Display with underlying decorative layer
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsShandon Dee Hart, Frank Brock Riggs
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Abstract
A system such as a vehicle, an appliance, or a mobile phone can include an assembly featuring a decorative layer and a transparent display module. The decorative layer can include ink applied to a substrate. The transparent display module can be mounted to the decorative layer and include an array of pixels disposed behind an outer cover glass. The assembly can be configured such that when the display module is in a first mode, the decorative layer is visible from the cover glass and through the pixel array.
Claims24
An assembly comprising:
- a decorative layer comprising a substrate panel;
- a transparent display module mounted to the decorative layer and comprising a glass substrate, the assembly being configured such that when the display module is in an inactive state, the decorative layer is visible through the glass substrate;
- a cover glass mounted to the display module;
- wherein at least one of the cover glass and the glass substrate comprises an optical coating or texture that modifies light transmittance and/or light reflectance in a manner that reduces visibility of the display module, causing an area within the display module to have an appearance that is similar to the decorative layer.
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An assembly comprising:
- a decorative layer comprising ink applied to a substrate;
- a transparent display module mounted to the decorative layer and comprising an array of pixels and an outer cover glass, the pixel array being disposed between the decorative layer and the cover glass;
- wherein the assembly is configured such that when the display module is in a first mode, the decorative layer is visible from the cover glass and through the pixel array.
A vehicle comprising:
- a transparent display module comprising an array of pixels and a glass substrate;
- a decorative layer mounted to the display module and comprising ink applied to a substrate, the decorative layer being disposed underneath the pixel array;
- wherein the vehicle is configured such that when the display module is in a first mode, the decorative layer is visible through the glass substrate of the display module and through the pixel array.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.