Patent ID: 8373633

Claim:
A method for use in a liquid crystal display having a plurality of pixels, wherein at least some of the pixels have a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, and wherein each of said pixels comprises a charge sharing period subsequent to a charging period, said method comprising: providing a first electrode in the first sub-pixel and a second electrode in the second sub-pixel; and providing a capacitor having a first capacitor end and a second capacitor end, the first capacitor end connected to the first electrode, wherein during the charging period: electrically connecting the first and second electrodes to a data line having data line voltage level relative to a first voltage source; electrically connecting the second capacitor end to a second voltage source, and during the charge-sharing period: electrically disconnecting the first and second electrodes from the data line; electrically disconnecting the second capacitor end from the second voltage source; and electrically connecting the second capacitor end to the second electrode, wherein the data line voltage level is provided such that a voltage potential on the first electrode relative to the first voltage source is different from a voltage potential on the second electrode relative to the first voltage source during the charge-sharing period.