IP Library Granted Patent US 7,499,115
Granted Patent B2
US 7,499,115 · App. 10/398,385 · Granted Mar 3, 2009

Display and its driving method

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Patent No.
US 7,499,115
App. No.
10/398,385
Granted
Mar 3, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An array substrate ( 10 ) is provided with a pixel electrode ( 3 ) disposed in a region defined by two adjacent gate wirings ( 1 ) and two adjacent source wirings ( 2 ), a switching element ( 5 ) for switching a voltage applied to the pixel electrode ( 3 ) from the source wiring ( 2 ) based on a signal voltage supplied from the gate wiring ( 1 ), a common wiring ( 8 ) arranged between the two adjacent gate wirings ( 1 ) and a common electrode ( 4 ) being electrically connected to the common wiring ( 8 ) and generating an electric field between the pixel electrode ( 3 ) whereto a voltage is applied, wherein the pixel electrode ( 1 ) comprises a first pixel electrode ( 1 a ) and a second pixel electrode ( 2 a ), and the opposing electrode ( 2 ) comprises a first opposing electrode ( 1 b ) and a second opposing electrode ( 2 b ), wherein a first region generates an electric field between the first pixel electrode ( 1 a ) and the first opposing electrode ( 2 a ) whose light transmittance is lower than that of the first pixel electrode ( 1 a ) and a second region generates an electric field between the second pixel electrode ( 1 b ) and the second opposing electrode ( 2 b ) whose light transmittance is higher than that of the second pixel electrode ( 1 b ) are formed.

Claims (25)

1. A drive method of a display device having:

an array substrate;

an opposing substrate facing the array substrate; and

an electro-optic substance held between the array substrate and the opposing substrate,

the array substrate being provided with:

a plurality of gate wirings and a plurality of source wirings intersecting each other;

a pixel electrode disposed in a region defined by two adjacent gate wirings and two adjacent source wirings;

a switching element for switching a voltage applied to the pixel electrode from the source wiring based on a signal voltage supplied from the gate wiring; and

a common wiring formed between the two adjacent gate wirings; and

an opposing electrode being electrically connected to the common wiring and generating an electric field for driving the electro-optic substance between the opposing electrode and the pixel electrode whereto a voltage is applied,

the pixel electrode and the opposing electrode being made of the materials having different transmittances,

said method comprising the step of adding a prescribed brightness compensation voltage to the voltage applied to the pixel electrode.

2. A drive method of a display device having:

an array substrate;

an opposing substrate facing the array substrate; and

an electro-optic substance held between the array substrate and the opposing substrate,

the array substrate being provided with:

a plurality of gate wirings and a plurality of source wirings intersecting each other;

a pixel electrode disposed in a region defined by two adjacent gate wirings and two adjacent source wirings;

a switching element for switching a voltage applied to the pixel electrode from the source wiring based on a signal voltage supplied from the gate wiring;

a common wiring formed between the two adjacent gate wirings; and

an opposing electrode being electrically connected to the common wiring and generating an electric field for driving the electro-optic substance between the opposing electrode and the pixel electrode whereto a voltage is applied,

the pixel electrode and the opposing electrode being made of transparent electric conductors,

the total area of the pixel electrode and the total area of the opposing electrode occupying the transparent portions in the regions being different from each other,

said method comprising the step of adding a prescribed brightness compensation voltage to the voltage applied to the pixel electrode.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2021
From: ENLIGHTEN IP LLC
To: BISHOP DISPLAY TECH LLC
Reel/Frame 055029/0077 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2021
From: PARKSIDE IP LLC,
To: ENLIGHTEN IP LLC
Reel/Frame 054959/0114 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2020
From: GODO KAISHA IP BRIDGE 1
To: PARKSIDE IP LLC
Reel/Frame 053196/0829 →