Image display apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An image display apparatus attachable to an eyeball, the apparatus comprising:
- a display unit including a plurality of display areas for displaying images, the display areas being arranged on a curved surface;
a lens array unit integrated with the display unit, the lens array unit having lenses corresponding to the respective display areas, each lens allowing light, rays of an image in the corresponding display area to pass through;
a lubricating member formed on the display unit such that the lubricating member and the lens array unit are arranged on opposite sides of the display unit, the lubricating member permitting eyelids in contact with the image display apparatus to smoothly move; and
a protecting member formed on the lens array unit such that the protecting member and the display unit are arranged on opposite sides of the lens array unit, the protecting member being made of a light-transmissive material for protecting the eyeball in contact with the image display apparatus.
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Abstract
An image display apparatus attachable to an eyeball includes: a display unit including on a curved surface a plurality of display areas for displaying images; a lens array unit integrated with the display unit, the lens array unit having lenses corresponding to the respective display areas, each lens allowing light rays of an image in the corresponding display area to pass through; a lubricating member formed on the display unit such that the lubricating member and the lens array unit are arranged on opposite sides of the display unit, the lubricating member permitting eyelids in contact with the apparatus to smoothly move; and a protecting member formed on the lens array unit such that the protecting member and the display unit are arranged on opposite sides of the lens array unit, the protecting member being made of a light-transmissive material for protecting an eyeball in contact with the apparatus.
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9 Claims
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1. An image display apparatus attachable to an eyeball, the apparatus comprising:
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a display unit including a plurality of display areas for displaying images, the display areas being arranged on a curved surface;
a lens array unit integrated with the display unit, the lens array unit having lenses corresponding to the respective display areas, each lens allowing light, rays of an image in the corresponding display area to pass through;
a lubricating member formed on the display unit such that the lubricating member and the lens array unit are arranged on opposite sides of the display unit, the lubricating member permitting eyelids in contact with the image display apparatus to smoothly move; and
a protecting member formed on the lens array unit such that the protecting member and the display unit are arranged on opposite sides of the lens array unit, the protecting member being made of a light-transmissive material for protecting the eyeball in contact with the image display apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for displaying images on an image display apparatus including a display unit having a plurality of display areas integrally formed and arranged on a curved surface and a lens array unit integrated with the display unit, the lens array unit having lenses arranged so as to correspond to the respective display areas, the image display apparatus being attachable to an eyeball of a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying images in the display areas; and
applying light rays of the image in each display area through the corresponding lens to the eyeball.
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9. An image display apparatus attachable to an eyeball, the apparatus comprising:
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display means including a plurality of display areas for displaying images, the display areas being arranged on a curved surface;
lens array means integrated with the display means, the lens array means having lenses corresponding to the respective display areas, each lens allowing light rays of an image in the corresponding display area to pass through;
lubricating means formed on the display means such that the lubricating means and the lens array means are arranged on opposite sides of the display means, the lubricating means permitting eyelids in contact with the image display apparatus to smoothly move; and
protecting means formed on the lens array means such that the protecting means and the display means are arranged on opposite sides of the lens array means, the protecting means being made of a light-transmissive material for protecting the eyeball in contact with the image display apparatus.
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