Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel has a first substrate and a second substrate composed of a transparent material and disposed opposite each other across a gap, display electrodes provided on one of the opposed surfaces of the first and second substrates, transparent counter electrodes provided on the other opposed surface, a region between each display electrode and an opposed counter electrode constituting a pixel region, a liquid crystal layer filled in the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a color filter or a reflecting film provided at each pixel region. The color filter or the reflecting film at each pixel region is disposed as divided into multiple segments and light transmitting portions are provided around the color filter or reflecting film. Otherwise each color filter or reflecting film is partially provided with multiple openings or other portions with high light transmittance.

Abstract: Upper electrodes (10, 11) and lower electrodes (2) formed on a substrate (1) of a liquid crystal display are disposed so as to cross each other, and two nonlinear resistance elements (13, 14) are constituted by each of the upper electrodes, an insulation film, and each of the lower electrodes. One of the upper electrodes constituting the nonlinear resistance elements is connected with a signal electrode (9), and the other with one of the display electrodes (12) constituting display pixels. Connection portions (4) connecting an anodic oxidation electrode (3) with each of the lower electrodes (2) are split in parts of regions thereof such that the lower electrodes (2) each resembling an island in shape are formed, and each of the display electrodes is provided with an overlapping portion 15 thereunder, partially overlapped with each of the connection portions (4) where a double layer film consisting of a metal film and an insulation film is left intact.

Abstract: This invention is a driving method of a liquid crystal display panel in which a liquid crystal layer is sealed between a transparent first substrate formed with a plurality of scanning electrodes and a transparent second substrate formed with a plurality of data electrodes, the electrodes being formed on respective inner faces opposing each other, and portions where the scanning electrodes and data electrodes oppose each other with the liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween constitute pixel portions respectively, and which performs display by an electrooptical change having a memory property in the liquid crystal layer at each pixel portion, in which selection signals are applied to the plurality of scanning electrodes and a data signal is applied to the data electrode in correspondence with the selection signal of each scanning electrode to control the individual pixel portion independently, and a plurality of selection signals having different selection periods each for selecting one scanning electrod

Abstract: A liquid crystal layer (15) is sandwiched between a first substrate (1) provided on a visible side and a second substrate (5) opposed to the first substrate; a first color filter (9) is provided on the first substrate (1) or on the second substrate (5); a transflective reflector (24) is provided on the opposite side to the visible side of the first color filter (9), which transmits a part of light and reflecting almost all the remaining light; and a second color filter (28) is provided on the opposite side to the first color filter (9) with respect to the transflective reflector (24), thereby forming a liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A watch unit having a time-displaying section, including a reflection-type polarizing film 14 disposed on an upper portion or a lower portion of the time-displaying section or a portion comprising a part of the time-displaying section, an optical modulation section which varies the ratio of a transmission axis to a reflection axis of the reflection-type polarizing film 14, and a shutter function to shield a portion of or all of the watch unit having the time-display section by varying the reflection intensity and the transmission intensity in relation to the light incident direction using the reflection-type polarinzing film 14 and the optical modulation section, to enhance the appearance and to improve the versatility of the watch unit.

Abstract: In a color liquid crystal display panel in which a liquid crystal layer is sealed in a gap between a first substrate formed with signal electrodes and a second substrate formed with data electrodes, portions where the signal electrodes cross over the data electrodes form pixel portions respectively, and color filters, in which filters of the three primary colors are alternately arranged at positions corresponding to the pixel portions, is provided, a normal color display of applying selection signals to all the signal electrodes in a time sharing manner and applying data signals to the data electrodes in correspondence with the selection signals applied to the respective signal electrodes; and a color reducing display of applying selection signals in such a manner to simultaneously select a plurality of the signal electrodes; are selectively performed, thereby reducing the power consumption of the color liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel for a timepiece comprises: a polymer dispersed liquid crystal cell (10) which is structured by respectively forming an opposed electrode (2) on a first substrate (1) of a pair of transparent substrates and a signal electrode (4) on a second substrate (3), and sealing a liquid crystal layer (5) containing a liquid crystal and a polymer material between the first substrate (1) and the second substrate (3) to form pixel portions at intersections between the signal electrode (4) and the opposed electrode (2); a reflector (15) which transmits a portion of light, placed on the side of a face, on which the opposed electrode (2) is not formed, of the first substrate (1); and an auxiliary light source placed on the outer side of the reflector (15), so that time information can be displayed with good visibility even when the auxiliary light source is turned off.

Abstract: A first electrode 1 comprises an anode oxide electrode 5, a lower electrode 2 and signal electrodes, wherein the signal electrodes are connected to each other by the anode oxide electrode when the anodic oxidation treatment is performed, while a second electrode comprises an upper electrode on a nonlinear resistor layer, a display electrode connected to the upper electrode, and a connecting electrode covering a part of the anode oxide electrode, wherein the lower electrode, the nonlinear resistor layer and the upper electrode constitute the nonlinear resistor, and wherein a part of the anode oxide electrode is separated at the side thereof which is also a side of the connecting electrode comprising the second electrode, thereby forming independent signal electrodes.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel (4) made up by coupling a first substrate (1) and a second substrate (6), having an electrode (2, 7) provided on respective inner surfaces thereof facing each other, with a predetermined gap provided therebetween, and by filling the gap with a liquid crystal layer (15) in the gap, and an input panel (3) made up by coupling an upper substrate (21) and a lower substrate (26), both of which are transparent, having an electrode (22, 27) provided on respective inner surfaces thereof facing each other, with a predetermined gap provided therebetween, and by filling the gap with a filling medium (41), and the first substrate (1) on the visible side of the liquid crystal display panel (3) is disposed so as to be opposed to the lower substrate (26) of the input panel (3).

Abstract: A timepiece according to the invention is provided with a liquid crystal display panel capable of displaying at least either of time information or calendar information, and the liquid crystal display panel comprises a liquid crystal cell with liquid crystals sealed thereinbetween, sandwiched between two transparent substrates having an electrode on each of inner surfaces thereof facing each other, polarizing sheets disposed on the external surface of the respective substrates, and a light absorption film disposed on the side of one of the polarizing sheets opposite from the liquid crystal cell. For each of the polarizing sheets, a sheet reflecting the light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof is used so that either of a background or a display segment is displayed in a metallic color while the other is displayed in the color of the light absorption film.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates opposing each other at a certain gap, a plurality of electrodes disposed on the first substrate, thin film transistors as nonlinear resistors disposed in a region where the plurality of electrodes overlap, and a liquid crystal filled between the first and second substrates, characterized in that: a plurality of gate electrodes for applying an external signal to the thin film transistors, and an opaque anode oxide electrode for forming a gate insulating film by subjecting the gate electrodes to an anodic oxidation treatment are provided on the first substrate, and the plurality of gate electrodes are connected to each other by the opaque anode oxide electrode when the gate electrodes are subject to the anodic oxidation treatment; wherein a gate insulating film as an anode oxidation film thereof is formed on the gate electrodes, a semiconductor layer is provided on the gate insulating film, and a source electrode and a drain electrode are pro

Abstract: A timepiece is provided with a liquid crystal display panel (10) capable of displaying at least either of time information and calendar information, and comprising a liquid crystal cell having a liquid crystal layer sealed in between a pair of transparent substrates, having an electrode on each of the inner surfaces thereof, facing each other, an absorption-type polarizing film disposed on the visible side of the liquid crystal cell, for absorbing the light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof, a reflection-type polarizing film disposed on the side of the liquid crystal cell opposite from the visible side thereof for reflecting the light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof, and a color filter disposed on the visible side of the absorption-type polarizing film, or between the absorption-type polarizing film and the reflection-type polarizing film.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal cell with liquid crystals sealed thereinbetween, sandwiched between two transparent substrates having an electrode on each of the inner surfaces thereof facing each other, a first reflective polarizing film disposed on the visible side of the liquid crystal cell, a second reflective polarizing film disposed on the side of the liquid crystal cell, opposite from the visible side, and a light absorption film disposed on the side of the second reflective polarizing film, opposite from the visible side. The first reflective polarizing film as well as the second reflective polarizing film is a polarizing sheet reflecting a light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof. A light absorption film and/or a backlight may preferably be disposed under the second reflective polarizing film.

Abstract: A first electrode 1 comprises an anode oxide electrode 5, a lower electrode 2 and signal electrodes, wherein the signal (electrodes are connected to each other by the anode oxide electrode when the anodic oxidation treatment is performed, while a second electrode comprises an upper electrode on a nonlinear resistor layer, a display electrode connected to the upper electrode, and a connecting electrode covering a part of the anode oxide electrode, wherein the lower electrode, the nonlinear resistor layer and the upper electrode constitute the nonlinear resistor, and wherein a part of the anode oxide electrode is separated at the side thereof which is also a side of the connecting electrode comprising the second electrode, thereby forming independent signal electrodes.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel has a first substrate and a second substrate composed of a transparent material and disposed opposite each other across a gap, display electrodes provided on one of the opposed surfaces of the first and second substrates, transparent counter electrodes provided on the other opposed surface, a region between each display electrode and an opposed counter electrode constituting a pixel region, a liquid crystal layer filled in the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a color filter or a reflecting film provided at each pixel region. The color filter or the reflecting film at each pixel region is disposed as divided into multiple segments and light transmitting portions are provided around the color filter or reflecting film. Otherwise each color filter or reflecting film is partially provided with multiple openings or other portions with high light transmittance.

Abstract: Upper electrodes (10, 11) and lower electrodes (2) formed on a substrate (1) of a liquid crystal display are disposed so as to cross each other, and two nonlinear resistance elements (13, 14) are constituted by each of the upper electrodes, an insulation film, and each of the lower electrodes. One of the upper electrodes constituting the nonlinear resistance elements is connected with a signal electrode (9), and the other with one of the display electrodes (12) constituting display pixels. Connection portions (4) connecting an anodic oxidation electrode (3) with each of the lower electrodes (2) are split in parts of regions thereof such that the lower electrodes (2) each resembling an island in shape are formed, and each of the display electrodes is provided with an overlapping portion 15 thereunder, partially overlapped with each of the connection portions (4) where a double layer film consisting of a metal film and an insulation film is left intact.

Abstract: A first electrode 2, a display electrode 5 and a second electrode 4 connected to the display electrode 5 are disposed on a first substrate 1, and a nonlinear resistor 14 is disposed in a region where the first and second electrodes overlap. On the other hand, a black matrix 7 and an opposed electrode 9 are disposed on a second substrate 6, and a liquid crystal is filled between the first and second substrates. In a liquid crystal device having such a construction, the black matrix 7 has an open portion to be disposed in a display pixel portion and a shading portion disposed in a non-display electrode portion for preventing leaking light and an open portion 24 is disposed in a region of the opposed electrode 9 opposing the nonlinear resistor 14.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display having nonlinear resistance elements. Liquid crystal is held between a first substrate and a second substrate. A first electrode and a second electrode are formed on the first substrate, and a nonlinear resistance element is formed in an area in which the first and second electrodes are opposite to each other via an insulating film. Light emission means for emitting light to the nonlinear resistance element is also contained. Light is emitted to the nonlinear resistance element area by the light emission means to improve asymmetry of the nonlinear current-voltage characteristic of the nonlinear resistance element for providing improved display quaility of the liquid crystal display.

Abstract: A matrix display panel comprising a plurality of liquid crystal display elements. Each liquid crystal display element is connected to a plurality of diode rings which are connected in series between a scanning electrode and a data electrode. Each diode ring comprises a pair of diodes of opposite polarity which are connected in parallel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a color filter comprises a liquid crystal shutter device, at least one color filter layer formed on one surface of the liquid crystal shutter device, and at least one diffusion preventing layer for protecting the color filter layer. The color filter layer is prepared by a photolithographic process comprising the steps of forming a layer being colored of gelatin and the like on one surface of the liquid crystal shutter device, coating a photoresist layer thereon, while illuminating the liquid crystal shutter device by white light from the other surface thereof, applying a voltage to the selected opposed surface thereof, applying a voltage to the selected opposed electrode groups to form a latent image in alignment with the electrode groups by a photochemical action, developing the latent image to form a photomask, and while using this mask as a guide, coloring the layer being colored.