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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2010
Applicants:
Manish Kothari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kasra Khazeni, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Manish Kothari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Kasra Khazeni, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Qualcomm Memstechnologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); H02N 6/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/0841 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display with a photovoltaic (PV) cells integrated as the front side and/or back side of the display is disclosed. Ambient light may reach a PV cell situated behind a display through fully or partially transmissive features within the display. Display-generated light may also reach a PV cell behind a display. A transmissive PV material situated in front of a display may collect both ambient light as well as display-generated light.