GB2325330B - Ambient illuminated electro-optic display device - Google Patents

Ambient illuminated electro-optic display device

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GB2325330B
GB2325330B GB9820095A GB9820095A GB2325330B GB 2325330 B GB2325330 B GB 2325330B GB 9820095 A GB9820095 A GB 9820095A GB 9820095 A GB9820095 A GB 9820095A GB 2325330 B GB2325330 B GB 2325330B
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Prior art keywords
display device
optic display
electro
ambient illuminated
ambient
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Expired - Fee Related
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GB9820095A
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GB9820095D0 (en
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George T Valliath
Robert B Akins
Kevin W Jelley
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Motorola Solutions Inc
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Motorola Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour 
    • G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
    • G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/133504—Diffusing, scattering, diffracting elements

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Nonlinear Science (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Diffracting Gratings Or Hologram Optical Elements (AREA)
  • Liquid Crystal (AREA)
GB9820095A 1997-01-16 1998-01-16 Ambient illuminated electro-optic display device Expired - Fee Related GB2325330B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US78373197A 1997-01-16 1997-01-16
PCT/US1998/000860 WO1998032047A1 (en) 1997-01-16 1998-01-16 Ambient illuminated electro-optic display device

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GB9820095D0 GB9820095D0 (en) 1998-11-11
GB2325330A GB2325330A (en) 1998-11-18
GB2325330B true GB2325330B (en) 2001-06-20

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DE (1) DE19880175T1 (en)
GB (1) GB2325330B (en)
WO (1) WO1998032047A1 (en)

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US3837729A (en) * 1973-05-14 1974-09-24 Hoffmann La Roche Liquid crystal display
GB2306229A (en) * 1995-10-13 1997-04-30 Ibm Diffusely reflective display cell
US5629784A (en) * 1994-04-12 1997-05-13 Ois Optical Imaging Systems, Inc. Liquid crystal display with holographic diffuser and prism sheet on viewer side

Patent Citations (3)

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US3837729A (en) * 1973-05-14 1974-09-24 Hoffmann La Roche Liquid crystal display
US5629784A (en) * 1994-04-12 1997-05-13 Ois Optical Imaging Systems, Inc. Liquid crystal display with holographic diffuser and prism sheet on viewer side
GB2306229A (en) * 1995-10-13 1997-04-30 Ibm Diffusely reflective display cell

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WO1998032047A1 (en) 1998-07-23
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AU6027998A (en) 1998-08-07
GB9820095D0 (en) 1998-11-11

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