Display device

Abstract

A display device includes: a pattern display unit having a display area in which a background display region for displaying a background pattern that changes as time advances and an information display region for displaying a predetermined information pattern are integrally provided. A display mode of the information pattern changes in accordance with a change of the background pattern in such a manner that the information pattern is distinguishable in the display area.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers reference like elements.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing a cross section structure along a curved direction of the display device according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3A is a sectional view showing a cross section structure cut in a width direction of a portion Sa in FIG. 2;

FIG. 3B is a sectional view showing a cross section structure cut in the width direction of a portion Sb in FIG. 2;

FIG. 3C is a sectional view showing a cross section structure cut in the width direction of a portion Sc in FIG. 2;

FIG. 3D is a sectional view showing a cross section structure cut in the width direction of a portion Sd in FIG. 2;

FIG. 3E is a sectional view showing a cross section structure cut in the width direction of a portion Se in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing a part of a base member according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a plan view schematically showing an internal module according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view schematically showing a portion of the display device which is exposed by removing one cover member according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram schematically showing an arrangement of a display control system according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a timing chart showing an example of waveforms of a common signal and a drive signal for driving a display according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 9 is an illustration showing changing process of a series of display patterns (a) to (e) according to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 10 is an illustration showing another example of display patterns (a) to (e) applicable to the exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged sectional view of a microcapsule used in the display according to the exemplary embodiment; and

FIG. 12 is a vertical sectional view schematically showing an internal structure of the display according to the exemplary embodiment.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising: a pattern display unit having a display area in which a background display region for displaying a background pattern that changes as time advances and an information display region for displaying a predetermined information pattern are integrally provided, wherein a display mode of the information pattern changes in accordance with a change of the background pattern in such a manner that the information pattern is distinguishable in the display area.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display mode of the information pattern changes in such a manner that the information pattern and a portion of the background pattern that is adjacent to the information pattern differ in at least one of hue and brightness.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of pixels are arranged vertically and horizontally in the background display region, andthe information display region is formed by one or more segment areas disposed in at least one pixel of the plurality of pixels.

4. The display device according to claim 3, wherein the one or more segment areas that form the information pattern change so as to be different from the at least one pixel at least in the hue and the brightness.

5. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the pattern display unit controls the display area based on display data in which a data component of the display mode of the information pattern corresponding to the background pattern is reflected in advance.

6. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the pattern display unit obtains a data component of the display mode of the information pattern from a display data portion of the background pattern and controls the display area based on display data in which the data component is reflected.

7. A display device, comprising: a pattern display unit having a display area in which a background display region for displaying a background pattern that changes as time advances and an information display region for displaying a predetermined information pattern are integrally provided, wherein the information pattern repeatedly changes between a plurality of different display modes.

8. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the information pattern is a pattern showing time information.

9. The display device according to claim 7, wherein the information pattern is a pattern showing time information.