Patent ID: 9030627
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A device, comprising: a liquid crystal display panel having a front side, a back side comprising a reflector, and a plurality of optically disruptive display components, wherein the reflector comprises a plurality of features configured to selectively direct a portion of light incident on the reflector to avoid at least a portion of the plurality of optically disruptive display components; a light guide panel having a front side, a back side, and one or more edges, the back side of the light guide panel placed adjacent to the front side of the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the light guide panel comprises a plurality of surface relief structures on the order of about 10 microns or less in one lateral dimension configured to distribute light from one or more light sources arranged around at least a portion of the one or more edges onto at least a portion of the front side of the liquid crystal display panel.