Electro-optic displays with reduced remnant voltage
First Claim
1. A method of driving a bistable electro-optic display having a plurality of pixels each of which is capable of displaying at least two gray levels, the method comprising applying to each pixel of the display a waveform determined by the initial and the final gray level of the pixel, wherein, for at least one transition from a specific initial gray level to a specific final gray level, a first waveform is used if the pixel has been in its initial gray level for less than a predetermined interval, and a second waveform, different from the first waveform, is used if the pixel has been in its initial gray level for more than the predetermined interval.
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Abstract
The invention provides materials and methods (including driving methods) for reducing the effects of remnant voltages in electro-optic displays.
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12 Claims
- 1. A method of driving a bistable electro-optic display having a plurality of pixels each of which is capable of displaying at least two gray levels, the method comprising applying to each pixel of the display a waveform determined by the initial and the final gray level of the pixel, wherein, for at least one transition from a specific initial gray level to a specific final gray level, a first waveform is used if the pixel has been in its initial gray level for less than a predetermined interval, and a second waveform, different from the first waveform, is used if the pixel has been in its initial gray level for more than the predetermined interval.
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8. A device controller for controlling a bistable electro-optic display having a plurality of pixels, each of which is capable of displaying at least two gray levels, the controller comprising:
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storage means arranged to store look-up table data representing, for each possible transition between gray levels of a pixel, one or more waveforms to be used for that transition, at least one transition having at least two different waveforms associated therewith, the storage means also being arranged to store initial state data representing at least an initial state of each pixel and dwell time data representing the period for which each pixel has remained in its initial state; input means for receiving an input signal representing a desired final state of at least one pixel of the display; calculation means for determining, from the input signal, the initial state data, the dwell time data and the look-up table, the waveform required to change the initial state of said one pixel to the desired final state; and output means for generating an output signal representative of said waveform. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of driving a bistable electro-optic display having a plurality of pixels each of which is capable of displaying at least two gray levels, the method comprising applying to each pixel of the display a waveform determined by the initial and the final gray level of the pixel, wherein, for at least one transition from a specific initial gray level to a specific final gray level, at least first and second waveforms differing from each other are available, and the remnant voltage of a pixel undergoing said transition is determined prior to said transition, and the first or second waveform is used for said transition depending upon the determined remnant voltage.
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