Optical concatenation for field sequential stereoscpoic displays
First Claim
1. A device configured to project stereoscopic images, comprising:
- a multi-section light emitter configured to emit light energy in multiple sections, each section having an optical attribute associated therewith, wherein light energy projected in at least two sequential sections by the multi-section light emitter provides light energy having identical optical attributes but different perspective views associated with each sequential section.
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Abstract
A device used in projecting or transmitting stereoscopic images is provided. The device includes a multi-section light emitter, such as a “color wheel or a series of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to emit light energy in multiple sections. Each section of light energy has an optical attribute associated therewith, such as color. Light energy projected in at least two sequential sections by the multi-section light emitter provides light energy having identical optical attributes, such as identical colors (red, green, or blue) but different perspective views associated with each sequential section, where the same optical attributes being employed in adjacent sections is referred to as “concatenation.” Different polarization attributes or polarization axis orientations may be employed within each section to facilitate stereoscopic image transmission and such concatenation in many cases reduces “judder” or other adverse visual effects.
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26 Claims
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1. A device configured to project stereoscopic images, comprising:
a multi-section light emitter configured to emit light energy in multiple sections, each section having an optical attribute associated therewith, wherein light energy projected in at least two sequential sections by the multi-section light emitter provides light energy having identical optical attributes but different perspective views associated with each sequential section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A color wheel comprising:
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a plurality of segments, each segment comprising; a colored substantially transparent element; and a perspective view attribute associated with the colored substantially transparent element; wherein at least two adjacent segments of the color wheel share the same color but transmission therethrough of light energy results in projected light energy having different perspective view attributes, wherein the use of different perspective view attributes enables stereoscopic image viewing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A stereoscopic image projection device, comprising:
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a light source configured to provide light energy in sections, each section having an optical attribute associated therewith, and further wherein at least two adjacent sections provided by the light source have identical optical attributes and different perspective views; an image engine positioned proximate the light source; and a lens positioned proximate the light source and the image engine. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A device configured to display stereoscopic images, comprising:
multi-section light emitters configured to emit light energy in multiple sections, each section emitted having an optical attribute associated therewith, wherein light energy displayed in at least two sequential sections of the multi-section light emitter provides light energy having identical optical attributes but different perspective views associated with each sequential section. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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