Liquid crystal display device
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising liquid crystal display means including a plurality of liquid crystal display dots arranged in a matrix array to define a group of rows and a group of columns, each said liquid crystal display dot having a row position and a column position, driving circuit means including flickering means for selectively flickering;
- each of said display dots between light-transmissive and non-transmissive states in a predetermined flickering timing, said flickering means providing a different switching time between said light-transmissive and non-transmissive states for each said row and column, respectively, in one of said groups of rows and columns of said display dots, said flickering means providing a different length of time that each respective row and column in the other one of said groups of rows and columns is in said light-transmissive state whereby each display dot has a unique flickering timing, light means for selectively directing light to selected display dots, said light being flickering by the switching of said selected display dots through which the light passes, and sensor means including light receiving means for detecting the flickered light passing through said selected display dots.
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Abstract
A light crystal display device which includes a liquid crystal panel and a light pen. The liquid crystal panel includes a plurality of display dots defined by spaced electrodes having a twisted nematic liquid crystal therebetween. The display dots are selectively driven by a drive circuit between light-transmissive and non-transmissive states in a predetermined flickering timing. The light pen selectively directs light to the display dots which is caused to flicker thereby. The flickered light is detected by a sensor in the light pen and produces positioning data signals representative of the sequence of dots selected.
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1. A liquid crystal display device comprising liquid crystal display means including a plurality of liquid crystal display dots arranged in a matrix array to define a group of rows and a group of columns, each said liquid crystal display dot having a row position and a column position, driving circuit means including flickering means for selectively flickering;
- each of said display dots between light-transmissive and non-transmissive states in a predetermined flickering timing, said flickering means providing a different switching time between said light-transmissive and non-transmissive states for each said row and column, respectively, in one of said groups of rows and columns of said display dots, said flickering means providing a different length of time that each respective row and column in the other one of said groups of rows and columns is in said light-transmissive state whereby each display dot has a unique flickering timing, light means for selectively directing light to selected display dots, said light being flickering by the switching of said selected display dots through which the light passes, and sensor means including light receiving means for detecting the flickered light passing through said selected display dots.
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