Display system having electrode modulation to alter a state of an electro-optic layer
First Claim
1. A method for operating a display system, said display system comprising a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electro-optic layer operatively coupled to said pixel electrodes and an electrode operatively coupled to said electro-optic layer, said method comprising:
- applying a first plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes such that a first pixel data represented by said first plurality of pixel data values is displayed;
applying a first control voltage to said electrode to alter a state of said electro-optic layer after applying said first plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes such that said first pixel data is substantially not displayed;
applying a second plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes while applying said first control voltage to said electrode, said second plurality of pixel data values representing a second pixel data;
displaying said second pixel data.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for display systems which modulate a control electrode to cause an electro-optic layer to be reset to a state in which display data is not viewable. In one embodiment of the invention, a display system includes a first substrate having a first plurality of pixel electrodes for receiving a first plurality of pixel data values representing a first image to be displayed. The display system further includes an electro-optic layer which is operatively coupled to the pixel electrodes and an electrode operatively coupled to the electro-optic layer. The display system displays the first image and then applies a first control voltage to the electrode to alter a state of the electro-optic layer such that the first image substantially not displayed and then the display system displays a second image represented by a second plurality of pixel data values after the electrode receives a second control voltage. Various other apparatuses and methods are described.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for operating a display system, said display system comprising a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electro-optic layer operatively coupled to said pixel electrodes and an electrode operatively coupled to said electro-optic layer, said method comprising:
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applying a first plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes such that a first pixel data represented by said first plurality of pixel data values is displayed; applying a first control voltage to said electrode to alter a state of said electro-optic layer after applying said first plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes such that said first pixel data is substantially not displayed; applying a second plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes while applying said first control voltage to said electrode, said second plurality of pixel data values representing a second pixel data; displaying said second pixel data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for operating a display system, said display system comprising a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes, an electro-optic layer operatively coupled to said pixel electrodes and an electrode operatively coupled to said electro-optic layer, said method comprising:
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applying a first plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes such that a first pixel data represented by said first plurality of pixel data values is displayed; applying a first control voltage to said electrode to alter a state of said electro-optic layer after applying said first plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes such that said first pixel data is substantially not displayed wherein for at least a set of pixels of said first pixel data, said electro-optic layer has not reached a saturated display level for said first pixel data when said first control voltage is applied; applying a second plurality of pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes, said second plurality of pixel data values representing a second pixel data; displaying said second pixel data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A display system comprising:
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a first substrate having a first plurality of pixel electrodes for receiving a first plurality of pixel data values representing a first image to be displayed; an electro-optic layer operatively coupled to said pixel electrodes; an electrode operatively coupled to said electro-optic layer, said display system displaying said first image and then applying a first control voltage to said electrode to alter a state of said electro-optic layer such that said first image is substantially not displayed while loading a second plurality of pixel data values onto said first plurality of pixel electrodes and then said display system displaying a second image represented by said second plurality of pixel data values after said electrode receives a second control voltage. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for operating a display system, said display system comprising a first substrate having a plurality of pixel electrodes capable of displaying pixel data values, an electro-optic layer operatively coupled to said pixel electrodes and an electrode operatively coupled to said electro-optic layer, said method comprising:
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applying a first control voltage to said electrode to alter said electro-optic layer such that no pixel data values are displayed by said plurality of pixel electrodes disposed along at least two rows of said display system; applying a plurality of first pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes while applying said first control voltage; applying a second control voltage to said electrode to display said plurality of first pixel data values by said plurality of pixel electrodes disposed along said at least two rows; applying, after applying said second control voltage, a third control voltage to said electrode to alter said electro-optic layer such that no pixel data values are displayed by said plurality of pixel electrodes disposed along said at least two rows; applying a plurality of second pixel data values to said plurality of pixel electrodes while applying said third control voltage; applying a fourth control voltage to said electrode to display said plurality of second pixel data values by said plurality of pixel electrodes disposed along said at least two rows. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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