Display methods and apparatus
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
- an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns including;
a transparent substrate, anda plurality of light modulators, anda control matrix disposed on the transparent substrate including,a common electrical connection among a set of pixels for providing a common voltage to each of the pixels in the set of pixels, the set of pixels including pixels in at least two of the columns and in at least two of the rows,a data voltage interconnect corresponding to one of the columns, anda switch incorporated into one of the pixels in the set of pixels for controlling actuation of a corresponding light modulator in response to a voltage applied by the data voltage interconnect.
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for forming images on a display utilizing a control matrix to control the movement of MEMs-based light modulators.
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1. A display apparatus comprising:
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an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns including; a transparent substrate, and a plurality of light modulators, and a control matrix disposed on the transparent substrate including, a common electrical connection among a set of pixels for providing a common voltage to each of the pixels in the set of pixels, the set of pixels including pixels in at least two of the columns and in at least two of the rows, a data voltage interconnect corresponding to one of the columns, and a switch incorporated into one of the pixels in the set of pixels for controlling actuation of a corresponding light modulator in response to a voltage applied by the data voltage interconnect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A display apparatus comprising:
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an array of pixels arranged in rows and columns including; a transparent substrate, and a means for modulating light, and a control matrix disposed on the transparent substrate including; a means for providing a common voltage to each of the pixels in a set of pixels, the set of pixels including pixels in at least two of the columns and in at least two of the rows, a means for providing a data voltage to one of the columns, and a means for controlling actuation of a corresponding means for modulating light in response to the data voltage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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