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Reduced flicker liquid crystal display

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1994-08-15
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Granted: 1995-07-25
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Expires: 2014-08-15
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Abstract

Abstract A liquid crystal display including row conductors and column conductors divided into odd conductor groups and even conductor groups. Each of the groups includes two or more adjacent conductors. A plurality of adjacent subpixels in a row direction and in a column direction form a single pixel. The adjacent subpixels in the single pixel are divided into a first subpixel group including adjacent subpixels arranged in the column direction and a second subpixel group including adjacent subpixels arranged in the column direction. The first subpixel group is connected to a first conductor of an odd conductor group and the second subpixel group is connected to a second conductor of the odd conductor group. An adjacent pixel in the row direction has a first subpixel group connected to one conductor of an even conductor group and a second subpixel group connected to a second conductor of the even conductor group. A row driver sequentially supplies row signals to the row conductor and column drivers connected to the column conductors supply data signals of one polarity to the odd conductor groups and data signals of an opposite polarity to the even conductor groups, and alternately change the polarity of data signals applied to the odd conductor groups and the even conductor groups every two or more rows in the column direction between one polarity and the opposite polarity.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hiroshi Suzuki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 21:59
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3607; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3648; G09G3/3685; G09G3/3688; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/02; G09G2320/0247; G09G3/2007; G09G3/2074; G09G3/3614

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim 426 words
A liquid crystal display comprising: a plurality of row conductors; a plurality of column conductors divided into odd conductor groups and even conductor groups, each of said groups including a first column conductor and a second column conductor; a plurality of subpixels each of which is connected to a column conductor and to a row conductor, a plurality of adjacent subpixels in a row direction and in a column direction forming a pixel, said adjacent subpixels in one pixel being divided into a first subpixel group including adjacent subpixels in said column direction and a second subpixel group including adjacent subpixels in said column direction; said first column conductor of each of said odd conductor groups being connected to said second subpixel group of each of the pixels which are odd pixels in both row and column direction, and to said first subpixel group of each of the pixels which are even pixels in the row direction and are odd pixels in the column direction, said second column conductor of each of said odd conductor groups being connected to said first subpixel group of each of the pixels which are odd pixels in the row direction and are even pixels in the column direction, and to said second subpixel group of each of the pixels which are even pixels in the row direction and are odd pixels in the column direction; said first column conductor of each of said even conductor groups being connected to said first subpixel group of each of the pixels which are even pixels in both row and column direction, and to said second subpixel group of each of the pixels which are odd pixels in the row direction and are even pixels in the column direction, said second column conductor of each of said even conductor groups being connected to said first subpixel group of each of the pixels which are odd pixels in both row and column direction, and to said second subpixel group of each of the pixels which are even pixels in both row and column direction; and row driving means for sequentially supplying row signals to said row conductors; and column driving means connected to said column conductors for supplying data signals of one polarity to said odd conductor groups and data signals of an opposite polarity to said even conductor groups and for alternately changing said polarity of data signals applied to said odd conductor groups and said even conductor groups every two rows in said column direction between said one polarity and said opposite polarity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 426 words
A liquid crystal display comprising: a plurality of row conductors; a plurality of column conductors divided into odd conductor groups and even conductor groups, each of said groups including a first column conductor and a second column conductor; a plurality of subpixels each of which is connected to a column conductor and to a row conductor, a plurality of adjacent subpixels in a row direction and in a column direction forming a pixel, said adjacent subpixels in one pixel being divided into a first subpixel group including adjacent subpixels in said column direction and a second subpixel group including adjacent subpixels in said column direction; said first column conductor of each of said odd conductor groups being connected to said second subpixel group of each of the pixels which are odd pixels in both row and column direction, and to said first subpixel group of each of the pixels which are even pixels in the row direction and are odd pixels in the column direction, said second column conductor of each of said odd conductor groups being connected to said first subpixel group of each of the pixels which are odd pixels in the row direction and are even pixels in the column direction, and to said second subpixel group of each of the pixels which are even pixels in the row direction and are odd pixels in the column direction; said first column conductor of each of said even conductor groups being connected to said first subpixel group of each of the pixels which are even pixels in both row and column direction, and to said second subpixel group of each of the pixels which are odd pixels in the row direction and are even pixels in the column direction, said second column conductor of each of said even conductor groups being connected to said first subpixel group of each of the pixels which are odd pixels in both row and column direction, and to said second subpixel group of each of the pixels which are even pixels in both row and column direction; and row driving means for sequentially supplying row signals to said row conductors; and column driving means connected to said column conductors for supplying data signals of one polarity to said odd conductor groups and data signals of an opposite polarity to said even conductor groups and for alternately changing said polarity of data signals applied to said odd conductor groups and said even conductor groups every two rows in said column direction between said one polarity and said opposite polarity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 14 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 1 wherein a pixel includes four subpixels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 2 wherein the sizes of said four subpixels are different.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 39 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 1 wherein the polarity of said first data signal and that of said second data signal is periodically inverted with a repetition interval which is substantially the same as a frame interval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 1 wherein said subpixel includes a thin film transistor and subpixel electrodes to which the thin film transistor is connected.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 1 wherein said single pixel displays a predetermined number of gradation levels in accordance with an on/off state of each of said subpixels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 34 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 1 wherein subpixels of larger size are arranged as adjacent subpixels on a first side of each said pixel in the column direction of each said pixel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 34 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 7 wherein subpixels of smaller size are arranged as adjacent subpixels on a second side opposite said first side in the column direction of each said pixel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 256 words
A liquid crystal display comprising: a plurality of row conductors; a plurality of column conductors divided into odd conductor groups and even conductor groups each of said groups including two or more adjacent conductors; a plurality of subpixels each of which is connected to a column conductor and to a row conductor, a plurality of adjacent subpixels in a row direction and in a column direction forming a single pixel, said adjacent subpixels in said single pixel being divided into a first subpixel group including adjacent subpixels arranged in said column direction and a second subpixel group including adjacent subpixels arranged in said column direction, said first subpixel group being connected to a first conductor of an odd conductor group and said second subpixel group being connected to a second conductor of said odd conductor group and an adjacent pixel in the row direction having a first subpixel group connected to one conductor of an even conductor group and a second subpixel group connected to a second conductor of said even conductor group; and row driving means for subsequently supplying row signals to said row conductors; and column driving means connected to said column conductors for supplying data signals of one polarity to said odd conductor groups and data signals of an opposite polarity to said even conductor groups, and for alternately changing said polarity of data signals applied to said odd conductor groups and said even conductor groups every two or more rows in said column direction between said one polarity and said opposite polarity.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 256 words
A liquid crystal display comprising: a plurality of row conductors; a plurality of column conductors divided into odd conductor groups and even conductor groups each of said groups including two or more adjacent conductors; a plurality of subpixels each of which is connected to a column conductor and to a row conductor, a plurality of adjacent subpixels in a row direction and in a column direction forming a single pixel, said adjacent subpixels in said single pixel being divided into a first subpixel group including adjacent subpixels arranged in said column direction and a second subpixel group including adjacent subpixels arranged in said column direction, said first subpixel group being connected to a first conductor of an odd conductor group and said second subpixel group being connected to a second conductor of said odd conductor group and an adjacent pixel in the row direction having a first subpixel group connected to one conductor of an even conductor group and a second subpixel group connected to a second conductor of said even conductor group; and row driving means for subsequently supplying row signals to said row conductors; and column driving means connected to said column conductors for supplying data signals of one polarity to said odd conductor groups and data signals of an opposite polarity to said even conductor groups, and for alternately changing said polarity of data signals applied to said odd conductor groups and said even conductor groups every two or more rows in said column direction between said one polarity and said opposite polarity.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 14 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 9 wherein a pixel includes four subpixels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 17 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 10 wherein the sizes of said four subpixels are different.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 40 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 9 wherein the polarity of said first data signal and that of said second data signal is periodically inverted with a repetition interval which is substantially the same as in a frame interval.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 27 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 9 wherein said subpixel includes a thin film transistor and subpixel electrodes to which the thin film transistor is connected.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 29 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 9 wherein said single pixel displays a predetermined number of gradation levels accordance with an on/off state of each of said subpixels.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 34 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 9 wherein subpixels of larger size are arranged to adjacent subpixels on a first side of each said pixel in the column direction of each said pixel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 35 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 15 wherein subpixels of a smaller size are arranged as adjacent subpixels on a second side opposite said first side in the column direction of each said pixel.

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