×

Near-eye parallax barrier displays

  • US 10,008,043 B2
  • Filed: 11/14/2016
  • Issued: 06/26/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a display device comprising a plurality of pixels;

    a computer system coupled with said display and operable to instruct said display to display images;

    a spatial light modulator (SLM) array located adjacent to said display and comprising a plurality of spatial light modulators (SLMs); and

    a light shutter operable to block rays of light originating from a surrounding environment from entering said display device and said SLM array when said display device and said SLM array are operating,wherein said SLM array is operable to produce a light field by altering light emitted by said display device to simulate an object that is in focus to an observer while said display device and said SLM array are located within a near-eye range of said observer, and wherein said SLM array comprises an array of high-speed SLMs operable to refresh at a faster rate than a flicker fusion threshold for a human eye.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×