Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Edge lit locally dimmed display
- Patent Title (中): 边缘亮起本地变暗显示
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Application No.: US13097823Application Date: 2011-04-29
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Publication No.: US08172401B2Publication Date: 2012-05-08
- Inventor: Lorne A. Whitehead , Gregory John Ward , Wolfgang Stuerzlinger , Helge Seetzen
- Applicant: Lorne A. Whitehead , Gregory John Ward , Wolfgang Stuerzlinger , Helge Seetzen
- Applicant Address: US CA San Francisco
- Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
- Current Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Francisco
- Main IPC: G03B21/14
- IPC: G03B21/14
Abstract:
An edge lit locally dimmed display has a spatial light modulator illuminated by a light source. The light source is positioned at an edge and behind the spatial light modulator. The spatial light modulator is illuminated with a low resolution version of a desired image. The illumination may comprise a series of lighting elements that vary smoothly from one element to another at the spatial light modulator.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110216387A1 EDGE LIT LOCALLY DIMMED DISPLAY Public/Granted day:2011-09-08
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