US4638310A
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Method of addressing liquid crystal displays
Assignee: Nortel Networks Ltd
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Filing: 1984-09-06
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Granted: 1987-01-20
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Expires: 2004-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A matrix array type liquid crystal device whose liquid crystal layer is ferro-electric is addressed using strobing pulses applied serially to the members of a set of electrodes on one side of the layer while balanced bipolar data pulses are applied in parallel to the members of a set of electrodes on the other side. The data pulses are twice the length of the strobing pulses. This provides a way of minimizing the exposure of the pixels to 'wrong' voltages between consecutive addressing that would tend to drive them to their opposite states.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter J. Ayliffe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 15:38
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3622; G09G3/3629; G09G2310/00; G09G2310/06; G09G2310/061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
168 words
A method of addressing a matrix array type liquid crystal display device with a ferro-electric liquid crystal layer whose pixels are defined by the areas of overlay between the members of a first set of electrodes on one side of the liquid crystal layer and the members of a second set of electrodes on the other side of the layer, and whose pixels exhibit optical properties when selectively operated to fully on and fully off states, wherein strobing pulses are applied serially to the members of the first set while data pulses are applied in parallel to the second set in order to address the cell line by line, and wherein the waveform of a data pulse is balanced bipolar and at least twice the duration of a strobing pulse, and wherein the balanced bipolar data pulse when applied to a non-addressed pixel in other than a fully on state or fully off state restores such pixel to its original condition at the end of the data pulse.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
168 words
A method of addressing a matrix array type liquid crystal display device with a ferro-electric liquid crystal layer whose pixels are defined by the areas of overlay between the members of a first set of electrodes on one side of the liquid crystal layer and the members of a second set of electrodes on the other side of the layer, and whose pixels exhibit optical properties when selectively operated to fully on and fully off states, wherein strobing pulses are applied serially to the members of the first set while data pulses are applied in parallel to the second set in order to address the cell line by line, and wherein the waveform of a data pulse is balanced bipolar and at least twice the duration of a strobing pulse, and wherein the balanced bipolar data pulse when applied to a non-addressed pixel in other than a fully on state or fully off state restores such pixel to its original condition at the end of the data pulse.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the duration of a data pulse is twice that of a strobing pulse.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein a bipolar data pulse is one of positive and negative going in the first half of the pulse duration and the other of negative and positive going in the second half, and wherein the strobing pulses are unidirectional and always synchronized with one of the first and second halves of the data pulses.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
61 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein a bipolar data pulse is one of positive and negative going in the first half of the pulse duration and the other of negative and positive going in the second half, and wherein the strobing pulses are unidirectional and always synchronized with one of the first and second halves of the data pulses.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
102 words
A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein prior to the addressing of the pixels associated with any particular member of the first set of electrodes these pixels are all erased by a blanking pulse applied to that member of the first set of electrodes, which blanking pulse is of opposite polarity to that of the strobing pulses and is applied at or after the commencement of the bipolar data pulses used to address the pixels associated with the member of the first set of electrodes to which the strobing pulse is applied immediately preceding its application to that said particular member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
102 words
A method as claimed in claim 4, wherein prior to the addressing of the pixels associated with any particular member of the first set of electrodes these pixels are all erased by a blanking pulse applied to that member of the first set of electrodes, which blanking pulse is of opposite polarity to that of the strobing pulses and is applied at or after the commencement of the bipolar data pulses used to address the pixels associated with the member of the first set of electrodes to which the strobing pulse is applied immediately preceding its application to that said particular member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the waveform of a strobing pulse is balanced bipolar.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the waveform of a strobing pulse is balanced bipolar.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the waveform of a data pulse exhibits one polarity in the first and fourth quarters of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second and third quarters, and wherein the waveform of a strobing pulse is synchronized with the second and third quarters and exhibits one polarity in the second quarter and the opposite polarity in the third quarter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
68 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the waveform of a data pulse exhibits one polarity in the first and fourth quarters of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second and third quarters, and wherein the waveform of a strobing pulse is synchronized with the second and third quarters and exhibits one polarity in the second quarter and the opposite polarity in the third quarter.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the waveform of a data pulse exhibits one polarity in the first half of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second half, wherein the waveform of a strobing pulse is synchronized with the second half and exhibits one polarity in the first half of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the waveform of a data pulse exhibits one polarity in the first half of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second half, wherein the waveform of a strobing pulse is synchronized with the second half and exhibits one polarity in the first half of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the waveform of a data pulse exhibits one polarity in the first half of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second half, wherein the waveform of a strobing pulse is synchronized with the first half and exhibits one polarity in the first half of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the waveform of a data pulse exhibits one polarity in the first half of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second half, wherein the waveform of a strobing pulse is synchronized with the first half and exhibits one polarity in the first half of its duration and the opposite polarity in the second.
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