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Control system for display panels
Assignee: Kopin Corp
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Filing: 1993-08-13
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Granted: 1998-05-12
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Expires: 2013-08-13
Abstract
Abstract A control apparatus for an active matrix liquid crystal display device is fabricated with the active matrix as a single integrated SOI circuit. The control apparatus and the active matrix are lifted from a silicon substrate and transferred to a glass substrate as a single piece. The control apparatus comprises a video interface, a column driver, and dual row drivers. The video interface operates the active matrix as a multiple-frequency scanning display device. The polarities of the display pixels are reversed on every frame by a polarity switch coupled to a video signal amplifier. The control apparatus further comprises sensors for generating a gray-scale feedback signal to adjust the gain of the video amplifier. User control of the display is provided by a user interface.
Inventors
- 👤 Matthew Zavracky
- 👤 Vic Odryna
- 👤 Barry Mansell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:55
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10D; H10D86/00; H10D86/01; H10D86/021; H10D86/0214; A; A61; A61B; A61B3/00; A61B3/10; A61B3/113; G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/0093; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; G02B27/0172; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13454; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136209; G03; G03B; G03B21/00; G03B21/14; G03B21/20; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/14; G06F3/147; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/22; G09G3/30; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3648; G09G5/00; G09G5/003; G09G5/006; G09G5/008; H04; H04N; H04N3/00; H04N3/10; H04N3/12; H04N3/127; H04N5/00; H04N5/74; H04N5/7416; H04N5/7441; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3102; H04N9/3105; H04N9/312; H04N9/3141; H04N9/3144; H04N9/3179; H04N9/3182; H05; H05B; H05B33/00; H05B33/12; H10D30/00; H10D30/60; H10D30/67; H10D30/6704; H10D30/6723; H10D30/6729; H10D30/673; H10D30/6733; H10D30/6758; H10D84/00; H10D84/01; H10D84/02; H10D84/03; H10D84/038; H10D86/40; H10D86/60; H10D88/00; H10D88/01; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/01; H10H20/011; H10H20/013; H10H29/00; H10H29/10; H10H29/14; H10H29/142; H10W; H10W90/00; G02B27/0101; G02B2027/0132; G02B2027/0138; G02B27/0179; G02B2027/0187; G02B2027/0192; G02B2027/0198; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02F1/13613; G02F1/136277; G09G2300/00; G09G2300/02; G09G2300/023; G09G2300/08; G09G2300/0809; G09G2300/0842; G09G2310/00; G09G2310/02; G09G2310/0243; G09G2310/0259; G09G2310/0264; G09G2310/0281; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/02; G09G2320/0233; G09G2320/04; G09G2320/041; G09G2320/043; G09G2340/00; G09G2340/04; G09G2340/0464; G09G2360/00; G09G2360/02; G09G2360/14; G09G2360/145; G09G2370/00; G09G2370/04; G09G2370/042; G09G3/006; G09G3/2007; G09G3/2014; G09G3/3607; G09G3/3614; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/40; H01S5/42; H01S5/423; H04N5/66; H04N5/70; H04N5/7475; H04N5/7491; H10D30/6708; H10D30/6713; H10P; H10P72/00; H10P72/70; H10P72/74; H10P72/743
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A control apparatus for displaying a video signal from a video source using an active matrix liquid crystal display, the video source generating a select horizontal synchronization frequency from a plurality of selectable horizontal synchronization frequencies and a select vertical synchronization frequency from a plurality of selectable vertical synchronization frequencies, comprising a Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) structure having a silicon device layer bonded to a transparent substrate by an adhesive layer, the active matrix liquid crystal display including an active matrix circuit formed in the SOI structure; a video interface coupled between the video source and the display, the video interface generating a dot clock signal for driving the display at a fixed resolution in response to the select synchronization frequencies; an active matrix interface circuit formed within the SOI structure and coupled to the video interface for actuating pixels of the active matrix circuit in response to the dot clock signal; and a user interface coupled between the video source and the video interface for enabling user control of the display.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A control apparatus for displaying a video signal from a video source using an active matrix liquid crystal display, the video source generating a select horizontal synchronization frequency from a plurality of selectable horizontal synchronization frequencies and a select vertical synchronization frequency from a plurality of selectable vertical synchronization frequencies, comprising a Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) structure having a silicon device layer bonded to a transparent substrate by an adhesive layer, the active matrix liquid crystal display including an active matrix circuit formed in the SOI structure; a video interface coupled between the video source and the display, the video interface generating a dot clock signal for driving the display at a fixed resolution in response to the select synchronization frequencies; an active matrix interface circuit formed within the SOI structure and coupled to the video interface for actuating pixels of the active matrix circuit in response to the dot clock signal; and a user interface coupled between the video source and the video interface for enabling user control of the display.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
The control apparatus of claim 1 wherein the video interface comprises a control processor and a dot clock regenerator, the control processor detecting a mode change in the video signal in response to a change in the select synchronization frequencies and signaling the mode change to the dot clock regenerator, the dot clock regenerator tracking changes in the select synchronization frequency in response to the mode signal from the control processor, the dot clock regenerator converting the select synchronization frequencies into the dot clock signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
The control apparatus of claim 2 wherein the dot clock regenerator comprises a digitally programmable phase-locked loop for generating a dot clock that tracks changes in the select horizontal synchronization frequency, the mode change signal providing the digital programming.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The control apparatus of claim 3 wherein the digitally programmable phase-locked loop operates with a divider multiplication ratio substantially over 8:1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The control apparatus of claim 4 wherein the divider multiplication ratio is about 800:1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The control apparatus of claim 1 wherein the video interface is responsive to a select vertical synchronization frequency between about 56 and 70 Hz and a select horizontal synchronization frequency between about 15 and 35 Khz, and the fixed display resolution is 640H×480V pixels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
The control apparatus of claim 1 wherein the video interface is responsive to a select vertical synchronization frequency between about 56 and 100 Hz and a select horizontal synchronization frequency between about 15 and 66 Khz, and the fixed display resolution is 1024H×768V pixels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
126 words
A control apparatus for displaying an image encoded as a cathode ray tube (CRT) video drive signal from a video source using a transmissive active matrix display panel, the CRT video drive signal having a select vertical synchronization frequency from a group of selectable vertical frequencies, the apparatus comprising: a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure including an active matrix circuit and an active matrix interface circuit within the display panel, the SOI structure being bonded to a transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer; a video interface coupled between the video source and the active matrix interface circuit of the display panel, the video interface receiving the CRT video drive signal and in response generating an active matrix drive signal to actuate the display panel that generates the image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
126 words
A control apparatus for displaying an image encoded as a cathode ray tube (CRT) video drive signal from a video source using a transmissive active matrix display panel, the CRT video drive signal having a select vertical synchronization frequency from a group of selectable vertical frequencies, the apparatus comprising: a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure including an active matrix circuit and an active matrix interface circuit within the display panel, the SOI structure being bonded to a transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer; a video interface coupled between the video source and the active matrix interface circuit of the display panel, the video interface receiving the CRT video drive signal and in response generating an active matrix drive signal to actuate the display panel that generates the image.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the select vertical synchronization frequency is over 56 Hz.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the CRT video drive signal has a select horizontal synchronization frequency from a group of selectable horizontal frequencies.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the video source is a computer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the video source includes a video port and the video interface includes a connector for coupling to the video port.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the display panel is a light transmissive light valve display panel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
148 words
A control apparatus for a projection display system, the display system displaying an image encoded as a cathode ray tube (CRT) video drive signal from a video source using a transmissive active matrix liquid crystal display panel, the CRT video drive signal having a select vertical synchronization frequency from a group of selectable vertical frequencies, the apparatus comprising: a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure including an active matrix circuit an active matrix interface circuit within the display panel, the SOI structure being bonded to a transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer; a video interface coupled between the video source and the display panel, the video interface receiving the CRT video drive signal and in response generating an active matrix drive signal to actuate the display panel to generate an image; and a light source that is optically coupled to the display panel to project the image onto a viewing surface.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
148 words
A control apparatus for a projection display system, the display system displaying an image encoded as a cathode ray tube (CRT) video drive signal from a video source using a transmissive active matrix liquid crystal display panel, the CRT video drive signal having a select vertical synchronization frequency from a group of selectable vertical frequencies, the apparatus comprising: a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure including an active matrix circuit an active matrix interface circuit within the display panel, the SOI structure being bonded to a transmissive substrate with an adhesive layer; a video interface coupled between the video source and the display panel, the video interface receiving the CRT video drive signal and in response generating an active matrix drive signal to actuate the display panel to generate an image; and a light source that is optically coupled to the display panel to project the image onto a viewing surface.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the select vertical synchronization frequency is over 56 Hz.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the CRT video drive signal has a select horizontal synchronization frequency from a group of selectable horizontal frequencies.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the video source is a computer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the video source includes a video port and the video interface includes a connector for coupling to the video port.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the CRT video drive signal is Red-Green-Blue encoded signal.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 14 wherein the CRT video drive signal is an analog signal.
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