CIRCULAR POLARIZED CONTACT LENSES AND METHODS THEREOF

• US 20110298794A1
• Filed: 06/06/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Barney Freedman
• Original Assignee: Barney Freedman
• Inventors: Freedman, Barney
• Application Number:
  US13/153,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20110298794A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/419
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 30/25 using polarisation techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/337 using polarisation multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/341 using temporal multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/363 using image projection screens volumetric display H04N13/388
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2213/008 Aspects relating to glasses for viewing stereoscopic images

Abstract

An apparatus and method for three-dimensional viewing that includes a first contact lens and a second contact lens of a pair. The first contact lens of the pair has a circular polarization filter in a clockwise direction or counterclockwise direction. The second contact lens of the pair has a circular polarization filter in the other one of the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction.

Claims

1. A three-dimensional viewing apparatus comprising:

a first contact lens of a pair having a circular polarization filter in a clockwise direction or counterclockwise direction; and

a second contact lens of the pair having a circular polarization filter in the other one of the clockwise direction or counterclockwise direction.

2. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of the circular polarization filter in the first contact lens and the second contact lens and is a passive circular polarization filter.

3. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of the circular polarization filter in the first contact lens and the second contact lens and is an active circular polarization filter.

4. The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 further comprising a control device coupled to each of the active circular polarization filters, wherein the control device processes data for shuttering of each of the active circular polarization filters in at least one of the first contact lens and the second contact lens.

5. The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein at least one of the first contact lens and the second contact lens is configured to correct vision.

6. The apparatus as set forth in claim 4 further comprising a controller device configured to transmit data to and receive data from the control device of at least one of the circular polarization filter in the first contact lens and the second contact lens.

7. The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 further comprising a power source coupled to each of the active circular polarization filters.

8. The apparatus as set forth in claim 7 further comprising a power supply configured to transmit power wirelessly to the power source of each of the circular polarization filters in the first contact lens and the second contact lens.

9. The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 further comprising a sensor coupled to each of the active circular polarization filters configured to transmit data regarding a user'"'"'s discomforts caused by 3-D viewing.

10. The apparatus as set forth in claim 3 further comprising a display device coupled to the controller device and synchronized with the pair of lens configured to display an image to be viewed in 3-D.

11. The apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein the power source is a stored energy power source.

12. The apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein the power source is a solar energy power source.

13. A method for making a three-dimensional viewing apparatus, the method comprising:

providing a first contact lens of a pair having a circular polarization filter in one of a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction; and

providing a second contact lens of the pair having a circular polarization filter in the other one of the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction.

14. The method as set forth in claim 13 wherein at least one of the circular polarization filter in the first contact lens and the second contact lens and is a passive circular polarization filter.

15. The method as set forth in claim 13 wherein at least one of the circular polarization filter in the first contact lens and the second contact lens and is an active circular polarization filter.

16. The method as set forth in claim 15 further coupling a control device to each of the active circular polarization filters, wherein the control device controls shuttering of the active circular polarization filter in at least one of the first contact lens and the second contact lens.

17. The method as set forth in claim 13 wherein at least one of the first contact lens and the second contact lens is configured to correct vision.

18. The method as set forth in claim 15 further comprising transmitting data to the control device of at least one of the circular polarization filter in the first contact lens and the second contact lens from a wireless control device.

19. The method as set forth in claim 15 providing a power source to each of the active circular polarization filters.

20. The method as set forth in claim 19 further comprising transmitting power to the power source of at least one of the circular polarization filter in the first contact lens and the second contact lens from a wireless power supply.

21. The method as set forth in claim 15 coupling a sensor to each of the active circular polarization filters, wherein the sensors are configured to transmit data regarding a user'"'"'s discomforts caused by 3-D viewing.

22. The method as set forth in claim 15 providing a display device coupled to the controller and synchronized with the pair of lens configured to display an image to be viewed in 3-D.