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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Applicant:
Adrianus Johannes Stephanus Maria DE Vaan, Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Adrianus Johannes Stephanus Maria De Vaan, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/03 (2006.01); G02B 5/02 (2006.01); F21V 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A display system comprises a display device (DD) with a display screen (DS) for displaying an image. A diffuser (DI) is arranged in front of the display device (DD). A controller (CO) controls at least a portion of the diffuser (DI) to be in a transparent state wherein the display screen (DS) is visible or in an opaque state for hiding the display screen (DS). The controller (CO) also controls an illumination system (IS) to illuminate at least the portion of the diffuser (DI) when in the opaque state.