Plural Image Superposition Patents (Class 345/9)
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Patent number: 8274554Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a display LCD and a control LCD, which has transmission switching portions, each of which has three segment units. When the vehicle is running, left-side two-third segment units of each transmission switching portion are set to a non-transparent state in a portion of the control LCD corresponding to the left half screen of the display LCD. In contrast, in a portion of the control LCD corresponding to the right half screen of the display LCD, all the segment units are set to a transparent state. Thus, an image in the right half screen is visible from a driver seat, while an image in the left half screen is not visible from the driver seat. Both the images in the right half screen and the left half screen are visible from a front passenger seat.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Kenji Nakamura
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Patent number: 8269692Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: a left-eye light source (101) that outputs a left-eye image constituting an original image in whole or in part; a left-eye deflection unit (104) that deflects, toward a left eye of the user, the left-eye image outputted by the left-eye light source (101); a right-eye light source (110) that outputs a right-eye image constituting the original image in whole or in part; a right-eye deflection unit (107) that deflects, toward a right eye of the user, the right-eye image outputted by the right-eye light source (110); and a control unit (105, 111) that controls the left-eye light source (101) and the right-eye light source (110) such that the left-eye image and the right-eye image are outputted which are different from each other in at least one of pixel position, image shape, image size, image resolution, and display frame rate so that the user can recognize the original image from the left-eye image and the right-eye image by an image fusion effect.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Keiji Sugiyama, Kakuya Yamamoto, Akira Kurozuka
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Patent number: 8264477Abstract: An image display device is provided with a display section (10) for displaying a two-dimensional image on a screen; a microlens array board (22), which is arranged in an optical path of display light constituting the two-dimensional image, and transmits the display light to display an actual image of the two-dimensional image on an imaging plane positioned in a space on a side opposite to the screen; and a display control section (100) for controlling the display section (10) to perform blocking process to have a part of an actual object on a side further than the imaging plane not seen by an observer who observes the imaging plane.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventors: Isao Tomisawa, Masaru Ishikawa, Katsumi Unehara
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Patent number: 8253653Abstract: An image observation system includes a pair of image observation devices each having i) an image pickup device, ii) an image pickup optical system for directing light rays from an outside world to the image pickup device, iii) a display device for displaying an outside world image obtained by the image pickup system, and iv) a display optical system for directing light from the display device to an observing eye. The optical axis of the image pickup system and the optical axis of the display system are disposed coaxially, wherein the optical axes of the image pickup systems of the pair of image observation devices define a point of intersection, and wherein a focal plane being at a position conjugate with a surface of the image pickup device with respect to the image pickup optical system is disposed at a side of the intersection point of the optical axes of the image pickup systems, which side faces an observer.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Akinari Takagi
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Patent number: 8248217Abstract: A tactile display apparatus includes a plurality of stimulation pins in contact with a skin; an operating unit for vertically moving the stimulation pins; and a housing accommodating the stimulation pins and the operating unit, the housing having an opening in one surface thereof such that the stimulation pins protrude outward. Here, the plurality of stimulation pins are arranged such that a contact area occupied by front ends of the stimulation pins is smaller than an area occupied by rear ends of the stimulation pins.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Sung Chul Kang, Dongseok Ryu, YongKwun Lee, Dong-Soo Kwon, Seung-Chan Kim, Tae-Heon Yang, Chong Hui Kim, Gi-Hun Yang
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Patent number: 8248324Abstract: A display device that includes a housing that houses a display, and a control panel. Control panel and display are connected to a controller disposed inside of the housing. A control device can also be attached to display device. The control device is configured to resemble a welding gun. The control device is also connected to the controller. A viewer, such as welding mask viewer, is be mounted to the housing of display device.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Lincoln Global, Inc.Inventor: David J. Nangle
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Patent number: 8250611Abstract: An automobile entertainment system includes a video system mounted within an automobile headrest. The headrest includes a headrest body and a first downwardly extending extension arm including a passage therethrough. The video system includes a cable extending therefrom and the one cable passes through the first extension arm, wherein the cable includes a cylindrical connector shroud at a distal end thereof. The connector shroud is shaped and dimensioned to pass through the first extension arm.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Audiovox CorporationInventor: Christopher J. Vitito
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Patent number: 8246180Abstract: The present invention describes content reflection systems for displaying a select portion of content to a viewer. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a reflecting apparatus comprising a base and a reflective member in communication with the base. The reflective member includes a reflective layer enabled to receive at least a first frequency band of light and a second frequency band of light. Additionally, the reflective layer is enabled to reflect the first frequency band of light and transmit the second frequency band of light. Furthermore, the first frequency band of light includes a first content regarding an audiovisual presentation.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Georgia Tech Research CorporationInventor: Leanne Little West
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Patent number: 8218002Abstract: A method and apparatus performing the method transmit an encoded light control signal having computer generated images over a network to a device decoding the received signal and controlling light in an image space for providing the computer generated images with a point of view presented changing in translatory position and orientation with respect to an image space frame of reference corresponding to a changing point of view of images acquired in an object space by an image acquisition device sensed changing in translatory position and orientation during navigation of the image acquisition device in the object space with respect to a frame of reference of the object space.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Simulated Percepts, LLCInventor: Francis J. Maguire, Jr.
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Patent number: 8212744Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a see-through display includes a screen having transparent layer of material with a front side and a back side. At least one plurality of shaped louver members is disposed between the front side and the back side. The plurality of the louver members allow transmission of a fraction of light through the screen with minimum scattering within a range of incident angles. The plurality of the louvers also redirect image signal light from an image source into a range of angles centered about a normal to the screen. The louver members combine the image signal light with the light emitted from background objects located on the backside of the screen. The background image light is transmitted through the display screen with minimal scattering. For embodiments providing two sets of louver members, the image signal light may be redirected to observers on either side of the screen, such that the observers may see each other as well as the intended image.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Huei Pei Kuo, Laurence M. Hubby, Jr., Steven L. Naberhuis, Henryk Birecki
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Patent number: 8207909Abstract: If an image acquired from a video camera (113) contains a two-dimensional bar code as information unique to an operation input device (116), information unique to the video camera (113) and the information unique to the operation input device (116) are managed in a shared memory (107) in association with each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2007Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yasuhiro Okuno
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Patent number: 8203503Abstract: Sensor independent display characterization system spectrally characterizes a display system to measure radiant power emitted by the display system that displays a video image to a trainee pilot during sensor stimulation. A sensor spectral response for each wavelength produced by the stimulated sensor is determined. A stimulated luminance for each color level of the displayed image or for a range of color levels is computed. A color look up table that maps computed stimulated luminance to a set of stimulating color values is generated. When a trainee pilot looks at the displayed image using a sensor having a sensor response that was used in computing the stimulated luminance, the pilot will see an image that was created by simulated spectral rendering. The displayed image is an accurate, display and sensor independent image that the pilot can see during the real flight.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2005Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Aechelon Technology, Inc.Inventors: Javier Castellar, David Lloyd Morgan, III
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Patent number: 8195386Abstract: A movable-body navigation information display unit is provided. In the movable-body navigation information display unit, a driver can intuitively and accurately recognize a relation between navigation information and a real picture or a real landscape. In addition, it is possible to avoid a state that visibility of a caution-needed picture such as a pedestrian in the real picture and a real picture of a road construction site is inhibited by an image of the navigation information. An image data creating section (405) matches road shape data with a road shape model to estimate posture data. In addition, the image data creating section creates picture (image) data for accurately compositing and displaying the image of the navigation information in an appropriate position in a real picture (or in a real landscape) of a road ahead of a movable body, and displays the navigation information as a three-dimensional icon or the like. A picture display section (5) performs display based on the picture data.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2005Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: National University Corporation Kumamoto UniversityInventors: Zhencheng Hu, Keiichi Uchimura
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Patent number: 8194002Abstract: A virtual sphere provided by an enhanced vision system includes synthetic imagery filling said virtual sphere and a common view window mapped to a dedicated position within the synthetic imagery. Imagery of the line of sight of a user is displayed in the common view window. By providing the common view window, visual communication between all users may be possible. By connecting a virtual user to the enhanced vision system and by displaying the imagery for the line of sight of the virtual user in the common view window, the workload of a human operator may be reduced and the time line of actions may be shortened. The enhanced vision system of the present invention may be used, but is not limited to, in a military aircraft to enhance the situational awareness of the flight crew.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: John N. Sanders-Reed, Michael K. Hollis
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Patent number: 8188990Abstract: In a method for displaying visual information (9) on a display surface (3, 13, 20, 21), a display parameter (P) is modified, at trigger intervals, in at least one region of the display surface (3, 13) for a subliminal period of time. The display parameter (P) is preferably selected from the brightness, color, illumination, contrast, focus, frequency or connection/disconnection of the display. By said measure, a viewer of the display surface (3) is prompted to perform a blinking movement which leads to the moistening of the eye with tear fluid and thereby prevents eye irritation without the viewer consciously perceiving the externally controlled blinking.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2004Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Inventors: Maximilian Zamorsky, Alexander Hartenau
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Patent number: 8190326Abstract: The present invention is applied to, for example, a multimedia terminal having a function of navigation equipment and a function of playing back video and switches a display from a map display to a source display also with source switching operators 13P, 13R. In addition, menus of upper and lower hierarchies are simultaneously displayed to accept operations through a touch panel and a remote commander. In addition to a press-operable main rotary operator, a press-operable sub rotary operator is provided on a side surface. Among operations accepted through the main rotary operator, only a specific operation relating to content processing is accepted through the sub rotary operator.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Nezu, Makoto Sasaki, Satoshi Yamazaki
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Patent number: 8185267Abstract: The present invention is applied to, for example, a multimedia terminal having a function of navigation equipment and a function of playing back video and switches a display from a map display to a source display also with source switching operators 13P, 13R. In addition, menus of upper and lower hierarchies are simultaneously displayed to accept operations through a touch panel and a remote commander. In addition to a press-operable main rotary operator, a press-operable sub rotary operator is provided on a side surface. Among operations accepted through the main rotary operator, only a specific operation relating to content processing is accepted through the sub rotary operator.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2004Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Yoshiyuki Nezu, Makoto Sasaki, Satoshi Yamazaki
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Patent number: 8184067Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2011Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
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Patent number: 8144076Abstract: A display apparatus has an image display unit that displays a virtual image by projecting an image light to a windshield, and an obstacle detector that detects an obstacle existing around the vehicle as well as a safety determination unit that determines safety of the vehicle relative to the detected obstacle based at least on one of a distance from the obstacle and a relative speed of the vehicle relative to the obstacle. The display apparatus also has an image control unit that controls a position of the virtual image to circle around the obstacle in a view of a driver when the obstacle is determined to be unsafe by the safety determination unit.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2008Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventor: Masaru Kakizaki
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Patent number: 8125406Abstract: Systems and methods for custom efficient optical distortion reduction where an image is pre-distorted based on the characterization of an optical system, so that when projected onto a curved optical surface the viewer sees a non distorted image. The approach involves characterizing an optical system with an optical distortion polynomial and then segmenting the field of view into smaller segments. Each segment is characterized with a lower order polynomial. The image is segmented and a computer processor applies distortion correction to each image segment based on the polynomial determined for the associated smaller segment. Alternately, two or more of the image segments may be processed simultaneously using a plurality of microprocessors. The data associated with each image segment is then stitched together to recreate a pre-distorted version of the original image.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2009Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: David W. Jensen, Richard D. Tompkins, Susan Robbins
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Patent number: 8102334Abstract: Augmenting reality for a user including creating a model of a region of the user's environment in a direction of the user's field of vision; determining, in dependence upon the model of the region of the user's environment, that an object located within the user's environment is invisible to the user; determining, in dependence upon the direction of the user's field of vision, the object's location, and the model of the region of the user's environment, a location to display a representation of the object on a transparent display in front of the user's field of vision; and displaying the representation of the object at the determined location on the transparent display in front of the user's field of vision.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2007Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: International Businesss Machines CorporationInventors: William A. Brown, Richard W. Muirhead, Francis X. Reddington, Martin A. Wolfe
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Patent number: 8098215Abstract: Provided is an information processing device which includes: a transparent display element display unit (21) that displays a transparent window in association with display position information for specifying a display position on a display (2), the transparent window being displayed as transparent at least in part such that display information covered with the transparent window is visually recognized through the transparent window; an information acquisition unit (22) that acquires the display information covered with the transparent window based on the display position information; a superimposition detection unit (27) that detects that a plurality of the transparent windows are in a positional relation in which the plurality of the transparent windows overlap one another to be displayed, based on the display position information; and a processing execution unit (28) that executes, in a case where the superimposition of the plurality of the transparent windows is detected, predetermined processing based onType: GrantFiled: August 25, 2009Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: PFU LimitedInventor: Hiroaki Takata
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Patent number: 8098414Abstract: A scanning image display system which includes a plurality of scanning image displays each including a light source adapted to emit a laser beam, and a scan unit having a first scan section adapted to scan the laser beam emitted from the light source in a first direction on a projection surface, and a second scan section adapted to scan the laser beam in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The first scan sections are resonant scan sections which are faster than the second scan sections in scan speed. The first scan sections are heated with light during the time that an image is formed and a reset period of the second scan sections in order to control resonant frequencies of the first scan sections.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Shigeo Nojima
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Patent number: 8094089Abstract: A display control device includes: a priority order searching unit that searches a priority order management table to retrieve the priority level corresponding to the standby content screen that has stopped being displayed on a display device related to a usage starting operation when the usage starting operation is detected from any of display devices in the standby state; a switch display target designating unit that retrieves display devices displaying standby content screens of lower priority levels than the retrieved standby content screen, and designates a display device as the switch display target that is the display device displaying the standby content screen of the lowest priority level; and a display control unit that causes the designated display device of the switch display target to switchingly display the standby content screen that has stopped being displayed on the display device related to the usage starting operation.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventors: Akira Miyazaki, Toru Ozaki, Masanobu Hatanaka, Hirohisa Naito, Takahiro Kii, Kazumi Kubota, Yuji Takahashi
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Patent number: 8086704Abstract: A projector selection system selects one of projectors from a computer which is connected to the projectors through a network. An identifier is displayed on each of the projectors by identifier assigning means and identifier display means. A preview image, which is a scale-down version of an image displayed on the screen by the projector, is acquired by preview image generating means and preview image transmitting means. The preview image is displayed on a dialog display area on the screen of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2010Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: NEC Viewtechnology, LtdInventor: Kazuya Honma
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Publication number: 20110301813Abstract: A method of displaying virtual lane markings relative to a vehicle position within a roadway lane may entail reading vehicle data such as speed into a vehicle control module, determining if the vehicle data is above a particular threshold, switching a virtual lane display switch, determining weather conditions, and displaying virtual lane markings upon a vehicle windshield based upon a result of determining weather conditions. Detecting actual lane markings on one or both of a left side of the roadway lane and a right side of the roadway lane may be accomplished with a vehicle-mounted camera. Moreover, determining whether a steering wheel has rotated a predetermined number of degrees may further play a role in displaying the virtual lane markings on a windshield of the vehicle. From a driver viewing perspective through a windshield, virtual lane markings may be displayed on the windshield to overlay actual lane markings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC.Inventors: Bo Sun, Daniel P. Tran, Christopher A. Arms, Carolina M. Giannotti, Justin McBride, Nhi Van Pham, Martin E. Nespolo, Silviu Pala, Michael Chachich
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Patent number: 8063798Abstract: Embodiments include systems and methods for assisting a pilot of an aircraft. The system includes a near-eye display and a processing subsystem. The near-eye display includes a transparent display panel that is adapted to be oriented in proximity to at least one eye of the pilot. The processing subsystem is adapted to receive aircraft data that indicates an attitude of the aircraft, and to determine whether the aircraft data indicates a potential spatial disorientation situation. When the aircraft data indicates the potential spatial disorientation situation, the processing system is adapted to cause the near-eye display to display an exterior display indicator overlying at least a portion of the windshield of the aircraft. The exterior display indicator includes a visual representation of an earth-based reference, and the exterior display indicator is oriented to indicate the attitude of the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Andrei Cernasov, Robert Mead, Fernando de la Vega
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Patent number: 8054242Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including a main cell comprising a first substrate having a gate line, a data line, a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode; a second substrate facing the first substrate and having a black matrix and a color filter layer; and a first liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; and a switching cell over the main cell, the switching cell comprising a third substrate having a plurality of first electrodes; a fourth substrate facing the third substrate and having a second electrode; and a second liquid crystal layer between the third and fourth substrates.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2006Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hyun-Suk Jin, Joon-Kyu Park, Hyung-Seok Jang
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Patent number: 8049680Abstract: A method for improving vision of a low-vision person and a viewing aid therefore are disclosed. An image is recorded by means of an image recording device, the image being intermediately stored within an image memory and modified and presented to the eyes of the person by means of an image display device being mounted on the head of the person. An image is recorded within a recording mode and the modified image is transferred to the image display device within a display mode. The display mode is initiated in an interval in time with regard to the image recording mode, the interval in time being manually adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Carl Zeiss AGInventors: Bernd Spruck, Birgit Rottenkolber, Simon Brattke, Martin Edelmann, Norbert Wurscher, Ruediger Landsinger
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Patent number: 8049710Abstract: A multi-view autostereoscopic display apparatus with improved resolution, includes: a display panel alternately displaying a plurality of images of different view points; an image separating device for separating the plurality of images such that the separated images can be alternately observed in different viewing zones; and a directional backlight unit switched between a plurality of different angular distributions of illumination to selectively provide light to the display panel, wherein the directional backlight unit is switched between the plurality of different angular distributions of illumination in synchronization with an image display period of the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sergey Shestak, Dae-sik Kim
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Publication number: 20110254756Abstract: An apparatus and a system for viewing a 3D image including a synchronization signal receiver for receiving 3D image synchronization signal; a 3D control signal generator for generating left-eye glass control signal and a right-eye glass control signal in accordance with the synchronization signal received; a left-eye glass that opens or intercepts light transmitted to the left-eye glass; a right-eye glass that opens or intercepts light transmitted to the right-eye glass; a central processor that controls operation of the 3D control signal generator and transmits the synchronization signal to the 3D control signal generator; and a power controller that connects or intercepts power supplied to the synchronization signal receiver and the central processor. The power consumption of the apparatus is minimized by supplying power to the synchronization signal receiver and the central processor at a time when the synchronization signal is received and power is intercepted during the rest period.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jae Hyung LEE, Koon Shik CHO
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Patent number: 8026834Abstract: Methods and systems for operating a display device are provided. A first image is caused to be displayed on the display device. The first image is at least representative of a field of view from on-board an aircraft. A second image is rendered over the first image on the display device. A luminance of at least a portion of the second image is temporally modulated.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2008Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Brent D. Larson, John G. Suddreth
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Patent number: 7999760Abstract: A method is provided for a distortion-free display of image elements, which are composed of computer-generated pixels and are reflected on a non-planar reflective surface, in particular a windshield of a motor vehicle. According to this method, pre-distorted image data are calculated by a computer unit in an operating phase as a function of the distortion properties of the reflective surface from the original image data of the image elements in accordance with the display-related pre-distortion parameters and are transferred to a display unit, which projects the image elements onto the reflective surface. In order to obtain the display-related pre-distortion parameters, at least one image element is provided, pre-distorted and projected in the form of original image data in a calibration phase in a procedure that is analogous to the operating phase; and the image data resulting from the projection are recorded using a camera and image processing, and compared with the original image data.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2007Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Juergen Giegold, Sebastian Loh, Thomas Mangold, Martin Pinsker
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Patent number: 7978415Abstract: An observation device includes at least one day vision channel, an information channel with a graphic electronic display for producing a display image and a combination optical system for combining the day vision channel and the information channel, so that a combined overall image forms.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2009Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Vectronix AGInventors: Bernhard Schoenenberger, Richard A. Leblanc, Felix Waelti, Patrick Drach, Marcel Zeller
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Patent number: 7969294Abstract: An onboard display device includes a display section attached to an instrument panel of a vehicle. The section has a second display area and a first display area. The second display area shows at least the speed as vehicle condition images indicating the conditions of the vehicle. The first display area shows a navigation image and other secondary images. The display section measures greater in width than in height with an aspect ratio of 7:3 or greater. The aspect ratio is the width/height ratio of a display area. The onboard display device allows for a visibility-improved simultaneous display of the secondary image, such as a navigation image, and the vehicle condition image, such as a speed display, which presents information on the conditions of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Aki Miake, Toshiya Takahashi, Megumi Itoh, Mitsukazu Okuda, Takeshi Doi, Takeo Abe
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Patent number: 7959300Abstract: A projection image display device including a display plane for displaying an image, a projection mechanism projecting an image on the display plane, and an imaging mechanism arranged on the same side of the display plane as the projection mechanism for imaging the display plane. The imaging mechanism is arranged at a position where a position symmetric with respect to the display plane of the projection mechanism is out of the range of the field angle of the imaging mechanism. By arranging the imaging mechanism at a position where no direct reflecting light of the light source of the projection mechanism comes, it is possible to prevent generation of a hot spot.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Keiichiroh Hirahara, Akira Sakurai
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Patent number: 7936319Abstract: A method and a system for tracking a line-of-sight (LOS) and providing zero-lag image response to a display is disclosed. The method according to one embodiment receives image data having a filed of view (FOV) that is larger than what is displayed on the display using an initial LOS, combines the received image data to create a region of interest (ROI) image, detects a change in the LOS, creates a new ROI image using the received image data to correspond to the changed LOS, and displays the new ROI image to the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Lockheed Martin CorporationInventor: Derrell Lipscomb
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Patent number: 7928927Abstract: A head worn head up display (HUD) system providing an enhanced head down view in an environment including a head worn device including a vision tracking device and a dynamic head down display. The head worn HUD system includes a computational platform for receiving vision tracking device signals from a vision tracking device of a head worn device and for generating head down display signals associated with a dynamic head down display. The computational platform processes and utilizes the vision tracking device signals and the generated head down display signals to provide output signals to the head worn device for output by the head worn device as superimposed visual steering cues to the operator.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2011Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Krenz, Charles B. Dirks
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Patent number: 7907150Abstract: A method of presenting multiple image sources of approximately registered images so that the mind can easily fuse the multiple images into one image. Improvement to fusing can be achieved by alternating views between sources at 85 hertz or more. The insertion of a black frame between the succession of frames optimizes the neurological functions of the human optical system (produces retinal decay) such that the perception of a useful fused image is greatly enhanced. Stereographic fusion can also be achieved to allow for fusion of loosely registered datasets.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2004Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Doubleshot, Inc.Inventors: Alan Shulman, Donald R. Snyder, III
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Patent number: 7903048Abstract: In an information display apparatus such as a head-up display, while safety is being secured, visibility from a user is improved. Image data having an object such as an arrow showing an advancing direction or a road sign drawn on it are generated as information to be given to the user by a display information generating section 12 and is output to a projector 13. When a light beam R1 corresponding to the image data is emitted from the projector 13 to a combiner 14, reflected light of the light beam R1 and transmitted light of external light R2 are combined in the combiner 14, so as to be viewed by the user.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignee: Pioneer CorporationInventor: Takuma Yanagisawa
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Patent number: 7898504Abstract: A system for combining an overlay image with externally-displayed visual content, the system including: a tracking module to receive alignment information; an image generator module to generate the overlay image, and to align the overlay image using the alignment information; and a personal display module to superimpose the overlay image over a view of the externally-displayed visual content.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.Inventor: Ronald Fischer
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Patent number: 7898502Abstract: Variation of the wavelength of the light emitted from a light source is reduced by a wavelength variation reduction mechanism. Hence, wavelength deviation of the intensity peak of the light emitted from the light source from the diffraction-efficiency peak of a hologram optical element is reduced. Thus, even when a high-brightness light source is used, the light emitted therefrom can be diffracted with the hologram optical element efficiently. Moreover, the heat generated by the light source is efficiently rejected through the surface of a land portion of a flexible printed circuit, is then, via an insulating layer of the flexible printed circuit, efficiently absorbed through the surface of a heat absorbing member, and is then, via a shield conductor, led out of a casing, so as to be thereby expelled.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Tanijiri, Ichiro Kasai, Tetsuya Noda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yoshie Shimizu
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Patent number: 7893890Abstract: Methods and systems for providing an electrically dimmable combiner optics for head-up displays are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dimmable head-up display includes a display portion configured to provide head-up display information to an operator. Additionally, a dimmable portion is coupled to the display portion configured to change a transmissivity of the display portion from a first transmissivity level to a second transmissivity level.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Brian D. Kelly, Emma Romig
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Publication number: 20100321170Abstract: A display system for displaying information to a vehicle operator comprises one or more projectors positioned in an operator cab of a vehicle. The projector is configured to project a heads up display of a plurality of data sets on a windscreen of the vehicle. Projected data sets are positioned in the heads up display and/or moved within the heads up display based on assessed relative priority levels of the data sets. Thus, for example, a data set with a higher assessed relative priority level may be positioned in a location of greater operator viewing prominence. If the priority level drops, the data set may be moved to a position of lower operator prominence. Respective heads up displays may be projected on more than two separate windscreens of the vehicle, either simultaneously or at alternate times, and possibly depending on an operational mode of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2009Publication date: December 23, 2010Inventors: Jared K. Cooper, Todd Goodermuth, Omer Zaki
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High resolution display of large electronically stored or communicated images with real time roaming
Patent number: 7840908Abstract: A video display system, which enables users to navigate (by panning and zooming) throughout very large digital images. The digital images are stored on a disk drive in a proprietary file format (which is optimized for speed) and then viewed via a VGA connection. The system enables a user's ability to navigate throughout the entire image seamlessly. Instead of requiring a large amount of memory to display these images, the images are essentially transferred directly from the disk drive to video memory.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2002Date of Patent: November 23, 2010Assignee: Pixia Corp.Inventors: Rudolf O. Ernst, Pun Sing Lui -
Patent number: 7830335Abstract: The invention creates a method for representing moving objects in bit-mapped format on a matrixlike display device, having the following steps: calculation of a plurality of bit maps for a certain number of a various object representations along a predetermined path curve in advance; storage of the plurality of bit maps in memory in advance; and execution of a representation processing with a display sequence of object representations along the path curve by reading and displaying correspondingly memorized bit maps.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1999Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Thomas Geisler
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Patent number: 7764431Abstract: A head mounted display is disclosed that utilizes a single video display screen to transport images to both eyes. Multiple reflections are created by illuminating the display screen form a plurality of directions, or by illuminating the display screen with light beams of differing polarizations. The reflections of the display screen are focused in order to reduce the splitting volume and then redirected by a plurality of reflective surfaces located near the focal point of the display images. Different images may be sent to each eye of a user by interlacing multiple data streams for the display and linking each data stream with a specific illumination direction, or specific polarization.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Headplay (Barbados), Inc.Inventors: Laszlo Domjan, Gabor Szarvas, Szabolcs Mike
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Publication number: 20100182221Abstract: The present invention relates to a depiction arrangement for security papers, value documents, electronic display devices or other data carriers, having a raster image arrangement for depicting a planar target image that is given by an image function f(x,y), having a motif image that is subdivided into a plurality of cells (24), in each of which are arranged imaged regions of the target image, a viewing grid (22) composed of a plurality of viewing elements for reconstructing the target image when the motif image is viewed with the aid of the viewing grid (22), the motif image exhibiting, with its subdivision into a plurality of cells, an image function m(x,y) that is given by m ? ( x , y ) = f ? ( ( x y ) + ( A ? ( x , y ) - I ) · ( ( ( ( x y ) + w d ? ( x , y ) ) ? mod ? W ) - w d ? ( x , y ) - w c ? ( x , y ) ) ) · g ? ( x , y ) where w d ? ( x , y ) = W · (Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBHInventors: Wittich Kaule, Michael Rahm, Wolfgang Rauscher
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Patent number: 7758185Abstract: Improved eyewear is disclosed. The eyewear comprises a frame member and a lens. The eyewear also includes circuitry within the frame member for enhancing the use of the eyewear. A system and method in accordance with the present invention is directed to a variety of ways to enhance the use of eyeglasses. They are: (1) media focals, that is, utilizing the eyewear for its intended purpose and enhancing that use by using imaging techniques to improve the vision of the user; (2) telecommunications enhancements that allow the eyeglasses to be integrated with telecommunication devices such as cell phones or the like; and (3) entertainment enhancements that allow the eyewear to be integrated with devices such as mp3 players, radios, or the like.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2008Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Inventor: Scott W. Lewis
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Publication number: 20100156922Abstract: A method of rendering an image using a multi-component display includes displaying a first image on a first display screen of the multi-component display, wherein the displaying the first image further includes displaying the first image with a first luminance. A second image is displayed on a second display screen of the multi-component display, wherein the first display screen and the second display screen overlap, and wherein the displaying the second image further includes displaying the second image with a second luminance. The displaying of the first image and the displaying of the second image further include displaying the first and second images in an overlapping manner to render the image, and wherein a perceived depth of the image is related to the first luminance and the second luminance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: PURE DEPTH LIMITEDInventors: Gareth Paul Bell, Gabriel Damon Engel, Mark John Searle