Non-black dead front display assembly
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1. A non-black dead front display assembly, comprising:
- a display frame;
a backlight system supported by the frame, the backlight system configured to generate a backlight illumination;
a light mask disposed on the backlight system, the light mask including an array of liquid crystal pixels wherein individual pixels may either block or transmit incident rays from the backlight system to appear either opaque or transparent in response to control signals; and
a film positioned over the light mask and in direct contact with the light mask, the film configured to reflect ambient light and to scatter the backlight illumination transmitted through the light mask, the scattered backlight illumination causing a first portion of the film to glow while a second portion of the film appears non-glowing.
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Abstract
A non-black dead front display assembly includes a display frame, a backlight system supported by the frame, the backlight system configured to generate backlight rays, a light mask disposed on the backlight system, a light mask disposed on the backlight system, the light mask configured to transmit or to block the backlight rays in response to a control signal, and a film positioned over the light mask, the film configured to reflect ambient light rays and to scatter the backlight rays transmitted through the light mask, the scattered backlight rays causing a first portion of the film to glow while a second portion of the film appears non-glowing.
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1. A non-black dead front display assembly, comprising:
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a display frame; a backlight system supported by the frame, the backlight system configured to generate a backlight illumination; a light mask disposed on the backlight system, the light mask including an array of liquid crystal pixels wherein individual pixels may either block or transmit incident rays from the backlight system to appear either opaque or transparent in response to control signals; and a film positioned over the light mask and in direct contact with the light mask, the film configured to reflect ambient light and to scatter the backlight illumination transmitted through the light mask, the scattered backlight illumination causing a first portion of the film to glow while a second portion of the film appears non-glowing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 21)
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10. A device, comprising:
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a sensor; and a non-black dead front display assembly comprising; a display frame; a backlight system supported by the frame, the backlight system configured to generate a backlight illumination; a light mask disposed on the backlight system, the light mask including an array of liquid crystal pixels wherein individual pixels may either block or transmit incident rays from the backlight system to appear either opaque or transparent in response to control signals; and a film positioned over the light mask and in direct contact with the light mask, the film configured to reflect an ambient light and to scatter the backlight illumination transmitted through the light mask, the scattered backlight illumination causing a first portion of the film to glow while a second portion of the film appears non-glowing. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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