Multi-mode display using an electronically controlled mirror
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorDonald E. Mosier
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Abstract
A display includes a light source and a filter positioned to receive light from the light source. An electronically controlled mirror can direct light through the filter in a first mode of operation and not through the filter in a second mode of operation. The display can be utilized in an avionics display system with night vision equipment. The electronically controlled mirror can be a reversible electrochemical mirror (REM).
Claims16
A display including a light source, the display comprising:
- an electronically controlled mirror;
- and
- a filter, wherein the display provides light through the filter when the electronically controlled mirror is in a first mode, and wherein the light from the display is not provided through the filter when the electronically controlled mirror is in a second mode.
An avionic display system comprising:
- a light source;
- a filter;
- and
- an electronically controlled mirror, wherein the filter is positioned to receive light from the light source when the electronically controlled mirror is in a first mode, wherein the electronically controlled mirror prevents light from reaching the filter in a second mode of operation.
A method of operating a display system, the display system including a light source and a filter, the method comprising:
- providing light from the light source in a first path including the filter when an electronically controlled mirror is in a first mode of operation;
- and
- providing the light from the light source in a second path not including the filter when the electronically controlled mirror is in a second mode of operation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.