Display devices containing a circular polarizing system and methods related thereto
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a display device that includes a display and a quarter wave retarder, the display device having an active area located on the display;
a lens device that includes a lens border having a lens border color that substantially matches an active area color of the active area of the display device; and
a circular polarizer located proximate to the lens border, the circular polarizer being substantially aligned with the display and substantially covering the display, and the quarter wave retarder of the display device being located between the circular polarizer and the display.
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Abstract
Various embodiments include devices and methods that allow a display device to, among other things, substantially match reflected color or luminance, or both, between a lens border and an active area of the display device. In one embodiment, a circular polarizer located external to a display area of the device is used. In one embodiment an additional quarter wave retarder located external to the display area is used.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a display device that includes a display and a quarter wave retarder, the display device having an active area located on the display; a lens device that includes a lens border having a lens border color that substantially matches an active area color of the active area of the display device; and a circular polarizer located proximate to the lens border, the circular polarizer being substantially aligned with the display and substantially covering the display, and the quarter wave retarder of the display device being located between the circular polarizer and the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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allowing ambient light to enter an apparatus comprising a display device having an active area and a lens device, the active area being located on a display included in the display device, wherein the lens device has a lens border with a lens border color that substantially matches an active area color of the active area of the display device; with a circular polarizer, circularly polarizing the ambient light in a first direction, the circular polarizer located proximate to the lens border; circularly polarizing light leaving the display with a quarter wave retarder located between the circular polarizer and the display; and preventing light from passing outwardly through the circular polarizer by circularly polarizing light reflecting from the lens device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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