IP Library Granted Patent US 7,443,467
Granted Patent B2
US 7,443,467 · App. 11/286,386 · Granted Oct 28, 2008

Liquid crystal display device provided with pigmented layers in a pixel

Assignee: Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,443,467
App. No.
11/286,386
Granted
Oct 28, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

For the purpose of preventing line defects from occurring on a display screen in consequence of uneven coating of pigmented layers, a first pigmented layer is formed in a pattern obtained by thinning out a portion in an otherwise complete grid every other pixel in a direction of signal lines and also every other pixel in a direction of scanning lines.

Claims (24)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of scanning lines respectively wired in order that each of the signal lines and each of the scanning lines can intersect each other;

a first pigmented layer, a second pigmented layer and a third pigmented layer, portions of all which are arranged in each of division divided by the signal lines and the scanning lines; and

a pixel formed by combining the portions of the first pigmented layer, the second pigmented layer and the third pigmented layer,

wherein the first pigmented layer is formed in a grid-like pattern enclosing portions of the second pigment layer and the third pigment layer, the grid-like pattern is obtained by thinning out a portion from an otherwise complete grid in accordance with a specific cycle relating to the second pigmented layer and third pigmented layer in a direction along the scanning lines, and

wherein, when, among pixels expressed as (nx, ny) by assuming that the pixels are counted as “ny=0, 1, 2, . . . , n” sequentially from a pixel connected to the endmost scanning line and that the pixels are counted as “nx=0, 1, 2, . . . , n” sequentially from a pixel connected to the endmost signal line, the pixels (nx, ny) provided with and without the first pigmented layer 1 extending in the scanning line direction are set as “1” and “0” respectively, presence of the first pigmented layer 1 in a portion corresponding to the second and third pigmented layers 2 and 3 in each pixel is expressed by the following formula:

f ( nx+ax, ny+ay )= a[ ((((( nx−bx+ 3)−( nx−bx+ 3)%3)/3)%2)*2 +ny] %4],

where: a[0]=1, a[1]=1, a[2]=0, and a[3]=0; (ax, ay) is any integer which determines an offset; “bx” is a minimum number of lines pigmented by the first pigmented layer 1 among the lines following the signal lines; and “%” means an operation, whereby a residue in integer is found.

2. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of scanning lines respectively wired in order that each of the signal lines and each of the scanning lines can intersect each other;

a first pigmented layer, a second pigmented layer and a third pigmented layer, portions of all which are arranged in each of division divided by the signal lines and the scanning lines; and

a pixel formed by combining the portions of the first pigmented layer, the second pigmented layer and the third pigmented layer,

wherein the first pigmented layer is formed in a grid-like pattern enclosing portions of the second pigment layer and the third pigment layer, the grid-like pattern is obtained by thinning out a portion from an otherwise complete grid in accordance with a specific cycle relating to the second pigmented layer and third pigmented layer in a direction along the scanning lines, and

wherein, when, among pixels expressed as (nx, ny) by assuming that the pixels are counted as “ny=0, 1, 2, . . . , n” sequentially from a pixel connected to the endmost scanning line and that the pixels are counted as “nx=0, 1, 2, . . . , n” sequentially from a pixel connected to the endmost signal line, the pixels (nx, ny) provided with and without the first pigmented layer 1 extending in the scanning line direction are set as “1” and as “0” respectively, presence of the first pigmented layer 1 in a portion corresponding to the second and third pigmented layers 2 and 3 in each pixel is expressed by the following formula,

f ( nx+ax, ny+ay )= c [((( nx−bx+ 3)−( nx−bx+ 3)%3)/3)%2 , ny %3],

where: c[0, 0]=1, c[0, 1]=0, c[0, 2]=0, c[1, 0]=0, c[1, 1]=1, and c[1,2]=1; (ax, ay) is any integer which determines an offset; “bx” is a minimum number of lines pigmented by the first pigmented layer 1 among the lines following the signal lines; and “%” means an operation whereby a residue in integer is found.

3. A liquid crystal display device composing:

a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of scanning lines respectively wired in order that each of the signal lines and each of the scanning lines can intersect each other;

a first pigmented layer, a second pigmented layer and a third pigmented layer, portions of all which are arranged in each of division divided by the signal lines and the scanning lines; and

a pixel formed by combining the portions of the first pigmented layer, the second pigmented layer and the third pigmented layer,

wherein the first pigmented layer is formed in a grid-like pattern enclosing portions of the second pigment layer and the third pigment layer, the grid-like pattern is obtained by thinning out a portion from an otherwise complete grid in accordance with a specific cycle relating to the second pigmented layer and third pigmented layer in a direction along the scanning lines, and

wherein, when, among pixels expressed as (nx, ny) by assuming that the pixels are counted as “ny=0, 1, 2, . . . , n” sequentially from a pixel connected to the endmost scanning line and that the pixels are counted as “nx=0, 1, 2, . . . , n” sequentially from a pixel connected to the endmost signal line, the pixels (nx, ny) provided with and without the first pigmented layer 1 extending in the scanning line direction are set as “1” and as “0” respectively, presence of the first pigmented layer 1 in a portion corresponding to the second and third pigmented layers 2 and 3 in each pixel is expressed by the following formula,

f ( nx+ax, ny+ay )= a [( b [((( nx−bx+ 3)−( nx−bx+ 3)%3)/3)%6 ]+ny )%3],

where: a[0]=1, a[1]=1, a[2]=0, b[0]=0, b[1]=1, b[2]=2, b[3]=3, b[4]=2, and b[5]=1; (ax, ay) is any integer which determines an offset; “bx” is a minimum number of lines pigmented by the first pigmented layer 1 among the lines following the signal lines; and “%” means an operation whereby a residue in integer is found.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072209/0001 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.; JAPAN DISPLAY CENTRAL INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 071787/0434 →
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 Nov 25, 2005
From: TAKAHASHI, HIDEYUKI; YOSHIDA, SAKAE
To: TOSHIBA MATSUSHITA DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017281/0347 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2004-369865 · Dec 21, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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