Display window and assembly
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1. A display assembly comprising:
- a display;
an illumination source; and
a window disposed adjacent the display, and through which the display is viewable, wherein an outer surface of the window facing the display is provided with an incorporated grating for distributing light from the illumination source in the direction of the display without light passing through the window.
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Abstract
A display window for placement in registration with a display is disclosed. The display is viewable through the window. A first surface of the window is for exposure to a user, and a second surface of the window is for placement adjacent the display. The second surface is provided with a grating to distribute light from an associated source of illumination in the direction of the display. Also disclosed is a display assembly and a portable telephone.
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22 Claims
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1. A display assembly comprising:
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a display; an illumination source; and a window disposed adjacent the display, and through which the display is viewable, wherein an outer surface of the window facing the display is provided with an incorporated grating for distributing light from the illumination source in the direction of the display without light passing through the window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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4. A display assembly as claimed in 1 wherein the illumination source is disposed between the window and the display.
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13. A portable telephone comprising:
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a housing; a light source; and a display, wherein the housing comprises a window with first and second outer surfaces, wherein the first outer surface defines an exterior surface at the portable telephone and the second outer surface, which faces the display, is provided with an incorporated grating for distributing light from the light source onto the display without the light passing through the window. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A display assembly comprising:
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a display; an illumination source; and a window having an outer surface disposed adjacent the display without an intervening layer of material therebetween, and positioned to define a gap between the outer surface and the display, the display being viewable through the window, wherein the outer surface of the window faces the display and is provided with an incorporated grazing for distributing light from the illumination source, wherein when light is shone directly into the gap the grating distributes the light in the direction of the display without the light passing through an intervening layer of material. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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- 20. A unitary display window for placement in registration with a display so that the display is viewable through the window, wherein a first outer surface of the window is for exposure to a user, and a second outer surface of the window is for placement adjacent the display, the second outer surface being provided with an incorporated grating to distribute light from an associated external source of illumination in the direction of the display without light passing through the window.
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