Camera integrated into a display

A display including a camera integrated into the display, the display comprising:

• a substantially transparent cover layer defining an outside surface associated with the display;
• a color filter (CF) layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the CF layer comprising a CF substrate and a plurality of color regions disposed on the CF substrate, the plurality of color regions having a first size and a second size, wherein the first size corresponds to a size of a pixel associated with the camera;
• a display layer disposed beneath the CF layer, the display layer comprising a display substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the display substrate, the plurality of display elements configured to transmit light;
• a thin film transistor (TFT) layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the TFT layer comprising a TFT substrate and a plurality of TFTs disposed on the TFT substrate;
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• the camera disposed beneath the CF layer, the display layer and the TFT layer, the camera configured to record an image through the CF layer, the display layer and the TFT layer, the camera comprising a plurality of pixels corresponding to the plurality of color regions having the first size and associated with the CF layer, the plurality of pixels corresponding to the plurality of TFTs, wherein each pixel in the plurality of pixels comprises a separate lens and a separate photodetector, wherein each lens associated with each pixel is optimized to focus a colored light beam received through the CF layer above the camera;
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• wherein each color region associated with the CF layer and disposed above the camera is smaller than a color region associated with the CF layer and not disposed above the camera.

A display including a camera integrated into the display, the display comprising:

• a substantially transparent cover layer defining an outside surface associated with the display;
• a color filter (CF) layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the CF layer comprising a CF substrate and a plurality of color regions disposed on the CF substrate, the plurality of color regions having a first size and a second size, wherein the first size corresponds to a size of a pixel associated with the camera;
• a display layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the display layer comprising a display substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the display substrate, the plurality of display elements configured to transmit light;
• a thin film transistor (TFT) layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the TFT layer comprising a TFT substrate and a plurality of TFTs disposed on the TFT substrate;
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• the camera disposed beneath the display layer, and the TFT layer, the camera configured to record an image through the CF layer, the display layer and the TFT layer, the camera comprising a plurality of pixels corresponding to the plurality of color regions having the first size and associated with the CF layer, wherein each pixel in the plurality of pixels comprises a separate lens and a separate photodetector, wherein each lens associated with each pixel is optimized to focus a colored light beam received through the CF layer above the camera;
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• wherein each color region associated with the CF layer and disposed above the camera is smaller than a color region associated with the CF layer and not disposed above the camera.

A method to integrate a camera into a display, the method comprising:

• providing a substantially transparent cover layer defining an outside surface associated with the display;
• providing a color filter (CF) layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the CF layer comprising a CF substrate and a plurality of color regions disposed on the CF substrate, the plurality of color regions having a first size and a second size, wherein the first size corresponds to a size of a pixel associated with the camera;
• providing a display layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the display layer comprising a display substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the display substrate, the plurality of display elements configured to transmit light;
• providing a transparent thin film transistor (TFT) layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the TFT layer comprising a TFT substrate and a plurality of TFTs disposed on the TFT substrate;
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• providing the camera disposed beneath the display layer, and the TFT layer, the camera configured to record an image through the CF layer, the display layer and the TFT layer, the camera comprising a plurality of pixels corresponding to the plurality of color regions having the first size and associated with the CF layer, wherein the plurality of pixels are disposed in a plurality of noncontiguous regions, wherein each pixel in the plurality of pixels comprises a separate lens and a separate photodetector, wherein each lens associated with each pixel is optimized to focus a colored light beam received through the CF layer above the camera;
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• wherein each color region associated with the CF layer and disposed above the camera is smaller than a color region associated with the CF layer and not disposed above the camera.

A system comprising:

• a substantially transparent cover layer defining an outside surface associated with a display;
• a display layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the display layer comprising a display substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the display substrate, the plurality of display elements configured to transmit light;
• a color filter (CF) layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the CF layer comprising a CF substrate and a plurality of color regions disposed on the CF substrate, the plurality of color regions having a first size and a second size, wherein the first size corresponds to a size of a pixel associated with the camera;
• a thin film transistor (TFT) layer disposed beneath the substantially transparent cover layer, the TFT layer comprising a TFT substrate and a plurality of TFTs disposed on the TFT substrate, the TFT layer configured to act as a shutter controlling exposure of a light sensor;
• the light sensor disposed beneath the display layer, the CF layer and the TFT layer, the light sensor configured to detect light passing through the display layer, CF layer and TFT layer, the light sensor comprising a plurality of pixels corresponding to the plurality of color regions having the first size and associated with the CF layer, wherein each pixel in the plurality of pixels comprises a separate lens and a separate photodetector, the light sensor comprising a plurality of lenses, wherein each lens in the plurality of lenses associated with each pixel is optimized to focus a colored light beam received through the CF layer above the light sensor;
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• wherein each color region associated with the CF layer and disposed above the light sensor is smaller than a color region associated with the CF layer and not disposed above the light sensor.