SPATIALLY ADDRESSABLE ADJUSTABLE OPTICAL COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:WO2020251858A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-17

    申请号:PCT/US2020/036418

    申请日:2020-06-05

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Abstract: An electronic device such as a head-mounted device may have a display that displays computer- generated content for a user. The head-mounted device may have an optical system that directs the computer-generated content towards eye boxes for viewing by a user. The optical system may include a spatially addressable adjustable optical component. The adjustable optical component may have first and second electrodes and an electrically adjustable material between the first and second electrodes. The electrically adjustable material may include a transparent, conductive material such as indium tin oxide that includes a pattern of segmented trenches configured to provide the transparent conductive material with electrical anisotropy. Contacts may be coupled to the transparent conductive material. Control circuitry can adjust the electrically adjustable material to form a spatially addressable light modulator or adjustable lens.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAY WITH SWITCHABLE FILM STRUCTURES
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    发明申请
    ELECTRONIC DEVICE DISPLAY WITH SWITCHABLE FILM STRUCTURES 审中-公开
    具有可切换电影结构的电子设备显示

    公开(公告)号:WO2016195786A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-08

    申请号:PCT/US2016/024545

    申请日:2016-03-28

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: 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 (42) that generates a collimated light source and that includes a switchable diffuser film (200) 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.

    Abstract translation: 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(42),其包括可切换漫射膜(200),用于根据显示器的当前观看模式选择性地散射准直光源。 在另一种结构中,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,例如可切换的镜面结构或可调谐的微透镜阵列,用于根据当前观察模式选择性地准直散射的光源。

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