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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Kasra Khazeni, San Jose, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kasra Khazeni, San Jose, CA (US);
Manish Kothari, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 13/08 (2006.01); G02B 26/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G09G 3/20 (2006.01); G09G 3/34 (2006.01); H01L 31/052 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/001 (2013.01); G02B 6/0038 (2013.01); G09G 3/20 (2013.01); G09G 3/3466 (2013.01); H01L 31/0522 (2013.01); G09G 2330/023 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments described herein, a display device comprising a light collection film and a photovoltaic device disposed on an edge of the collection film. The collection film has a plurality of light-turning features for redirecting light between the front and back surface of the collection film and the photovoltaic device. In some embodiments, a light source is also disposed on an edge of the collection film and emits light which is turned by the light-turning features toward the display.