Bezel-less electric display
US6919678B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2200/1612
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bezel-less display is disclosed that includes an electronic display device and a cover. The electronic display device has an image-displaying portion and another portion adjacent the image-displaying portion along at least one side. The cover is positioned adjacent the electronic display device and includes a first portion positioned adjacent the image-displaying portion of the display device and a second portion positioned adjacent the other portion of the display device. The optical properties of the first and second portions of the cover are selected to present an appearance of a uniform cover without a bezel when the display device is not displaying an image. The optical properties of the first portion are also selected to transmit images displayed on the image-displaying portion. Preferably, the optical properties of the second portion are selected to mask the other portion of the display device. A secondary display device may also be provided that presents an image, such as a logo, independently of whether the other or main electronic display device is displaying an image.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.