METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONTROLLING A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY VIEWING AREA

摘要

An LCD with a viewing area, which comprises a first area and a second area, whereby the first area can be set to indicate event changes. Event changes, such as message received, urgent message received, new application in use, backlight turned on, and backlight turned off, can be indicated with different colours or different patterns within the first area of the viewing area. The second area is used for displaying images. There is also provided for a method for indicating event changes in a first area of a viewing area, the viewing area being part of a liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising the steps of providing control information, determining a first drive signal for said event change based on said control information, and supplying a first group of pixels in said first area with said first drive signal, said first group of pixels comprising at least one pixel, thereby controlling a colour of said first group of pixels with said first drive signal