With Right And Left Channel Discriminator (e.g., Polarized Or Colored Light) Patents (Class 359/464)
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Patent number: 10623720Abstract: A liquid crystal grating, a driving method thereof and a 3D display device are provided. The liquid crystal grating includes: a plurality of periodical grating units, wherein each of the periodical grating units includes a plurality of strip-like electrodes; a first primary driving circuitry configured to drive the plurality of strip-like electrodes, to form a light-shielding section and a light-transmitting section in each of the periodical grating units; at least one second primary driving circuitry configured to drive the plurality of strip-like electrodes, to form the light-shielding section and the light-transmitting section in each of the periodical grating units; and a control circuitry configured to select the first primary driving circuitry or the second primary driving circuitry to drive the strip-like electrodes in accordance with a distance between a user and the liquid crystal grating.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming Yang, Xiaochuan Chen, Wenqing Zhao, Chenyu Chen
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Patent number: 10600237Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for rendering 3D images or video without significantly losing resolution or increasing the resolution. The systems and methods for 3D rendering technology can work with different types of 3D data frames that include left eye image and right eye image sub-frames. The 3D data frames render 3D imagery with side-by-side (SXS), top-and-bottom (TB), and frame packing (FP), as well as others such as full high definition 3D (FHD3D), frame sequential 3D, passive 3D rendering or the like. System and methods are provided for creating inverse pixel strips, and preparing 3D images that include the inverse pixel strips. Systems and methods are provided for expanding images in a plane without significant loss of resolution.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: BITANIMATE, INC.Inventors: Behrooz Maleki, Sarvenaz Sarkhosh
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Patent number: 10580365Abstract: Display equipment includes a display device, a backlight device, a first cylindrical lens array and a second cylindrical lens array. The display device includes multiple display units. At least three adjacent display elements are used to display at least one pixel in an image. The backlight device is configured to generate multiple first incident light and multiple second incident light. The first cylindrical lens array and the second cylindrical lens array are configured to refract the first incident light and the second incident light. After the first cylindrical lens array and the second cylindrical lens array refract the first incident light and the second incident light time-sequentially, the light will be projected at the positions with different vertical heights on the display units.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: June-Jei Huang
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Patent number: 10574976Abstract: A medical stereoscopic observation apparatus having circuitry that acquires a status signal according to a status of image processing from each image processing circuit of a plurality of image processing circuits that perform the image processing on input image data through a selected image processing unit among a plurality of image processing units in the respective image processing circuit and generates output image data to be output as a right eye image or a left eye image, and causes a second image processing circuit different from a first image processing circuit to switch the selected image processing unit to match the selected image processing unit of the first image processing circuit, according to the status signal acquired from the first image processing circuit among the image processing circuits of the plurality of image processing circuits.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.Inventors: Nobusuke Yamaoka, Aki Mizukami
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Patent number: 10527773Abstract: A backlight unit and a holographic display apparatus that includes a backlight unit are provided. The backlight unit includes a light source, a first light guide plate for guiding a light beam emitted by the light source in a first direction, a second light guide plate for guiding the light beam incident via the first light guide plate in a second direction, and an output/input coupler that is disposed between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONCIS CO., LTD.Inventors: Yunhee Kim, Jaeseung Chung, Hoon Song, Sunil Kim, Jungkwuen An
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Patent number: 10514551Abstract: A stereo display device includes a light source module, a display module, and first, second, and third lenticular lens. The light source module sequentially provides a plurality of groups of timing light. The first lenticular lens is disposed in front of the light source module. The second lenticular lens is disposed in front of the first lenticular lens. By two optical Fourier transforms performed by the first and second lenticular lens, different groups of timing light are respectively focus on different sub-regions of each of the pixels of the display module. The display module is disposed in front of the second lenticular lens and transforms the timing light focused on the pixels into a plurality of groups of pixel light. The third lenticular lens is disposed in front of the display module and directs the pixel light to a plurality of views.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventor: June-Jei Huang
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Patent number: 10475245Abstract: In some embodiments, folding patterns are provided that can be folded to create three-dimensional target objects for use in augmented reality environments. In some embodiments, the folding patterns may include joining means to secure the folded shape and thereby enhance usability and durability. In some embodiments, the folding patterns may also include patterns that can be used to identify a particular virtual object to be rendered in association with the three-dimensional target object.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: L'OrealInventor: Seyed Morteza Haerihosseini
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Patent number: 10444501Abstract: The image display device further includes a scanning unit that uses light from the light source to scan the movable screen and the fixed screen, and an optical system that uses light from the movable screen and the fixed screen to generate a virtual image, a drive unit that moves the movable screen, a structure body that supports the fixed screen at a fixed position such that the fixed screen is closer to the optical system than the movable screen is, and a magnetic cover that covers a movable part of the drive unit. The structure body covers an area around an opening of the magnetic cover to shield the movable part of the drive unit from stray light travelling backward via the optical system.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroyuki Furuya, Akira Kurozuka, Yuta Yamamoto, Susumu Uragami
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Patent number: 10379370Abstract: A multi-display system (e.g., a display including multiple display panels) includes at least first and second displays (e.g., display panels or display layers) arranged substantially parallel to each other in order to display three-dimensional (3D) features to a viewer(s). At least sub-pixel compression is utilized in order to reduce moiré interference.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: PURE DEPTH LIMITEDInventors: Gareth Paul Bell, Darryl Singh
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Patent number: 10310283Abstract: An adapter system for displaying and recording stereoscopic images from a single lens optic device and methods of producing stereoscopic images using such an adapter are provided herein. The adapter system utilizes an active stereoscopic shutter mounted along the optical path of the single lens optic device, such as, for example, a microscope or an endoscope, to provide a stereoscopic image to a video or still camera mounted along the same optical path.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: Reach3D Medical LLCInventors: Kevin Brent May, Richard J. Michaels
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Patent number: 10306204Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 3D display panel, including a lower substrate comprising a plurality columns of subpixels in which preset columns of subpixels serve as a buffer zone; a grating configured to allow images of one part of subpixels in the lower substrate to enter a left eye of a viewer, and allow images of the other part of subpixels in the lower substrate to enter a right eye of the viewer; a positioning unit configured to determine a first distance which the viewer moves, and determine whether any subpixel of non-buffer zone is shielded by the grating according to the first distance; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust the buffer zone when the any subpixel of non-buffer zone is shielded by the grating.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ming Yang, Xue Dong, Wenqing Zhao, Xiaochuan Chen, Renwei Guo, Pengcheng Lu, Changfeng Li
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Patent number: 10306208Abstract: A device for creating more natural three-dimensional image effects which may be recorded, for example, by video cameras. The device has an intermittent image pathway occluder for receiving at least two image pathways which alternately and intermittently occludes the two image pathways, a horizontal imaging-shifting component for shifting at least one of the image pathways leftward or rightward, a vertical imaging-shifting component for shifting the image pathways upward and downward, and an image pathway compositing component which forms a coincident superimposed composite three-dimensional image after the image pathways have been shifted by the horizontal and vertical imaging-shifting components, and after passing through the intermittent image pathway occluder. Also, a device for enhancing the more natural three-dimensional effect of such images which are created and which may be recorded and/or displayed.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Inventor: Harold O. Hosea
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Patent number: 10289003Abstract: An image correction application relating to the ability to apply maskless lithography patterns to a substrate in a manufacturing process is disclosed. The embodiments described herein relate to a software application platform, which corrects non-uniform image patterns on a substrate. The application platform method includes in a digital micromirror device (DMD) installed in an image projection system, the DMD having a plurality of columns, each column having a plurality of mirrors, disabling at least one entire column of the plurality of columns, exposing a first portion of the substrate to a first shot of electromagnetic radiation, exposing a second portion of the substrate to a second shot of electromagnetic radiation, and iteratively translating the substrate a step size and exposing another portion of the substrate to another shot of electromagnetic radiation until the substrate has been completely exposed to shots of electromagnetic radiation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Thomas L. Laidig, Joseph R. Johnson, Christopher Dennis Bencher
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Patent number: 10274153Abstract: Provided is a lamp for a vehicle which is capable of forming a beam pattern having a cutoff line with a moderate sharpness. The lamp includes a light source portion, a first lens portion with a plurality of micro incident lenses, a second lens portion with a plurality of micro exit lenses corresponding to the plurality of micro incident lenses, respectively, and a shielding portion which includes a plurality of shields which form a plurality of illumination regions for forming a beam pattern by obstructing a portion of light which is incident onto each of the plurality of micro exit lenses. In particular, upper boundary lines of illumination regions formed by a first set of the plurality of shields are formed in positions different from those of upper boundary lines of illumination regions formed by a second set of the plurality of shields.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: SL CorporationInventors: Jongwoon Kim, Nakjung Choi, Hyeongdo Kim, Kihae Shin
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Patent number: 10254554Abstract: A display device and a method for using the display device are provided. The display device includes a display panel, a grating panel over the display panel, and a distance adjusting mechanism for adjusting a distance between the display panel and the grating panel to provide an adjustable optimum viewing distance of the display device. The distance adjusting mechanism includes a first electromagnetic unit configured with the grating panel and a second electromagnetic unit configured under the display panel. Electric current flowing through each of the first electromagnetic unit and the second electromagnetic unit is controlled to allow the grating panel to move towards or away from the display panel.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD, BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xin Gai, Jie Liu, Hui Zheng, Dongxi Li
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Patent number: 10257504Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display unit which displays an image, a barrier unit including a plurality of barrier regions, each of the barrier regions including two nontransmissive regions which block light transmitted from the display unit and one transmissive region which is arranged between the two nontransmissive regions and allows light transmitted from the display unit to pass through, and a control unit. The control unit controls the barrier pitch of the barrier regions, according to viewer's position. Further, the control unit controls each of edge-units constituting the transmissive region into a state of transmissive or nontransmissive.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Daichi Suzuki, Takeo Koito
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Patent number: 10247946Abstract: A Head Mounted Display (“HMD”) includes a display module to generate image light, an optical combiner, a stacked switchable lens, and control circuitry. The optical combiner combines the image light with external scene light. The optical combiner includes a reflective element coupled to receive the image light and direct the image light in an eye-ward direction. The stacked switchable lens is optically coupled to receive the image light. The stacked switchable lens includes at least a first switching optic and a second switching optic. The control circuitry is configured to selectively activate the first switching optic and the second switching optic. The first switching optic is configured to direct the image light toward a first eyeward region when activated by the control circuitry. The second switching optic is configured to direct the image light toward a second eyeward region when activated by the control circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Bernard C. Kress, Greg E. Priest-Dorman
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Patent number: 10228574Abstract: An eye protection system may include a first lens, a second lens, and a lens support. The first lens may filter light of one or more first wavelengths. The second lens may filter light of one or more second wavelengths. At least one of the one or more first wavelengths may be different than at least one of the one or more second wavelengths. The lens support may position the first lens and the second lens in side-by-side arrangement respectively in front of a first eye and a second eye of a wearer in a manner respectively preventing the one or more first wavelengths and the one or more second wavelengths from being respectively received by the first eye and the second eye.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventor: Brian Tillotson
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Patent number: 10134817Abstract: An OLED display panel, a display device, and a display system. The OLED display panel comprises a base plate, first OLED display elements arranged in an array on a side of the base plate, and a first photochromic layer arranged on a side of the first OLED display elements. The first photochromic layer comprises first stripe shaped photochromic bodies and first stripe shaped openings arranged periodically and alternately, and is switchable between a transparent state and an opaque state. When the first photochromic layer stays in the opaque state, the first photochromic layer enables the OLED display panel to realize 3D display on the side where the first photochromic layer is arranged. 2D and 3D display modes are realized on a side of the display panel, which improves user experience and has a low cost.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Liyan Xu, Junwei Wang, Ming Tian, Jiarong Liu
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Patent number: 10122991Abstract: A surgical stereoscopic observation apparatus has a pair of main optical paths A and a pair of secondary optical paths B, an aligning direction of the paths B differing by 90 degrees from that of the paths A. The main and secondary optical paths involve imaging elements D1 and D2, respectively. This apparatus is able to provide not only electronic images oriented for a main operator and an assistant positioned opposite to the main operator but also electronic images orientated for an assistant positioned on the left or right side of the main operator, thereby allowing the main operator and assistants to cooperatively conduct an operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: MITAKA KOHKI CO., LTD.Inventor: Katsuyuki Nakamura
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Patent number: 10102667Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for rendering 3D images or video without significantly losing resolution or increasing the resolution. The systems and methods for 3D rendering technology can work with different types of 3D data frames that include left eye image and right eye image sub-frames. The 3D data frames render 3D imagery with side-by-side (SXS), top-and-bottom (TB), and frame packing (FP), as well as others such as full high definition 3D (FHD3D), frame sequential 3D, passive 3D rendering or the like. System and methods are provided for creating inverse pixel strips, and preparing 3D images that include the inverse pixel strips. Systems and methods are provided for expanding images in a plane without significant loss of resolution.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: BITANIMATE, INC.Inventors: Behrooz Maleki, Sarvenaz Sarkhosh
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Patent number: 10092838Abstract: Provided are an electronic apparatus, an electronic system and a control method thereof. The electronic apparatus is used for controlling a multi-field-of-view display apparatus, wherein the multi-field-of-view display apparatus has multiple view areas each of which covers the entire display area of the multi-field-of-view display apparatus and displays one picture respectively, and the electronic apparatus controls the multi-field-of-view display apparatus such that at least two pictures among the pictures simultaneously displayed in the view areas are based on different angles of view. The electronic apparatus is applicable to multi-person games, and enables multiple players to view pictures with different game scenes through the same screen, and would not reduce visual experience due to reduction of screen area that needs to be viewed by each player.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yefei Dong, Li Yang, Wenbo Li
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Patent number: 10082613Abstract: A directional backlight has a directional backplane that has a plurality of directional pixels configured to scatter a plurality of input planar lightbeams into a plurality of directional lightbeams. Each directional lightbeam has a direction and angular spread controlled by characteristics of a directional pixel in the plurality of directional pixels. A modulation layer having a plurality of modulators configured to modulate the plurality of directional lightbeams. The directional backlight is configured to generate a 3D image with multiple views by specifying the characteristics of the directional pixels in the directional backplane.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: LEIA INC.Inventors: David A. Fattal, James A. Brug, Charles M. Santori, Marco Fiorentino, Zhen Peng
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Patent number: 10067369Abstract: A display apparatus including a display device having a display area and a frame area surrounding the display area, a prism module and a transparent element is provided. The corner regions of the frame are adjacent to the corners of the display area respectively. The prism module includes at least one corner prism set disposed on at least one of the corner regions. The transparent element is disposed between the display device and the prism module, and covers the corner regions. The transparent element includes a light entering surface facing the display device, a light exiting surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connected with the light entering surface and the light exiting surface. At least one of the side surfaces located in the corner regions is an inclined surface. The light entering surface connected to the inclined surface is retracted in a direction toward the display area.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: CHAMP VISION DISPLAY INC.Inventors: Chin-Ku Liu, Jhong-Hao Wu, Fa-Chih Liu
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Patent number: 9995949Abstract: The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for modulating the transmissivity of electrochromic devices utilizing a controller that provides a continuous potential that may be pulsed to the electrochromic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Ashwin-Ushas Corporation, Inc.Inventor: Prasanna Chandrasekhar
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Patent number: 9992475Abstract: A system configured to support video formatting without a priori knowledge of video formatting requirements of a display device. The system relies on video information transmitted from the display device to a source device to facilitate determining the video formatting requirements of the display device. The system can be used within any television network, gaming network, and content sourcing network where it may be advantageous to deploy a source device that can support formatting requirements for a plurality of different display types.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.Inventor: David K. Broberg
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Patent number: 9986223Abstract: Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for folded optic stereoscopic imaging, wherein a number of folded optic paths each direct a different one of a corresponding number of stereoscopic images toward a portion of a single image sensor. Each folded optic path can include a set of optics including a first light folding surface positioned to receive light propagating from a scene along a first optical axis and redirect the light along a second optical axis, a second light folding surface positioned to redirect the light from the second optical axis to a third optical axis, and lens elements positioned along at least the first and second optical axes and including a first subset having telescopic optical characteristics and a second subset lengthening the optical path length. The sensor can be a three-dimensionally stacked backside illuminated sensor wafer and reconfigurable instruction cell array processing wafer that performs depth processing.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Sergiu Radu Goma, Todor Georgiev Georgiev, Biay-Cheng Hseih, Zheng-wu Li, Wen-Yu Sun
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Patent number: 9958689Abstract: A light-guiding device includes a first transparent substrate having an incident surface and a transmission surface; a first parallax barrier located on the first transparent substrate and configured to allow a first type of light in the light source to be converged to a first assemblage point and allow a second type of light in the light source to be converged to a second assemblage point, wherein the first parallax barrier includes a plurality of light-shielding units, each of which is produced by using a micro-electro-mechanical system switch, and includes a light-shielding body; an attraction cantilever, connected with the light-shielding body, an attraction and a separation of the attraction cantilever configured to force the light-shielding body to move so as to change transmission of the light in the light source.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventors: Yanlong Shang, Guang Yang
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Patent number: 9948914Abstract: A mobile three-dimensional sensor configuration is provided with a first sensor of a second type mounted proximate to the first sensor of a first type. A second sensor of the second type is mounted proximate to a second sensor of the first type. The first and second sensors are coupled to a first platform operable to vary the azimuth and elevation of the first and second sensors of the first and second types. The first and second platforms are mounted on a translational drive configured to independently translate the first and second platforms with respect to one another. A controller is configured to receive images sensors of and further configured to create a pair fused images of the first sensors of the first and second type and the second sensors of the first and second type. The controller is still further configured to display the pair of fused images.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Alan R Pinkus, David W Dommett
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Patent number: 9910207Abstract: Disclosed is an imaging directional backlight polarization recovery apparatus including an imaging directional backlight with at least a polarization sensitive reflection component with optional polarization transformation and redirection elements. Viewing windows may be formed through imaging individual light sources and hence defines the relative positions of system elements and ray paths. The base imaging directional backlight systems provide substantially unpolarized light primarily for the illumination of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) resulting in at least 50% loss in light output when using a conventional sheet polarizer as input to the display. The invention herein introduces a polarization sensitive reflecting element to separate desired and undesired polarization states for the purposes of transformation and redirection of the reflected light for usable illumination.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: RealD Spark, LLCInventors: Michael G. Robinson, Gary D. Sharp, Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold, Miller H. Schuck
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Patent number: 9906776Abstract: A display control method, device and system are provided. The display control method comprises: displaying other sub-pixel views, except a 3D left-eye visual view and a 3D right-eye visual view, of a display module to be same 2D views; and obtaining corresponding 2D viewing position adjustment information capable of allowing both a left eye and a right eye of a 2D viewer to watch the 2D view according to eye position information of each 2D viewer, and outputting the 2D viewing position adjustment information. The proposal can achieve glasses-free 3D display and 2D display at the same time and satisfy the viewing requirements of different viewers at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jinye Zhu
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Patent number: 9880401Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing access to an accommodation-capable eye-mountable device via a user interface of an auxiliary device. In an embodiment, the user interface provides prompts for a user of the eye-mountable device to perform various viewing actions, where the eye-mountable device receives from the auxiliary device communications indicating respective times of the viewing actions. Based on the communications, the eye-mountable device generates configuration information indicating a correspondence of respective states of the eye-mountable device to respective characteristics of the viewing actions. In another embodiment, operational modes of the eye-mountable device are defined based on the configuration information.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Nathan Pletcher, Robert F. Wiser, Daniel J. Yeager, Shung-neng Lee
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Patent number: 9864205Abstract: A multifocal display for rendering a 3D scene as a series of 2D images. In one aspect, the multifocal display includes a display, an optical imaging system, a refractive focus actuator and a controller. The display renders the 2D images. The optical imaging system is image-side telecentric and creates an image of the display. The refractive focus actuator is positioned at the pupil of the optical imaging system. Thus, adjusting the refractive focus actuator alters a location of the image of the display but does not significantly alter a size of the image. The controller coordinates adjustment of the refractive focus actuator with rendering of the 2D images on the display. The waveform driving the focus actuator is preferably designed to reduce ringing and jitter effects.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Noah Bedard, Patrick Llull, Ivana Tosic, Wanmin Wu, Kathrin Berkner
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Patent number: 9841537Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, an apparatus may include a display comprising a plurality of pixels and a computer system coupled with the display and operable to instruct the display to display images. The apparatus may further include a microlens array located adjacent to the display and comprising a plurality of microlenses, wherein the microlens array is operable to produce a light field by altering light emitted by the display to simulate an object that is in focus to an observer while the display and the microlens array are located within a near-eye range of the observer.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATIONInventors: David Patrick Luebke, Douglas Lanman, Thomas F. Fox, Gerrit Slavenburg
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Patent number: 9823482Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 19, 2013Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Universal Display CorporationInventors: Richard A. Muller, Neal I. Weinstock, Michael Hack
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Patent number: 9696558Abstract: Laser or narrow band light sources are utilized to from left (R1, G1, B1) and right (R2,G2;B2,) images of a 3D projection. Under off-axis viewing of projections (i.e. oblique incident angles) the passbands of the viewing filters in the glasses are blue-shifted, which has the potential of cause crosstalk and/or loss of energy/brightness in any channel or color. This blue-shift is compensated via the combined use of any of viewing passbands (220) encompassing the associated projected lightband (222) and a red-shift passband (224) selection of passband wavelengths that maximize usability of the passband as it “shifts” due to varying or increasing angles of off-axis viewing), curvature of viewing filters, and guard bands between light bands of adjacent channels. Implemented with any number of light sources, additional light sources are utilized to affect a desirable increase in color gamut.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing CorporationInventor: Martin J. Richards
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Patent number: 9678354Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels including a plurality of sub-pixels, and arranges and displays a multi-view image in an arrangement pattern. The display panel includes a polarizing film disposed on a back surface of the display panel and which transmits, to the display panel, light having a first polarization direction to an area corresponding to a first part of each of the sub-pixels, and light having a second polarization direction to an area corresponding to a second part of the sub-pixels. a polarizing panel disposed on a back surface of the polarizing film and configured to adjusts the first and second polarization directions of the light transmitted by the polarizing film, and a controller configured to control a driving state of the polarizing panel to sequentially provide the first and second polarization directions for one image frame section.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2014Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun-seung Cho, Jung-hoon Yoon, Seon-deok Hwang
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Patent number: 9641832Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a testing method of a 3D display cross interference and the testing device thereof. The method according to the present disclosure comprises: acquiring a brightness of at least one first test image in a region where a left eye image is displayed in a display device and a brightness of at least one second test image in a region where a right eye image is displayed in the display device through a left eye lens or a right eye lens of stereo glasses; comparing the brightness of the acquired first test image and the brightness of the acquired second test image, and determining a cross interference value or a cross interference value range between the left eye image and the right eye image according to the comparison result, a grey scale value of the first test image and a grey scale value of the second test image.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xinshe Yin, Quanzhi Han
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Patent number: 9618767Abstract: A projector includes an illumination device adapted to emit a plurality of light beams, which includes a first light beam and a second light beam, as illumination light, a liquid crystal light valve, and a projection optical system adapted to project image light, which is emitted from the liquid crystal light valve, on a screen. The image light is formed of a plurality of diffracted light beams and a plurality of zero-order light beams, which are generated by the illumination light and the liquid crystal light valve. In the exit pupil, an illuminance peak due to the zero-order light beam corresponding to the first light beam is disposed at a position different from a position of an illuminance peak due to the diffracted light beam corresponding to the second light beam.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Egawa
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Patent number: 9591295Abstract: Approaches enable display of image content (e.g., still or video content), providing an appearance or view based at least in part upon a current relative position and/or orientation of the viewer with respect to the device, and changes in that relative position and/or orientation. Image content is rendered consistent with a viewing angle for the current relative position of the viewer. As that viewing angle changes, the content can be re-rendered or otherwise updated to display the image content from a perspective that reflects the change in viewing angle. Different adjustments can be applied to portions of the content based upon the change in viewing angle. These adjustments can include changes due to parallax or occlusion, which when added to the rendered content enhance the viewer experience and increase realism for content rendered on a two- or three-dimensional display screen.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Wayne Lockhart, Kevin Robert Costello
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Patent number: 9591294Abstract: A projector includes a lamp that emits projection light to project 3D picture, in which a right eye image and a left eye image are represented in a time division manner, to an object, a synchronization signal transmission section which transmits shutter synchronization signal to glasses having a right eye shutter and a left eye shutter to control the opened state or the closed state of the right eye shutter and the left eye shutter, based on the signal indicating a displaying period of the right eye image and the left eye image of 3D picture, and a lamp drive section that supplies AC current having peak overlapping with a period when the right eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state and peak overlapping with a period when the left eye shutter of the glasses is in the opened state to the lamp, based on the signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2016Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Hirosada Horiguchi, Hiroshi Yoshimoto, Tadashi Yamada, Keiji Fukuhara
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Patent number: 9575327Abstract: Stereoscopic image viewing eyewear includes a left-eye shutter that controls a visual field of a viewer's left eye, a right-eye shutter that controls a visual field of a viewer's right eye, a distance determiner that detects a distance between the display device and the eyewear and determines whether the detected distance is smaller than a predetermined value, and a shutter controller that controls open and close of the left-eye shutter and the right-eye shutter based on the determined result of the distance determiner to cause the viewer to view the stereoscopic image when the detected distance is larger than a predetermined value, and to cause the viewer to view a non-stereoscopic image when the detected distance is smaller than the predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2013Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Katsuo Saigo, Kazuo Okamoto
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Patent number: 9568739Abstract: A liquid crystal lens includes a plurality of first stripe-shaped electrodes, a plurality of second stripe-shaped electrodes, and a plurality of third stripe-shaped electrodes. Each first stripe-shaped electrode is disposed between any two of the second stripe-shaped electrodes that are adjacent to each other, and each second stripe-shaped electrode and each first stripe-shaped electrode are arranged along a first direction alternately. The third stripe-shaped electrodes are arranged along a second direction sequentially and interlaced with the first stripe-shaped electrodes and the second stripe-shaped electrodes. Any two of the second stripe-shaped electrodes and two opposite sides of each third stripe-shaped electrode perpendicular to the second direction define a lens region.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: WINTEK CORPORATIONInventors: Tai-Hsiang Jen, Yan-Yu Su, Yi-Pai Huang, Chong-Yang Fang
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Patent number: 9565421Abstract: A device for creating more natural three-dimensional image effects which may be recorded, for example, by video cameras. The device has an intermittent image pathway occluder for receiving at least two image pathways which alternately and intermittently occludes the two image pathways, a horizontal imaging-shifting component for shifting at least one of the image pathways leftward or rightward, a vertical imaging-shifting component for shifting the image pathways upward and downward, and an image pathway compositing component which forms a coincident superimposed composite three-dimensional image after the image pathways have been shifted by the horizontal and vertical imaging-shifting components, and after passing through the intermittent image pathway occluder. Also, a device for enhancing the more natural three-dimensional effect of such images which are created and which may be recorded and/or displayed.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Inventor: Harold O. Hosea
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Patent number: 9521404Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a three-dimensional (3D) display control method and a 3D display control device. The 3D display control method comprises: sequentially acquiring left-eye image data or right-eye image data corresponding to each column of subpixels on a display panel for displaying a current frame image; and sequentially updating images displayed by each column of subpixels according to the left-eye image data or the right-eye image data for displaying the current frame image, and meanwhile updating light shielding regions and light transmitting regions of a grating device corresponding to a previous frame image, so as to achieve a naked-eye 3D image displaying.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yanbing Wu
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Patent number: 9495791Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for rendering 3D images or video without significantly losing resolution or increasing the resolution. The systems and methods for 3D rendering technology can work with different types of 3D data frames that include left eye image and right eye image sub-frames. The 3D data frames render 3D imagery with side-by-side (SXS), top-and-bottom (TB), and frame packing (FP), as well as others such as full high definition 3D (FHD3D), frame sequential 3D, passive 3D rendering or the like. System and methods are provided for creating inverse pixel strips, and preparing 3D images that include the inverse pixel strips. Systems and methods are provided for expanding images in a plane without significant loss of resolution.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2012Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: BITANIMATE, INC.Inventors: Behrooz Maleki, Sarvenaz Sarkhosh
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Patent number: 9497445Abstract: A shutter for an autostereoscopic display, said shutter comprising a first switchable aperture array having a relatively fast switching time from a substantially transparent state to a substantially opaque state, and a second switchable aperture array having a relatively fast switching time from a substantially opaque state to a substantially transparent state, wherein said first switchable aperture array and said second switchable aperture at least partially overlap.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: SETRED ASInventors: Christian Moller, Doug Patterson, Thomas Ericson, Ingolf Dahl
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Patent number: 9494802Abstract: An adapter system for displaying and recording stereoscopic images from a single lens optic device and methods of producing stereoscopic images using such an adapter are provided herein. The adapter system utilizes an active stereoscopic shutter mounted along the optical path of the single lens optic device, such as, for example, a microscope or an endoscope, to provide a stereoscopic image to a video or still camera mounted along the same optical path.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Reach3D Medical LLCInventors: Kevin Brent May, Richard J. Michaels
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Patent number: 9438886Abstract: A method of using two parallax scanning lenses to capture left and right points of view for stereoscopic three-dimensional display. The method includes establishing first and second parallax scanning points of view and overlapping fields of view of a subject volume including a region of interest. The method includes reading at least one scene parameter associated with the field of view of the subject volume. The method includes determining stereoscopic and parallax scanning setting based on a value(s) derived from at least one scene parameter. The method also includes computer generating and storing virtual parallax scanning stereoscopic imagery.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2011Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: VISION III IMAGING, INC.Inventors: Christopher A. Mayhew, Craig M. Mayhew
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Patent number: 9432634Abstract: An image generation device generates an output image including a road image based on plural input images that are captured by plural cameras mounted to a body to be operated. The image generation device includes a control part that arranges input image portions of two cameras that correspond to an overlapping area of the image capturing ranges of the two cameras to form a lattice pattern on the output image. The lattice pattern includes as a unit pattern a region that is defined by two circles having a center at the position of a first camera of the two cameras and two circles having a center at the position of a second camera of the two cameras.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yoshihisa Kiyota