Patent ID: 8289308

Claim:
A method of driving a display device having a first electrode, a second electrode, a display section that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes movable particles that move by application of a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode, a capacitance element that is electrically connected to the first electrode, and a voltage application switching element for applying a voltage to both of the first electrode and the capacitance element, the method of driving a display device characterized in comprising: a first state in which the voltage application switching element is placed in ON state to apply a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode and to charge an electric charge in the capacitance element, a second state in which the voltage application switching element is placed in OFF state so that the voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode through discharging of the electric charge stored in the capacitance element, and a third state in which the voltage is not applied between the first electrode and the second electrode and the electric charge stored in the capacitance element is discharged, wherein the voltage application switching element is connected to a voltage application device that is capable of applying a desired voltage, and the third state is set by placing the voltage application switching element in OFF state after the electric charge stored in the capacitance element has been discharged by setting the voltage application device to 0 potential while maintaining the voltage application switching element in ON state.