System and method for providing a variable refresh rate of an interferometric modulator display

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8878825
APP PUB NO 20060066601A1
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11178036

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Embodiments includes methods and systems for updating display devices at a variable refresh rate. One embodiment includes a method of updating an image displayed on a display device. The method includes setting an indicator to a first state that indicates that image data has been received subsequent to a previous update of a display device and periodically updating at least a portion of the display device to display the image. The updating is deferred for at least one period when the indicator is in a state other than the first state. In another embodiment, updates of the display are substantially asynchronous and occur as the processor writes data to one or more shift registers. When a shift register is filled, for example, having received data for a row within the display, the data in the shift register is written to the display. Other embodiments include methods of manufacturing such devices.

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SNAPTRACK INC5775 MOREHOUSE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chui, Clarence San Mateo, US 271 8883
Kothari, Manish Cupertino, US 217 7602
Sampsell, Jeffrey B San Jose, US 165 16373
Sethi, Gaurav Dublin, US 20 451

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