Vehicle display including a camera
AssigneeAptiv Technologies AG
InventorsJohn Newton, J. Roger Davis
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Abstract
An illustrative example assembly includes a display having a first side for displaying at least one image and a second side facing opposite the first side. The display includes a first portion having a first plurality of layers between the first side and the second side. The display includes a second portion having a second plurality of layers between the first side and the second side. The second plurality of layers includes at least one additional layer more than the first plurality of layers. A camera is situated near the second side of the display with a field of view of the camera at least partially aligned with the first portion of the display.
Claims20
An assembly, comprising:
- a display having a first side for displaying at least one image and a second side facing opposite the first side, the display comprising:
- a first portion having a first plurality of layers between the first side and the second side;
- and
- a second portion having a second plurality of layers between the first side and the second side, the second plurality of layers including at least one additional layer more than the first plurality of layers;
- a camera situated near the second side of the display, a field of view of the camera being at least partially aligned with the first portion of the display;
- and
- a backlight module comprising reflecting nano-structures,
- wherein a portion of the backlight module is aligned with the field of view of the camera, and
- wherein the reflecting nano-structures in the portion of the backlight module have a dimension that is smaller than others of the reflecting nano-structures in another portion of the backlight module.
An assembly, comprising:
- display means for displaying at least one image on a first side of the display means, a second side of the display means facing opposite the first side, the display means comprising:
- a first portion having a first plurality of layers between the first side and the second side, and
- a second portion having a second plurality of layers between the first side and the second side, the second plurality of layers including at least one additional layer more than the first plurality of layers;
- camera means for capturing image information, the camera means being situated near the second side of the display means, a field of view of the camera means being at least partially aligned with the first portion of the display means;
- and
- a backlight module comprising reflecting nano-structures,
- wherein a portion of the backlight module is aligned with the field of view of the camera means, and
- wherein the reflecting nano-structures in the portion of the backlight module have a dimension that is smaller than others of the reflecting nano-structures in another portion of the backlight module.
A method of making an assembly including a camera and a display, the method comprising:
- establishing a first display panel structure comprising a first plurality of layers in a first portion of the display, the first plurality of layers being between a first side of the display that is configured to display at least one image and an oppositely facing second side of the display, the first plurality of layers including a layer configured to be transparent to infrared radiation;
- establishing a second display panel structure comprising a second plurality of layers in a second portion of the display between the first side of the display and the second side of the display, the second plurality of layers including at least one additional layer more than the first plurality of layers, the second plurality of layers including a layer configured to be opaque to infrared radiation;
- and
- situating the camera near the second side of the display with a field of view of the camera at least partially aligned with the first portion of the display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.