Patent ID: 11892721
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A method of operating a liquid crystal display (LCD) wherein the LCD includes a display region including a first plurality of liquid crystal molecules and a non-display region including a second plurality of liquid crystal molecules, the method comprising:
operating the non-display region in a first state, wherein the second plurality of liquid crystal molecules are in an unaligned state;
displaying, in the first state, first content in the display region;
operating the non-display region in a second state by applying a voltage to an electrode associated with the non-display region, the voltage causing the second plurality of liquid crystal molecules to be in an aligned state; and
displaying, in the second state, second content in the display region.