Patent ID: 8669926

Claim:
A method for addressing a plurality of display elements comprising: applying a first potential to a segment electrode of a first display element; applying a second potential different from the first potential to a segment electrode of a second display element; applying a third potential to a common electrode of both display elements for a selected duration; wherein a potential difference produced across the first and second display elements during the selected duration has an amplitude and duration greater than a response threshold of the first display element and less than a response threshold of the second display element, wherein the response threshold of the first display element is based at least in part on the first potential applied to the segment electrode of the first display element, and wherein the response threshold of the second display element is based at least in part on the second potential applied to the segment electrode of the second display element; and wherein the potential difference across the first display element during the selected duration has an amplitude outside of a first hysteresis window of the first display element and wherein the potential difference across the second display element during the selected duration has an amplitude outside a second hysteresis window of the second display element.