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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
It is disclosed an appearance-modifying device (10), for modifying the visual appearance of a surface covered thereby. The appearance-modifying device (10) comprises two oppositely arranged substrates (11, 12), which are spaced apart by a spacer structure (13). The spacer structure (13) spaces apart the two substrates (11, 12) in such a way that a space between the two substrates (11, 12) is divided into a plurality of cells (15, 16), the shapes of the individual cells (15, 16) being such that an aperiodic cell pattern (14) is formed by the cells (15, 16). Each cell (15, 16) may comprise an optically transparent fluid having a plurality of particles dispersed therein. The particles are moveable in the fluid through application of an electric field. An appliance at least partly covered by the appearance-modifying device (10) is also disclosed. Furthermore, it is disclosed a method for manufacturing the appearance-modifying device.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a display (10) comprising a vertical stack of at least two different color absorbing layers (14) of pixels (18). The display is characterized in that the pixel resolution of at least two of the layers is different. The present invention also relates to a display system (50) comprising such a display and a method for controlling such a display.
摘要:
The color gamut of a image display device is improved by the introduction of a broad band stop filter in combination with a band pass filter, a first light field and a second light field. The first light field is generated by a first and a second light source, emitting blue and green light, respectively. The second light field is generated by said second light source and a third light source emitting red light. The color gamut is improved since the band pass filter facilitates a displacement of the color point of said second light source towards shorter wavelengths, as the band pass filter transmits some of the blue light in the first light field. Similarly, a displacement towards longer wavelengths is facilitated, as the filter transmits some of the red light of said second light field. Hence, four primary colors are generated by only three light sources.
摘要:
A method of driving a display device uses a first display addressing mode, in which the display is addressed sequentially in rows, and wherein a first image is displayed with a first contrast ratio between the lightest and darkest pixels, and with a brightest pixel output state, a darkest pixel output state and a plurality of intermediate grey level output states. In a second mode, the display is addressed sequentially in rows, and a second image is displayed with a second contrast ratio between the lightest and darkest pixels which is greater than the first contrast ratio.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an electrophoretic device where a viewing electrode, which is used to attract an electrophoretic medium to a viewing area, is divided into a first (25) and a second (27) sub-electrode which are separated on the viewing area. When the electrophoretic medium is to cover the viewing area, the electrophoretic medium is first collected at one of the sub-electrodes and is then spread over the viewing area by applying a pulse between the sub-electrodes.