Multi-colored liquid crystal display device
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1. A multi-colored liquid crystal display device comprising at least three color units, said color units comprising:
- (a) first liquid crystal display and filter means comprising a first liquid crystal display unit operably connected to a first colored filter for providing a first color unit;
(b) second liquid crystal display and filter means comprising a second liquid crystal display unit operably connected to a second colored filter for providing a second color unit; and
(c) third liquid crystal display and filter means comprising a third liquid crystal display unit operably connected to a third color filter for providing a third color unit and being disposed between said first and second liquid crystal display and filter means;
said color units being operably disposed proximal to one another and aligned with one another such that at least some of any light that passes through one of said color units will also pass through all remaining said color units;
whereby different colored displays may be selectively displayed by selectively energizing one or more of said first, second and third liquid crystal display units.
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Abstract
A multi-colored liquid crystal display device for selectively providing different colored segment displays against a contrasting background. The device includes layered color units. Each color unit includes either a standard liquid crystal display unit and a colored polarized filter, or a dichroic liquid crystal display unit.
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1. A multi-colored liquid crystal display device comprising at least three color units, said color units comprising:
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(a) first liquid crystal display and filter means comprising a first liquid crystal display unit operably connected to a first colored filter for providing a first color unit; (b) second liquid crystal display and filter means comprising a second liquid crystal display unit operably connected to a second colored filter for providing a second color unit; and (c) third liquid crystal display and filter means comprising a third liquid crystal display unit operably connected to a third color filter for providing a third color unit and being disposed between said first and second liquid crystal display and filter means;
said color units being operably disposed proximal to one another and aligned with one another such that at least some of any light that passes through one of said color units will also pass through all remaining said color units;
whereby different colored displays may be selectively displayed by selectively energizing one or more of said first, second and third liquid crystal display units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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