Systems and methods for projecting a dynamic matrix display on an outer surface of a housing
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorMARINUS ARNOLDUS MARTINUS VUGTS
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Abstract
A power device including a first light source (202A) arranged in a housing (205) having an outer surface; a first mask (204) arranged around the first light source in the housing and including a first chamber (207A) corresponding to the first light source; and a transmissive display arranged between the first light source and the outer surface of the housing, light (214) emitted from the first light source reaching the transmissive display before reaching the outer surface of the housing and projecting a plurality of images (212) on a first area (140, 216) on the outer surface of the housing.
Claims15
A power device, comprising:
- a first light source arranged in a housing having an outer surface;
- a first mask arranged around the first light source in the housing and including a first chamber corresponding to the first light source;
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- a transmissive display arranged between the first light source and the outer surface of the housing, light emitted from the first light source reaching the transmissive display before reaching the outer surface of the housing and projecting a plurality of images on a first area on the outer surface of the housing.
A power device, comprising:
- a plurality of light sources arranged in a housing having an outer surface;
- a plurality of chambers corresponding to the plurality of light sources;
- a mask arranged around each of the plurality of light sources and chambers in the housing;
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- a transmissive display arranged between the plurality of light sources and the outer surface of the housing, wherein light emitted from each of the plurality of light sources reaches the transmissive display before reaching the outer surface of the housing and projecting a plurality of images on at least two separate areas on the outer surface of the housing.
A method of displaying multiple images on one or more areas of a power device, including the steps of:
- providing a housing containing a first light source, a mask arranged around the first light source, and including a first chamber, and a transmissive display arranged between the first light source and the one or more areas of the power device;
- causing light to be emitted from the first light source, the emitted light reaching the transmissive display before reaching the one or more areas;
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- selectively obstructing the emitted light by defining one or more transparent areas in the transmissive display to project multiple images on the one or more areas of the power device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.