Patents by Inventor Robert Missbach
Robert Missbach 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).
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Publication number: 20140055692Abstract: The invention relates to a light modulation device for a display for representing two- and/or three-dimensional image content or image sequences. The light modulation device comprises a light modulator and a controller. The phase and/or the amplitude of a light wave field, which is substantially collimated, can be varied by means of the light modulator depending on the location of the light modulator. The light modulator can be actuated by means of the control device. According to the invention, in the direction of propagation of the light wave field, at least one diffracting unit is arranged downstream of the light modulator. The diffracting unit has a variable diffracting structure. By means of the diffracting structure, the light wave field varied by the light modulator can be diffracted in a variable and predeterminable manner. Further, the present invention relates to a display and a method for producing a light modulation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2010Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: SeeReal Technologies S.A.Inventors: Bo Kroll, Norbert Leister, Gerald Futterer, Robert Missbach, Stephan Reichelt
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Patent number: 8487980Abstract: Holographic display with which voice and holographic image over internet protocol (VHIOIP) services or communications are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Seereal Technologies S.A.Inventors: Bo Kroll, Robert Missbach, Alexander Schwerdtner
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Publication number: 20130154498Abstract: The present invention relates to a backplane device for a light source matrix. A light source is preferably a LED or an OLED. A pixel circuitry of the backplane device is assigned to a light source of the light source matrix for controlling the light source. One light source and one pixel circuitry constitute a pixel. The pixels of the light source matrix are classified according to a pixel characteristic. The order of switching the light sources on and/or off depends on the pixel characteristic and not necessarily on the location of the pixel on the backplane device. A current being applied to the light sources is controlled by at least one driver. The at least one driver is electrically connectable to at least one pixel. The at least one driver is not belonging to the pixel circuitry of the pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2011Publication date: June 20, 2013Applicant: SEEREAL TECHNOLOGIES S.A.Inventor: Robert Missbach
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Patent number: 8427754Abstract: The invention relates to an active matrix with data driver circuit and selection driver circuit, where the active matrix is electrically connected with the driver circuits and where it comprises electrowetting cells (EW cells) arranged in rows and columns. An EW cell comprises at least two electrodes, which are connected through at least one transistor with data lines and row lines of the driver circuits. The electrodes which are provided for controlling the EW cell are connected with the same data line and with two different control lines, where the selection driver circuit simultaneously activates the transistors which are connected with the individual selection lines by control signals and where it connects the electrodes of the respective EW cell locally so to achieve a medium voltage value.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: Seereal Technologies S.A.Inventor: Robert Missbach
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Publication number: 20130002638Abstract: A backplane device for a spatial light modulator for generating a two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional representation of a scene or of content. The spatial light modulator includes pixels having pixel addresses and being electronically controllable by the backplane device for assigning pixel values to the pixels. The backplane device comprises at least one electrode for each pixel, at least one analog line and at least one pixel addressing means. Such a pixel addressing means comprises x-addressing lines and y-addressing lines. Every pixel is connected to an analog line, to an x-addressing line and to a y-addressing line. As a pixel value assigning scheme a generating means is adapted to generate a voltage characteristic to be applied to the at least one analog line such that the voltage characteristic depends on the pixel values to be assigned to the pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2011Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: SEEREAL TECHNOLOGIES S.A.Inventor: Robert Missbach
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Patent number: 8218211Abstract: A holographic display including a spatial light modulator, and including a position detection and tracking system, such that a viewer's eye positions are tracked, with variable beam deflection to the viewer's eye positions being performed using a microprism array which enables controllable deflection of optical beams.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: SeeReal Technologies S.A.Inventors: Bo Kroll, Robert Missbach, Alexander Schwerdtner
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Publication number: 20110261095Abstract: The invention relates to a device for actuating pixels of a display having a display which is divided into a plurality of clusters, at least one data driver circuit which is arranged at least one edge of the display, having at least one output for each cluster for outputting pixel actuation data, in each case one receiver circuit assigned to each cluster and having at least one input for receiving the pixel actuation data, wherein the receiver circuit is configured to actuate the respective pixel within the assigned cluster by reference to the received pixel actuation data, and in each case a wave conductor for connecting an output of the data driver circuit to the associated input of the receiver circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2008Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: SeeReal Technologies S.A.Inventor: Robert Missbach
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Publication number: 20110057932Abstract: A holographic display is provided in which at least one spatial light modulator has a hierarchical structure of the column drivers, the function of the column drivers being distributed to n units which are connected in n cascading stages, where n is two or more, with each successive stage having slower speed circuitry than the previous stage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: SeeReal Technologies S.A.Inventors: Robert Missbach, Alexander Schwerdtner
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Publication number: 20100309179Abstract: In a pixel matrix subdivided into clusters, the clusters are connected to a control circuit outside the pixel matrix by way of a point-to-point connection. Each cluster is an active matrix structure made of row and column lines and pixel TFTs. Chains of analog and digital shift registers are provided for the local row and column lines. Further, clusters can be used that have a hierarchical set-up in which N local shift registers branch off of global shift registers. Data values are conveyed within the local shift register at a lower cycle time than the global shift register until the data values arrive at the outputs of the shift register for controlling the pixels. This control mechanism can be integrated into the pixel matrix of a display and avoids non-transparent areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2009Publication date: December 9, 2010Applicant: SeeReal Technologies S.A.Inventor: Robert Missbach
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Publication number: 20100253677Abstract: Disclosed is a holographic display including a spatial light modulator (SLM) with pixels, the SLM pixels being on a substrate, the SLM including circuitry which is on the same substrate as the SLM pixels, the circuitry operable to perform calculations which provide an encoding of the SLM.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: October 7, 2010Applicant: SeeReal Technologies S.A.Inventors: Bo Kroll, Robert Missbach, Alexander Schwerdtner
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Publication number: 20100225986Abstract: The invention relates to an active matrix with data driver circuit and selection driver circuit, where the active matrix is electrically connected with the driver circuits and where it comprises electrowetting cells (EW cells) arranged in rows and columns. An EW cell comprises at least two electrodes, which are connected through at least one transistor with data lines and row lines of the driver circuits. The electrodes which are provided for controlling the EW cell are connected with the same data line and with two different control lines, where the selection driver circuit simultaneously activates the transistors which are connected with the individual selection lines by control signals and where it connects the electrodes of the respective EW cell locally so to achieve a medium voltage value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: SeeReal Technologies S.A.Inventor: Robert Missbach
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Publication number: 20100157399Abstract: Disclosed is a holographic display including a spatial light modulator, and including a position detection and tracking system, such that a viewer's eye positions are tracked, with variable beam deflection to the viewer's eye positions being performed using a microprism array which enables controllable deflection of optical beams.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: SeeReal Technologies S. A.Inventors: Bo Kroll, Robert Missbach, Alexander Schwerdtner
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Publication number: 20100149311Abstract: Holographic display with which voice and holographic image over internet protocol (VHIOIP) services or communications are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: SeeReal Technologies S.A.Inventors: Bo Kroll, Robert Missbach, Alexander Schwerdtner
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Publication number: 20100149139Abstract: Disclosed is a high resolution display on which decompressed high resolution image data is displayed, the display including pixels, the pixels being on a substrate, where circuitry is present on the same substrate as the pixels, where compressed high resolution image data which has been compressed using known data compression techniques is received by the circuitry, the circuitry being operable to perform decompression calculations which provide subsequent display of decompressed high resolution image data by the pixels of the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2008Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: SEEREAL TEHNOLOGIES S.A.Inventors: Bo Kroll, Robert Missbach, Alexander Schwerdtner