METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FULL-COLOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY

• US 20130083084A1
• Filed: 04/30/2012
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: William E. Knight
• Original Assignee: Doubleshot, Inc.
• Inventors: Scott, Miles L.
• Granted Patent: US 8,704,845 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/690
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2310/02 Addressing, scanning or driving the display screen or processing steps related thereto
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/32 semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/144 for flicker reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 13/334 using spectral multiplexing

Abstract

Methods and systems for displaying full-color three-dimensional imagery are provided. A first color set, having a first color spectrum, is defined to include a first set of LEDs. The first color set is assigned to a first color-coded image perspective. A second color set, having a second color spectrum, is defined to include a second set of LEDs. The second color set is assigned to a second color-coded image perspective. The full-color three-dimensional imagery is caused by activating, alternatively, at least two LEDs of the first color set or the second color set and one LED of a remaining color set and displaying the three-dimensional image based on the first image perspective and the second image perspective.

Claims

1. A method of displaying full-color three-dimensional imagery comprising:

defining a first color set, having a first color spectrum, to include a first set of LEDs;

assigning the first color set to a first color-coded image perspective;

defining a second color set, having a second color spectrum, to include a second set of LEDs;

assigning the second color set to a second color-coded image perspective;

activating, alternatively, at least two LEDs of the first color set or the second color set and one LED of a remaining color set; and

displaying a three-dimensional image based on the first image perspective and the second image perspective.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first color spectrum, includes wavelengths corresponding to each of a first red LED, a first green LED, and a first blue LED.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second color spectrum, includes wavelengths corresponding to each of a second red LED, a second green LED, and a second blue LED.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first color spectrum is different from the second color spectrum.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first color-coded image perspective and the second color-coded image perspective correspond to one of a right-eye image and a left-eye image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two LEDs of the first color set or the second color set include a red LED and a blue LED, and the one LED of the remaining color set is a green LED.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the three-dimensional image further comprises displaying multi-spectral imagery, wherein multi-spectral imagery includes thermal, infrared, acoustic, or other types of imagery coded using single wavelength.

8. A method of displaying full-color three-dimensional imagery comprising:

defining a first color set, having a first color spectrum, to include a first set of LEDs, wherein the first color set is assigned to a first color-coded image perspective;

defining a second color set, having a second color spectrum, to include a second set of LEDs, wherein the second color set is assigned to a second color-coded image perspective;

displaying the first color-coded image perspective on one of an odd or an even row or column of a display; and

displaying the second color-coded image perspective on a remaining row or column of the display from the first color-coded image perspective.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first color spectrum, includes wavelengths corresponding to each of a first red LED, a first green LED, and a first blue LED.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the second color spectrum, includes wavelengths corresponding to each of a second red LED, a second green LED, and a second blue LED.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the first color-coded image perspective comprises, passing wavelengths associated with the first color set through a first plurality of color filters adapted to transmit the first color spectrum and to reflect the second color spectrum.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the second color-coded image perspective comprises, passing wavelengths associated with the second color set through a second plurality of color filters adapted to transmit the second color spectrum and to reflect the first color spectrum.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the first color-coded image perspective comprises, passing wavelengths associated with the first color set through a first strip filter adapted to transmit the first color spectrum and to reflect the second color spectrum.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein displaying the second color-coded image perspective comprises, passing wavelengths associated with the second color set through a second strip filter adapted to transmit the second color spectrum and to reflect the first color spectrum.

15. The method of claim 8, wherein the first color spectrum is different from the second color spectrum.

16. The method of claim 8, wherein a first plurality of color filters is coupled to a first row of pixels on the display and a second plurality of color filters is coupled to an adjacent row of pixels on the display.

17. A computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by processor, causing the processor to perform steps comprising:

defining a first color set, having a first color spectrum, to include a first set of LEDs;

defining a second color set, having a second color spectrum, to include a second set of LEDs; and

activating, alternatively, at least two LEDs of the first color set or the second color set and one LED of a remaining color set.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first color spectrum, includes wavelengths corresponding to each of a first red LED, a first green LED, and a first blue LED.

19. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the second color spectrum, includes wavelengths corresponding to each of a second red LED, a second green LED, and a second blue LED.

20. The computer readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the first color spectrum is different from the second color spectrum.