IP Library Patent Application 12345146
Patent Application
App. No. 12/345,146

Systems for Displaying Images Involving Alignment Liquid Crystal Displays

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App. No.
12/345,146
Abstract

Systems for displaying images are provided. An exemplary system incorporates a vertical alignment liquid crystal display having a pixel unit. The pixel unit includes: a first substrate comprising a pixel layer thereon, wherein the pixel layer comprises a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode; a second substrate comprising a common electrode thereon; and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates, wherein at least one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode has a plurality of holes therein, the holes being configured to align the liquid crystal layer.

Claims (29)

1 - 7 . (canceled)

8 . A system for displaying images comprising:

a vertical alignment liquid crystal display comprising pixel units, wherein each of a plurality of the pixel units comprises:

a first substrate comprising a pixel layer thereon, wherein the pixel layer comprises a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode;

a second substrate comprising a common electrode thereon; and

a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates,

wherein one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode has a cross-shaped opening therein, and the cross-shaped opening includes a central portion and extending portions extending from the central portion.

9 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the central portion of the cross-shaped opening comprises triangle-shaped openings extending between adjacent ones of the extending portions.

10 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the central portion of the cross-shaped opening is a circular-shaped opening.

11 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the central portion of the cross-shaped opening is a series of intra-quadrilateral openings.

12 . The system according to claim 11 , wherein each of the intra-quadrilateral openings has a tip pointing at the center of the pixel unit.

13 . The system according to claim 8 , wherein the central portion of the cross-shaped opening comprises a quadrangular opening in the center of the extending portions and a series of shorter stripe-shaped openings connected to the quadrangular opening.

14 . The system according to claim 8 , further comprising two polarizers disposed on exterior surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively.

15 . The system according to claim 14 , wherein the polarizers are linear polarizers.

16 . The system according to claim 14 , wherein the polarizers are circular polarizers, and each of the circular polarizers comprises a linear polarizer and a broadband quarter wave film.

17 . The system according to claim 14 , further comprising at least one compensation film disposed between one of the polarizers and one of the first and second substrates.

18 . The system according to claim 8 , further comprising a color filter layer between the second substrate and the common electrode.

19 . (canceled)

20 . A system for displaying images comprising:

an electronic device, comprising:

a vertical alignment liquid crystal display having a pixel unit comprising:

a first substrate comprising a pixel layer thereon, wherein the pixel layer comprises a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode;

a second substrate comprising a common electrode thereon; and

a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates,

wherein one of the pixel electrode and the common electrode has a cross-shaped opening therein, and the cross-shaped opening includes a central portion and extending portions extending from the central portion; and

a controller electrically coupled to the display.

21 . (canceled)

22 . The system according to claim 20 , further comprising:

an input device electrically coupled to the controller to render an image on the display.

Assignments (6)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 13, 2014
From: TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
Reel/Frame 032672/0838 →
MERGER Recorded Apr 13, 2014
From: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032672/0856 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 13, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032672/0897 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2013
From: JHANG, YAO-WUN; HUANG, CHIEN-MING; SU, HSIN-CHIA; LIN, SHIH-TING; WANG, CHIH-LIN; TSAU, HONG-XI
To: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 030497/0690 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 7, 2009
From: LU, RUIBO; HONG, QI; WU, SHIN-TSON
To: TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.; UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
Reel/Frame 022066/0956 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 7, 2009
From: TOPPOLY OPTOELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
Reel/Frame 022067/0492 →