Tileable display with pixel-tape

1. A display tile for arranging with other display tiles to form a multi-tile display, the display tile comprising:

display pixels in an active display area;

first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes having first, second, third, and fourth pixel arrays, respectively, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes surround the active display area, and wherein the first pixel array overlaps the second pixel array, the second pixel array overlaps the third pixel array, the third pixel array overlaps the fourth pixel array, and the fourth pixel array overlaps the first pixel array; and

a transparent layer disposed over the display pixels and the first, second, third, and fourth pixel arrays, wherein the display pixels and the first, second, third, and fourth pixel arrays are arranged to display an overall image,

wherein the overlapping of the first pixel array over the second pixel array results in a portion of the first pixel tape disposed between the transparent layer and the second pixel tape.

2. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth pixel arrays overlap the display pixels.

3. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein the display tile includes an inactive area surrounding the active display area, and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes are adhered above the inactive area.

4. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein the first pixel array overlaps a second minority portion of the second pixel array, the second pixel array overlaps a third minority portion of the third pixel array, the third pixel array overlaps a fourth minority portion of the fourth pixel array, and the fourth pixel array overlaps a first minority portion of the first pixel array.

5. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes include an overlapped end, a ramping midsection, and an overlapping end, wherein the ramping midsection is disposed between the overlapped end and the overlapping end, the display tile further comprising ramp supports to support each of the ramping midsections.

6. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein the transparent layer includes cover glass and an optical bonding material, wherein the optical bonding material is disposed between the display pixels and the cover glass, and wherein the optical bonding material is also disposed between the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes.

7. The display tile of claim 6 , wherein the cover glass and the optical bonding material have a same index of refraction.

8. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel arrays include organic light-emitting-diodes (“OLEDs”).

9. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel arrays includes a backlit liquid crystal display (“LCD”).

10. The display tile of claim 1 further comprising:

scatter surfaces disposed between the transparent layer and inside edges of each of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes, wherein the scatter surfaces are positioned to scatter image light received from the pixel arrays and the display pixels.

11. The display tile of claim 10 , wherein the inside edges of each of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes overlap the display pixels.

12. The display tile of claim 1 further comprising:

scatter surfaces disposed between the display pixels and the pixel arrays of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes.

13. The display tile of claim 12 , wherein inside edges of each of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes overlap the display pixels.

14. The display tile of claim 1 further comprising:

scatter surfaces disposed between the transparent layer and outside edges of each of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes, wherein the scatter surfaces are positioned to scatter image light received from the pixel arrays of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes.

15. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein the pixel arrays of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes include increased pixel density at outside edges of first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes.

16. The display tile of claim 1 , wherein outside edge pixels of the pixel arrays of the first, second, third, and fourth pixel tapes are configured to output more luminance than remaining pixels in the pixel arrays.

17. The display tile of claim 1 , further comprising a wide angle viewing film disposed over the display pixels, but not disposed over the pixel arrays.

18. The display tile of claim 1 , further comprising a narrow viewing angle film disposed over the pixel arrays to decrease viewing angles of the pixel arrays.

19. The display tile of claim 1 , further comprising an organic layer disposed below outside edge color filters that are disposed above OLEDs that illuminate the outside edge color filters, wherein the organic layer is shaped to pass and scatter light emitted by the outside edge pixels.

20. A multi-tile display comprising:

a plurality of display tiles arranged to display a multi-tile image, wherein each display tile in the plurality of display tiles comprises:

display pixels in an active display area;

pixel tape sections that surround the display pixels, wherein each pixel tape section overlaps an adjacent pixel tape section and is overlapped by another adjacent pixel tape section disposed opposite the adjacent pixel tape section, and wherein each pixel tape section includes a pixel array; and

a transparent layer disposed over the display pixels and the pixel arrays of the pixel tape sections, wherein the display pixels and the pixel arrays are arranged to display an overall image of the display tile,

wherein the overlapping of the adjacent pixel tape section by a given pixel tape section results in a portion of the given pixel tape section disposed between the transparent layer and the adjacent pixel tape section.

21. The multi-tile display of claim 20 , wherein the pixel arrays overlap the display pixels.

22. The multi-tile display of claim 20 , wherein the display tile includes an inactive area surrounding the active display area, and wherein the pixel tape sections are adhered above the inactive area.

23. The multi-tile display of claim 20 , wherein each of the pixel tape sections include an overlapped end, a ramping midsection, and an overlapping end, wherein the ramping midsection is disposed between the overlapped end and the overlapping end, the display tile further comprising ramp supports to support each of the ramping midsections.