Patent ID: 8717516

Claim:
A display device, comprising: a display unit including a first display region configured to display a first image and a second display region configured to display a second image, the display unit including a first support substrate, a second support substrate disposed to oppose the first support substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first support substrate and the second support substrate and held by the first support substrate and the second support substrate; a drive circuit to drive the display unit; a first light source unit to emit a first light, the first light being irradiated toward the first display region; and a second light source unit to emit a second light, the second light being irradiated toward the second display region, an orientation of the first light being different from an orientation of the second light, wherein the display unit has a first major surface and a second major surface on a side opposite to the first major surface, the first major surface being parallel to a disposition plane of the first display region and the second display region, the first light is irradiated toward the first display region from the second major surface side, the second light is irradiated toward the second display region from the first major surface side, and the second display region is subdivided and disposed in a plurality of locations.