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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2007
Applicants:
Anna Pyayt, Seattle, WA (US);
Gary K. Starkweather, DeBary, FL (US);
Michael J. Sinclair, Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Anna Pyayt, Seattle, WA (US);
Gary K. Starkweather, DeBary, FL (US);
Michael J. Sinclair, Kirkland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pixel includes a primary element and a secondary element. At least a portion of the primary element is deformable between two positions. In one position, the light source is reflected such that the observer observes a dark pixel. In the other position, the light is reflected such that the observer observes a bright pixel. Gray levels of light are viewable by varying between the two positions.