DISPLAY WITH GAZE-ADAPTIVE RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an electronic display comprising a pixel array configured to display a frame, the pixel array comprising a plurality of display pixels;
an eye tracking device configured to determine a gaze direction of a user of the electronic display; and
,an optical block for forming a frame image from the frame displayed by the electronic display, the optical block comprising a segmented resolution enhancing device (SRED) operatively coupled to the eye tracking device, the frame image comprising an array of image pixels disposed at an image pixel pitch p;
wherein the SRED comprises a plurality of device segments configured to be individually activated in response to a signal from the eye tracking device, each device segment being optically coupled to a different group of display pixels of the pixel array, for selectively enhancing effective resolution for a portion of the frame image in the gaze direction.
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Abstract
A display apparatus includes a pixelated display, an eye tracking system, and a segmented resolution enhancing device coupled to the eye tracking system and operable to selectively enhance effective image resolution for the electronic display in the gaze direction. The segmented resolution enhancing device may include a polarization switch in series with a polarization gratings, at least one of which is segmented, for shifting image pixels in the gaze direction between offset positions while displaying a frame.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an electronic display comprising a pixel array configured to display a frame, the pixel array comprising a plurality of display pixels; an eye tracking device configured to determine a gaze direction of a user of the electronic display; and
,an optical block for forming a frame image from the frame displayed by the electronic display, the optical block comprising a segmented resolution enhancing device (SRED) operatively coupled to the eye tracking device, the frame image comprising an array of image pixels disposed at an image pixel pitch p; wherein the SRED comprises a plurality of device segments configured to be individually activated in response to a signal from the eye tracking device, each device segment being optically coupled to a different group of display pixels of the pixel array, for selectively enhancing effective resolution for a portion of the frame image in the gaze direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for operating a display apparatus, the method comprising:
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displaying a frame with an electronic display comprising an array of display pixels; forming an image of the displayed frame to obtain an image frame comprising an array of image pixels, the array of image pixels comprising image pixels disposed at an image pixel pitch p; determining, with an eye tracking device, a gaze direction of a user of the electronic display; and
,selectively shifting a portion of the frame image located in the gaze direction, at least once while displaying the frame, by at least a fraction of the image pixel pitch.
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