Patent ID: 6679167
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B41L

Abstract:
An image generating method of generating a desired display image in a rewritable image display medium by transcribing a perforated image of a stencil sheet to the image display medium, the stencil sheet being attached to a rotary drum, the method comprising the steps of:preparing the image display medium including: a film body having a base and a number of microscopic film pieces connected with each other through the base, the microscopic film pieces having light-blocking effect and corresponding to respective pixels forming the desired display image; a supporting member having a main face formed to support the film body thereon, the supporting member being provided, on the side of the main face, with a number of receiving spaces defined by partitions, the receiving spaces corresponding to the microscopic film pieces respectively and also allowing the microscopic film pieces to be moved therein independently; and a cover member arranged on the main face of the supporting member while interposing the film body therebetween, the cover member having light-transmitting effect, and allowing the microscopic film pieces of the film body of the image display medium to be selectively absorbed to either the cover member or the partitions by an electrostatic induction in accordance with the perforated image of the stencil sheet, thereby generating the display image in the image display medium.