Image display unit
First Claim
1. An image display unit comprising:
- a casing;
an image display within the casing, said image display displaying a center image;
environmental image display means within the casing at the periphery of said image display for displaying an environmental image, the environmental image providing a background context for the center image; and
image magnifying means within the casing for magnifying images produced by the image display and by the environmental image display means and for allowing an observer to view the magnified environmental image together with the magnified center image in a visual field through the image magnifying means.
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Abstract
An image display unit is capable of displaying an environmental image at the periphery of an image on a display screen in order to create an image having heightened reality and to provide greater comfort to the eyes. The image display unit includes a liquid-crystal display for displaying a main image at a central portion of a visual field, a back light thereof, a slide for displaying an image at the periphery of a main central image, a back light thereof and a lens system for magnifying an image synthesized from the above-mentioned images. Displaying an environmental image at the periphery of an image on a display screen in accordance with an observer'"'"'s preference, effectively raises the ambiance of the display and increases the comfort of viewing the display.
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29 Claims
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1. An image display unit comprising:
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a casing; an image display within the casing, said image display displaying a center image; environmental image display means within the casing at the periphery of said image display for displaying an environmental image, the environmental image providing a background context for the center image; and image magnifying means within the casing for magnifying images produced by the image display and by the environmental image display means and for allowing an observer to view the magnified environmental image together with the magnified center image in a visual field through the image magnifying means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An image display unit comprising:
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image synthesizing means for synthesizing an environmental image in a periphery of an input image; environmental image generating means for generating an environmental image which is synthesizable in the periphery of the input image, the environmental image providing a background context for the input image; and a display for displaying the input image together with the environmental image synthesized thereto in a visual field of an observer. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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