Switching dual layer display with independent layer content and a dynamic mask

A display system providing floating content, comprising:

• a transparent display device;
• a relayed display device spaced apart from the transparent display device;
• and
• relay optics positioned between the transparent display device and the relayed display device,
• wherein, during a first operating state, the transparent display device is operable to display white to be transparent to light from the related display device and the relayed display device is operable to display foreground content, and
• wherein, during a second operating state, the transparent display device is operable to display background content and the relayed display device is operable to display a mask corresponding with the foreground content.

A dimensional display apparatus, comprising:

• an LCD monitor;
• a transparent LCD panel spaced apart a distance from a display screen from the LCD monitor;
• and
• a display controller controlling operations of the LCD monitor and the transparent LCD panel to alternate between first and second operating states,
• wherein, in the first operating state, the transparent LCD panel displays blank white and the LCD monitor displays back layer images, and
• wherein, in the second operating state, the transparent LCD panel displays front layer images and the LCD monitor displays blank white, whereby the LCD monitor acts a as a backlight for the transparent LCD panel in the second operating state.