Electronic devices having displays with openings
First Claim
1. A display, comprising:
- a flexible polymer substrate having first and second opposing surfaces and having an opening that passes from the first surface to the second surface, wherein signals pass through the opening;
an array of pixels on the first surface; and
an electronic component behind the flexible polymer substrate, wherein the electronic component is mounted in alignment with the opening.
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Abstract
An electronic device may have a display. The display may have an active region in which display pixels are used to display images. The display may have one or more openings and may be mounted in a housing associated with the electronic device. An electronic component may be mounted in alignment with the openings in the display. The electronic component may include a camera, a light sensor, a light-based proximity sensor, status indicator lights, a light-based touch sensor array, a secondary display that has display pixels that may be viewed through the openings, antenna structures, a speaker, a microphone, or other acoustic, electromagnetic, or light-based component. One or more openings in the display may form a window through which a user of the device may view an external object. Display pixels in the window region may be used in forming a heads-up display.
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20 Claims
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1. A display, comprising:
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a flexible polymer substrate having first and second opposing surfaces and having an opening that passes from the first surface to the second surface, wherein signals pass through the opening; an array of pixels on the first surface; and an electronic component behind the flexible polymer substrate, wherein the electronic component is mounted in alignment with the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device, comprising:
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a substrate having first and second opposing surfaces and having an opening that passes from the first surface to the second surface; an array of pixels formed on the first surface; and an electronic component mounted behind the substrate, wherein the opening overlaps the electronic component and wherein signals are conveyed through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device, comprising:
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a substrate having an opening through which signals pass, wherein the opening passes through the substrate; an electronic component aligned with the opening; and an array of pixels formed on the substrate, wherein the pixels emit light away from the electronic component, wherein the substrate is interposed between the array of pixels and the electronic component, and wherein the array of pixels and the opening are formed in an active area of a display. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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