Matrix driving schemes for cholesteric liquid crystal displays

• Main Authors: LO, PATRICK P.C, LEE, RICHARD C.H, LAM, BERRY S.K, YEUNG, STEVE WAI LEUNG, YEUNG, M.T, LEUNG, C.C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 17.05.2006
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICESUSING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH ISMODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THEDEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY,COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g.SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING; DISPLAY; EDUCATION; FREQUENCY-CHANGING; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; SEALS; TECHNIQUES OR PROCEDURES FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF

The invention relates to a method of driving an LCD, comprising providing an array of pixels, characterised by the steps of providing cholesteric liquid crystals arranged between spaced transparent substrates, and by providing a reset pulse and a plurality of selection pulses whereby to provide resultant driving waveform(s). Thus the driving schemes or methods shown consist of a reset phase and a selection phase, the pulses of the latter being equipped with freedom in the multiplicity of the selection pulses. These schemes provide gray scale capability and improved optional performance. Inversions of waveform are used.