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Mirror display

  • US 10,269,305 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2014
  • Issued: 04/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mirror display, comprising:

  • a half mirror plate including a half mirror layer;

    a display device;

    a case; and

    an auxiliary illumination unit including an auxiliary light source,wherein the case supports at least the half mirror plate and the display device and includes an outer frame that covers an edge of a front surface of the half mirror plate when viewed in a plan view from a viewing side,wherein the display device is arranged on a rear side of the half mirror plate,wherein the auxiliary light source is arranged on the rear side of the half mirror plate, the display device, or the outer frame,wherein the display device emits display light, and the mirror display is switchable between a display mode in which the display light passes through the half mirror plate and a mirror mode in which the display device does not emit the display light,wherein the auxiliary illumination unit is controlled separately from the display device and emits light toward the viewing side when the mirror display is in the mirror mode, andwherein, as measured on the viewing side of the mirror display, a brightness of the light emitted from the auxiliary illumination unit is greater than a brightness of the display device when the display device is in a white display state.

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