Systems and methods for improving the brightness of a transparent display using supplemental light sources that include ambient light collected by an array of diffraction gratings

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PATENT NO 11747541
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18072109

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Systems and methods for improving the brightness of a transparent display are disclosed herein. One embodiment collects ambient light using an array of diffraction gratings disposed on an external surface of a vehicle to produce filtered ambient light; collects internal light from the vehicle's headlights; filters the internal light to produce filtered internal light; generates primary-source light using a light-emitting-diode (LED) light source; and injects, into a transparent edge-lit liquid crystal waveguide display deployed in at least a portion of a window of the vehicle, the primary-source light, the filtered ambient light, and the filtered internal light in a color-synchronized manner. The filtered ambient light and the filtered internal light improve the brightness of the transparent edge-lit liquid crystal waveguide display.

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TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHATOYOTA-SHI AICHI-KEN 471-8571
DENSO CORPORATIONKARIYA-CITY AICHI-PREF 448-8661
MIRISE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION500-1 MINAMIYAMA KOMENOKICHO NISSHIN CITY 470-0111

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Ando, Hiroshi Nagoya, JP 180 2805
Dede, Ercan Mehmet Ann Arbor, US 176 1306
Kawauchi, Masaaki Chita County, JP 8 7
Rodrigues, Sean P Ann Arbor, US 44 46
Tachi, Kojiro Nagakute, JP 10 19

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