Patent · US Expired

Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film using heat or an electric field to change state and the other to change back

US6002383A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 28, 1996
Grant dateDec 14, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/132
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is disclosed an information displaying medium having a base member and a writable displaying unit disposed thereon. The writable displaying unit has a reversible displaying element including a polymer/liquid crystal composite film. A processing means including a control means and an information recording unit is buried in the base member and functions as a semiconductor device. A communication means is buried in the base member for exchanging signals with an external apparatus.

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