IP Library Granted Patent US 10,083,661
Granted Patent B2
US 10,083,661 · App. 15/194,512 · Granted Sep 25, 2018

Electrophoretic display control device, electrophoretic display, electronic apparatus, and control method

Inventor: Hiroshi Maeda (Hara-mura, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
G09G3/3446G09G2300/0857G09G2310/08G09G2320/041G09G2330/021
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Patent No.
US 10,083,661
App. No.
15/194,512
Granted
Sep 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrophoretic display control device applies a first voltage to a first electrode and applies a second voltage to a second electrode during a display rewriting period in a display unit in which a dispersion liquid containing particles are arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode that is a pixel electrode, and applies a third voltage that is lower than the first voltage to the first electrode and applies a fourth voltage that is lower than the second voltage to the second electrode during a display retention period.

Claims (45)

1. An electrophoretic display control device comprising:

a control circuit configured to:

apply a first voltage to a first electrode and apply a second voltage to a second electrode during a display rewriting period in a display unit in which dispersion liquid containing particles are arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode that is a pixel electrode; and

apply a third voltage that is lower than the first voltage to the first electrode and apply a fourth voltage that is lower than the second voltage to the second electrode during a display retention period,

wherein

there is a period where the second voltage is higher than the first voltage, and

there is a period where the fourth voltage is higher than the third voltage.

2. The electrophoretic display control device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and third voltages applied to the first electrode and at least one of the second and fourth voltages applied to the second electrode are constant voltages.

3. The electrophoretic display control device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and third voltages applied to the first electrode is a pulsed voltage.

4. The electrophoretic display control device according to claim 3 ,

wherein, during the display rewriting period, a pulsed voltage of a first cycle is applied as the first voltage, and

wherein, during the display retention period, a pulsed voltage of a second cycle that is different from the first cycle is applied as the third voltage.

5. The electrophoretic display control device according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the second and fourth voltages applied to the second electrode is a constant voltage.

6. An electrophoretic display comprising:

the electrophoretic display control device according to claim 1 ; and

the display unit.

7. An electrophoretic display comprising:

the electrophoretic display control device according to claim 2 ; and

the display unit.

8. An electrophoretic display comprising:

the electrophoretic display control device according to claim 3 ; and

the display unit.

9. An electrophoretic display comprising:

the electrophoretic display control device according to claim 4 ; and

the display unit.

10. An electrophoretic display comprising:

the electrophoretic display control device according to claim 5 ; and

the display unit.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising the electrophoretic display according to claim 6 .

12. An electronic apparatus comprising the electrophoretic display according to claim 7 .

13. An electronic apparatus comprising the electrophoretic display according to claim 8 .

14. An electronic apparatus comprising the electrophoretic display according to claim 9 .

15. A control method of an electrophoretic display, the control method comprising:

applying a first voltage to a first electrode and applying a second voltage to a second electrode during a display rewriting period in a display unit in which a dispersion liquid containing particles is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode that is a pixel electrode; and

applying a third voltage that is lower than the first voltage to the first electrode and applying a fourth voltage that is lower than the second voltage to the second electrode during a display retention period,

wherein

there is a period where the second voltage is higher than the first voltage, and

there is a period where the fourth voltage is higher than the third voltage.

16. An electrophoretic display control device comprising:

a control circuit configured to:

apply a first voltage to a first electrode and apply a second voltage to a second electrode during a display rewriting period in a display unit in which dispersion liquid containing particles are arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode that is a pixel electrode; and

apply a third voltage that is lower than the first voltage to the first electrode and apply a fourth voltage that is lower than the second voltage to the second electrode during a display retention period,

wherein

during the display rewriting period, a pulsed voltage of a first cycle is applied as the first voltage, and

during the display retention period, a pulsed voltage of a second cycle that is different from the first cycle is applied as the third voltage.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: E INK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047072/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: MAEDA, HIROSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039022/0587 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-140446 · Jul 14, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170018236A1 · Jan 19, 2017