PRODUCT STORAGE DEVICE WITH TRANSPARENT LCD PANEL
First Claim
1. A display system for a product storage device, the display system comprising:
- a transparent unit comprising a front panel, a rear panel, and a transparent LCD panel positioned between the front panel and the rear panel, wherein the transparent LCD panel is configured to present visual media content;
a lighting element attached to the transparent unit and configured to provide lighting for both the transparent LCD panel and for products within the product storage device, wherein the lighting element emits light in a direction away from the transparent LCD panel and toward the products within the product storage device; and
a light guide configured to selectively reflect the light emitted from the lighting element back toward the transparent LCD panel and through the transparent LCD panel to provide backlighting for the transparent LCD panel.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A display system for a product storage device includes a transparent unit having a front panel, a rear panel, and a transparent LCD panel positioned between the front panel and the rear panel. The transparent LCD panel is configured to present visual media content. A lighting element is attached to the transparent unit and configured to provide lighting for both the transparent LCD panel and for products within the product storage device. The lighting element emits light in a direction away from the transparent LCD panel and toward the products within the product storage device. A light guide selectively reflects the light emitted from the lighting element back toward the transparent LCD panel and through the transparent LCD panel to provide backlighting for the transparent LCD panel.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A display system for a product storage device, the display system comprising:
-
a transparent unit comprising a front panel, a rear panel, and a transparent LCD panel positioned between the front panel and the rear panel, wherein the transparent LCD panel is configured to present visual media content; a lighting element attached to the transparent unit and configured to provide lighting for both the transparent LCD panel and for products within the product storage device, wherein the lighting element emits light in a direction away from the transparent LCD panel and toward the products within the product storage device; and a light guide configured to selectively reflect the light emitted from the lighting element back toward the transparent LCD panel and through the transparent LCD panel to provide backlighting for the transparent LCD panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A display system for a product storage device, the display system comprising:
-
a transparent unit comprising a front panel, a rear panel, and a transparent LCD panel positioned between the front panel and the rear panel, wherein the transparent LCD panel is configured to present visual media content; a light guide configured to transition between an opaque state in which the light guide provides backlighting for the transparent LCD panel and a transparent state in which the light guide allows products within the product storage device to be viewed through the transparent LCD panel; and a controller configured to control the visual media content presented via the transparent LCD panel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A display system comprising:
-
a transparent panel; a transparent LCD panel coupled to the transparent panel and configured to present visual media content; a light guide configured to transition between a transparent state and an opaque state; and a controller configured to control the visual media content presented via the transparent LCD panel and to cause the light guide to transition between the transparent state and the opaque state, wherein the controller coordinates presentation of the visual media content via the transparent LCD panel with a state of the light guide. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
-
Specification