IP Library Granted Patent US 7,317,500
Granted Patent B2
US 7,317,500 · App. 11/175,357 · Granted Jan 8, 2008

Liquid crystal display device provided with a reflective-type monochromatic display screen in addition to a color display screen

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Patent No.
US 7,317,500
App. No.
11/175,357
Granted
Jan 8, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a liquid crystal display device including not only a color display screen but also a monochrome display screen, blue color layers are partially formed in each area corresponding to each reflective electrode in an auxiliary screen for monochrome display in order to suppress yellowing of the monochrome display screen caused by wavelength dispersion characteristics of liquid crystal. The blue color layers are formed, for example, in a random pattern such as a dot pattern.

Claims (8)

1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

an array substrate and an opposed substrate place to face each other;

a liquid crystal layer held between the array substrate and the opposed substrate;

a plurality of pixel electrodes arrayed on a surface of the array substrate on a side facing the opposed substrate;

a color display region where a color layer is formed on each of the pixel electrodes and a transparent first overcoating layer is formed to cover the color layer; and

a monochrome display region where each of the pixel electrodes is reflective, the first overcoating layer is formed on each of the reflective electrodes, and a second overcoating layer colored in purple or blue is formed to cover the first overcoating layer.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein chromaticity of the purple or blue colors, expressed by a hue angle h defined using chromaticity a* and b* values in the L*a*b* color specification system, ranges from 270 degrees to 360 degrees.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2012
From: TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028339/0273 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 8, 2012
From: TOSHIBA MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY CENTRAL INC.
Reel/Frame 028339/0316 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2005
From: MORIMOTO, HIROKAZU; TAGO, KEIJI
To: TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016770/0172 →