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Electrophoretic light guide plate, backlight unit, display device and display control

US9891472B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 9, 2015
Grant dateFeb 13, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G3/3406
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure provides a light guide plate, a backlight unit, a display device and a display control system. The light guide plate has a first operation state and a second operation state. In the first operation state, an upper surface of the light guide plate is a surface where light comes out, and in the second operation state, the upper surface of the light guide plate includes a light exiting region and a non-light exiting region. In the technical solution of the present disclosure, when the display device performs a regional displaying, the light guide plate operates in the second operation state, here the upper surface of the light guide plate includes the light exiting region and the non-light exiting region; light emitted by a light source finally comes out from the light exiting region of the light guide plate after reflections inside the light guide plate.

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