Abstract: A near eye display apparatus includes: a lens having a viewing area, the lens comprising a waveguide having a waveguide input and a waveguide output optically coupled to the viewing area; an optical projector having a projector output, the optical projector comprising an illumination source optically coupled to the optical prism element and configured to provide illumination light into the optical prism element at a particular direction, a spatial light modulator optically coupled to the optical prism element and configured to receive the illumination light from the optical prism element and to reflect patterned light, the optical prism element configured to provide the patterned light to the projector output at the particular direction; and an optical folding element optically coupled between the projector output and the waveguide input, the optical folding element configured to fold an optical path of the patterned light in at least two different directions.

Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes: a first display device including a reflection type hologram that is disposed on a windshield of a vehicle, and a first projection part that projects first display light toward the hologram, and displaying a first display image by diffraction light diffracted by the hologram; and a second display device including a second projection part that projects second display light toward the windshield, and displaying a second display image by reflection light reflected by the windshield. In the windshield, a first region where the first display light is incident and a second region where the second display light is incident overlap with each other, the second projection part includes a filter part that cuts light in a predetermined wavelength region from the second display light, and the predetermined wavelength region is a wavelength region of the light diffracted by the hologram.

Abstract: A method includes determining the position of the motor vehicle, identifying at least one object not relevant to road traffic as an object in the landscape in the surroundings of the motor vehicle, depending on the determined position, detecting at least the direction of view of a passenger as an occupant of the motor vehicle, and providing a display with information about the at least one object in the landscape viewed by the passenger, such that said information is provided in the direct field of view of the passenger, as defined by the direction of view of the same, in the same place as the object.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interacting with an electronic device without touching a display screen or other physical input mechanisms. In some examples, the electronic device performs an operation in response to a positioning of a user's hand and/or an orientation of the electronic device.

Abstract: A control system using an in-vehicle gesture input, and more particularly, a system for receiving a vehicle occupant's gesture and controlling the execution of vehicle functions. The control system using an in-vehicle gesture input includes an input unit configured to receive a user's gesture, a memory configured to store a control program using an in-vehicle gesture input therein, and a processor configured to execute the control program. The processor performs an information display control for areas layered in a windshield screen according to the user's gesture.

Abstract: A display device includes a display configured to display a video, a concave mirror configured to reflect a video display light of the video displayed on the display toward a reflection part that is formed in a curved shape and that faces a viewer, and a housing in which the display and the concave mirror are assembled, wherein an angle of the concave mirror with respect to the housing is adjustable by rotating the concave mirror on a reference plane of the housing in accordance with a relative positional relationship among the housing, the reflection part, and the viewer.

Abstract: A facemask-mounted augmented reality (AR) display device is disclosed. In embodiments, the display device is hard-mounted to a breathing apparatus (e.g., oxygen mask, smoke mask) fitted to a user's nose and mouth behind a partially or fully covering external face shield. The AR display system includes display surfaces aligned with the eyes of the user and capable of providing the user with a forward field of view that moves with the user's head. The AR display system synthesizes streaming images with additional overlay sources (e.g., mission data, position data) to generate augmented reality content presented to the user within the field of view of the display surfaces.

Abstract: An operation method for virtually partitioning a display panel includes establishing a plurality of first links between a plurality of transmitter and a receiver, establishing a second link between the receiver and a central controller, acquiring quantity data of the plurality of transmitter by the central controller, generating an operational interface by virtually partitioning the display panel by the central controller according to the quantity data, and controlling the receiver for operating a transmitter to executing at least one operational function by the central controller through the second link and a first link or directly controlling the transmitter to executing the at least one operational function by the central controller through a third link when a virtual key corresponding to the transmitter displayed on the operational interface generated by the central controller is triggered.

Abstract: A portable display assembly includes a housing that is elongated. A display is coupled to the housing and the display extends along a substantial length of the housing. The display displays indicia comprising customizable images and words to visually communicate a message to an observer. An adhesive strip is coupled to the housing to engage a surface to retain the housing on the surface. A sign is included that has a handle portion and a panel portion, and the handle portion can be gripped by a user for displaying the panel portion. Moreover, the housing is attachable to the panel portion of the sign such that the display can visually communicate the message to the observer.

Abstract: A display system includes a projector, an HMD, and an information processing device. The information processing device includes a processing device storage unit configured to store three-dimensional map data in which setting information in which a display position of an object is set and positional information indicating a position of a display surface are registered, and image data of an object image, and a processing control unit configured to select whether to display the object image on the projector or to display the object image on the HMD, based on a positional relationship between a position of the HMD notified from the HMD and the display position of the object, and transmit the image data of the object image to the projector or the HMD being selected.

Abstract: The invention relates to a head-up display device, a vehicle comprising such device and a method of forming an image in a head-up display device. The head-up display device is adapted to project an image on an image surface, such as a windshield. The device comprises a waveguide capable of guiding light carrying the image to be displayed, and an optical correction element. According to the invention, the waveguide is configured to couple light propagating therein towards the optical correction element, and the optical correction element is further configured to perform an optical function for said light and to direct the light towards the image surface through the waveguide.

Abstract: A method includes rendering, by at least one processor, a first sub-frame of an image, where the first sub-frame includes a first subset of pixels of the image. The method includes displaying the first sub-frame on a display. The method also includes rendering, by the at least one processor, a second sub-frame of the image, where the second sub-frame includes a second subset of pixels of the image, and where the second sub-frame is shifted a half-pixel diagonally from the first sub-frame. The method also includes displaying the second sub-frame on the display after displaying the first sub-frame, where the display is optically shifted a half-pixel diagonally to display the second sub-frame.

Abstract: A HUD calibration system is provided and includes a HUD, a reticle reference object, a target, and a control module. The HUD displays a virtual image including a first center feature and first features. The reticle reference object is physically fixed to a windshield of a vehicle. The target is physically disposed forward of the vehicle and includes a second center feature and second features. The control module: controls the HUD to display the virtual image superimposed over the target; perform a boresighting process to align a center of a cross-hair of the reticle reference object with the first and second center features and generate first reference values; perform an undistortion calibration process to rotate and undistort the virtual image relative to the target and generate second reference values; and adjust operation of the HUD based on the first and second reference values.

Abstract: An apparatus for efficiently driving visual displays via light-emitting devices may include (1) at least one light-emitting device, (2) a buck driver circuit electrically coupled to the light-emitting device, wherein the buck driver circuit includes an inductor, and (3) a boost circuit electrically coupled between the buck driver circuit and a power source, wherein the boost circuit includes an additional inductor. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: There are provided a gate driver and a display device including the same. The gate driver includes: a first scan driver; a first sensing driver; a first scan clock line; and a first sensing clock line. The first scan clock line includes a first scan clock main line extending in one direction, and a first scan clock connection line connected to the first scan clock main line and the first scan driver. The first sensing clock line includes a first sensing clock main line extending in one direction, and a first sensing clock connection line connected to the first sensing clock main line and the first sensing driver. The first scan clock main line is closer to each of the first scan driver and the first sensing driver than the first sensing clock main line.

Abstract: A vehicular display device includes a reflection-type hologram disposed inside a windshield of a vehicle and a projection device that projects display light toward the hologram. The hologram outputs the display light from the projection device as diffracted light that travels toward the eye range of the vehicle. The projection device is arranged such that display light reflected off the windshield travels in a direction different, from the direction toward the eye range in a vehicle width direction.

Abstract: A display device and a method of driving the same. The display device may include: a first pixel area including first pixels and first data lines coupled to the first pixels; a second pixel area including second pixels and second data lines coupled to the second pixels; a first non-pixel area disposed on one side of the first pixel area such that the first non-pixel area borders the first and second pixel areas; a data driver configured to output data signals corresponding to the first and second pixels through first and second output lines, respectively; and a switch unit including a first switch unit having a demux configured to alternately couple each of the first output lines to corresponding first data lines, and a second switch unit configured to couple the second output lines to the respective different second data lines.

Abstract: A variety of methods for driving electro-optic displays so as to reduce visible artifacts are described. Such methods include (a) applying a first drive scheme to a non-zero minor proportion of the pixels of the display and a second drive scheme to the remaining pixels, the pixels using the first drive scheme being changed at each transition; (b) using two different drive schemes on different groups of pixels so that pixels in differing groups undergoing the same transition will not experience the same waveform; (c) applying either a balanced pulse pair or a top-off pulse to a pixel undergoing a white-to-white transition and lying adjacent a pixel undergoing a visible transition; (d) driving extra pixels where the boundary between a driven and undriven area would otherwise fall along a straight line; and (e) driving a display with both DC balanced and DC imbalanced drive schemes, maintaining an impulse bank value for the DC imbalance and modifying transitions to reduce the impulse bank value.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving operating characteristics of displays such as liquid crystal on silicon displays.

Abstract: A projection optical system includes an eyepiece optical system configured to refract and reflect a light emitted from an image forming unit for forming image information to display a virtual image, wherein the eyepiece optical system includes at least a concave lens, a folding mirror, and a concave mirror which are successively placed in order from the image forming unit including a liquid crystal display panel. The projection optical system configured as above is provided on a head-up display.