Method and apparatus for driving ferroelectric liquid crystal device
First Claim
1. A ferroelectric liquid crystal apparatus comprising:
- a ferroelectric liquid crystal device having a matrix electrode arrangement comprising a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal disposed between the scanning lines and the data lines, a picture element being defined at each intersection of the scanning lines and the data lines;
first means for serially applying a scanning signal to said plurality of scanning lines and for applying in parallel data signals of a first voltage level and a given polarity to at least one selected data line of said plurality of data lines and data signals of a second voltage level at least one non-selected data line of said plurality of data lines;
second means for detecting data signals consecutively applied to said data lines by said first means and outputting a detection signal when consecutive data signals of the same voltage polarity, with respect to the second voltage level of one of said non-selected scanning lines, are applied to a particular data line; and
third means for controlling said first means responsive to the detection signal so as to apply a voltage signal at the same level as the second voltage level and so as to apply an auxiliary signal of a voltage polarity opposite to the given polarity to said particular data line in synchronism with the voltage signal.
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Abstract
A driving method for a ferroelectric liquid crystal device having a matrix electrode arrangement comprising a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal disposed between the scanning lines and the data lines and having a threshold voltage for swtiching, a picture element being formed at each intersection of the scanning lines and the data lines. The driving method has a previous scanning period in which a prescribed number of scanning lines are scanned line-sequentially; a subsequent scanning period in which a prescribed number of subsequent scanning lines are scanned line-sequentially; and an auxiliary signal-application period provided between the previous and subsequent scanning periods, in which an auxiliary signal below the threshold voltage is applied to all or a prescribed part of the picture elements.
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4 Claims
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1. A ferroelectric liquid crystal apparatus comprising:
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a ferroelectric liquid crystal device having a matrix electrode arrangement comprising a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines, and a ferroelectric liquid crystal disposed between the scanning lines and the data lines, a picture element being defined at each intersection of the scanning lines and the data lines; first means for serially applying a scanning signal to said plurality of scanning lines and for applying in parallel data signals of a first voltage level and a given polarity to at least one selected data line of said plurality of data lines and data signals of a second voltage level at least one non-selected data line of said plurality of data lines; second means for detecting data signals consecutively applied to said data lines by said first means and outputting a detection signal when consecutive data signals of the same voltage polarity, with respect to the second voltage level of one of said non-selected scanning lines, are applied to a particular data line; and third means for controlling said first means responsive to the detection signal so as to apply a voltage signal at the same level as the second voltage level and so as to apply an auxiliary signal of a voltage polarity opposite to the given polarity to said particular data line in synchronism with the voltage signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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