Information display

• US 8,120,547 B2
• Filed: 05/01/2002
• Issued: 02/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: PureDepth Limited (Aptiv PLC)
• Original Assignee: PureDepth Limited (Aptiv PLC)
• Inventors: Seymour, Bruce David
• Primary Examiner(s): Sherman, Stephen G
• Application Number:
  US10/476,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20040239582A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,583 Days
• Field of Search: 345/1.1, 345 4- 9, 345/87, 345/55, 345/156, 345/168, 345/169, 345/204
• US Class Current: 345/4
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/12 using special optical effects
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 19/14 displaying different signs depending upon the view-point of the observer

Abstract

A method displaying information for viewing by a user characterised by the steps of: peripherally displaying primary information (5) on a first focal plane (3), and displaying secondary information (6) on at least a second focal plane (2) to said primary information (5), wherein said secondary information (6) exhibits at least one characteristic capable of augmenting the effect of the primary information (5) on the viewer.

Claims

1. A method of displaying information on a display device, said method comprising:

displaying a first image on a first display screen of said display device, wherein said first image comprises a first portion of text;

displaying a second image on a second display screen of said display device, wherein said second image is related to said first image, and wherein said first and second display screens overlap; and

responsive to a user input, displaying a third image on said first display screen of said display device, wherein said third image comprises a second portion of text associated with said first portion of text,

wherein said user input is associated with scrolling through a written work.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said first and second display screens are physically spaced apart from one another.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said first and second images are related to a subject matter.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said subject matter is selected from a group consisting of a landmark, a place, a person, and an object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying said first image further comprises displaying said first image simultaneously with said displaying said second image.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said first and second images are displayed sequentially.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said first image is selected from a group consisting of animated content and a still image.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said second image is selected from a group consisting of animated content and a still image.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said third image is selected from a group consisting of animated content and a still image.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said second image is selected from a group consisting of a symbol, a character, an icon, and text.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said second image is a graphical representation of said first portion of text.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said second image is a graphical representation of said second portion of text.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying said first image further comprises displaying said first image with a display characteristic selected from a group consisting of a moving, rotating, scrolling, flashing, adjusting a transparency, adjusting a color, adjusting a shape, and adjusting a size.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying said second image further comprises displaying said second image with a display characteristic selected from a group consisting of a moving, rotating, scrolling, flashing, adjusting a transparency, adjusting a color, adjusting a shape, and adjusting a size.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said displaying said third image further comprises displaying said third image with a display characteristic selected from a group consisting of a moving, rotating, scrolling, flashing, adjusting a transparency, adjusting a color, adjusting a shape, and adjusting a size.

16. A display device comprising:

a first display screen operable to display a first image, wherein said first image comprises a first portion of text; and

a second display screen operable to display a second image, wherein said second image is related to said first image, and wherein said first and second display screens overlap, and

wherein said first display screen is further operable to display, responsive to a user input, a third image, wherein said third image comprises a second portion of text associated with said first portion of text,

wherein said user input is associated with scrolling through a written work.

17. The display device of claim 16, wherein said first and second display screens are physically spaced apart from one another.

18. The display device of claim 16, wherein said first and second images are related to a subject matter.

19. The display device of claim 18, wherein said subject matter is selected from a group consisting of a landmark, a place, a person, and an object.

20. The display device of claim 16, wherein said first and second images are displayed simultaneously.

21. The display device of claim 16, wherein said first and second images are displayed sequentially.

22. The display device of claim 16, wherein said first image is selected from a group consisting of animated content and a still image.

23. The display device of claim 16, wherein said second image is selected from a group consisting of animated content and a still image.

24. The display device of claim 16, wherein said third image is selected from a group consisting of animated content and a still image.

25. The display device of claim 16, wherein said second image is selected from a group consisting of a symbol, a character, an icon, and text.

26. The display device of claim 16, wherein said second image is a graphical representation of said first portion of text.

27. The display device of claim 16, wherein said second image is a graphical representation of said second portion of text.

28. The display device of claim 16, wherein said first display screen is further operable to display said first image with a display characteristic selected from a group consisting of a moving, rotating, scrolling, flashing, adjusting a transparency, adjusting a color, adjusting a shape, and adjusting a size.

29. The display device of claim 16, wherein said second display screen is further operable to display said second image with a display characteristic selected from a group consisting of a moving, rotating, scrolling, flashing, adjusting a transparency, adjusting a color, adjusting a shape, and adjusting a size.

30. The display device of claim 16, wherein said first display screen is further operable to display said third image with a display characteristic selected from a group consisting of a moving, rotating, scrolling, flashing, adjusting a transparency, adjusting a color, adjusting a shape, and adjusting a size.