Patent ID: 11880235
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing;
electrical components in an interior of the housing;
a display having an array of pixels configured to emit light; and
a planar display cover layer that overlaps the array of pixels and that is coupled to the housing, wherein the planar display cover layer has a surface with a rounded portion facing the display, wherein the planar display cover layer comprises a light redirecting element on the rounded portion of the surface, wherein the light redirecting element is formed from a coating or flexible layer on the rounded portion of the surface, the light redirecting element is selected from the group consisting of: a refractive light redirecting element and a diffractive light redirecting element, wherein the planar display cover layer has edges, wherein the light redirecting element is adjacent to at least one of the edges, and wherein the display has a bend that follows the rounded portion of the surface.