CN1755789B - displaying system having bistable display elements and manufacuring method thereof, and display method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention comprises a system and method used for dividing displays, particularly for dividing displays of interference-type modulators. In an embodiment, a display system comprises a driving circuit which is configured to providing signals according to the video data proposed to be displayed, and a bistable display which comprises an array including a plurality of bistable display units. The array is configured to display video data by using the signals received form the driving circuit; and the driving circuit is configured to divide the array into two or more areas, each area of which contains at least on bistable display, and to refresh each area of the two or more areas according to the refreshing speed related to each area. In another embodiment, a method by which data can be displayed on a display arranged on a client device is that the bistable display of the client device can be divided into two or more areas; video data can be displayed in the two or more areas; and the each area of the two or more areas can be refreshed according to the refreshing speed related to each area.

Description

Display system and manufacture method and display packing with bistable display element

Technical field

Technical field of the present invention relates to MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) (MEMS).

Background technology

MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) (MEMS) comprises micromechanical component, driver and electronic component.Micromechanical component can adopt deposition, etching or other several portions that can etch away substrate and/or institute's deposited material layer maybe can add several layers and make with the micromachined technology that forms electricity and electromechanical assembly.One type MEMS device is called as interferometric modulator.Interferometric modulator can comprise the pair of conductive plate, one of them or the two all can be transparent whole or in part and/or be reflectivity, and can relative motion when applying a suitable electric signal.One of them plate can comprise a quiescent layer that is deposited on the substrate, and another plate can comprise a metal partion (metp) that separates by a clearance and this quiescent layer.Said apparatus is with a wide range of applications, and in this technology, utilizes and/or revises the characteristic of these types of devices so that its performance can be used for improving existing product and makes still undeveloped at present new product will be rather useful.

Summary of the invention

System of the present invention, method and device all have many aspects, and arbitrary single aspect all can not determine its desired characteristic separately.Now, its main characteristic is carried out brief description, this not delimit the scope of the invention.Checking this explanation, especially reading title for after the part of " embodiment ", how people provides the advantage that is better than other display device if can understanding functional part of the present invention.

One first embodiment provides a kind of display system, and it comprises: at least one driving circuit, and it is configured to be provided for the signal of display video data; An and display, it comprises that one has the array of a plurality of bistable display elements, described array configurations becomes to use the signal that receives from described driving circuit to come display video data, described array is divided into one or more districts, each district comprises at least one bistable display element and described drive circuitry arrangement one-tenth refreshes each district in described one or more districts according to a refresh rate that is associated with each district. in aspect of first embodiment, the paired described array of described drive circuitry arrangement is divided. in a second aspect, one input media is configured to receive a user and selects, and described drive circuitry arrangement becomes to select to divide described array according to described user. in a third aspect, described array is divided by a server that communicates with described display system. in a fourth aspect, described a plurality of bistable display element comprises interferometric modulator, and wherein said array is divided into one or more districts, first district and one that described one or more district comprises one first group of interferometric modulator comprises second district of one second group of interferometric modulator. in aspect one the 5th, the server that described drive circuitry arrangement Cheng Ziyi and described display system communicate receives at least a portion of described video data. in aspect one the 6th, described first group of interferometric modulator refreshes with one first refresh rate and described second group of interferometric modulator refreshes with one second refresh rate. in aspect one the 7th, at least one interferometric modulator in first group of interferometric modulator also is the interferometric modulator in second group of interferometric modulator. in an eight aspect, described first group of interferometric modulator arranged with a polygonal shape. in aspect one the 9th, described at least one interferometric modulator refreshes with described first group of interferometric modulator during one first refresh cycle, and described at least one interferometric modulator refreshes with described second group of interferometric modulator during one second refresh cycle. in aspect 1 the tenth, described second refresh rate is different from described first refresh rate. in 1 the tenth one side, described second refresh rate is identical with described first refresh rate, and refreshing in a moment of refreshing that is different from described second district of described first district begins. in aspect 1 the 12, described first refresh rate is determined according to the frame rate of data presented in described first district at least in part. in aspect 1 the 13, described first refresh rate is predetermined. in aspect 1 the 14, described first refresh rate changes in time.

One second embodiment comprise a kind of on the display of a client apparatus method of video data, described method comprises: the bi-stable display of described client apparatus is divided into two or more districts, display video data in described two or more districts, and basis refreshes each district in described two or more districts with the refresh rate that each district in described two or more districts is associated.Described bi-stable display can comprise an interferometric modulator array.This embodiment can further comprise at least a portion that receives described video data from a server.In addition, this method can comprise and uses one or more update scheme to upgrade one or more districts.In described one or more update scheme at least one can use a program that is associated with received data to select.In the present embodiment, at least one district of refreshing in described two or more districts can comprise use one refresh rate, and described refresh rate is based on a frame rate of shown data.This method can further comprise the monitor information that receives a characteristic that comprises described display, and uses described monitor information to select a update scheme.

One the 3rd embodiment comprises that a kind of being used for carry out communication system based on the control of server to the display on the client apparatus, and it comprises: a communication network; One client apparatus, it comprises that one has the bi-stable display of a plurality of bistable display elements, described client apparatus is configured to by described communication network transmitting and displaying device information (for example one or more characteristics of bi-stable display); An and server, it is configured to define one or more districts of described bi-stable display, each district all has a refresh rate that is associated, and described server further is configured to according to described monitor information by described communication network to described client apparatus transmitting video data, and wherein said client apparatus further is configured to show described video data, and uses the described refreshing information that is associated to upgrade each district in described server receiving video data, described one or more districts at described display.In one aspect, described monitor information comprises a display mode.In a second aspect, described monitor information indication should be reproduced described video data wherein on described bi-stable display.In a third aspect, described server can further be configured to discern the video data that will show in each district in described two or more districts.

One the 4th embodiment comprises a kind of data presentation system, and it comprises: a content server; An and client apparatus that carries out data communication with described content server, described client apparatus comprises bi-stable display, described bi-stable display can be configured to video data in one or more districts, each district all is associated with at least one bistable display element, each district of wherein said bi-stable display all can himself refresh rate be refreshed. in one aspect, described display system can have one or more districts can be by the addressing individually of described content server. in a second aspect, described content server can comprise a processor and a software module, described software module is associated with the data that received. in a third aspect, described client apparatus can be configured to the characteristic of described display is sent to described content server. in a third aspect, described one or more district can comprise one first district and one second district, wherein said bi-stable display comprises one second group of interferometric modulator and one second group of interferometric modulator, described first group of interferometric modulator is associated with described first district and described second group of interferometric modulator is associated with described second district. in aspect one the 5th, described display system can have at least one interferometric modulator from described first group of interferometric modulator and be assigned to described first a plurality of interferometric modulators and described second group of interferometric modulator. in aspect one the 6th, described first district can be configured to upgrade and described second district is configured to upgrade with one second refresh rate with one first refresh rate. and in aspect one the 7th, described server further is configured to provide the video data that shows in each district in described one or more districts of the bi-stable display of described client apparatus.

One the 5th embodiment comprises a kind of display system, and it comprises the member that is used to provide viewdata signal.Described display system further comprises the member that is used for an array of display that comprises a plurality of bistable display elements is divided into one or more districts, and each district includes at least one bistable display element.Described display system comprises further and is used to use described viewdata signal to show the member of described image that each district in wherein said one or more districts is refreshed according to the refresh rate that is associated with each district.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the networked system of an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is an isometric drawing, it shows the part of an embodiment of an interferometric modulator array of display, wherein one of one first interferometric modulator removable reflection horizon is in an off-position, and a removable reflection horizon of one second interferometric modulator is in an excited target position.

Fig. 3 A is a system block diagram, and it shows that one comprises an embodiment of the electronic installation of one 3 * 3 interferometric modulator array of display.

Fig. 3 B is the synoptic diagram of the embodiment based on a client computer in the Radio Network System of server shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 C is the exemplary calcspar configuration of client computer shown in Fig. 3 B.

Fig. 4 A is the graph of a relation of removable mirror position and the voltage that applies of an exemplary embodiment of interferometric modulator shown in Figure 2.

Fig. 4 B is one group of synoptic diagram that can be used for driving the row and column voltage of interferometric modulator array of display.

Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B show an exemplary sequential chart that can be used for writing to 3 * 3 interferometric modulator array of display shown in Fig. 3 A the row and column signal of a Frame.

Fig. 6 A is the sectional view of an interferometric modulator shown in Figure 2.

Fig. 6 B is a sectional view of an alternate embodiment of an interferometric modulator.

Fig. 6 C is a sectional view of another alternate embodiment of an interferometric modulator.

Fig. 7 is the high-level flowchart of a client computer control procedure.

Fig. 8 one is used to initiate and move the process flow diagram of the client computer control procedure of a reception/procedure for displaying.

Fig. 9 one is used for sending to client computer the process flow diagram of the server controls process of video data.

Figure 10 one can be divided into the embodiment of interferometric modulator display in a plurality of observations district at observer's a planimetric map.

Figure 11 is a process flow diagram, and it shows a control procedure that is used to divide display and sets a refresh rate for each subregion.

Figure 12 is a high-level flowchart that a display is divided into one or more observations district and upgrades the embodiment in each observation district in described one or more observations district with the suitable renewal rate of a correspondence.

Figure 13 is the exemplary synoptic diagram of the display through dividing of a client computer.

An example of a message that is provided by server is provided Figure 14.

Figure 15 A and 15B are system block diagrams, and it shows that one comprises an embodiment of the visual display unit of a plurality of interferometric modulators.

Embodiment

Below explanation is at some specific embodiment.But, the present invention can implement by being permitted different ways.Mentioned in this manual " embodiment " or " embodiment " mean in conjunction with the described feature of this embodiment, structure or feature and are contained among at least one embodiment.Phrase " in one embodiment ", " according to an embodiment " or " in certain embodiments " of the appearance of diverse location place may not all refer to identical embodiment in this manual, but neither repel the embodiment independent or that substitute of other embodiment.In addition, illustrated that some embodiment can show but various features that other embodiment do not show.Equally, illustrated it to be that some embodiment requires but is not the desired various requirements of other embodiment.

In one embodiment, the display array on a kind of device comprises that at least one driving circuit and is used for the member of display video data (for example interferometric modulator) array.Described herein video data is meant any displayable data, comprise can static state or the form of the dynamic image picture, figure and the words that show (for example, a series of frame of video that when the observer observes, can provide the motion outward appearance, the stock quotation of for example continuous continuous variation shows, " video clipping " or indicate the data of the existence of an action event).Video data as herein described also refers to any control data, comprises the instruction (display mode) of the processing video data about how, for example frame rate, and data layout.Described array is to be driven with display video data by driving circuit.

In one embodiment, an interferometric modulator is divided into two or more districts.Can discern the video data that will in one of described two or more districts, show, and described video data can show in each district in described district.For the display that does not need frequent updating, but each subregion is refreshed saving power with the refresh rate of distinguishing self.In one embodiment, one display that can divide comprises that an interferometric modulator array and is configured to drive the driving circuit of this array, wherein said drive circuitry arrangement become with an interferometric modulator array be divided into two or more districts, identification will be in one of described two or more districts data presented, and demonstration is identified in a corresponding district of the array through dividing data, and be configured to a refresh rate upgrade described array each the district, described refresh rate both can be same as the refresh rate that also can be different from other districts.In another embodiment, a kind of method of video data comprises: receiving video data, the video data that identification will show in described two or more districts, in a corresponding district of described array, show the data that identified, and come each subregion of refresh display with a refresh rate that depends on the content of shown video data through dividing.

In this explanation, can be with reference to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawings, identical parts use identical number-mark from start to finish.The present invention can implement in arbitrary configuration is used for the device of display image (no matter no matter is dynamic image (for example video) or still image (for example rest image), be character image or picture also).More specifically, the present invention can implement in numerous kinds of electronic installations below (but being not limited to) for example or be associated with these electronic installations: mobile phone, wireless device, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer or portable computer, gps receiver/omniselector, camera, the MP3 player, video camera, game machine, wrist-watch, clock, counter, TV monitor, flat-panel monitor, computer monitor, automotive displays (for example, mileometer display etc.), driving cabin control device and/or display, the camera view display (for example, the rear view camera display of vehicle), electronic photo, electronics billboard or label, projector, building structure, packing and aesthetic structures (for example, the image display of a jewelry).The MEMS device that has similar structures with MESE device described herein also can be used for non-display application, for example is used for electronic switching device.

The spatial light modulator that is used for imaging applications has the different form of many kinds.Transmissive type liquid crystal display (LCD) modulator reverses and/or arranges with blocking-up or by light to come light is modulated by the control crystalline material.Reflective spatial light modulator then utilizes different physical influences to control the light quantity that reflexes to imaging surface.The example of this reflective modulator comprises reflective LCD and digital micro-mirror device.

Another example of spatial light modulator is one by interfering the interferometric modulator that light is modulated.Interferometric modulator is the bistable display element, and it uses one to have at least one optical resonator removable or deflectable wall.The color of the constructive interference decision visible light of outgoing in described chamber in the described optics cavity.When described movably wall (being made of metal at least in part usually) during towards described chamber static positive mobile, the interference of light in the described chamber obtains modulation, and should modulation can influence in the color of the light of the front of modulator place's outgoing.At interferometric modulator is under the situation of direct-viewing type device, and described front normally manifests the surface of the image of being seen by the observer.

Fig. 1 shows the networked system according to an embodiment.One server 2 (for example Web server) but be coupled to a network 3 with mode of operation.Server 2 can be corresponding to a Web server, mobile phone server, push mail server and similar service device.Network 3 can include spider lines or wireless network, for example WiFi network, mobile telephone network, blueteeth network and similar network.

Network 3 can mode of operation be coupled to various devices.The example that can be coupled to the device of network 3 comprises computing machine (for example laptop computer 4), PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) 5 (it can comprise wireless handheld device, for example Blackberry, Palm Pilot, Pocket PC and similar device), and mobile phone 6 (for example the mobile phone that is started by Web, Smartphone, and similar device).Also can use multiple other devices, for example Desktop PC, set-top box, digital media player, hand-held PC, GPS (GPS) guider, Vehicular display device or other displays static and that move.For ease of discussing, in this article all these devices are referred to as client apparatus 7.

Fig. 2 shows that one comprises the bistable display element embodiment of an interfere type MEMS display element.In these devices, pixel is in bright state or dark state.Under bright (" opening (on) " or " opening (open) ") state, display element reflexes to the user with most of incident visible light.Be in dark (" closing (off) " or " closing (closed) ") state following time, display element reflects the incident visible light to the user hardly.Decide on different embodiment, can put upside down the light reflectance properties that " on " reaches " off " state.The MEMS pixel can be configured to mainly reflect under selected color, also can realize colored the demonstration except that black and white.

Fig. 2 is an isometric drawing, and it shows two adjacent pixels in a series of pixels of a Visual Display array, and wherein each pixel comprises a MEMS interferometric modulator.In certain embodiments, an interferometric modulator array of display comprises a row/column array that is made of these interferometric modulators.Each interferometric modulator comprises a pair of reflection horizon, and this is positioned to each other to have a variable-sized optical resonance cavity at a distance of a variable and controlled distance at least to form one to the reflection horizon.In one embodiment, one of them reflection horizon can be moved between the two positions.Be referred to herein as on the primary importance of release conditions, the local reflex layer that the position of this displaceable layers distance one is fixed is far away relatively.On the second place, the position of this displaceable layers is more closely near this local reflex layer.Decide position according to removable reflection horizon, from the incident light of this two layers reflection can with mutually long or mutually the mode of disappearing interfere, thereby form the mass reflex or the non-reflective state of each pixel.

The pixel array portion that shows in Fig. 2 comprises two adjacent interferometric modulator 12a and 12b.In the interferometric modulator 12a in left side, demonstration one movably high reflection layer 14a is in an off-position, and this off-position is apart from fixing local reflex layer 16a one preset distance.In the interferometric modulator 12b on right side, demonstration one movably high reflection layer 14b is in an excited target position, and this excited target position is near fixing local reflex layer 16b.

Local reflex layer 16a, the 16b conduction, local transparent and fixing, and can make by the layer that for example on a transparent substrates 20, deposits one or more respectively do for oneself chromium and tin indium oxides. described each layer is patterned into parallel band, and can form the column electrode in the display device, as further specifying hereinafter. high reflection layer 14a, 14b can form by one or more depositing metal layers that is deposited on pillar 18 tops (with column electrode, local reflex layer 16a, the 16b quadrature) and one be deposited on the series of parallel band that the middle expendable material between the pillar 18 constitutes. after expendable material is etched, these deformable metal levels separate with the air gap 19 of the metal level of fixing by a regulation. and these deformable layer can use one to have high conductivity and reflexive material (for example aluminium), and those bands can form the row electrode in the display device.

When not applying voltage, air gap 19 remains between a layer 14a, the 16a, and deformable layer is in the mechanical relaxed state shown in interferometric modulator pixel 12a among Fig. 2.Yet after a selected row and column applies potential difference (PD), the capacitor that forms at the respective pixel place of described row and column electrode intersection is recharged, and electrostatic force pulls to these electrodes together.If voltage is enough high, then displaceable layers generation deformation, and be forced on the fixed bed (can on fixed bed, deposit a dielectric material (not shown in this Figure), preventing short circuit, and the control separation distance), shown in the interferometric modulator 12b on right side among Fig. 2.Regardless of the potential difference (PD) polarity that is applied, the behavior is all identical.This shows that the may command reflection is similar in many aspects to row/row excitation used in traditional LCD and other display techniques to the row/row excitation of non-reflection interference type modulator state.

Fig. 3 to Fig. 5 shows that one uses the example process and the system of an interferometric modulator array in a display application.Yet this process and system also can be applicable to other displays, for example plasma scope, EL, OLED, STN LCD and TFT LCD display.

Current, existing flat-panel monitor controller and driver are to be designed to almost only together use with the display that need refresh always.Therefore, if in one second, do not refresh many times, will disappear part second of shown image on for example plasma scope, EL, OLED, STN LCD and TFT LCD panel then.Yet, because the interferometric modulator of type mentioned above can make its state keep a longer time cycle under situation about not refreshing, wherein the state of interferometric modulator can remain in one of two states under situation about not refreshing, thereby can will use the display of interferometric modulator to be called bi-stable display.In one embodiment, by applying the state that a bias voltage (be called sometimes and latch voltage) keeps pixel element to the one or more interferometric modulators that constitute pixel element.

Generally speaking, a display device need use one or more controllers and driving circuit correctly to control this display device usually.Driving circuit for example is used to drive the driving circuit of LCD, can directly be bonded to display panel self and along the location, edge of display panel self.Perhaps, driving circuit can be installed on display panel (in its edge) is connected on the flexible circuit element of remainder of an electronic system.In both cases, driver all is usually located at the interface of display panel and described electronic system remainder.

Fig. 3 A is a system block diagrams, and it shows that one can comprise some embodiment of the electronic installation of various aspects.In this exemplary embodiment, described electronic installation comprises a processor 21, and it can be any general purpose single-chip or multicore sheet microprocessor, for example ARM,

Pro, 8051,

Or any special microprocessor, for example digital signal processor, microcontroller or programmable gate array.According to convention in the industry, processor 21 can be configured to carry out one or more software modules.Except that carrying out an operating system, also this processor can be configured to carry out one or more software applications, comprise web browser, telephony application, e-mail program or any other software application.

Fig. 3 A shows the embodiment of an electronic installation, described electronic installation comprises that one is connected to the network interface 27 of a processor 21, and according to some embodiment, described network interface can be connected to array driver 22. network interfaces 27 and comprise suitable hardware and software, so that described device can carry out reciprocation by a network and another device (server 2 for example shown in Figure 1). processor 21 is connected to driving governor 29, driving governor 29 is connected to array driver 22 and frame buffer 28. again in certain embodiments, yet processor 21 also is connected to array driver 22. array drivers 22 and is connected to and drives the configuration that each assembly shown in array of display 30. Fig. 3 A shows an interferometric modulator display., this configuration also can be used with lcd controller and driver in LCD. as shown in Figure 3A, although driving governor 29 by a bus 36 in parallel be connected to processor 21. 1 driving governors 29 (a for example lcd controller) usually as one independently integrated circuit (IC) be associated with system processor 21, but these controllers can make up by many kinds of modes. it can be used as hardware and is embedded in the processor 21, be embedded in the processor 21 as software, or it is fully-integrated with example, in hardware and array driver 22. in one embodiment, driving governor 29 receives the display message that is produced by processor 21, with this information suitably reformatting so that the information of high-speed transfer after to array of display 30, will formaing then is sent to array driver 22.

The self-driven controllers 29 of array driver 22 receive the information after the format and video data are reformated into one group of parallel waveform, and the parallel waveform per second of this group many times is applied to from hundreds of of the x-y pel array of display, thousands of lead-in wires sometimes.Existing flat-panel monitor controller and driver (for example above just described) are to be designed to almost only together use with the display that need refresh always.Because bi-stable display (for example interferometric modulator array) does not need thisly to refresh right, thereby can utilize bi-stable display to realize the feature of cpable of lowering power demand.Yet,, may not make the advantage optimization of bi-stable display if use the controller and the driver that together use with existing display to operate bi-stable display.Therefore, expectation has controller and the drive system and the method for the improvement that is used for bi-stable display.For the high speed bi-stable display, interferometric modulator for example mentioned above, the preferable execution of the controller of these improvement and driver is hanged down refresh rate pattern, video rate refresh mode and is used to realize the unique pattern of the unique function of bistable modulator.According to method and system as herein described, bi-stable display can be configured to reduce in every way power demand.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 A, array driver 22 is by data link 31 self processors 21 receiving video datas of walking around driving governor 29.Data link 31 can comprise serial peripheral interface (" SPI "), I2C bus, parallel bus or any other interface that can have.In the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 A, processor 21 provides instruction to array driver 22, so that array driver 22 can be optimized the power needs of array of display 30 (for example interferometric modulator display).In one embodiment, for example intending being used for can be by the packet header message identification and by data link 31 transmission by the video data of the part of the display of server 2 defineds.In addition, processor 21 can be routed to array driver 22 along data link 31 with primitive such as for example graphic primitives.These graphic primitives can for example be used to draw the primitive of shape and text corresponding to instruction.Still referring to Fig. 3 A, in one embodiment, video data can provide to array driver 22 by data link 33 automatic network interfaces 27.In one embodiment, the control information that network interface 27 is analyzed from server 2 transmission, and whether decision should be routed to processor 21 or array driver 22 with the video of input.

In one embodiment, the video data that provides by data link 33 is not stored in the frame buffer 28 as common situation in many examples.Should also be clear that in certain embodiments, also can use one second driving governor (not shown) to provide video data as array driver 22.Data link 33 can comprise SPI, I2C bus or any other interface that can have.Array driver 22 also can comprise address decoder, row and row driver and the similar device of display.Network interface 27 also can be at least in part in response to provide to the video data of network interface 27 embedded instruction and video data is directly provided to array driver 22.The person of ordinary skill in the field should be appreciated that, can use arbitrated logic to control the visit of being undertaken by network interface 27 and processor 21, to prevent data collision occurring at array driver 22 places.In one embodiment, one driver in operation on the processor 21 passed through during the time interval of not used by processor 21 usually, for example during being generally used for the time interval that vertical blanking postpones and/or horizontal blanking postpones, allow the data transmission of automatic network interface 27, control the timing of described data transmission to array driver 22.

Preferably; this design allows server 2 to walk around processor 21 and driving governor 29; and directly the part of array of display 30 is carried out addressing. for example; in the embodiment shown; this allows server 2 directly addressing to be carried out in the array of display zone of the pre-regulation of one in the array of display 30. in one embodiment; the data volume that transmits between network interface 27 and array driver 22 is relatively low; thereby for example use (I2C) bus or serial peripheral interface (SPI) between integrated circuit however universal serial bus such as bus transmit.; should also be clear that; when utilizing the display of other types, also will use other circuit usually. the video data that provides by data link 33 can advantageously show under the situation of no frame buffer 28 and the intervention that has little or no from processor 21.

Fig. 3 A shows that also one is coupled to the configuration of the processor 21 of a driving governor 29 (for example interferometric modulator controller).Driving governor 29 is coupled to array driver 22, and array driver is connected to array of display 30 again.In this embodiment, driving governor 29 realizes the optimization of array of display 30 and provides information to array driver 22, and need not to have independent being connected between array driver 22 and processor 21.In certain embodiments, processor 21 can be configured to communicate with a driving governor 29, and driving governor 29 can comprise that one is used for temporarily storing the frame buffer 28 of one or more video data frames.

As shown in Figure 3A, in one embodiment, array driver 22 comprises a horizontal drive circuit 24 and the column drive circuit 26 that signal is provided to a pixel array of display 30.Array section shown in Fig. 2 illustrates with line 1-1 in Fig. 3 A.For the MEMS interferometric modulator, described row/row excitation protocol can utilize the hysteresis property of these devices shown in Fig. 4 A.It for example may need, and one 10 volts potential difference (PD) makes a displaceable layers be deformed into actuated state from release conditions.Yet, when described voltage when this value reduces, reduce when being back to below 10 volts at described voltage, described displaceable layers will keep its state.In the exemplary embodiment shown in Fig. 4 A, before voltage drop was low to moderate below 2 volts, displaceable layers can not discharge fully.Therefore, in the example shown in Fig. 4 A, exist one to be approximately the voltage range that 3-7 lies prostrate, exist one to apply voltage window in this voltage range, described device is stabilized in and discharges or actuated state in this window.Be referred to as " lag windwo " or " stability window " in this article.

For an array of display with hysteresis characteristic shown in Fig. 4 A, OK/the row excitation protocol can be designed to be expert at during the gating, the pixel that is energized is applied about 10 a volts voltage difference to selected in current, and to d/d pixel being applied one near 0 volt voltage difference.After gating, it is poor to apply about 5 a volts steady state voltage to pixel, and gating makes its residing any state so that its maintenance is expert at.After being written into, in this example, each pixel is all born a potential difference (PD) that is in the 3-7 volt " stability window ".This characteristic makes pixel design shown in Figure 2 be stabilized in an existing foment or release conditions under identical the voltage conditions that applies.Because each pixel of interferometric modulator, no matter be in foment or release conditions, in fact all be one by described fixed reflector and capacitor that mobile reflection horizon constituted, therefore, this steady state (SS) can be kept under the voltage in the lag windwo and consumed power hardly.If the current potential that is applied is constant, then there is not electric current to flow into pixel basically.

In the typical case uses, can be by determining that according to one group of desired actuated pixels in first row one group of row electrode forms a display frame.After this, a horizontal pulse is put on the electrode of the 1st row, thereby encourage the pixel corresponding with determined alignment.After this, determined one group of row electrode is become corresponding with desired one group of actuated pixels in second row.After this, with a pulse put on the 2nd the row electrode, thereby according to determined row electrode encourage the 2nd the row in respective pixel.The pixel of the 1st row is not subjected to the influence of the pulse of the 2nd row, thereby the state that keeps it to set at the impulse duration of the 1st row.The property mode repeats above-mentioned steps to the row of whole series in order, to form described frame.Usually, repeating this process continuously by the speed with a certain required frame number/second to refresh and/or upgrade these frames with new video data.Also have a variety of row and the row electrodes that are used to drive pel array to be known also and can be used by people with the agreement that forms the array of display frame.

Fig. 3 B shows an embodiment of a client apparatus 7. exemplary client computer 40 comprises a shell 41, one display 42, one antenna 43, one loudspeaker 44, one input media 48, and a microphone 46. shells 41 are usually by any the making in the known many kinds of manufacturing process of person of ordinary skill in the field, comprise injection moulding and vacuum forming. in addition, shell 41 can be by any the making in the many kinds of materials, include but not limited to plastics, metal, glass, rubber and pottery, or one combination. in one embodiment, shell 41 comprises having different colours or to comprise unlike signal with other, the moveable part (not shown) that the moveable part of picture or symbol exchanges.

The display 42 of exemplary client computer 40 can be any in the numerous kinds of displays, comprises reference example such as Fig. 2,3A and the described bi-stable display of 4-6 as mentioned.In other embodiments, display 42 comprises flat-panel monitors such as plasma scope for example mentioned above, EL, OLED, STN LCD or TFT LCD or non-tablet display such as CRT or other tube arrangements for example, and these displays are known by the person of ordinary skill in the field.Yet for ease of the explanation present embodiment, display 42 comprises just like interferometric modulator display as herein described.

Fig. 3 C schematically shows the assembly among the embodiment of exemplary display device 40.Example illustrated demonstration client computer 40 comprises a shell 41 and can comprise that other are at least partially enclosed within the assembly in the shell 41.For example, in one embodiment, exemplary client computer 2040 comprises a network interface 27, and this network interface 27 comprises that one is coupled to the antenna 43 of a transceiver 47.Transceiver 47 is connected to processor 21, and processor 21 is connected to again regulates hardware 52.Regulate hardware 52 and be connected to a loudspeaker 44 and a microphone 46.Processor 21 also is connected to an input media 48 and a driving governor 29.Driving governor 29 is coupled to one frame buffer 28 and is coupled to array driver 22, and array driver 22 is coupled to an array of display 30 again.One power supply 50 provides power according to the designing requirement of this specific example client computer 40 to all component.

Network interface 27 comprises antenna 43 and transceiver 47, so that exemplary client computer 40 can communicate by a network 3 and another device (server 2 for example shown in Figure 1).In one embodiment, network interface 27 also can have some processing capacity, to reduce the requirement to processor 21.Antenna 43 is used to transmit and receive the antenna of signal for those skilled in the art known any.In one embodiment, this antenna is launched according to IEEE802.11 standard (comprising IEEE 802.11 (a), (b), or (g)) and is received the RF signal.In another embodiment, this antenna is launched according to bluetooth (BLUETOOTH) standard and is received the RF signal.If be cellular phone, then this antenna is designed to receive CDMA, GSM, AMPS or other and is used for the known signal that communicates at the mobile phone network.47 pairs of signals that receive from antenna 43 of transceiver carry out pre-service, so that it can be received and further be handled by processor 21.Transceiver 47 is also handled the signal that self processor 21 receives, so that they can be by antenna 43 from 40 emissions of exemplary client computer.

The overall operation of processor 21 common control examples client computer 40, as hereinafter being described in more detail, server 2 can be shared or give to operation control also with server 2 (not shown) certainly.In one embodiment, processor 21 comprises a microcontroller, CPU or is used for the logical block of the operation of control examples client computer 40.Regulating hardware 52 generally includes and is used for sending signals and from the amplifier and the wave filter of microphone 46 received signals to loudspeaker 44.Adjusting hardware 52 can be the discrete component in the exemplary client computer 40, perhaps can incorporate in processor 21 or other assemblies.

Input media 48 makes the operation that the user can control examples client computer 40.In one embodiment, input media 48 comprises a keypad (for example a qwerty keyboard or a telephone keypad), a button, a switch, a touch sensitive screen, a pressure-sensitive or thermosensitive film.In one embodiment, microphone is the input media of exemplary client computer 40.When using microphone, can provide voice command to come the operation of control examples client computer 40 by the user to device input data.

In one embodiment, driving governor 29, array driver 22, and array of display 30 be applicable to the display of arbitrary type as herein described.For example, in one embodiment, driving governor 29 is a traditional display controller or bistable display controllers (a for example interferometric modulator controller).In another embodiment, array driver 22 is a legacy drive or a bistable display driver (a for example interferometric modulator display).In another embodiment, array of display 30 is a typical array of display or a bistable array of display (a for example display that comprises an interferometric modulator array).

Power supply 50 is any in the many kinds of energy storing devices, this is in the field of business well-known. for example, in one embodiment, power supply 50 is a rechargeable accumulator, for example a nickel-cadmium accumulator or a lithium-ions battery. in another embodiment, power supply 50 is a regenerative resource, capacitor or solar cell, comprises a plastic solar cell and solar cell coating. in another embodiment, the socket that power supply 50 is configured to from the wall receives electric power.

In one embodiment, array driver 22 comprises a register, this register can be set to a predefined value, is a stagger scheme and should be shown on the bi-stable display with a stagger scheme with indication institute input video stream, and video flowing is not converted to the progressive scan form.In this way, bi-stable display does not need interlaced video data is interlocked-the progressive scan conversion.

In certain embodiments, the control programmability is present in several locational display controllers that can be arranged in electronic display system as mentioned above.In some cases, the control programmability is present in the array driver 22 of the interface between electronic display system and display assembly self.The person of ordinary skill in the field will know, can reach the above-mentioned optimization of enforcement in different configurations in number of hardware and/or the component software arbitrarily.

In one embodiment, circuit is to be embedded in the array driver 22, and to utilize the following fact: the set of the output signal of most of graphics controllers all comprises a signal that is used for describing the horizontal active region that array of display 30 is addressed.This horizontal active region can change by the register setting value in the driving governor 29.These register setting values can be changed by processor 21.This signal is commonly called display and enables (DE) signal.In addition, most of display video interfaces all utilize a horizontal pulse (LP) or a horizontal synchronizationization (HSYNC) signal, with the end of indication data line.The circuit that pair of L P counts can be determined the vertical position of current line.When refresh signal is regulated, making up an area update function according to the DE of from processor 21 (sending the signal of horizontal zone) and LP counter circuit (sending the signal in vertical zone).

In one embodiment, a driving governor 29 integrates with array driver 22.This embodiment is very common in the integrated system of for example cellular phone, wrist-watch and other small-area display equal altitudes.Special circuit in this integrated array driver 22 determines that at first which pixel thereby which row need refresh, and only selects those row with the pixel that has changed to upgrade.By sort circuit, can carry out addressing to specific row by non-succession order, view with changing as content.The advantage of this embodiment is, owing to only need to send the video data that has changed by interface, thereby can reduce the data rate between processor 21 and the array of display 30.By reducing required effective data rate between processor 21 and the array driver 22, can improve power consumption, noise immunity and the electromagnetic interference problem of system.

Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 show a kind of possible excitation protocol that is used for forming a display frame on 3 * 3 arrays shown in Figure 3.Fig. 4 B shows one group of possible row and column voltage level of can be used for having the pixel of hysteresis curve shown in Fig. 4 A.In the embodiment of Fig. 4 A/4B, encourage a pixel to comprise and be set to-V being listed as accordingly _Bias, and will go accordingly and be set to+Δ V, it can correspond respectively to-5 volts and+5 volts.Discharging pixel then can be set to+V by being listed as accordingly _BiasAnd will go accordingly and be set to identical+Δ V, form one 0 volts potential difference (PD) at described pixel two ends thus and realize.In the row of 0 volt of those wherein capable voltages maintenance, pixel is stable at its initial residing state, and is in+V with these row _BiasStill-V _BiasIrrelevant.Equally, encouraging a pixel to comprise is set to+V being listed as accordingly _Bias, will go accordingly and be set to-Δ V, it can correspond respectively to 5 volts and-5 volts.Discharging pixel then can be set to-V by being listed as accordingly _BiasAnd will go accordingly and be set to identical-Δ V, form one 0 volts potential difference (PD) at described pixel two ends thus and realize.In the row of 0 volt of those wherein capable voltages maintenance, pixel is stable at its initial residing state, and is in+V with these row _BiasStill-V _BiasIrrelevant.

Fig. 5 B is the sequential chart of a series of row of demonstration and column signal, and these signals put on 3 * 3 arrays shown in Fig. 3 A, and it will form the demonstration shown in Fig. 5 A and arrange that wherein actuated pixels is non-reflectivity.Before writing the frame shown in Fig. 5 A, pixel can be in any state, and in this example, all row all are in 0 volt, and all row all be in+5 volts.Under these institute's voltages that apply, all pixels are stable at its existing actuated state or release conditions.

In the frame shown in Fig. 5 A, pixel (1,1), (1,2), (2,2), (3,2) and (3,3) are encouraged.For realizing this effect, at the 1st line time of going the 1st row and the 2nd row are set at-5 volts, the 3rd row are set at+5 volts.This can not change the state of any pixel, because all pixels all remain in the stability window of 3-7 volt.After this, rise to 5 volts of pulses that are back to 0 volt that descend again then by one from 0 volt and come gating the 1st row.Actuate pixel (1,1) and (1,2) and discharge pixel (1,3) thus.Other pixels in the array are all unaffected.For the 2nd row is set at desired state, the 2nd row are set at-5 volts, the 1st row and the 3rd row are set to+5 volts.After this, apply identical strobe pulse with actuate pixel (2,2) and discharge pixel (2,1) and (2,3) to the 2nd row.Equally, other pixels in the array are all unaffected.Similarly, by the 2nd row and the 3rd row are set at-5 volts, and be listed as the 1st be set at+5 volts to the 3rd capable the setting.The strobe pulse of the 3rd row is set at the state shown in Fig. 5 A with the 3rd row pixel.After writing incoming frame, the row current potential is 0, and the row current potential can remain on+5 or-5 volts, and after this demonstration will be stable at the layout shown in Fig. 5 A.Should be appreciated that, can use identical programs the array that constitutes by tens of or hundreds of row and columns.The timing, order and the level that should also be clear that the voltage that is used to implement the row and column excitation can alter a great deal in above-described General Principle, and above-mentioned example only is exemplary, can use any actuation voltage method.

Detailed structure according to the interferometric modulator of above-mentioned principle operation can be ever-changing.For example, Fig. 6 A-6C shows three kinds of different embodiment of moving lens structure.Fig. 6 A is a sectional view embodiment illustrated in fig. 2, wherein deposition one reflective material band 14 on the support member 18 of quadrature.In Fig. 6 B, reflecting material 14 only is at corner and is attached to support member 18 on the tethers 32.In Fig. 6 C, reflecting material 14 is suspended on the deformable layer 34.Because the structural design and the material therefor of reflecting material 14 can be optimized aspect optical characteristics, and the structural design of deformable layer 34 and material therefor can be optimized aspect the desired mechanical property, so this embodiment has some advantages.In many open files, comprise that for example No. 2004/0051929 U.S. discloses in the application case, the production of various dissimilar interference devices has been described.Can use the known technology of a variety of people to make said structure, this comprises a series of material depositions, patterning and etching step.

Fig. 7 shows the embodiment of a technological process, and it shows the high-level flowchart of a client apparatus 7 control procedures.This flow chart description is used for showing with graphics mode the process of the video data that receives from a server 2 by network 3 by a client apparatus 7 (for example laptop computer 4, PDA5 or mobile phone 6) that is connected to a network 3.Decide on embodiment, can delete, add and reset the state among Fig. 7.

Refer again to Fig. 7, from state 74 beginnings, client apparatus 7 sends the signal that an indication client apparatus 7 has been got ready for video by network 3 to server 2.In one embodiment, the user can electronic installation such as mobile phone begins process shown in Figure 7 by for example connecting.Proceed to state 76 then, client apparatus 7 starts its control procedure.Hereinafter further discuss the example that starts a control procedure with reference to Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 shows the embodiment of a technological process, and this figure shows that one is used to start and move the process flow diagram of client apparatus 7 control procedures of a control procedure.This process flow diagram shows the described state 76 with reference to Fig. 7 in greater detail.Decide on embodiment, can delete, add and reset the state among Fig. 8.

In decision-making state 84 beginnings, client apparatus 7 determines whether the activity at client apparatus 7 places needs to start an application program at client apparatus 7 places, perhaps whether server 2 transmits an application program for execution to client apparatus 7, if perhaps whether server 2 has resided in the request of the application program at client apparatus 7 places to client apparatus 7 transmission one execution one. do not need to start an application program, then client apparatus 7 remains in decision-making state 84. after starting an application program, proceed to state 86, client apparatus 7 startups one make the process of client apparatus reception and display video data. and described video data can be from server 2 stream transmissions, the storer that perhaps can be downloaded to client apparatus 7 is for later visit. and video data can be video, or rest image, or text or pictorial information. video data also can have various compression coding modes, and can be the video data of staggered or progressive scan, and having various refresh rate. array of display 30 may be partitioned into the zone with arbitrary shape and size, wherein each zone receive only have for the peculiar characteristic in this zone (for example refresh rate or compression coding mode) but video data. these zones can change video data characteristics and shape and size. these zone opening and closing also can be opened again. with video data, client apparatus 7 also can receive control data. control data can comprise from server 2 be sent to client apparatus 7 about for example video data characteristics (compression coding mode for example, refresh rate, and video data staggered or progressive scan) order. control data can comprise the steering order that is used to cut apart array of display 30, and the different instruction that is used for the zones of different of array of display 30.

In an exemplary embodiment, server 2 sends control data and video data by a wireless network 3 to a PDA, with the upper right corner at array of display 30 produce a clock that upgrades continuously, produce a picture that shows with the lantern slide form in the upper left corner of array of display 30, along the lower area of array of display 30 produce a ball match the score that periodically updates, and on whole array of display 30, produce one of continuous rolling and remind the cloud form bubble of buying bread to remind mark.Video data corresponding to the photo that shows with the lantern slide form resides in after download in the PDA storer, and is a stagger scheme.Clock and ball match video data are from server 2 stream transmission texts.The prompting mark is the text with figure, and it is the progressive scan form.Should be appreciated that shown here only is an exemplary embodiment.Also can have other embodiment, and these embodiment are included and are still belonged in the category of this explanation by state 86.

Proceed to decision-making state 88, client apparatus 7 is searched an order from server 2, and for example an order of reorientating a zone of array of display 30, the order or of refresh rate that changes a zone of array of display 30 exits command.After receiving an order from server 2, client apparatus 7 proceeds to decision-making state 90, and determines that whether order received when being in decision-making state 88 is one to exit command.If when being in decision-making state 90, the order of determining when being in decision-making state 88 to be received is one to exit command, and then client apparatus 7 continues to state 98, stops to carry out described application program and resets.Client apparatus 7 also can be sent to server 2 with state or other information, and/or can receive this similar communication from server 2.Do not exit command if determine the order that receives from server 2 when being in decision-making state 88 when being in decision-making state 90, then client apparatus 7 is back to state 86.If when being in decision-making state 88, do not receive order from server 2, then client apparatus 7 proceeds to decision-making state 92, in decision-making state 92, client apparatus 7 is searched an order from the user, and for example an order or that stops a zone of update displayed array 30 exits command.If when being in decision-making state 92, client apparatus 7 does not receive order from the user, and then client apparatus 7 is back to decision-making state 88.If when being in decision-making state 92, receive an order from the user, then client apparatus 7 proceeds to decision-making state 94, and in decision-making state 94, client apparatus 7 determines that whether the order that receives is one to exit command in decision-making state 92.If when being in decision-making state 94, the order that receives from the user when being in decision-making state 92 is not one to exit command, and then client apparatus 7 self-decision states 94 proceed to state 96.At state 96 places, the user command that client apparatus 7 is received when server 2 is sent in the state 92 of being in, for example one stops the order in a zone of update displayed array 30, and after this it is back to decision-making state 88.If when being in decision-making state 94, the order of determining when being in decision-making state 92 to be received from the user is one to exit command, and then client apparatus 7 continues to state 98, and stops to carry out described application program.Client apparatus 7 also can be sent to server 2 with state or other information, and/or can receive this similar communication from server 2.

Fig. 9 shows that one is used for sending to client apparatus 7 control procedure of video datas by server 2.Server 2 to client apparatus 7 send control information and video data for demonstration.Decide on embodiment, can delete, add or reset the state among Fig. 9.

From state 124 beginnings, server 2 waits for one by the request of data of network 3 from client apparatus 7 in embodiment (1), perhaps in embodiment (2), server 2 sends video datas and does not wait for request of data from client apparatus 7. and these two embodiment have included wherein server 2 or client apparatus 7 can initiate to make video data to be sent to the situation of the request of client apparatus 7 from server 2.

Server 2 continues to decision-making state 128, determines whether to receive from the ready response of the indication client apparatus 7 of client apparatus 7 (ready transport indicator) in decision-making state 128.If do not receive ready transport indicator when the state 128 of being in, then server 2 remains in decision-making state 128 until receiving a ready transport indicator.

In case receive ready transport indicator, server 2 promptly proceeds to state 126, and in state 126, server 2 sends control data to client apparatus 7.The storer of client apparatus 7 be transmitted or can be downloaded to described control data can as a stream for later visit from server 2.Described control data can be divided into the zone with arbitrary shape and size with array of display 30, and can be a certain specific region or All Ranges definition video data characteristics, for example refresh rate or stagger scheme.Control data can make these zones open or close or open again.

Continue to state 130, server 2 sends video data.The storer of client apparatus 7 be transmitted or can be downloaded to described video data can as a stream for later visit from server 2.Video data can comprise moving image or rest image, text or picture.Video data also can have various compression coding modes and can be the video data of staggered or progressive scan, and has various refresh rate.Each zone can receive to have and only be the video data of the peculiar characteristic in this zone (for example refresh rate or compression coding mode).

Server 2 proceeds to decision-making state 132, and in decision-making state 132, server 2 is searched an order from the user, a for example order that stops a zone of update displayed array 30, increases the order of refresh rate or exits command.If when being in decision-making state 132, server 2 receives an order from the user, and then server 2 proceeds to state 134.At state 134 places, server 2 is carried out the order that receives from the user in state 132, proceed to decision-making state 138 then.If when being in decision-making state 132, server 2 does not receive order from the user, and then server 2 proceeds to decision-making state 138.

In state 138, server 2 determines whether client apparatus 7 needs to take measures, and for example take measures reception and stored video data are for follow-up demonstration, increase message transmission rate or expect that next group video data is a stagger scheme.If when being in decision-making state 138, server 2 is determined needs client computer to take a measure, and then server 2 proceeds to state 140, in state 140, server 2 sends an order of taking this measure to client apparatus 7, and after this server 2 proceeds to state 130.If when being in decision-making state 138, server 2 is determined does not need client computer to take a measure, and then server 2 proceeds to decision-making state 142.

Continue to decision-making state 142, server 2 determines whether end data is transmitted.If in decision-making state 142, server 2 determines not end data transmission, and then server 2 is back to state 130.If when being in decision-making state 142, server 2 decision end data transmission, then server 2 proceeds to state 144, and in state 144, server 2 end data are transmitted and are sent one to client computer and withdraw from message.Server 2 also can be to client apparatus 7 transferring status datas or other information, and/or can receive this similar communication from client apparatus 7.

Because as most of flat-panel monitors, bi-stable display is to consume its most of power between frame updating period, thereby hope can be controlled frequency that bi-stable display is upgraded so that saving power.For example, if the variation between the consecutive frame of a video flowing is very little, then can be more update displayed array continually not, and can or can not undermine image quality hardly.As an example, in the desk-top application of typical PC, the image quality that on interferometric modulator display, shows will be can be because of refresh rate reduces variation, this is because interferometric modulator display is not easy to cause flicker because of reducing refresh rate as other displays of great majority.Therefore, in service in some application, the PC display system can reduce for example refresh rate of bistable display element such as interferometric modulator, and very little to the influence of the output of display.

Figure 10 shows an embodiment of an interferometric modulator display 200 with the plan view In the view of the observer, and in the present embodiment, this interferometric modulator display 200 has been divided into one first district 202, one second district 204 and one the 3rd district 206.In these embodiments, the character of shown image in the apparent respective area 202,204,206 and deciding, with regard to image shown in being updated in different district 202,204,206, can be a kind of independent, different mode is treated the not same district in the interferometric modulator display 200, for example first district 202, second district 204 and the 3rd district 206.

For example, in one embodiment, first hurdle 202 can show that one has the tool bar of a plurality of icons, and these icons are corresponding to comprising the different serviceability that the device of interferometric modulator display 200 provides by one.After the explanation of considering each embodiment, should be appreciated that, interferometric modulator display 200 can be incorporated in the various electronic installations, and these electronic installations comprise but are not limited to cellular phone, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), text citation device, counter, portable type measuring or medical apparatus, video player, personal computer and similar device.Therefore, in one embodiment, the image that has a tool bar of a plurality of icons corresponding to one can be described by first district 202, the painted or highlighting of a special icon changed in first district 202 when selecting corresponding function, described a plurality of icons can keep a constant configuration and a position with respect to interferometric modulator display 200 during use.Therefore, shown image will need not upgrade continually relatively or do not upgrade in some application-specific usually in first district 202 of interferometric modulator display 200.

One second district 204 can have corresponding to a shown image in the interferometric modulator display 200 and obviously is different from the zone that presents the upgrade requirement of image in first district 202.For example, second district 204 can be corresponding to a series of video images of Gao Gengxin speed (for example corresponding to about 15Hz of a video flowing renewal rate) more that show that presented on interferometric modulator display 200.Therefore, more new demand to institute's image represented in first district 202 can be not frequent aperiodicity character, if for example image is invariable then do not upgrade basically during use, does not perhaps carry out aperiodicity relatively continually when comprising the corresponding serviceability of device of interferometric modulator display 200 and upgrade to activate one when (for example) user selects an icon.Yet,, will be generally periodically character to the more new demand of the image in second district 204 corresponding to the periodicity framing of video data shown in second district 204.Yet, for the renewal that provides for the image in first district 202, can easily implement in asynchronous mode to the renewal of image shown in second district 204.In addition, in certain embodiments, each district can overlap, and promptly specifies a district to be positioned at the overlapping part in the top and the district below the covering in another district, thereby an interferometric modulator can be contained in two or more districts.For example, when display 200 being divided into one first district and one second district, one first a plurality of interferometric modulators can be corresponding to second district corresponding to first district and one second a plurality of interferometric modulators, and the one or more interferometric modulators in described first a plurality of interferometric modulators also can be the interferometric modulator in described second a plurality of interferometric modulators.In such an embodiment, being contained in two interferometric modulators in the district simultaneously refreshes, refreshes with described second a plurality of interferometric modulators during second refresh cycle with described first a plurality of interferometric modulators during one first refresh cycle.One or more districts in the described district can be divided into arbitrary shape, for example square, circle or polygon.

The more new demand of shown image can be different from the more new demand in first district 202 or second district 204 again in the 3rd district 206.For example, in one embodiment, in the 3rd district 206 shown data can comprise for example Email or news content etc. can be by reader/user of device text of reading of scrolling periodically, it shows the frequent updating cycle of the correspondence of image in the 3rd district 206.Yet when the user read shown information, the 3rd district 206 can expend the very long cycle at invariable relatively image usually, does not have the cycle of upgrading thereby show.Therefore, interferometric modulator display 200 can be supported the more new features of marked change in time, for example in update cycle of cycle that shown image does not have renewal during for static state substantially relative two-forty during in image change.Should also be clear that the renewal with respect to data in first district 202 and second district 204, image shown in the 3rd district 206 also can asynchronous mode be implemented to upgrade.

In certain embodiments, except that different renewal rates, interferometric modulator display 200 also can provide different update scheme, these also cpable of lowering power consumption of different update scheme.For example, can upgrade first district 202 by the mode similar to gradual sweep type drive scheme.Second district 204 can be driven by the waveform with first district, 202 used waveform similarities, yet but is not during each refresh cycle each row to be write, but can be by an interlace mode to writing in every line.In another embodiment, pixel is upgraded the 3rd district 206 one by one, and for example the pixel that has only changed in the update image and do not refresh or upgrade other pixels is limited to renewal the pixel that those change states thus.When the Frame of succession presents the frame of relative height-frame when related, can advantageously use present embodiment.

Figure 11 is the high-level flowchart of an embodiment, and wherein the advantage of the operating characteristic that is provided by interferometric modulator display 200 can be provided in this system.It should be noted that process shown in Figure 11 comprises the state in the process 86 described in Fig. 8.Shown in the process, one client apparatus 7 is from a server 2 receiving video data contents, the part of described data in interferometric modulator display 200, defines some districts so that will be shown in the district of a correspondence, set refresh rate or refresh rate be associated with each district according to described data or certain other pre-criterion of determining, and in display 200 display video data in the district of correspondence.Decide on embodiment, can increase extra state, delete other states, and the order of these states of rearrangement.

Process 300 begins to receive data from server 2 when the trigger event of client apparatus 7 occurring.This trigger event can be by the user, by initiating from the signal of described server or by client apparatus 7 directly or indirectly.In process 300, in state 304, client apparatus 7 is connected to server 2.When being connected to server 2, directly may there be information interaction at client apparatus 7 and server 2, this can comprise the information (Presentation Function that comprise client apparatus 7) of identification about client apparatus 7.With after server 2 is connected, process 300 continues to state 306 at client apparatus 7, and in state 306, client apparatus 7 checks whether it receives division information and refresh rate information.If it does not receive, then process 300 continues to state 332, and it obtains a time-delay in state 322, and loopback is to state 306 then.

If client apparatus 7 receives subregion and refresh rate information, then process 300 proceeds to state 308 and divides display 200 according to partition data.Should be appreciated that described data are divided into one or more viewing areas can carry out in client apparatus this locality also can carrying out from afar, for example realize by server 2.The client apparatus 7 places reception server order and be sent in client apparatus place (for example from the user) order that receives-can control as shown in Figure 8 of communicating by letter-be included between server 2 and the client apparatus 7.Should also be clear that, division operation in the state 308 can become mode on time and dynamically carry out, so that for example during some cycle, the subregion ground that do not add of the data that transmitted by network 3 between server 2 and client apparatus 7 shows (for example showing) in single viewing area, in the other cycle, then be divided into a plurality of different viewing areas and show, the character of the data that the arbitrary given time of this apparent is transmitted and deciding.

Then, process 300 continues to state 310, for each subregion is set refresh rate.Then, process 300 continues to state 312, and in state 312, it has performed the preparative of receiving video data to send an indication to server 2.Server 2 sends video data in response to the standby ready signal that receives client apparatus 7 to client apparatus 7.Then, process 300 continues to state 314, by client apparatus 7 from server 2 receiving video datas.The starting point of locating with reference to " C " in the state 314 in Figure 12 shows the processing to institute's receiving video data.

Process 300 continues to state 316, and checks whether client apparatus 7 receives its signal that has discharged from server 2 of an indication.If it receives a release signal really, then process 300 continues to state 318, and in state 318, it finishes its dialogue that is connected to server 2 and sets default parameter as required.And if do not receive release signal, then process 300 continues to state 320, it can experience a time-delay in state 320, is back to state 306 then.

Figure 12 is the high-level flowchart of an embodiment of a process 400, process 400 is used for that a display is divided into one or more observations district and each observes the district so that the suitable renewal rate of a correspondence upgrades described one or more observations district. some state that Figure 12 shows in one embodiment to be occurred according to the state among Figure 11 314. decide on embodiment, can increase extra state, delete other states, and the order of these states of rearrangement.

Process 400 starts from state 402, in state 402, and client apparatus 7 receiving video datas.Then, process 400 continues to state 404, and discerns the video data that will show in the described district that two or more are divided of display.After the division in state 404, in state 406, display of video content on the interferometric modulator display 200 of client apparatus 7, wherein the video data of being divided is shown in the district that is divided of a correspondence of display 200, and each district in described one or more district all can a refresh rate that be associated upgrade.Refresh rate can use the information that receives from server 2 to set, perhaps can according to the content of video data (for example according to the variation of shown image be soon or slow) or import according to the user and to set and dynamically change.In one embodiment, server 2 is stipulated position, size, geometric configuration and the refresh rate in each district.In addition, server 2 can be discerned the video data that will show in the video data that transfers to client apparatus 7 in a given zone.

These embodiment effectively utilize available resources, make the image that shows on interferometric modulator display 200 keep high quality simultaneously.For example, in one embodiment, server 2 can provide text to client apparatus 7 by network 3.After receiving text, client apparatus 7 can be divided text data in one or more districts 202,204,206 of display 200.Yet, in case on interferometric devices 200 video data, before shown video data changed in described one or more subregions 202,204,206, not needing again, row upgraded.If described text data comprise brief relatively email message, then can in described one or more districts of interferometric modulator display 200, show whole email message, and before shown image change, for example by the user roll across a wider email message, the situation of switching the variation of the mode of operation of client apparatus 7 or other indication displayed informations causes that server 2 and client apparatus 7 all do not need to refresh described image.This provides tangible advantage: the available accumulator at client apparatus 7 places and processing capacity can only not consumed because of maintaining still image shown in the interferometric modulator display 200 in a large number.

Similarly, by the characteristic that is provided by interferometric modulator display 200 is provided, can more effectively utilize the available processes and the transmission bandwidth capacity of server 2.For example, in certain embodiments, server 2 has formed the client apparatus 7 that has an interferometric modulator display 200 by network 3 and and has communicated.Thereby the division to shown data in the state 404 can be carried out on server 2 (being also referred to as in some applications, " head end ").Thereby server 2 can provide data to client apparatus 7 with dividing mode, and this dividing mode can dynamically be adjusted according to the needs of each client apparatus in a large amount of client apparatus 7.For example, can the data that be provided by server 2 are relatively low even serve as that zero first renewal rate provides to a client apparatus 7 substantially with one in some time cycle, thereby the bandwidth of saving server 2 and processing capacity are so that provide data with the second higher renewal rate to other client apparatus by other links, and the described second higher renewal rate is corresponding to providing to the different requirements of the data of described other client apparatus.

Each embodiment provides the operating characteristic of the uniqueness of interferometric modulator display 200, thereby provide a display is divided into one or more districts 202,204,206 ability, wherein each district all has a regulation refresh rate of himself. and one or more in the described renewal rate can be the zero-speed rate substantially, for example in the limited time cycle, not upgrading at least. another embodiment comprises a dynamic data display system, it comprises a server 2 that communicates with one or more client apparatus 7, wherein the characteristic of each client apparatus 7 is transferred into server 2, and wherein provide to the data of each client apparatus 7 all according to the characteristic of each client apparatus and format in a different manner. for example, refresh rate just can be depending on the type in data presented. in certain embodiments, skip some frames in the video flowing according to one programmable " frame-skipping count value ". for example in certain embodiments, array driver 22 can be programmed for and skip array of display 30 available several times and refresh. in one embodiment, register-stored one in the array driver 22 is represented the value of a frame-skipping count value, for example 0,1,2,3,4 or the like. thereby, array driver 22 addressable these registers, so that determine the frequency of refreshes display array 30. for example, value 0,1,2,3,4 and 5 can represent each frame of driver respectively, every a frame, per three frames, per four frames, per five frames, and of per six frame updates

Figure 13 shows an embodiment of a display 500.Display 500 shown in Figure 13 can manufacture various shapes and size.In one embodiment, display 500 is generally rectangle, and certainly in other embodiments, display is square, hexagon, octagon, circle, triangle or other symmetry or asymmetric shape.Display 500 can be made into various sizes.In one embodiment, display 500 limit less than about 0.5 inch, be about 1 inch, be about 10 inches, be about 100 inches or long greater than 100 inches.In one embodiment, the length on display 500 limit is between about 0.5 inch and 3.5 inches long.

On will content displayed deciding in display, display 500 can be divided into subregion 502 and 504.By dividing display, different demonstration subregions can show different contents and can refresh with different speed or upgrade.For example, can only those subregions that need upgrade or refresh in the display 500 be upgraded or refresh.With reference to Figure 13, the image that first subregion 502 shows does not need to upgrade continually or refresh as second subregion 504.For example, first subregion 502 shows a rest image (as shown in the figure), and second subregion 504 shows a stock market quotation bar (as shown in the figure), animation or clock.

In one embodiment, a display 500 comprises two subregions, and certainly in other embodiments, display 500 comprises more than two subregions.For example, display 500 can comprise three, four, eight, 32 or 256 subregions.In one embodiment, display 500 comprises subregion and the high relatively subregion of a refresh rate that a refresh rate is low relatively.The relative size of each subregion of display 500 and position both can have been fixed also and can change, and this is on deciding content displayed on display 500.In one embodiment, the ratio of the surface area of 502 pairs second subregions 504 of first subregion is about 90: 10, about 75: 25, about 50: 50, about 25: 75 or about 10: 90.

In one embodiment, client apparatus 7 receives control command or information from server 2 (not shown), and these control commands or information decision display 500 are to the mode of self carrying out subregion, and speed that the content of each subregion is upgraded or refreshed.

Figure 14 shows that one was realized the divided information of display 500 or an example of order by server being used to of providing.One information 600 that is provided by server can comprise one or more in following: an identification burst 602, a server controls request 604, a subregion order 606, one first subregion refresh rate value 608, one second subregion refresh rate value 610, frame-skipping count value information 612, Format Type 614, and nodal information 616.

In one embodiment, identification burst 602 identifications are sent to the type of the content of client apparatus 7 (not shown). for example, if described content is call, if the telephone number of calling party then can be provided. described content is from a certain network address, the identity marks of this network address then can be provided by identification burst 602. server controls request 604 is the requests from server, its requesting clients is permitted its display of this server controls and refresh rate and/or renewal rate. subregion order 606 comprises the instruction of its display (not shown) being divided about how that is sent to client computer. subregion order 606 can comprise in the display will the place of being divided one or more row or column. the speed that 608 indications of the first subregion refresh rate value will be upgraded or refresh content displayed in display first subregion, and the speed that the indication of the second subregion refresh rate value 610 will be upgraded or refresh content displayed in display second subregion. in certain embodiments, server message 600 also comprises frame-skipping count value information 612, video data format type 614, and/or for example nodal information 616 waits other information. and as indicated above, frame-skipping count value information 612 can be used for determining whether and will showing a video data frame. and video data format type 614 can be used for just sending from server 2 to client apparatus 7 indications the data of which kind of type by server 2. and the nodal information 616 of this information can be used for to client apparatus 7 indications and relevant node or the network device information of data that is just sending from server 2.

Should note and embodiment hereinafter in also will discuss, in the server message defined or upgrade and refresh rate is not limited to digital value concrete, that set according to the subregion that the local criterions in the client apparatus 7 are determined.Upgrade and refresh " speed " and can satisfy criterion, trigger event, interruption, customer interaction, and other excitations based on data set.This situation can cause variation, that depend on situation and nonsynchronous refreshing and update event.

Figure 15 A and 15B are system's block diagram of an embodiment of demonstration one display device 2040.Display device 2040 for example can be cellular phone or mobile phone.Yet the same components of display device 2040 and the form of doing slightly to change thereof also can be used as for example illustration of all kinds such as TV and portable electronic device display device.

Display device 2040 comprises a shell 2041, a display 2030, an antenna 2043, a loudspeaker 2045, an input media 2048 and a microphone 2046.Shell 2041 is made by any technology in the known numerous kinds of manufacturing process of person of ordinary skill in the field usually, comprises injection moulding and vacuum forming.In addition, shell 2041 can be made by any material in the numerous kinds of materials, includes but not limited to the combination of plastics, metal, glass, rubber and pottery or one.In one embodiment, shell 2041 comprises removable part (not shown), and these removable parts can have removable part different colours or that comprise different identification, picture or symbol with other and use instead.

The display 2030 of exemplary display device 2040 can be any in the numerous kinds of displays, comprises bi-stable display as herein described.In other embodiments, know as those skilled in the art, display 2030 comprises a flat-panel monitor, for example aforesaid plasma scope, EL, OLED, STN LCD or TFT LCD, or non-tablet display, for example CRT or other tube arrangements.Yet for ease of the explanation present embodiment, display 2030 comprises just like interferometric modulator display as herein described.

Figure 15 B schematically shows the assembly among the embodiment of exemplary display device 2040.Example illustrated display device 2040 comprises a shell 2041, and can comprise that other are closed in assembly wherein at least in part.For example, in one embodiment, exemplary display device 2040 comprises a network interface 2027, and this network interface 2027 comprises that one is coupled to the antenna 2043 of a transceiver 2047.Transceiver 2047 is connected to processor 2021, and processor 2021 is connected to again regulates hardware 2052.Regulating hardware 2052 can be configured to a signal is regulated (for example a signal being carried out filtering).Regulate hardware 2052 and be connected to a loudspeaker 2045 and a microphone 2046.Processor 2021 also is connected to an input media 2048 and a driving governor 2029.Driving governor 2029 is coupled to one frame buffer 2028 and is coupled to array driver 2022, and array driver 2022 is coupled to an array of display 2030 again.One power supply 2050 is all component power supply according to the designing requirement of particular exemplary display device 2040.

Network interface 2027 comprises antenna 2043 and transceiver 2047, so that exemplary display device 2040 can communicate by network and one or more device.In one embodiment, network interface 2027 also can have some processing capacity, to reduce the requirement to processor 2021.Antenna 2043 is to launch being used to known to the person of ordinary skill in the field and any antenna of received signal.In one embodiment, this antenna is launched according to IEEE 802.11 standards (comprising IEEE 802.11 (a), (b), or (g)) and is received the RF signal.In another embodiment, this antenna is launched according to bluetooth (BLUETOOTH) standard and is received the RF signal.If be cellular phone, then this antenna is designed to receive CDMA, GSM, AMPS or other and is used for the known signal that communicates at the mobile phone network.2047 pairs of signals that receive from antenna 2043 of transceiver carry out pre-service, so that it can be received and further be handled by processor 2021.Transceiver 2047 is also handled the signal that self processor 2021 receives, so that they can be by antenna 2043 from exemplary display device 2040 emissions.

In an alternate embodiment, can replace transceiver 2047. in another alternate embodiment by a receiver, can replace network interface 2027 by an image source, this image source can store or produce and send out the view data of delivering to processor 2021. and for example, this image source can be the software module that hard disk drive or that digital video disk (DVD) or contains view data produces view data.

The overall operation of processor 2021 common control examples display device 2040.Processor 2021 automatic network interfaces 2027 or an image source receive data (for example Ya Suo view data), and this data processing is become raw image data or is processed into a kind of form that is easy to be processed into raw image data.Then, the data after processor 2021 will be handled are sent to driving governor 2029 or are sent to frame buffer 2028 and store.Raw data typically refers to the information that can discern the picture characteristics of each position in the image.For example, described picture characteristics can comprise color, saturation degree and gray level.

In one embodiment, processor 2021 comprises a microcontroller, CPU or is used for the logical block of the operation of control examples display device 2040.Regulating hardware 2052 generally includes and is used for sending signals and being used for amplifier and wave filter from microphone 2046 received signals to loudspeaker 2045.Adjusting hardware 2052 can be the discrete component in the exemplary display device 2040, perhaps can incorporate in processor 2021 or other assemblies.

Driving governor 2029 direct self processors 2021 or receive the raw image data that produces by processor 2021 from frame buffer 2028, and suitably with the raw image data reformatting so as high-speed transfer to array driver 2022.Particularly, driving governor 2029 is reformated into a data stream with raster-like format with raw image data, so that it has a chronological order that is suitable for scanning array of display 2030.Then, the information after driving governor 2029 will format is sent to array driver 2022.Although driving governor 2029 (for example lcd controller) normally as one independently integrated circuit (IC) be associated with system processor 2021, yet these controllers also can make up by many kinds of modes.It can be used as hardware and is embedded in the processor 2021, is embedded in the processor 2021 or together fully-integrated with example, in hardware and array driver 2022 as software.

Usually, the self-driven controllers 2029 of array driver 2022 receive the information after the format and video data are reformated into one group of parallel waveform, and the parallel waveform per second of this group many times is applied to from hundreds of of the x-y pel array of display, thousands of lead-in wires sometimes.

In one embodiment, driving governor 2029, array driver 2022, and array of display 2030 be applicable to the display of arbitrary type as herein described.For example, in one embodiment, driving governor 2029 is a traditional display controller or bistable display controllers (a for example interferometric modulator controller).In another embodiment, array driver 2022 is a legacy drive or a bistable display driver (a for example interferometric modulator display).In one embodiment, a driving governor 2029 integrates with array driver 2022.This embodiment is very common in the integrated system of for example cellular phone, wrist-watch and other small-area display equal altitudes.In another embodiment, array of display 2030 is a typical array of display or a bistable array of display (a for example display that comprises an interferometric modulator array).Input media 2048 makes the operation that the user can control examples display device 2040.In one embodiment, input media 2048 comprises a keypad (for example qwerty keyboard or telephone keypad), a button, a switch, a touch sensitive screen, a pressure-sensitive or thermosensitive film.In one embodiment, microphone 2046 is input medias of exemplary display device 2040.When using microphone 2046, can provide voice command to come the operation of control examples display device 2040 by the user to these device input data.

Power supply 2050 can comprise various energy storing devices, and this is in the field of business well-known.For example, in one embodiment, power supply 2050 is a rechargeable accumulator, for example a nickel-cadmium accumulator or a lithium-ions battery.In another embodiment, power supply 2050 is a regenerative resource, capacitor or solar cell, comprises plastic solar cell and solar cell lacquer.In another embodiment, power supply 2050 is configured to receive electric power from wall plug.

In certain embodiments, programmability is as indicated above is present in the driving governor in control, this driving governor can be arranged on several positions of electronic display system. in some cases, the control programmability is present in the array driver 2022. and the person of ordinary skill in the field will know, can reach the above-mentioned optimization of enforcement in different configurations in number of hardware and/or the component software arbitrarily.

Although detailed description has above shown, has illustrated and pointed out the novel feature that is applicable to different embodiment, yet should be appreciated that, the person of ordinary skill in the field can be on form and details to the device separated of example or process make and variously leave out, substitute and change, this does not deviate from spirit of the present invention.Should know,, thereby can not provide in the form of all features as herein described and advantage one and implement the present invention because some feature can use with other features or try out mutually independently.

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1. display system, it comprises:

At least one driving circuit, it is configured to be provided for the signal of display video data; And

One display, it comprises that one has the array of a plurality of bistable display elements, described array configurations becomes to use the signal that receives from described driving circuit to come display video data, and described a plurality of bistable display element comprises interferometric modulator,

Wherein said array is divided into two or more than two districts, each district all comprises at least one bistable display element, and wherein said drive circuitry arrangement becomes according to a refresh rate that is associated with each district described two or refresh more than each district in two districts, reaches

Wherein said two or comprise that more than two districts first district and that comprises one first group of interferometric modulator comprises second district of one second group of interferometric modulator.

2. display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bistable display element is the interferometric modulator that comprises two reflection horizon, described two reflection horizon can move relative to each other and be separated by a space of defining an interfere type cavity.

3. display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bistable display element is configured to keep a selected optical states and does not refresh.

4. display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display are configured to continue to show an image and do not refresh.

5. display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said driving circuit further are configured to the proportional speed of one and one frame data speed at least one district in the described district be refreshed.

6. display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said driving circuit further are configured to only according to a frame data speed at least one district in the described district be refreshed.

7. display system as claimed in claim 1, the refresh rate at least one district is zero substantially in the wherein said district.

8. display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said driving circuit further are configured to the frames received certificate and only just one or more districts are refreshed when receiving described frame data.

9. display system as claimed in claim 1, the paired described array of wherein said drive circuitry arrangement is divided.

10. display system as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises an input media, and described input media is configured to receive a user and selects, and wherein said drive circuitry arrangement becomes to select to divide described array according to described user.

11. display system as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises:

One server that communicates with described display system,

Wherein said drive circuitry arrangement becomes according to dividing described array from the instruction of described server.

12. display system as claimed in claim 1, the server that wherein said drive circuitry arrangement Cheng Ziyi and described display system communicate receives at least a portion of described video data.

13. display system as claimed in claim 1, the program that wherein said drive circuitry arrangement Cheng Ziyi moves on described display system receives at least a portion of described video data.

14. display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first group of interferometric modulator refreshes with one first refresh rate, and described second group of interferometric modulator refreshes with one second refresh rate.

15. display system as claimed in claim 1, at least one interferometric modulator in wherein said first group of interferometric modulator also are the interferometric modulators in described second group of interferometric modulator.

16. display system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first group of interferometric modulator arranged with polygonal shape.

17. display system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said at least one interferometric modulator refreshes with described first group of interferometric modulator during one first refresh cycle, and described at least one interferometric modulator refreshes with described second group of interferometric modulator during one second refresh cycle.

18. display system as claimed in claim 14, wherein said second refresh rate is different from described first refresh rate.

19. display system as claimed in claim 14, wherein said second refresh rate is identical with described first refresh rate, and the start time of refreshing in described first district is different from the described start time of refreshing in described second district.

20. display system as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first refresh rate are determined according to the frame rate of the described data that show in described first district at least in part.

21. display system as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first refresh rate is predetermined.

22. display system as claimed in claim 14, wherein said first refresh rate changes in time.

23. display system as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises:

One processor that communicates with described display electricity, described processor is configured to image data processing.

24. display system as claimed in claim 1, it further comprises:

One controller, it is configured to send to described at least one driving circuit at least a portion of described view data.

25. display system as claimed in claim 23, it further comprises:

One image source module, it is configured to send described view data to described processor.

26. display system as claimed in claim 25, wherein said image source module comprises a transceiver.

27. display system as claimed in claim 23, it further comprises:

One input media, it is configured to receive the input data and described input data is sent to described processor.

28. the method for a video data on the bi-stable display of a device, described method comprises:

The described bi-stable display of described device is divided into two or more than two districts, wherein said two or comprise that more than two districts first district and that comprises one first group of interferometric modulator comprises second district of one second group of interferometric modulator;

Described two or more than two districts on display video data; And

According to one with described two or the refresh rate that is associated more than each district in two districts to described two or refresh more than each district in two districts.

29. method as claimed in claim 28, wherein said bi-stable display comprises an interferometric modulator array.

30. method as claimed in claim 28, it further is included in described device place receives described video data from a server at least a portion.

31. method as claimed in claim 28, it further comprises and uses one or more update scheme to upgrade two or more than two districts.

32. method as claimed in claim 28 wherein refreshes described two or comprise the frame rate of using a refresh rate, described refresh rate to be based on shown described data more than at least one district in two districts.

33. method as claimed in claim 31 wherein uses a program that is associated with described reception data to select at least one update scheme in described one or more update scheme.

34. method as claimed in claim 28, it further comprises the monitor information of a characteristic that receives the described display of indication, and uses described monitor information to select a update scheme.

35. one kind is used for the bi-stable display on the client apparatus is carried out communication system based on the control of server, it comprises:

One client apparatus, it comprises the described bi-stable display with a plurality of bistable display elements, described client apparatus is configured to by a communication network transmitting and displaying device information,

Two or more districts of wherein said bi-stable display are defined by a server, each district all comprises the interferometric modulator with a refresh rate that is associated, and described server further is configured to pass through described communication network to described client apparatus transmitting video data according to described monitor information

Wherein said client apparatus further be configured to from described server receiving video data, described display described two or more than two districts on show described video data, and use the described refreshing information that is associated to upgrade each district.

36. communication system as claimed in claim 35, wherein said monitor information are indicated two of described display or more than two characteristics.

37. communication system as claimed in claim 35, wherein said monitor information is indicated a display mode.

38. communication system as claimed in claim 35, wherein said monitor information comprise indication should be reproduced described video data wherein on described bi-stable display information.

39. communication system as claimed in claim 35, wherein said server further be configured to discern will described two or more than each district in two districts in the video data that shows.

40. communication system as claimed in claim 35, it further comprises:

One processor that communicates with described display electricity, described processor is configured to image data processing.

41. communication system as claimed in claim 40, it further comprises:

One drive circuit, it is configured to send at least one signal to described display.

42. communication system as claimed in claim 41, it further comprises:

One controller, it is configured to send to described driving circuit at least a portion of described view data.

43. communication system as claimed in claim 40, it further comprises:

One image source module, it is configured to send described view data to described processor.

44. communication system as claimed in claim 43, wherein said image source module comprises a transceiver.

45. communication system as claimed in claim 40, it further comprises:

One input media, it is configured to receive the input data and described input data is sent to described processor.

46. a data presentation system, it comprises:

One and one client apparatus that is configured to provide the content server of video data to carry out data communication, described client apparatus comprises bi-stable display, described bi-stable display can be configured to two or more than two districts in video data, each district all is associated with at least one bistable display element

Each district of wherein said bi-stable display all can himself refresh rate be refreshed,

Wherein said two or comprise one first district and one second district more than two districts, and wherein said bi-stable display comprises one first group of interferometric modulator and one second group of interferometric modulator, and described first group of interferometric modulator is associated with described first district and described second group of interferometric modulator is associated with described second district.

47. data presentation system as claimed in claim 46, at least one district in the wherein said district can be by the addressing individually of described content server.

48. data presentation system as claimed in claim 46, wherein said content server comprise a processor and a software module, described software module is associated with the described data that provide.

49. data presentation system as claimed in claim 46, wherein said client apparatus are configured to the characteristic of described display is sent to described content server.

50. data presentation system as claimed in claim 46, wherein at least one interferometric modulator from described first group of interferometric modulator is assigned to described first group of interferometric modulator and described second group of interferometric modulator.

51. a method of making a display system, it comprises:

At least one driving circuit that is configured to be provided for the signal of display video data is connected to a display, and described display comprises that one has the array of a plurality of bistable display elements;

Become to use the signal that receives from described driving circuit to come display video data the described array configurations and be divided into two or, described two or comprise second district of at least one second interferometric modulator more than first district and that two districts comprise at least one first interferometric modulator more than two districts; And

Described drive circuitry arrangement is become according to a refresh rate that is associated with each district described two or refresh more than each district in two districts.

52. method as claimed in claim 51, wherein said bistable display element is the interferometric modulator that comprises two reflection horizon, and described two reflection horizon can move relative to each other and be separated by a space of defining an interfere type cavity.

53. method as claimed in claim 51, wherein said bistable display element is configured to keep a selected optical states and does not refresh.

54. method as claimed in claim 51, wherein said driving circuit further are configured to only according to a frame data speed at least one district in the described district be refreshed.

55. a display system of making by a kind of technology, described technology comprises:

At least one driving circuit that is configured to be provided for the signal of display video data is connected to a display, and described display comprises that one has the array of a plurality of bistable display elements;

Become to use the signal that receives from described driving circuit to come display video data the described array configurations and be divided into two or, described two or comprise second district of at least one second interferometric modulator more than first district and that two districts comprise at least one first interferometric modulator more than two districts; And

Described drive circuitry arrangement is become according to a refresh rate that is associated with each district described two or refresh more than each district in two districts.

56. display system as claimed in claim 55, wherein said bistable display element is the interferometric modulator that comprises two reflection horizon, and described two reflection horizon can move relative to each other and be separated by a space of defining an interfere type cavity.

57. display system as claimed in claim 55, wherein said bistable display element is configured to keep a selected optical states and does not refresh.

58. display system as claimed in claim 55, wherein said driving circuit further are configured to only according to a frame data speed at least one district in the described district be refreshed.

59. a display system, it comprises:

Be used to provide the member of viewdata signal;

Be used for an array of display that comprises a plurality of bistable display elements is divided into two or more than the member in two districts described two or comprise second district of at least one second interferometric modulator more than first district and that two districts comprise at least one first interferometric modulator; And

Be used to use described viewdata signal to show the member of described image, wherein said two or be to refresh according to a refresh rate that is associated with each district more than each district in two districts.

60. display system as claimed in claim 59, the wherein said member that provides comprises that at least one is configured to be provided for the driving circuit of the signal of display video data.

61. display system as claimed in claim 59, wherein said display member comprise that one has the array of plurality of bi-stable elements.

62. display system as claimed in claim 59, wherein said bistable display element is the interferometric modulator that comprises two reflection horizon, and described two reflection horizon can move relative to each other and be separated by a space of defining an interfere type cavity.

63. display system as claimed in claim 59, wherein said bistable display element is configured to keep a selected optical states and does not refresh.

64. display system as claimed in claim 59, the wherein said member that provides is configured to only according to a frame data speed at least one district in the described district be refreshed.

65. display system as claimed in claim 59, wherein said division member comprises one drive circuit.

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