Field emitter liquid crystal display

DETAILED DESCRIPTION We claim: 1.
A flat panel display comprising: a plurality of liquid crystal pixels situated in a first plane; and a plurality of field emitter arrays situated in a second plane; and wherein: said first and second planes are approximately parallel to each other; and at least one field emitter array of said plurality of field emitter arrays is positioned proximate to each liquid crystal pixel, such that the at least one field emitter array functions substantially continuously as a backlight for each liquid crystal pixel that is activated; and said plurality of liquid crystal pixels and plurality of field emitter arrays are arranged such that each pixel, having sides and capable of providing a certain color, is bordered by pixels, along the sides, that are capable of providing a color different from the certain color; and each pixel of said plurality of liquid crystal pixels is a gray-scale pixel capable of providing the certain color at a variable intensity.
2.
The flat panel display of claim 1 further comprising: a first plurality of address lines connected to said plurality of liquid crystal pixels; and a second plurality of address lines connected to said plurality of field emitter arrays; and wherein: the at least one field emitter array that functions as a backlight for each liquid crystal pixel is capable of emitting light of a color from a group consisting of at least three different colors, in accordance with a signal from and address line of said second plurality of address lines; each liquid crystal pixel is capable of passing a spot of color from a proximate field emitter array, providing a particular intensity to an observer, in accordance with a signal form an address line of said first plurality of address lines; and said plurality of liquid crystal pixels are capable of providing a full color display in the first plane.
3.
A field emitter array lighted liquid crystal display comprising a plurality of pixels, wherein each pixel comprises: a plurality of subpixels which provide a variable grayscale output according to a signal applied to the pixel, from no subpixel being activated to all of the plurality of subpixels being activated according to a magnitude indication of the signal; and at least one field emitter array, proximate to the pixel, for emitting substantially continuous light of a first, second or third color through the pixel when the pixel is activated