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Display and electronic unit

US9213196B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 2, 2012
Grant dateDec 15, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 16, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F2203/02
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A display includes: a reflective or semi-transmissive display panel; a light-scattering layer disposed on a top surface of the display panel; and an auxiliary light source. The light-scattering layer is an anisotropic front scattering layer which relatively strongly scatters light incident from a specific direction within a first angle range and a second angle range. The light-scattering layer has a first scattering central axis and a second scattering central axis. The first angle range and a third angle range overlap each other in an angle sub-range not including a first specific angle and an incident-plane symmetrical angle symmetrical to a second specific angle. The auxiliary light source allows light therefrom incident from a side closer to the auxiliary light source or from a side closer to the display panel to mainly enter the light-scattering layer within the second angle range.

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