Patent ID: 8368760

Claim:
A system, comprising: a display module comprising a plurality of pixel elements operable to display target patterns, wherein each pixel element comprises: a display segment; a plurality of first charged pigments housed within the display segment each having a first charge; a plurality of second charged pigments housed within the display segment each having a second charge, wherein the first charge is opposite the second charge; an electrical contact coupled to the display segment and operable to receive signals that cause an electric field to be present in the display segment; a processor that executes code to transmit signals to the display module that cause an electric field to be present in at least one pixel element of the plurality of pixel elements; an optics module coupled to the display module and operable to project a focal plane associated with the display module; and a heating element coupled to the display module and operable to emit an infrared pattern that is modified by the plurality of pixel elements.