# US 12,118,951 B2 · Display system with optical device

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- Number: US 12,118,951 B2
- Document ID: US12118951B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/113,511
- Filed: 2023-02-23
- Published: 2024-08-29
- Granted: 2024-10-15
- Earliest claimed: 2022-08-17
- Assignees: II-Vi Delaware, Inc.
- Applicants: II-VI Delaware, Inc.
- Inventors: Dmitri Iazikov; Anna Tatarczak; Julien Boucart; Young-Kai Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12118951B2

## CPC

- G09G 3/3473: {based on light coupled out of a light guide, e.g. due to scattering, by contracting the light guide with external means}
- G09G 3/3208: organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
- G09G 2300/023: Display panel composed of stacked panels
- G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00)

## Abstract

A display system includes a display screen layer, a coupling region, an upper guide, a first coupler, a second coupler, and an optical element. The coupling region may be positioned along a sidewall of the display screen layer and may route a beam between the optical element and the upper guide and may route the beam between the first coupler and the second coupler. The first coupler may be positioned along a front surface of the upper guide and may couple a beam through the front surface of the upper guide. The second coupler may be positioned between the coupling region and the upper guide and may couple the beam between the coupling region and the upper guide. The optical element may be positioned below a back surface of the upper guide. A computing device with the display system is also disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display system, comprising:
a display screen layer comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface, and the back surface, wherein the display screen layer is configured to present visual output via the front surface;
a coupling region through the display screen layer;
an upper guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the display screen layer, wherein the upper guide comprises a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface and the back surface;
a first coupler along the front surface of the upper guide, wherein the first coupler couples a first beam through the front surface of the upper guide;
a second coupler between the coupling region and the upper guide;
a third coupler along the front surface of the upper guide; and
an optical element below the back surface of the upper guide;
wherein the first coupler is configured to couple the first beam from an external environment into the upper guide via the front surface of the upper guide;
wherein the third coupler is configured to couple a second beam from the external environment into the upper guide via the front surface of the upper guide;
wherein the upper guide is configured to route the first beam between the first coupler and the second coupler and route the second beam between the third coupler and the second coupler;
wherein the second coupler is configured to couple the first beam and the second beam from the upper guide to the coupling region;
wherein the coupling region is configured to route the first beam and the second beam between the optical element and the upper guide; and
wherein the optical element comprises a first receiver configured to receive the first beam from the coupling region and a second receiver configured to receive the second beam from the coupling region.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display system of claim 1, comprising:
a lower guide that extends along at least a portion of the back surface of the display screen layer;
wherein the lower guide comprises a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface and the back surface; and
wherein the lower guide is configured to route the first beam and the second beam between the coupling region and the optical element.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The display system of claim 1, comprising:
a first multiband stack along the front surface of the upper guide, wherein the first multiband stack includes the first coupler; and
a second multiband stack between the upper guide and the coupling region, wherein the second multiband stack includes the second coupler.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The display system of claim 1, comprising:
a first multiband stack along the front surface of the upper guide, and
wherein the first multiband stack includes the first coupler.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The display system of claim 4, comprising:
a second multiband stack between the upper guide and the coupling region, and
wherein the second multiband stack includes the second coupler.

### Claim 6

A display system, comprising:
a display screen layer comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface, and the back surface, wherein the display screen layer is configured to present visual output via the front surface;
a coupling region through the display screen layer;
a first guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the display screen layer, wherein the first guide comprises a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface and the back surface;
a second guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the first guide; and
a first coupler along the front surface of the first guide, wherein the first coupler couples a beam through the front surface of the first guide;
a second coupler between the coupling region and the first guide, wherein the second coupler couples the beam between the coupling region and the first guide;
a third coupler along the front surface of the second guide; and
an optical element below the back surface of the first guide;
wherein the first guide is configured to route the beam between the first coupler and the second coupler;
wherein the coupling region is configured to route the beam between the optical element and the first guide;
wherein the first coupler couples a first waveband of the beam through the front surface of the first guide; and
wherein the third coupler couples a second waveband of the beam through the front surface of the second guide.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The display system of claim 6, wherein:
the first coupler is configured to couple the beam from an external environment into the first guide via the front surface of the first guide; and
the second coupler is configured to couple the beam from the first guide to the coupling region; and
the optical element comprises a receiver configured to receive the beam via the coupling region.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The display system of claim 6, wherein the optical element comprises a receiver configured to receive the beam via the coupling region.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The display system of claim 6, wherein the optical element comprises a first receiver configured to receive the first waveband of the beam via the coupling region and a second receiver configured to receive the second waveband of the beam via the coupling region.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The display system of claim 6, wherein the third coupler is configured to couple the beam from an external environment into the second guide via the front surface of the second guide.

### Claim 11

A display system, comprising:
a display screen layer comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface, and the back surface, wherein the display screen layer is configured to present visual output via the front surface;
a coupling region through the display screen layer;
a first guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the display screen layer, wherein the first guide comprises a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface and the back surface;
a second guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the first guide;
a first coupler along the front surface of the first guide, wherein the first coupler couples a beam through the front surface of the first guide;
a second coupler between the coupling region and the first guide, wherein the second coupler couples the beam between the coupling region and the first guide;
a third coupler over the coupling region and laterally offset from the second coupler; and
an optical element below the back surface of the first guide;
wherein the first guide is configured to route the beam between the first coupler and the second coupler;
wherein the coupling region is configured to route the beam between the optical element and the first guide;
wherein the second coupler couples a first waveband of the beam between the first guide and the coupling region; and
wherein the third coupler couples a second waveband of the beam between the second guide and the coupling region.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The display system of claim 11, wherein the optical element comprises a receiver configured to receive the beam via the coupling region.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The display system of claim 11, wherein the optical element comprises a first receiver configured to receive the first waveband of the beam via the coupling region and a second receiver configured to receive the second waveband of the beam via the coupling region.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The display system of claim 11, comprising:
a fourth coupler along the front surface of the second guide, and
wherein the fourth coupler is configured to couple the beam from an external environment into the second guide via the front surface of the second guide.

### Claim 15

A computing device, comprising:
a display screen layer comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface, and the back surface;
a storage device comprising instructions;
a processor configured to execute the instructions, wherein execution of the instructions causes the processor to present visual output via the front surface of the display screen layer;
a coupling region along the sidewall of the display screen layer;
a first guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the display screen layer, wherein the first guide comprises a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface and the back surface;
a second guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the first guide;
a first coupler along the front surface of the first guide, wherein the first coupler couples a beam through the front surface of the first guide;
a second coupler between the coupling region and the first guide, wherein the second coupler couples the beam between the coupling region and the first guide;
a third coupler along the front surface of the second guide; and
an optical element below the back surface of the first guide;
wherein the first guide is configured to route the beam between the first coupler and the second coupler;
wherein the coupling region is configured to route first beam between the optical element and the first guide;
wherein the first coupler couples a first waveband of the beam through the front surface of the first guide; and
wherein the third coupler couples a second waveband of the beam through the front surface of the second guide.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The computing device of claim 15, wherein the optical element comprises a receiver configured to receive the beam via the coupling region.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The computing device of claim 15,
wherein the optical element comprises a first receiver configured to receive the first waveband of the beam from the coupling region and a second receiver configured to receive the second waveband of the beam via the coupling region.

### Claim 18

A computing device, comprising:
a display screen layer comprising a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface, and the back surface;
a storage device comprising instructions;
a processor configured to execute the instructions, wherein execution of the instructions causes the processor to present visual output via the front surface of the display screen layer;
a coupling region along the sidewall of the display screen layer;
a first guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the display screen layer, wherein the first guide comprises a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall between the front surface and the back surface;
a second guide that extends along at least a portion of the front surface of the first guide; and
a first coupler along the front surface of the first guide, wherein the first coupler couples a beam through the front surface of the first guide;
a second coupler between the coupling region and the first guide, wherein the second coupler couples the beam between the coupling region and the first guide;
a third coupler over the coupling region and laterally offset from the second coupler;
an optical element below the back surface of the first guide; and
wherein the first guide is configured to route a first waveband of the beam between the first coupler and the second coupler;
wherein the second coupler couples a first waveband of the beam between the first guide and the coupling region; and
wherein the third coupler couples a second waveband of the beam between the second guide and the coupling region; and
wherein the coupling region is configured to route the beam between the optical element and the first guide.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The computing device of claim 18, wherein the optical element comprises a receiver configured to receive the beam via the coupling region.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The computing device of claim 18, wherein the optical element comprises a first receiver configured to receive the first waveband of the beam from the coupling region via the coupling region and a second receiver configured to receive the second waveband of the beam via the coupling region.