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Circuit for driving a liquid crystal display device and method for driving thereof
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1990-10-12
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Granted: 1993-04-13
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Expires: 2010-10-12
Abstract
Abstract A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern is provided. A common voltage waveform is applied to at least one of a plurality of common electrodes at both ends of the common electrodes. A segment voltage waveform is applied to the segment electrodes. At least one of the segment voltage waveform and the common voltage waveform is varied to produce a display and remove non-uniformities on a liquid crystal display panel.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsunori Yamazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:30
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3674; G09G3/3681; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/02; G09G2300/023; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/02; G09G2320/0209; G09G2320/0233; G09G2320/04; G09G2320/041; G09G3/3614
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern having 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, said liquid crystal display having a capacitance and resistance, comprising the step of applying a common voltage waveform to at least one of the common electrodes at both ends of said at least one common electrodes; applying a segment voltage waveform to said segment electrodes; and varying said common voltage waveform at both ends of said common electrode in accordance with said characters or pattern to be displayed to compensate at least in part the common voltage waveform for crosstalk produced by said liquid crystal display capacitance and resistance.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
147 words
A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern having 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, said liquid crystal display having a capacitance and resistance, comprising the step of applying a common voltage waveform to at least one of the common electrodes at both ends of said at least one common electrodes; applying a segment voltage waveform to said segment electrodes; and varying said common voltage waveform at both ends of said common electrode in accordance with said characters or pattern to be displayed to compensate at least in part the common voltage waveform for crosstalk produced by said liquid crystal display capacitance and resistance.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
194 words
A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern having 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, comprising the step of applying a common voltage waveform to at least one of the common electrodes at both ends of said at least one common electrodes; applying a segment voltage waveform to said segment electrodes; and varying said common voltage waveform at both ends of said common electrode in accordance with said characters or pattern to be displayed, the amount of variation of the common voltage waveform being different at one end of said at least one common electrode from the other end of said at least one common electrode and further comprising the steps of varying the common voltage waveform in accordance with the display position of the patterns or characters to be displayed by said liquid crystal display device when said common voltage waveform is applied at both ends of the common electrode.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
194 words
A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern having 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, comprising the step of applying a common voltage waveform to at least one of the common electrodes at both ends of said at least one common electrodes; applying a segment voltage waveform to said segment electrodes; and varying said common voltage waveform at both ends of said common electrode in accordance with said characters or pattern to be displayed, the amount of variation of the common voltage waveform being different at one end of said at least one common electrode from the other end of said at least one common electrode and further comprising the steps of varying the common voltage waveform in accordance with the display position of the patterns or characters to be displayed by said liquid crystal display device when said common voltage waveform is applied at both ends of the common electrode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
108 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising the steps of serially applying a selected voltage to each of said common electrodes in turn, calculating the difference between the number of positions on one side of the common electrode which change from a lighting voltage to a non-lighting voltage and the number of positions which change from a non-lighting voltage to a lighting voltage, and multiplying the difference between these two numbers by a predetermined large coefficient for the voltage to be applied at said one side of the common electrode and a small coefficient for the voltage to be applied on the other side of the common electrode.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern having 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, said liquid crystal display having a capacitance and resistance, comprising the steps of applying a segment voltage waveform to the segment electrodes at both ends of said segment electrodes; applying a common voltage waveform to said common electrodes; and varying said segment voltage waveform at both ends of said segment electrode in accordance with said characters to be displayed to compensate at least in part the segment voltage waveform for crosstalk produced by said liquid crystal display capacitance and resistance.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern having 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, said liquid crystal display having a capacitance and resistance, comprising the steps of applying a segment voltage waveform to the segment electrodes at both ends of said segment electrodes; applying a common voltage waveform to said common electrodes; and varying said segment voltage waveform at both ends of said segment electrode in accordance with said characters to be displayed to compensate at least in part the segment voltage waveform for crosstalk produced by said liquid crystal display capacitance and resistance.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
181 words
A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern having 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, comprising the steps of applying a segment voltage waveform to the segment electrodes at both ends of said segment electrodes; applying a common voltage waveform to said common electrodes; and varying said segment voltage waveform at both ends of said segment electrode in accordance with said characters to be displayed, the amount of variation of the segment voltage waveform is different at one end of said segment electrodes from the other end of said at least one segment electrode and further comprising the steps of varying the voltage in accordance with the display position of the patterns or characters to be displayed by said liquid crystal display device panel when said segment voltage waveform is applied at both ends of the segment electrode.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
181 words
A method for driving a matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern having 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, comprising the steps of applying a segment voltage waveform to the segment electrodes at both ends of said segment electrodes; applying a common voltage waveform to said common electrodes; and varying said segment voltage waveform at both ends of said segment electrode in accordance with said characters to be displayed, the amount of variation of the segment voltage waveform is different at one end of said segment electrodes from the other end of said at least one segment electrode and further comprising the steps of varying the voltage in accordance with the display position of the patterns or characters to be displayed by said liquid crystal display device panel when said segment voltage waveform is applied at both ends of the segment electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
108 words
The method of claim 5, further comprising the steps of serially applying a selected voltage to each of said segment electrodes in turn, calculating the differences between the number of positions on one end of the segment electrode which change from a lighting voltage to a non-lighting voltage and the number of positions which change from a non-lighting voltage to a lighting voltage, and multiplying the difference between these two numbers by a predetermined large coefficient for the voltage to be applied at said one end of the segment electrode and a small coefficient for the voltage to be applied on the other end of the segment electrode.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
194 words
A matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of common electrodes having a first resistance being formed on said first substrate, each common electrode having a first end and a second end; a second substrate; a plurality of segment electrodes having a second resistance being formed on said second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first substrate and said second substrate having a capacitance; multiplex driving means for providing a common voltage waveform including a selected voltage or a non-selected voltage to said plurality of common electrodes at said first end and said second end of each of said plurality of common electrodes and providing a segment voltage waveform including an ON or an OFF voltage to said plurality of segment electrodes; and voltage adjusting means for adjusting the voltage applied at said first and second end of said plurality of common electrodes based upon said pattern of said characters displayed by said liquid crystal display device to compensate the voltage at least in part for crosstalk produced by said capacitance and at least one of said first resistance and second resistance.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
194 words
A matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of common electrodes having a first resistance being formed on said first substrate, each common electrode having a first end and a second end; a second substrate; a plurality of segment electrodes having a second resistance being formed on said second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first substrate and said second substrate having a capacitance; multiplex driving means for providing a common voltage waveform including a selected voltage or a non-selected voltage to said plurality of common electrodes at said first end and said second end of each of said plurality of common electrodes and providing a segment voltage waveform including an ON or an OFF voltage to said plurality of segment electrodes; and voltage adjusting means for adjusting the voltage applied at said first and second end of said plurality of common electrodes based upon said pattern of said characters displayed by said liquid crystal display device to compensate the voltage at least in part for crosstalk produced by said capacitance and at least one of said first resistance and second resistance.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
194 words
A matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of common electrodes having a first resistance being formed on said first substrate, each common electrode having a first end and a second end; a second substrate; a plurality of segment electrodes having a second resistance being formed on said second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first substrate and said second substrate having a capacitance; multiplex driving means for providing a segment voltage waveform including an ON voltage or an OFF voltage to said plurality of segment electrodes at said first end and said second end of each of said plurality of segment electrodes and providing a common voltage waveform including selected voltage or a non-selected voltage to said plurality of common electrodes; and voltage adjusting means for adjusting the voltage applied at said first and second end of said plurality of segment electrodes based upon said pattern of said characters displayed by said liquid crystal display device to compensate the voltage at least in part for crosstalk produced by said capacitance and at least one of said first resistance and second resistance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
194 words
A matrix liquid crystal display device for displaying characters or a pattern comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of common electrodes having a first resistance being formed on said first substrate, each common electrode having a first end and a second end; a second substrate; a plurality of segment electrodes having a second resistance being formed on said second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first substrate and said second substrate having a capacitance; multiplex driving means for providing a segment voltage waveform including an ON voltage or an OFF voltage to said plurality of segment electrodes at said first end and said second end of each of said plurality of segment electrodes and providing a common voltage waveform including selected voltage or a non-selected voltage to said plurality of common electrodes; and voltage adjusting means for adjusting the voltage applied at said first and second end of said plurality of segment electrodes based upon said pattern of said characters displayed by said liquid crystal display device to compensate the voltage at least in part for crosstalk produced by said capacitance and at least one of said first resistance and second resistance.
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