Patent ID: 9715844
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,G09G,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method of controlling multiple display elements, the method comprising: setting a first drive voltage on a first rail configured to drive a first terminal of each of the multiple display elements; setting a second drive voltage on a second rail configured to drive a second terminal of each of the multiple display elements, wherein the second terminal of each of the multiple display elements is connected to the second rail via a corresponding switch; providing a first control signal configured to activate each of a first set of one or more of the switches to connect corresponding display elements to the second rail, such that the corresponding display elements present a first display state; performing adjustments to the first drive voltage and the second drive voltage; and providing a second control signal configured to activate each of a second set of one or more of the switches to cause the corresponding display elements to present a second display state different from the first display state.