Abstract: Portable communication equipment having a virtual image display including display electronics and optics for providing a virtual image in the display, cursor electronics connected to the display electronics for producing a manually controllable cursor virtual image in the display, and manual controls mounted on the portable communication equipment and externally accessible by an operator. The manual controls are connected to the cursor electronics for controlling the position and function of the cursor virtual image to provide functions such as pull-down menus and image selection.

Abstract: A smart card reader including a portable housing with a viewing aperture and a virtual image display positioned to provide an image at the aperture. A sensor in the housing constructed to have a smart card with data stored thereon positioned adjacent thereto in data sensing juxtaposition and electronics mounted in the housing and connected to the sensor for receiving sensed data and further connected to the virtual image display for supplying image data thereto.

Abstract: Drive apparatus for an array of organic LEDs including first switches connectable between a current source or a rest potential, second switches connectable to a power source, an array of LEDs with each LED having a first contact connected to one of the first switches and a second contact connected to one of the second switches, and control apparatus connecting selected switches of the first switches to the current source while retaining all remaining switches of the first switches connected to the rest potential, and periodically connecting selected switches of the second switches, one at a time, to the power source to generate a desired image on the array.

Abstract: A display (10) has pixels organized into groups (11, 41) that operate in parallel. Each group (11, 41) distributes the frame time (25) of the display over the number of active pixels within the group thereby maximizing the amount of time each pixel to be illuminated can be active.

Abstract: An electro-optic integrated circuit including an addressable array of light emitting devices, a column decoder and a plurality of address lines formed on the substrate. There are n=2{integer[log(m)/log(2)]+1}, where m equals the number of columns, address lines each including an external connection pad. The decoder includes a switching circuit connected to each column for activating the column and a plurality of sets of diodes connected to the address lines and the switching circuits so that each set of diodes has a unique code produced by a combination of diodes in that set and the address lines to which the diodes in that set are connected.

Abstract: An electro-luminescent display (10) utilizes a complementary field effect transistor driver (14) to control an electro-luminescent display element or pixel element (11). Two alternating voltages (23, 24) are utilized to stimulate light emission from the pixel (11). Each voltage (23, 24) is no greater than a threshold voltage of the pixel so that both voltages (23, 24) are required to stimulate light emission. The driver (14) couples a first voltage (24) to one electrode (13) of the pixel while the second voltage (23) is coupled to the other electrode (12) of the pixel.

Abstract: An electro-optic integrated circuit including an addressable array of light emitting devices, a column decoder and a plurality of address lines formed on the substrate. There are address lines each including an external connection pad. The decoder includes a switching circuit connected to each column for activating the column and a plurality of sets of diodes connected to the address lines and the switching circuits so that each set of diodes has a unique code produced by a combination of diodes in that set .and the address lines to which the diodes in that set are connected.

Abstract: A monolithic optoelectronic integrated circuit having an optical emission portion (18) and a drive portion (11, or 22 and 21). The drive portion is capable of accepting TTL and standard CMOS logic voltage levels. In a first embodiment, the monolithic optoelectronic integrated circuit (10) has a light emitting diode (18) driven by a dual gate FET (11). In a second embodiment, the monolithic optoelectronic integrated circuit (20) has a light emitting diode (18) driven by two FETs (22 and 21). In each embodiment (10 or 20), a gate (13 or 23) of the respective drive circuit accepts the TTL or standard CMOS logic voltage. Further, in each embodiment current limiting is accomplished by coupling a gate with the source of the FET (11 or 22). Thus, the output of the light emitting diode (18, 18) is controlled by an input signal to the drive circuit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transmitter optoelectronic integrated circuit (10) which comprises a double heterostructure optical emission device (11) and drive circuitry (16). The optical emission device (11) comprises a plurality of optical emission loci (21) distributed throughout an active layer (12) of the optical emission device (11). Drive circuit (16) comprises a plurality of first portions (17) and a second portion (18) wherein the plurality of first portions (17) are above the plurality of emission loci (21). Second portion (18) is integrated in a lateral orientation with respect to the plurality of first portions (17). The chemical composition of the plurality of first portions (17) are such that they are nonabsorbing to optical emissions from the optical emission device (11).

Abstract: An index of refraction sensor having a photo detector array with variable sized elements is provided. The photo diode array comprises a plurality of diodes with varying area. The diodes farthest from a light emitting diode having a larger area than those closer to the light emitting diode. Preferably the diode area is designed so that each of the diodes produces approximately the same current output when exposed to light from the LED. Each diode in the photo diode array is sequentially powered and the photo diode outputs are summed together. A power input from a first diode in the array is coupled to a start input of a time measurement circuit. The summed output of the photo diode array is coupled to a stop input of the time measurement circuit. Elapsed time measured by the time measurement circuit is thus a function of reflected light edge location, and therefore a function of index of refraction of the fuel mixture.