Sequential full color display and photocell device
First Claim
1. A full color display and photocell device, comprising:
- a liquid crystal display;
a transparent panel light behind the LCD that can emit a monochromatic light beam having a selected one of three colors; and
a photovoltaic cell behind the transparent panel light that converts light energy emanating from the transparent panel light into electrical energy.
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Abstract
A full color display and photocell device (100) includes a fast response liquid crystal display (105) that has a rate of at least 75 monochrome frames per second, a transparent panel light (140) behind the fast response LCD that can emit a monochromatic light beam having a selected one of three colors, and a photovoltaic cell (150) behind the transparent panel light that converts light energy emanating from the transparent panel light into electrical energy. The full color display and photocell device (100) may also include a controller (160) that synchronizes information coupled to the fast response LCD and controls the transparent panel light to emit a sequence of monochromatic light beams of three colors.
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11 Claims
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1. A full color display and photocell device, comprising:
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a liquid crystal display;
a transparent panel light behind the LCD that can emit a monochromatic light beam having a selected one of three colors; and
a photovoltaic cell behind the transparent panel light that converts light energy emanating from the transparent panel light into electrical energy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic apparatus having a full color display and a photocell, comprising:
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a fast response LCD panel;
a transparent panel light behind the fast response LCD panel;
a photocell behind the monochromatic fast response LCD panel; and
a controller that presents color information on the full color display by generating a sequence of monochromatic light beams of three colors emitted by the transparent panel light synchronously with color information coupled to the monochromatic fast response LCD panel at a rate of at least 75 monochrome frames per second, wherein the photocell converts light energy emanating from the transparent panel light into electrical energy.
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11. A method for operating a full color display and photocell device, comprising:
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controlling a transparent panel light located behind a fast response LCD rated for at least 75 frames per second to emit a repeated sequence of three monochromatic light beams at a rate of at least 75 per second;
synchronizing frames of monochromatic information coupled to the fast response LCD to the sequence of three monochromatic light beams; and
converting light energy emanating from the transparent panel light into electrical energy.
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