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Apparatus with visible and infrared light emitting display

US10151946B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC · US

Inventors

Jun Jiang · Nagoya, JP
Robert T. Love · Barrington, US
Sen Yang · Chicago, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2014
Grant date	Dec 11, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 11, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02F2203/11
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus can include a display backlight light source configured to emit light. The apparatus can include an infrared and visible light conversion layer optically coupled to the display backlight light source. The infrared and visible light conversion layer can convert light from the display backlight light source to infrared light and at least some visible light to emit the infrared light along with the at least some visible light. The apparatus can include an optical shutter layer optically coupled to the display backlight light source. The optical shutter layer can include a plurality of optical pixel shutters that shutter light from the backlight light source.

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