An electronic device may have a display. Inactive portions of the display such as peripheral portions of the display may be masked using an opaque masking layer. An opening may be provided in the opaque masking layer to allow light to pass. For example, a logo may be viewed through an opening in the opaque masking layer and a camera may receive light through an opening in the opaque masking layer. The display may include upper and lower polarizers, a color filter layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The opaque masking layer may be formed on the upper polarizer, may be interposed between the upper polarizer and the color filter layer, or may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer. The upper polarizer may have unpolarized windows for cameras, logos, or other internal structures.

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›1.independentA computer, comprising:na display having a polarizer layer, a color filter layer, and a thin-film transistor layer; anda housing in which the display …+7

›2.↳ 1The computer defined in claim 1 further comprising:na camera, wherein the camera receives light through the at least one unpolarized window.d2

›3.↳ 1The computer defined in claim 1 further comprising:na logo, wherein the logo is visible through the at least one unpolarized window.d2+3

›7.↳ 1The computer defined in claim 1 wherein the unpolarized window comprises a bleached portion of the polarizer layer.d2

›8.↳ 1The computer defined in claim 1 further comprising:na camera; anda logo, wherein the at least one unpolarized window comprises first and second unpola…d2

›9.independentA portable computer, comprising:na display having a polarizer and a color filter layer, wherein the polarizer includes an unpolarized window that cont…+5

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IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G02F1/133
G02F1/1335
G06F1/16

Section H — Electricity

H04M1/02

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related publication	US 20130265708 A1	10 Oct 2013

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