LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAYS THAT SUPPLEMENT OBJECTS
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a light source;
a physical medium; and
light emitting material integrated into at least a portion of the surface of the physical medium,wherein the light emitting material is configured to emit visible light in response to absorption of at least one of ultraviolet or lower wavelength visible light from the light source,wherein the light emitting material comprises a plurality of light emitting particles, andwherein each of the plurality of light emitting particles has a diameter less than about 500 nanometers, andthe surface of the physical medium is an object on which an emissive image can be displayed by the emitted visible light in response to the light source.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and/or method that integrates excitable light emitting materials (that are transparent) into any surface to display an image. Light emitting materials may be integrated into uneven, irregular, and/or random surfaces, displays may be formed on objects that are not practical for flat panel displays (e.g. steering wheels). Light emitting materials may be integrated onto or into the surface of a flat panel display that is responsive to excitation light of a laser pointer, thus allowing flat panel displays to be more effectively used in presentation applications. Since the light emitting materials are transparent, application of light emitting materials into objects does not obstruct the view of the objects when the light emitting materials are not being used to display images.
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1. A system comprising:
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a light source; a physical medium; and light emitting material integrated into at least a portion of the surface of the physical medium, wherein the light emitting material is configured to emit visible light in response to absorption of at least one of ultraviolet or lower wavelength visible light from the light source, wherein the light emitting material comprises a plurality of light emitting particles, and wherein each of the plurality of light emitting particles has a diameter less than about 500 nanometers, and the surface of the physical medium is an object on which an emissive image can be displayed by the emitted visible light in response to the light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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