公开(公告)号：US07737928B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-15

申请号：US10587632

申请日：2005-01-28

申请人： Xiao-Yang Huang ,  Asad A. Khan ,  Nick M. Miller, IV

发明人： Xiao-Yang Huang ,  Asad A. Khan ,  Nick M. Miller, IV

IPC分类号： G09G3/36

CPC分类号： G02F1/13473 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02F1/13452 ,  G02F1/13718

摘要： A stacked color liquid crystal display uses shared electrode addressing including a plurality of liquid crystal layers each sandwiched between electrically conductive layers. Adjacent liquid crystal layers share one or two electrode layers located between the adjacent liquid crystal layers. A driving scheme is provided that allows the display to be driven by updating the liquid crystal layers sequentially, concurrently, or some combination of the two. Further, a method of manufacturing the display using a deposition process is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 层叠彩色液晶显示器使用共享电极寻址，包括各自夹在导电层之间的多个液晶层。 相邻的液晶层共享位于相邻液晶层之间的一个或两个电极层。 提供了驱动方案，其允许通过依次，同时地或两者的某种组合更新液晶层来驱动显示。 此外，还公开了使用沉积工艺制造显示器的方法。

公开(公告)号：US07190337B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-13

申请号：US10782461

申请日：2004-02-19

申请人： Nick M. Miller, IV ,  Xiao-Yang Huang

发明人： Nick M. Miller, IV ,  Xiao-Yang Huang

IPC分类号： G09G3/36

CPC分类号： G09G3/3685 ,  G09G3/3406 ,  G09G3/3629 ,  G09G3/3651 ,  G09G3/3674 ,  G09G2300/0456 ,  G09G2300/0486 ,  G09G2310/0267 ,  G09G2310/0275 ,  G09G2310/0278 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2360/144

摘要： A modular and configurable display driver for driving a bistable liquid crystal display. The driver has configurable outputs set by a plurality of configuration bits for driving rows or columns of various displays configurations. Thus, the driver can be economically mass produced for use in many products.

摘要翻译： 用于驱动双稳态液晶显示器的模块化和可配置的显示驱动器。 驱动器具有由用于驱动各种显示器配置的行或列的多个配置位设置的可配置输出。 因此，司机可经济地批量生产用于许多产品。

公开(公告)号：US06518944B1

公开(公告)日：2003-02-11

申请号：US09427137

申请日：1999-10-25

申请人： J. William Doane ,  Nick M. Miller, IV ,  Donald James Davis

发明人： J. William Doane ,  Nick M. Miller, IV ,  Donald James Davis

IPC分类号： G09G336

CPC分类号： G02F1/13318 ,  G02F1/13718 ,  G09G2330/02

摘要： The present invention is directed to an integrated, reflective bistable, cholesteric liquid crystal display and solar cell assembly providing electrical energy to power display electronics. The liquid crystal display includes the layer of cholesteric liquid crystal material sandwiched between first and second transparent substrates. An inner surface of the first substrate and an inner surface of the second substrate bound the layer of liquid crystal material and the first substrate is closest to a viewer of the display. A first set of conductive electrodes is disposed on the inner surface of the first substrate and a second set of conductive electrodes is disposed on the inner surface of the second substrate. Display driver circuitry is electrically coupled to the first and the second sets of conductive electrodes for generating desired voltage differentials between electrodes of the first set of conductive electrodes and electrodes of the second set of conductive electrodes. A solar cell assembly that is provided includes a solar cell or solar panel positioned behind the second substrate and electrically coupled to a rechargeable energy storage device, such as a rechargeable battery. The solar cell receives illumination passing through the first substrate, liquid crystal material and the second substrate and converts the illumination incident on the solar cell to electrical energy to supply power to the rechargeable energy storage device. The cholesteric liquid crystal material permits transmission of incident light regardless of the configuration of the liquid crystal material.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种集成的反射双稳态胆甾型液晶显示器和太阳能电池组件，其为显示电子装置提供电能。 液晶显示器包括夹在第一和第二透明基板之间的胆甾型液晶材料层。 第一基板的内表面和与液晶材料层接合的第二基板的内表面与第一基板最接近显示器的观察者。 第一组导电电极设置在第一基板的内表面上，第二组导电电极设置在第二基板的内表面上。 显示驱动器电路电耦合到第一和第二组导电电极，用于在第一组导电电极的电极和第二组导电电极的电极之间产生期望的电压差。 提供的太阳能电池组件包括位于第二基板之后的太阳能电池或太阳能电池板，并且电耦合到诸如可再充电电池的可再充电能量存储装置。 太阳能电池接收通过第一基板，液晶材料和第二基板的照明，并将入射在太阳能电池上的照明转换成电能以向可再生能量存储装置供电。 无论液晶材料的结构如何，胆甾醇型液晶材料均允许入射光的透过。