Portable electronic device with an integrated switchable mirror
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a housing sized so that said electronic device is portable;
a display mounted in said housing, said display showing the state or operation of said portable electronic device;
a switchable mirror covering said display and operable for switching from a transparent state to a reflecting state responsive to a switch in said portable electronic device; and
a backlight behind said display,wherein said switchable mirror covers a center of said display with a margin of said display extending completely around said switchable mirror so that said backlight from said display margin can illuminate a viewer of said switchable mirror.
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Abstract
Portable electronic devices with displays having switchable mirrors are described. The switchable mirror covers the display and is capable of switching from a transparent state to a reflecting state responsive to a switch in the portable electronic device. In one embodiment of the present invention, the display is switched off when the switchable mirror switches to its reflecting state. In another embodiment of the present invention, the switchable mirror is switched to its reflecting state when the portable electronic device is switched off.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a housing sized so that said electronic device is portable; a display mounted in said housing, said display showing the state or operation of said portable electronic device; a switchable mirror covering said display and operable for switching from a transparent state to a reflecting state responsive to a switch in said portable electronic device; and a backlight behind said display, wherein said switchable mirror covers a center of said display with a margin of said display extending completely around said switchable mirror so that said backlight from said display margin can illuminate a viewer of said switchable mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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