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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2017
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Shravan Bharadwaj, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device may include intertwined strands of material such as strands forming fabric. A strand in the fabric may include a light-emitting core surrounded by a coaxial light modulator layer. The light-emitting core may be formed from an optical fiber, light-emitting diodes mounted to a polymer core, or a layer of light-emitting diodes sandwiched between coaxial inner and outer conductive layers. The light modulator layer may have coaxial transparent inner and outer electrodes and may have a light modulating material such as electrochromic material, liquid crystal material, or other material that exhibits optical properties such as color and/or light transmission that can be electrically controlled.