Modified Electrode Signal During Reset Of A Micro-Mirror Display Device
AssigneeSpatial Photonics, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Medin, Tore Nauta
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for resetting a micro-mirror devices. In one aspect, a micro-mirror device includes a mirror plate tiltable about a hinge, two electrodes located on different sides of the hinge, a memory storing state data for the electrodes, and a state modifier operable to receive the state data for the electrodes from the memory and, during a reset of the mirror plate, change the state for at least one of the electrodes from the state specified by the state data stored in memory to a different state.
Claims24
A micro-mirror device, comprising:
- a mirror plate tiltable about a hinge;
- two electrodes located on different sides of the hinge;
- a memory storing state data for the electrodes;
- a state modifier operable to receive the state data for the electrodes from the memory and, during a reset of the mirror plate, change the state for at least one of the electrodes from the state specified by the state data stored in memory to a different state.
A method for resetting a mirror in a micro-mirror device, the method comprising:
- storing state data for the mirror on a computer-readable medium, the state data indicating a state for two electrodes associated with the mirror;
- and
- in response to a reset request:
- retrieving the state data;
- changing the state of at least one of the electrodes from a state indicated by the state data to a different state;
- and
- sending a reset signal to the mirror.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.