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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Hsin Chin Lee, Waterloo, CA;
Michael Lorne Purdy, Kitchener, CA;
Choongho Lee, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0053 (2013.01); G02B 6/0055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A backlight module for illuminating a display is described. The backlight module may be provided in an electronic device along with a light source for illuminating an LCD display. The backlight module includes a diffuser, a light guide having a top surface and a bottom surface, a reflector, and a prism structure positioned between the light guide bottom surface and the reflector. The prism structure has a plurality of prisms extending towards the light guide. The prism structure may include a film or a top portion of the reflector having a plurality of prisms extending towards the light guide.