Having Record With Lenticular Surface Patents (Class 359/463)
  • Patent number: 9128298
    Abstract: A three-dimensional image display apparatus polarizes light to be emitted from a first pixels into light having a first polarization characteristic and polarizes light to be emitted from second pixels into light having a second polarization characteristic. The three-dimensional image display apparatus, sets luminance of at least one of luminance of a left-eye image or luminance of a right-eye image such that the luminance of a predefined first image of the left-eye image or the right-eye image is higher than the luminance of a second image of the images. The three-dimensional image display apparatus causes the first pixels to render the first image at the set luminance on a screen and causes the second pixels to render the second image at the set luminance on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Shiomi, Tatsunori Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9098066
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dual holography three dimensional display device. The present disclosure suggests thin flat type holography 3D display device comprises: a left-eye display panel for representing a left-eye 3D image; and a right-eye display panel disposed at one side of the left-eye display panel for representing a right-eye 3D image. By combining the left-eye holography display panel with the right-eye holography display panel, it is possible to suggest high quality and high speed processed holography 3D images/video without expensive high speed processing display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minsung Yoon, Sunwoo Kim, Minyoung Shin
  • Patent number: 9088791
    Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a display layer and an image separation layer. The image separation layer is adapted to separate a displayed image on the display layer into a first image for a left eye of an observer and into a second image for a right eye of an observer. This renders the image display apparatus autostereoscopic. In order to improve the appearance of the displayed image, the apparatus is adapted to activate the display layer and the image separation layer substantially only within a given two-dimensional silhouette and to remain substantially transparent outside of the silhouette. In other aspects, the apparatus may be adapted to dynamically adjust an observation angle between the first image and the second image by controlling the distance between the display layer and the image separation layer by an actuator. The apparatus may be mounted on a robotic unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich
    Inventor: Markus Gross
  • Patent number: 9081190
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus relating to implementations of an electrically controlled light conditioning sheet. In one aspect, the electrically controlled light conditioning sheet includes a planar electrode having a first conductor and a second conductor and a transmissive elastic layer. The transmissive elastic layer is configured to deform in response to a potential difference applied between the first and the second conductor and produce regions of optical refractive power. The angular spread and/or the radiation pattern of an incoming beam of light incident on the electrically controlled light conditioning sheet is altered by the action of the regions of optical refractive power produced by the applied potential difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Holman, Matthew B. Sampsell
  • Patent number: 9055288
    Abstract: The present invention is directed a switchable 3D/2D optical imagining system having high functional flexibility in a number of aspects and adaptability to various applications. The present invention is based on generating directional optional beams, transforming these optical beams and projecting transformed optical beams in a field of view to thereby divide the field of view into one or more adjustable viewing zones and to form 2-dimensional (2D) images or perspective views of a 3-dimensional (3D) image of an object or scene herein. The present invention is embodied in the switchable optical imaging system and 3D/2D image switchable apparatus using the same system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Inventors: Emine Goulanian, Abdelmounaime Faouzi Zerrouk, Nikolai Kostrov, Pavel Trochtchanovitch
  • Patent number: 9049435
    Abstract: An image providing apparatus includes: a user location acquisition unit which acquires locations of users; a barrier adjustment unit which adjusts at least one of a space between a display and a barrier screen, a size of a barrier slot, and a left/right movement amount of the barrier slot at least based on a user's location of at least one of the users; an image generation unit which generates an image of which a view point region is adjusted, by the barrier adjustment unit, to the user's location; and an image output unit which outputs the generated image on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-yoon Kim, Hee-seob Ryu, Seung-kwon Park, Jong-hyuk Jang, Chan-hee Choi
  • Patent number: 9040976
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display panel includes a substrate, an organic light emitting diode disposed on a first side of the substrate, and a first light scattering layer disposed on a second side of the substrate opposite to the first side of the substrate, where the first light scattering layer includes a transparent thin layer including an indium, and a plurality of first micro-lenses is disposed on a plasma-treated side of the first light scattering layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Myoung-Gu Lee
  • Publication number: 20150138459
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display includes a first display, a second display, a first optical element, and a second optical element. The first display includes pixels arranged therein. The second display includes pixels arranged in horizontal and vertical directions and is disposed on the first display. The first optical element is provided between the first display and the second display, and includes lenses extending in a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal or vertical direction of the second display. The second optical element is provided between the first display and the first optical element, and transmits a light polarized in first direction of a light transmitted from the first optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Tomoya TSURUYAMA, Norihiro Nakamura, Yasunori Taguchi
  • Publication number: 20150138457
    Abstract: The invention provides an autostereoscopic display device in which a light blocking arrangement is provided for selectively blocking light which has or would pass between lenses. Elements are provided between adjacent lens locations, and the display can be configured so that light reaching these elements is either allowed to reach the viewer or is blocked from reaching the viewer. This means that a public (multiple cone) viewing mode can be chosen or a private (single narrow viewing cone) viewing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: KONNKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Bart Kroon
  • Publication number: 20150138634
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multiple 3-D display device. A multiple 3-D display device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may include a first panel, a first 3-D filter in front of the first panel, a second panel disposed adjacent to the first panel in a first direction, and a second 3-D filter disposed in front of the second panel. The interval between the first 3-D filter and the second 3-D filter in the first direction may be smaller than an interval between the first panel and the second panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Choonsub Kim, Jongsu Ha, Deugjin Lee, Kisoo Ha, Manyong Choi, Deokgeun Lee
  • Patent number: 9036003
    Abstract: This invention discloses a multi-pitching angle suspended space 3D display device with 360° FOV, comprising: a transmitted composite deflective diffusing screen, a high speed projector, an image generator, a detecting module and a rotating drive mechanism. The high speed projector projects the composite images of the 3D objects of different pitching angles and horizontal 360° views to the composite deflective diffusing screen that rotates at a high speed. The composite deflective diffusing screen is able to control the vertical deflecting and scattering angles and horizontal diffusing angle for incident rays with different angles, allowing the surrounding viewers at different height levels to see the images corresponding to their viewpoints, making the displayed 3D objects suspended over the composite deflecting scattering screen, of which the position does not change as the height of the viewpoint changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Xu Liu, Xinxing Xia, Yifan Peng, Haifeng Li, Zhenrong Zheng
  • Patent number: 9036259
    Abstract: An autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a substrate, a plurality of sub-pixels, a plurality of concave lens structures, a middle layer and a lenticular layer. The sub-pixels are disposed on the substrate, and each sub-pixel includes a light permeable area and at least one light masking area. The concave lens structures are disposed on the sub-pixels and on the optical paths of the light permeable areas. The middle layer is disposed on the concave lens structures, wherein the concave lens structures is used to expand the illumination distribution of the light from the light permeable areas of the sub-pixels, so as to form a plurality of virtual sub-pixel patterns. The projections of virtual sub-pixel patterns respectively projected to the sub-pixels cover the light masking areas of the sub-pixels. The focal point of the lenticular layer falls on the virtual sub-pixel patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hsin-Ying Wu, Cheng-Han Tsao
  • Patent number: 9030630
    Abstract: A microlens includes a lens center portion having a lens-curved surface and a lens circumference portion having a linear side surface. In the case where length of the side surface is taken as L1, length of an aperture is taken as Ax, an angle formed by a normal of the side surface and incident light on the microlens is taken as ?1, and an angle formed by the normal of the side surface and output light from the microlens is taken as ?2, a relational expression of Equation 1 is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Norihiko Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20150124316
    Abstract: The present invention provides a stereoscopic display device, comprising: a display panel and a lens grating, wherein further comprising: a waveform lens disposed between said display panel and said lens grating; the wave crest of said waveform lens corresponds to the black matrix area of said display panel, the wave trough of said waveform lens corresponds to the pixel area of said display panel. In the solution of the present invention, by employing the waveform lens disposed in front of the display panel, the crosstalk between images can be decreased and the stereoscopic image display effect can be improved while the luminance of the display panel does not become darken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Heecheol Kim, Chunfang Zhang, Yan Wei, Chao Xu
  • Patent number: 9011215
    Abstract: Exhaust capture and containment are enhanced by means of automatic or manual side skirts, a sensitive breach detector based on interference effects, a combination of vertical and horizontal edge jets, and/or corner jets that are directed to the center diagonally from corners. Associated control functions are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Oy Halton Group Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrey Livchak, Derek W. Schrock, Rick Bagwell, Darrin W. Beardslee
  • Publication number: 20150102999
    Abstract: A display apparatus including an image module and a micro deflecting array is provided. The image module is configured to provide a plurality of image beams, wherein these image beams contain a plurality sets of image information of different viewing angles, and the micro deflecting array is disposed on the transmission paths of these image beams. The micro deflecting array has a plurality of micro deflecting units arranged in an array, and these micro deflecting units are grouped into a plurality of micro deflecting groups interlaced with each other, and these micro deflecting groups respectively deflect these image beams to a plurality of directions, and a distribution range of azimuth angles of these directions, with respect to an optical axis of the micro deflecting array, in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the micro deflecting array occupies at least a part of 360 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Chao-Hsu Tsai
  • Patent number: 9001173
    Abstract: Disclosed are examples of methods and documents of a color laser image observable in three dimensions, which comprises a laserable protective sheet, an array of lenses, colored sub-pixels in column form, wherein a laser beam causes the grey levels to appear in two color laser images observable in three dimensions via stereoscopic effect, and a substrate. The whole, in various implementations, may be laminated. The axes of the columns of sub-pixels and of the lenses may be perpendicular. The laser beam may scan the sub-pixels along the axis of the lenses, in various embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Lazzari, Jean-Marc Lazzari
  • Publication number: 20150092268
    Abstract: An image display apparatus according to an embodiment includes a recording medium on which a composite image obtained by composing a plurality of images corresponding to respective parallaxes is printed by a print apparatus, a lenticular lens having a plurality of cylindrical lenses arranged side by side, and configured to display the composed image separately for each direction of parallax, and a position adjustment mechanism configured to adjust relative position of the recording medium and the lenticular lens, and the position adjustment mechanism includes an inclination adjustment unit capable of changing an inclination angle of at least one of the recording medium and the lenticular lens, and a horizontal adjustment unit capable of moving at least one of the recording medium and the lenticular lens in a substantially perpendicular direction to a border line of the cylindrical lens, and the inclination adjustment unit and the horizontal adjustment unit can make adjustment independently, and a rotation cen
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroshi HASEGAWA, Shinichi Tatsuta, Hidefumi Takamine, Hideaki Okano, Takahiro Kamikawa
  • Publication number: 20150092267
    Abstract: An autostereoscopic 3D image display apparatus is disclosed. The autostereoscopic 3D image display apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention can include: an image display unit configured to display an image; a micro lens array arranged above the image display unit and configured to vary a focus of an image from the image display unit; and an electrode coated on the micro lens array and configured to have an electric signal supplied thereto to cause transformation of the micro lens array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Bong-Je PARK, Ki-Uk KYUNG, Sung-Ryul YUN, Sun-Tak PARK
  • Publication number: 20150077667
    Abstract: A three-dimensional display panel includes an array of pixels arranged in row and column directions, and at least one lenticular lens configured to form N viewpoints in different directions. The at least one lenticular lens has a longitudinal axis inclined by an angle of ? with respect to a column direction of the pixel, and a pitch P of the at least one lenticular lens in the row direction thereof satisfies ( N S ) ? A < P < ( ( N + 1 ) S ) ? A , where N is the number of the viewpoints and is an integer greater than or equal to 1, S is the number of the lenticular lenses used to form the N viewpoints and is an integer greater than or equal to 1, and A is a width of each pixel in the row direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SEUNG-HOON LEE, SOOHEE OH, HAEYOUNG YUN, JUNGHWAN YI, JINHWAN KIM
  • Publication number: 20150077850
    Abstract: An image display apparatus is provided, which uses a light deflection element capable of deflecting incident light so as to follow the position of an observer, and suppressing reduction in the intensity of light reaching eyes of the observer, regardless of the position of the observer. The light deflection element according to the present disclosure is configured to deflect incident light, and includes: a first optical element that deflects incident light; a second optical element that changes a deflection direction of emitted light by changing a refractive index thereof according to a voltage applied thereto; a first electrode provided on the first optical element side; a plurality of second electrodes provided on the second optical element side; and a control section that controls the voltage applied to the second optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Masahiro KASANO, Kouki ICHIHASHI
  • Patent number: 8982460
    Abstract: A display device is configured so that color pixels of a plurality of colors are formed in a longitudinal stripe shape. A lenticular lens is arranged on the display device, in which a periodical direction thereof is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction of the display device. A display position adjustment unit shifts a projected image data in predetermined pixel shift amounts of the respective horizontal and vertical directions including the pixel shift amount of 0, in a unit of one pixel defined by each of the color pixels of the plurality of colors in the horizontal direction of the display device and in a unit of each of the color pixels in the vertical direction thereof. A driving unit drives the display device to display the projected image data thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
    Inventor: Atsushi Saito
  • Publication number: 20150062470
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus includes a display panel and a 3D image optical structure. The display panel has pixels arranged in an array and the pixels have a first region and a second region disposed adjacent to each other. The 3D image optical structure includes a plurality of first optical units disposed along a first direction. Each first optical unit has at least one first portion corresponding to the first region and at least one second portion corresponding to the second region. The first portion has a first curvature radius and a plurality of corresponding first circle centers, and the second portion has a second curvature radius and a plurality of corresponding second circle centers. The first curvature radius is different from the second curvature radius, and the first circle centers are not overlapped with the second circle centers in the vertical projection direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Naoki SUMI, Toshihiko ARAKI
  • Patent number: 8964009
    Abstract: Moiré generated in an autostereoscopic display utilizing a parallax barrier method is cancelled. The interval between visible light transmitting sections that are abutting in the horizontal direction of a parallax barrier is determined using: the average number of subpixels constituting one pixel for three-dimensional display in one row in the horizontal direction; the width of a subpixel, which forms a display; the distance from a predetermined diagonal moiré canceling position to the parallax barrier; the number of viewpoints of a video image used for displaying an autostereoscopic video image; and the distance (Z) from the image display surface of the display to the parallax barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Kenji Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20150049266
    Abstract: An autostereoscopic display system includes a display including a plurality of addressable pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes two or more sub-pixels. The display is adapted to have n views in the horizontal direction wherein n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. A native pixel density of the display in the horizontal direction divided by n is greater than 75% of a native pixel density in the vertical direction. The system further includes a view selector that, for each of two or more viewing perspectives, makes one of the views visible and a multiplexer system in operative connection with the display. The multiplexer system is adapted to controllably shift light horizontally from at least one of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Muller, Neal I. Weinstock, MIchael Hack
  • Publication number: 20150049383
    Abstract: A method and a device for producing multiple-object images optical films used therein are disclosed. The method and device use an optical film 2, comprising a superlens array 3 with between 0.5 to 225 superlenses per inch, formed by two arrays of positive microlenses which are fixed relative to one another. In order to produce a multiple-object image 1 between a viewer 11 and the optical film 2, an array 10 of elemental images is arranged between the focal plane 9 of the superlenses 3 and the optical film 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SLICKER SIA
    Inventors: Boriss Janins, Jurijs Antonovs
  • Publication number: 20150043066
    Abstract: A three-dimensional television display including an LED screen having an array of light sources where the resolution of glass-less three-dimensional television display may be improved through the use of multiple LED array parallax, selection of the disposition of LED arrays in the multiple LED array parallax, a diagonal parallax barrier and lenticular lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicants: Lighthouse Technologies (Huizhou) Limited, Lighthouse Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Shinsaku Kikkawa, Kui Lai Curie Chan
  • Publication number: 20150043068
    Abstract: A medical imaging device having at least one lenticular image, a lenticular image for use in a medical imaging device and the use or positioning of a lenticular image in a medical imaging device is provided. In order to increase patient comfort during an examination, the medical imaging device comprises a hollow cylindrical opening in which a patient can be positioned for the recording of medical image data from the patient, wherein at least one lenticular image is arranged on an inner wall of the hollow cylindrical opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: HANNO DOTZEL, RAINER KIRSCH
  • Publication number: 20150043067
    Abstract: A microlens array and a method for fabricating thereof are provided. The microlens array of the present invention comprises a lens structure part formed by bistable dielectric polymer thin film; first and second electrode parts each formed on the upper surface and the bottom surface of the lens structure part to apply voltage for shape changes of the lens structure part; a circuit part applying heat to the dielectric polymer thin film to change the property of the dielectric polymer thin film to be soft; and a base part formed on the bottom surface of the second electrode in predetermined intervals. The method further comprises a hydraulic part to apply predetermined voltage to the bottom surface of the lens structure part. The microlens array is thus able to change optical properties by deform the shape of a transparent dielectric polymer thin film having bistablity to various sizes of lens shapes by the purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Sung-Ryul YUN, Ki-Uk KYUNG, Sun-Tak PARK, Bong-Je PARK, Sae-Kwang NAM
  • Patent number: 8953241
    Abstract: An autostereoscopic display apparatus is provided for three-dimensional (3D) display. The autostereoscopic display apparatus includes a display panel having a plurality of display elements arranged in a two-dimensional array. The autostereoscopic display apparatus also includes a grating device coupled to the display device and having a plurality of grating elements to guide lights associated with 3D display into predetermined viewing directions. Further, the plurality of grating elements cover the plurality of display elements and are tilted such that a tilted direction of the plurality of grating elements form a non-zero angle with respect to a diagonal direction of the plurality display elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: SuperD Co. Ltd.
    Inventor: Lei Song
  • Publication number: 20150036212
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display device includes forming a first signal line and a second signal line on a first substrate, forming a first insulating layer, forming a first electrode layer on the first insulating layer, forming a first electrode piece and a first lens electrode from the first electrode layer based on a first mask, forming a second insulating layer on the first electrode piece and the first lens electrode, defining a first contact hole exposing the first signal line based on a second mask, and defining a second contact hole exposing the second signal line on the second mask, forming a second electrode layer on the second insulating layer, forming a lower electrode from the second electrode layer based on the first mask, forming a third electrode layer on the second insulating layer, and forming an upper electrode and a second lens electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yong Cheol JEONG, Seung Jun YU, Sang-Myoung LEE, Sang Woo WHANGBO
  • Publication number: 20150036213
    Abstract: Disclosed therein is a beautiful and clear three-dimensional sheet, which includes a lens array formed on one side of a plastic sheet and having a plurality of hemispherical convex lenses arranged in columns and rows and embossed or engraved patterns formed on the other side of the plastic sheet by a plane total reflection angle, so that the uneven patterns appear to be enlarged and glitter like diamonds when they are viewed from the front of the convex lenses to thereby provide an effect that the patterns appear to hang in the air or to be sunken from the surface of the sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventor: Hyunin Chung
  • Publication number: 20150029584
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display system is provided. The 3D display system includes a display device and a switchable grating. The display device is configured to display a set of images with parallax for 3D display. The switchable grating comprises a plurality of switchable grating units, and each switchable grating unit has variable width and variable refractive index and has electric-signal-controllable optical parameters. The switchable grating is coupled with the display device, and configured to enable directional light transmission so as to separate lights of the set of images into predetermined viewing directions to effect the 3D display. Further, the switchable grating includes a first substrate having a plurality of first-type electrodes; a second substrate having at least one second-type electrode; and an optical material contained between the first substrate and the second substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: LEI SONG, YINWEI CHEN, JING ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20150015946
    Abstract: An autostereoscopic display provides an extremely deep projection area by observing a relationship between a desired depth of projection and an autostereoscopic display design that includes a focal length of lenticles of a lenticular array and a number of views. The relationship specifies a projected depth at which lenticular crossover can occur for a given autostereoscopic with the specific lenticular focal length and number of views. Approximations can be used to simplify the relationship such that the projected depth is directly related to a product of the focal length and the number of views. To reduce optical aberrations, lenticles of the lenticular array include meniscus-cylinder lenses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SOLIDDD CORP.
    Inventor: Richard A. Muller
  • Publication number: 20150015685
    Abstract: A single pixel of a video display can display respective individual pixels of multiple views. In other words, a video display can include more views for an autostereoscopic image than the physical pixels of the video display would ordinarily support. The physical pixel is time-multiplexed in that the physical pixel displays a pixel of one view for a given time interval and a view multiplexer deflects the light from the physical pixel by a predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the view. In another time interval, the physical pixel displays a pixel of a different view and the view multiplexer deflects light from the physical pixel by a different predetermined angle to make the pixel appear in a location corresponding to the pixel of the different view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: SOLIDDD CORP.
    Inventor: Richard A. Muller
  • Publication number: 20150009560
    Abstract: A stereoscopic display device includes a display panel, a first lens array and a second lens array. The display panel has a display surface. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array. The first lens array is disposed on the display surface of the display panel and is a one-dimension lens array. The first lens array includes a plurality of first semi-cylindrical lens extending along a first direction. The first semi-cylindrical lens has a first refractive index. The second lens array is disposed on the first lens array and is a one-dimension lens array. The second lens array includes a plurality of second semi-cylindrical lens extending along a second direction. The second semi-cylindrical lens has a second refractive index. The first direction is not parallel to the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Lun-Wei Kang, Yu-Chi Tsai
  • Publication number: 20150002932
    Abstract: Invention relates to lenticular sheets made of thermally or chemically hardened mineral glass used for decorative panels, to create three-dimensional visual effects combined with an encoded image. One of the advantages of invention is the fact that it is a proposed mineral lenticular sheet, which underwent chemical or mechanical hardening of its outer parts 18. This increases the mechanical strength and impact resistance. This aspect makes it safer for use under the influence of external factors and in contact with a person. This allows for applying the invention in large scopes in comparison with plastic lenticular screens. Pre-stressing is achieved by thermal or chemical hardening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Denys Bityutskyy, Andrii Karlov, Ievegen Viunskovskyi, Roman Kulniev
  • Publication number: 20140375905
    Abstract: A 2D/3D switchable display device including a display panel and a switch unit is provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a display unit located between the first and second substrates. The first substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the display unit is located above the first surface. The switch unit located on the second surface includes a third substrate, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer and a switchable medium layer between the first and second electrode layers. The second electrode layer is located on the second surface, the first electrode layer is located on the third substrate, and the switchable medium layer and the third substrate are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the first electrode layer. A manufacturing method of a 2D/3D switchable display device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Ho Chang, Ping-Feng Yu
  • Publication number: 20140376088
    Abstract: The present invention according to one embodiment comprises a three-dimensional security element and an injection-molded product having the three-dimensional security element, wherein the three-dimensional security element further comprises: a micro lens array to which various types of lenses can be applied; an image array; a primer layer for facilitating adhesion; and a protection film for protecting the three-dimensional security element from heat and pressure. According to the configuration above, the present invention can implement three-dimensional effects, such as a latent image effect, a floating effect, and an inverted parallax effect, wherein an effect is determined by a period rate and a matching angle between the micro lens array and the image array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Jong-Jae Kim, Sung-Hyun Joo, Byeong-Hun Park, Myung-Seuk Kang
  • Patent number: 8917441
    Abstract: A spatially multiplexed autostereoscopic display is arranged to provide landscape and portrait operation. Multiple optical windows may be provided by spatial and temporal multiplexing techniques. A fast response lens array pair is aligned with a fast response spatial light modulator, and synchronized to provide first and second sets of images with first and second respective directionalities to provide first and second sets of respective optical windows. The first and second sets of optical windows may each comprise two or more optical windows in each viewing lobe. The optical windows may be arranged with an inclination to the vertical of 25 degrees to 65 degrees. An observer tracking system may be arranged to direct left and right eye image data to the left and right eyes of an observer, respectively, for landscape and portrait orientations of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: RealD Inc.
    Inventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson, Jonathan Harrold
  • Patent number: 8917296
    Abstract: A luminous intensity distribution system includes a first optical element extending in a first direction, and distributes, given that a first direction is taken to be leftward-rightward when viewed frontward-rearward, light having entered a light-incident surface from a right-rear direction and emits the light through a light-emitting surface toward a right-forward direction when viewed from the frontward end, and distributes light having entered the light-incident surface from a left-rear direction and emits the light through the light-emitting surface toward a left-forward direction when viewed from the frontward end; and a second optical element extending in the first direction and that diffuses light having entered the light-incident surface and emits the light through the light-emitting side, with the first optical element and the second optical element being arranged in parallel with each other vertically when viewed frontward-rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kouki Ichihashi, Takahiro Kobayashi, Yoshio Umeda, Masahiro Kasano
  • Publication number: 20140368907
    Abstract: A light guide plate is described that includes a plurality of reflection areas and a plurality of scattering areas arranged to provide light to a display panel to display images with parallax. A display apparatus is described that can include a light guide plate comprising a plurality of scattering areas and a plurality of reflection areas arranged to form a parallax barrier, and a display panel that displays an image based on light received from the light guide plate. A display apparatus is described that can include a light guide plate comprising a plurality of scattering areas and a plurality of reflection areas arranged in an alternating pattern, and a display panel that displays an image based on light received from the light guide plate. An apparatus is described that includes a backlight positioned on a first side of the light guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Masaru Minami
  • Publication number: 20140347725
    Abstract: Provided is an image display device including: a display unit where the display elements are arranged in a matrix shape; a lens unit which is configured by arranging a plurality of lenses along an inclined row display element group including a plurality of display elements which are consecutively disposed in a direction inclined with respect to the array direction in the display unit, the lenses corresponding to the inclined row display element group, the lenses focusing output light of the display elements constituting the inclined row display element group; and light-shielding portions which prevent output light of unnecessary component output elements which are the display elements other than the display elements constituting the inclined row display element group corresponding to the lenses from being emitted from the lenses, so that it is possible to suppress the occurrence of crosstalk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: Toshiro OHBITSU
  • Publication number: 20140347582
    Abstract: An objective is to provide a stereoscopic display device that can reduce moire occurring when the viewer is not at the optimum viewing position while maintaining the vertical degree of freedom. A parallax barrier (42) includes transparent portions (48) and light-shielding portions (46) arranged alternatingly. Supposing that a first direction is a direction in which the light-shielding portions (46) and the transparent portions (48) are arranged alternatingly and a second direction is a longitudinal direction of the light-shielding portions (46), a boundary portion (52) is present between two adjacent pixels (50) arranged in the first direction and extends in the second direction, and the edges (381, 382) of the light-shielding portions (46) disposed in the first direction have portions crossing a reference line (L) extending in the second direction and fluctuate in a specified cycle along the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Takehiro Murao, Takuto Yoshino, Hiroshi Fukushima, Tomoo Takatani
  • Patent number: 8896919
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display system is provided. The 3D display system includes a display device and an optical device. The display device is configured to display sets of images with parallax for a 3D display. The optical device has electric-signal-controllable optical parameters and is coupled with the display device. Further, the optical device is configured to enable directional light transmission so as to separate lights of the sets of images into predetermined viewing directions to effect the 3D display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Superd Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Song, Jing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140340745
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of making a three dimensional image display and to the three dimensional image display. A lenticular array is laminated to a substrate for mounting to a registration riser for positioning the substrate and lens over a display, such as a television display. The lenticular lens is positioned to align the lenticular lens for viewing a 3D image on the play while the registration riser is sized to place the lenticular lens over the display focused on the display face. The substrate having the attached lens is attached to the registration riser which is removably attached to the display. The riser allows the precise registration of of the lens to be attached to the display without direct bonding to the display for ease in manufacture and removal and replacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Michael Gibilisco, Dominic Crain
  • Patent number: 8885018
    Abstract: A display comprises a parallax optic (2), such as a combined parallax barrier and lens array, and a pixellated display device (1). The pixels of the display device (1) are arranged as groups cooperating with a parallax element (4) of the parallax optic (2). Each group comprises a first pixel (A) aligned with the centre of the parallax element (4), second and third pixels (B, C) on either side of the first pixel (A), and fourth pixels (D) shared with adjacent groups and disposed outside the second pixels (B, C). The parallax elements (4) make the different pixels of each group visible in different viewing regions. A control arrangement selects regions of the display and selects different combinations of the pixels of each group for image display within respective regions so as to provide simultaneously-present different viewing modes having different viewing range characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nathan James Smith, Benjamin John Broughton, Lesley Anne Parry-Jones, Jonathan Mather, Harry Garth Walton
  • Publication number: 20140320774
    Abstract: A stereo display includes a display panel, a first polarizer modulator disposed above the display panel, and a second polarizer modulator disposed above the first polarizer modulator. The second polarizer modulator includes a first lens set, a second lens set opposite to the first lens set, a polarization material, and a birefringent material. An angle between an extending direction of the first lens set and an extending direction of the second lens set is not 0 or 180 degrees. The polarization material is between the first lens set and the second lens set. The birefringent material is disposed in at least one of the first lens set and the second lens set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Chao-Yuan Chen, Yu-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 8861032
    Abstract: The present invention provides stereoscopic prints with enhanced resolution and reduced image coarseness. A stereoscopic print comprises a lenticular lens sheet and a dot image print that is glued to the back surface of the lenticular lens sheet. The order of printing dots for the pixels of tone-representing smallest units with the use of a color plate is set at random. The dot printing order is the same among a given number of image strips forming an image strip group that are continuously arranged in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of half-cylindrical lenses so that dot printing is performed continuously on an area in which pixels to be printed are continuous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20140300961
    Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device, including a display unit comprising a plurality of pixel units, wherein at least one of the pixel units has a short side extended in a first direction and a long side extended in a second direction different from the first direction, and an image conversion unit comprising a lenticular lens overlapped with at least two of the pixel units arranged in the first direction, wherein the lenticular lens is extended in the second direction and a first prism corresponding to the lenticular lens is arranged in the second direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Hwi Kim, Hee-Seop Kim, Hae-Young Yun, Kyung-Ho Jung, Seung-Hoon Lee, Jung-Hwan Yi