input of a receiver, the trace including: a plurality of first portions; and a plurality of second portions alternately coupled in series with the first portions, the second portions having a width that is different from that of the first portions.
Abstract:
A reflective display device according to the present invention comprises a first unit cell containing a first fluid in which first charged particles are dispersed; a second unit cell containing a second fluid in which second charged particles are dispersed; an electric field applying unit for applying an electric field to the first and second unit cells; and a control unit for controlling colors displayed from the first and second unit cells by adjusting an intensity of the applied electric field, wherein the first and second particles do not move when the electric field is applied with an intensity less than each of threshold values thereof, and move when the electric field is applied with an intensity equal to or higher than each of the threshold values thereof, and wherein the threshold values of the first and second particles are set to be different from each other.
Abstract:
A pixel array, a pixel structure, and a driving method of a pixel structure are provided. The pixel structure includes a first scan line, a second scan line, a first common electrode line, a data line, a first active device, a second device, a first pixel electrode, and a second pixel electrode. The data line is intersected with the first scan line and the second scan line. The first active device is driven by the first scan line and connected to the data line. The second active device is driven by the second scan line and connected to the first common electrode line. The first pixel electrode is electrically connected to the data line through the first active device. The second pixel electrode is electrically connected to the data line through the first active device and electrically connected to the first common electrode line through the second active device.
Abstract:
When there are a plurality of rows with the same display content, a scanning order calculating portion (23) provided in a display control circuit (200) determines addresses sequentially such that scanning signal lines corresponding to the rows are selected at the same time. A scanning order setting portion (24) controls an address output portion (26) such that the scanning signal lines are selected in such an order, and also controls digital image signals DV outputted by output frame memory (22). In this case, the number of changes in potential for video signal lines can be reduced by the number of rows selected at the same time, resulting in reduced power consumption for driving the video signal lines.
Abstract:
When a 2D display is performed, a controller causes a first selection signal to be in an active state during a given period, and causes a second selection signal to be in the active state during another given period after causing the first selection signal to be in a non-active state. When a 3D display is performed, the controller causes the first selection signal to be in the active state at a given timing point, cause the second selection signal to be in the active state during a period when the first selection signal is in the active state, and thereby cause an overlapping period to arise during a period which is part of a selection period for selecting signal lines corresponding to the first selection signal, and which is part of another selection period for selecting signal lines corresponding to the second selection signal.