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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2022
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Akinori Ozeki, Kanagawa Ken, JP;
Osamu Takeyasu, Kanagawa Ken, JP;
Ryuko Arisawa, Kanagawa Ken, JP;
Takayuki Hirano, Kanagawa Ken, JP;
Abstract
A display device includes a housing with an opening; an electro-optic layer that includes a transmissive-reflective layer and configured to vary reflectivity of incident light; a display provided on the electro-optic layer; a control circuit that controls an operation of the display device; and an actuator that switches the electro-optic layer between first and second postures, wherein the control circuit: controls an operation of the display, generates a trimmed image matching a shape of the opening or a shape of the display, outputs the trimmed image to the display, controls the reflectivity of the electro-optic layer when the electro-optic layer is in the second posture, and does not control the reflectivity of the electro-optic layer when the electro-optic layer is in the first posture, and the display is visible to a driver through the electro-optic layer when the control circuit controls the display to display the trimmed image.