Patent ID: 8279510

Claim:
A dual view display system for displaying images formed of light in substantially opposite directions, said system comprising: a transparent display configured to emit light from a first side in a first direction and emit light from a second side substantially opposite the first side in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction; a first shutter device overlying the first side of the transparent display, said first shutter device operable to a transparent mode whereby light emitted in the first direction by the transparent display passes through the first shutter device, and operable to an opaque mode whereby light emitted in the first direction by the transparent display is obstructed from passing through the first shutter device; and a first reflective device interposed between the transparent display and the first shutter device, said first reflective device operable to a transparent mode whereby light emitted in the first direction by the transparent display passes through the first reflective device toward the first shutter device, and operable to a reflective mode whereby light emitted in the first direction by the transparent display is reflected through the transparent display into the second direction, thereby supplementing light emitted in the second direction by the transparent display.