Patent ID: 9641796
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: F21V,H04N

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a planar panel having a reflective surface configured to reflect light from behind a display such that at least some reflected light from the reflective surface and some light from the display are directed in substantially the same direction away from the planar panel, wherein the reflective surface includes indentations that are shaped to direct light away from the planar panel, wherein the indentations comprise channels that are stacked in a first direction along the reflective surface, wherein each of the channels has a width in the first direction and is elongate in a second direction that is different to the first direction, wherein the respective depths of at least some of the channels varies according to the relative stacked position of a particular channel in the first direction; and a light source configured to direct light towards the reflective surface of the planar panel, and wherein the light source is controllable to produce the directed light in concert with the display.