Circuit for driving a liquid crystal display device

Claim 1

A matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of common electrodes being formed on said first substrate; a second substrate; a plurality of segment electrodes being formed on said second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first substrate and said second substrate, each of the plurality of common electrodes intersecting each of the plurality of segment electrodes on the single liquid crystal display layer when viewed in plan; multiplex driving means for providing a common voltage waveform including a selected voltage or a non-selected voltage to said plurality of common electrodes and providing a segment voltage waveform including an ON voltage or an OFF voltage to said plurality of segment electrodes; and compensation means for reducing crosstalk caused by variations in the inherent resistance and capacitance of said liquid crystal display in turn caused by said pattern or said characters to be displayed by compensating at least one of said common voltage waveform or said segment voltage waveform based upon said pattern or said characters to be displayed in said liquid crystal display device, such compensation being effected when the portion of said liquid crystal sandwiched layer at an intersection of said segment electrodes and said common electrodes is to be displayed and without the use of a thin film transistor at said intersection.