Glare reduction system
First Claim
1. A substantially transparent display device for placement in a line of sight of an object, the display device comprising:
- a plurality of picture elements without a color filter, wherein one or more picture elements of the plurality of picture elements receive light from the object;
a pair of spaced apart polarizing elements in substantially parallel orientation with respect to each other;
at least one liquid crystal element disposed between the pair of polarizing elements, wherein the plurality of picture elements, the pair of polarizing elements, and the at least one liquid crystal element are arranged in such a manner that the display device is transparent; and
a display driver configured to;
receive the light from the object;
determine an intensity of the light received from the object; and
selectively provide a voltage signal to the one or more picture elements when the intensity of light received by the one or more picture elements from the object is greater than a threshold, wherein the voltage signal corresponding to each of the one or more picture elements is determined based on the intensity of light received by the respective one or more picture elements, wherein the voltage signal regulates the opacity of the one or more picture elements to block at least a portion of the light from the object.
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Abstract
A glare reduction system is disclosed including a display device configured for placement in a line of sight of an object. The display device includes a plurality of picture elements without a color filter. Each of the picture elements have a pair of spaced apart polarizing elements in substantially parallel orientation with respect to each other, and a liquid crystal element between the polarizing elements. An imaging source is provided to receive light from the object. The glare reduction system further includes a display driver to process the received light to generate a voltage signal, and selectively provide the voltage signal to one or more of the picture elements in order to regulate the opacity of the display device.
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18 Claims
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1. A substantially transparent display device for placement in a line of sight of an object, the display device comprising:
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a plurality of picture elements without a color filter, wherein one or more picture elements of the plurality of picture elements receive light from the object; a pair of spaced apart polarizing elements in substantially parallel orientation with respect to each other; at least one liquid crystal element disposed between the pair of polarizing elements, wherein the plurality of picture elements, the pair of polarizing elements, and the at least one liquid crystal element are arranged in such a manner that the display device is transparent; and a display driver configured to; receive the light from the object; determine an intensity of the light received from the object; and selectively provide a voltage signal to the one or more picture elements when the intensity of light received by the one or more picture elements from the object is greater than a threshold, wherein the voltage signal corresponding to each of the one or more picture elements is determined based on the intensity of light received by the respective one or more picture elements, wherein the voltage signal regulates the opacity of the one or more picture elements to block at least a portion of the light from the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A glare reduction system, comprising:
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a substantially transparent display device configured for placement in a line of sight of an object, the display device comprising; a plurality of picture elements without a color filter, wherein one or more picture elements of the plurality of picture elements receive light from the object; a pair of spaced apart polarizing elements in substantially parallel orientation with respect to each other; and at least one liquid crystal element disposed between the pair of polarizing elements, wherein the plurality of picture elements, the pair of polarizing elements, and the at least one liquid crystal element are arranged in such a manner that the display device is transparent; and A display driver comprising; an imaging source configured to receive the light from the object; wherein the display driver processes the received light to selectively generate a voltage signal for the one or more picture elements when intensity of light received from the object is greater than a threshold, wherein the voltage signal corresponding to each of the one or more picture elements is determined based on the intensity of light received by the respective one or more picture elements, and wherein the display driver provides the voltage signal to the one or more picture elements to regulate the opacity of the one or more picture elements to block at least a portion of the light from the object. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of glare reduction in a substantially transparent display device configured for placement in line of sight of an object to be displayed, the display device having a plurality of picture elements without a color filter, and a display driver, the method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one picture element of the plurality of picture elements and the display driver, light from the object to be displayed; processing, by the display driver, the received light to selectively generate a voltage signal for the at least one picture element out when an intensity of the light received from the object is greater than a threshold, wherein the voltage signal corresponding to the at least one picture element is determined based on the intensity of light received by the at least one picture element; addressing the at least one picture element * to respond to the voltage signal to regulate the opacity of the at least one picture element to block at least a portion of the light received from the object; and displaying an end image of the object at the plurality of picture elements, by means of light passed from a first polarizing element and a second polarizing element, in the display device, the first and second polarizing elements being disposed in substantially parallel orientation with respect to each other. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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