Liquid crystal display device
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
- a liquid crystal layer; and
alignment layers sandwiching said liquid crystal layer, comprising an alignment layer surface divided into a plurality of regions, each of said plurality of regions including a plurality of pixel units, with orientations of said alignment layers in adjacent said regions being different.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal layer, an alignment layer orientating the liquid crystal layer, and a driving circuit that drives the liquid crystal layer. The alignment layer is divided into a plurality of specified regions, each having a recognizable size. The orientation direction of adjacent regions is different from one another. This makes it difficult to resolve a displayed image from directions other than that from the front of the display, and instead a fixed pattern is seen when the display is viewed from directions other than that from the front. This fixed pattern can be chosen as desired and can be, e.g., a figure or a trade name of a product.
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31 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer; and
alignment layers sandwiching said liquid crystal layer, comprising an alignment layer surface divided into a plurality of regions, each of said plurality of regions including a plurality of pixel units, with orientations of said alignment layers in adjacent said regions being different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer; and
alignment layers sandwiching said liquid crystal layer, said alignment layers comprising surfaces divided into a plurality of regions having different orientation directions, a first ratio of areas of two regions of said plurality of regions in a first pixel being different from a second ratio of areas of said two regions of said plurality of regions in a second pixel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer;
alignment layers sandwiching said liquid crystal layer; and
a driving circuit configured to drive said liquid crystal layer, wherein an image formed in said liquid crystal layer by said driving circuit is displayed at a front direction and a fixed image independent of said driving circuit is displayed at an oblique direction. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer;
alignment layers sandwiching said liquid crystal layer; and
a driving circuit configured to drive said liquid crystal layer, wherein an image formed in said liquid crystal layer by said driving circuit is displayed at a first direction normal to said liquid crystal layer and a fixed image independent of said driving circuit is displayed at a second direction.
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19. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a first liquid crystal layer displaying an image determined by a driving circuit;
a second liquid crystal layer; and
alignment layers sandwiching said second liquid crystal layer, said alignment layer including regions displaying a visible figure, with orientations of adjacent of said regions being different.
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20. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer;
a pair of substrates sandwiching said liquid crystal layer; and
a driving circuit configured to drive said liquid crystal layer, wherein an image formed in said liquid crystal layer by said driving circuit is displayed at a front direction and a fixed image independent of said driving circuit is displayed at an oblique direction. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A terminal device comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer;
a pair of substrates sandwiching said liquid crystal layer; and
a driving circuit configured to drive said liquid crystal layer, wherein an image formed by said driving circuit is displayed at a front direction and a fixed image independent of said driving circuit is displayed at an oblique direction.
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25. A portable terminal device comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer;
a pair of substrates sandwiching said liquid crystal layer; and
a driving circuit configured to drive said liquid crystal layer, wherein an image formed by said driving circuit is displayed at a front direction and a fixed image independent of said driving circuit is displayed at an oblique direction.
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26. A method of forming a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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orienting a first portion of a first substrate in a first direction;
orienting a second portion of said first substrate in a second direction;
coating said first portion and said second portion of said first substrate with a liquid crystal layer;
sandwiching said a liquid crystal layer between said first substrate and a second substrate; and
driving said liquid crystal layer with a driving circuit to form an image. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a liquid crystal layer; and
means for sandwiching said liquid crystal layer, comprising at least two portions each comprising a different means for aligning an orientation of said liquid crystal layer sandwiched by said respective portion.
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