IP Library Granted Patent US 7,830,461
Granted Patent B2
US 7,830,461 · App. 11/407,545 · Granted Nov 9, 2010

Light sensitive display

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,830,461
App. No.
11/407,545
Granted
Nov 9, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light sensitive display.

Claims (20)

1. A display device including a surface for viewing an image comprising:

a stack of layers configured to display an image; and

a plurality of light sensitive elements included in the stack at periodic intervals that are more than one pixel apart within a layer of the stack,

wherein the stack of layers includes sub-pixel electrodes and wherein the periodic intervals include the plurality of light sensitive elements being associated with sub-pixel electrodes corresponding to a particular color to a greater extent than sub-pixel electrodes associated with colors other than the particular color.

2. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes an active matrix layer and wherein the periodic intervals are included in the active matrix layer.

3. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes and array of pixels and the periodic intervals are configured to conform to a pixel electrode pattern of the display.

4. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of light sensitive elements includes readout lines having a pattern corresponding to the periodic intervals and the readout lines are included over a majority of the display device within the stack of layers.

5. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes an array of pixels having rows and columns, the plurality of light sensitive elements include readout lines, and the periodic intervals include a readout line at each 30 th column of the array.

6. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes an array of pixels, the plurality of light sensitive elements include readout lines, and the periodic intervals include a readout line at every 3 rd pixel.

7. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes an array of pixels, the plurality of light sensitive elements include readout lines, and the periodic intervals include a readout line at every 4 th pixel.

8. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes an array of pixels, the plurality of light sensitive elements include readout lines, and the periodic intervals include a readout line at every 6 th pixel.

9. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes an array of pixels, the plurality of light sensitive elements include readout lines, and wherein the periodic intervals include a readout line at every 8 th pixel.

10. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes an array of pixels, the plurality of light sensitive elements include readout lines, and the periodic intervals include a readout line at every 9 th pixel.

11. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the stack of layers includes an array of pixels, the plurality of light sensitive elements include readout lines, and wherein the periodic intervals include a readout line at every 12 th pixel.

12. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein, the plurality of light sensitive elements include readout lines and the periodic intervals correspond to spacing readout lines within the stack such that a majority of sub-pixel electrodes are essentially the same size.

13. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the plurality of light sensitive elements are located at least partially between the sub-pixel electrodes.

14. The display device as recited in claim 1 wherein the sub-pixel electrodes corresponding to a particular color comprise blue sub-pixel electrodes.

15. The display device as recited in claim 11 further comprising non-operational conductive portions free from interconnection that are included within the stack to compensate for a non-uniform grey scale characteristic of the display device by adjusting brightness of the displayed image.

16. The display device as recited in claim 15 wherein the non-operational conductive portions are free from interconnection to the plurality of light sensitive elements.

17. The display device as recited in claim 15 wherein the non-operational conductive portions are free from interconnection to readout electronics.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2013
From: ABILEAH, ADIEL; DEN BOER, WILLEM; GREEN, PATRICK J.
To: PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031387/0350 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2013
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031388/0519 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 11, 2013
From: PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC.
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 031391/0420 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 16, 2009
From: ABILEAH, ADIEL; DEN BOER, WILLEM
To: PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 022117/0376 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 28, 2007
From: PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 019892/0957 →