Electronic device using movement of particles
    1.
    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。

    Reflective Display Having Improved Brightness and Contrast
    3.
    发明申请
    Reflective Display Having Improved Brightness and Contrast 有权
    反光显示屏具有改善的亮度和对比度

    公开(公告)号:US20080278796A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-13

    申请号:US12097421

    申请日:2006-12-11

    IPC分类号: G02F1/01

    摘要: A reflective display, comprising a plurality of pixels (10), each having a first electrode, a light-modifying layer (12), and a second electrode (3; 16) arranged to enable formation of an electric field in the light-modifying layer (12) through application of a voltage between the electrodes. The pixel (10) further includes an active portion (16) which is switchable between light-modifying states by means of said electric field, and an inactive portion (17). The inactive portion (17) is arranged for reflecting light so as to direct at least a fraction of incoming light (20) impinging on the inactive portion (17) towards the active portion (16). As a result, a contrast ratio of the reflective display is improved, since light is now directed from the inactive portion towards the active portion and thus contributes to the displayed image as observed by a viewer.

    摘要翻译: 一种反射显示器,包括多个像素(10),每个像素具有第一电极,光修饰层(12)和第二电极(3; 16),第二电极被布置成能够在光修改中形成电场 层(12)通过在电极之间施加电压。 像素(10)还包括可通过所述电场在光修正状态之间切换的有效部分(16)和非活动部分(17)。 非活动部分(17)被布置成用于反射光,以将至少一部分入射光(20)引导到非活动部分(17)朝向有效部分(16)。 结果,改善了反射显示器的对比度,因为现在光从无源部分朝向有效部分指向,并且因此有助于观察者观察到的显示图像。

    REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A DISPLAY PANEL
    7.
    发明申请
    REFLECTIVE DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A DISPLAY PANEL 有权
    反射显示面板和制造这样的显示面板的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100118239A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-13

    申请号:US12594203

    申请日:2008-04-01

    CPC分类号: G02F1/133553 G02F1/133504

    摘要: The invention relates to a reflective display panel (9), comprising a plurality of pixels (10, 11a b), each having a modulative portion (15, 16a-b) which is controllable between light-modulation states, and a non-modulative portion (17, 18). The reflective display panel (9) comprises a redirection sheet (14) having a plurality of redirecting structures (19, 20) each being configured to redirect ambient light incident thereon towards an adjacent modulative portion (15, 16a-b). Through the invention, the portion of the light which would otherwise have hit the non-modulative portion of the pixel and would not have contributed constructively to the image forming of the display panel is instead directed towards the modulative portion of the pixel and can thereby contribute to the brightness as well as to the contrast of the reflective display panel.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种反射显示面板(9),其包括多个像素(10,11bb),每个像素具有在光调制状态之间可控制的调制部分(15,16a-b)和非调制 部分(17,18)。 反射显示面板(9)包括具有多个重定向结构(19,20)的重定向片(14),每个重定向片被构造成将入射到其上的环境光朝向相邻的调制部分(15,16a-b)重定向。 通过本发明,否则将会撞击像素的非调制部分并且不会对显示面板的图像形成构成贡献的光的部分代替地指向像素的调制部分,并且因此可以贡献 到亮度以及反射显示面板的对比度。

    DRIVE METHOD FOR AN ELECTROPHORETIC CELL AND AN ELECTROPHORETIC DEVICE
    8.
    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。

    Reflective display having improved brightness and contrast
    10.
    发明授权
    Reflective display having improved brightness and contrast 有权
    具有改善亮度和对比度的反光显示器

    公开(公告)号:US08149495B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-03

    申请号:US12097421

    申请日:2006-12-11

    IPC分类号: G02B26/00 G02F1/15 G02F1/1333

    摘要: A reflective display, comprising a plurality of pixels (10), each having a first electrode, a light-modifying layer (12), and a second electrode (3; 16) arranged to enable formation of an electric field in the light-modifying layer (12) through application of a voltage between the electrodes. The pixel (10) further includes an active portion (16) which is switchable between light-modifying states by means of said electric field, and an inactive portion (17). The inactive portion (17) is arranged for reflecting light so as to direct at least a fraction of incoming light (20) impinging on the inactive portion (17) towards the active portion (16). As a result, a contrast ratio of the reflective display is improved, since light is now directed from the inactive portion towards the active portion and thus contributes to the displayed image as observed by a viewer.

    摘要翻译: 一种反射显示器,包括多个像素(10),每个像素具有第一电极,光修饰层(12)和第二电极(3; 16),第二电极被布置成能够在光修改中形成电场 层(12)通过在电极之间施加电压。 像素(10)还包括可通过所述电场在光修正状态之间切换的有效部分(16)和非活动部分(17)。 非活动部分(17)被布置成用于反射光,以将至少一部分入射光(20)引导到非活动部分(17)朝向有效部分(16)。 结果,改善了反射显示器的对比度,因为现在光从无源部分朝向有效部分指向,并且因此有助于观察者观察到的显示图像。