Controller and driver features for bi-stable display
First Claim
1. A display system, comprising:
- at least one driving circuit configured to provide signals for displaying video data; and
a display comprising an array having a plurality of bi-stable display elements, the array being configured to display video data using signals received from the driving circuit, wherein the array is partitioned into one or more fields, each field including at least one bi-stable display element and wherein the driving circuit is configured to refresh each of the one or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate associated with each field.
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Abstract
The invention comprises systems and methods for partitioning displays, and in particular, displays of interferometric modulator displays. In one embodiment, a display system includes one driving circuit configured to provide signals based on video data intended for display, and a bi-stable display comprising an array having a plurality of bi-stable display elements. The array is configured to display video data using signals received from the driving circuit, and the driving circuit is configured to partition the array into two or more fields, each field including at least one bi-stable display element, and refresh each of the two or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate associated with each field. In another embodiment, a method of displaying data on a display of a client device includes partitioning a bi-stable display of the client device into two or more fields, displaying video data in the two or more fields, and refreshing each of the two or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate that is associated with each field.
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35 Claims
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1. A display system, comprising:
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at least one driving circuit configured to provide signals for displaying video data; and
a display comprising an array having a plurality of bi-stable display elements, the array being configured to display video data using signals received from the driving circuit, wherein the array is partitioned into one or more fields, each field including at least one bi-stable display element and wherein the driving circuit is configured to refresh each of the one or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate associated with each field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of displaying data on a display of a device, the method comprising:
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partitioning a bi-stable display of the device into one or more fields;
displaying video data in the one or more fields; and
refreshing each of the one or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate that is associated with each of the one or more fields. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communications system for server-based control of a display on a client device, comprising:
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a communications network;
a client device comprising a bi-stable display having a plurality of bi-stable display elements, the client device being configured to transmit display information over the communications network; and
a server configured to define one or more fields of the bi-stable display, each field having an associated refresh rate, and the server further configured to transmit video data to the client device over the communications network based on the display information, wherein the client device is further configured to receive video data from the server, to display the video data on the one or more fields of the display, and to update each field using the associated refresh information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A data display system, comprising:
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a content server configured to provide video data; and
a client device in data communication with the content server, the client device comprising a bi-stable display that is configurable to display data in one or more fields, each field being associated with at least one bi-stable display element, wherein each field of the bi-stable display can be refreshed at its own refresh rate. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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