Patent ID: 8817004

Claim:
A driving method of driving a display apparatus, the display apparatus comprising a display zone and a light-shielding zone disposed adjacent to at least one side of the display zone, a first electrode in both the display zone and the light-shielding zone, a second electrode in at least the display zone, the light-shielding zone comprising an electrically controlled material having a controllable light shielding rate, said electrically controlled material provided between said first and second electrodes in the display zone for displaying images in accordance with an image control signal; said driving method comprising: controlling the light shielding rate of said electrically controlled material in the light-shielding zone to shield light in accordance with a control signal; wherein the light shielding rate of said electrically controlled material in the light-shielding zone is controlled to be higher than that in the display zone when the display zone is displaying the images.