Disclosed is a touch sensitive display apparatus which decreases a load of each of a plurality of touch electrodes and reduces a load deviation between the plurality of touch electrodes, thereby enhancing image quality. The touch sensitive display apparatus comprises a touch sensitive panel. The touch panel comprises a plurality of touch electrodes comprising at least a first touch electrode. The first touch electrode comprises a plurality of first touch electrode lines that are parallel to each other. A first touch signal line is connected to the plurality of first touch electrode lines of the first touch electrode, and the first touch electrode is driven for image display and touch sensing via the first touch signal line. A first connecting line is in a different layer than the first touch electrode lines, and the first connecting line is connected to the plurality of first touch electrode lines.

A stereoscopic image display device includes an eye detection sensor that includes a camera that captures an image of a user's eyes, a display panel disposed on the eye detection sensor and that includes pixels, and a light modulator disposed on the display panel and that controls the path of light output from the display panel. The light modulator includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer that faces the first electrode layer and includes a first sub-electrode that overlaps a first area of the eye detection sensor and a second sub-electrode that does not overlap the first area but overlaps a second area of the eye detection sensor that overlaps the camera, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and that includes liquid crystal molecules.

Techniques are described for operating an optical system. In some embodiments, light associated with a world object is received at the optical system. Virtual image light is projected onto an eyepiece of the optical system. A portion of a system field of view of the optical system to be at least partially dimmed is determined based on information detected by the optical system. A plurality of spatially-resolved dimming values for the portion of the system field of view may be determined based on the detected information. The detected information may include light information, gaze information, and/or image information. A dimmer of the optical system may be adjusted to reduce an intensity of light associated with the world object in the portion of the system field of view according to the plurality of dimming values.

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display area, a plurality of sensor electrodes and a shield electrode. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposed to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a pixel electrode, and a counter-electrode. The plurality of sensor electrodes are arranged to surround the display area. The shield electrode is arranged between the plurality of sensor electrodes and the pixel electrode or the counter-electrode located closest to a boundary between the display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, in planar view. A predetermined reference voltage is applied to the shield electrode.

According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal device includes a first liquid crystal cell and a second liquid crystal cell bonded to the first liquid crystal cell. Each of the first liquid crystal cell and the second liquid crystal cell includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a sealant bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together, one or more first spacers disposed inside the sealant and holding the gap, and a plurality of second spacers disposed in an effective area surrounded by the sealant and holding the gap.

Disclosed is a device for the regulation of light transmission. In particular, switchable windows and methods for their preparation are disclosed. The switchable windows include electrically switchable devices which in one optical switching state are capable of portraying closed patterns or images without the need for providing complex electrical contacting.

A liquid crystal device includes a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal driver. The liquid crystal panel includes a segment electrode, a segment signal line connected to the segment electrode, and a segment signal line connected to the segment electrode. The liquid crystal driver includes a segment terminal to be connected to the segment signal line, a segment driving circuit that outputs a segment driving signal to the segment terminal, a segment terminal to be connected to the segment signal line, and an anomalous segment detection circuit that detects anomalous driving of the segment electrode based on a segment monitoring signal that is input to the segment terminal from the segment electrode via the segment signal line.

Provided is a light control film capable of gradually changing the in-plane transmittance and thereby adding an in-plane gradation between light and dark. A light control film 10 according to the present invention includes: a first electrode 22A and a second electrode 22B disposed facing each other; a light control material 14 disposed between the first electrode 22A and the second electrode 22B and changing the transmittance in accordance with the potential difference between the first electrode 22A and the second electrode 22B; and a potential gradient forming part for providing the gradient of the potential difference in the extension direction of the first electrode 22A and the second electrode 22B.

A switchable privacy display comprises a spatial light modulator with output polariser, a reflective polariser, a polar control liquid crystal retarder and an additional polariser. The electrodes of the polar control liquid crystal retarder are patterned with a mark. In wide angle and narrow angle operational modes, the electrodes of the liquid crystal retarder are driven such that the mark is not visible. In a mark display state, the electrodes are driven to provide visibility of the mark in reflected light to an off-axis observer.

A device is disclosed that comprises first and second substrates, first and second electrodes, and an electro-optic medium. The first and second substrates may be disposed in a substantially spaced apart manner. Each of the first and second electrodes are associated with one of the first and second substrates and the electro-optic medium is disposed therebetween. Further, at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and an insulating layer. The first conductive layer may be distributed across a plurality of points. The second conductive layer may be disposed between the first conductive layer and the electro-optic medium. The insulating layer may be disposed between the first and second conductive layers and patterned with a plurality of holes aligned with the plurality of points. The holes may be operable to allow electrical communication between the first and second conductive layers.