Patent ID: 8477401

Claim:
A windshield assembly configured for installation onto a vehicle, said assembly comprising: a windshield; a fluorescent electrowetting cell overlying a portion of the windshield, wherein the fluorescent electrowetting cell is operable to a fluorescent state where the fluorescent electrowetting cell fluoresces when illuminated with suitable light, and operable to a transparent state where most light passes through the fluorescent electrowetting cell; and an opaque electrowetting cell arranged proximate to the fluorescent electrowetting cell, wherein the opaque electrowetting cell is operable to an opaque state where most light is blocked from passing through the opaque electrowetting cell, and a clear state where most light passes through the opaque electrowetting cell, wherein the portion is substantially transparent when the fluorescent electrowetting cell is operated to the transparent state and the opaque electrowetting cell is operated to the clear state, and the opaque electrowetting cell cooperates with the fluorescent electrowetting cell to contrast an image displayed by the fluorescent electrowetting cell with respect to a field of view beyond the assembly.