IP Library Patent Application 11980107
Patent Application
App. No. 11/980,107

Light sensitive display

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App. No.
11/980,107
Abstract

A light sensitive display.

Claims (9)

1 . A light sensitive display comprising:

(a) a light valve including a front electrode layer, a rear electrode layer, and light rotating material located between said first electrode layer and said rear electrode layer;

(b) said front and rear electrode layer defining a plurality of pixels within said light rotating material; and

(c) a plurality of light sensitive elements located within said light sensitive display located at least partially between said pixels.

2 . The display of claim 1 wherein said plurality of light sensitive elements located said at least partially between said pixels, with respect to a perpendicular direction to the front of said display.

3 . The display of claim 1 wherein each of said light sensitive elements includes a first transistor that senses ambient light, and a second transistor that is inhibited from sensing ambient light with respect to said first transistor.

4 . The display of claim 1 further comprising a processor that receives information from said light sensitive elements and determines at least one of regions of said display where ambient light is inhibited from reaching said light sensitive elements and regions of said display where light in excess of said ambient light reaches said light sensitive elements.

5 . The display of claim 1 further comprising a processor that receives information from said light sensitive elements and determines regions of said display where ambient light is inhibited from reaching said light sensitive elements.

6 . The display of claim 1 further comprising a processor that receives information from said light sensitive elements and determines regions of said display where light in excess of said ambient light reaches said light sensitive elements.

Assignments (2)
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 Oct 29, 2007
From: DEN BOER, WILLEM; ABILEAH, ADIEL
To: PLANAR SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 020108/0767 →