Title:
DISPLAY OR IMAGING SYSEM WITH REFLECTING STRUCTURES FOR INCREASING THE APPARENT DISPLAY OR IMAGE SENSOR SIZE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/052468
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An electronic device (10) is provided with a display (14) mounted in a housing (12). The display (14) has an array of display pixels (86) that provide light (112) to a user. The array of display pixels may form active display structures (46A) with a rectangular shape. The rectangular active display structures (46A) may be surrounded by an inactive border region (461). In one suitable embodiment, adjustable reflector structures (100) may be used to reflect light (L) emitted from peripheral portions of the active display structures (46A) to a portion (116) of the display overlapping the inactive border region (461), thereby providing the display with an effective active area that is larger than the area of the active display structures (46A). In another suitable embodiment, liquid crystal light distribution structures may be used to distribute light emitted from peripheral portions of the active display structures to a portion of the display overlapping the inactive border region, thereby increasing the apparent area of the display.
Inventors:
YANG TSENG-MAU (US)
MEMERING DALE N (US)
PREST CHRISTOPHER D (US)
MEMERING DALE N (US)
PREST CHRISTOPHER D (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/061709
Publication Date:
May 22, 2014
Filing Date:
September 25, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
APPLE INC (US)
International Classes:
G02F1/1335; G02B17/08; G02B26/08; G02F1/1347; G02F1/31; H01L27/32; H01L51/52
Foreign References:
CN101593473A | 2009-12-02 | |||
US20030206254A1 | 2003-11-06 | |||
CN102854644A | 2013-01-02 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TREYZ, G., Victor (870 Market StreetSuite 98, San Francisco CA, US)
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