Patent ID: 8854401

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising: a plurality of sub-pixels, comprising: sub-pixels arranged in a first column on one edge of a display area of the LCD, wherein the sub-pixels in the first column are coupled a first data line; sub-pixels arranged in a last column on an opposite edge of the display area from the first column, wherein the sub-pixels in the last column are coupled to a second data line; and intermediate sub-pixels between the first column and the last column, wherein the sub-pixels arranged in the first column and the sub-pixels arranged in the last column are each configured to transmit less light out of the LCD in response to a first data signal compared to a light transmitted out of the LCD by the intermediate sub-pixels in response to the first data signal, wherein each of the sub-pixels arranged in the first column and each of the sub-pixels arranged in the last column comprises an electrode having a first transmitting area, wherein each of the intermediate sub-pixels comprises an electrode having a second transmitting area, and wherein the first transmitting area is smaller than the second transmitting area.