Intelligent glass displays and methods of making and using same
AssigneeNewtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorsFIELDING B. STATON, DAVID STRUMPF
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Abstract
A multi-layered intelligent display system includes a first LCD display panel; a second OLED display panel; a smart panel disposed behind the second display panel; an LED panel disposed between the second display panel and the smart panel; a sensor for detecting the ambient light behind the smart panel and activating the LED panel if the ambient light is below a predetermined illuminance; a memory having programming instructions stored thereon; and a controller in communication with the first and second display panels, the smart panel, and the memory. The multi-layered intelligent glass display is operable in each of a display mode, a multilayer display mode, and a transparent mode.
Claims18
A method of creating a viewing experience, the method comprising the steps:
- providing a viewing portal having sequentially:
- (a) a display panel configured to present images, and (b) an electrically-actuated portion having a transparent state and an opaque state, with the display panel positioned relatively near an intended viewing area and the electrically-actuated portion positioned relatively away from the intended viewing area;
- allowing a user to select between a fully transparent mode, a black-out mode, an image-supplementing mode, and a display mode;
- at the transparent mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the transparent state and the display panel to not present images;
- at the black-out mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the opaque state and the display panel to not present images;
- at the image-supplementing mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the transparent state and the display panel to present images;
- and
- at the display mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the opaque state and the display panel to present images such that, from the viewing area, the presented images are visible and a field of view through the viewing portal is not visible.
A method of altering a field of view, the method comprising the steps:
- providing a viewing portal having sequentially:
- (a) a display panel configured to present images, and (b) an electrically-actuated portion having a transparent state and an opaque state, with the display panel positioned relatively near an intended viewing area and the electrically-actuated portion positioned relatively away from the intended viewing area;
- allowing a controller to select between a fully transparent mode, a black-out mode, and a display mode;
- at the transparent mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the transparent state and the display panel to not present images;
- at the black-out mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the opaque state and the display panel to not present images;
- and
- at the display mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the opaque state and the display panel to present images such that, from the viewing area, the presented images are visible and a field of view through the viewing portal is not visible.
A method of making a video call, the method comprising the steps:
- providing a video camera;
- providing a viewing portal as a residential or office window having an internal side and an external side, the viewing portal having sequentially:
- (a) a display panel configured to present images, and (b) an electrically-actuated portion having a transparent state and an opaque state, with the display panel positioned relatively near the internal side of the window and the electrically-actuated portion positioned relatively away from the internal side of the window;
- allowing a controller to select between a fully transparent mode, a black-out mode, and a communication mode;
- at the transparent mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the transparent state and the display panel to not present images;
- at the black-out mode, causing the electrically-actuated portion to be at the opaque state and the display panel to not present images;
- at the communication mode, causing the display panel to present images sent by a remote call participant such that, from the internal side of the window, the presented images are visible;
- and
- at the communication mode, causing the video camera to capture images for transmission to the remote call participant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.