Electronic device display with switchable film structures

    公开(公告)号:US10288935B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-14

    申请号:US15064097

    申请日:2016-03-08

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The display may be operated in at least a normal viewing mode, a privacy mode, an outdoor viewing mode, and a power saving mode. The different view modes may exhibit different viewing angles. In one configuration, the display may include a switchable phase retarder that can be selectively activated to help reduce contrast ratios at higher viewing angles. A rotated pixel design that includes one or more groups of parallel fingers can be used to help properly align the low contrast regions. In another configuration, the display may include multiple electrically controlled birefringence (ECB) layers that can be selectively activated to provide a desired cone of vision, a region outside of which exhibits substantially reduced contrast ratios.

    Display Panel Characterization System With Flatness and Light Leakage Measurement Capabilities
    3.
    发明申请
    Display Panel Characterization System With Flatness and Light Leakage Measurement Capabilities 审中-公开
    具有平坦度和光泄漏测量能力的显示面板表征系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150279020A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-10-01

    申请号:US14229649

    申请日:2014-03-28

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: G06T7/00

    摘要: A display characterization system may be used to gather display flatness data and light leakage data from a display. The display characterization system may include a camera system that includes flatness measurement cameras and a light leakage measurement camera. The camera system may include a light guide plate covered with a patterned opaque layer or other planar light-emitting structures for emitting patterned light that is reflected from the display. A controller may use the light leakage measurement camera to capture light leakage data while a display backlight unit is on, a reference light source is on, and the planar light-emitting structures are not emitting light. The controller may use the flatness measurement cameras to capture flatness data while the backlight unit is off, the reference light source is off, and the light-emitting structures are reflecting light from the display.

    摘要翻译: 可以使用显示表征系统从显示器收集显示平坦度数据和漏光数据。 显示表征系统可以包括包括平坦度测量相机和漏光测量相机的照相机系统。 相机系统可以包括覆盖有图案化不透明层的导光板或用于发射从显示器反射的图案化光的其它平面发光结构。 控制器可以使用漏光测量相机来捕获漏光数据,同时显示背光单元打开,参考光源打开,并且平面发光结构不发光。 控制器可以使用平坦度测量相机来捕获平面度数据,同时背光单元关闭,参考光源关闭,并且发光结构反射来自显示器的光。

    Active glare suppression system
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11130391B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US15758660

    申请日:2016-09-01

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    IPC分类号: B60J3/04 B60J3/06 B60R16/037

    摘要: A vehicle may have optical structures such as windows and mirrors that have the potential to allow glare from external objects to shine into the eyes of a driver or other vehicle occupant. A control circuit may gather information on where the eyes of the driver are located using a camera mounted in the vehicle and may gather information on where the sun or other source of glare are located outside of the vehicle. Based on this information, the control circuit may direct a light modulator on a window or mirror to selectively darken an area that prevents the glare from reaching the eyes of the driver. The light modulator may have a photochromic layer that is adjusted by shining light onto the photochromic layer, may be a liquid crystal modulator, an electrochromic modulator, or other light modulator layer.

    Electronic Device Display With Switchable Film Structures
    5.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device Display With Switchable Film Structures 审中-公开
    具有可切换薄膜结构的电子设备显示

    公开(公告)号:US20160356943A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:US15051047

    申请日:2016-02-23

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The display may be operated in at least a normal viewing mode, a privacy mode, an outdoor viewing mode, and a power saving mode. The different view modes may exhibit different viewing angles. In one configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a collimated light source and that includes a switchable diffuser film for selectively scattering the collimated light source depending on the current viewing mode of the display. In another configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a scattered light source that includes a switchable microarray structure such as a switchable mirror structure or a tunable microlens array for selectively collimating the scattered light source depending on the current viewing mode.

    摘要翻译: 电子设备可以产生要显示在显示器上的内容。 显示器可以具有用于显示内容的图像帧的液晶显示像素阵列。 显示器可以至少在正常观看模式,隐私模式,室外观看模式和省电模式下操作。 不同的视图模式可以呈现不同的视角。 在一种配置中,显示器可以包括产生准直光源的背光单元,并且包括可切换漫射膜,用于根据显示器的当前观看模式选择性地散射准直光源。 在另一种配置中,显示器可以包括产生散射光源的背光单元,该散射光源包括可切换的微阵列结构,例如可切换镜结构或可调谐微透镜阵列,用于根据当前观看模式选择性地准直散射光源。

    Light field head-up display
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11163157B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US15264048

    申请日:2016-09-13

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: A vehicle may have a light-field head-up display that produces a light-field output allowing a viewer in the vehicle to observe three-dimensional content. An array of light-field display units and corresponding lenses may be used to direct the light-field output towards the viewer. The head-up display may have a transmissive display such as a liquid crystal display or other display with an array of backlit pixels. The pixels may have subpixels of different colors and may have elongated shapes extending along a given dimension. Lenticular lenses in the transmissive display that overlap the pixels may extend along the given dimension. A directional backlight may be used to adjust the direction of the light-field output produced by a light-field display unit. The directional backlight may be adjusted to alternately provide light-field output to the left and right eyes of a viewer.

    Electronic Device Display With Switchable Film Structures

    公开(公告)号:US20190179074A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-13

    申请号:US16280925

    申请日:2019-02-20

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The display may be operated in at least a normal viewing mode, a privacy mode, an outdoor viewing mode, and a power saving mode. The different view modes may exhibit different viewing angles. In one configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a collimated light source and that includes a switchable diffuser film for selectively scattering the collimated light source depending on the current viewing mode of the display. In another configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a scattered light source that includes a switchable microarray structure such as a switchable mirror structure or a tunable microlens array for selectively collimating the scattered light source depending on the current viewing mode.

    Electronic Device Display With Switchable Film Structures
    9.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device Display With Switchable Film Structures 审中-公开
    具有可切换薄膜结构的电子设备显示

    公开(公告)号:US20160357046A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:US15064097

    申请日:2016-03-08

    申请人: Apple Inc.

    摘要: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The display may be operated in at least a normal viewing mode, a privacy mode, an outdoor viewing mode, and a power saving mode. The different view modes may exhibit different viewing angles. In one configuration, the display may include a switchable phase retarder that can be selectively activated to help reduce contrast ratios at higher viewing angles. A rotated pixel design that includes one or more groups of parallel fingers can be used to help properly align the low contrast regions. In another configuration, the display may include multiple electrically controlled birefringence (ECB) layers that can be selectively activated to provide a desired cone of vision, a region outside of which exhibits substantially reduced contrast ratios.

    摘要翻译: 电子设备可以产生要显示在显示器上的内容。 显示器可以具有用于显示内容的图像帧的液晶显示像素阵列。 显示器可以至少在正常观看模式,隐私模式,室外观看模式和省电模式下操作。 不同的视图模式可以呈现不同的视角。 在一种配置中,显示器可以包括可切换的相位延迟器,其可以选择性地被激活以帮助在较高视角下降低对比度。 可以使用包括一组或多组平行手指的旋转像素设计来帮助正确对准低对比度区域。 在另一种配置中,显示器可以包括多个电控双折射(ECB)层,其可被选择性地激活以提供期望的视锥,其外侧的区域显示出显着降低的对比度。