LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal lens panel, comprising:
- a first substrate comprising a first base substrate and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first base substrate;
a second substrate comprising a second base substrate disposed to face the first base substrate, the second substrate further comprising a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the second base substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate,wherein each of the first base substrate and the second base substrate are rectilinearly shaped to comprise corresponding first sides and second sides, the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are inclined with respect to the corresponding first sides or second sides, and the plurality of first electrodes comprise a first inclination angle different from a second inclination angle associated with the plurality of second electrodes.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal lens panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first base substrate and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first base substrate. The second substrate includes a second base substrate disposed to face the first base substrate, the second substrate further including a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the second base substrate. Each of the first base substrate and the second base substrate are rectilinearly shaped to comprise corresponding first sides and second sides, the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are inclined with respect to the corresponding first sides or second sides, and the plurality of first electrodes comprise a first inclination angle different from a second inclination angle associated with the plurality of second electrodes.
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38 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal lens panel, comprising:
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a first substrate comprising a first base substrate and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first base substrate; a second substrate comprising a second base substrate disposed to face the first base substrate, the second substrate further comprising a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the second base substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each of the first base substrate and the second base substrate are rectilinearly shaped to comprise corresponding first sides and second sides, the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are inclined with respect to the corresponding first sides or second sides, and the plurality of first electrodes comprise a first inclination angle different from a second inclination angle associated with the plurality of second electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A display apparatus comprising:
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a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels and a light blocking pattern disposed to separate respective pixels; and a liquid crystal lens panel disposed in an image-emitting direction, the liquid crystal lens panel being configured to refract incident source illumination and comprising a plurality of lens parts comprising a central lens axis, the liquid crystal lens panel further comprising; a first substrate comprising a first base substrate and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first base substrate, a second substrate comprising a second base substrate disposed to face the first base substrate, the second substrate further comprising a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the second base substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein each of the first base substrate and the second base substrate are rectilinearly shaped to comprise corresponding first sides and second sides, the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes are inclined with respect to the corresponding first sides or second sides, and the plurality of first electrodes comprise a first inclination angle different from a second inclination angle associated with the plurality of second electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A display apparatus comprising:
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a display panel comprising a first side and a second side, the display panel being configured to present a left-eye image and a right-eye image; and a liquid crystal lens panel disposed in an image-emitting direction, and configured to refract incident light and comprising a plurality of lens parts comprising a controllable lens axis, wherein the plurality of lens parts comprise, in association with presentation of the left-eye image, a first inclination angle inclined with respect to one of the first and second sides and comprise, in association with presentation of the right-eye image, a second inclination angle inclined with respect to one of the first and second sides. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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causing, at least in part, presentation of a left-eye image or a right-eye image; and causing, at least in part, liquid crystal molecules to be spatially configured and variably aligned in association with either presentation of the left-eye image or presentation of the right-eye image, wherein spatial configuration and variable alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is configured to form one or more Fresnel lens parts, wherein iterative presentation of the left-eye image and the right-eye image is configured to automatically convey the illusion of depth in association with a perceived image. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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a display panel configured to present an image in association with a presentation surface; and a variable lens panel disposed to receive source illumination from the display panel, the variable lens panel comprising liquid crystal molecules, the variable lens panel being configured to manipulate the liquid crystal molecules via imposition of a non-uniform electric flux to vary at least one refractive index associated with the liquid crystal molecules, the imposition of the non-uniform electric flux being configured to orient the liquid crystal molecules to form one or more Fresnel lens parts based on a plurality of operating modes associated with the variable lens panel, wherein a three-dimensional image is selectively presented based on an operating mode associated with the apparatus and the plurality of operating modes associated with the variable lens panel. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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