US 12,216,306 B1
Computing device with integrated bezel light
Surya Pratap Mishra, Portland, OR (US); Shantanu Dattatraya Kulkarni, Hillsboro, OR (US); and Min Suet Lim, Simpang Ampat (MY)
Assigned to Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/397,148.
Int. Cl. F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01)
CPC G02B 6/0055 (2013.01) [G02B 6/0051 (2013.01); G02B 6/0068 (2013.01); G06F 1/1686 (2013.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a display screen, the display screen including a display area;
a bezel disposed on a perimeter of the display area;
a light source disposed within a portion of the bezel, the light source to emit light away from the display screen towards a user of the display screen; and
a switchably opaque layer disposed over the light source, wherein the switchably opaque layer is operable to transition between an opaque state and a transparent state to selectively emit light from the light source.