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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2014
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Steven J. Sfarzo, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Joss N. Giddings, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bradley J. Hamel, Redwood City, CA (US);
Matthew P. Casebolt, Fremont, CA (US);
Christiaan A. Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device is disclosed that redirects light escaping from a display assembly light source to an illuminable region of the electronic device. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a light guide panel arranged along a rear surface of the display assembly and configured to receive light escaping from a lateral side of the light source. The light guide panel can then be arranged to transport that light to a position behind the illuminable region and emit it back out in a focused beam having a size about the same as the illuminable region. In some embodiments the illuminable region can be a logo or device identifier.