Patent ID: 7920218

Claim:
A recording device comprising: an obtainment unit that obtains image information representing an image; and a voltage application unit that applies a voltage with a frequency according to the image information obtained by the obtainment unit, to a pair of electrodes equipped with a display medium, the display medium having a multi-layered liquid-crystal phase provided between the pair of electrodes, the multi-layered liquid-crystal phase having a first layer capable of assuming a specific alignment when the applied voltage is greater than or equal to a pre-set first voltage threshold, and a second layer capable of assuming a specific alignment when the applied voltage is greater than or equal to a second voltage threshold, wherein: an application of a voltage to the pair of electrodes effecting a first voltage component and a second voltage component applied to the first layer and the second layer, respectively; when the voltage applied to the pair of electrodes is of a first frequency and is a pre-set voltage value, the first voltage component becomes greater than or equal to the first voltage threshold, and the second voltage component becomes less than the second voltage threshold; and when the voltage applied to the pair of electrodes is of a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency and is a pre-set voltage value, the first voltage component becomes less than the first voltage threshold, and the second voltage component becomes greater than or equal to the second voltage threshold.