Patent ID: 6859296

Claim:
An electro-optical device provided with an electro-optical panel in which an electro-optic material is held between a pair of electrodes, and a dot is formed in each of regions where the pair of electrodes opposes each other, and provided with a light source for irradiating the electro-optic panel with light, the device being capable of operating as a reflective display using external light and a transmissive display using light from the light source, the device comprising: a transflective film having a light-transmitting region provided for each of the dots to transmit light from the light source, and a light-reflecting region for reflecting the external light; a first colored layer provided corresponding to the dots; and a second colored layer provided opposite to the first colored layer with the electro-optical material held therebetween, the second colored layer positioned in the light transmitting regions of the transflective film.