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US 9,310,634 B2Granted
Aesthetic layer for display panels
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorMary Lou Jepsen
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Abstract
A display apparatus includes a display layer for generating images to be viewable from a viewing region and an aesthetic layer disposed over the display layer. Activation circuitry is coupled to activate the aesthetic layer in response to an input. When the aesthetic layer is activated, it emits or reflects aesthetic light.
Claims14
A display apparatus comprising:
- a display layer for generating images to be viewable from a viewing region;
- an aesthetic layer disposed over the display layer, wherein the aesthetic layer is a patterned structure covering a surround region of pixels of the display layer but not substantially covering an emission region of the pixels of the display layer;
- at least one light source coupled to emit source light toward the aesthetic layer when the at least one light source is activated, wherein the aesthetic layer is configured to direct aesthetic light toward the viewing region in response to receiving source light from the at least one light source;
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- activation circuitry coupled to activate the at least one light source in response to an input signal.
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A display apparatus comprising:
- a display layer for generating images to be viewable from a viewing region;
- an aesthetic layer disposed over the display layer;
- at least one light source coupled to emit source light toward the aesthetic layer when the at least one light source is activated, wherein the aesthetic layer is configured to direct aesthetic light toward the viewing region in response to receiving source light from the at least one light source;
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- activation circuitry coupled to activate the at least one light source in response to an input signal,
- wherein the aesthetic layer includes an excitation layer configured to emit the aesthetic light in response to being stimulated by the source light within a stimulating wavelength range, wherein the at least one light source is configured to emit the source light centered within the stimulating wavelength range,
- wherein the stimulating wavelength range includes a near-ultraviolet wavelength.
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