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278 results about "Light management" patented technology

Vehicle Rearview Assembly Including a Display for Displaying Video Captured by a Camera and User Instructions

An inventive rearview assembly (10) for a vehicle may comprise a mirror element (30) and a display (100) including a light management subassembly (101b). The subassembly may comprise an LCD placed behind a transflective layer of the mirror element. Despite a low transmittance through the transflective layer, the inventive display is capable of generating a viewable display image having an intensity of at least 250 cd / m2 and up to 6000 cd / m2. The rearview assembly may further comprise a trainable transmitter (910) and a graphical user interface (920) that includes at least one user actuated switch (902, 904, 906). The graphical user interface generates instructions for operation of the trainable transmitter. The video display selectively displays video images captured by a camera and the instructions supplied from the graphical user interface.
Owner:GENTEX CORP

Vehicle Rearview Mirror Assembly Including a High Intensity Display

ActiveUS20080068520A1Eliminate effect of losingNon-linear opticsOptical viewingTransmittanceDisplay device
An inventive rearview assembly for a vehicle may comprise a mirror element and a display including a light management subassembly. The subassembly may comprise an LCD placed behind a transflective layer of the mirror element. Despite a low transmittance through the transflective layer, the inventive display is capable of generating a viewable display image having an intensity of at least 250 cd / m2 and up to 3500 cd / m2. The display includes a novel backlighting subassembly and novel optical components including a magnifying system, a depolarizer, a reflector, and a reflective polarizer. The display may be configured to display an image having edges contoured to correspond to the edges of the mirror element.
Owner:GENTEX CORP

Light management system device and method

A lighting control system is disclosed. The lighting control system is electrically coupled to a load circuit for controlling indoor and / or outdoor lighting. The lighting control system includes a control module with a night light for providing low-level night light illumination and one or more sensors for operatively controlling the indoor and / or outdoor lighting and the night light in response to measured light levels and / or detected motion. The system is preferably configured to provide low-level night light from the night light when measured light levels and detected motion are below threshold values and to automatically turn on the indoor and / or outdoor lighting and simultaneously turn off the night light when measured light levels and detected motion are above the threshold values.
Owner:WATT STOPPER THE

Light Management for Image and Data Control

A light control and display technology applicable to light redirection and projection with the capacity, in a number of embodiments modified for particular applications, to produce managed light, including advanced images. Applications include miniature to very large scale video displays, optical data processing, 3-dimensional imaging, and lens-less vision enhancement for poor night-driving vision, cataracts and macular degeneration.
Owner:SIMMONS JOHN CASTLE

Vehicle rearview mirror assembly including a high intensity display

ActiveUS8339526B2Eliminate effect of losingNon-linear opticsLensTransmittanceDisplay device
An inventive rearview assembly for a vehicle may comprise a mirror element and a display including a light management subassembly. The subassembly may comprise an LCD placed behind a transflective layer of the mirror element. Despite a low transmittance through the transflective layer, the inventive display is capable of generating a viewable display image having an intensity of at least 250 cd / m2 and up to 3500 cd / m2. The display includes a novel backlighting subassembly and novel optical components including a magnifying system, a depolarizer, a reflector, and a reflective polarizer. The display may be configured to display an image having edges contoured to correspond to the edges of the mirror element.
Owner:GENTEX CORP

Activation device for an intelligent luminaire manager

A light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers and an activation device. A plurality of networked luminaire managers, each collocated with a respective luminaire, monitor the status of their respective luminaires. The luminaire managers include transmitters for transmitting status information about their respective luminaires and third-party devices to a network server. The network server forwards the received status information from the networked luminaire managers to a computer of an owner / operator of the plurality of luminaires and / or a third-party user. The luminaire managers communicate with each other, whereby they form a network.
Owner:ABL IP HLDG

Composite diffuser plates and direct-lit liquid crystal displays using same

In a directly-illuminated liquid crystal display (LCD), for example an LCD monitor or an LCD-TV, a number of light management layers lie between the light source and the LCD panel to provide bright, uniform illumination. The light management layers, including, for example, a diffuser, a reflective polarizer and a brightness enhancing layer, are contained in a light management unit that is formed from two subassemblies. The two subassemblies each contain a substrate and are attached together so as to leave a gap between the two subassemblies. The diffuser is located in one of the subassemblies, and the other light management layers may be in either of the subassemblies, or may be disposed in the gap between the subassemblies.
Owner:3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO

Light management system device and method

A light management system for controlling a load circuit is disclosed. The system preferably comprises a switch unit with a momentary switch for manually controlling the load circuit, a night light to provide low-level or reduced room lighting from the switch unit and a motion sensor for sensing motion from the switch unit. The motion sensor is configured to automatically control the load circuit and / or the night light based on detected motion. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the load circuit operates a room lighting system, the light unit comprises light emitting diodes to provide the low-level light. The switch unit is preferably programmable to customized modes of operation to suit a wide range of applications. In yet further embodiments of the invention, the system comprises a light sensor for controlling the load circuit or the night light in response to a level of detected room lighting.
Owner:THE WATT STOPPER

Light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers that support third-party applications

A light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers. A plurality of networked luminaire managers, each collocated with a respective luminaire, monitor the status of their respective luminaires. The luminaire managers include transmitters for transmitting status information about their respective luminaires and third-party devices to a network server. The network server forwards the received status information from the networked luminaire managers to a computer of an owner / operator of the plurality of luminaires and / or a third-party user. The luminaire managers communicate with each other, whereby they form a network.
Owner:ABL IP HLDG

Method and apparatus for embedded substrate and system status monitoring

The present invention generally provides an apparatus and a method for inspecting a substrate in a processing system. One embodiment provides a substrate inspection apparatus, comprising a vacuum chamber lid, the lid comprising a body defining at least three ports located to provide a field of view to a common area on a substrate transfer plane and light management system.
Owner:APPLIED MATERIALS INC

Robustly stabilizing laser systems

A robustly stabilized communication laser can output a multimode optical signal remaining aligned to a coordinate of a dense wavelength division multiplexing (“DWDM”) grid while responding to a fluctuating condition or random event, such as, without limitation, exposure to a temperature fluctuation, stray light, or contamination. Responsive to the fluctuating condition, energy can transfer among individual modes in a plurality of aligned longitudinal modes. Modes shifting towards a state of misalignment with the DWDM coordinate can attenuate, while modes shifting towards a state of alignment can gain energy. Fabrication processes and systems and light management, such as beam steering, epoxy scaffolds, spectral adjustments, mode matching, thermal expansion control, alignment technology, etc. can facilitate nano-scale control of device parameters and can support low-cost fabrication.
Owner:CIRREX SYST

Method and system for lighting control and monitoring

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to control of lighting systems at individual-light-fixture, local, regional, and larger-geographical-area levels. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a hierarchical lighting-control system including an automated network-control center that may control up to many millions of individual lighting fixtures and lighting elements, regional routers interconnected to the network-control center or network-control centers by public communications networks, each of which controls hundreds to thousands of individual light fixtures, and light-management units, interconnected to regional routers by radio-frequency communications and / or power-line communications, each of which controls components within a lighting fixture, including lighting elements. LED-luminaire drivers, sensors, and other devices.
Owner:LSI INDS

Liquid crystal displays with laminated diffuser plates

In a liquid crystal display (LCD), for example an LCD monitor or an LCD-TV, a number of light management films, including a diffuser layer, lie between the light source and the LCD panel to provide bright, uniform illumination. In some embodiments, the diffuser layer is attached to the lower side of the LCD panel. Some, or all, of the light management layers may be attached together as a laminated stack of films. In some embodiments, the diffuser layer is formed with a recessed region on one side and another optical film positioned within the recessed region.
Owner:3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO

Audio jack enabled synthetic barcode module

A coupon management system includes a synthetic barcode module. The synthetic barcode module comprises light management components and a controller. The light management components include an LED operating as both an optical receiver and an optical emitter The controller interfaces with a compatible electronic device such as a cell phone via an analog audio interface, receives analog audio signals corresponding to coupon barcodes, produces timing data for managing optical output, determines if the received light pulses correspond to scanner output, and using the timing data outputs driver signals to cause the light management module to emit light pulses that emulate light reflected from a scanned barcode to communicate the coupon barcode optically.
Owner:TAIWAN SEMICON MFG CO LTD

Method and system for automated lighting control and monitoring

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to automated control of lighting systems at individual-light-fixture, local, regional, and larger-geographical-area levels. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a hierarchical lighting-control system including an automated network-control center that may control up to many millions of individual lighting fixtures and lighting elements, regional routers interconnected to the network-control center or network-control centers by public communications networks, each of which controls hundreds to thousands of individual light fixtures, and light-management units, interconnected to regional routers by radio-frequency communications and / or power-line communications, each of which controls components within a lighting fixture, including lighting elements, associated ballasts, sensors, and other devices.
Owner:LSI INDS

Adhesive stacking for multiple optical films

In a new packaging method for light management films in displays, such as liquid crystal displays, a stack of two or more optical films is held together before insertion into the display frame. The stack includes at least two of the films that are adhered together using adhesive positioned outside the viewing area of the films. In some embodiments, the adhesive is provided at one or more tabs provided around the periphery of the film stack.
Owner:3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO

Light management system device and method

A lighting control system is disclosed. The lighting control system is electrically coupled to a load circuit for controlling indoor and / or outdoor lighting. The lighting control system includes a control module with a night light for providing low-level night light illumination and one or more sensors for operatively controlling the indoor and / or outdoor lighting and the night light in response to measured light levels and / or detected motion. The system is preferably configured to provide low-level night light from the night light when measured light levels and detected motion are below threshold values and to automatically turn on the indoor and / or outdoor lighting and simultaneously turn off the night light when measured light levels and detected motion are above the threshold values
Owner:WATT STOPPER THE

Incident light management devices and related methods and systems

Incident light management devices, display devices, methods of managing incident light for displays, and other related methods and devices are disclosed. A display module comprises one or more pixel rows and a panel, the panel including a plurality of apertures formed therethrough and at least one incident light management region comprising corrugations. A method of managing incident light for a light emitting display comprises receiving incident light onto at least one first slanted surface, absorbing at least a portion of the incident light with the at least one first slanted surface, reflecting at least a portion of the incident light toward at least one second slanted surface, and absorbing at least a portion of the reflected incident light with the at least one second slanted surface.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Direct-lit liquid crystal displays with laminated diffuser plates

In a directly-illuminated liquid crystal display (LCD), for example an LCD monitor or an LCD-TV, a number of light management films, including a diffuser layer, lie between the light source and the LCD panel to provide bright, uniform illumination. The diffuser layer is attached to a substrate which is separate from the light source and the LCD panel, or may be attached to either the LCD panel or, when using a two dimensional light source, to the light source. The other light management layers may also be attached to the separate substrate or to the LCD panel or two-dimensional light source. High levels of illumination uniformity at the LCD may be achieved with a uniform (non-patterned) diffuser, even with relatively low levels of diffusion, when the diffuser is used with a brightness enhancing layer.
Owner:3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO

Vehicle control unit of electric vehicle

The invention discloses a vehicle control unit of an electric vehicle; the control unit is an embedded controller based on a singlechip and is provided with 6 interfaces; an accelerator pedal sensor, a brake signal sensor and a working voltage current Hall sensor of the control unit are connected with A / D interfaces; a rotation speed sensor is connected with a PWM interface; an ignition switch, a power failure are connected with an I / O interface; a storage cell management system, a power-assisted steering system, an electric motor controller and a solar cell panel controller are connected with a CAN communication interface by a high-speed CAN bus; a calibration matching and a failure diagnosis are connected with an SC10 communication interface; a light management system is connected with an SCI1 communication interface by a LIN bus; the control unit carries out communication by the bus and accepts, filters and handles the vehicle state.
Owner:上海联孚新能源科技集团有限公司

Light directing laminate

InactiveUS20080049330A1Little and no reduction in gainImprove adhesionDiffusing elementsNon-linear opticsEngineeringOptical film
A light management film package includes a first optical film having a structured surface and a second major surface, a second optical film having a first major surface and a second major surface disposed adjacent to and making contact with the structured surface of the first optical film via an adhesive layer. The structured surface of the first optical film includes a plurality of tall structures separated by short structures with the tops of neighboring tall structures separated by a distance of between about 50 and about 150 microns. The tall structures of the first optical film penetrate the adhesive layer, but the short structures do not.
Owner:3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO

Compositions for articles comprising replicated microstructures

The present invention provides novel curable compositions useful in the preparation of light management films and other optical articles. The curable compositions comprise (a) at least one silicone-containing surfactant, (b) at least one a multifunctional (meth)acrylate having structure I; (c) at least one nanoparticulate filler; and in certain embodiments, (d) at least one monofunctional (meth)acrylate. The curable compositions may be cured to provide the corresponding cured compositions and articles made therefrom.
Owner:SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS IP BV

Method and a system for protection of retina from light-induced damage

The present applications describes, inter alia, a retinal light management system that allows for removal of dangerous wavelengths of light while controlling the intensity of the remaining light that is allowed to pass to a user's eyes. In one embodiment, the system involves a pair of glasses that include filters that can be modified in the presence of light to reduce total light intensity reaching a diabetic's eyes.
Owner:RAPPAPORT FAMILY INSTITUTE FOR RESEACH IN THE MEDICAL SCIENCES

Light management for image and data control

A multi-component method and device for improving vision for some with low vision conditions including age related macular degeneration (AMD) is disclosed. A plurality of co-pathological conditions that together make undistorted, clear and bright vision challenging are dealt with by managing the nature, amounts and patterns of light provided to the eye in a display embodiment. For example, a worn embodiment, in providing an improved image of the view ahead, modifies the frequency mix of incoming light, the relative intensities of light to different retinal locations and the color perception of the wearer while undistorting certain kinds of progressive distortion.
Owner:SIMMONS JOHN CASTLE

Multifunctional optical assembly

An optical assembly including a light management component and a light delivery component is disclosed. The light management component and the light delivery component are attached together in a manner that defines voids between the light management component and the light delivery component.
Owner:3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES CO
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