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Method of driving an LCD employing combining two voltages which change polarity at different times in a frame
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-06-08
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Granted: 1996-08-06
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Expires: 2014-06-08
Abstract
Abstract The present invention discloses a method of operating an active matrix liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal layer between a pair of substrates and at least one active device to each of picture element electrodes on at least one of the substrates, so that a driving signal applied to a picture element electrode during one frame cycle is always on a side of a voltage having an identical polarity, which is substantially free from scattering in the display, can be operated at a low driving voltage and obtain high contrast.
Inventors
- 👤 Yuji Kimura
- 👤 Eiichi Ohta
- 👤 Hitoshi Kondo
- 👤 Masaetsu Takahashi
- 👤 Kenji Kameyama
- 👤 Katsuyuki Yamada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 02:42
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/367; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/02; G09G2320/0204; G09G2320/0209
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A method of operating an active matrix liquid crystal display device, said display device comprising, a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of said substrates, a plurality of picture element electrodes disposed in groups and disposed on at least one of said substrates, at least one active device disposed on each of said picture element electrodes, said method comprising the steps of: applying a driving voltage to each of said picture element electrodes, said applied driving voltage being identical in polarity with each group of said picture element electrodes during a period from a selection in a n th frame to a selection in a (n+1) th frame, said each group of picture element electrodes corresponding to one scanning line; adding a constant voltage being identical in polarity with said driving voltage at all times to said each group of picture element electrodes; and inverting said polarity of said applied driving voltage on every one of said selections in said frames, said selection for defining a timing for an inversion of said polarity of said applied driving voltage, wherein said timing for said inversion is shifted on every one of said scanning lines.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
198 words
A method of operating an active matrix liquid crystal display device, said display device comprising, a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of said substrates, a plurality of picture element electrodes disposed in groups and disposed on at least one of said substrates, at least one active device disposed on each of said picture element electrodes, said method comprising the steps of: applying a driving voltage to each of said picture element electrodes, said applied driving voltage being identical in polarity with each group of said picture element electrodes during a period from a selection in a n th frame to a selection in a (n+1) th frame, said each group of picture element electrodes corresponding to one scanning line; adding a constant voltage being identical in polarity with said driving voltage at all times to said each group of picture element electrodes; and inverting said polarity of said applied driving voltage on every one of said selections in said frames, said selection for defining a timing for an inversion of said polarity of said applied driving voltage, wherein said timing for said inversion is shifted on every one of said scanning lines.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said liquid crystal layer comprises a film comprising a polymer-network type liquid crystal layer in which particulate liquid crystals are dispersed in and surrounded by a three-dimensional construction formed by the polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said liquid crystal layer comprises a film comprising a polymer-matrix type liquid crystal layer in which particular liquid crystals are dispersed in the polymer-matrix.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
195 words
An active matrix liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of said substrates, a plurality of picture element electrodes disposed in groups and disposed on at least one of said substrates, at least one active device disposed on each of said picture element electrodes, comprising: applying means for applying a driving voltage to each of said picture element electrodes, said applied driving voltage being identical in polarity with each group of said picture element electrodes during a period from a selection in a n th frame to a selection in a (n+1)n th frame, said each group of picture element electrodes corresponding to one scanning line; adding means for adding a constant voltage being identical in polarity with said driving voltage at all times to said each group of picture element electrodes; and inverting means for inverting said polarity of said applied driving voltage on every one of said selections in said frames, said selection for defining a timing for an inversion of said polarity of said applied driving voltage, wherein said timing for said inversion is shifted on every one of said scanning lines.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
195 words
An active matrix liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched by the pair of said substrates, a plurality of picture element electrodes disposed in groups and disposed on at least one of said substrates, at least one active device disposed on each of said picture element electrodes, comprising: applying means for applying a driving voltage to each of said picture element electrodes, said applied driving voltage being identical in polarity with each group of said picture element electrodes during a period from a selection in a n th frame to a selection in a (n+1)n th frame, said each group of picture element electrodes corresponding to one scanning line; adding means for adding a constant voltage being identical in polarity with said driving voltage at all times to said each group of picture element electrodes; and inverting means for inverting said polarity of said applied driving voltage on every one of said selections in said frames, said selection for defining a timing for an inversion of said polarity of said applied driving voltage, wherein said timing for said inversion is shifted on every one of said scanning lines.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein said liquid crystal layer comprises a film comprising a polymer-network type liquid crystal layer in which particular liquid crystals are dispersed in and surrounded by a three-dimensional construction formed by the polymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein said liquid crystal layer comprises a film comprising a polymer-matrix type liquid crystal layer in which particular liquid crystals are dispersed in the polymer-matrix.
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