Split screen discrete viewing method

• US 8,031,402 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2008
• Issued: 10/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: David M. Tripp
• Original Assignee: David M. Tripp
• Inventors: Tripp, David M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lavarias; Arnel C
• Application Number:
  US12/139,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20080310018A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,208 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 359/490.01
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/26 having at least one additional display device, e.g. on the game controller or outside a game booth
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/203 Image generating hardware
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/301 using an additional display connected to the game console, e.g. on the controller
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/283 used for beam splitting or combining

Abstract

An apparatus and method for allowing multiple individuals to view discrete images while remaining in close proximity to each other. It encompasses a split screen polarized lens, with alternate polarization portions, fitting over a viewing monitor and pairs of corresponding polarized glasses. Each pair of polarized glasses matches a portion of the screen lens with the same polarization so that the human viewer wearing vertically polarized glasses may only view the vertically polarized portion of the screen and the human viewer wearing horizontally polarized glasses may only view the horizontally polarized portion of the screen.

Claims

1. A method of discretely viewing a split screen comprising the steps of:

first, providing a screen lens having a plurality of polarized fields divided by a dividing line or a plurality of dividing lines;

second, providing a video monitor, or a plurality of video monitors, with split screen video programming;

third, placing the screen lens over a monitor surface and aligning the dividing line or dividing lines of the screen lens with a line or lines separating a plurality of respective portions of the split programming;

fourth, removably fixing the screen lens in place;

fifth, providing a plurality of eye glasses, each having a lens polarization corresponding to one of the polarized fields of the screen lens provided in step one;

sixth, placing one pair of said plurality of eye glasses on a face of each user, said pair corresponding to one of the fields of the screen lens provided in step one for which the user wishes to view.

2. The method of discretely viewing a split screen of claim 1 whereby the plurality of eye glasses provided in the fifth step further comprises a means of visually discerning which pair of eye glasses matches which of the polarized fields of the screen lens and further comprising an additional step inserted between the fifth and sixth steps whereby the user utilizes the means of visually discerning which pair of eye glasses matches which of the polarized fields of the screen lens such that the user thereby matches a desired pair of eye glasses with a particular field the user wishes to view.