Liquid crystal display unit which is back-lit with colored lights
First Claim
1. A display unit, comprising:
- a panel having a matrix of light valves which provide pixels for displaying an image, the panel additionally having a back side; and
means for exposing the back side of the panel to light having a first color, to light having a second color, and to light having a third color,wherein the means for exposing includes a first flash tube with a trigger terminal, a second flash tube with a trigger terminal, and a third flash tube with a trigger terminal, the means for exposing additionally including means for establishing a potential difference across the flash tubes, and means connected to the trigger terminals for triggering one of the first, second, and third flash tubes at a time, andwherein each burst of light has a duration of less than about 0.0001 second.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display unit includes a liquid crystal display panel having a matrix or pixels which act as light valves. The red component of an image is displayed on the panel, and a red light is flashed on the back of the panel. Then the green component of the image is displayed and a green light is flashed, and the blue component is displayed and a blue light is flashed. A plurality of light sources, each having a red light emitter, a green light emitter, and a blue light emitter, may be employed at a close distance to an active-matrix LCD panel if compensation is provided for the differences in light intensity at different positions on the back of the panel. A passive-matrix LCD panel may be used if a flash of light is emitted each time a row electrode of the panel is strobed. Preferably a plurality of light sources is used, and after one row electrode is strobed and its associated light source is fired, the next row electrode to be strobed is located adjacent a different light source. As a result, a row of pixels is exposed to an intense burst of light at the optimum moment and a relatively mild burst of light as the row of pixels is turning OFF.
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31 Claims
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1. A display unit, comprising:
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a panel having a matrix of light valves which provide pixels for displaying an image, the panel additionally having a back side; and means for exposing the back side of the panel to light having a first color, to light having a second color, and to light having a third color, wherein the means for exposing includes a first flash tube with a trigger terminal, a second flash tube with a trigger terminal, and a third flash tube with a trigger terminal, the means for exposing additionally including means for establishing a potential difference across the flash tubes, and means connected to the trigger terminals for triggering one of the first, second, and third flash tubes at a time, and wherein each burst of light has a duration of less than about 0.0001 second. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A liquid crystal display unit, comprising:
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a passive-matrix liquid crystal display panel having a matrix of light valves which provides pixels for displaying an image, the panel additionally having a back side and a plurality of row electrodes; means for strobing the row electrodes of the display panel in a predetermined sequence; and means for exposing the back side of the panel to a short duration burst of light each time a row electrode of the display panel is strobed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A display unit, comprising:
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a panel having a matrix of light valves which provide pixels for displaying an image, the panel having a back side; means for exposing the back side of the panel to short duration bursts of light, the light of each burst varying in intensity in a plane parallel to the back side of the panel; and means for electronically compensating for the varying light intensity in the plane. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A display unit, comprising:
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a panel having a plurality of row electrodes and having a matrix of light valves which provide pixels for displaying an image, the light valves being normally closed and being disposed in rows cooperating with the row electrodes so as to permit display of corresponding lines of the image when respective row electrodes are strobed, at least one row of light valves being aligned with each row electrode, the panel additionally having a back side; means for conveying video information to the panel, the means for conveying including means for strobing the row electrodes in a predetermined sequence; and means for exposing the back side of the panel to a short duration burst of light each time a row electrode is strobed. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A liquid crystal display unit, comprising:
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a liquid crystal display panel having a plurality of row electrodes, a plurality of first column electrodes which traverse the row electrodes, and a plurality of second column electrodes which traverse the row electrodes, each first column electrode having lobes positioned at each row electrode and each second column electrode having lobes positioned at each row electrode; and LCD driver unit means for strobing the row electrodes in a predetermined sequence and for displaying a plurality of image lines each time a row electrode is strobed, the LCD driver unit means including a first line storage unit which holds a first line of video information and which is connected to the first column electrodes and a second line storage unit which holds an adjacent second line of video information and which is connected to the second column electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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Specification