Patent ID: 6557279
Filing Date: 2003-05-06
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A variable image-display comprising:(A) an opaque substrate having a front observable surface and a back surface opposing said front surface, and (B) a plurality of pixel elements arranged on said front surface of the substrate in rows columns, wherein each pixel element comprises a (a) a first fixed face and a second fixed face, adjacent to said first fixed face, the first and second fixed face having a reflective surface, and a border line between said first fixed face and said second fixed face, and (b) an opaque shutter that is rotatable around an axis, that is in parallel with said border line between said fixed faces, said shutter having a first and second observable face each having a reflective surface; wherein in a first static state, said second fixed face and said second observable face of the shutter are juxtaposed forming a first visible pixel, and in a second static state, said first fixed surface and said first observable face of the shutter are juxtaposed forming a second visible pixel.