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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1980
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1978
Jack Schwarzschild, Stamford, CT (US);
Alan E Willis, Stamford, CT (US);
Scott P Wilson, Wolcott, CT (US);
Times Corporation, Waterbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A driving circuit for an electrochromic display cell wherein writing and erasing of a segment is effected by relatively high write and erase transition potentials. After a predetermined transition period, the written and erased segments are stabilized at a desired coloration or transparency by application of a maintaining write potential(s) and a maintaining erase potential(s) respectively. The write maintain potential is periodically adjusted to a level whereby a predetermined charge level is maintained on the written segments. In this manner, a maintain potential on the segments(s) is periodically adjusted to compensate for degradation of the electrochromic material and to thereby maintain the desired contrast ratio between the written and erased segments.