Reflective and transflective operation modes for a display device
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1. A direct-view display apparatus, comprising:
- a transparent substrate;
a metal layer over the transparent substrate having a plurality of apertures therein;
an internal light source;
a plurality of light modulators over the transparent substrate, each light modulator of the plurality of light modulators over at least one respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of light modulators including at least one transflective element within a region defined by the at least one respective aperture, each transflective element capable of reflecting ambient light; and
a controller for controlling the states of the plurality of light modulators and the internal light source, the controller being configured to;
cause the display apparatus to display at least one image in a transmissive mode of operation by causing the internal light source to emit light at a first intensity and by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of the plurality of light modulators through a first set of data voltage interconnects coupled to the plurality of light modulators such that the plurality of light modulators modulate the light emitted by the internal light source at the first intensity;
detect a first signal configured to cause a transition from the transmissive mode of operation;
transition, in response to the first signal, to a transflective mode of operation, the transition to the transflective mode including decreasing the intensity of the internal light source from the first intensity to a second intensity; and
cause the display apparatus to display at least one image in the transflective mode of operation by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of the plurality of light modulators through the same first set of data voltage interconnects to the plurality of light modulators to modulate light originating from an ambient light source and the light originating from the internal light source at the second intensity.
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Abstract
A direct-view display apparatus includes a transparent substrate, an internal light source, a plurality of light modulators coupled to the transparent substrate, and a controller for controlling the states of the plurality of light modulators and the internal light source. The controller is configured to cause the display to transition from one of a transmissive, reflective and transflective mode, to a second of said modes.
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1. A direct-view display apparatus, comprising:
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a transparent substrate; a metal layer over the transparent substrate having a plurality of apertures therein; an internal light source; a plurality of light modulators over the transparent substrate, each light modulator of the plurality of light modulators over at least one respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of light modulators including at least one transflective element within a region defined by the at least one respective aperture, each transflective element capable of reflecting ambient light; and a controller for controlling the states of the plurality of light modulators and the internal light source, the controller being configured to; cause the display apparatus to display at least one image in a transmissive mode of operation by causing the internal light source to emit light at a first intensity and by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of the plurality of light modulators through a first set of data voltage interconnects coupled to the plurality of light modulators such that the plurality of light modulators modulate the light emitted by the internal light source at the first intensity; detect a first signal configured to cause a transition from the transmissive mode of operation; transition, in response to the first signal, to a transflective mode of operation, the transition to the transflective mode including decreasing the intensity of the internal light source from the first intensity to a second intensity; and cause the display apparatus to display at least one image in the transflective mode of operation by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of the plurality of light modulators through the same first set of data voltage interconnects to the plurality of light modulators to modulate light originating from an ambient light source and the light originating from the internal light source at the second intensity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A direct-view display apparatus, comprising:
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a transparent substrate; an internal light source; a plurality of light modulators coupled to the transparent substrate, each of the plurality of light modulators including at least one microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based shutter; a controller for controlling the states of the plurality of light modulators and the internal light source, the controller being configured to; cause the display apparatus to display at least one image in a transmissive mode of operation by causing the internal light source to emit light at a first intensity and by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of the plurality of light modulators through a first set of data voltage interconnects coupled to the plurality of light modulators such that the plurality of light modulators modulate the light emitted by the internal light source at the first intensity; detect a first signal configured to cause a transition from the transmissive mode of operation; transition, in response to the first signal, to a transflective mode of operation, the transition to the transflective mode including decreasing the intensity of the internal light source from the first intensity to a second intensity; cause the display apparatus to display at least one image in the transflective mode of operation by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of the plurality of light modulators through the same first set of data voltage interconnects to the plurality of light modulators to modulate light originating from an ambient light source and the light originating from the internal light source at the second intensity. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for controlling a display apparatus, comprising:
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displaying, by the display apparatus, at least one image in a transmissive mode of operation by causing an internal light source to emit light at a first intensity and by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of a plurality of light modulators such that the plurality of light modulators modulate the light emitted by the internal light source at the first intensity; detecting a first signal configured to cause a transition from the transmissive mode of operation; transitioning, in response to the first signal, to a transflective mode of operation, the transitioning including decreasing the intensity of the internal light source from the first intensity to a second intensity; and displaying, by the display apparatus, at least one image in the transflective mode of operation by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of the plurality of light modulators such that the plurality of light modulators modulate light originating from an ambient light source and the light originating from the internal light source at the second intensity; the display apparatus including a transparent substrate and a metal layer over the transparent substrate having a plurality of apertures therein; each light modulator of the plurality of light modulators over at least one respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of light modulators including at least one transflective element within a region defined by the at least one respective aperture, each transflective element capable of reflecting a portion of the ambient light. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for controlling a display apparatus, comprising:
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displaying, by the display apparatus, at least one image in a transmissive mode of operation by causing an internal light source to emit light at a first intensity and by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of a plurality of light modulators such that the plurality of light modulators modulate the light emitted by the internal light source at the first intensity, each of the plurality of light modulators including at least one microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-based shutter; detecting a first signal configured to cause a transition from the transmissive mode of operation; transitioning, in response to the first signal, to a transflective mode of operation, the transitioning including decreasing the intensity of the internal light source from the first intensity to a second intensity; and displaying, responsive to transitioning to the transflective mode, at least one image in the transflective mode of operation by outputting data signals indicative of desired states of the plurality of light modulators such that the plurality of light modulators modulate light originating from an ambient light source and the light originating from the internal light source at the second intensity. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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