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US 7,554,516 · App. 11/327,723 · Granted Jun 30, 2009

Display device and method for driving the same

Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
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Patent No.
US 7,554,516
App. No.
11/327,723
Granted
Jun 30, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device displaying a color by mixing light reflected by a first reflection element 22 and light reflected by a second reflection element 26 by additive color mixture, in which the light of a first wavelength reflected by the first reflection element and light of a second wavelength reflected by the second reflection element have a mutually complementary color relationship. Thus, the display device, which can make good black and white display by a simple structure and can be driven by a simple method, can be realized.

Claims (6)

1. A method for driving a display device displaying a color by mixing light reflected by a first liquid crystal region and light reflected by a second liquid crystal region by additive color mixture, wherein a dominant wavelength of the light reflected by the first liquid crystal region is in one of a range of 450-500 nm and a range of 570-640 nm, a dominant wavelength of the light reflected by the second liquid crystal region is in the other of the range of 450-500 nm and the range of 570-640 nm, the light reflected by the first liquid crystal region, and the light reflected by the second liquid crystal region have a substantially mutually complementary color relationship, and a reflection band of the first liquid crystal region and the second liquid crystal region, which reflects light on a side of shorter wavelengths being narrower than a reflection band of the first liquid crystal region and the second liquid crystal region which reflects light on a side of longer wavelengths, in which

a display state of the first reflection element and a display state of the second reflection element being both changed to switch between a white color display and a black color display.

2. A method for driving a display device displaying a color by mixing light reflected by a first liquid crystal region and light reflected by a second liquid crystal region by additive color mixture, wherein a dominant wavelength of the light reflected by the first liquid crystal region is in one of a range of 450-500 nm and a range of 570-640 nm, a dominant wavelength of the light reflected by the second liquid crystal region is in the other of the range of 450-500 nm and the range of 570-640 nm, the light reflected by the first liquid crystal region, and the light reflected by the second liquid crystal region have a substantially mutually complementary color relationship, and a reflection band of the first liquid crystal region and the second liquid crystal region, which reflects light on a side of shorter wavelengths being narrower than a reflection band of the first liquid crystal region and the second liquid crystal region which reflects light on a side of longer wavelengths, in which

a display state of the first reflection element being fixed, and a display state of the second reflection element being changed to switch between a white color display and a blue color display or between a yellow color display and a black color display.

3. A method for driving a display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the display state of the first reflection element is changed to switch between a white-blue color display and a yellow-black color display.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 14, 2016
From: FUJITSU LIMITED; FUJITSU FRONTECH LIMITED
To: IRIS OPTRONICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 040311/0740 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2001-376603 · Dec 11, 2001 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 1086853900 · Jun 14, 2004
Continuation PCTJP020855400 · Aug 26, 2002
Related Publication 20060125750A1 · Jun 15, 2006