Patent ID: 8599127
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G02F,G09G

Abstract:
1. A method of driving an electrophoretic display device, the electrophoretic display device including: a first substrate; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a plurality of microcapsules including electrophoretic particles, the plurality of microcapsules being arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of first electrodes formed on the plurality of microcapsules side of the first substrate, the plurality of first electrodes being arranged at a pitch equal to or smaller than an average diameter of the plurality of microcapsules in at least one direction; and a second electrode formed on the plurality of microcapsules side of the second substrate, the second electrode being opposed to the plurality of first electrodes, wherein one or a plurality of the first electrodes are set as a driving unit, and the method comprising: during removing a displayed image, making the second electrode be under an electrically isolated condition; and applying electric potentials to the plurality of the first electrodes such that the driving units adjacently located in at least one direction have different electric potentials during the removing of the displayed image.