WO2000005704A1 - Electronic display - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an electronic display and more specifically to an
- non-rectangular pixels can be
- image produced is still pixelated and can be difficult to read as well as aesthetically displeasing.
- a matrix of rectangular pixels is further sub-divided into triangular pixels.
- the display selectively activates the triangular pixels
- the present invention provides an
- the present invention provides an electrode structure for addressing display elements in
- the present invention also provides an electronic display comprising the
- the electronic display generates images having smooth, uninterrupted
- the present invention permits a smooth,
- the electrode structure comprises a plurality of
- electrodes each configured to form contour elements, or pixels, having a recognizable shape
- a parallelogram such as a rectangle, a triangle, and a curve
- the electrode structure can be any type of display elements having electrically-responsive optical properties.
- the contours of the image thus reflect the contours of the electrodes that are
- the electrode structure comprises a plurality of
- electrodes forming an array of cells arranged in three columns (cl . . . c3) and at least seven rows
- a first group of cells is subdivided into a plurality of pixels per cell while a second
- group of cells comprises a single pixel per cell. While the pixels may be a variety of shapes, the pixels may be a variety of shapes, the pixels
- electrode structure comprises at least one pixel in the shape of a parallelogram (e.g., a rectangle),
- At least one triangular pixel at least one triangular pixel, and at least one curved pixel.
- rows r3, r5, and r9 include at least one curved pixel, rows r3,
- r4, r5, r6, and r7 include at least one triangular pixel, and rows rl and r2 include at least one pixel
- rows r3, r4 which comprises a parallelogram (e.g., a rectangle).
- rows r3, r4 which comprises a parallelogram (e.g., a rectangle).
- r5, r6, and r7 include pixels that are separated from adjacent pixels through a diagonal separation
- the electrode structure may be stretched by taking
- the electrode structure is stretched to generate at least one pixel which is a parallelogram.
- the present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing an electrode structure.
- the method includes the step of forming a plurality of electrodes on a substrate to produce an
- pixel which comprises a parallelogram (e.g., a rectangle), at least one triangular pixel, and at
- the method further comprises subdividing
- the present invention provides a method of manufacturing an
- electrode structure which includes the step of forming a plurality of electrodes on a substrate to
- the step of producing the array comprises forming fifty-one pixels, fifty-
- method comprises forming columns having equal width and rows having equal height.
- the method further comprises subdividing at least one cell of each of rows
- the present invention also provides an electrophoretic display comprising an electrode
- the display media comprises a plurality of
- the electrode structure addresses the display media to selectively alter the optical properties of the display elements
- drive lines are dispersed on the side of the
- the display media includes non-light emissive elements such as
- liquid crystals bichromal spheres, rotating round balls, or microencapsulated electrophoretic
- control system which controls the magnitude, timing, and
- the present invention also relates to a method of generating an electronic display, and in
- the method includes the steps of: (a) providing a display media
- the electrode structure comprising a plurality of electrodes
- method comprises applying a voltage to at least one of the plurality of electrodes to selectively
- step (a) comprises providing display elements which are non-light emissive
- electrophoretic display suspensions e.g., electronic ink
- electrophoretic display suspensions e.g., electronic ink
- the method comprises the step of selectively altering the optical properties of a
- the method comprises providing a control system and controlling
- Figure 1 shows a top schematic view of an electrode structure for addressing an electronic
- Figure 2 is a flow diagram depicting a method of generating an electrophoretic display
- Figure 3 shows a top view of a display element addressed by an electrode structure
- the display element displays a complete English
- Figure 4A shows an electrode structure according to one embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 4B shows addressing circuitry that can be used with the electrode structure shown in
- Figure 4A Figure 4C shows the electrode structure of Figure 4A superimposed on the
- Figure 5 shows an addressing scheme for the electrode configuration according to one
- embodiment of the invention which includes fifty-one pixels.
- Figure 6 shows an addressing scheme according to one embodiment of the invention
- Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of an encapsulated electrophoretic display
- Figure 8 shows one embodiment of the invention in which the electrode structure is
- FIG. 9 shows addressing circuitry according to one embodiment of the invention.
- the present invention broadly relates to electrode structures for addressing an electronic
- the electrode structure comprises a plurality of electrodes, each
- contour elements or pixels, having a recognizable shape (e.g., a rectangle, a
- the electrode structure is placed in
- the displayed images have uses in a variety of
- an electrode structure 10 is shown that allows a set of
- the nine rows (rl . . . r9) have approximately the same height.
- the three columns (rl . . . r9) have approximately the same height.
- pixels are rectangular, some are triangular, and some are curved.
- the shapes of the various pixels can thus contribute to the various
- contours of different alphanumeric letters For example, the curved pixels in row rl together
- r3 also define a substantially convex curve, selectively applying a voltage to cells in row 3 can
- Rows r5 and r9 also include curved
- the pixels in row r4 together define both a substantially convex curve and a
- columns cl. c2 and c3 from rows r3 to r7 are diagonally divided to define substantially triangular
- W which comprise triangularly shaped central elements.
- the invention provides a method for creating beautiful text alphabets
- the general method for displaying an upper and lower case English alphabet is shown schematically in Figure 2 and includes: (1) providing an electrode
- Images of objects comprising
- composites of straight and curved lines may be generated by adjusting the display element to
- method may be further enhanced by subsequently applying a topological transform for alternate
- the electrode structure may be
- predetermined amount for example, by 30 degrees, to provide additional variety in pixel shapes.
- Figure 8 shows an embodiment of the invention where the electrode structure is stretched.
- Figure 9 shows addressing circuitry that may be used with such an electrode structure.
- an electrode structure comprising 63 pixels (i.e., consolidating
- adjacent s pixels , c3r8 and c3, r9) can be used to display all letters of the English Alphabet in
- the electrode configuration 10 to retain a regular rectangular array and thereby support a
- Individual pixels 12, 12a, 12b are electrically isolated from
- the electrode pattern shown in Figure 4 A is generated using any appropriate
- Figure 4B shows addressing circuitry that can be used with the electrode structure of
- FIG. 4A The circuitry connects the electrode structure such as the one shown in Figure 4A to
- lead 30 connects each pixel 12
- the electronic control circuit 32 allows a voltage to
- driver chip may be used.
- the 63 pixel configuration is particularly suitable for a driver
- the mosaic is used as a rear electrode for a display
- opposing electrode could be a top electrode.
- a 51 and 53 pixel configuration achieves legible
- an electrode structure 50 which includes 51 pixels. This
- electrode structure 50 is also capable of displaying all of the upper-case alphabets and Arabic
- the electrode structure 50 includes three columns (cl, c2, c3)
- pixels comprise parallelograms (e.g., rectangles) (12), some are triangular (12a),
- pixels in row rl together define a substantially convex
- row r7 define a substantially concave curve and may be used to display the curved lower surface
- Figure 6 illustrates an electrode structure 60, which includes fifty-three pixels 12, 12a,
- the fifty-three pixels 12, 12a, 12b are capable of displaying all of the upper case letters of
- the electrode structure 60 is substantially similar to
- the cells cl, r4 and c3, r4 are subdivided into five pixels in the electrode structure 60 of
- the present invention also provides an electronic display.
- the display comprises an
- the display elements of the display media have
- the term “proximity” refers to a distance through which a voltage
- the display element may be applied to the display element thereby to alter its optical properties in a localized manner.
- the electrode structure is adjacent to the display media.
- the electrode structure contacts the display media.
- the electrode structures disclosed herein can be used to address a variety of different
- display elements including, but not limited to, non-light emissive display elements
- liquid crystals bichromal spheres, and rotating round balls.
- the invention also broadly relates to encapsulated electrophoretic displays using the
- electrophoretic displays consume little power and can be incorporated into a variety of
- applications including, but not limited to, the display of images and/or text (moving or still).
- the encapsulated electrophoretic displays are printed
- coating such as knife over roll coating, forward and reverse roll coating, gravure coating, dip
- the resulting display can be flexible.
- the display media can be printed (using a variety of methods), the display itself can be made inexpensively.
- the encapsulated electrophoretic display comprises
- an electrode structure addressing a plurality of display elements.
- display elements comprise particles (light scattering and/or light absorbing) that move
- the particles are generally
- a subsequent electric charge may be applied to alter the prior configuration of a particle.
- Exemplary particles used include, but are not limited to, colored particles, light-
- Luminescent particles include, but are not limited to, zinc sulfide particles which can be
- Suitable particle encapsulated within an insulative coating to reduce electrical conduction.
- titania which may be coated in one or two layers with a metal oxide, such as
- Particles may further include scattering or absorbing pigments,
- pigment dyes are typically fluid-soluble and may further be part of a polymeric chain. Dyes may
- particles are suspended in a high resistivity
- the suspending fluid may be a single fluid, or may be a
- the suspending fluid whether a single fluid or a mixture of fluids. may have its density substantially matched to that of the particles within the capsule.
- suspending fluid may be a halogenated hydrocarbon, such as tetrachloroethylene.
- halogenated hydrocarbon may also be a low molecular weight polymer such as
- the degree of polymerization for the latter polymer may be from
- the fluid may be clear or dyed.
- the fluid may be clear or dyed.
- particles have a refractive index that substantially matches the refractive index of the suspending
- the suspending fluid comprises two or more
- One species of particles absorbs light (e.g., a black particle), while
- the other species of particle scatters light e.g., a white particle.
- the optical properties (light scattering or light absorbing) of one particle is influenced
- suspending fluid may contain a plurality of anisotropic particles and a plurality of second
- anisotropic particles to assume a specific orientation and present an optical property.
- anisotropic particles may facilitate the orientation of the anisotropic particles.
- orientation of the anisotropic particles may facilitate the orientation of the anisotropic particles.
- the particles may be dispersed in a binder, in crystals, in spheres, or in capsules.
- Encapsulated particles can be any size or shape.
- capsules containing the particles are spherical and have diameters in the millimeter or micron
- the capsules are from about ten to about a few hundred microns.
- the capsules may be configured in a variety of shapes, including, but not
- Capsules may be formed in, or later dispersed in, a binder. Materials for use as binders
- water-soluble polymers include, but are not limited to water-soluble polymers, water-dispersed polymers, oil-soluble
- thermoset polymers thermoplastic polymers, and ultraviolet- or radiation-cured
- electrophoretic suspension of particles may be directly disperse or emulsified into the binder (or
- capsule refers to individual electrophoretic phases of
- particles which may include a suspension fluid.
- capsule membrane materials are optimized to provided useful surface interactions with
- the capsule membranes may act
- binder materials are selected to provide the desired adhesive properties to bind a capsule to an
- the binder material is selected from
- the binder material may contain surfactants and cross-
- linking agents which can aid in coating or durability.
- the encapsulated particles disclosed herein provide a superior display media for signage
- the display media may be deposited in complex segments and
- display media can be opaque and can be rear-addressed, permitting the edges of the pixels to be
- the gap between pixels is wide enough to avoid
- the display technology disclosed herein may be easily scaled to form
- encapsulated electrophoretic display media can create an
- embodiment of the invention includes a top substrate 72 having a patterned electrode
- the display elements/microcapsules 76 include electrophoretic
- the electrode configuration 74 can be of any configuration
- the display comprises drive lines which are patterned onto the
- the drive lines are dispersed on the side of the substrate different from the side of the substrate on which the
- the particles within the display are arranged in one embodiment of the invention.
- elements/microcapsules 76 may be oriented or translated by placing an electric field across the
- the electric field may include an alternating-current field or
- the electric field may be provided by at least one pair of electrodes
- the encapsulated electrophoretic display disclosed herein can be constructed so that the
- optical state of the display is stable for some length of time.
- the display is bistable. If more than two states of the display are stable,
- the display is multistable.
- bistable the term bistable
- bistable state depends upon the display's application.
- bistable also indicates a
- bistable and its degree of bistability, can be controlled through appropriate chemical
- an encapsulated electrophoretic display may be constructed in which the
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