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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2011
Jignesh Gandhi, Burlington, MA (US);
Nesbitt W. Hagood, Iv, Wellesley, MA (US);
Mark Douglas Halfman, Newtonville, MA (US);
Je Hong Kim, Lexington, MA (US);
Jignesh Gandhi, Burlington, MA (US);
Nesbitt W. Hagood, IV, Wellesley, MA (US);
Mark Douglas Halfman, Newtonville, MA (US);
Je Hong Kim, Lexington, MA (US);
Pixtronix, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A direct-view display apparatus includes a transparent substrate, an internal light source, a plurality of light modulators coupled to the transparent substrate, and a controller for controlling the states of the plurality of light modulators and the internal light source. The controller is configured to cause the display to transition from one of a transmissive, reflective and transflective mode, to a second of said modes.