Claims
- 1. A method of displaying information by a liquid crystal display comprising:
coupling a bistable liquid crystal display to a signal input to provide a display device; providing a user device remote from the display device for controlling the bistable liquid crystal display, the user device having a signal output coupled to a driver control, the driver control being responsive to a user input controlled by a user to display the information by the liquid crystal display; and electrically interconnecting the display device with the user device by coupling the signal output to the signal input through a signal interface.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is a cholesteric liquid crystal display.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the driver control provides matrix addressing signals to the bistable crystal display in response to the user input.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the user device is a hand held device and the user input is a keypad.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the signal input is a first connector, the signal output is a second connector and the signal interface is a connector mating interface, and electrically interconnecting the display device with the user device is by mating the first connector with the second connector at the connector mating interface such that driver control signals from the driver control are provided to the liquid crystal display through a mated connection of the first connector with the second connector.
- 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal input is a wireless receiver, the signal output is a wireless transmitter and the signal interface is a transmission medium, and the electrically interconnecting the display device with the user device is by transmitting by the wireless transmitter driver control signals from the driver control over a transmission medium to the wireless receiver coupled to the liquid crystal display.
- 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver respectively transmit and receive radio frequency signals.
- 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver respectively transmit and receive infrared signals.
- 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver respectively transmit and receive audio signals.
- 10. A method of displaying information by a liquid crystal display comprising:
coupling a cholesteric liquid crystal display to a signal input to provide a display device; providing a hand-held user device remote from the display device for controlling the cholesteric liquid crystal display, the hand-held user device having:
a signal output coupled to a driver control, and keypad user input coupled to the driver control, the driver control providing matrix addressing signals in response to the user input being controlled by a user to display the information by the cholesteric liquid crystal display; and electrically interconnecting the display device with the hand-held user device for providing the matrix addressing signals to the cholesteric crystal display by coupling the signal output to the signal input through a signal interface.
- 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the signal input is a first connector, the signal output is a second connector and the signal interface is a connector mating interface, and electrically interconnecting the display device with the user device is by mating the first connector with the second connector at the connector mating interface such that the matrix addressing signals from the driver control are provided to the cholesteric liquid crystal display through a mated connection of the first connector with the second connector.
- 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the signal input is a wireless receiver, the signal output is a wireless transmitter and the signal interface is a transmission medium, and the electrically interconnecting the display device with the user device is by transmitting by the wireless transmitter matrix addressing signals from the driver control over a transmission medium to the wireless receiver coupled to the cholesteric liquid crystal display.
- 13. A liquid crystal display apparatus for displaying information comprising:
a bistable liquid crystal display coupled to a signal input to provide a display device; a user device remote from the display device for controlling the bistable liquid crystal display, the user device having a signal output coupled to a driver control, the driver control being responsive to a user input controlled by a user to display the information by the liquid crystal display, the display device being electrically interconnected with the user device by coupling the signal output to the signal input through a signal interface.
- 14. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is a cholesteric liquid crystal display.
- 15. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the driver control provides matrix addressing signals to the bistable crystal display in response to the user input.
- 16. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the user device is a hand held device and the user input is a keypad.
- 17. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the signal input is a first connector, the signal output is a second connector and the signal interface is a connector mating interface, and the display device is electrically interconnected with the user device is by mating the first connector with the second connector at the connector mating interface such that driver control signals from the driver control are provided to the liquid crystal display through a mated connection of the first connector with the second connector.
- 18. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 13, wherein the signal input is a wireless receiver, the signal output is a wireless transmitter and the signal interface is a transmission medium, and the display device is electrically interconnected with the user device is the transmission by the wireless transmitter driver control signals from the driver control over a transmission medium to the wireless receiver coupled to the liquid crystal display.
- 19. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 18, wherein the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver respectively transmit and receive radio frequency signals.
- 20. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 18, wherein the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver respectively transmit and receive infrared signals.
- 21. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 18, wherein the wireless transmitter and wireless receiver respectively transmit and receive audio signals.
- 22. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
a cholesteric liquid crystal display coupled to a signal input to provide a display device; a hand-held user device remote from the display device for controlling the cholesteric liquid crystal display, the hand-held user device having:
a signal output coupled to a driver control, and a keypad user input coupled to the driver control, the driver control providing matrix addressing signals in response to the user input being controlled by a user to display the information by the cholesteric liquid crystal display, the display device being electrically interconnected with the hand-held user device for providing the matrix addressing signals to the cholesteric crystal display by coupling the signal output to the signal input through a signal interface.
- 23. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 22, wherein the signal input is a first connector, the signal output is a second connector and the signal interface is a connector mating interface, and electrically interconnecting the display device with the user device is by mating the first connector with the second connector at the connector mating interface such that the matrix addressing signals from the driver control are provided to the cholesteric liquid crystal display through a mated connection of the first connector with the second connector.
- 24. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 22, wherein the signal input is a wireless receiver, the signal output is a wireless transmitter and the signal interface is a transmission medium, and the electrically interconnecting the display device with the user device is by transmitting by the wireless transmitter matrix addressing signals from the driver control over a transmission medium to the wireless receiver coupled to the cholesteric liquid crystal display.
- 25. A method of displaying information by a liquid crystal display comprising:
mounting a display rail to a product shelf, the display rail being adapted for removably mounting thereon a bistable liquid crystal display; mounting a display controller to the product shelf, the display controller being responsive to a user input controlled by a user to display information by the bistable liquid crystal display; and electrically interconnecting the display controller to the display rail to provide display control information to the bistable liquid crystal display.
- 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is a bistable cholesteric liquid crystal display.
- 27. The method of claim 25, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is a segmented display.
- 28. The method of claim 25, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is a matrix display.
- 29. The method of claim 25, wherein the display controller provides matrix addressing signals to the bistable liquid crystal display in response to the user input.
- 30. The method of claim 25, wherein the display controller input is a wireless receiver.
- 31. The method of claim 30, wherein the wireless receiver receives radio frequency signals.
- 32. The method of claim 30, wherein the wireless receiver receives infrared signals.
- 33. The method of claim 25, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is mounted on the display rail such that display rail electrical contacts mate with bistable liquid crystal display electrical contacts.
- 34. The method of claim 25, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is slidably mounted on the display rail.
- 35. A method of displaying information by a plurality of liquid crystal displays comprising:
mounting a plurality of display rails to a product shelf, each display rail being adapted for removably mounting thereon a one or more bistable liquid crystal displays;
mounting a display controller to the product shelf, the display controller being responsive to a user input controlled by a user to display information by the bistable liquid crystal displays; and electrically interconnecting the display controller to each display rail through one or more display rail electrical interconnectors to provide display control information to each bistable liquid crystal display.
- 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are bistable cholesteric liquid crystal displays.
- 37. The method of claim 35, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are segmented displays.
- 38. The method of claim 35, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are matrix displays.
- 39. The method of claim 35, wherein the display controller provides matrix addressing signals to the bistable liquid crystal displays in response to the user input.
- 40. The method of claim 35, wherein the display controller input is a wireless receiver.
- 41. The method of claim 40, wherein the wireless receiver receives radio frequency signals.
- 42. The method of claim 40, wherein the wireless receiver receives infrared signals.
- 43. The method of claim 35, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are mounted on the display rails such that display rail electrical contacts mate with corresponding bistable liquid crystal display electrical contacts.
- 44. The method of claim 35, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are slidably mounted on the display rails.
- 45. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:
a display rail adapted for mounting to a product shelf, the display rail being adapted for removably mounting thereon a bistable liquid crystal display; and a display controller mounted to the product shelf, the display controller being responsive to a user input controlled by a user to display information by the bistable liquid crystal display and being electrically interconnected to the display rail to provide display control information to the bistable liquid crystal display.
- 46. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 45, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is a bistable cholesteric liquid crystal display.
- 47. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 45, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is a segmented display.
- 48. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 45, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is a matrix display.
- 49. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 45, wherein the display controller provides matrix addressing signals to the bistable liquid crystal display in response to the user input.
- 50. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 45, wherein the display controller input is a wireless receiver.
- 51. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 50, wherein the wireless receiver receives radio frequency signals.
- 52. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 50, wherein the wireless receiver receives infrared signals.
- 53. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 45, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is mounted on the display rail such that display rail electrical contacts mate with bistable liquid crystal display electrical contacts.
- 54. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 45, wherein the bistable liquid crystal display is slidably mounted on the display rail.
- 55. A liquid crystal display apparatus of displaying information by a plurality of bistable liquid crystal displays comprising:
a plurality of display rails mounted to a product shelf, each display rail being adapted for removably mounting thereon one or more bistable liquid crystal display; a display controller mounted to the product shelf, the display controller being responsive to a user input controlled by a user to display information by the bistable liquid crystal displays and being electrically interconnected to each display rail through one or more display rail electrical interconnectors to provide display control information to each bistable liquid crystal display.
- 56. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 55, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are bistable cholesteric liquid crystal displays.
- 57. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 55, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are segmented displays.
- 58. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 55, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are matrix displays.
- 59. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 55, wherein the display controller provides matrix addressing signals to the bistable liquid crystal displays in response to the user input.
- 60. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 55, wherein the display controller input is a wireless receiver.
- 61. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 60, wherein the wireless receiver receives radio frequency signals.
- 62. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 60, wherein the wireless receiver receives infrared signals.
- 63. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 55, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are mounted on the display rails such that display rail electrical contacts mate with corresponding bistable liquid crystal display electrical contacts.
- 64. The liquid crystal display apparatus of claim 55, wherein the bistable liquid crystal displays are slidably mounted on the display rails.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims priority to and benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/358,127 filed on Feb. 20, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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