Innolux Corporation

Kazuto Jitsui

Satoru Takahashi

Minoru Shibazaki

Chin-Lung Ting

Chung-Kuang Wei

Jian-Cheng Chen

Hao-Yu Liou

Toshiya Inada

Keiko Edo

Ayumu Mori

An electronic device configured to switch between a share mode and a privacy mode includes a light emitting unit, a first viewing angle control unit, a lens array and a display unit. The first viewing angle control unit is disposed on the light emitting unit and includes a first region and a second region adjacent to the first region. The lens array is disposed on the first viewing angle control unit. The display unit is disposed on the lens array. In the privacy mode, a first voltage is provided to the first region of the first viewing angle control unit, a second voltage is provided to the second region of the first viewing angle control unit, and the first voltage is different from the second voltage.

Electronic device

A viewing angle controlling device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, a viewing angle controlling medium disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first alignment layer disposed between the first substrate and the viewing angle controlling medium and having a first anchoring strength, a second alignment layer disposed between the second substrate and the viewing angle controlling medium and having a second anchoring strength, a first polarizer, and a compensation layer disposed between the first polarizer and the viewing angle controlling medium. The first substrate is disposed between the first polarizer and the first alignment layer. The first anchoring strength is less than the second anchoring strength.

Viewing angle controlling device

An electronic device provided herein includes a substrate, a circuit layer, a first insulating layer, a first reflective layer, a second insulating layer, a second reflective layer. The circuit layer is disposed on the substrate. The first insulating layer is disposed on the circuit layer. The first reflective layer is disposed on the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer is disposed on the first reflective layer. The second reflective layer is disposed on the second insulating layer. The second reflective layer includes a plurality of reflective sub-layers, and a portion of the first reflective layer is disposed corresponding to a gap between two adjacent ones of the plurality of reflective sub-layers.

Electronic device comprising a transparent conductive layer exposed by an opening of a reflective sub-layer

An electronic device includes a display panel and a viewing angle switchable panel overlapping with the display panel. The viewing angle switchable panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode and a switching medium layer. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The switching medium layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The viewing angle switchable panel is capable of being controlled by the first electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode to be switched in a first mode or in a second mode, and the first mode and the second mode are modes with different viewing angles.

A display device is provided. The display device includes a display module and a privacy module. The display module includes a light source that emits an input light. The privacy module is disposed on the display module and for receiving the input light. The privacy module includes a first polarizing element for absorbing light in a predetermined direction.

Display device control method

An electronic device includes: a non-collimated backlight module; a transparent backlight module disposed on the non-collimated backlight module, wherein the transparent backlight module includes a direct-lit backlight module or an edge-lit backlight module; and a display cell disposed on the transparent backlight module; wherein when in a narrow mode, the non-collimated backlight module is in an off-state, and the transparent backlight module is in an on-state, wherein when in a wide mode, the non-collimated backlight module is in an on-state.

Display device and display device control method

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a privacy module. The privacy module includes a first polarizing element, a second polarizing element, and a light modulation element. The first polarizing element includes a first light absorbing material. The first polarizing element has a surface, and the surface has a normal direction. The second polarizing element includes a second light absorbing material. The second polarizing element at least partially overlaps the first polarizing element. The light modulation element is disposed between the first polarizing element and the second polarizing element. The first light absorbing material has a first long axis, and the second light absorbing material has a second long axis. The first long axis and second long axis are parallel to the normal direction.

An electronic device includes a backlight module, a display panel disposed on the backlight module, a viewing angle adjusting unit disposed on the backlight module, and a retardation structure disposed on the backlight module. The viewing angle adjusting unit includes a first viewing angle adjusting subunit and a second viewing angle adjusting subunit, and the first viewing angle adjusting subunit is disposed between the backlight module and the second viewing angle adjusting subunit.

Provided is an electronic device including: a sensing component; a polarization film disposed on the sensing component; and a quarter-wave plate disposed between the sensing component and the polarization film.

A display device includes a switching panel. The switching panel includes a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a first substrate, a second substrate, and a display medium layer. The first polarizer includes a first absorption axis. The second polarizer is disposed opposite to the first polarizer. The second polarizer includes a second absorption axis parallel to the first absorption axis. The first substrate is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The first substrate includes a first alignment layer having a first alignment direction. The second substrate is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. The second substrate includes a second alignment layer having a second alignment direction. The second alignment direction is parallel or anti-parallel to the first alignment direction. The display medium layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

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