EP1639574A4 - Methods for driving electro-optic displays - Google Patents

Methods for driving electro-optic displays

Info

Publication number: EP1639574A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: methods; optic displays; driving electro; electro; driving
Prior art date: 2003-06-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP04777306A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1639574A1 (en

EP1639574B1 (en

Inventor

Karl R Amundson

Robert W Zehner

Ara Knaian

Benjamin Zion

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

E Ink Corp

Original Assignee

E Ink Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2003-06-30

Filing date

2004-06-30

Publication date

2009-01-21

2004-03-31 Priority claimed from US10/814,205 external-priority patent/US7119772B2/en

2004-06-30 Application filed by E Ink Corp filed Critical E Ink Corp

2004-06-30 Priority to EP15000723.5A priority Critical patent/EP2947647A3/en

2006-03-29 Publication of EP1639574A1 publication Critical patent/EP1639574A1/en

2009-01-21 Publication of EP1639574A4 publication Critical patent/EP1639574A4/en

2015-04-22 Application granted granted Critical

2015-04-22 Publication of EP1639574B1 publication Critical patent/EP1639574B1/en

2024-06-30 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
- G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
- G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
- G09G3/34—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source
- G09G3/3433—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source using light modulating elements actuated by an electric field and being other than liquid crystal devices and electrochromic devices
- G09G3/344—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters by control of light from an independent source using light modulating elements actuated by an electric field and being other than liquid crystal devices and electrochromic devices based on particles moving in a fluid or in a gas, e.g. electrophoretic devices
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
- G09G2310/00—Command of the display device
- G09G2310/06—Details of flat display driving waveforms
- G09G2310/068—Application of pulses of alternating polarity prior to the drive pulse in electrophoretic displays
- G—PHYSICS
- G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
- G09G—ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
- G09G3/00—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes
- G09G3/20—Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters
- G09G3/2007—Display of intermediate tones
- G09G3/2044—Display of intermediate tones using dithering

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
Control Of Indicators Other Than Cathode Ray Tubes (AREA)
Electrochromic Elements, Electrophoresis, Or Variable Reflection Or Absorption Elements (AREA)
Liquid Crystal Display Device Control (AREA)

EP04777306.4A 2003-06-30 2004-06-30 Methods for driving electro-optic displays Expired - Lifetime EP1639574B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP15000723.5A EP2947647A3 (en)	2003-06-30	2004-06-30	Methods for driving electro-optic displays

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US48104003P	2003-06-30	2003-06-30
US48105303P	2003-07-02	2003-07-02
US48140503P	2003-09-22	2003-09-22
US10/814,205 US7119772B2 (en)	1999-04-30	2004-03-31	Methods for driving bistable electro-optic displays, and apparatus for use therein
PCT/US2004/021000 WO2005006290A1 (en)	2003-06-30	2004-06-30	Methods for driving electro-optic displays

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP15000723.5A Division EP2947647A3 (en)	2003-06-30	2004-06-30	Methods for driving electro-optic displays
EP15000723.5A Division-Into EP2947647A3 (en)	2003-06-30	2004-06-30	Methods for driving electro-optic displays

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1639574A1 EP1639574A1 (en)	2006-03-29
EP1639574A4 true EP1639574A4 (en)	2009-01-21
EP1639574B1 EP1639574B1 (en)	2015-04-22

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EP04777306.4A Expired - Lifetime EP1639574B1 (en)	2003-06-30	2004-06-30	Methods for driving electro-optic displays

Family Applications Before (1)

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EP (2)	EP2947647A3 (en)
JP (4)	JP5904690B2 (en)
WO (1)	WO2005006290A1 (en)

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2016
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