Frame response compensated, video rate addressable liquid crystal passive matrix display system
First Claim
1. A driving method for a passive matrix display system including a display device of an optically retarding type having an optic axis and overlapping first and second electrodes positioned on opposite sides of a supertwisted nematic liquid crystal material to define an array of display elements, the first electrodes receiving corresponding first drive signals during a frame period to cause sequential selections of the first electrodes during the frame period, the second electrodes receiving corresponding second drive signals during the selections of the first electrodes to provide a desired information pattern on the display elements, and the supertwisted nematic liquid crystal material instantaneously responding to the first drive signals and thereby resulting in a transient change in display element transmittance before returning to a quiescent state corresponding to a lower rms voltage over the remainder of the frame period, the method comprising:
- providing a compensator device of an optically retarding type having first electrodes and a reference electrode structure positioned on opposite sides of a supertwisted nematic liquid crystal material, the compensator device having an optic axis;
positioning the compensator device in optical association with the display device so that the first electrodes of the display device and the first electrodes of the compensator device spatially overlap and are parallel to one another and so that the optic axis of the display device and the optic axis of the compensator device intersect at a predetermined angle;
applying the first drive signals concurrently to the first electrodes of the display device and to the first electrodes of the compensator device, the compensator device and display device producing offsetting changing amounts of retardation during the frame period to prevent a significant decrease in contrast ratio;
applying the second drive signals to the second electrodes of the display device to provide the desired information pattern on the display elements; and
applying a reference signal to the reference electrode structure.
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Abstract
A display system (10) uses an electrically driven compensator cell (16) not only to improve the color quality of the display system but also to solve viewability problems stemming from the frame response effect. The display system includes a liquid crystal cell (14) patterned as a matrix display device and the compensator cell patterned in a row-only fashion. Corresponding row electrodes (26, 32) of the matrix display cell and the compensator cell are concurrently driven from the same row driver circuit (40). The cells are constructed and oriented relative to each other so as to cancel unwanted polarization state changes resulting from the frame response effect. The resulting light transmission through the display system in the OFF optical state is substantially at a minimum at all times during a frame period.
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10 Claims
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1. A driving method for a passive matrix display system including a display device of an optically retarding type having an optic axis and overlapping first and second electrodes positioned on opposite sides of a supertwisted nematic liquid crystal material to define an array of display elements, the first electrodes receiving corresponding first drive signals during a frame period to cause sequential selections of the first electrodes during the frame period, the second electrodes receiving corresponding second drive signals during the selections of the first electrodes to provide a desired information pattern on the display elements, and the supertwisted nematic liquid crystal material instantaneously responding to the first drive signals and thereby resulting in a transient change in display element transmittance before returning to a quiescent state corresponding to a lower rms voltage over the remainder of the frame period, the method comprising:
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providing a compensator device of an optically retarding type having first electrodes and a reference electrode structure positioned on opposite sides of a supertwisted nematic liquid crystal material, the compensator device having an optic axis; positioning the compensator device in optical association with the display device so that the first electrodes of the display device and the first electrodes of the compensator device spatially overlap and are parallel to one another and so that the optic axis of the display device and the optic axis of the compensator device intersect at a predetermined angle; applying the first drive signals concurrently to the first electrodes of the display device and to the first electrodes of the compensator device, the compensator device and display device producing offsetting changing amounts of retardation during the frame period to prevent a significant decrease in contrast ratio; applying the second drive signals to the second electrodes of the display device to provide the desired information pattern on the display elements; and applying a reference signal to the reference electrode structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A frame response-compensated passive matrix display system, comprising:
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a matrix display cell of an optically retarding type having an optic axis and overlapping first and second electrodes positioned on opposite sides of a supertwisted nematic liquid crystal material to define an array of display elements, the liquid crystal material having a thickness dimension and directors to which a twist angle is imparted along the thickness dimension; a compensating cell of an optically retarding type having an optic axis, a reference electrode, and first electrodes positioned adjacent a supertwisted nematic liquid crystal material, the optic axes of the matrix display and compensating cells being set at a predetermined angle, the first electrodes being spatially associated with and oriented parallel to the first electrodes of the matrix display cell, and the liquid crystal material having a thickness dimension and directors to which a twist angle is imparted along the thickness dimension, the twist angle of the liquid crystal material of the compensator cell being of opposite rotational sense to that of the liquid crystal material of the matrix display cell; a first drive circuit applying first signals concurrently to select the first electrodes of the matrix display cell and the spatially associated first electrodes of the compensator cell; and second drive circuits applying a reference signal to the reference electrode and second signals to corresponding second electrodes of the matrix display cell during the selections of the first electrodes to provide a desired information pattern on the display elements, the liquid crystal materials of the matrix and compensating cells instantaneously responding to the first signals and producing offsetting changing amounts of retardation that prevent a resultant transient change in display element transmittance. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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