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 the 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;
an active diffuser selectively configured to scatter the light from the light source 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 the 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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20 Claims
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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 the 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; an active diffuser selectively configured to scatter the light from the light source 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 the 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 method implemented with a backlight assembly, the method comprising:
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generating light with a light source in the backlight assembly; directing the light from the light source with a backlight panel to illuminate a display panel of the backlight assembly, the display panel including a color filter system, and the backlight panel and the display panel each configured for a percentage of transparency that permits an environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly; scattering the light from the light source with an active diffuser that is selectively configured to scatter the light to prevent a section of the environment from being viewed through the backlight assembly; and refracting the light from the light source with light refraction features to illuminate the display panel, the light refraction features spaced for a percentage of transparency that permits the environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A display device, comprising:
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a touch screen configured for viewing an environment through the touch screen; a backlight assembly configured for viewing the environment through the backlight assembly, the 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 the environment behind the backlight assembly to be viewed through the backlight assembly; a backlight panel configured for a percentage of transparency that permits the 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; an active diffuser selectively configured to scatter the light from the light source 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 the 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 (18, 19, 20)
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