Advanced integrated scanning focal immersive visual display

• US 20060033992A1
• Filed: 06/09/2005
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dennis Solomon
• Original Assignee: Dennis Solomon
• Inventors: Solomon, Dennis J.
• Application Number:
  US11/149,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20060033992A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/462
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0132 comprising binocular systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/344 with head-mounted left-right displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/363 using image projection screens volumetric display H04N13/388
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/398 Synchronisation thereof; Control thereof

Abstract

The present invention discloses an improved method and device for the display of a three-dimensional image with visual accommodation, including an improved method for manufacturing a visual display incorporating a scanned light source. An improved method of presenting visual information is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A visual display system comprising:

light emitting element array means for projecting one or more pixels of a full image

optical scanning means for displacing the optical radiation from the light emitting elements means across the field of view;

screen means for projecting the optical radiation from the light emitting elements means toward the observer'"'"'s eye;

computational means for calculating the light emitting element of the light emitting element array means corresponding to the designated distance of the respective pixel in the projected virtual image; and

controller means for synchronizing the modulation of the light emitter element array means and optical scanning means.

2. A visual display system comprising:

light emitting element array means for projecting one or more parts of a full image wherein at least one dimension of said light emitting element array means is co-axial with the principal optical axis of the visual display system;

optical scanning means for displacing the optical radiation from the light emitting elements means across the field of view;

screen means for projecting the optical radiation from the light emitting elements means toward the observer'"'"'s eye;

computational means for calculating the light emitting element of the light emitting element array means corresponding to the designated distance of the respective pixel in the projected virtual image; and

controller means for synchronizing the modulation of the light emitter element array means and optical scanning means.

7. A visual display system comprising:

Light emitting element array means for projecting one or more parts of a full image;

focus optical means for providing optical focal distance for each element of the light emitting element array means;

optical scanning means for displacing the optical radiation from the light emitting elements means across the field of view;

screen means for projecting the optical radiation from the light emitting elements means toward the observer'"'"'s eye; and

controller means for synchronizing the light emitter element means, variable focus optical means and optical scanning means.

8. A visual display system in accordance with claim 15 further wherein said variable focus optical means is an array of deformable membrane mirrors corresponding to and of equal number to the light array means.

9. A visual display system comprising:

light emitting element array means for projecting one or more parts of a full image;

interlacing means for providing a sub-element illumination pattern transduce-able into a full virtual image of increased pixel number and density;

optical scanning means for displacing the optical radiation from the light emitting elements means across the field of view;

screen means for projecting the optical radiation from the light emitting elements means toward the observer'"'"'s eye; and

controller means for synchronizing the light emitter element means, interlacing means and optical scanning means.

10. A visual display system in accordance with claim 19, wherein said interlacing means are comprised of fiber optics.

3. A visual display system in accordance with claim 10 wherein said light array means includes light emitting diodes.

4. A visual display system in accordance with claim 10 wherein said light array means includes a transparent light emitting medium modulatable by an external source.

5. A visual display system in accordance with claim 12 wherein said transparent light emitting medium is modulated by two-photon up conversion.

6. A visual display system in accordance with claim 10 wherein said light array means describes a volume corresponding the field and depth of view of the virtual image.

12. A visual display system in accordance with claim 10 further comprising eye state feedback means for providing said controller means data to conform the modulation of said light array means and focus optical means to the observer'"'"'s eye state.

11. A visual display system in accordance with claim 19 further comprising focus optical means for providing optical focal distance for each element of the light emitting element array means.

13. A visual display system in accordance with claim 15 further comprising eye state feedback means for providing said controller means data to conform the modulation of said light array means and focus optical means to the observer'"'"'s eye state.

14. A visual display system in accordance with claim 19 further comprising eye state feedback means for providing said controller means data to conform the modulation of said light array means and focus optical means to the observer'"'"'s eye state.