Wide angle viewing system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for the viewing of images by an eye of a viewer, the eye having a field of view defined with respect to the viewer'"'"'s head being stationary and the eye free to rotate in its socket, the field of view including an area of visual attention where objects may be perceived with detail and sharpness and an area of peripheral vision falling outside the area of visual attention but still perceptible by the eye as it scans the area of visual attention, the apparatus comprising:
- an image display component including (a) means for receiving signals representative of first and second images to be viewed, (b) first and second display surfaces, and (c) means for displaying the first and second images on the first and second display surfaces, respectively; and
means for focusing the images displayed on the first and second display surfaces to a single eye of a viewer, said means for focusing including first and second optical systems, each optical system including an exit pupil, the first optical system conveying light from the first display surface to the exit pupil of the first optical system, and the second optical system conveying light from the second display surface to the exit pupil of the second optical system, such that when the viewer'"'"'s eye is positioned within the exit pupils, the field of view includes an image comprised of the first and second images.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a viewing system (30) for displaying and viewing stereoscopic images to a viewer'"'"'s full field of view. The viewing system includes an image display assembly (32) including display surfaces (34) for displaying images primarily to the viewer'"'"'s area of visual attention and display surfaces (36) for displaying images primarily to the viewer'"'"'s area of peripheral vision. The display surfaces are mounted in relatively close proximity to the viewer'"'"'s eyes. The viewing system further includes an optical component (33) having optical systems (40 and 42) for focusing images displayed on the display surfaces (34 and 36), respectively, to the viewer'"'"'s eyes.
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21 Claims
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1. Apparatus for the viewing of images by an eye of a viewer, the eye having a field of view defined with respect to the viewer'"'"'s head being stationary and the eye free to rotate in its socket, the field of view including an area of visual attention where objects may be perceived with detail and sharpness and an area of peripheral vision falling outside the area of visual attention but still perceptible by the eye as it scans the area of visual attention, the apparatus comprising:
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an image display component including (a) means for receiving signals representative of first and second images to be viewed, (b) first and second display surfaces, and (c) means for displaying the first and second images on the first and second display surfaces, respectively; and means for focusing the images displayed on the first and second display surfaces to a single eye of a viewer, said means for focusing including first and second optical systems, each optical system including an exit pupil, the first optical system conveying light from the first display surface to the exit pupil of the first optical system, and the second optical system conveying light from the second display surface to the exit pupil of the second optical system, such that when the viewer'"'"'s eye is positioned within the exit pupils, the field of view includes an image comprised of the first and second images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Apparatus for the viewing of images by a viewer, the viewer'"'"'s eye having a field of view defined with respect to the viewer'"'"'s head being stationary and the eye free to rotate in its socket, the field of view including an area of visual attention where objects may be perceived with detail and sharpness and an area of peripheral vision falling outside the area of visual attention but still perceptible by the eye as it scans the area of visual attention, the apparatus comprising:
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an image display component including (a) means for receiving signals representative of images to be viewed, (b) a concave display surface, the display surface having a first surface area for displaying images within the area of visual attention and a second surface area for displaying images within the area of peripheral vision, (c) means for displaying images on the first and second surface areas of the display surface; and optical means for focusing the images displayed on the display surface surface to the eye. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for the viewing of stereoscopic images by a viewer, each of the viewer'"'"'s eyes having a field of view defined respect to the viewer'"'"'s head being stationary and the eye free to rotate in its socket, the field of view for each eye including an area of visual attention where objects may be perceived with detail and sharpness and an area of peripheral vision falling outside the area of visual attention but still perceptible by the eye as it scans the area of visual attention, the apparatus comprising:
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an image display component including (a) means for receiving signals representative of separate left and right images, (b) left and right concave display surfaces, each display surface having a first surface area for displaying images within the area of visual attention and a second surface area for displaying images within the area of peripheral vision, and (c) means for displaying the left and right images on the display surfaces; and left and right means for focusing the images displayed on the display surfaces to the eyes of the viewer, the left and right focusing means each including a plurality of exit pupils located near the viewer'"'"'s eye such that the eye, when positioned in the exit pupils, perceives the image displayed on the corresponding display surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. Apparatus for the viewing of stereoscopic images by a viewer, each of the viewer'"'"'s eyes having a field of view defined with respect to the viewer'"'"'s head being stationary and the eye free to rotate in its socket, the field of view for each eye including an area of visual attention where objects may be perceived with detail and sharpness and an area of peripheral vision falling outside the area of visual attention but still perceptible by the eye as it scans the area of visual attention, the apparatus comprising:
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left and right image display components, each image display component including (a) means for receiving signals representative of first and second images to be viewed, (b) first and second display surfaces, and (c) means for displaying the first and second images on the first and second display surfaces, respectively; and left and right optical components for focusing the images displayed on the first and second display surfaces of the left and right image display components to the left and right eyes, respectively, each of the optical components including first and second optical systems, each optical system including an exit pupil, the first optical system conveying light from the first display surface to the exit pupil of the first optical system, and the second optical system conveying light from the second display surface to the exit pupil of the second optical system, such that when the viewer'"'"'s eyes are positioned within the exit pupils, the left and right fields of view include images comprised of the first and second left and right images, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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Specification