Displaying arrangement with ambient light
View Patent ↗Disclosed are further improvements of AmbiLight Displaying Arrangement, a lighting or illumination system that has been introduced to enhance viewing experience. This is achieved by providing light sources ( 20 ) that create multiple colors next to at least one side of the screen ( 10 ) of the display device or arrangement, each of the multiple colors being 5 adapted to the video contents at a spatially corresponding region ( 50 ) of the screen ( 10 ). In one embodiment the lighting or illumination system can have an improved construction wherein a reflector ( 60 ) has a window section ( 65 ) enabling the light from the light sources ( 20 ) to be split into two. Half or more of the light is directed to the background ( 30 ) of the display device and half or less of the light is directed to the bezel diffuser ( 70 ), i.e. to the 10 front of the display device.
1. A display device having a display screen ( 10 ) for displaying video image(s), and further comprising a lighting or illumination system with multiple light sources ( 20 ) for creating respective multiple colors next to at least one side of the display screen ( 10 ), each of the light sources ( 20 ) being controlled to produce colors matching the video contents at a spatially corresponding region ( 50 ) of the display screen ( 10 ); wherein the lighting or illumination system further comprises a bezel ( 80 ) with a reflector ( 60 ) and a diffuser ( 70 ), wherein the reflector ( 60 ) has a window section ( 65 ) allowing the light from the light sources ( 20 ) to be split into two in such a way that part, e.g. half or more, of the light is being directed to the background ( 30 ) of the display device and another part, e.g. half or less of the light is being directed to the bezel diffuser ( 70 ), thus illuminating the front of the bezel ( 80 ).
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the window section ( 65 ) of the reflector ( 60 ) starts halfway at the light source ( 20 ) position.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the light sources ( 20 ) are arranged to radiate light in substantially the same direction as the display screen ( 10 ) and/or the light sources ( 20 ) are arranged to illuminate a surface ( 30 ) behind the display screen ( 10 ).
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the light sources ( 20 ) are arranged in substantially the same planar area as the display screen ( 10 ).
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the light sources ( 20 ) for each side of the screen ( 10 ) are mounted in a line on a cooling strip ( 90 ) to prevent undesired shading due to direct light from the light sources ( 20 ) radiated or projected towards the front of the display device.
6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein a second diffuser ( 75 ) is mounted in the light cavity ( 67 ) defined by the reflector ( 60 ) and the first diffuser ( 70 ) to ensure that no individual spots can be noticed at the front.
7. A method of displaying video image(s), comprising the steps of: displaying video image(s) on a display screen ( 10 ), and providing lighting or illumination system with multiple light sources ( 20 ) for creating respective multiple colors next to at least one side of the display screen ( 10 ), each of the light sources ( 20 ) being controlled to produce colors matching the video contents at a spatially corresponding region ( 50 ) of the display screen ( 10 ); wherein the lighting or illumination system further comprises a bezel ( 80 ) with a reflector ( 60 ) and a diffuser ( 70 ), wherein the reflector ( 60 ) splits the light from the light sources into two by means of a window section ( 65 ) so that part, e.g. half or more, of the light is being directed to the background ( 30 ) of the display device and another part, e.g. half or less, of the light is being directed to the bezel diffuser ( 70 ), thus illuminating the front of the bezel ( 80 ).
8. A display device having a display screen ( 10 ) for displaying video image(s), and further comprising a lighting or illumination system with multiple light sources ( 20 ) for creating respective multiple colors next to at least one side of the display screen ( 10 ), each of the light sources ( 20 ) being controlled to produce colors matching the video contents at at least one of spatially corresponding regions ( 50 ) of the display screen ( 10 ); wherein (i) said regions for left and right sides of the display screen maintain a same size and (ii) said regions for top and bottom sides of the display screen maintain a large size, larger than the regions for the left and right sides of the display screen, and have a degree of overlap with each other so as to (ii)(a) prevent creation of unnatural vertical structures of small objects and (ii)(b) ensure a smooth global motion of large objects.
9. A method of displaying video image(s), comprising the steps of: displaying video image(s) on a display screen ( 10 ), and providing lighting or illumination system with multiple light sources ( 20 ) for creating respective multiple colors next to at least one side of the display screen ( 10 ), each of the light sources ( 20 ) being controlled to produce colors matching the video contents at at least one of spatially corresponding regions ( 50 ) of the display screen ( 10 ); wherein (i) said regions for left and right sides of the display screen maintain a same size and (ii) said regions for top and bottom sides of the display screen maintain a large size, larger than the regions for the left and right sides of the display screen, and have a degree of overlap with each other so as to (ii)(a) prevent creation of unnatural vertical structures of small objects and (ii)(b) ensure a smooth global motion of large objects.