Patent ID: 8705163

Claim:
A reflecting system, comprising: an optical element; and a removable film applied to the optical element, the removable film having a reflective element that includes: a first layer; a second layer bonded to the first layer; a plurality of rotatable gyricon elements embedded between the first layer and the second layer, each of the plurality of rotatable gyricon elements including: a first portion having a first refractive index and including a first material; a second portion having a second refractive index and including the first material; a reflective plane that separates the first portion and the second portion; and an alignment mechanism that causes at least a portion of the plurality of rotatable gyricon elements to rotate to a first position under a first condition and to rotate to a second position under a second condition, the first position corresponding to a first quantity of light that is permitted to pass through the optical element and the second position corresponding to a second quantity of light that is permitted to pass through the optical element, the first quantity of light is different than the second quantity of light.