Patents by Inventor Doug Patterson

Doug Patterson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bandwidth improvement for 3D display
    Patent number: 9628782
    Abstract: A method of operating an autostereoscopic display, the autostereoscopic display device comprising a switchable aperture array and a screen, the method comprising: displaying a portion of an image on the screen for a first period of time; and using the switchable aperture array to restrict to a second period of time the time for which a portion of the image is wholly or partly visible; wherein the second period of time is less than the first period of time in order to increase the bandwidth of the autostereoscopic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: SETRED AS
    Inventors: Christian Moller, Doug Patterson, Thomas Ericson
  • High speed display shutter for autostereoscopic display
    Patent number: 9497445
    Abstract: A shutter for an autostereoscopic display, said shutter comprising a first switchable aperture array having a relatively fast switching time from a substantially transparent state to a substantially opaque state, and a second switchable aperture array having a relatively fast switching time from a substantially opaque state to a substantially transparent state, wherein said first switchable aperture array and said second switchable aperture at least partially overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SETRED AS
    Inventors: Christian Moller, Doug Patterson, Thomas Ericson, Ingolf Dahl
  • BANDWIDTH IMPROVEMENT FOR 3D DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20150002645
    Abstract: A method of operating an autostereoscopic display, the autostereoscopic display device comprising a switchable aperture array and a screen, the method comprising: displaying a portion of an image on the screen for a first period of time; and using the switchable aperture array to restrict to a second period of time the time for which a portion of the image is wholly or partly visible; wherein the second period of time is less than the first period of time in order to increase the bandwidth of the autostereoscopic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Christian MOLLER, Doug PATTERSON, Thomas ERICSON
  • Rendering improvement for 3D display
    Patent number: 8860790
    Abstract: A method of creating image data, the image data suitable for use with an autostereoscopic display, the method comprising taking a plurality of samples of a 3D scene, each sample taken for the combination of a pixel on a 2D display and an aperture of the autostereoscopic display, wherein the center line of projection for all samples for a particular aperture pass through substantially the same point of the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Setred AS
    Inventors: Thomas Ericson, Christian Moller, Ola Haavik, Jorn Karlsen, Doug Patterson
  • RENDERING IMPROVEMENT FOR 3D DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20110109629
    Abstract: A method of creating image data, the image data suitable for use with an autostereoscopic display, the method comprising taking a plurality of samples of a 3D scene, each sample taken for the combination of a pixel on a 2D display and an aperture of the autostereoscopic display, wherein the center line of projection for all samples for a particular aperture pass through substantially the same point of the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SETRED AS
    Inventors: Thoman Ericson, Christian Moller, Ola Haavik, Jorn Karlsen, Doug Patterson
  • HIGH SPEED DISPLAY SHUTTER FOR AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20100026795
    Abstract: A shutter for an autostereoscopic display, said shutter comprising a first switchable aperture array having a relatively fast switching time from a substantially transparent state to a substantially opaque state, and a second switchable aperture array having a relatively fast switching time from a substantially opaque state to a substantially transparent state, wherein said first switchable aperture array and said second switchable aperture at least partially overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: SETRED AS
    Inventors: Christian Moller, Doug Patterson, Thomas Ericson, Ingolf Dahl
  • BANDWIDTH IMPROVEMENT FOR 3D DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20090309887
    Abstract: A method of operating an autostereoscopic display, the autostereoscopic display device comprising a switchable aperture array and a screen, the method comprising: displaying a portion of an image on the screen for a first period of time; and using the switchable aperture array to restrict to a second period of time the time for which a portion of the image is wholly or partly visible; wherein the second period of time is less than the first period of time in order to increase the bandwidth of the autostereoscopic display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: SETRED AS
    Inventors: Christian Moller, Doug Patterson, Thomas Ericson