DRIVE METHOD FOR AN ELECTROPHORETIC CELL AND AN ELECTROPHORETIC DEVICE
    14.
    发明申请
    DRIVE METHOD FOR AN ELECTROPHORETIC CELL AND AN ELECTROPHORETIC DEVICE 有权
    用于电泳细胞和电泳装置的驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100060623A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:US12516814

    申请日:2007-11-27

    IPC分类号: G09G3/34 G06F3/038

    摘要: The present invention relates to a drive method for an electrophoretic cell and a device adapted to implement the method. The cell comprises a first storage electrode (24), a second storage electrode (22), a first target area electrode (28), a second target area electrode (30), a first type of particle (32) and a second type of particles (33), said second type of particles being of opposite polarity to the first type of particles. An area (31) extending between the target area electrodes (28, 30) is a target area. The method comprises a reset phase (110), wherein said first and second type of particle are reset to determined reset positions, a first write phase (120), wherein the first type of particles are moved to and/or from the storage electrodes and change in amount in said target area (31), a second write phase (140) similar to the first write phase but for the second type of particles, and a spread phase (150) so that the particles in said target area (31) distribute and mix. The method allows for short distance movements and two particle type in the same cell can be written comparatively fast.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及电泳池的驱动方法和适于实现该方法的装置。 电池包括第一存储电极(24),第二存储电极(22),第一目标区域电极(28),第二目标区域电极(30),第一类型的粒子(32)和第二类型 颗粒(33),所述第二类型的颗粒与第一类型的颗粒具有相反的极性。 在目标区域电极(28,30)之间延伸的区域(31)是目标区域。 该方法包括复位阶段(110),其中所述第一和第二类型的粒子被复位到确定的复位位置,第一写入阶段(120),其中第一类型的粒子被移动到和/或从存储电极和/ 所述目标区域(31)中的量的变化,类似于第一写入阶段但是对于第二类型的粒子的第二写入阶段(140)和扩展阶段(150),使得所述目标区域(31)中的粒子 分发和混合。 该方法允许短距离移动,并且相同单元格中的两个粒子类型可以写得比较快。

    IN-PLANE SWITCHING ELECTROPHORETIC COLOUR DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20100060628A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:US12516694

    申请日:2007-11-27

    IPC分类号: G09G3/34 G06F3/038

    摘要: The invention relates to an electrophoretic color display panel, the display panel comprising at least one pixel (10, 12), the at least one pixel (10, 12) comprising a layer cavity (18ab) containing a suspension with a first set of charged particles (24a) having a first optical property and a second set of charged particles (24b) having a second optical property, and a pair of control electrodes (20a, 20b) arranged adjacent to the layer cavity (18ab), such that charged particles (24a, 24b) are essentially in-plane displaceable in an in-plane direction within the layer cavity (18ab) upon application of a control voltage over the electrode pair, wherein the in-plane distribution of charged particles (24a, 24b) having first and second optical properties in the layer cavity (18ab) depends on at least one of a differing control property additional to any polarity difference of the charged particles (24a, 24b) for each set of charged particles, or at least one additional electrode arranged adjacent to the layer cavity, wherein the electrode pair (20a, 20b) and the at least one additional control electrode are arranged essentially outside of a viewing area (26) of the at least one pixel (10, 12), such that a composite optical property of at least a portion of the at least one pixel (10, 12) is controllable. According to the invention, the control electrodes will be arranged at essentially the outer ends, or arranged in-plane, at a peripheral, of a prolonged layer cavity, such that the particles move in an in-plane direction within the layer cavity when the control voltage is applied. This facilitates the handling of the pixel since the layer cavity can be reached from essentially the outside of the pixel. Another advantage is that since only a minor part of the pixel area has to be covered with an electrode material the total transmission and thus the brightness of the pixel can be optimized.

    DRIVING AN IN-PLANE PASSIVE MATRIX DISPLAY
    18.
    发明申请
    DRIVING AN IN-PLANE PASSIVE MATRIX DISPLAY 审中-公开
    驾驶无人机被动矩阵显示

    公开(公告)号:US20090091522A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-09

    申请号:US12282182

    申请日:2007-03-06

    IPC分类号: G09G3/34

    摘要: A driving circuit for driving an in-plane moving particle device has a pixel (P) comprising movable charged particles (PA). The pixel (P) has a reservoir electrode (RE), a display electrode (DE), and a gate electrode (GE) laterally placed in-between the reservoir electrode (RE) and the display electrode (DE). The driving circuit (DC) comprises a driver (DR), a controller (CO) which receives an input signal (OS) representing an image to be displayed on the moving particle device. The controller (CO) controls the driver (DR) to supply a first voltage difference (VD1) between the reservoir electrode (RE) and the gate electrode (GE) and a second voltage difference (VD2) between the gate electrode (GE) and the display electrode (DE). The image is written to the pixel (P) during a write phase (TW) by moving particles (PA) from the reservoir electrode (RE) via the gate electrode (GE) to the display electrode (DE) if the optical state of the pixel (P) should change in conformity with the image. If during the write phase (TW) the optical state of the pixel (P) should not change, the first voltage difference (VD1) has a first write level and the second voltage difference (VD2) has a second write level, both write levels are selected to repulse the particles (PA) from the gate electrode (GE). During a repulsion period (TR), the first voltage difference (VD1) has a level more repulsive to the particles than the first write level, and/or the second voltage difference (VD2) has a level more repulsive than the second write level.

    摘要翻译: 用于驱动面内移动粒子装置的驱动电路具有包括可移动带电粒子(PA)的像素(P)。 像素(P)具有横向放置在储存器电极(RE)和显示电极(DE)之间的储存器电极(RE),显示电极(DE)和栅电极(GE)。 驱动电路(DC)包括驱动器(DR),控制器(CO),其接收表示要在移动粒子装置上显示的图像的输入信号(OS)。 控制器(CO)控制驱动器(DR),以在储存电极(RE)和栅电极(GE)之间提供第一电压差(VD1),并且在栅电极(GE)和 显示电极(DE)。 在写入阶段(TW)期间,通过将颗粒(PA)从储存电极(RE)经由栅电极(GE)移动到显示电极(DE)而将图像写入到像素(P),如果光学状态 像素(P)应该与图像一致。 如果在写入阶段(TW)期间,像素(P)的光学状态不应该改变,则第一电压差(VD1)具有第一写入电平,并且第二电压差(VD2)具有第二写入电平,写入电平 被选择为从栅电极(GE)中击退颗粒(PA)。 在排斥周期(TR)期间,第一电压差(VD1)具有比第一写入电平更为排斥粒子的电平,和/或第二电压差(VD2)具有比第二写入电平更具排斥性的电平。

    Electronic device using movement of particles
    19.
    发明授权
    Electronic device using movement of particles 有权
    使用颗粒运动的电子装置

    公开(公告)号:US08629863B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-14

    申请号:US12515810

    申请日:2007-11-22

    IPC分类号: G06F3/038 G09G3/34

    摘要: A method is provided of driving an electronic device comprising an array of device elements, each device element comprising particles which are moved to control a device element state, and each device element comprising a collector electrode, and an output electrode. The method comprises: in a reset phase, applying a first set of control signals to control the device to move the particles to the a reset electrode; and in an addressing phase, applying a second set of control signals to control the device to move the particles from the reset electrode such that a desired number of particles are at the output electrode. The second set of control signals comprises a pulse waveform oscillating between first and second voltages in which the first voltage is for attracting the particles to the reset electrode and the second voltage is for attracting the particles from the reset electrode to the output electrode, and wherein the duty cycle of the pulse waveform determines the proportion of particles transferred to the output electrode in the addressing phase. This control method provides well-controlled packets of particles which are collected in a vortex at the reset electrode before being passed on, in part, towards the output electrode (for example via the gate electrode).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种驱动包括器件元件阵列的电子器件的方法,每个器件元件包括被移动以控制器件元件状态的粒子,并且每个器件元件包括集电极电极和输出电极。 该方法包括:在复位阶段,施加第一组控制信号以控制装置将颗粒移动到复位电极; 并且在寻址阶段,施加第二组控制信号以控制所述装置从所述复位电极移动所述颗粒,使得所需数量的颗粒在所述输出电极处。 第二组控制信号包括在第一和第二电压之间振荡的脉冲波形,其中第一电压用于将颗粒吸引到复位电极,第二电压用于将颗粒从复位电极吸引到输出电极,并且其中 脉冲波形的占空比决定了在寻址阶段转移到输出电极的粒子的比例。 这种控制方法提供了良好控制的颗粒包,它们在部分地朝着输出电极(例如通过栅极电极)通过之前在复位电极的涡流中收集。