Patent ID: 6947102
Filing Date: 2005-09-20
Classification: G02F,G06F,G06K,G09G

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal device comprising; (a) a front electrode layer; (b) a rear electrode layer; (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer; (d) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon; (e) said rear electrode layer comprising a plurality of select electrodes and a plurality of data electrodes such that one of said select electrodes in combination with a plurality of said data electrodes selectively change said electrical potential for a plurality of different portions of said liquid crystal material; (f) a first transistor comprising: (g) a first element comprising: (h) said first terminal of said first transistor electrically interconnected to a conductive electrode; (i) said second terminal of said first transistor electrically interconnected to said conductive electrode; (j) said first terminal of said first transistor and said second terminal of said first transistor electrically interconnected to one another; (k) said second terminal of said first transistor is a gate of said first transistor; (l) said third terminal of said first transistor electrically interconnected to said first terminal of said first element; (m) said second terminal of said first element is electrically interconnected to a readout system; (n) said first element substantially inhibited from receiving ambient light thereon relative said first transistor receiving ambient light thereon; and (o) said readout system determining when light sensed by said light sensitive element is less than said ambient light and determining the region of said display that said light is less than said ambient light.