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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Jonghoon Woo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Youngbok Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jonghoon Woo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Youngbok Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
LG Display Co., Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a liquid crystal display which can switch between a wide viewing angle and a narrow viewing angle in a quad type pixel structure including white subpixels. The liquid crystal display comprises: a plurality of quad type pixels each having an R subpixel, a G subpixel, a B subpixel, and a W subpixel; and a plurality of light blocking patterns disposed on the W subpixels, for guiding light from the W subpixels to a side viewing angle, wherein the W subpixels are fixed at specific positions of the quad type pixels respectively, and the R, G, and B subpixels have a different arrangement for each of the quad type pixels adjacent horizontally or vertically to each other.