IMAGE GENERATION SYSTEMS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHODS
First Claim
1. An image generation system comprising:
- an attachment system configured to secure the image generation system to a head of a user in a position to be observed by the user;
an illumination system having an exit pupil located at infinity and configured to emit light;
a light modulator configured to receive the light from the illumination system and to selectively reflect at least some of the received light which corresponds to an image;
a control system coupled with the light modulator and configured to access data content regarding the image, to generate a plurality of control signals according to the accessed data content, and to output the control signals to the light modulator to control the selective reflection of at least some of the received light; and
an output optical system configured to direct the selectively reflected light towards an observer'"'"'s eye to be observed by the observer.
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Abstract
Image generation systems and image generation methods are described. In one aspect, an image generation system includes an attachment system configured to secure the image generation system to a head of a user in a position to be observed by the user; an illumination system having an exit pupil located at infinity and configured to emit light; a light modulator configured to receive the light from the illumination system and to selectively reflect at least some of the received light which corresponds to an image; a control system coupled with the light modulator and configured to access data content regarding the image, to generate a plurality of control signals according to the accessed data content, and to output the control signals to the light modulator to control the selective reflection of at least some of the received light; and an output optical system configured to direct the selectively reflected light towards an observer'"'"'s eye to be observed by the observer.
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22 Claims
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1. An image generation system comprising:
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an attachment system configured to secure the image generation system to a head of a user in a position to be observed by the user; an illumination system having an exit pupil located at infinity and configured to emit light; a light modulator configured to receive the light from the illumination system and to selectively reflect at least some of the received light which corresponds to an image; a control system coupled with the light modulator and configured to access data content regarding the image, to generate a plurality of control signals according to the accessed data content, and to output the control signals to the light modulator to control the selective reflection of at least some of the received light; and an output optical system configured to direct the selectively reflected light towards an observer'"'"'s eye to be observed by the observer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An image generation system comprising:
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an attachment system configured to secure the image generation system to a head of a user in a position to be observed by the user; an illumination system configured to emit light; a TIR prism comprising; a first surface configured to receive the light from the illumination system; a second surface configured to output the light which was received at the first surface and to receive reflected light; and a third surface configured to output the reflected light which was received at the second surface; a light modulator configured to selectively reflect at least some of the light which was outputted from the second surface of the TIR prism to provide the reflected light; and an output optical system configured to receive the reflected light which was outputted from the third surface of the TIR prism and to output the reflected light towards a lens of an observer'"'"'s eye which focuses the reflected light to directly form an image upon a retina of the observer'"'"'s eye.
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15. An image generation method comprising:
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accessing data content regarding an image; using the accessed data content regarding the image, reflecting light corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the image; and conveying the reflected light of the image to infinity in a direction towards an observer'"'"'s eye, the conveyed light being focused by a lens of the observer'"'"'s eye to form the image upon a retina of the observer'"'"'s eye. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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