Patent ID: 7057688

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate having an inner surface; a second substrate having an inner surface, wherein the inner surface of the second substrate faces and is spaced apart from the inner surface of the first substrate; a light absorption layer arranged on the inner surface of the first substrate; a cholesteric liquid crystal color filter (CCF) layer arranged on the light absorption layer, wherein the CCF layer selectively reflects light having a wavelength range corresponding to one of red, green, and blue colors; a first transparent electrode arranged on the CCF layer; a first orientation film arranged on the first transparent electrode; a second transparent electrode arranged on the inner surface of the second substrate; a second orientation film arranged on the second transparent electrode, wherein the first and second orientation films have substantially identical orientation directions; a polarizing plate arranged on an outer surface of the second substrate; and a layer of liquid crystal material arranged between the first and second orientation films, wherein the layer of liquid crystal material includes a plurality of liquid crystal molecules having a substantially symmetrical bend structure orientation about a mid-point between the first and second orientation films.