Often when there is a glare on a display screen the user may be able to mitigate the glare by tilting or otherwise moving the screen or changing their viewing position. However, when driving a car there are limited options for overcoming glares on the dashboard, especially when you are driving for a long distance in the same direction. Embodiments are directed to eliminating such glare. Other embodiments are related to mixed reality (MR) and filling in occluded areas.

According to one embodiment, a display system includes an external light sensor, a display panel, a viewing angle control panel including a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules twist-aligned, configured such that a drive voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer is controlled based on an external light intensity detected by the external light sensor, and a polarization axis rotation element disposed between the viewing angle control panel and the display panel. The drive voltage when the external light intensity is less than a threshold value is greater than the drive voltage when the external light intensity is greater or equal to than the threshold value.

A method and system for reducing the effects of glare in a system comprising a picture generating unit, such as a holographic projector. The system may be a head-up display (HUD), which is configured to display a picture to a viewer, without requiring the user to look away from their usual viewpoint. The HUD system may be comprised within a vehicle. The glare in the system may be caused by light being incident on a surface comprising a screen or a window, through which the user looks at their usual viewpoint. The surface may comprise a windshield in a vehicle. The light that causes the glare may be ambient light. The method and system are provided for reducing the effects of glare in a system that comprises a waveguide in conjunction with the picture generating unit. The waveguide may be operable to act as an exit pupil expander.

A glare mitigation module for a head-up display system is configured to transmit display light emitted from an illumination device therethrough. The glare mitigation module comprises an input surface through which the display light from the illumination device enters the glare mitigation module and an output surface through which the display light from the illumination device exits the glare mitigation module in a display direction. The glare mitigation module further comprises a diffractive optical element comprising a plurality of layers stacked successively between the input and output surfaces, with the plurality of layers arranged to transmit the display light of the illumination device therethrough and to diffract an external light that enters the glare mitigation module through the output surface. The diffractive optical element is arranged to diffract the external light in a diffracted direction away from eyes of an occupant.

A display panel in a display device has a pixel matrix and control circuitry designed to actuate pixel elements of the pixel matrix for displaying at least one graphic display object. A luminosity sensor is designed to estimate an intensity of the light independently for different portions of the display panel and provide an intensity signal to the control circuitry. The control circuitry is adapted to adjust the intensity of the light radiating from the pixel elements in the respective portion of the display panel individually.

Dynamically adjustable display systems for adjusting the position of a flexible display in response to ambient light. The display system includes a flexible display that is capable of reversibly bending along one or more bending axes. The display system further includes an adjustable support on which the flexible display is mounted, the adjustable support being able to selectively bend the flexible display. The display system includes photodetectors for detecting ambient light. The photodetectors may be positioned about a perimeter of the flexible display. A control unit in communication with the adjustable support and the plurality of photodetectors may cause the adjustable support to bend the flexible display in response to ambient light detected at the plurality of photodetectors.

Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to a vehicle interior system comprising a base having a base surface; and a glass article coupled to the surface, wherein the glass article comprises a first portion comprising a first elastically deformed surface forming a first concave shape with a first radius of curvature from about 20 mm to about 2000 mm, and a second elastically deformed surface directly opposite the first elastically deformed surface that forms a second convex shape, wherein the second elastically deformed surface has a surface compressive stress that is less than a compressive stress at the first elastically deformed surface, and a second portion adjacent the first portion, wherein the second portion is substantially planar portion or curved.

According to one embodiment, a display system includes an external light sensor, a display panel, a viewing angle control panel including a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules twist-aligned, configured such that a drive voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer is controlled based on an external light intensity detected by the external light sensor, and a polarization axis rotation element disposed between the viewing angle control panel and the display panel. The drive voltage when the external light intensity is less than a threshold value is greater than the drive voltage when the external light intensity is greater or equal to than the threshold value.

A method for improving readability of a display inside a motorized object comprises applying a polarization means on a side window of a motorized object, wherein an ambient incident light ray comes through the side window and is reflected by a surface of a display inside the motorized object to form a reflected light ray, and substantially filtering out display incident light S-polarization and allowing display incident light P-polarization to pass through. The polarization means has a linear polarization reflecting or absorbing direction that is substantially parallel to the plane of the surface of the display. A display readability enhancing system comprises the polarization means. When ambient light passes through the window and shines onto the interior display, the dominant light polarization is p-polarization for the interior display with minimum surface reflectivity upon reflecting from the interior display, resulting in good display visibility under strong ambient light conditions.

A display device and a display system are provided with an anti-glare layer (AG layer) between a liquid crystal display on which to display a video and an optical device that is disposed at a position through which image light emitted from the liquid crystal display passes, has a reflective polarizing plate, and is capable of controlling reflectance/transmittance of incident light. Since light reflected by a color filter of the liquid crystal display is out of phase due to scattering in the AG layer, the degree of interference is reduced, leading to reduction in the appearance of an iridescent image due to interference light. In addition, since external light scattered or diffused by the AG layer and the reflected light of the external light do not have a polarization characteristic, and thus, most of a component thereof toward the outside is reflected by the reflective polarizing plate, which reduces a situation in which a region around a bright reflected image appears cloudy.