Providing light guide elements in a backlight module
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1. A backlight module, comprising:
- a light guide plate divided into at least two regions and comprising;
a substrate; and
a plurality of first elongate light guide elements disposed on a surface of the substrate and located in the regions such that each of the regions includes multiple first elongate light guide elements; and
at least two light sources respectively corresponding to the regions to provide the first elongate light guide elements in the regions with light.
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Abstract
A backlight module comprises a light guide plate and at least two light sources. The light guide plate is divided into at least two regions made up of a substrate and a plurality of elongate light guide elements disposed on a surface of the substrate and located in the regions. The light sources respectively correspond to the regions of the light guide plate to provide the elongate light guide elements in the regions with light.
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1. A backlight module, comprising:
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a light guide plate divided into at least two regions and comprising; a substrate; and a plurality of first elongate light guide elements disposed on a surface of the substrate and located in the regions such that each of the regions includes multiple first elongate light guide elements; and at least two light sources respectively corresponding to the regions to provide the first elongate light guide elements in the regions with light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A liquid crystal display device including plural display regions, wherein the liquid crystal display device comprises:
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a liquid crystal panel; and a backlight module to provide light to the liquid crystal panel and comprising; a light guide plate divided into plural regions respectively corresponding to the display regions, wherein the light guide plate comprises; a substrate; and a plurality of first elongate light guide elements disposed on a surface of the substrate and located in the light guide plate regions, wherein each of the light guide plate regions has multiple first elongate light guide elements; and plural light sources respectively corresponding to the light guide plate regions to provide the first elongate light guide elements in the light guide plate regions with light, wherein the first elongate light guide elements have light emission surface structures to enable emission of light from within the first elongate light guide elements toward the liquid crystal panel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing a backlight module, comprising:
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providing a light guide plate having a substrate and optical fibers formed on the substrate; providing light sources to provide light into the optical fibers; and emitting light from light emission structures of the optical fibers, wherein the emitted light is directed to another structure. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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