Liquid crystal display system

Claim 2

A liquid crystal display system to display photographic information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrode; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes, a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes with intervals from each other; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between the second electrodes; (C) power means to supply power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode; (E) the electrical signal corresponding to exposure information and being applied to said continuous transparent electrode in the liquid crystal display system having a relationship to the power means impressed to both ends of said resistance means such that only a portion or zone of the above-mentioned transparent electrode can be visually recognized.

Claim 3

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 1, which satisfies the following relation: Vth<V.sub.AB /(n-1)≦2Vth wherein Vth represents a threshold value at which an electro-optical effect takes place, and n represents a number of the above-mentioned divided transparent electrodes, while V AB represents a difference between the maximum and minimum levels of a step gradient among the divided transparent electrodes.

Claim 4

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 1, wherein said transparent second electrodes are cut into shapes of numerical values representing photographic exposure factors.

Claim 5

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 1, wherein said information output means includes a light receiving element to measure a brightness of an object to be photographed and to produce an electrical signal corresponding to the object brightness from said information output means, so as to effect an information display corresponding to the object brightness.

Claim 6

A liquid crystal display system to display photographing information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrode; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes, a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes with intervals from each other; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between each of the second electrodes; (C) power means to supply power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode; (E) the electrical signal corresponding to exposure information and being applied to said continuous transparent electrode in the liquid crystal display system having a relationship to the power means such that only a portion of zone of the above-mentioned transparent electrode can be visually recognized; (F) said transparent second electrodes being cut into shapes of numerical values representing photographic exposure factors; (G) the transparent second electrodes being arranged so that small size electrodes and large size electrodes are sectioned alternately and the shape of numerical values are formed in the large size, while the small sizes form an intermediate value display.

Claim 7

A liquid crystal display system to display photographing information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrode; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes, a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes with intervals from each other; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between each of the second electrodes; (C) power means to supply power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode; (E) the electrical signal corresponding to exposure information and being applied to said continuous transparent electrode in the liquid crystal display system having a relationship to the power means such that only a portion of zone of the above-mentioned transparent electrode can be visually recognized; (F) said transparent second electrodes being cut into shapes of numerical values representing photographic exposure factors; (G) the transparent second electrodes being arranged so that small size electrodes and large size electrodes are sectioned alternately and the shape of numerical values are formed in the large size, while the small sizes form an intermediate value display.

Claim 8

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 5, which satisfies the following relation: Vth<V.sub.AB /(n-1)≦2Vth wherein Vth represents a threshold value at which an electro-optical effect takes place, and n represents a number of the above-mentioned divided transparent electrodes, while V AB represents a difference between the maximum and minimum levels of a step gradient among the divided transparent electrodes.

Claim 9

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 5, wherein said information output means includes a light receiving element to measure a brightness of an object to be photographed and to produce an electrical signal corresponding to the object brightness from said information output means, so as to effect an information display corresponding to the object brightness.

Claim 10

A liquid crystal display system to display photographic information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrode; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes, a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes with spaces between them; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between the second electrodes; (C) power means to supply power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode; (E) the electrical signal corresponding to exposure information having a relationship to the power means such that only a portion or zone of the transparent electrode can be visually recognized.

Claim 11

A liquid crystal display system to display photographic information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrode; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes, a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes with spaces between them; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between the second electrodes; (C) power means to supply power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode; (E) the electrical signal corresponding to exposure information having a relationship to the power means such that only a portion or zone of the transparent electrode can be visually recognized.

Claim 12

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 8, which satisfies the following relation: Vth<V.sub.AB /(n-1)≦2Vth wherein Vth represents a threshold value at which an electro-optical effect takes place, and n represents a number of the above-mentioned divided transparent electrodes, while V AB represents a difference between the maximum and minimum levels of a step gradient among the divided transparent electrodes.

Claim 13

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 8, wherein said second electrodes include numerical-figure shaped electrodes having numerical values representing photographic exposure factors.

Claim 14

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 8, wherein said information output means includes a light receiving element to measure a brightness of an object to be photographed and to produce an electrical signal corresponding to the object brightness from said information output means, so as to effect an information display corresponding to the object brightness.

Claim 15

A liquid crystal display system to display photographic information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrode; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes, a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes, said second electrodes including numerical-figure shaped electrodes and other electrodes each arranged between the numerical-figure shaped electrodes so as to indicate values intermediate the figures; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between the second electrodes; (C) power means to supply power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode; (E) the electrical signal corresponding to exposure information having a relationship to the power means such that only a portion or zone of the transparent electrode can be visually recognized.

Claim 16

A liquid crystal display system to display photographic information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrode; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes, a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes, said second electrodes including numerical-figure shaped electrodes and other electrodes each arranged between the numerical-figure shaped electrodes so as to indicate values intermediate the figures; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between the second electrodes; (C) power means to supply power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode; (E) the electrical signal corresponding to exposure information having a relationship to the power means such that only a portion or zone of the transparent electrode can be visually recognized.

Claim 17

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 12, which satisfies the following relation: Vth<V.sub.AB /(n-1)≦2Vth wherein Vth represents a threshold value at which an electro-optical effect takes place, and n represents a number of the above-mentioned divided transparent electrodes, while V AB represents a difference between the maximum and minimum levels of a step gradient among the divided transparent electrodes.

Claim 18

A liquid crystal display device as in claim 12, wherein said information output means includes a light receiving element to measure a brightness of an object to be photographed and to produce an electrical signal corresponding to the object brightness from said information output means, so as to effect an information display corresponding to the object brightness.

Claim 19

A liquid crystal display system to display photographing information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrodes; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes and a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes, said second electrodes including numerical-figure shaped electrodes with other electrodes arranged between the numerical-figure shaped electrodes so as to indicate values intermediate the figures; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between the second electrodes; (C) power means for supplying power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode.

Claim 20

A liquid crystal display system to display photographing information of a camera, comprising: (A) a liquid crystal device including: (a) a continuous transparent first electrode and a first transparent base plate which transmits light for supporting said electrodes; (b) a plurality of transparent second electrodes and a second transparent base plate for supporting the second electrodes, said second electrodes including numerical-figure shaped electrodes with other electrodes arranged between the numerical-figure shaped electrodes so as to indicate values intermediate the figures; (c) a liquid crystal material sandwiched between said continuous transparent first electrode and said second electrodes and arranged to exhibit an electro-optical effect; (B) resistance means including a plurality of resistors connected in series, each one of said resistors being connected between the second electrodes; (C) power means for supplying power to said resistance means; and (D) information output means for applying an electrical signal corresponding to exposure information of a camera to said continuous transparent first electrode.