Amalgamated display comprising dissimilar display devices
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1. An amalgamated display device comprising:
- an electrophoretic display (EPD) driven by a first control module and configured to render a first type of content as a first portion of an image and maintain a pass-through state for a second portion of the image;
an emissive display driven by a second, different control module and positioned behind the EPD, wherein the emissive display is configured to emit light through the EPD in the pass-through state to render a second type of content as the second portion of the image; and
wherein at least one of a size or a location of the first portion and the second portion is varied based, at least in part, on a type of content to be rendered.
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Abstract
A reflective display, such as an electrophoretic display (EPD), and an emissive display, such as a backlit liquid crystal display, may be combined to form an amalgamated display. This combination may include layering one display atop the other, alternating reflective and emissive display elements, or otherwise interspersing reflective and emissive display elements with one another. Images on the amalgamated display may be presented using either reflective or emissive modes or a combination of the two, depending upon factors such as refresh rate, power consumption, presence of color and/or video, and so forth.
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1. An amalgamated display device comprising:
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an electrophoretic display (EPD) driven by a first control module and configured to render a first type of content as a first portion of an image and maintain a pass-through state for a second portion of the image; an emissive display driven by a second, different control module and positioned behind the EPD, wherein the emissive display is configured to emit light through the EPD in the pass-through state to render a second type of content as the second portion of the image; and wherein at least one of a size or a location of the first portion and the second portion is varied based, at least in part, on a type of content to be rendered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device comprising:
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an amalgamated display comprising a reflective display configured to render a first type of content on the amalgamated display and an emissive display residing on top of the reflective display and configured to render a second type of content on the amalgamated display, wherein at least a portion of the reflective display is viewable through the emissive display; and a control module configured to drive both the reflective display and the emissive display to render the respective content on the amalgamated display. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A device comprising:
an amalgamated display comprising a reflective display and an emissive display stacked atop one another, wherein; the reflective display is configured to render content on a first portion of the amalgamated display and the emissive display is configured to render content on a second portion of the amalgamated display; and elements used to generate the pixels of the reflective display are approximately a same size as elements used to generate the pixels of the emissive display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
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designating at least a first portion of an amalgamated display to enter an emissive display mode provided by an emissive display of the amalgamated display to render a first type of content on the first portion; designating at least a second portion of the amalgamated display to enter a reflective display mode provided by a reflective display of the amalgamated display to render a second type of content on the second portion; and varying at least one of a size or a location of the first portion and the second portion based at least in part on a type of content to be rendered. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:
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rendering a first piece of content on an amalgamated display device comprising an emissive display and a reflective display with use of the emissive display; contemporaneously rendering a second piece of content on the amalgamated display device with use of the reflective display; and varying at least one of a size or a location of the first portion and the second portion based at least in part on a type of content to be rendered. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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