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 generate the first image and the second image; and
an elastic light manipulator having a first length, the elastic light manipulator configured to be stretched from the first length to a selectable second length to provide the first image to the first location and the second image to 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 generate the first image and the second image; and an elastic light manipulator having a first length, the elastic light manipulator configured to be stretched from the first length to a selectable second length to provide the first image to the first location and the second image to 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 generate the first image and the second image; and a lenticular lens that includes an array of elastic sub-lenses, the lenticular lens having a first length, and the lenticular lens configured to be stretched from the first length to a selectable second length to provide the first image to the first location and the second image to the second location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing a first image to a first location and a second image to a second location, comprising:
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receiving the first image and the second image from an array of pixels at an elastic light manipulator; and stretching the elastic light manipulator from a first length to a selectable second length to provide the first image to the first location and the second image to the second location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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