# US 2026/0090230 A1 · Transparent display with lensless imaging capability and imaging system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0090230 A1 - Document ID: US20260090230A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/868,662 - Filed: 2023-05-22 - Published: 2026-03-26 - Earliest claimed: 2022-05-25 - Assignees: ams International AG - Applicants: ams International AG - Inventors: Francesco Paolo D’ALEO; Emrah BOSTAN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260090230A1 ## CPC - H10K 59/65: OLEDs integrated with inorganic image sensors - G02B 27/0101: {characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence)} - G02F 1/1362: Active matrix addressed cells {(G02F1/134336, G02F1/134363 take precedence)} - G06V 40/1318: {using electro-optical elements or layers, e.g. electroluminescent sensing} - G06V 40/166: {using acquisition arrangements} - H04N 5/33: Transforming infrared radiation (cameras or camera modules for generating image signals from infrared radiation H04N23/20; circuitry of SSIS for transforming infrared radiation into image signals H04N25/20) - H04N 23/56: provided with illuminating means - H04N 23/63: by using electronic viewfinders - H04N 25/20: for transforming only infrared radiation into image signals - H10F 39/184: {Infrared image sensors} - H10H 29/872: {Periodic patterns for optical field-shaping, e.g. photonic bandgap structures} - H10K 39/34: integrated with organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] - H10K 59/50: OLEDs integrated with light modulating elements, e.g. with electrochromic elements, photochromic elements or liquid crystal elements - H10K 59/70: OLEDs integrated with inorganic light-emitting elements, e.g. with inorganic electroluminescent elements - H10W 90/00: Package configurations - G02B 2027/0138: {comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera} - G02B 2027/014: {comprising information/image processing systems} - G02B 2027/0145: {creating an intermediate image} - G02B 2027/0178: {Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C)} - G02B 2027/0196: {having transparent supporting structure for display mounting, e.g. to a window or a windshield} - G02F 1/13312: {Circuits comprising photodetectors for purposes other than feedback} - G02F 2201/44: Arrangements combining different electro-active layers, e.g. electrochromic, liquid crystal or electroluminescent layers - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS - G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - H10F: INORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SENSITIVE TO INFRARED RADIATION, LIGHT, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION OF SHORTER WAVELENGTH OR CORPUSCULAR RADIATION - H10H: INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS - H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10 ## Abstract A transparent display with lensless imaging capability includes display pixels configured to generate a display image, light emitters configured to illuminate a scene or an object with electromagnetic radiation outside the visible domain, photosensitive elements configured to capture electromagnetic radiation received from the scene or the object and to generate photo signals depending on the captured electromagnetic radiation, and an optical modulator configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation in the visible domain, and to modulate electromagnetic radiation within the illumination wavelength range. The display is substantially transparent in the visible domain. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A transparent display with lensless imaging capability, comprising: a plurality of display pixels arranged on a display substrate, the plurality of display pixels being configured to generate a display image in the visible domain of the electromagnetic spectrum; a plurality of light emitters arranged on the display substrate and configured to illuminate a scene or an object with electromagnetic radiation within an illumination wavelength range that is outside the visible domain; a plurality of photosensitive elements configured to capture electromagnetic radiation received from the scene or the object within the illumination wavelength range and to generate photo signals depending on the captured electromagnetic radiation; and an optical modulator arranged on an incident side of the plurality of photosensitive elements and configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation in the visible domain, and to modulate electromagnetic radiation within the illumination wavelength range; and wherein the display is substantially transparent in the visible domain. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the illumination wavelength range is in the near-infrared, NIR, domain. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the light emitters are OLEDs, micro-LEDs or vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, VCSELs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of photosensitive elements is arranged on the display substrate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, further comprising a detection substrate, wherein the plurality of photosensitive elements is arranged on the detection substrate. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of display pixels form an OLED display, a micro-LED display or a liquid crystal display, LCD. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the photosensitive elements are silicon-based photodiodes or organic photodetectors, OPDs. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, further comprising an optics substrate, wherein the optical modulator is arranged on the optics substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the optical modulator is an active matrix that is based on one of: liquid crystals, optical switches, digital light processors and spatial light processors. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the optical modulator is a passive matrix that is based on one of: an amplitude mask, a phase mask, and a plurality of diffractive elements. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the optical modulator is realized by a spatially distributed plurality of pinholes. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The transparent display according claim 1, wherein the optical modulator is formed from a dye-based polymer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the optical modulator forms a coded aperture mask, in particular characterized by a uniformly redundant array, URA, or an optimized random pattern, ORA. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The transparent display according to claim 1, wherein the substantial transparency of the display in the visible domain is realized by a distributed arrangement of the display pixels and the photosensitive elements with voids in between, such that a substantial amount of electromagnetic radiation in the visible domain incident on the display is transmitted. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A transparent imaging system, comprising: a transparent display according to claim 1; and a processing unit coupled to the display and configured to reconstruct an image by applying an algorithm to the photo signals. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The transparent imaging system according to claim 15, wherein the processing unit is further configured to control the generation of the display image based on the reconstructed image. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) An electronic device comprising a transparent display according to claim 1. ### Claim 18 A method of manufacturing a transparent display with lensless imaging capability, the method comprising: arranging a plurality of display pixels on a display substrate, the plurality of display pixels being configured to generate a display image in the visible domain of the electromagnetic spectrum; providing a plurality of light emitters configured to illuminate a scene or an object with electromagnetic radiation within an illumination wavelength range that is outside the visible domain, wherein the plurality of light emitters is arranged on the display substrate; providing a plurality of photosensitive elements configured to capture electromagnetic radiation received from the scene or the object within the illumination wavelength range and to generate photo signals depending on the captured electromagnetic radiation; and providing an optical modulator arranged on an incident side of the plurality of photosensitive elements and configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation in the visible domain, and to modulate electromagnetic radiation within the illumination wavelength range; and wherein the display is substantially transparent in the visible domain. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) An electronic device comprising a transparent imaging system according to claim 15. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) An electronic device comprising a transparent imaging system according to claim 16.