Electro-optical digital display
First Claim
1. An electro-optical digital display assembly comprising a transparent ceramic material formed as a plate having a pair of opposed major surfaces, a first major surface of said plate including a first transparent electrode affixed thereto, a second major surface of said plate including a second light reflective electrode affixed thereto, said first transparent electrode being segmented to define selected regions of said ceramic plate therebetween, circular polarization means including a polarization plate overlying said transparent electrode, and circuit means respectively coupled to said first transparent electrode and said second reflective electrode, said circuit means being adapted to selectively apply an electric field to said selective regions defined thereby so that light incident upon said ceramic plate having passed through said polarizing means and through selecting region of said plate is reflected by said reflective electrode in response to the selected application of an electric field to said segmented reflective electrodes at said selected regions, said selected regions remaining opaque to incident light in the absence of electric fields selectively applied thereto.
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Abstract
An electro-optical digital display particularly suited for use in an electronic wristwatch is provided. The display includes a transparent ceramic material formed as a plate having a pair of opposed major surfaces. Circuitry selectively applying an electric field to the ceramic material, the circuitry including a first transparent electrode engaging a first major surface of the plate and a second reflective electrode adapted to reflect light incident thereon provided from the second major surface of the plate. The first transparent electrode is segmented to define selected regions of application of an electric field to the selective regions of a ceramic plate. A polarization device for circular polarization is disposed adjacent the transparent electrode in the path of incident light upon the transparent electrode, incident light being reflected at selected regions by the reflective electrode in response to the selective energization of the segmented and reflective electrodes, the plate appearing opaque to incident light in the absence of such selective energization.
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- 1. An electro-optical digital display assembly comprising a transparent ceramic material formed as a plate having a pair of opposed major surfaces, a first major surface of said plate including a first transparent electrode affixed thereto, a second major surface of said plate including a second light reflective electrode affixed thereto, said first transparent electrode being segmented to define selected regions of said ceramic plate therebetween, circular polarization means including a polarization plate overlying said transparent electrode, and circuit means respectively coupled to said first transparent electrode and said second reflective electrode, said circuit means being adapted to selectively apply an electric field to said selective regions defined thereby so that light incident upon said ceramic plate having passed through said polarizing means and through selecting region of said plate is reflected by said reflective electrode in response to the selected application of an electric field to said segmented reflective electrodes at said selected regions, said selected regions remaining opaque to incident light in the absence of electric fields selectively applied thereto.
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