Electromagnetically-countered display systems and methods

• US 9,566,429 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2015
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Youngtack Shim
• Original Assignee: Youngtack Shim
• Inventors: Shim, Youngtack
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tuan D
• Application Number:
  US14/834,267
• Publication Number:
  US 20160067482A1
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/16 Screening or neutralising undesirable influences from or using, atmospheric or terrestrial radiation or fields using atmospheric electricity or earth currents H05F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0707 Shielding
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0054 specially adapted for display applications
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0071 Active shielding

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electromagnetically-countered display system including at least one wave source and at least one counter unit, where such a wave source irradiates harmful electromagnetic waves and the counter unit emits counter electromagnetic waves for countering the harmful waves therewith. More particularly, the present invention relates to various counter units for the electromagnetically-countered display system and to various mechanisms to counter the harmful waves with the counter units, e.g., by matching configurations of the counter units with those of the wave sources, by matching wavefronts of the harmful waves with those the counter waves, and so on. The present invention also relates to various methods of countering the harmful waves with such counter waves by source and/or wave matchings, various methods of providing the counter units for emitting the counter waves defining desired wave characteristics, and the like. The present invention further relates to various processes for providing the electromagnetically-countered display systems and their counter units. The present invention further relates to various electric and magnetic shields employed either alone or in conjunction with the counter units for minimizing irradiation of the harmful waves from the shaving system.

Claims

1. A method of displaying a visual image by an organic light emitting system operating on electric current while reducing an intensity of electromagnetic waves which are irradiated by said system and which are not visible light waves, said method comprising the steps of:

arranging a plurality of pixels in a preset pattern;

forming a first current path electrically connecting one end of each of said pixels;

forming a second current path electrically connecting another end of each of said pixels;

arranging said second path to run at least substantially along said first path; and

flowing said current in at least a portion of said first path in a first direction but in at least another portion of said second path in a second direction which is at least partially opposite to said first direction,

whereby said electromagnetic waves irradiated along said portion of second path cancel at least a portion of electromagnetic waves irradiated along said portion of said first path and whereby said intensity of said waves irradiated by said system is reduced.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

electrically connecting said first path to said second path; and

flowing said current from one of said first and second paths to another thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

forming at least one of said first and second paths in front of the other of said first and second paths.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

forming said first and second paths on opposite sides of said pixels.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

forming said first and second paths on the same side of said pixels.

6. A method of displaying a visual image by an organic light emitting system operating on electric current while reducing an intensity of electromagnetic waves which are irradiated by said system and which are not visible light waves, said method comprising the steps of:

arranging a plurality of pixels in a preset pattern;

selecting a group of said pixels which are arranged in a linear fashion and disposed adjacent to each other;

forming a first current path electrically connecting one end of each of said selected pixels;

forming a second current path electrically connecting another end of each of said selected pixels;

arranging at least portions of said first and second path at least partially parallel to each other; and

flowing said current in said portion of said first path in a first direction but in said portion of said second path in a second direction which is at least partially opposite to said first direction,

whereby said electromagnetic waves irradiated along said portion of second path cancel at least a portion of electromagnetic waves irradiated along said portion of said first path and whereby said intensity of said waves irradiated by said system is reduced.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of:

forming said first and second paths on opposite sides of said selected pixels.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of:

forming said first and second paths on the same side of said selected pixels.

9. A method of displaying a visual image by an organic light emitting system operating on electric current while reducing an intensity of electromagnetic waves which are irradiated by said system and which are not visible light waves, said method comprising the steps of:

arranging a first plurality of pixels in a first preset pattern;

forming a first current path electrically connecting one end of each of said pixels of said first plurality;

forming a second current path electrically connecting another end of each of said pixels of said first plurality;

arranging a second plurality of pixels in a second preset pattern;

forming a third current path electrically connecting one end of each of said pixels of said second plurality;

forming a fourth current path electrically connecting another end of each of said pixels of said second plurality;

arranging one of said paths of said second plurality to run at least substantially along one of said paths of said first plurality; and

flowing a second current in at least a portion of said one of said paths of said second plurality in a second direction but in at least a portion of said one of said paths of said first plurality in a first direction which is at least partially opposite to said second direction,

whereby said electromagnetic waves irradiated along said portion of said one of said paths of said second plurality cancel at least a portion of electromagnetic waves irradiated along said portion of said one of said paths first plurality and whereby said intensity of said waves irradiated by said system is reduced.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

forming said one of said paths of said second plurality adjacent to said one of said paths of said first plurality.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

forming said one of said paths of said second plurality and said one of said paths of said second plurality on opposite sides of said pixels.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps of:

electrically connecting said one of said paths of said second plurality to one of said paths of said first plurality; and

flowing said first current to said one of said paths of said second plurality.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

arranging said first plurality of said pixels parallel to said second plurality of said pixels.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein said first plurality is at least substantially identical to said second plurality.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein said first preset pattern is at least substantially identical to said second preset pattern.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of:

arranging a third plurality of pixels in a third preset pattern;

forming a fifth current path electrically connecting one end of each of said pixels of said third plurality;

forming a sixth current path electrically connecting another end of each of said pixels of said third plurality;

arranging one of said paths of said third plurality to run at least substantially along one of said paths of said second plurality; and

flowing a third current in at least a portion of said one of said paths of said third plurality in a third direction which is at least partially opposite to said second direction.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

electrically connecting said one of said paths of said third plurality to one of said paths of said second plurality; and

flowing said second current to said one of said paths of said second plurality.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps of:

arranging said third plurality of said pixels parallel to said second plurality of said pixels.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein said third plurality is at least substantially identical to said second plurality.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein said third preset pattern is at least substantially identical to said second preset pattern.