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US 10,321,120 B2Granted
Display apparatus with electrochromic mirror
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKeun-bae Jeon, Won Yong Lee
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Abstract
A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus including: a display panel; a backlight configured to supply light to the display panel; and a parallax barrier disposed between the display panel and the backlight, wherein the parallax barrier includes an electrochromic mirror (ECM).
Claims15
A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus comprising:
- a display panel;
- a backlight configured to supply light to the display panel;
- a parallax barrier including an electrochromic mirror (ECM) and disposed between the display panel and the backlight;
- and
- a controller configured to control the ECM,
- wherein the ECM comprises one or more blocking portions configured to block light and one or more transmitting portions configured to transmit light,
- wherein a size and a position of the one or more blocking portions and the one or more transmitting portions, respectively, are adjusted based on electricity applied to the ECM, and
- wherein the controller is configured to, in response to a portion of the display panel displaying a dark portion of a screen, control the ECM to set an area of the ECM corresponding to the portion of the display panel as a blocking portion.
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A display apparatus comprising:
- a display panel;
- a backlight configured to supply light to the display panel;
- an electrochromic mirror (ECM) disposed between the display panel and the backlight;
- and
- a controller configured to control the ECM,
- wherein the ECM comprises one or more blocking portions configured to block light and one or more transmitting portions configured to transmit light,
- wherein a size and a position of the one or more blocking portions and the one or more transmitting portions, respectively, are adjusted based on electricity applied to the ECM, and
- wherein the controller is configured to, in response to a portion of the display panel displaying a dark portion of a screen, control the ECM to set an area of the ECM corresponding to the portion of the display panel as a blocking portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.