Stacked display panels for image enhancement
First Claim
1. A head-mounted display (HMD) comprising:
- an electronic display element comprising a plurality of display panels that together output image light, the plurality of panels including a first display panel and a second display panel, the first display panel including a first plurality of sub-pixels, the first plurality of sub-pixels separated from each other by a non-emission area, the second display panel including a second plurality of sub-pixels, the second display panel positioned offset from the first display panel such that the second plurality of sub-pixels emit light through the non-emission area of the first display panel, wherein the first plurality of sub-pixels are configured to operate over a first range of luminosities, and the second plurality of sub-pixels are configured to operate over a second range of luminosities that is higher than the first range of luminosities, and the electronic display element is configured to;
receive an image having a dynamic range;
divide the dynamic range into “
n”
number of reduced dynamic ranges, wherein “
n”
is a number of display panels, and each reduced dynamic range corresponds to a different range of luminosities that different display panels are configured to operate over;
provide each display panel a respective reduced dynamic range;
display, by the first display panel, a first portion of the image in accordance with the first range of luminosities and a first reduced dynamic range;
display, by the second display panel, a second portion of image in accordance with the second range of luminosities and a second reduced dynamic range; and
an optics block configured to direct the image light to an exit pupil of the HMD corresponding to a location of an eye of a user of the HMD.
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Abstract
A head-mounted display (HMD) includes an electronic display element and an optics block. The electronic display element includes a plurality of display panels that together output image light. The plurality of panels including a first display panel and a second display panel. The first display panel includes a first plurality of sub-pixels that are separated from each other by a non-emission area. The second panel includes a second plurality of sub-pixels. The second display panel is positioned offset from the first display panel such that the second plurality of sub-pixels emit light through the non-emission area of the first display panel. The optics block configured to direct the image light to an exit pupil of the HMD corresponding to a location of an eye of a user of the HMD.
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17 Claims
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1. A head-mounted display (HMD) comprising:
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an electronic display element comprising a plurality of display panels that together output image light, the plurality of panels including a first display panel and a second display panel, the first display panel including a first plurality of sub-pixels, the first plurality of sub-pixels separated from each other by a non-emission area, the second display panel including a second plurality of sub-pixels, the second display panel positioned offset from the first display panel such that the second plurality of sub-pixels emit light through the non-emission area of the first display panel, wherein the first plurality of sub-pixels are configured to operate over a first range of luminosities, and the second plurality of sub-pixels are configured to operate over a second range of luminosities that is higher than the first range of luminosities, and the electronic display element is configured to; receive an image having a dynamic range; divide the dynamic range into “
n”
number of reduced dynamic ranges, wherein “
n”
is a number of display panels, and each reduced dynamic range corresponds to a different range of luminosities that different display panels are configured to operate over;provide each display panel a respective reduced dynamic range; display, by the first display panel, a first portion of the image in accordance with the first range of luminosities and a first reduced dynamic range; display, by the second display panel, a second portion of image in accordance with the second range of luminosities and a second reduced dynamic range; and an optics block configured to direct the image light to an exit pupil of the HMD corresponding to a location of an eye of a user of the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A head-mounted display (HMD) comprising:
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an electronic display element comprising a plurality of display panels that together output image light, the plurality of panels including a first display panel and a second display panel, the first display panel including a first plurality of sub-pixels, the first plurality of sub-pixels separated from each other by a non-emission area, the second display panel including a second plurality of sub-pixels, the second display panel positioned offset from the first display panel such that the second plurality of sub-pixels emit light through the non-emission area of the first display panel, wherein the first plurality of sub-pixels are configured to operate over a first range of luminosities, and the second plurality of sub-pixels are configured to operate over a second range of luminosities that is higher than the first range of luminosities, and the electronic display element is configured to; receive an image having a dynamic range; divide the dynamic range into “
n”
number of reduced dynamic ranges, wherein “
n”
is a number of display panels, and each reduced dynamic range corresponds to a different range of luminosities that different display panels are configured to operate over;provide each display panel a respective reduced dynamic range; display, by the first display panel, a first portion of the image in accordance with the first range of luminosities and a first reduced dynamic range; display, by the second display panel, a second portion of image in accordance with the second range of luminosities and a second reduced dynamic range; and an optics block configured to; magnify the image light; and direct the image light to an exit pupil of the HMD corresponding to a location of an eye of a user of the HMD. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A head-mounted display (HMD) comprising:
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an electronic display element comprising a plurality of display panels that together output image light, the plurality of panels including a first display panel and a second display panel, the first display panel including a first plurality of sub-pixels, the first plurality of sub-pixels separated from each other by a non-emission area, the second display panel including a second plurality of sub-pixels, the second display panel positioned offset from the first display panel such that the second plurality of sub-pixels emit light through the non-emission area of the first display panel, wherein the first plurality of sub-pixels are configured to operate over a first range of luminosities, and the second plurality of sub-pixels are configured to operate over a second range of luminosities that is higher than the first range of luminosities, and the electronic display element is configured to; receive an image having a dynamic range; divide the dynamic range into “
n”
number of reduced dynamic ranges, wherein “
n”
is a number of display panels, and each reduced dynamic range corresponds to a different range of luminosities that different display panels are configured to operate over;provide each display panel a respective reduced dynamic range; display, by the first display panel, a first portion of the image in accordance with the first range of luminosities and a first reduced dynamic range; display, by the second display panel, a second portion of image in accordance with the second range of luminosities and a second reduced dynamic range; and an optics block configured to; correct one or more optical aberrations in the image light; magnify the image light; and direct the image light to an exit pupil of the HMD corresponding to a location of an eye of a user of the HMD.
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