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Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2023
Applicant:

Envisics Ltd, Milton Keynes, GB;

Inventors:

Timothy Smeeton, Milton Keynes, GB;

Edward Boardman, Milton Keynes, GB;

Assignee:

Envisics Ltd., Milton Keynes, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/22 (2006.01); G02F 1/133 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03H 1/2205 (2013.01); G02F 1/13306 (2013.01); G03H 1/2294 (2013.01); G03H 2001/2239 (2013.01);
Abstract

A light shuttering device comprises a plurality of liquid crystal cells, wherein each liquid crystal cell is operable in a first optical state or a second optical state in response to a respective first or second drive signal. A drive circuit comprises a plurality of switches and a drive controller. Each switch is arranged to output the respective first or second drive signal to a respective liquid crystal cell. The drive controller is arranged to sequentially update the output of each switch during an update cycle. The drive circuit is arranged to determine the order in which the switches are sequentially updated during an update cycle based on any changes to the respective drive signals that will be made during the update.


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