Method and system for displaying an informative image against a background image
First Claim
1. Incident image displaying device for displaying at least one incident image against a scene image of a scene, the incident image displaying device comprising:
- at least one light guide;
at least one input beam transforming element incorporated with a respective one of said at least one light guide, said at least one input beam transforming element receiving incident light beams respective of said at least one incident image from a respective one of at least one image source;
at least one output beam transforming element incorporated with said respective at least one light guide and associated with a respective one of said at least one input beam transforming element; and
a scene image reflector located behind said at least one light guide, said scene image reflector reflecting said scene image through at least a portion of said at least one light guide and of said at least one output beam transforming element, wherein said at least one input beam transforming element couples said incident light beams into said respective at least one light guide as a set of coupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams is associated with said respective at least one input beam transforming element, wherein said at least one output beam transforming element receives from said respective at least one light guide and decouples as decoupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams, thereby forming a set of output decoupled images, and wherein each output decoupled image of said set of output decoupled images is representative of a sensor fused image of said at least one incident image.
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Abstract
Incident image displaying device for displaying at least one incident image against a scene image of a scene, the incident image displaying device including at least one light guide, at least one input beam transforming element, at least one output beam transforming element and a scene image reflector, each of the input beam transforming element and the output beam transforming element being incorporated with a respective light guide, the scene image reflector being located behind the light guide, the input beam transforming element receiving incident light beams respective of the incident image from a respective one of at least one image source, the output beam transforming element being associated with a respective input beam transforming element, the scene image reflector reflecting the scene image through at least a portion of the output beam transforming element, wherein the input beam transforming element couples the incident light beams into the respective light guide as a set of coupled light beams, the set of coupled light beams is associated with the respective input beam transforming element, wherein the output beam transforming element receives from the respective light guide and decouples as decoupled light beams, the set of coupled light beams, thereby forming a set of output decoupled images, and wherein each output decoupled image of the set of output decoupled images is representative of a sensor fused image of the incident image.
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76 Claims
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1. Incident image displaying device for displaying at least one incident image against a scene image of a scene, the incident image displaying device comprising:
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at least one light guide;
at least one input beam transforming element incorporated with a respective one of said at least one light guide, said at least one input beam transforming element receiving incident light beams respective of said at least one incident image from a respective one of at least one image source;
at least one output beam transforming element incorporated with said respective at least one light guide and associated with a respective one of said at least one input beam transforming element; and
a scene image reflector located behind said at least one light guide, said scene image reflector reflecting said scene image through at least a portion of said at least one light guide and of said at least one output beam transforming element, wherein said at least one input beam transforming element couples said incident light beams into said respective at least one light guide as a set of coupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams is associated with said respective at least one input beam transforming element, wherein said at least one output beam transforming element receives from said respective at least one light guide and decouples as decoupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams, thereby forming a set of output decoupled images, and wherein each output decoupled image of said set of output decoupled images is representative of a sensor fused image of said at least one incident image. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 65, 70, 71, 72)
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2. Incident image displaying device for displaying at least one incident image, the incident image displaying device comprising:
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at least one light guide;
at least one input beam transforming element incorporated with a respective one of said at least one light guide, said at least one input beam transforming element receiving incident light beams respective of said at least one incident image from a respective one of at least one image source;
at least one output beam transforming element incorporated with a respective one of said at least one light guide and associated with a respective one of said at least one input beam transforming element; and
an opaque shield located behind said at least one light guide, said opaque shield having a substantially dark hue, wherein said at least one input beam transforming element couples said incident light beams into said respective at least one light guide as a set of coupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams is associated with said respective at least one input beam transforming element, wherein said at least one output beam transforming element receives from said respective at least one light guide and decouples as decoupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams, thereby forming a set of output decoupled images, and wherein each output decoupled image of said set of output decoupled images is representative of a sensor fused image of said at least one incident image. - View Dependent Claims (63, 67)
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3. Incident image displaying device for displaying at least one incident image, the incident image displaying device comprising:
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at least one light guide;
at least one input beam transforming element incorporated with a respective one of said at least one light guide, said at least one input beam transforming element receiving incident light beams respective of said at least one incident image from a respective one of at least one image source;
a plurality of output beam transforming elements incorporated with said respective at least one light guide; and
at least one intermediate beam transforming element for each of said output beam transforming elements, said at least one intermediate beam transforming element being incorporated with a respective one of said at least one light guide, and associated with a respective one of said at least one input beam transforming element;
wherein said at least one input beam transforming element couples said incident light beams into said respective at least one light guide as a set of coupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams is associated with said respective at least one input beam transforming element, wherein said at least one intermediate beam transforming element spatially transforms said set of coupled light beams into a set of coupled light beams, wherein each of said output beam transforming elements receives from said respective at least one light guide and decouples as decoupled light beams, a set of coupled light beams spatially transformed by said at least one intermediate beam transforming element, thereby forming a set of output decoupled images, and wherein each output decoupled image of said set of output decoupled images is representative of a sensor fused image of said at least one incident image. - View Dependent Claims (9, 13, 43, 46, 50, 64, 68, 69)
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4. Incident image displaying device for displaying at least one incident image, the incident image displaying device comprising:
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at least one light guide;
a plurality of input beam transforming elements incorporated with a respective one of said at least one light guide, a respective one of said input beam transforming elements receiving incident light beams respective of said at least one incident image from a respective one of at least one image source;
a plurality of intermediate beam transforming elements being incorporated with said respective at least one light guide, and associated with said respective input beam transforming element; and
an output beam transforming element incorporated with said respective at least one light guide, and associated with said intermediate beam transforming elements;
wherein said respective input beam transforming element couples said incident light beams into said respective at least one light guide as a set of coupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams is associated with said respective input beam transforming element, wherein each of said intermediate beam transforming elements spatially transforms said set of coupled light beams into a set of coupled light beams, wherein said output beam transforming element receives from said respective at least one light guide and decouples as decoupled light beams, a set of coupled light beams spatially transformed by said intermediate beam transforming elements, thereby forming a set of output decoupled images, and wherein each output decoupled image of said set of output decoupled images is representative of a sensor fused image of said at least one incident image. - View Dependent Claims (10, 14, 25, 28, 33, 35, 37, 39, 44, 47, 51)
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5. Incident image displaying device for displaying at least one incident image against a scene image of a scene, the incident image displaying device comprising:
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at least one light guide;
at least one input beam transforming element incorporated with a respective one of said at least one light guide, said at least one input beam transforming element receiving incident light beams respective of said at least one incident image from a respective one of at least one image source; and
at least one output beam transforming element incorporated with said respective at least one light guide and associated with a respective one of said at least one input beam transforming element, wherein said at least one input beam transforming element includes a first input beam transforming element and a second input beam transforming element, wherein said at least one output beam transforming element includes a first output beam transforming element and a second output beam transforming element, wherein said first input beam transforming element and said first output beam transforming element are incorporated with a first light guide of said at least one light guide, thereby forming a first displaying module, wherein said second input beam transforming element and said second output beam transforming element are incorporated with a second light guide of said at least one light guide, thereby forming a second displaying module, wherein said second input beam transforming element is located below said first input beam transforming element, wherein said first output beam transforming element is located on one side of said first input beam transforming element and said second input beam transforming element, wherein said second output beam transforming element is located on the other side of said first input beam transforming element and said second input beam transforming element, wherein said first input beam transforming element transmits said incident light beams to said second input beam transforming element, wherein said at least one input beam transforming element couples said incident light beams into said respective at least one light guide as a set of coupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams is associated with said respective at least one input beam transforming element, wherein said at least one output beam transforming element receives from said respective at least one light guide and decouples as decoupled light beams, said set of coupled light beams, thereby forming a set of output decoupled images, and wherein each output decoupled image of said set of output decoupled images is representative of a sensor fused image of said at least one incident image. - View Dependent Claims (66, 73, 74)
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75. Method for displaying at least one incident image against a reflected scene image of a scene, the method comprising the procedures of:
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coupling a set of light beams respective of said at least one incident image, into a respective one of at least one light guide, thereby forming at least one set of coupled light beams;
decoupling a set of coupled light beams out of said respective at least one light guide, as decoupled light beams, thereby forming a set of output decoupled images, each output decoupled image of said set of output decoupled images, being respective of a sensor fused image and a pupil expanded representation of said at least one incident image; and
reflecting a scene image of said scene, through at least a portion of said respective at least one light guide and at least one output beam transforming element.
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76-115. -115. (canceled)
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