Display with elastic light manipulator
First Claim
1. A display system that delivers a first image to a first location and a second image to a second location, the display system comprising:
- an array of pixels configured to emit light; and
an elastic light manipulator configured to receive and manipulate the light emitted by the array of pixels to form different images at different locations, the elastic light manipulator having a first length and being configured to be stretched from the first length to a selectable second length by applying a tensile stress to the elastic light manipulator to form the first image at the first location and the second image at the second location.
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Abstract
A display system is provided that enables three-dimensional images to be displayed. The display system includes an elastic light manipulator positioned proximate an image generator. The image generator includes a pixel array. The elastic light manipulator includes an elastic material and is mounted in a manner that allows for automated stretching thereof. For instance, the elastic light manipulator may be an elastic lenticular lens, an elastic parallax barrier, etc. Because the elastic light manipulator can be stretched, optical properties of the elastic light manipulator can be dynamically modified, thereby changing the manner in which light emanating from the pixel array is delivered to the eyes of viewer(s). This allows for adaptive accommodation of, for example, a changing viewer sweet spot. The elastic light manipulator may be automatically rolled up or otherwise automatically removed from in front of the image generator in order to facilitate switching between 2D and 3D views.
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32 Claims
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1. A display system that delivers a first image to a first location and a second image to a second location, the display system comprising:
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an array of pixels configured to emit light; and an elastic light manipulator configured to receive and manipulate the light emitted by the array of pixels to form different images at different locations, the elastic light manipulator having a first length and being configured to be stretched from the first length to a selectable second length by applying a tensile stress to the elastic light manipulator to form the first image at the first location and the second image at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A display system that provides a first image to a first location and a second image to a second location, the display system comprising:
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an array of pixels configured to emit light; and a lenticular lens comprising an array of elastic sub-lenses that is configured to receive and manipulate the light emitted by the array of pixels to form different images at different locations, the lenticular lens having a first length, and the lenticular lens configured to be stretched from the first length to a selectable second length by applying a tensile stress to the lenticular lens to form the first image to the first location and the second image at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of forming a first image to a first location and a second image to a second location, comprising:
- p1 stretching an elastic light manipulator from a first length to a selectable second length by applying tensile stress to the elastic light manipulator;
receiving light emitted by an array of pixels at the elastic light manipulator; and manipulating the light emitted by the array of pixels by the elastic light manipulator to form the first image at the first location and the second image at the second location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- p1 stretching an elastic light manipulator from a first length to a selectable second length by applying tensile stress to the elastic light manipulator;
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