EP0456783B1 - Elektronische wiedergabevorrichtung - Google Patents

Elektronische wiedergabevorrichtung Download PDF

Info

Publication number
EP0456783B1
EP0456783B1 EP90917024A EP90917024A EP0456783B1 EP 0456783 B1 EP0456783 B1 EP 0456783B1 EP 90917024 A EP90917024 A EP 90917024A EP 90917024 A EP90917024 A EP 90917024A EP 0456783 B1 EP0456783 B1 EP 0456783B1
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
mosaic
patterns
characters
separations
columns
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Lifetime
Application number
EP90917024A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0456783B2 (de
EP0456783A1 (de
Inventor
Yvan Teres
Rolf Klappert
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
BMG Gesellschaft fuer moderne Informationssysteme mbH
Original Assignee
Asulab AG
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Family has litigation
First worldwide family litigation filed litigation Critical https://patents.darts-ip.com/?family=27174427&utm_source=google_patent&utm_medium=platform_link&utm_campaign=public_patent_search&patent=EP0456783(B1) "Global patent litigation dataset” by Darts-ip is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Priority claimed from FR8916864A external-priority patent/FR2656144A1/fr
Priority claimed from CH03610/90A external-priority patent/CH696342A5/fr
Application filed by Asulab AG filed Critical Asulab AG
Priority to DE9018143U priority Critical patent/DE9018143U1/de
Publication of EP0456783A1 publication Critical patent/EP0456783A1/de
Publication of EP0456783B1 publication Critical patent/EP0456783B1/de
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of EP0456783B2 publication Critical patent/EP0456783B2/de
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
    • G09F9/30—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F9/00—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements
    • G09F9/30—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements
    • G09F9/302—Indicating arrangements for variable information in which the information is built-up on a support by selection or combination of individual elements in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements characterised by the form or geometrical disposition of the individual elements

Definitions

  • the invention relates to an electronic display device intended to display particular signs, such as in particular alphanumeric characters.
  • the active display means consists of one or more elements the optical characteristics of which can vary as a function of an electrical excitation signal, selectively controlled by a circuit of electronic control.
  • the invention can be applied, in certain of its characteristics, for example to a display device comprising a set of light-emitting diodes, more generally designated under the British abbreviation "LED” or even to any other display device meeting the above definition.
  • an electronic display device comprising a set of modules which are respectively constituted either by the electrodes of a liquid crystal cell, or by light-emitting diodes, and which have the form of straight lines arranged adjacent and at the end, by lines and by columns.
  • patent application EP 0 146 285 describes a display device of another type, that is to say structured essentially in the form of a matrix of points, with n rows and p columns (n being equal to 5 and p equal to 3, in this example).
  • the pixels of this matrix that is to say the most elementary patterns which each form an individually addressable electrode, have been modified with respect to the pixels of the matrices.
  • most classic points only in order to increase the resolution.
  • the designers of this matrix while wanting to imperatively keep the qualities of low order matrices (typically 5x3), tried to increase the number of pixels.
  • they therefore quite naturally started from a classic matrix form, comprising rectangular pixels, and in particular square pixels, by definition all identical and distributed in a homogeneous manner.
  • the resulting structure therefore essentially consists of several repeating groups, each composed of four isosceles triangles. By observing the outline or the envelope of these groups, we can clearly see the appearance of the original rectangles whose meeting constitutes the grid or grid of the matrix.
  • Patent application EP 0 180 685 partially addresses this problem by providing a device of a different design.
  • the primary goal being to improve the aesthetics of the characters, the designers of this device started, no longer from an imposed diagram of electrodes, but from the result to be obtained, namely letters and numbers themselves for only then conform the electrodes.
  • the pixels obtained are irregularly shaped and are arranged in a disorderly manner, without systematic repetition in rows and columns, these pixels having for the major part of them different contours.
  • This type of device is called “mosaic” because of its composite-looking structure, formed by many pixels with heterogeneous contours (rounded, straight, angled, ...), but complementary and in concordance, overlapping one in the others. It is noted that a logical and uniformly distributed distribution of the pixels or electrodes is not taken into account over the entire surface of the device, as opposed to the matrix structures defined above.
  • This type of device is similar to the arrangement of the pieces of tinted glass that are found in the old stained glass windows of places of worship, especially in the West.
  • This device has major drawbacks.
  • each elementary pattern being constituted by an electrode which is electrically isolated from the neighboring electrodes, it is necessary to connect each pattern to the electronic control system by its own electrical connection.
  • connections are formed by tracks which are structured, like the electrodes, by a photolithographic process on a substrate covered with a conductive layer and they are therefore liable to vary the optical characteristics of the liquid crystal lying between them and a part. of the counter electrode. It is therefore understood that these connections can appear on the cell, at the same time as the alphanumeric characters displayed, which again contributes to deteriorating the quality of the display.
  • the device according to this application EP 0 180 685 although providing a marked improvement in the appearance of the characters, still remains very limited since it does not allow the display of lowercase letters. It also has the essential drawback of having to be sized according to the size of the numbers and letters to be displayed. This dimension is therefore fixed and it can only be modified by changing the device already installed in favor of another, of different size.
  • the object of the present invention is therefore to respond to these drawbacks by providing an improved display device capable of visualizing much more stylized characters, for example close to the Helvetica Halbfett character, of excellent (aesthetic) definition. , free from defects of the type mentioned above, but in which the number of pixels can be minimized to obtain a low cost price.
  • the present invention also aims to provide a display device making it possible to respond to the problem of sizing the characters at a cost even as low as possible.
  • a liquid crystal cell which forms the active display means of the device according to the invention, this cell 1 comprising, in a known manner, a transparent front blade 2 and a transparent blade 3 and joined together by a sealing frame 4.
  • the sealing frame 4 defines a sealed volume in which a mixture is trapped 5 composed of a liquid crystal and, for example, a dichroic dye.
  • the front 2 and rear 3 blades which form the substrate carry on their internal face respectively electrodes 6a and a counter electrode 6b, the latter which are transparent being constituted for example by a mixture of indium oxide / tin.
  • the front blades 2 and rear 3 generally also carry a dielectric layer and an alignment layer which are not shown here.
  • cell 1 further comprises an element 7 of the reflector-diffuser or transflector type, depending on the display mode that is desired.
  • the devices currently known on the market include electrodes 6a cut and arranged in order to be able to display relatively aesthetic characters.
  • a technique consists in cutting the counter-electrode 6b in a particular way so that no part of this counter-electrode is opposite an electrical connection 11.
  • each elementary pattern having its own electrical connection which leaves in the free space left on the substrate, between this pattern and the neighboring pattern, it is easily understood that the design of the counter-electrode 6b is all the more complicated, and that the latter is therefore all the more expensive.
  • connection 11 As shown in FIG. 2a, another solution consists in dividing each connection 11 into several branches 11a, these branches which are thinner therefore being much less visible, at least from a certain distance.
  • FIGs 3 and 6 there is shown in top view the two embodiments of the mosaic according to the invention, the patterns of this mosaic which are generally called "pixels" being constituted in this case by electrodes 6a.
  • these patterns can be constituted by diodes electroluminescent arranged on a suitable support, or by any other display means which can be activated electrically.
  • the arrangement of the elementary pixel patterns according to the invention responds well to the definition of mosaic, and in particular of composite mosaic, since it will be noted that these patterns have heterogeneous and complementary contours, namely rounded, rectilinear or oblique with combinations indifferent, these patterns being arranged in concordance to overlap one another, similar to a puzzle.
  • all these patterns are arranged in an irregular and disorderly manner without any systematic repetition of rows or columns, in one direction or another.
  • the elementary patterns m 1 to m n of the mosaics of FIGS. 3 and 6 are shaped and are associated with one another so that the device according to the invention can display a whole range of alphanumeric characters, such as the letters of the Latin alphabet in upper and lower case, some of the letters used in European languages such as Germanic or Nordic languages, as well as the numbers 0 to 9, all these characters can be associated with their respective accentuation, including understood the underlines.
  • each mosaic of these two embodiments is shaped to be able to display characters close to the "Helvetica Halbfett" style.
  • the mosaic M of elementary patterns m 1-n makes it possible to display all the punctuation marks so that the combination of several mosaics M together, juxtaposed or superimposed in modules, allows the display of intelligible messages, made up as structured sentences or as a group of coded words.
  • the groups of patterns G 1-n are arranged in rows L1 to L6 and in columns C1 to C5.
  • the isolated elementary patterns m 1 , m 2 and m 3 allow the accentuation of Germanic and Nordic characters.
  • the elementary patterns m 1 and m 3 are aligned and are respectively provided in the extension of the columns C1 and C5.
  • the elementary pattern m 2 which has the appearance of a substantially rectangular ring is disposed substantially below the elementary patterns m 1 and m 3 and facing the central column C3.
  • Lines L1 to L6 of groups G 1 to G n delimit at least three characteristic zones A, B and C respectively, a last zone D forming the abovementioned accentuations.
  • Zone A is the zone for viewing or materializing a first size of capital letters
  • zone B is the zone for viewing small letters
  • Zone C is, for its part, the zone allowing in particular the display of the end of the legs and the display of the underlines, the zones A, B and C each having five columns suitably aligned.
  • Zones A and B advantageously comprise, in the first embodiment of FIG. 3, respectively five and three lines of characteristic groups, this choice of odd numbers of lines allowing the display of letters or numbers such as "B", “ 3 “or” 8 ", the hollowed parts 20 are centered with respect to a horizontal crossbar 22, as shown particularly in Figures 4g to 4i.
  • the spacing distance Y which separates each elementary pattern (for example the pattern m 4 ) from the adjacent pattern (s), in this case the patterns m 5 to m 7 is low, i.e. of the order of 10.10 -6 meters (10 ⁇ m) to 50.10 -6 meters (50 ⁇ m).
  • This distance has the essential function of electrically isolating neighboring patterns and it forms the width of the insulation spaces Es on the mosaic. that separate the patterns from each other.
  • the patterns in each group are therefore arranged relative to each other very closely, and seem, even at a small distance, contiguous to each other. As can be seen in the letters and numbers in Figures 4a to 4k, this distance distance Y does not appear in the characters displayed.
  • each group G 1 -n is formed by at least two elementary patterns joined together and separated from each other, at least in part, by an isolation space Es.
  • the spacing distance Y is chosen as small as possible taking into account the feasibility conditions and the chosen yield.
  • each group of patterns at least in zones A and B has a spacing interval of rectilinear shape.
  • each characteristic group G 1 to G n is separated from the neighboring group or groups by separation bands b 1-n , each separation band being in fact provided, in the case of a liquid crystal cell, by l absence of a conductive layer on the substrate between the electrodes 6a of the neighboring groups; this substrate being constituted by the blade 2.
  • the separation strips b 1 to b n preferably all have the same width X, this width preferably being of the order of 1.2 ⁇ 10 -3 meters (1.2 mm). Typically, it is chosen equal to 1.5.10 -3 meters (1.5 mm).
  • the value X that is to say the width of the separation bands which form the different characteristic groups G 1 to G n , is in any case clearly greater than the value Y which is the width of the interval or isolation space Es left between the adjacent elementary patterns in the same group.
  • the value X is chosen between 25 and 120 times greater than the value Y.
  • the distance of spacing Y is chosen to be less than 100 ⁇ 10 -6 meters (100 ⁇ m).
  • the mosaic according to the invention has a chopped structure such that the separation strips formed between two adjacent groups always have a width X which is greater than the spacing distance Left there between the motives of these groups.
  • all the elementary patterns are organized into groups; namely joined together in pairs, at least in part at the limit of joining.
  • the mosaic comprising 152 elementary patterns, only 5 of them being isolated, it can be determined that in the whole mosaic, approximately 97% of the elementary patterns are organized in groups.
  • the separation strips b 1 to b n constitute optically passive regions and form, between the groups G 1 to G n , preferential passages of the electrical connection elements 30, from the elementary patterns m 1-n to the periphery of the means d display, as shown in Figure 3b.
  • the mosaic M namely the arrangement of the different elementary patterns m 1-n therebetween, is provided in such a way that at most four separation bands b 1-n intersect on or in the active means d 'display.
  • the separation strips b 1-n at least 'at their point of intersection I ( Figure 3a), are angularly offset from each other by an angle ⁇ greater than 60 degrees.
  • this angle ⁇ corresponds to that from which the appearance of defects, as will be defined below, begins to decrease significantly.
  • the angle ⁇ is at most equal to 90 degrees.
  • the outer contour of each group of patterns G 1-n is substantially rectilinear, this contour preferably being substantially rectangular.
  • the bands b 1-n are in fact formed by continuous partitions or cutouts S 1 to S n which are formed on the major part of the display means, these continuous partitions S 1 to S n passing through the mosaic from start to finish. to open its lateral edges respectively right and left, and its upper and lower edges. This is particularly true in areas A, B and C for vertical partitions S 1 to S 4 , and in areas A and B for horizontal partitions S 5 to S 8 .
  • the separation bands b 1 to b n and the continuous separations or cutouts S 1 to S n are organized perpendicular or parallel to the direction of reading L of the characters on the mosaic.
  • the continuous partitions or cutouts S 1 to S 7 and the separation strips which they form can be defined as being oriented in essentially vertical and horizontal directions.
  • the display device according to the invention makes it possible in particular to eliminate the defects such as the dots or marks 10 which appear on the characters displayed by the devices currently known.
  • FIG. 2a shows in detail the arrangement of the elementary patterns of a known display device.
  • the defects can be geometrically represented as an arc of a circle or a circle of radius R1, the circle being tangent to the ends or points of the various elementary patterns which converge towards the point of intersection i .
  • the radius R1 is already greater than the spacing distance a which is left between the different elementary patterns.
  • the defect 10 at this distance increases considerably to materialize in the form of a circle of radius R2, this radius R2 being very much greater than the radius R1 of the defect which is visible at a short distance.
  • the circle envelopes the point of intersection I at the level of the separation strips for example b13, b18, b19 and b20, has a radius r 1 of a value less than the width X of the separation strips b 13,18-20 .
  • the envelope circle does not appear at a short distance and no longer forms a defect, since it is no longer preponderant with respect to the width of the separation bands b 1-n .
  • the envelope circle of the point of intersection I has a radius r 2 of value substantially equal to the width X of the separation strips b 1-n .
  • the definition of the characters and the readability are improved when the separation bands b 1-n and more particularly the continuous separations or cuts S 1 to S n which form the hash of the mosaic are oriented parallel and / or perpendicular to the reading direction of the displayed characters, the mosaic M being oriented over a whole panel display assembly, in the direction in which it is represented in FIG. 3, namely vertically.
  • this mosaic M offers, thanks to its configuration, an appreciable aesthetic characteristic in that the accentuation elements for lower case letters (see FIGS. 4d to 4f) are arranged in the area A for viewing or materializing upper case letters.
  • the accentuation elements of lower case letters are practically attached to these lower case letters, as is moreover provided for in the various alphabets, such as the Latin alphabet.
  • this possibility is explained by the arrangement in groups of elementary patterns.
  • the accentuation elements cannot be distinguished in the body of a capital alphanumeric character which use this group to be viewed, as shown in the characters in Figures 4d to 4f.
  • the separation strips b 1-n and therefore the continuous or cut-out separations S 1 to S n are arranged so that their points of intersection I are in outside the materialization regions of the branches of the characters, which appear vertically or horizontally.
  • FIG. 6 there is shown a composite display mosaic according to a second embodiment according to the invention.
  • the mosaic according to this embodiment comprises four continuous partitions or vertical cuts oriented perpendicular to the direction of reading L, as well as three continuous partitions or cuts S5 to S7 oriented parallel to the direction of reading L, that is to say defined as being horizontal.
  • the seven continuous partitions or cutouts which form the hash of the mosaic M have a width X, of a value equal to those mentioned above.
  • FIG 7 there is shown a basic frame T 1 , called the first frame, which constitutes the starting structure of the mosaic according to the invention.
  • This basic frame T 1 is intended to form the area B which allows the display of lowercase letters, as well as the display of a first set of small numbers.
  • this basic frame T 1 has been partially reproduced, in particular its upper part referenced T 2 has been reproduced.
  • the dashed line L C represents the upper part of the base frame T 1 which has been reproduced and then "glued" above the base frame T 1 .
  • the cutting line L C to duplicate the base frame, has been positioned so that after joining the two frames T 1 and T 2 the oblique isolation spaces come into concordance, which will subsequently allow the display of characters of different dimensions, inside a single mosaic.
  • the cutting line L C has been positioned at the intersection of the insulation space Es oriented obliquely.
  • the resulting frame T 3 is chopped by the continuous separations or cuts S 1 to S n , arranged in the orientation explained above.
  • the continuous separations or cutouts then completely compartmentalize the resulting frame T 3 since they cross most of the mosaic according to the invention and thus form different groups of elementary patterns in the mosaic.
  • the partitions or cutouts S 1 to 5 7 partially cover certain elementary patterns of the weft T 3 .
  • these optically passive partitions or cutouts are arranged so that they completely overlap and mask the elementary patterns of smaller areas, which have been blackened in FIG. 9 for a better representation of the drawings. Since these strip separations or cutouts S 1 to S 7 are optically passive and correspond to an absence of electrode surface, the elementary patterns of smaller surface are eliminated and no longer need to be associated with an addressing which poses problems both in terms of electronics and in terms of electrical connections.
  • the mosaic according to the invention comprises at least two horizontal partitions or cutouts referenced S 5 and S 6 , and which are very advantageously placed in the vicinity of zones in which the density of the elementary patterns is the greatest. These areas are referenced respectively 100 and 120.
  • these partitions or cutouts S 5 and S 6 are located tangentially to these areas 100 and 120 of high density of elementary patterns.
  • the two horizontal separations or cutouts S 5 and S 6 are arranged on either side of a line of groups of pixels L 4 which is intended to form, as will be seen in the following figures, an intermediate horizontal bar for the formation of lowercase letters. Specifically, these separations or cuts S 5 and S 6 are arranged tangentially to this line L 4 and to this intermediate bar.
  • this mosaic therefore comprises a third separation or horizontal cut S 7 which is arranged tangentially to the line L 3 which forms the group of patterns intended in particular to display an upper horizontal bar of the lower case letters.
  • this separation or cut S 7 is placed directly above the line L 3 .
  • the separation into vertical strips or cuts it will be specified that at least two of them, namely the separations S 1 and S 4 are positioned tangentially to regions or columns C 1 and C 5 of the mosaic which are intended in particular to form jambs of letters.
  • the device according to the invention comprises four continuous partitions or cuts which are arranged perpendicular to the direction of reading, these four partitions or cuts respectively defining between them the five columns C 1 to C 5 , among which the columns C 1 , C 3 and C 5 respectively constitute lateral and central columns for forming the legs.
  • these central columns C 3 and lateral columns C 1 , C 5 have equal widths.
  • these three columns C 1 , C 3 and C 5 for forming the legs are separated two by two by intermediate columns C 2 and C 4 which are of equal width between them but of a width less than that of the three columns C 1 , C 3 and C 5 .
  • FIG. 10 represents a chopped weft T 4 which is the result of the operation of FIG. 9 and to which we will then add isolation spaces Es to form in particular the accents, the jambs or the roundings of certain alphanumeric characters.
  • the mosaic according to the invention comprises four zones for displaying alphanumeric characters of different size.
  • the mosaic according to the invention comprises a first display area A which corresponds to the formation of alphanumeric characters of medium size, and in particular to the formation of a first set of capital letters and numbers (FIGS. 11-18 ).
  • This first zone A uses all the columns and the rows of the mosaic, with the exception of the last L 6 which corresponds to zone C forming the end of the jamb of the large letters and forming the underscores.
  • This mosaic comprises a second zone E intended to allow the display of alphanumeric characters of large sizes, namely large capital letters and large numbers. The letters displayed are visible in Figures 19 to 26.
  • zone E uses all the available surface of the mosaic, zone A being therefore included in zone E.
  • the third characteristic display area of this mosaic is area B, which is intended essentially to allow the display of small numbers, in a first position as will be explained below, and lowercase letters.
  • lower case letters use part of zone A and part of zone C for certain letterheads and jambs.
  • this zone B is included in zone A and is placed directly above the underline zone C .
  • the mosaic according to the invention further comprises a fourth zone F which in turn allows the display of small figures, but which have a position different from those displayed by zone B, namely significantly higher.
  • Zone F is nested inside zone B which together and in superposition constitute zone A.
  • the characters that can be displayed using this zone F are represented in FIGS. 35 to 38.
  • this mosaic comprises at at least two characteristic zones for the format of characters of the same family (numbers, letters in upper or lower case) but of different sizes. More precisely, it comprises at least two characteristic zones A, B for the formation of figures of different sizes. Even more precisely, it comprises three characteristic zones A, B, E for the formation of figures comprising three different sizes, namely large, medium and small.
  • a mosaic for the formation of figures, and in particular small figures, on different levels respectively upper and lower.
  • a mosaic has been provided which is capable of displaying, with the same and unique frame, namely the final hatched frame T5 represented in FIG. 6, different size of figures (small, medium and large) and different sizes d 'the same letter family (large and small).
  • the problem of predetermined sizing of alphanumeric characters this possibility of size variation with a single mosaic also making it possible to eliminate a display cell, in the case for example of time display. .
  • the invention can be applied to an electronic display device with a low multiplexing rate, that is to say in which certain elementary patterns are electrically connected to each other, correspondingly to the multiplexing rate.
  • the counter-electrode 6b must comprise regions electrically isolated from one another and provided with their own electrical connection, and no longer be one piece (continuous), as is the case for the counter-electrode shown in FIG. 5.

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
  • Electrochromic Elements, Electrophoresis, Or Variable Reflection Or Absorption Elements (AREA)

Claims (24)

  1. Elektronische Anzeigevorrichtung der Bauart, welche umfaßt:
    - mindestens ein elektro-optisches Anzeigemittel (1),
    - Elementarmotive (m1 bis mn), die den elektro-optischen Anzeigemitteln (1) zugeordnet sind, welche Elementamotive (m1 bis mn) zum größeren Teil ausgehend von einer Serie von alpha-numerischen stilisierten und ausgewählten Charakteren ausgebildet sind in Form einer zusammengesetzten Mosaikstruktur, deren Raster von den genannten Motiven gebildet wird, welche heterogene und komplementäre Konturen aufweisen, konkardant angeordnet, um sich ineinander zu fügen in einer Art und Weise ähnlich einem Puzzle, welche Elementarmotive Zeilen (L1 bis L6) und Spalten (C1 bis C5) bilden, die Zonen charakteristischer Schrift (A, B) für die Anzeige von Buchstaben oder Ziffern begrenzen, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Elementarmotive (m1 bis mn) in den Schreibzonen (A, B) in getrennten Gruppen (G1 bis Gn) ausgebildet sind, in welchen diese Motive (m1 bis mn) untereinander an der Grenze der Berührung angeordnet sind und getrennt werden von einem Abstand (Y) , der vorgesehen ist zum Sicherstellen der elektrischen Isolation dieser Motive voneinander, wobei jede Gruppe von Motiven (G1 bis Gn) von der benachbarten Gruppe oder den benachbarten Gruppen von optisch passiven Abstandsbändern (b1 bis bn) getrennt sind, die eine Breite (X) aufweisen, welche deutlich größer ist als der Abstand (Y).
  2. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die optisch passiven Bänder (b1 - bn) eine Breite (X) aufweisen, die mindestens 15 mal größer ist als der Abstand (Y).
  3. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 1 oder 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Breite (X) typischerweise 30 mal größer ist als der Abstand (Y).
  4. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abstand (Y) kleiner ist als 100.10-6 m.
  5. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß der Abstand (Y) gleich 50.10-6 m gewählt ist.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die optisch passiven Bänder ausgebildet sind und vorgesehen sind auf dem Mosaik in Positionen derart, daß diese Bänder in der Lage sind, die Elementarmotive kleinster Oberfläche, um sie zu eliminieren, zu überdecken und zu maskieren.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Bänder geradlinig sind und sämtlich ausschließlich senkrecht oder parallel zur Leserichtung der Charaktere auf der Vorrichtung positioniert sind.
  8. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie mindestens zwei Trennungen aufweist, die tangential zu Regionen des Mosaiks verlaufen, bestimmt zur Bildung insbesondere von Buchstabenfüßen.
  9. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7 oder 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie vier kontinuierliche Trennungen aufweist, die senkrecht zur Leserichtung verlaufen, welche vier Trennungen untereinander fünf als Vertikalen bezeichnete Spalten begrenzen, von denen drei seitliche bzw. zentrale Spalten zur Bildung der Füße darstellen.
  10. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die drei Vertikalspalten zur Bildung der Füße gleiche Breite aufweisen.
  11. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die drei Spalten zur Fußbildung paarweise von Zwischenspalten getrennt sind, die untereinander gleiche Breite aufweisen, deren Breite jedoch kleiner ist als jene der genannten drei Spalten.
  12. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 7 bis 11, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Trennungen sich über das gesamte Mosaik erstrekken und an seinem oberen und unteren Rand enden.
  13. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie mindestens zwei als Horizontalen bezeichnete Trennungen aufweist, die sich parallel zur Leserichtung der Charaktere erstrecken.
  14. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die beiden horizontalen Trennungen nahe den Zonen angeordnet sind, in denen die Dichte der Elementarmotive am größten ist.
  15. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 14, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die horizontalen Trennungen tangential bezüglich der Zonen großer Dichte verlaufen.
  16. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die beiden Trennungen beidseits eines horizontalen Zwischensteges angeordnet sind, bestimmt zur Bildung von Kleinbuchstaben und tangential bezüglich dieses Steges.
  17. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 16, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß sie eine dritte Trennung umfaßt, die tangential bezüglich eines oberen horizontalen Kleinbuchstabensteges verläuft, unmittelbar über jenem.
  18. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorangehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mosaik in der Lage ist, unterschiedliche Charakterengrößen für eine Familie von Buchstaben und/oder Ziffern anzuzeigen.
  19. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mosaik mindestens zwei charakteristische Zonen (A,E;A,B,E) umfaßt für die Bildung von Charakteren ein- und derselben Familie, jedoch in unterschiedlichen Größen.
  20. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 18 oder 19, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mosaik mindestens zwei charakteristische Zonen (A,B) für die Bildung von Ziffern unterschiedlicher Größe umfaßt.
  21. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 20, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mosaik drei charakteristische Zonen (A,B,E) für die Bildung von Ziffern in drei unterschiedlichen Größen umfaßt.
  22. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mosaik eine charakteristische Anzeigezone (F) für die Bildung von Ziffern auf einem oberen bzw. unteren Niveau in der Vorrichtung umfaßt.
  23. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 18, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das Mosaik mindestens ein als erstes Raster bezeichnetes Basisraster umfaßt, das teilweise dupliziert ist zur Bildung von Anzeigezonen von Charakteren unterschiedlicher Größen.
  24. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 23, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß das erste Raster teilweise in einem als zweites Raster bezeichneten Zusatzraster dupliziert ist, welches zweite oberhalb des ersten angeordnet ist.
EP90917024A 1989-11-27 1990-11-26 Elektronische wiedergabevorrichtung Expired - Lifetime EP0456783B2 (de)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE9018143U DE9018143U1 (de) 1989-11-27 1990-11-26 Elektronische Anzeigevorrichtung

Applications Claiming Priority (9)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH4243/89 1989-11-27
CH424389 1989-11-27
CH424389 1989-11-27
FR8916864A FR2656144A1 (fr) 1989-12-18 1989-12-18 Dispositif electronique d'affichage.
FR8916864 1989-12-18
CH3610/90 1990-11-12
CH03610/90A CH696342A5 (fr) 1990-11-12 1990-11-12 Dispositif électronique d'affichage.
CH361090 1990-11-12
PCT/CH1990/000270 WO1991008563A2 (fr) 1989-11-27 1990-11-26 Dispositif electronique d'affichage

Publications (3)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0456783A1 EP0456783A1 (de) 1991-11-21
EP0456783B1 true EP0456783B1 (de) 1996-07-03
EP0456783B2 EP0456783B2 (de) 2001-02-07

Family

ID=27174427

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
EP90917024A Expired - Lifetime EP0456783B2 (de) 1989-11-27 1990-11-26 Elektronische wiedergabevorrichtung

Country Status (6)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0456783B2 (de)
JP (1) JPH04505814A (de)
KR (1) KR0169981B1 (de)
DE (1) DE69027671C5 (de)
ES (1) ES2091250T5 (de)
WO (1) WO1991008563A2 (de)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
SE503357C2 (sv) * 1994-09-01 1996-05-28 Touch Display Systems Ab Anordning för åstadkommande av display o dyl

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR588406A (fr) * 1924-01-04 1925-05-07 Tableau translucide présentant par transparence des inscriptions changeantes commandées à distance
CH631564A5 (en) * 1979-08-16 1982-08-13 Ebauches Sa Alphanumeric display grid for upper and lower case
GB2151832B (en) † 1983-12-16 1987-08-19 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Electro optic flat panel display
CH661373A5 (de) * 1984-09-11 1987-07-15 Autophon Ag Alphanumerische anzeigeanlage mit in je einen sichtbaren und einen unsichtbaren zustand steuerbaren segmenten.
US4794390A (en) * 1986-03-10 1988-12-27 Lippman Jeffrey H Alphanumeric display means
EP0255158A3 (de) * 1986-07-07 1989-09-27 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Datenanzeige
DE3816550A1 (de) * 1988-05-11 1989-11-23 Krone Ag Elektrooptische flachanzeigetafel fuer alphanumerische zeichen

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
ES2091250T3 (es) 1996-11-01
KR920701935A (ko) 1992-08-12
ES2091250T5 (es) 2001-08-01
DE69027671D1 (de) 1996-08-08
WO1991008563A3 (fr) 1991-09-19
JPH04505814A (ja) 1992-10-08
EP0456783B2 (de) 2001-02-07
DE69027671T2 (de) 1997-02-13
EP0456783A1 (de) 1991-11-21
WO1991008563A2 (fr) 1991-06-13
KR0169981B1 (ko) 1999-01-15
DE69027671C5 (de) 2006-09-07
DE69027671T3 (de) 2001-09-20

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CA2827804C (fr) Procede de formation d'une image laser couleur a haut rendement reflectif et document sur lequel une image laser couleur est ainsi realisee
EP0356313B1 (de) Verfahren zur sehr schnellen Ansteuerung einer wechselspannungsbetriebenen Plasmaanzeigetafel mit koplanarer Unterstützung durch halbselektive Adressierung und selektive Adressierung
EP0202974B1 (de) Matrix-Farbbildschirm, seine Herstellung und einen solchen Schirm enthaltendes Gerät
EP0404645B1 (de) Plasma-Anzeigetafel mit abgegrenzten Entladungsbereichen
WO2011124774A1 (fr) Procede de personnalisation d'images latentes encastrees et document realise
EP0361992B1 (de) Plasma-Anzeigeplatte mit modifizierter Adressierbarkeit
EP0379810A2 (de) Methode der Darstellung von Grauwerten auf einem Matrix-Bildschirm
EP3018536B1 (de) Schrift-Anzeigemechanismus für Uhr
EP0968512B1 (de) Plasma anzeigetafel mit zwei substrate
EP0456783B1 (de) Elektronische wiedergabevorrichtung
EP0867912A1 (de) Montieren von Abstandshältern in einer flachen Anzeigetafel
EP0734042B1 (de) Anode eines flachen Bildschirms mit Widerstandsstreifen
CH696342A5 (fr) Dispositif électronique d'affichage.
EP0668604B1 (de) Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Kathode eines Mikrospitzen-Fluoreszenzbildschirms und daraus resultierendes Produkt
FR2656144A1 (fr) Dispositif electronique d'affichage.
EP0734043B1 (de) Doppel-Gate-Flaches Bildschirm
FR2548450A1 (fr) Procede de fabrication de diode en film mince ultra-miniature
EP0394814A1 (de) Elektrooptische Anzeigezelle
EP0732723B1 (de) Flaches Bildschirm mit hohem Inter-Elektrodenabstand
WO2015071603A1 (fr) Procédé de personnalisation visuelle d'un document d'identité comportant une image latente
EP3256330B1 (de) Ausweisdokument mit guillochen und einer anordnung aus pixeln
CH710331A2 (fr) Mécanisme d'affichage de caractères pour pièce d'horlogerie.
EP1784807A1 (de) Flüssigkristallanzeige, verbessert insbesondere durch beseitigung schädilcher auswirkungen auf die ränder adressierter zonen
FR2737314A1 (fr) Procede de fabrication d'une matrice active pour ecran plat, ecran a cristaux liquides comportant une matrice active obtenue selon ledit procede et procede d'adressage d'un tel ecran
EP0966751A1 (de) Moirefreies bildschirm

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PUAI Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

17P Request for examination filed

Effective date: 19920319

17Q First examination report despatched

Effective date: 19930903

GRAA (expected) grant

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B1

Designated state(s): CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

REF Corresponds to:

Ref document number: 69027671

Country of ref document: DE

Date of ref document: 19960808

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: ING. C. GREGORJ S.P.A.

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: NV

Representative=s name: ICB INGENIEURS CONSEILS EN BREVETS SA

GBT Gb: translation of ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(a)/1977)

Effective date: 19960927

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FG2A

Ref document number: 2091250

Country of ref document: ES

Kind code of ref document: T3

PLBQ Unpublished change to opponent data

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OPPO

PLBI Opposition filed

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009260

PLBF Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OBSO

26 Opposition filed

Opponent name: AEG GESELLSCHAFT FUER MODERNE INFORMATIONS-SYSTEM

Effective date: 19970403

NLR1 Nl: opposition has been filed with the epo

Opponent name: AEG GESELLSCHAFT FUER MODERNE INFORMATIONS-SYSTEME

PLBF Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OBSO

PLBF Reply of patent proprietor to notice(s) of opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OBSO

PLAW Interlocutory decision in opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IDOP

APAC Appeal dossier modified

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS NOAPO

APAE Appeal reference modified

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS REFNO

PLBQ Unpublished change to opponent data

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS OPPO

PLAB Opposition data, opponent's data or that of the opponent's representative modified

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009299OPPO

R26 Opposition filed (corrected)

Opponent name: AEG GESELLSCHAFT FUER MODERNE INFORMATIONS-SYSTEME

Effective date: 19970403

NLR1 Nl: opposition has been filed with the epo

Opponent name: AEG GESELLSCHAFT FUER MODERNE INFORMATIONS-SYSTEME

APAC Appeal dossier modified

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS NOAPO

PLAW Interlocutory decision in opposition

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOS IDOP

RAP2 Party data changed (patent owner data changed or rights of a patent transferred)

Owner name: AEG GESELLSCHAFT FUER MODERNE INFORMATIONSSYSTEME

PUAH Patent maintained in amended form

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009272

STAA Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent

Free format text: STATUS: PATENT MAINTAINED AS AMENDED

NLT2 Nl: modifications (of names), taken from the european patent patent bulletin

Owner name: AEG GESELLSCHAFT FUER MODERNE INFORMATIONSSYSTEME

27A Patent maintained in amended form

Effective date: 20010207

AK Designated contracting states

Kind code of ref document: B2

Designated state(s): CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL

ITF It: translation for a ep patent filed

Owner name: ING. C. GREGORJ S.P.A.

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: AEN

Free format text: MAINTIEN DU BREVET DONT L'ETENDUE A ETE MODIFIEE

NLS Nl: assignments of ep-patents

Owner name: . AEG GESELLSCHAFT FUER MODERNE INFORMATIONSSYSTEM

NLR2 Nl: decision of opposition
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: 732E

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: FR

Ref legal event code: TP

NLR3 Nl: receipt of modified translations in the netherlands language after an opposition procedure
GBTA Gb: translation of amended ep patent filed (gb section 77(6)(b)/1977)
REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PUE

Owner name: ASULAB S.A. TRANSFER- AEG GESELLSCHAFT FUER MODERN

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: DC2A

Kind code of ref document: T5

Effective date: 20010504

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: IF02

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: AEN

Free format text: LE BREVET A ETE REACTIVE SELON LA DEMANDE DE POURSUITE DE LA PROCEDURE DU 10.07.2002.

APAH Appeal reference modified

Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSCREFNO

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: CH

Payment date: 20091124

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: DE

Payment date: 20091123

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: ES

Payment date: 20091123

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Payment date: 20091123

Year of fee payment: 20

PGFP Annual fee paid to national office [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: IT

Payment date: 20091128

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: FR

Payment date: 20091202

Year of fee payment: 20

Ref country code: GB

Payment date: 20091123

Year of fee payment: 20

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: CH

Ref legal event code: PL

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: NL

Ref legal event code: V4

Effective date: 20101126

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: GB

Ref legal event code: PE20

Expiry date: 20101125

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: NL

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20101126

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: GB

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20101125

REG Reference to a national code

Ref country code: ES

Ref legal event code: FD2A

Effective date: 20120510

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: ES

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20101127

PG25 Lapsed in a contracting state [announced via postgrant information from national office to epo]

Ref country code: DE

Free format text: LAPSE BECAUSE OF EXPIRATION OF PROTECTION

Effective date: 20101126