Integrated optical light sensitive active matrix liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• (a) a front electrode layer;
• (b) a rear electrode layer;
• (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;
• (d) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon;
• (f) a plurality of light sensitive elements located within said display, wherein a plurality of said light sensitive elements are capable of sensing ambient light, wherein at least one other of said light sensitive elements is substantially inhibited from sensing ambient light;
• (g) a processor that determines at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements capable of said sensing ambient light that has been temporarily inhibited from sensing ambient light;
• (h) said processor determines the position of the output of said at least one other of said light sensitive elements said substantially inhibited from sensing ambient light, and based upon said output modifying the sensing of other light sensitive elements, whereby said processor distinguishes between ambient surrounding and said at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements said inhibited from sensing said ambient light.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• (a) a front electrode layer;
• (b) a rear electrode layer;
• (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;
• (d) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon;
• (e) a plurality of light sensitive elements located within said device;
• (g) a processor that determines the position of at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements that has been inhibited from sensing ambient light, whereby said processor distinguishes between ambient surrounding and said at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements said inhibited from sensing said ambient light;
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• (h) a sensor that senses an impact with said device.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• (a) a front electrode layer;
• (b) a rear electrode layer;
• (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;
• (d) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon;
• (e) a plurality of light sensitive elements located within said device;
• (g) a processor that determines the position of at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements that has been inhibited from sensing ambient light, whereby said processor distinguishes between ambient surrounding and said at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements said inhibited from sensing said ambient light;
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• (h) a lens located in front of at least one of said light sensitive elements to focus light impacting thereon on said at least one of said light sensitive elements.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• (a) a front electrode layer;
• (b) a rear electrode layer;
• (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;
• (d) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon;
• (e) a plurality of light sensitive elements located within said device;
• (g) a processor that determines the position of at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements that has been inhibited from sensing ambient light, whereby said processor distinguishes between ambient surrounding and said at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements said inhibited from sensing said ambient light;
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• (h) a filter located between said light sensitive elements and the front of said display that inhibits ambient light from reaching said light sensitive elements.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• (a) a front electrode layer;
• (b) a rear electrode layer;
• (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;
• (d) a polarizer located between said liquid crystal material and the front electrode layer;
• (e) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon;
• (f) a plurality of light sensitive elements located together with said rear electrode layer;
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• (g) a processor that determines the position of at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements that has been inhibited from sensing ambient light, whereby said processor senses at least three different levels as a result of one of said light sensitive elements said inhibited from sensing ambient light and provides at least three different output levels in response thereto.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• (a) a front electrode layer;
• (b) a rear electrode layer;
• (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;
• (d) a polarizer located between said liquid crystal material and the front electrode layer;
• (e) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon;
• (f) a plurality of light sensitive elements located together with said rear electrode layer wherein said light sensitive elements include a transistor that includes a first terminal interconnected to a first terminal of a capacitor and a second terminal interconnected to a second terminal of said transistor and a third terminal comprising a gate interconnected to a bias point in common with other gates of other said transistors;
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• (g) a processor that determines the position of at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements that has been inhibited from sensing ambient light.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• (a) a front electrode layer;
• (b) a rear electrode layer;
• (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;
• (d) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon;
• (e) a plurality of light sensitive elements located within said device;
• (g) a processor that determines the position of at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements that has been inhibited from sensing ambient light;
• (h) a sensor that senses an impact with said device;
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• (i) said processor correlating said impact from said sensor with said position to confirm that at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements has been said inhibited from sensing ambient light.

A liquid crystal device comprising:

• (a) a front electrode layer;
• (b) a rear electrode layer;
• (c) a liquid crystal material located between said front electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;
• (d) changing an electrical potential between said rear electrode layer and said front electrode layer to selectively modify portions of said liquid crystal material to change the polarization of the light incident thereon;
• (e) a plurality of light sensitive elements located within said device;
• (g) a processor that determines the position of at least one of said plurality of light sensitive elements that has been inhibited from sensing ambient light;
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• (h) a transmissive filter that passes a first color while inhibiting the passage of a second color that is located between said light sensitive elements and the front of said display that inhibits ambient light of said second color from reaching said light sensitive elements.