Wearable display system
First Claim
1. A wearable display system having a display panel to output a signal, comprising:
- a waveguide to guide a propagation of the signal output from the display panel;
a plurality of gratings to diffract the signal propagating through the waveguide ; and
a magnifying lens to magnify the signal diffracted by one of the plurality of gratings.
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Abstract
A wearable display system having a display panel to output a signal processed in a predetermined way. The system includes at least one waveguide to guide propagation of at least one signal output from at least one display panel, a plurality of gratings to diffract the at least one signal propagating through the at least one waveguide, and at least one magnifying lens to magnify the at least one signal diffracted by the gratings. A lightweight and compact wearable display system is realized by minimizing the number of optical components, and the complexity and cost of manufacturing the display system is reduced. In addition, the display system is produced on a large scale by incorporating a waveguide, gratings and an eyepiece into one single body, and further, chromatic aberration is removed by conjugate gratings.
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57 Claims
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1. A wearable display system having a display panel to output a signal, comprising:
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a waveguide to guide a propagation of the signal output from the display panel;
a plurality of gratings to diffract the signal propagating through the waveguide ; and
a magnifying lens to magnify the signal diffracted by one of the plurality of gratings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wearable display system having a binocular structure, comprising:
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a waveguide through which a signal propagates;
a display panel at a center of the waveguide, the display panel to output the signal;
a first grating to diffract the signal output from the display panel and incident upon the first grating at a predetermined incidence angle, in opposite directions of the waveguide at a predetermined diffraction angle;
a plurality of second gratings to diffract the signal diffracted by the first grating and incident upon the second gratings at the predetermined diffraction angle at the first grating, at the predetermined incidence angle at the first grating; and
a plurality of magnifying lenses to magnify the signal diffracted by corresponding ones of the second gratings. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wearable display system having a binocular structure, comprising:
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a waveguide through which signals propagate;
two display panels respectively placed on opposite sides of the waveguide, each of the display panels to output one of the signals;
two first gratings to diffract the signals output from the display panels and incident upon the first gratings at a predetermined incidence angle, at a predetermined diffraction angle in opposite directions of the waveguide;
second gratings to diffract the signals propagating through the waveguide and incident upon the second gratings at the predetermined diffraction angle at the first gratings, at the predetermined incidence angle at the first gratings; and
magnifying lenses to magnify the signals diffracted by corresponding ones of the second gratings. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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35. A wearable display system having a monocular structure, comprising:
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a waveguide through which a signal propagates;
a display panel placed on the waveguide, the display panel to output the signal;
a first grating to diffract the signal output from the display panel and incident upon the first grating at a predetermined incidence angle, at a predetermined diffraction angle in either a first direction, or a second direction opposite the first direction, of the waveguide;
a second grating to diffract the signal propagating through the waveguide and incident upon the second grating at the predetermined diffraction angle at the first grating, at the predetermined incidence angle at the first grating; and
a magnifying lens to magnify the signal diffracted by the second grating.
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44. A wearable display system having a binocular structure, comprising:
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a waveguide through which signals propagate;
two display panels respectively placed on both ends of the waveguide, the display panels to output the signals;
two first gratings located adjacent to the display panels, to respectively transmit the signals output from the display panels and incident on the first gratings at a predetermined incidence angle, into the waveguide at a predetermined transmission angle;
second gratings oriented perpendicular to the first gratings of the waveguide to diffract the signals propagating through the waveguide and incident upon the second gratings at the predetermined transmission angle at the first gratings, at the predetermined incidence angle at the first gratings; and
magnifying lenses to magnify the signals diffracted by corresponding ones of the second gratings. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A wearable display system having a monocular structure, comprising:
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a waveguide through which a signal propagates;
a display panel placed either on a first end, or a second end opposite the first end, of the waveguide, the display panel to output the signal;
a first grating to diffract the signal output from the display panel and incident upon the first grating at a predetermined incidence angle into the waveguide at a predetermined diffraction angle;
a second grating oriented perpendicular to the first grating in the waveguide, the second grating to diffract the signal propagating through the waveguide and incident upon the second grating at the predetermined diffraction angle at the first grating, at the predetermined incidence angle at the first grating; and
a magnifying lens to magnify the signal diffracted by the second grating. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A wearable display system having a display panel to output a signal processed in a predetermined way, comprising:
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a waveguide to guide a propagation of the signal output from the display panel;
a plurality of gratings to diffract the signal propagating through the waveguide; and
a magnifying lens to magnify the signal diffracted by the plurality of gratings, wherein the signal propagates to left and right eyes of a user with a time difference, thereby producing a three-dimensional image.
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57. A wearable display system having a display panel to output a signal, comprising:
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a waveguide to guide a propagation of the signal output from the display panel;
a first grating to diffract the signal propagating through the waveguide;
a second grating to diffract the signal propagating through the waveguide and incident upon the second grating, toward eyes of a user; and
a magnifying lens to magnify the signal diffracted by the second grating.
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