Image Display Unit and Electronic Glasses

• US 20080266530A1
• Filed: 10/05/2005
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Japan Science And Technology Agency, Wear Vision, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Japan Science And Technology Agency, Wear Vision, Inc.
• Inventors: Takahashi, Hideya, Shimizu, Eiji
• Application Number:
  US11/576,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20080266530A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/87
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0132 comprising binocular systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0174 holographic
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0187 slaved to motion of at least a part of the body of the user, e.g. head, eye
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features

Abstract

With a simple structure, the light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view and the position of the pupil can be easily and quickly matched to each other in a steady manner and thus it is possible to obtain a sharp image by the Maxwellian view. When the position of the point light source 11 is automatically adjusted by the light source driving apparatus 14 using the parallel light as shown in Portion (a) of FIG. 1 as the display image light incident on the convex lens 13 (or HOE) or using the spherical wave light instead of the parallel light as shown in Portion (b) of FIG. 1, the position of the light focusing convergence point A for the Maxwellian view with respect to the position of the pupil is easily and quickly adjusted in a steady manner. Further, as with an optical path length L of the entire optical system, as shown in Portion (b) of FIG. 2, which uses the spherical wave light, it is possible to shorten the entire optical system by distance M when compared to the case, shown in Portion (a) of FIG. 2, which uses the parallel light.

Claims

1. An image display apparatus for projecting an image on a retina through a pupil of an eye by a Maxwellian view, comprising:

a point light source;

a display section for emitting a display image light from a display screen using the point light source;

a light focusing section for focusing the display image light from the display section; and

a light source driving section for detecting a position of the pupil and automatically moving/controlling the position of the point light source such that a light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view is positioned within the pupil.

6. An image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light source driving section includes:

a pupil detection section for detecting the position of the pupil; and

a point light source moving section, in response to a detection result detected by the pupil detection section, for moving the point light source at least in an X direction and a Y direction orthogonal to each other on a surface vertical with respect to an optical axis direction such that the light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view and the position of the pupil match each other in two dimensions.

8. An image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light source driving section includes:

a pupil detection section for detecting the position of the pupil; and

a point light source moving section for moving the point light source by a predetermined amount in a random direction and from the position where the pupil is detected by the pupil detection section, fine-adjusting the position of the point light source at higher precision such that the point light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view is positioned at the center of the pupil.

10. An image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light focusing section is a convex lens or a holographic optical element.

12. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 1, wherein the display section is a liquid crystal display section.

16. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 1, wherein the point light source is at least one of a laser light generation device, a photo diode and a fluorescent light lamp or a combination of the point light source and a pinhole member.

20. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 6, wherein the point light source is at least one of a laser light generation device, a photo diode and a fluorescent light lamp or a combination of the point light source and a pinhole member.

21. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 8, wherein the point light source is at least one of a laser light generation device, a photo diode and a fluorescent light lamp or a combination of the point light source and a pinhole member.

22. An image display apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the point light source and the point light source moving section are configured with a liquid crystal display device′

, the liquid crystal display device uses a combination of the point light source and a pinhole of a pinhole member as a new point light source and the liquid crystal display device can move/control the pinhole of the pinhole member.

23. An image display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the point light source and the point light source moving section are configured with a liquid crystal display device′

, the liquid crystal display device uses a combination of the point light source and a pinhole of a pinhole member as a new point light source and the liquid crystal display device can move/control the pinhole of the pinhole member.

24. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 1.

28. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 6.

29. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 8.

30. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 10.

31. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 12.

33. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 16.

34. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 22.

35. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 1; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

39. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 6; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

40. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 8; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

41. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 10; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

42. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 12; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

44. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 16; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

45. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 22; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

46. An electronic spectacle according to claim 35 wherein the electronic spectacle is a portable electronic spectacle or a spectacle which can be fixed at a nose and an ear.

47. An electronic spectacle according to claim 46 wherein the electronic spectacle is a portable electronic spectacle or a spectacle which can be fixed at a nose and an ear.

2. An image display apparatus for projecting an image on a retina through a pupil of an eye by a Maxwellian view, comprising:

a point light source;

a display section for emitting a display image light from a display screen using the point light source; and

two cylindrical lens sections each for focusing the display image light in one respective direction.

4. An image display apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising

a light source driving section for detecting a position of the pupil and automatically moving/controlling the position of the point light source such that a light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view is positioned within the pupil.

7. An image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the light source driving section includes:

a pupil detection section for detecting the position of the pupil; and

a point light source moving section, in response to a detection result detected by the pupil detection section, for moving the point light source at least in an X direction and a Y direction orthogonal to each other on a surface vertical with respect to an optical axis direction such that the light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view and the position of the pupil match each other in two dimensions.

9. An image display apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the light source driving section includes:

a pupil detection section for detecting the position of the pupil; and

a point light source moving section for moving the point light source by a predetermined amount in a random direction and from the position where the pupil is detected by the pupil detection section, fine-adjusting the position of the point light source at higher precision such that the point light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view is positioned at the center of the pupil.

13. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 2, wherein the display section is a liquid crystal display section.

15. An image display apparatus according to claim 2, wherein positions of focal points of the two cylindrical lens sections are the same or different from each other.

17. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 2, wherein the point light source is at least one of a laser light generation device, a photo diode and a fluorescent light lamp or a combination of the point light source and a pinhole member.

19. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 4, wherein the point light source is at least one of a laser light generation device, a photo diode and a fluorescent light lamp or a combination of the point light source and a pinhole member.

25. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 2.

27. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 4.

32. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 15.

36. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 2; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

38. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 4; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

43. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 15; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.

3. An image display apparatus for projecting an image on a retina through a pupil of an eye by a Maxwellian view, comprising:

a point light source;

a display section for emitting a display image light from a display screen using the point light source; and

a lenticular lens section, having a plurality of light focusing sections arranged in an array, for focusing the

display image light from the display section.

5. An image display apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising

a light source driving section for detecting a position of the pupil and automatically moving/controlling the position of the point light source such that a light focusing convergence point for the Maxwellian view is positioned within the pupil.

11. An image display apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the light focusing section is a convex lens or a holographic optical element.

14. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 3, wherein the display section is a liquid crystal display section.

18. An image display apparatus according to any one of claims 3, wherein the point light source is at least one of a laser light generation device, a photo diode and a fluorescent light lamp or a combination of the point light source and a pinhole member.

26. An electronic spectacle using an image display apparatus according to claim 3.

37. An electronic spectacle comprising:

an image display apparatus according to claim 3; and

a video camera device capable of supplying a video signal to the image display apparatus.