WHOLE IMAGE SCANNING MIRROR DISPLAY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An image display apparatus, comprising:
- an image source to output an image by simultaneously projecting a two-dimensional array of image pixels representing a whole portion of the image;
a scanning mirror positioned in an optical path of the image output from the image source to reflect the image;
an actuator coupled to the scanning mirror to selectively adjust the scanning mirror about at least one axis; and
a scanning controller coupled to the actuator to control a position of the scanning mirror about the at least one axis, wherein the scanning controller includes logic to repetitiously adjust the position of the scanning mirror to cause the image to be scanned over an eyebox area that is larger than the whole portion of the image.
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Abstract
An optical apparatus includes an image source, a scanning mirror, an actuator, and a scanning controller. The image source outputs an image by simultaneously projecting a two-dimensional array of image pixels representing a whole portion of the image. The scanning mirror is positioned in an optical path of the image to reflect the image. The actuator is coupled to the scanning mirror to selectively adjust the scanning mirror about at least one axis. The scanning controller is coupled to the actuator to control a position of the scanning mirror about the at least one axis. The scanning controller includes logic to continuously and repetitiously adjust the position of the scanning mirror to cause the image to be scanned over an eyebox area that is larger than the whole portion of the image.
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20 Claims
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1. An image display apparatus, comprising:
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an image source to output an image by simultaneously projecting a two-dimensional array of image pixels representing a whole portion of the image; a scanning mirror positioned in an optical path of the image output from the image source to reflect the image; an actuator coupled to the scanning mirror to selectively adjust the scanning mirror about at least one axis; and a scanning controller coupled to the actuator to control a position of the scanning mirror about the at least one axis, wherein the scanning controller includes logic to repetitiously adjust the position of the scanning mirror to cause the image to be scanned over an eyebox area that is larger than the whole portion of the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A head mounted display (“
- HMD”
) for displaying an image to a user, the head mounted display comprising;a near-to-eye optical system including; an image source to output the image by simultaneously projecting a two-dimensional array of image pixels representing a whole portion of the image; a scanning mirror positioned in an optical path of the image output from the image source to reflect the image; an actuator coupled to the scanning mirror to selectively adjust the scanning mirror about at least one axis; and a scanning controller coupled to the actuator to control a position of the scanning mirror about the at least one axis, wherein the scanning controller includes logic to continuously and repetitiously adjust the position of the scanning mirror to cause the image to be scanned over an eyebox area that is larger than the whole portion of the image; and a frame assembly to support the near-to-eye optical system for wearing on a head of the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- HMD”
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16. A method of displaying an image with a head mounted display, the method comprising:
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simultaneously projecting a two-dimensional array of image pixels representing a whole portion of the image from an image source, the image source positioned at a peripheral location to an eye of a user; transporting the image from the peripheral location to be in front of the eye with a light optics apparatus; contemporaneously reflecting the whole portion of the image with a mirror positioned within an optical path of the image; repetitiously actuating the mirror to redirect the image along different optical paths; and scanning the whole portion of the image over an eyebox area that is larger than the whole portion of the image as a consequence of actuating the mirror. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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