Patent ID: 8791897
Filing Date: 2014-07-29
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A method of actuating an electromechanical display element, the display element comprising a portion of an array of display elements, the method comprising: writing display data to the display element with a potential difference of a first polarity during a first portion of a display write process; applying a first bias potential to the display element during a second portion of the display write process, the first bias potential causing a first potential difference across the display element with the first polarity; and transitioning the potential applied to the display element from the first bias potential to apply a second bias potential polarity to the electromechanical display element during a third portion of the display write process, the second bias potential causing a second potential difference across the display element with a second polarity opposite the first polarity, wherein a transition time between applying the first bias potential and applying the second bias potential is configured such that the display element does not change states as a result of transitioning the voltage from the first bias potential to the second bias potential; and wherein a transition time between the bias potentials is less than or equal to “τ