1. A display device comprising:
a first substrate; and
a second substrate combined with the first substrate to face the first substrate, the second substrate comprising:
a signal-applying module disposed on a substrate and having an output terminal configured to output a data signal;
a patterned insulation layer having a contact hole that exposes the output terminal;
a single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode as a reflective electrode, comprising silver and molybdenum, that both reflects light and receives the data signal through the output terminal to change arrangement of liquid crystal molecules interposed between the first and second substrates; and
a transparent and conductive electrode formed between the patterned insulation layer and the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode,
wherein the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode avoids hillocks and galvanic corrosion between the reflective electrode and the transparent and conductive electrode.
2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the signal-applying module further comprises:
a transistor-gate electrode protruding from a gate line that receives a timing signal;
a gate insulation layer configured to insulate the transistor-gate electrode;
a transistor channel in a semiconductor layer disposed on the gate insulation layer over the gate electrode; and
a transistor-source electrode protruding from a data line to input the data signal to the transistor channel, wherein the output terminal is a transistor-drain terminal.
3. The display device of claim 1, wherein a textured pattern is formed on the patterned insulation layer.
4. The display device of claim 3, wherein the textured pattern is an embossed pattern.
5. The display device of claim 1, wherein the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode has about 99 percent by weight to about 95 percent by weight of silver (Ag) and about 1 percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of molybdenum (Mo).
6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode has a plurality of openings having a polygon shape.
7. The display device of claim 1, wherein the transparent and conductive electrode includes at least one of indium tin oxide and indium zinc oxide.
8. A method of manufacturing a display device, comprising:
forming a first substrate; and
forming a second substrate combined with the first substrate to face the first substrate, forming, forming the second substrate comprising:
forming a signal-applying module on a substrate, the signal-applying module comprising an output terminal configured to output a data signal;
forming a patterned insulation layer covering the signal-applying module except for a contact hole that exposes a portion of the output terminal;
forming a transparent and conductive electrode on the patterned insulation layer;
forming a single layer silver-molybdenum alloy layer on the transparent and conductive electrode to be electrically connected, through the contact hole, to the output terminal; and
patterning the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy layer to form a single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode as a reflective electrode that both reflects light and receives the data signal through the output terminal to change arrangement of liquid crystal molecules between the first and second substrates,
wherein the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode avoids hillocks and galvanic corrosion between the reflective electrode and the transparent and conductive electrode.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy layer has about 99 percent by weight to about 95 percent by weight of silver (Ag) and about 1 percent by weight to about 5 percent by weight of molybdenum (Mo).
10. The method of claim 8, wherein forming the patterned insulation layer further comprises embossing a pattern on the insulation layer.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode has a plurality of openings.
12. The method of claim 8, further comprising, after forming the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode:
forming an alignment layer on the patterned insulation layer so as to cover the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode; and
baking the alignment layer at a temperature of about 150\xb0 C. to about 250\xb0 C.
13. The method of claim 8, further comprising, after forming the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode:
forming an alignment layer on the patterned insulation layer so as to cover the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode; and
baking the alignment layer at a temperature selected so as to prevent the single layer silver-molybdenum alloy electrode from yellowing.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale, comprising:
activating a web crawler into a plurality of different network sites;
collecting a plurality of data records corresponding to said secondary market items for sale from said plurality of different network sites;
validating each of said plurality of data records to confirm that it is a secondary market item of the desired type for sale;
normalizing each of said plurality of data records; and
providing a user with market price information for a particular condition of a particular used item for sale from said secondary market items for sale, and said market price information based on said plurality of data records from said plurality of different network sites.
2. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein said normalizing comprises:
identifying at least one of a make and model of said secondary market item for sale.
3. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein said normalizing comprises:
identifying a year of said secondary market item for sale.
4. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein said collecting comprises:
querying at least one search engine for the identity of network sites of items corresponding to a search term relevant to finding said secondary market items for sale.
5. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, further comprising:
for any of said plurality of data records that could not be validated, moving said data record to a discard administration database.
6. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, further comprising:
moving each of said plurality of data records that are successful in both validating and normalizing to a normalized database.
7. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 6, wherein said normalized database comprises:
a plurality of data records corresponding to secondary market items currently for sale; and
a plurality of data records corresponding to secondary market items already sold.
8. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 6, wherein:
said normalized database is partitioned into separate sub-databases based on a common association with a same identification unit.
9. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein:
said secondary market items for sale are used vehicles.
10. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 9, wherein:
said used vehicles are used automobiles.
11. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 10, wherein:
said validating confirms that a data record includes at least one data field relating to a year, make and model of each of said used automobiles.
12. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 11, wherein:
said validating further confirms that a data record includes at least one data field relating to a price of each of said used automobiles.
13. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 11, wherein:
said validating further confirms that a data record includes at least one data field relating to a mileage of each of said used automobiles.
14. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein:
said normalizing matches a data record with a unique combination of year, make and model of each of said secondary market items for sale.
15. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein:
said secondary market items for sale are used boats.
16. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein:
said secondary market items for sale are used collectibles.
17. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein:
said identification unit is numerical.
18. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, wherein:
said identification unit is alphanumerical.
19. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 1, further comprising:
generating a relationship between said particular condition of said secondary market item for sales and said price.
20. The method of aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 19, wherein:
said secondary market item for sale is a used automobile; and
said particular condition of said secondary market item for sale is a mileage;
wherein a plot of mileage vs. said price is generated from historical data including items that have previously sold.
21. Apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale, comprising:
means for activating a web crawler into a plurality of different network sites;
means for collecting a plurality of data records corresponding to said secondary market items for sale from a plurality of different network sites;
means for validating each of said plurality of data records to confirm that it is a secondary market item for sale of the desired type for sale;
means for normalizing each of said plurality of data records; and
means for providing a user with market price information for a particular condition of a particular secondary market item for sale from said secondary market items for sale, and said market price information based on said plurality of data records from said plurality of different network sites.
22. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 21, wherein said means for collecting comprises:
means for querying at least one search engine for the identity of network sites of items corresponding to a search term relevant to finding said secondary market items for sale.
23. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 21, further comprising:
means for moving said data record to a discard administration database if said data record could not be validated.
24. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 21, further comprising:
means for moving each of said plurality of data records that are successful in both validating and normalizing to a normalized database.
25. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 21, wherein:
said secondary market items for sale are used vehicles.
26. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 25, wherein:
said vehicles are used automobiles.
27. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 26, wherein said means for validating comprises:
confirming that a data record includes at least one data field relating to a year, make and model of each of said used automobiles.
28. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 27, wherein said means for validating further comprises:
confirming that a data record includes at least one data field relating to said price of each of said secondary market automobiles.
29. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 28, wherein said normalized database comprises:
a plurality of data records corresponding to secondary market items currently for sale; and
a plurality of data records corresponding to secondary market items already sold.
30. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 28, wherein:
said normalized database is partitioned into separate sub-databases based on a common association with a same identification unit.
31. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 27, wherein:
said means for validating further confirms that a data record includes at least one data field relating to a mileage of each of said used secondary market automobiles.
32. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 25, wherein:
said identification unit is numerical.
33. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 25, wherein:
said identification unit is alphanumerical.
34. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 25, further comprising:
means for generating a relationship between said particular condition of said secondary market item for sale, and said price.
35. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 34, wherein:
said secondary market item for sale is a used automobile; and
said particular condition of said secondary market item for sale is a mileage;
wherein a plot of mileage vs. said price is generated from historical data including secondary market items that have previously sold.
36. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 21, wherein said means for normalizing comprises:
matching a data record with a unique combination of year, make and model of said secondary market item for sale.
37. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 25, wherein:
said secondary market items for sale are used boats.
38. The apparatus for aggregating a database of secondary market items for sale according to claim 25, wherein:
said secondary market items are used collectibles.