Liquid crystal device and method of addressing liquid crystal device
    1.
    发明授权
    Liquid crystal device and method of addressing liquid crystal device 失效
    液晶装置及寻址液晶装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US06417826B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-07-09

    申请号:US09245274

    申请日:1999-02-05

    IPC分类号: G09G336

    摘要: A method of addressing a liquid crystal device having a plurality of scanning electrodes and a plurality of data electrodes defining a plurality of pixels at the intersections between at least one of the plurality of scanning electrodes and at least one of the plurality of data electrodes, the method comprising applying one frame of a scanning signal to one of the plurality of scanning electrodes, applying a data signal to at least one of the plurality of data electrodes, one frame of the scanning signal comprising n strobe portions, where n is an integer greater than 1, for co-operation with the at least one data signal to address one of the plurality of pixels, and at least one blanking portion, the number of blanking portions not exceeding (n−1).

    摘要翻译: 一种寻址具有多个扫描电极和多个数据电极的液晶装置的方法,所述多个扫描电极和多个数据电极在所述多个扫描电极中的至少一个与所述多个数据电极中的至少一个之间的交点处限定多个像素, 该方法包括将扫描信号的一帧应用于所述多个扫描电极之一,将数据信号施加到所述多个数据电极中的至少一个数据电极,所述扫描信号的一帧包括n个选通部分,其中n为更大的整数 1以上,与至少一个数据信号进行协调以寻址多个像素中的一个,以及至少一个消隐部分,不超过(n-1)的消隐部分的数量。

    Light modulating devices
    2.
    发明授权
    Light modulating devices 有权
    光调制装置

    公开(公告)号:US6108122A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-22

    申请号:US300303

    申请日:1999-04-27

    摘要: A ferroelectric liquid crystal display panel comprises an addressable matrix of pixels and an arrangement for selectively addressing each pixel within a series of addressing frames in order to vary the transmission level of the pixel relative to the transmission levels of the other pixels. The addressing arrangement utilizes a temporal dither (TD) addressing scheme for addressing each pixel within each frame with different combinations of temporal dither signals applied to separately addressable temporal bits within the frame to produce different overall transmission levels. In order to limit the perceived errors at the transitions between different grey levels the TD addressing scheme is arranged to address a first pixel with a first combination of TD signals to produce a first grey level and to address a second pixel with a second combination of TD signals, which differs from the first combination of TD signals, to produce the same first grey level such that, during a transition between the first grey level and a second grey level, a transient in one direction in the transmission level of the first pixel is at least partially compensated for by a transient in the opposite direction in the transmission level of the second pixel.

    摘要翻译: 铁电液晶显示面板包括可寻址的像素矩阵和用于选择性寻址一系列寻址帧内的每个像素的装置,以便改变像素相对于其它像素的透射电平的透射电平。 寻址布置利用时间抖动(TD)寻址方案,用于利用施加到帧内的可单独寻址的时间位的时间抖动信号的不同组合来寻址每个帧内的每个像素,以产生不同的总体传输电平。 为了限制在不同灰度级之间的转换处的感知到的误差,TD寻址方案被布置成以TD信号的第一组合来寻址第一像素以产生第一灰度级并且以TD的第二组合寻址第二像素 信号,其不同于TD信号的第一组合,以产生相同的第一灰度级,使得在第一灰度级和第二灰度级之间的转换期间,第一像素的透射级中的一个方向上的瞬态是 至少部分地由第二像素的透射电平中的相反方向上的瞬态补偿。

    Light modulating devices
    3.
    发明授权
    Light modulating devices 失效
    光调制装置

    公开(公告)号:US6104365A

    公开(公告)日:2000-08-15

    申请号:US80601

    申请日:1998-05-18

    IPC分类号: G02F1/133 G09G3/20 G09G3/36

    摘要: A ferroelectric liquid crystal display comprises an addressable matrix of pixels 7 and addressing circuitry comprising a data signal generator 14 for applying data signals to column electrode tracks 4.sub.1, 4.sub.2. . . . . 4.sub.n and a strobe signal generator 15 for applying strobe signals to row electrode tracks 5.sub.1, 5.sub.2. . . . . 5.sub.m in order to selectively switch the pixels 7. In order to provide a large number of well defined grey levels, the addressing circuitry includes spatial and/or temporal dither control circuits for addressing separately addressable subpixels of each pixel 7 with different combinations of spatial dither signals and/or for addressing at least part of each pixel with different combinations of temporal dither signals applied to separately addressable temporal bits corresponding to subframes of different periods to produce a plurality of different transmission levels. Furthermore at least a part of each pixel is switchable between different states by means of on and off switching signals, at least one bit of some of the pixels being switchable into intermediate states, including at least one error producing analogue state, by intermediate switching signals in order to produce intermediate overall transmission levels, and such switching being controlled so that periods in which at least part of the pixel is in an error producing analogue state alternate with periods in which the part is in a substantially error free state in order to limit the propagation of transmission errors.

    摘要翻译: 铁电液晶显示器包括像素7的可寻址矩阵和包括用于将数据信号施加到列电极轨道41,42的数据信号发生器14的寻址电路。 。 。 。 4n和选通信号发生器15,用于将选通信号施加到行电极轨道51,52。 。 。 。 为了提供大量明确定义的灰度级,寻址电路包括空间和/或时间抖动控制电路,用于利用空间抖动的不同组合寻址每个像素7的单独可寻址子像素 信号和/或用于使用施加到对应于不同周期的子帧的可分别寻址的时间位的时间抖动信号的不同组合来寻址每个像素的至少一部分,以产生多个不同的传输电平。 此外,每个像素的至少一部分可通过接通和断开开关信号在不同状态之间切换,通过中间开关信号,一些像素的至少一位可转换成中间状态,包括产生模拟状态的至少一个误差 为了产生中间的总体传输电平,并且这种切换被控制,使得至少部分像素处于错误产生模拟状态的周期与该部分处于基本上无差错状态的周期交替,以便限制 传播错误的传播。

    Light modulating devices
    4.
    发明授权
    Light modulating devices 失效
    光调制装置

    公开(公告)号:US06271820B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-08-07

    申请号:US09080164

    申请日:1998-05-15

    IPC分类号: G06G336

    摘要: A light modulating device comprises a plurality of data electrodes, a plurality of strobe electrodes, pixels at the intersections of the strobe and data electrodes, and addressing means for supplying data signals to the data electrodes in successive data selection periods and for supplying strobe signals to the strobe electrodes to set the transmission levels of the pixels in dependence on the data signals supplied to the pixels during each data selection period. Each pixel comprises a pair of subelements, and the addressing means is arranged to address the subelements of the pair by 1:3 spatial dither and to supply different strobe signals to each of the subelements during different bits of 1:1 spatial or temporal dither within the same data selection period. The transmission level of each subelement is determined by the data signal applied to the subelement in the data selection period in association with the strobe signal applied to the corresponding spatial or temporal dither bit.

    摘要翻译: 光调制装置包括多个数据电极,多个选通电极,选通脉冲和数据电极的交点处的像素,以及寻址装置,用于在连续的数据选择周期中向数据电极提供数据信号,并将选通信号提供给 所述选通电极根据在每个数据选择期间提供给像素的数据信号来设置像素的透射电平。 每个像素包括一对子元件,并且寻址装置被布置成以1:3空间抖动寻址该对的子元素,并且在1:1的空间或时间抖动的不同位期间向每个子元件提供不同的选通信号 相同的数据选择期。 每个子元件的发送电平由在数据选择周期中与施加到对应的空间或时间抖动比特的选通信号相关联的数据信号确定。

    Liquid crystal display element and manufacturing method thereof
    5.
    发明授权
    Liquid crystal display element and manufacturing method thereof 失效
    液晶显示元件及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US06462796B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-10-08

    申请号:US09295900

    申请日:1999-04-21

    IPC分类号: G02F11337

    摘要: A liquid crystal display element is formed by providing a liquid crystal layer made of ferroelectric liquid crystal material between electrode substrates. One of the electrode substrate is composed of a substrate, electrodes, an insulating film, and an alignment film, while the other substrate is composed of a substrate, electrodes, an insulating film, and an alignment plate. The alignment film is formed by mixing a substance with ionic bond in an alignment film material and thereafter applying the mixture on the paired substrates on each of which the electrodes and the insulating film are provided. With this arrangement, ions are eluted from the alignment films thus formed into the liquid crystal layer, thereby becoming dispersed therethrough homogeneously. This remarkably reduces influences of display history, and half-tone display with excellent response characteristics can be realized, being not affected by display history.

    摘要翻译: 通过在电极基板之间设置由铁电液晶材料制成的液晶层来形成液晶显示元件。 电极基板中的一个由基板,电极,绝缘膜和取向膜构成,而另一个基板由基板,电极,绝缘膜和对准板构成。 取向膜通过在取向膜材料中混合物质与离子键形成,然后将该混合物施加在设置有电极和绝缘膜的成对基板上。 通过这种布置,离子从这样形成的取向膜中洗脱到液晶层中,从而均匀地分散。 这显着降低了显示历史的影响,可以实现具有优异响应特性的半色调显示,不受显示历史的影响。

    Reduction of ionic memory effect in ferroelectric liquid crystal material
    6.
    发明授权
    Reduction of ionic memory effect in ferroelectric liquid crystal material 失效
    降低铁电液晶材料的离子记忆效应

    公开(公告)号:US06369789B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-09

    申请号:US09310812

    申请日:1999-05-12

    IPC分类号: G09G336

    摘要: Reduction of ionic memory effect in ferroelectric liquid crystal material. A method of reducing the effects of ionic memory in a ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) material to which a switching pulse is applied comprises the steps of: a) adding an ionic dopant to the FLC material, the ionic dopant providing ions having a fast response to an applied electric field; and b) following said switching pulse by a first pulse of opposite polarity to said switching pulse, in such a way that said first pulse reduces any ionic reversal field created by said switching pulse, but does not destabilize the state to which the FLC material is switched by said switching pulse.

    摘要翻译: 降低铁电液晶材料的离子记忆效应。 降低施加开关脉冲的铁电液晶(FLC)材料中的离子存储器的影响的方法包括以下步骤:a)向FLC材料添加离子掺杂剂,离子掺杂剂提供具有快速响应的离子 施加电场; 以及b)通过与所述开关脉冲相反极性的第一脉冲跟随所述开关脉冲,使得所述第一脉冲减小由所述开关脉冲产生的任何离子反转场,但不会使FLC材料所处的状态不稳定 由所述切换脉冲切换。

    Liquid crystal device
    7.
    发明授权
    Liquid crystal device 有权
    液晶装置

    公开(公告)号:US06618113B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-09

    申请号:US09712031

    申请日:2000-11-14

    IPC分类号: G02F11339

    摘要: A liquid crystal device comprises pixels which are switchable between a white state and a black state. Spacers are disposed in gaps between the pixels and are birefringent such that the spacers have the same optical properties as liquid crystal in the black state. For example, the spacers may have the same retardation as the liquid crystal layer with an optic axis fixed in the direction of the optic axis of the liquid crystal when in the black state.

    摘要翻译: 液晶装置包括可在白色状态和黑色状态之间切换的像素。 间隔件设置在像素之间的间隙中并且是双折射的,使得间隔物具有与黑色状态下的液晶相同的光学性质。 例如,当处于黑色状态时,间隔物可以具有与液晶层的光轴在液晶的光轴方向上固定的液晶层相同的延迟。