Light generating layer for a reflective display

1. A display device, comprising:

a reflective display on which visual information is presented;

at least one light emission layer arranged in an illumination pattern and comprising regions that include at least one component that emits light and regions in which the component that emits light is absent, the light emission layer being disposed in front of the reflective display, the light emission layer encompassing an area congruent with at least a visible portion of the reflective display, and generating light over such area in a distributed fashion;

a first electrode comprising at least one electrical conductor, the at least one electrical conductor interfacing with a first side of the light emission layer and the at least one electrical conductor being arranged in the illumination pattern;

a second electrode comprising at least one electrical conductor, the at least one electrical conductor interfacing with a second side of the light emission layer and the at least one electrical conductor being arranged in the illumination pattern; and

a light diffusion layer disposed in front of the light emission layer,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode provide energy used by the light emission layer to illuminate.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the light emission layer comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of a light emitting diode and an organic light emitting diode.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is positioned to reflect light generated by the light emission layer toward the reflective display.

4. The display of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode comprises at least one transparent conductor.

5. The display of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises at least one transparent conductor.

6. A self emission device that emits light, comprising:

a reflective display on which visual information is presented;

at least one light emission layer encompassing an area, and generating light over such area in a distributed fashion, the light emission layer comprising regions that include at least one component that emits light and regions in which the component that emits light is absent, the light emission layer being disposed in front of the reflective display, and the light emission layer encompassing an area congruent with at least a visible portion of the reflective display;

a first electrode interfacing with a first side of the light emission layer;

a second electrode interfacing with a second side of the light emission layer; and

a light diffusion layer disposed in front of the light emission layer,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode provide energy used by the light emission layer to illuminate.

7. The self emission device of claim 6 , wherein the light emission layer is arranged in an illumination pattern.

8. The self emission device of claim 7 , wherein the first electrode comprises a plurality of electrical conductors, wherein the plurality of electrical conductors are arranged in the illumination pattern.

9. The self emission device of claim 7 , wherein the second electrode comprises at least one transparent conductor, wherein the at least one transparent conductor is arranged in the illumination pattern.

10. The self emission device of claim 8 , wherein the first electrode is positioned to reflect light generated by the light emission layer toward a particular side of the self emission device.

11. The self emission device of claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first and second electrodes comprises a transparent conductor.

12. A method of manufacturing a self emission device, comprising:

depositing a first electrode on a first substrate;

depositing a light emission layer on the first electrode, the light emission layer encompassing an area over which light is to be generated in a distributed fashion, the light emission layer comprising regions that include at least one component that emits light and regions in which the component that emits light is absent, the light emission layer being disposed in front of the reflective display, and the light emission layer encompassing an area congruent with at least a visible portion of the reflective display;

depositing a second electrode on the light emission layer; and

positioning a light diffusion layer in front of the second electrode.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

positioning a second substrate over the light diffusion layer.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein depositing the first electrode on the first substrate comprises depositing the first electrode on a substrate that is transparent.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein depositing the first electrode on the first substrate comprises depositing the first electrode on a substrate that is translucent.