Patent ID: 8878882

Claim:
An edge-lit backlight assembly for backlighting a display, comprising: a light guide having a first segment and a second segment disposed within a common plane; a first light source disposed along an edge of said first segment of said light guide such that light emitted from said first light source propagates through said first segment; a second light source disposed along an edge of said second segment of said light guide such that light emitted from said second light source propagates through said second segment, wherein said first segment of said light guide is at least partially optically isolated from said second segment such that light emitted from said first light source is at least partially blocked from propagating through said second segment; and wherein said first segment includes an outer first edge along which said first light emitting diode is disposed, an outer second edge joining said first edge at an outer corner of said light guide, and an inner third edge joining said second edge, wherein said second and third edges join to form an acute angle, and wherein said third edge extends substantially parallel to a corresponding inner edge of said second segment.