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Device for displaying colors produced by controllable cholesteric color filters
Assignee: Rolic Technologies Ltd
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Filing: 1995-11-03
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Granted: 1997-11-11
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Expires: 2015-11-03
Abstract
Abstract Colors are generated in the display device by guiding light through three serially-arranged, electrically controlled color filters. Each filer attenuates one of three colors. The color filters incorporate two cholesteric filters, two λ/4 plates, and one electrically switchable liquid crystal display.
Inventors
- 👤 Jurg Funfschilling
- 👤 Martin Schadt
- 👤 Hubert Seiberle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-24 12:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3102; H04N9/3111; H04N9/3114; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02B5/3016; G02F1/1347; G02F1/13471; G02F1/13473; G02F1/13363; G02F1/133638; G02F2201/00; G02F2201/34; G02F2201/343; G02F2203/00; G02F2203/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
60 words
An electrically controllable color display device having compact linear light guidance, which comprises three switchable color filters optically connected in series, each color filter comprising two cholesteric filters, two λ/4 plates, and one electrically switchable liquid crystal cell with segmented electrodes, each color filter being constructed so as to attenuate one of three different colors in response to electrical control.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electrically controllable color display device having compact linear light guidance, which comprises three switchable color filters optically connected in series, each color filter comprising two cholesteric filters, two λ/4 plates, and one electrically switchable liquid crystal cell with segmented electrodes, each color filter being constructed so as to attenuate one of three different colors in response to electrical control.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The display device according to claim 1, wherein a matrix is disposed in front of each filter, the matrix comprising a lens selected from the group consisting of microlenses, holographic lenses, Fresnel lenses, and graded index lenses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal cells in the color filters are selected from the group consisting of TN-LCD, STN-LCD, ECB-LCD, DAP-LCD, OMI-LCD, polymer-dispersed LCD, polymer dispersed cells, DHF cells, and other ferroelectric cells capable of generating grey values.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The display device according to claim 3, wherein the color filter is a ferroelectric cell capable of generating grey values, selected from the group consisting of charge-controlled SSF-LCDs, SBF-LCDs, and anti-ferroelectric LCDs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The display device according to claim 2, wherein the liquid crystal cells in the color filters are selected from the group consisting of TN-LCD, STN-LCD, ECB-LCD, DAP-LCD, OMI-LCD, polymer-dispersed LCD, polymer dispersed cells, DHF cells, and other ferroelectric cells capable of generating grey values.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The display device according to claim 5, wherein the color filter is a ferroelectric cell capable of generating grey values, selected from the group consisting of charge-controlled SSF-LCDs, SBF-LCDs, and anti-ferroelectric LCDs.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is a projection display device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is a projection attachment for a light-room projector.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display device is a direct vision display device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
An electrically controllable color display which comprises three switchable color filters optically connected in series, each filter comprising in order a first cholesteric filter, a first λ/4 plate, a liquid crystal cell, a second λ/4 plate, and a second cholesteric filter, each color filter being constructed so as to attenuate one of the three different colors in response to electrical control.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
An electrically controllable color display which comprises three switchable color filters optically connected in series, each filter comprising in order a first cholesteric filter, a first λ/4 plate, a liquid crystal cell, a second λ/4 plate, and a second cholesteric filter, each color filter being constructed so as to attenuate one of the three different colors in response to electrical control.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The display device according to claim 10, wherein the three different colors are red, green, and blue.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
103 words
The display device according to claim 10, wherein first cholesteric filter is an L-filter which in the presence of a light source transmits R-light from the light source to the first λ/4 plate which converts the R-light into p-light which is then transmitted to the liquid crystal cell which either polarizes the p-light to s-light or allows the p-light to remain as p-light, the s-light or p-light is then transmitted to the second λ/4 plate which converts the s-light or p-light, respectively, to L-light or R-light, which is then transmitted to the second cholesteric filter which only allows L-light to be further transmitted.
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