Abstract: It is made possible to satisfy such a condition that moire or color moire is suppressed and a fast image processing is made easy and such a condition that sufficient image quality can be obtained both at a flat image display time and at a stereoscopic image display time simultaneously. A vertical period of pixel rows having the pixels arranged in one row in a lateral direction is three times a lateral period of the pixels, the pixels developing red, green and blue are alternately arranged in a lateral direction in the same row, the pixels in one row of two rows adjacent in a vertical direction are arranged such that lateral positions thereof are shifted to the pixels in the other row by ½ of the lateral period of the pixels, the pixels in rows adjacent in the same column through one row interposed therebetween are the pixels developing different colors of red, green and blue, and a pitch of the elemental images is equal to a width of 18n (n=1, 2, 3 . . .

Abstract: A method and system for use in conjunction with a push-pull liquid crystal modulator system for creating circularly polarized light of alternating handedness is provided. The method and system comprise a pair of surface mode liquid crystal cells and a driver electrically coupled to the cells. The driver is configured to move an electrical charge using a quenching pulse comprising a relatively brief voltage spike at a beginning of a waveform period. Multiple additional improvements are provided, including reducing the thickness of the LC gap (the distance between cell electrode plates), creating a charge connection or wiring connection to the cell electrodes, employing anti-reflection coating technology, thinner ITO and ITO index matched to the LC material, bonding all possible air to material surfaces, using superior glass, employing more efficient polarizers, and reducing projector blanking time.

Abstract: A three-dimension display suitable for a viewer wearing a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The eyeglasses have two circular polarized eyeglass lenses with different polarizations. The three-dimension display includes a flat display panel, a quarter-wave plate and a patterned half-wave plate. The flat display panel has a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, wherein the flat display panel is suitable to display a linear polarized image. The quarter-wave plate is disposed between the flat display panel and the eyeglasses. The patterned half-wave plate is disposed between the flat display panel and the eyeglasses, wherein the patterned half-wave plate corresponds to a part of the pixels. The present invention also provides a fabrication method of a three-dimension display.

Abstract: An optical system which includes some or all of the following parts: a laser light source which illuminates a spatial light modulator such that optical characteristics are preserved; a stereoscopic display which has a polarization-switching light source; a stereoscopic display which includes two infrared lasers, two optical parametric oscillators, and six second harmonic generators; two light sources processed by two parts of the same spatial light modulator; a method of assembly using an alignment plate to align kinematic rollers on a holding plate; an optical support structure which includes stacked, compartmented layers; a collimated optical beam between an optical parametric oscillator and a second harmonic generator; a laser gain module with two retroreflective mirrors; an optical tap which keeps the monitored beam co-linear; an optical coupler which includes an optical fiber and a rotating diffuser; and an optical fiber that has a core with at least one flat side.

Abstract: Screens for three-dimensional (3D) viewing are described that can include a plurality of light sources used as a video screen in conjunction with a switching polarization filter or panel. The polarization panel can be used to synchronize the left and right views interleaved on the screen. Separate left and right video signals can be interleaved into a single continuous digital video signal, for example a DVI signal, which can be displayed by the video screen. By switching the polarization panels in front of the video screen in synchronization with the interleaved data, the images can be directed to the left and right eye of a viewer. A processor can be used to accomplish the interleaving of the signals while providing the necessary synchronization signal for the polarizing screen. Related methods are also described. The light sources can include LEDs, plasma screen, LCD screen, and spatially discrete sub groups of such.

Abstract: A three dimensional (3D) stereoscopic display system using large format light emitting diodes (LEDs) for displaying 3D image content. The apparatus comprises a grid of LEDs covered by two sheets of polarizing material, a first sheet of polarizing material for polarizing a first subset of the LEDs to form a first view of the 3D image, and a second sheet of polarizing material for polarizing the second subset of LEDs to form a second view of the 3D image. The sheets may be formed by cutting a plurality of openings substantially aligned with a corresponding subset of LEDs. For improved viewing, the apparatus may further comprise a rear diffuser, disposed between the LED display and the first sheet of polarizing material. Also for improved viewing, the apparatus may further comprise a front diffuser, disposed in front of the second sheet of polarizing material, for reducing glare from external light sources.

Abstract: Modular light source are described with polarized states and a video screen including a matrix of the modular light sources. Each modular light source may constitute a pixel of the screen. Each pixel may be controlled to emit light in a polarized state. As a result, the screen may generate images with different polarities at any pixel, at any time, in addition to generating non-polarized pixels or images if desired. Using a viewing device, such as glasses, having a lenses with different polarization characteristics, a viewer may perceive an image generated by the screen as having three dimensions. Related methods and computer program products are also described.

Abstract: A display device includes: a panel portion, on which a plurality of sub-pixels with a discrete bus line form each individual pixel, the plurality of sub-pixels that form the individual pixel being sequentially arranged in a horizontal and a vertical direction, the panel portion displaying a two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image by application of a signal via the bus line; and a filter portion, provided on a front surface of the panel portion, that alternately changes, for each of predetermined horizontal regions, a polarization state of light passing through the panel portion. A boundary of each of the horizontal regions of the filter portion is positioned within a range of a first sub-pixel of each of the plurality of sub-pixels. The first sub-pixel displays a different image when the two-dimensional image is displayed on the panel portion to when the three-dimensional image is displayed on the panel portion.

Abstract: Shutter glasses or other viewing mechanisms for selectively passing one separable image in a composite image stream, which includes a first image stream polarized at a first orientation and a second image stream polarized at a second orthogonal orientation. The apparatus includes a first switchable optical rotator that receives the composite image stream and rotates the first and second image streams by 90 degrees or passes them unchanged. A first polarization filter is placed adjacent to the first optical rotator and is aligned to pass the first image stream when the first optical rotator rotates the image streams and to pass the second image stream when the images are passed without rotation. The apparatus includes a second switchable optical rotator that selectively rotates the image stream to choose a time slot for viewing, and a second polarization filter passes image streams at the first or second orientation to a viewer.

Abstract: It is made possible to provide a stereoscopic image display apparatus capable of preventing the stereoscopic display characteristics from being degraded even if the locus of light rays between the lens and the two-dimensional display device becomes long. A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes: a plane display device having a display face formed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix form; an optical plate comprising a plurality of lenses which are arranged in front of the display face of the plane display device and which have a uniaxial double refractive material inserted therein, and controlling light rays from the pixels; and a sheet polarizer provided between the plane display device and the optical plate to align a polarization direction of light ray. In the double refractive material, a maximum primary axis of refractive index is parallel to ridgelines of the lenses and is inclined in a direction opposed to a viewer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling view of a stereoscopic image. The method includes changing the view angle and depth information of a 3D image displayed on a display according to position information for each user; and combining at least two of a spatial division technique spatially dividing light from the display, a time division technique temporally dividing light from the display and a polarization division technique dividing light from the display into lights having polarization characteristics to divide the 3D image for the each user by using the combined technique and producing a binocular disparity of for the each user.

Abstract: An apparatus including a selection device and a multiple mode display device is disclosed. The multiple mode display device has a lens sheet including a plurality of individual lenticules forming a lenticular surface, an electro-optical modulator positioned adjacent the lens sheet, and a display device comprising a display surface. Alternatively, a multiple mode display arrangement is disclosed, having a lens sheet including a plurality of individual lenticules forming a lenticular surface and a display device comprising a display surface. The display device is positioned behind the lens sheet, thereby enabling viewing images transmitted in at least a planar mode and a stereoscopic mode.

Abstract: A representative display device includes a display module, a polarization controller and a compensator. Each pixel region of the display module has a first sub-pixel region, a second sub-pixel region and a third sub-pixel region respectively providing a first light, a second light and a third light of the same polarization. The polarization controller has control regions that control the polarization of the light passing therethrough. The compensator has first compensating regions, second compensating regions and third compensating regions corresponding to the first sub-pixel regions, the second sub-pixel regions and the third sub-pixel regions, respectively. The compensations of phase retardation of the first light, the second light and the third light generated by passing through the first compensating regions, the second compensating regions and the third compensating regions are different from one another.

Abstract: A method for displaying first and second stereoscopic images to first and second viewers provides the first viewer with a first decoding device having a first viewer differentiating element for receiving the first stereoscopic image and further having a first left- and right-eye differentiating elements for separating left- and right-eye images. The second viewer is provided with a second decoding device having a second viewer differentiating element for receiving the second stereoscopic image and further having a second left- and right-eye differentiating element. The first stereoscopic image is displayed to the first viewer by forming a first left-eye image and forming a first right-eye image, each over substantially half of the refresh period. The second stereoscopic image is displayed to the second viewer by forming a second left-eye image and forming a second right-eye image, each over substantially half of the refresh period.

Abstract: The present invention realizes stereoscopic television broadcasting which can reproduce a stereoscopic image best in state of stereoscopic viewing and a receiver for the stereoscopic television broadcasting. In stereoscopic television broadcasting, a reference size of a display of a receiver is determined, images for right and left are displayed on the display with a reference size in a superimposing manner, and transmission is performed such that a distance between the same corresponding points of an infinite subject image is reproduced and displayed to be equal to an interpupillary distance of a human.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional information output apparatus includes a detection module configured to detect a degree of three-dimensionality of a three-dimensional video, a generation module configured to generate three-dimensional information from display information based on the degree of three-dimensionality, and an output module configured to output the three-dimensional display information.

Abstract: A 2D and 3D image display apparatus including: a display panel forming an image by spatially modulating an input image signal; a polarization conversion device converting a polarization direction of a beam incident into the polarization conversion device according to a voltage applied in synchronization with the image signal; and a switching barrier unit including first polarization units having a first polarization direction and second polarization units having a second polarization direction in an alternate manner, and transmitting the beam passing the polarization conversion device through at least one of the first polarization unit and the second polarization unit. Therefore, a 3D image can be displayed without degrading a horizontal resolution thereof by using a combination of polarization devices with low fabrication costs, which may utilize a time-sequential display method.

Abstract: A device for stereo projection of pictures represented by a picture signal which alternates periodically between pictures intended for right eye and pictures intended for left eye. A page selector which is adapted to transmit picture signals for first and, thereupon, each odd number picture to one projector and second and, thereupon, each even number picture to another projector.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display is disclosed, in which light radiated from activated illumination elements of a light modulator is projected by an imaging means in a parallel ray bundle directed by an image reproduction matrix to one eye of a viewer as region of visibility in each case. It may be used in autostereoscopic displays so that image information for several viewers can be represented selectively either in 2D or 3D mode or in mixed mode. A multitude of illumination elements is assigned to each imaging element of the imaging means. Those illumination elements are determined that are required to generate parallel ray bundles for the current viewer position. Slight differences in the number of being activated illumination elements result in imaging disturbances in form of stray light. The stray light illuminates not only the accompanying lenticule but also adjacent lenticules, generating additional secondary parallel ray bundles.

Abstract: An electrooptic device includes: a display panel for displaying images; an illumination system for applying light to the display panel; a polarizing-axis control unit disposed between the illuminating system and the display panel, the control unit allowing light having a first polarizing axis of the light emitted from the illuminating system to pass through, and changing part of the light from the illuminating system into light with a second polarizing axis that is substantially orthogonal to the first polarizing axis; a lens disposed between the polarizing-axis control unit and the display panel, the lens including a plurality of linear lens patterns directing the light with the first polarizing axis and the light with the second polarizing axis separated by the polarizing-axis control unit into specified directions; a first polarizing unit disposed between the illumination system and the lens; and a second polarizing unit disposed between the display panel and the lens.

Abstract: An image-combining device comprising of a polarizing beam-splitter, two waveplates and two reflective micro-electro-mechanical display panels is described. It combines images with orthogonally polarized light. Projection display apparatus having such image-combining device(s) are used to project two-dimensional or three-dimensional images with orthogonally polarized light.

Abstract: A system and method for projecting stereoscopic images using a multiple projector arrangement is provided. The design comprises transmitting a first field train from the first projector, the first field train comprising first projector left and right images and concurrently transmitting a second field train from the second projector, the second field train comprising second projector left and right images. The first projector left image is transmitted by the first projector at substantially a same time as the second projector right image is transmitted by the second projector. Alternately, the design comprises transmitting a first field train from the first projector, the first field train comprising first projector left images alternating with first projector right images, and concurrently transmitting a second field train from the second projector, the second field train comprising second projector left images alternating with second projector right images. A quasi-interlacing technique is also provided.

Abstract: An image display apparatus with a display device for displaying images and a viewing device for viewing an image in the left eye and a different image in the right eye. Two smaller images, a left image and a right image, are created from the same two-dimensional image. The left image includes, as it's left most part, the left most part of the two-dimensional image, the right image includes, as it's right most, the right most part of the image two-dimensional image, and both the left and right images include a common central part of the full image. When the left and right images are displayed such that the left eye sees one image and the right eye sees the other image, the viewer sees the two-dimensional image as a virtual image that can be wider than the viewable width of the display device. The width of the virtual image can be varied to accommodate the viewer.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display includes an image display panel that displays right-eye images and left-eye images in a regularly mixed pattern in a plane; a retarder disposed on an image output side of the image display panel and including right-eye-image display portions, corresponding to the right-eye images, and left-eye-image display portions, corresponding to the left-eye images, that cause polarization so that the right-eye images and the left-eye images have different polarization states; a polarizer disposed between the image display panel and the retarder; and a light-shielding layer disposed between the image display panel and the polarizer so as to correspond to regions including boundaries between the right-eye-image display portions and the left-eye-image display portions of the retarder.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes an image display panel displaying an image for a right eye and an image for a left eye in a regularly mixed manner in a plane, a phase difference element including a right-eye image display portion corresponding to the image for the right eye and a left-eye image display portion corresponding to the image for the left eye to provide different polarization states, a light shield layer formed to project only in an area including a boundary between the right-eye image display portion and the left-eye image display portion of the phase difference element, and a binder layer interposed between the phase difference element and the image display panel, except for a portion between a top surface of the light shield layer and the image display panel, thus bonding the image display panel, the phase difference element, and the light shield layer together.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes an image display panel displaying an image for a right eye and an image for a left eye in a regularly mixed manner in a plane, a phase difference element including a right-eye image display portion corresponding to the image for the right eye and a left-eye image display portion corresponding to the image for the left eye to provide different polarization states, a light shield layer formed in a projected shape corresponding to only an area including a boundary between the right-eye image display portion and the left-eye image display portion of the phase difference element, and a binder layer interposed at least between a top surface of the light shield layer and the image display panel, thus bonding the image display panel, the light shield layer, and the phase difference element together.

Abstract: A heat dissipating structure of an integrated circuit chip of a plasma display module and a plasma display module including the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the heat dissipating structure includes: a chassis including a chassis base and a chassis bending portion in which at least one protruding portion is formed and the integrated circuit chip which is mounted on the cassis bending portion and connected to a signal transmitting member. According to one embodiment of the present invention, since the protruding portion is formed in the chassis bending portion on which the integrated circuit chip is formed, the convective heat transfer efficiency is increased and the heat dissipating performance of the integrated circuit chip is improved.

Abstract: To contrive a reduction in the overall size of the device in the case of arranging at least two screens, to reduce color shading of a 3-dimensional image, and thereby to give a further absorbedness feeling to the viewer. A 3-dimensional image display device includes a space partitioned by a frame assembled in a box shape, the space accommodating a plurality of viewers, three screens disposed so as to partition the space, three projectors disposed correspondingly to the screens, respectively, and a controller for supplying image data to the projectors and further includes a phase plate disposed between the first projector and the front screen, and further, a phase plate disposed between the third projector and a reflective mirror member.

Abstract: A projection-type 3-D image display includes a light source, a single display element, an image shift member, a projection lens unit, and a screen unit. The display element produces an image using light emitted from the light source. The image shift member time-sequentially shifts the image. The projection lens unit enlarges and projects the time sequentially shifted image. The screen unit includes an image separation unit. The image separation unit separates the time sequentially shifted image into images for a left eye and images for a right eye. The projection-type 3-D image display can realize a 3-D image using a single projector by having the image shift member to sequentially shift the images produced by the display element.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes: a plane display device; a lens array provided in front of the display surface to distribute light rays from pixels of the display device to predetermined angles, and having a plurality of lenses arranged in a first direction; a variable polarizer provided between the plane display device and the lens array to polarize light rays from the pixels; and a double refraction prism array provided on an opposite side of the lens array from the display device, and including a plurality of double refraction prisms. Each of the double refraction prisms has a ridge in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and arranged in the first direction with a pitch which is substantially twice a lens pitch in the lens array, and has double refraction in which a refractive index in a ridge direction is different from a refractive index in a direction perpendicular to the ridge direction.

Abstract: An image output control apparatus is capable of outputting normal images and stereo images from an output unit to a display device or a printer so that the normal images and the stereo images may be distinguishable. The image output control apparatus includes an image type determining unit that determines whether an image to be output is a stereo image or a normal image, the stereo image being composed of a pair of a left-eye image and a right-eye image, and an output form control unit that controls an image output form to distinguish a first image output form from a second image output form, the first image output form being used for outputting the stereo image, and the second image output form being used for outputting the normal image, according to the determination of the image type determining unit.

Abstract: An image display includes polarization axis control means for separating light irradiated from a light source into light having a first polarization axis and another light having a second polarization axis different from the first polarization axis and a lens advancing the light having the first polarization axis and the light having the second polarization axis separated by the polarization axis control portion to have different polarization axes in prescribed directions respectively and including at least one lens portion formed to extend in a first direction intersecting with a line segment connecting the left and right eyes of an observer with each other.

Abstract: A three-dimension display suitable for a viewer wearing a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The eyeglasses have two circular polarized eyeglass lenses with different polarizations. The three-dimension display includes a flat display panel, a quarter-wave plate and a patterned half-wave plate. The flat display panel has a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, wherein the flat display panel is suitable to display a linear polarized image. The quarter-wave plate is disposed between the flat display panel and the eyeglasses. The patterned half-wave plate is disposed between the flat display panel and the eyeglasses, wherein the patterned half-wave plate corresponds to a part of the pixels. The present invention also provides a fabrication method of a three-dimension display.

Abstract: There are provided: a display surface (20) (mixed picture display part) for assigning a plurality of pieces of video information, respectively, to a plurality of a first divided area (S-I), a second divided area (S-II) and a third divided area (S-III), so as to display the plurality of the pieces of the video information on the display surface (20); a first picture separating mechanism disposed on the display surface (20) corresponding to the first divided area (S-I) of the plurality of the divided areas (S-I, S-II, S-III), and defining a predetermined polarizing direction; a second picture separating mechanism disposed on the display surface (20) corresponding to the second divided area (S-II) and the third divided area (S-III) of the plurality of the divided areas (S-I, S-II, S-III), and defining a predetermined polarizing direction different from the polarizing direction of the first picture separating mechanism; mirrors (optical means) (31, 32) disposed rightward and leftward relative to the display surfa

Abstract: An image display capable of providing stereoscopic images to an observer in both of a vertically arranged state and a horizontally arranged state is obtained. This image display comprises display portion for displaying an image, a light source for applying light to the display portion, first polarization axis control part or portion for separating the light emitted from the light source into light having a first polarization axis and light having a second polarization axis in a state where at least a prescribed reference side of the display portion is arranged in a first direction and second polarization axis control portion for separating the light emitted from the light source to light having at least two different polarization axes in a state where the prescribed reference side of the display portion is arranged in a second direction intersecting with the first direction.

Abstract: An image display provides a stereoscopic image to an observer by advancing either light having a first polarization axis or light having a second polarization axis toward the eyes of the observer while arranging a prescribed reference side of a display panel in a first direction, and provides another stereoscopic image to the observer by advancing either light having a third polarization axis or light having a fourth polarization axis toward the eyes of the observer while arranging the prescribed reference side of the display panel in a second direction intersecting with the first direction.

Abstract: A stereoscopic display for switching between a 2D image and a 3D image, including a display device displaying an image; and a parallax barrier that transmits incident light in a 2D mode and forms barriers to separate images for a left eye and a right eye in a 3D mode. The parallax barrier unit includes a first polarization plate transmitting light with a first polarization direction; a 2D first polarization grating screen including a first birefringence element and a second birefringence element alternating with each other in a grating pattern; a 2D second polarization grating screen facing the first polarization grating screen and including a third birefringence element and a fourth birefringence element alternating with each other in a grating pattern; and a second polarization plate facing the second polarization grating screen and transmitting only light with a second polarization direction among lights transmitted through the second polarization grating screen.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic projection arrangement, comprising at least one projector and at least one filter array which has a multitude of filter elements arranged in columns and rows, in which arrangement bits of partial information from views of a scene or object are projected by the projector(s) onto a projection screen, where there bits of partial information are rendered on image rendering elements and, having passed one or several of the filter arrays, are made visible to at least one observer, and in which, as regards to propagation direction of the bits of partial information, the image rendering elements correspond with correlated filter elements in such a way that an observer will see predominantly bits of partial information from a first selection of views with one eye and predominantly bits of partial information from a second selection of views with the other eye, and thus will have a spatial impression.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image observing apparatus includes a right-eye projector 1 and a left-eye projector 2 which illuminate projected light for right and left eyes with the parallax generated based on an image pick-up signal obtained from a stereoscopic endoscope 8, a Fresnel lens 17 which applies and reflects the lens operation with the positive polarity to the projected light of the illuminated images for the right and left eyes, and an optical shift element layer 16 having liquid crystal 20 and a double refraction plate 19 for changing and diffusing on time series the reflecting position of the reflected light of the images for the right and left eyes from the Fresnel lens 17.

Abstract: A polarization stereoscopic display device and a method of its manufacture. A liquid crystal display panel displays an information in accordance with signal data comprised of left-eye and right-eye image information, a polarizer polarizes modulated light through polarizer. A patterned retarder layer separates light by polarization into a left-eye picture and a right-eye picture in accordance with its pattern. A light waveguide disposed between the polarizer and the retarder layer reduces polarization changes between the polarizer and the retarder layer. Beneficially, the polarizer, waveguide, and retarder layer are formed into an integral unit. The retarder layer includes a chiral material, and a waveguide layer for the substrate is beneficially comprised of a solvent-proof polymer.

Abstract: An optical system for stereoscopic rigid endoscope is provided with first and second objective optical systems arranged to have a predetermined clearance therebetween and an optical path combining system that polarizes light passed through the first and second objective optical systems in directions perpendicular to each other. The optical path combining system parallelly shifts the optical axes of the first and second objective optical systems so that they coincide with each other. The shifting directions of the optical axes form an angle less than 90 degrees. A relaying optical system is provided inside the insertion unit of the endoscope. An optical axis of the relaying optical system is coaxial with the combined optical axes. An optical image separating system separates the light passed through the relaying optical system into first and second components that passed through the first and second objective optical systems and polarized by the optical path combining system, respectively.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic display having an improved 2D/3D mode switchable structure, including a display device to display an image, and a parallax barrier unit to transmit all incident light in a 2D mode and to separate a left-eye image and a right-eye image by forming a barrier in a 3D mode. The parallax barrier unit includes a polarizer to transmit light having a predetermined polarizer polarization direction, a first plane array including first and second birefringent elements, which change a polarization direction of light transmitted through the polarizer into a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, respectively, and a second plane array including third and fourth birefringent elements, which change a polarization direction of light transmitted through the first plane array into a third direction and a fourth direction, that is opposite from the third direction, respectively.

Abstract: A projection-type 3-D image display device includes a single display element, a polarization conversion switch, a first image shifter, a second image shifter, a projection lens unit, a mirrored light tunnel, and a screen unit. The screen unit includes an image separation unit. The single display element emits light polarized in a first polarization direction according to an input image. The polarization conversion switch time-sequentially converts the first polarization direction of the light emitted by the display element into a second polarization direction. The first image shifter transmits the light having the first polarization direction to form a first image and refracts the light having the second polarization direction to form a second image. The second image shifter faces the first image shifter and is arranged apart from the first image shifter by a predetermined interval. The projection lens unit enlarges and projects the first and second images.

Abstract: A display device includes a screen having opposite ends and a curved surface between the opposite ends, the curved surface being protrudingly curved toward a side opposite to a display observation side. First and second display elements are respectively provided at the opposite ends of the screen, and display two different sub-images constituting one image. The display elements are arranged in such a manner that sub-image lights of these sub-images are transmitted toward an inner side from corresponding areas on an outer side of the curved surface in end sections of the screen to be applied to the inner side of the curved surface of the screen and sub-image lights are reflected on the inner surface of the curved surface of the screen to enter right and left eyes of an observer, respectively.

Abstract: An active eyewear method and system for viewing stereoscopic images is provided. The eyewear comprises polarization altering elements, such as twisted nematics or super twisted nematics, configured to receive light energy and rotate the polarization of light energy passing therethrough, and linear polarizers having polarization axes oriented in substantially identical orientations orthogonal to the first axis of polarization. The linear polarizers receive light energy from the polarization altering elements. The method comprises transmitting light energy through a sheet polarizer having an first axis of polarization, receiving the light energy with two polarization altering elements, each polarization altering operating out of phase with the other and in synchrony with a video field rate associated with the transmitting, and passing the light energy through two linear polarizers having substantially identical axes of polarization orthogonal to the first axis of polarization.

Abstract: A three dimensional display system 100 using two spatial light modulators and a single projection path. Light source 102 emits a white light beam 104 which typically is focused onto an aperture of a recycling integrator 106. The light beam travels through the recycling integrator 106 and is reflected several times by the walls of the integrator 106. The sequential color filter creates a filtered light beam comprised of at least three spatially separated light beams. The filtered light beam, containing the colored filtered sub-beams, is separated by a polarizing beam splitter 116 into two separate light beams, each comprising a portion of each color sub-beam created by the sequential color filter. A first portion of the light beam having a first polarization state is passed to a first spatial light modulator 112. A second portion of the light beam having a second polarization state is reflected to a second spatial light modulator 114.

Abstract: A high resolution autostereoscopic display includes: a backlight; a display panel forming an image using the backlight light; a viewing zone separator separating viewing zones of right and left eye images of the display panel; a polarizer polarizing the light from the display panel into first polarized light; a polarization switch converting the first polarized light into second polarized light that is polarized in a different direction; and a birefringent plate including a refractive index that varies consistent with the polarization of incident light. Images corresponding to odd and even numbered column fields are formed with the first and second polarized light, time-sequentially. The birefringent plate shifts the second polarized light with respect to the first. A three-dimensional image with the full resolution of the display panel is formed by images corresponding to an odd-numbered and even-numbered column field with the first and shifted second polarized light, respectively.

Abstract: An autostereoscopic projection screen with projection displays a stereoscopic image for receiving parallax images of right eye and left eye. The autostereoscopic projection screen includes a polarization-reserved diffuser, a microretarder, a polarizer, and a parallax element. Parallax images of right eye and left eye pass through the polarization-reserved diffuser and the microretarder for transferring their polarization states. Parallax images of right eye and left eye with specific polarization states will pass the polarizer and parallax element for dividing images of right eye and left eye from parallax images. The individual images separately enter viewing zones of right eye and left eye to generate the stereoscopic-image for viewers.

Abstract: A stereoscopic display and record component, more specifically a dual polarizing light filter, and the methods of applying the component for stereoscopic image displaying and stereoscopic image recording, are disclosed. A dual polarizing light filter may be statically or dynamically controlled to deliver or accept polarizing light of different orientations at different micro regions on the filter at different times. The invention may be used to create a new type display device and a new type of recording method for both 2-D and 3-D images. The component may be added to existing displays as well as integrated into the display fabrication process.

Abstract: A 3D stereo display method and a device thereof. Two sets of shutters are disposed in a display. The shutters are complimentarily interlaced with each other. The opening/closing of the two sets of shutters are controlled by time interval concept. When the display frequency is odd frequency, one set of shutters is activated. When the display frequency is even frequency, the other set of shutters is activated. The two sets of shutters are continuously opened and closed according to the variation of the frequency so that in odd and even frequencies, the left and right eyes can respectively see independent images formed of different subpixels. Therefore, a 3D display effect is presented to bare eyes without reducing resolution.