InfoVue Bi-Stable LCD technology offers advantages that make it desirable for a wide number of markets and applications. Once the preferred message is programmed onto the bi-stable display, the display can be maintained without power, thus reducing the amount of overall power utilized and saving energy. These devices also use a simple passive-matrix addressing design, making them more cost efficient than an active matrix design. Finally, this technology could be used to make inexpensive, lightweight displays that consume power only when the display is being refreshed or redrawn.