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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas J Fitzgibbons, Sunrise, FL (US);
Patrick M Dunn, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
345 87 ; 349117 ;
Abstract
A novel method of driving an LCD simultaneously provides improved viewing angle and improved contrast. Multiple driving voltages are applied to the LC cell to optimize both the viewing angle and the contrast. A first voltage that is optimized for wide viewing angle is applied to the LCD. A second voltage that is greater than the first voltage is selected to provide maximum contrast in the LCD. The first and second voltages are alternately applied to In the LCD, resulting in a display that has high contrast and a wide viewing angle.