Controller and driver features for bi-stable display

A method of displaying data on a display of a device, the method comprising:

• partitioning a bi-stable display of the device into one or more fields;
• displaying video data in the one or more fields;
• and
• refreshing each of the one or more fields in accordance with a refresh rate that is associated with each of the one or more fields.

A communications system for server-based control of a display on a client device, comprising:

• a communications network;
• a client device comprising a bi-stable display having a plurality of bi-stable display elements, the client device being configured to transmit display information over the communications network;
• and
• a server configured to define one or more fields of the bi-stable display, each field having an associated refresh rate, and the server further configured to transmit video data to the client device over the communications network based on the display information,
• wherein the client device is further configured to receive video data from the server, to display the video data on the one or more fields of the display, and to update each field using the associated refresh information.

A data display system, comprising:

• a content server configured to provide video data;
• and
• a client device in data communication with the content server, the client device comprising a bi-stable display that is configurable to display data in one or more fields, each field being associated with at least one bi-stable display element,
• wherein each field of the bi-stable display can be refreshed at its own refresh rate.