Transparent display backlight assembly
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1. A backlight assembly, comprising:
- a light source configured to generate light;
a display panel including a color filter system and configured for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly;
a backlight panel configured for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly and configured to direct the light from the light source to illuminate the display panel;
a multi-mode panel of the backlight assembly comprising an active shutter that provides variable light transmissivity based at least in part on an applied voltage and configured to prevent a section of the environment from being viewed through the backlight assembly; and
light refraction features configured to refract and scatter the light, the light refraction features spaced for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly and to refract the light to illuminate the display panel.
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Abstract
In embodiments of a transparent display backlight assembly, a backlight panel is operable as a transparent panel, and a light source generates light that the backlight panel directs from the light source to illuminate a display panel of a display device. Light refraction features refract and scatter the light, where the light refraction features are spaced for approximate transparency of the backlight panel and to illuminate the display panel. An active diffuser can be implemented as an additional transparent panel and operable for activation to diffuse the light from the backlight panel that illuminates the display panel.
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1. A backlight assembly, comprising:
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a light source configured to generate light; a display panel including a color filter system and configured for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly; a backlight panel configured for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly and configured to direct the light from the light source to illuminate the display panel; a multi-mode panel of the backlight assembly comprising an active shutter that provides variable light transmissivity based at least in part on an applied voltage and configured to prevent a section of the environment from being viewed through the backlight assembly; and light refraction features configured to refract and scatter the light, the light refraction features spaced for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly and to refract the light to illuminate the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A transparent display, comprising:
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a display panel including a color filter system and configured for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the display panel to be viewed through the display panel; a light source configured to generate light; a backlight panel operable as a transparent panel and configured to direct the light from the light source to illuminate the display panel, the backlight panel including light refraction features spaced for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly and configured to refract and scatter the light to illuminate the display panel; and a multi-mode panel comprising an active reflector including a dual-state mirror having a transparent state for transparency and a reflective state to reflect and recycle light and configured to prevent a section of the environment from being viewed through the display panel. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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allowing an environment to be viewed through a display panel of a display device; generating light with a light source; refracting the light with light refraction features spaced for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the display device to be viewed through the display device; illuminating the display panel with the refracted light; and preventing a section of the environment from being viewed through the display panel with a multi-mode panel of the display device comprising an active shutter that provides variable light transmissivity based at least in part on an applied voltage. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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