Controller and driver features for bi-stable display
First Claim
1. A display system, comprising:
- at least one driving circuit configured to provide signals for displaying video data; and
a display comprising an array having a plurality of bi-stable display elements, the array being configured to display video data using signals received from the driving circuit,wherein the array is partitioned into one or more fields, each field including at least one bi-stable display element and wherein the driving circuit is configured to refresh each of the one or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate associated with each field,wherein the plurality of bi-stable display elements comprise interferometric modulators, and wherein the one or more fields comprise a first field comprising a first set of interferometric modulators and a second field comprising a second set of interferometric modulators, andwherein at least one interferometric modulator of the first set of interferometric modulators is also an interferometric modulator of the second set of interferometric modulators.
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Abstract
The invention comprises systems and methods for partitioning displays, and in particular, displays of interferometric modulator displays. In one embodiment, a display system includes one driving circuit configured to provide signals based on video data intended for display, and a bi-stable display comprising an array having a plurality of bi-stable display elements. The array is configured to display video data using signals received from the driving circuit, and the driving circuit is configured to partition the array into two or more fields, each field including at least one bi-stable display element, and refresh each of the two or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate associated with each field. In another embodiment, a method of displaying data on a display of a client device includes partitioning a bi-stable display of the client device into two or more fields, displaying video data in the two or more fields, and refreshing each of the two or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate that is associated with each field.
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20 Claims
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1. A display system, comprising:
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at least one driving circuit configured to provide signals for displaying video data; and a display comprising an array having a plurality of bi-stable display elements, the array being configured to display video data using signals received from the driving circuit, wherein the array is partitioned into one or more fields, each field including at least one bi-stable display element and wherein the driving circuit is configured to refresh each of the one or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate associated with each field, wherein the plurality of bi-stable display elements comprise interferometric modulators, and wherein the one or more fields comprise a first field comprising a first set of interferometric modulators and a second field comprising a second set of interferometric modulators, and wherein at least one interferometric modulator of the first set of interferometric modulators is also an interferometric modulator of the second set of interferometric modulators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of displaying data on a display of a device, the method comprising:
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partitioning a bi-stable display of the device into one or more fields, wherein the one or more fields comprise a first field comprising a first set of interferometric modulators and a second field comprising a second set of interferometric modulators, and wherein at least one interferometric modulator of the first set of interferometric modulators is also an interferometric modulator of the seconed set of interferometric modulators; displaying video data in the one or more fields; and refreshing each of the one or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate that is associated with each of the one or more fields. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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