Closed loop LCD heater system
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1. An LCD comprising:
- a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of thermal dissipation zones thereon;
plurality of thin film thermal sensors disposed on said liquid crystal panel, each of which is associated with and for independently measuring temperature of one of said plurality of thermal dissipation zones; and
, plurality of closed loop heating systems, each of which is associated with and for independently applying heat to one of said plurality of thermal dissipation zones.
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Abstract
An LCD heater having independent closed loop control over heating for a plurality of zones on the display, wherein each zone has a relatively homogeneous heat dissipation or heat sinking properties and one of the zones is a central region of the display which is heated by an ITO film and has its temperature sensed, by a transparent sensor, at a central point within the viewable section of the LCD.
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1. An LCD comprising:
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a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of thermal dissipation zones thereon;
plurality of thin film thermal sensors disposed on said liquid crystal panel, each of which is associated with and for independently measuring temperature of one of said plurality of thermal dissipation zones; and
,plurality of closed loop heating systems, each of which is associated with and for independently applying heat to one of said plurality of thermal dissipation zones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An LCD heater comprising:
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first thin film means for sensing a temperature of a first isothermal dissipation zone of a liquid crystal panel;
second thin film means for sensing a temperature of a second isothermal dissipation zone of a liquid crystal panel;
first means for independently manipulating a temperature characteristic of said first zone; and
,second means for independently manipulating a temperature characteristic of said second zone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of improving the optical characteristic of a liquid crystal display comprising the steps of:
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providing a liquid crystal panel having an optical compensator thereon which is optically sensitive to thermal and mechanical stresses thereon;
dividing said liquid crystal panel into a plurality of isothermal heat dissipation zones;
providing independent temperature monitoring of said zones at points within a viewing section of said liquid crystal display; and
,providing independent closed loop control of a temperature for each of said plurality of isothermal heat dissipation zones.
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