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20080204874 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT 2D/3D SWITCHABLE STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - Provided is a highly efficient two-dimensional (2D)/three-dimensional (3D) image switchable stereoscopic display. The stereoscopic display apparatus includes: a backlight unit which has a reflective plate disposed on a bottom surface thereof; a polarizer which only transmits light of a specific polarization direction emitted from the backlight unit; a first birefringent element array including a plurality of alternating first and second birefringent elements that change the polarization direction of incident light; a second birefringent element array including a plurality of alternating third and fourth birefringent elements that change the polarization direction of incident light; a reflective polarizing sheet which transmits light of a specific polarization direction transmitted by the second birefringent element array while reflecting light of another polarization direction transmitted by the second birefringent element array; and a display panel which displays an image. | 08-28-2008 |
20080231952 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT 2D/3D SWITCHABLE DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a high efficient 2-dimensional (2D)/3-dimensional (3D) switchable display device including: a light source unit; a first reflective polarizer reflecting a first polarized light beam and transmitting a second polarized light beam orthogonal to the first polarized light beam from among light beams irradiated from the light source unit; a switching parallax barrier unit controlled in one of 2D and 3D modes, wherein, in the 2D mode, the switching parallax barrier unit wholly transmits the light beams having passed the first reflective polarizer, and, in the 3D mode, an area of the switching parallax barrier unit transmits the light beams and an area of the switching parallax barrier unit intercepts the light beams; and a display panel modulating light, that is transmitted through the switching parallax barrier unit, according to an image signal, to form an image. | 09-25-2008 |
20080239483 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A stereoscopic displaying apparatus includes: an image generating section having a right eye image generating region on which a right eye image light is generated and a left eye image generating region on which a left eye image light is generated; a polarizing plate that emits the right eye image light and the left eye image light generated by the image generating section in the same polarizing direction; and a polarization axis control plate on which the right eye image light and the left eye image light from the polarizing plate are incident, and from which the right eye image light and the left eye image light are emitted as linear polarized lights of which polarization axes are orthogonalized to each other or circularly polarized lights of which polarization axes are rotated in the directions opposite to each other. The polarization axis control plate includes: a right eye polarizing region on which a right eye image light is incident; a left eye polarizing region which is arranged adjacent to the right eye polarizing region and on which a left eye image light is incident; a plurality of light blocking sections arranged on a plane facing the polarizing plate, each of which is a boundary between the right eye polarizing region, and the left eye polarizing region that blocks the right eye image light and the left eye image light; and a plurality of apertures formed between each of the plurality of light blocking sections that transmit therethrough the right eye image light and the left eye image light. The image light emitted from one of the right eye polarizing region and the left eye polarizing region and incident on one of the plurality of apertures goes to the inside of the angle of field while the image light emitted from the other of the right eye polarizing region and the left eye polarizing region adjacent to each other and incident on the one aperture goes to the outside of the angle of field. | 10-02-2008 |
20080239484 | POLARIZED LIGHT TRANSMISSION SCREEN AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAYING APPARATUS USING THE POLARIZED LIGHT TRANSMISSION SCREEN - A polarized light transmission screen and a stereoscopic image displaying apparatus capable to display a clear stereoscopic image with few little cross talks over a wide wavelength range. In a polarized light transmission screen | 10-02-2008 |
20080297897 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY AND PHASE DIFFERENT PLATE - A stereoscopic display is provided. The stereoscopic display includes: an image displaying section that generates a right eye image and a left eye image and emits the same; and a phase differential plate disposed on an exit side of the image displaying section that orthogonalizes to each other or rotates reversely the polarizing directions of the right eye image and the left eye image which are incident from the image displaying section and emits the same. The phase differential plate is disposed on the image displaying section side and has an image light-antireflective film that prevents the right eye image light and the left eye image light from reflecting from the image displaying section. | 12-04-2008 |
20080316597 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) DISPLAY - A 3D display has a light grating unit inserted between a polarized light module and an image display unit. The light grating unit includes a dispersing liquid crystal unit, a microretarder unit, and a polarizing film. By controlling the dispersing liquid crystal unit of the light grating unit to be switched between a dispersing state and a transparent state, a displayed image is switched between a 2D image displaying mode and a 3D image displaying mode. The dispersing liquid crystal unit can be removed, so as to allow the image display unit to stay in the 3D image displaying mode. | 12-25-2008 |
20090073559 | Directional Display Apparatus - A birefringent lens structure comprises a birefringent lens array capable of directing light of a given polarisation into a directional distribution, the birefringent lens comprising a solid birefringent material and an isotropic material having an interface having a refractive structure. A switchable liquid crystal layer capable of rotating the polarisation of light passing therethrough is arranged adjacent the first birefringent material. The interface between the birefringent material and the liquid crystal layer has an alignment microstructure providing alignment of the birefringent material and the liquid crystal layer. A pair of electrodes for applying an electric field to switch the liquid crystal are arranged with both the lens array and the switchable liquid crystal layer therebetween and a conductive material is incorporated in the lens array to reduce the voltage drop across the lens array. To reduce reflection, the interface between the birefringent material and the isotropic material has an interface having alignment microstructure providing alignment of the birefringent material, and the refractive index of the isotropic material is substantially equal to the extraordinary refractive index of the birefringent material. | 03-19-2009 |
20090103178 | Stereoscopic Image Display Apparatus - In the specification and drawing, a stereoscopic image display apparatus is described and shown with eyewear having a polarization interference filter, wherein the polarization interference filter can distinguish both polarization and spectra. | 04-23-2009 |
20090190213 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - It is aimed to reduce the occurrence of crosstalk attributable to the thermal expansion/contraction of a retarder and an image display section, and the unevenness in color attributable to the uneven surfaces of the retarder and the image display section. It is also aimed to reduce the misalignment of the retarder with respect to the image display section. | 07-30-2009 |
20090213459 | CONTACT LENS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION - A contact lens set for stereoscopic visualization includes a left contact lens comprising a first lens substrate incorporating a first polarizer, and a right contact lens comprising a lens substrate incorporating a second polarizer. The first polarizer comprises a first plurality of parallel lines having sub-wavelength pitch and oriented in a first direction. The second polarizer comprises a second plurality of parallel lines having sub-wavelength pitch and oriented in a second direction. The left contact lens and the right contact lens each comprises a rotational stabilization means, such that, during use, the first direction is adapted to orient in an approximately orthogonal direction to the second direction. In another embodiment, a contact lens set for stereoscopic visualization includes a left contact lens and a right contact lens, each coded with different colors. | 08-27-2009 |
20090231697 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY USING MULTI-LINEAR ELECTROMECHANICAL MODULATOR - A method for forming a stereoscopic image having a left-eye image and a right-eye image repeats the steps of directing a line of the left-eye image as incident light toward a scanning element while directing a line of the right-eye image as incident light toward the scanning element, and moving the scanning element into position for directing incident light toward a portion of a display surface. | 09-17-2009 |
20090257120 | Unique color separation techniques for stereoscopic 3D projection - Primary colors red, green and blue are each transmitted in three adjacent frequencies to create stereoscopic 3D images. A true center frequency for each primary color is transmitted to one eye while two straddling frequencies, on either side of the center frequency, are transmitted to the other eye. Untinted, notch filtered stereoscopic 3D eyeglasses may be used to segregate light frequencies and direct one channel to each eye of the viewer. A new dual channel laser illumination projection engine may be used to homogenize, condense, combine, and polarize light from red, blue and green lasers to create stereoscopic images suitable for projection on either white of sliver screens. | 10-15-2009 |
20090310216 | 3D image display, aligning system and method thereof - Disclosed is a system for aligning a 3D image display device. The system for aligning the 3D image display device comprises: a display panel showing a left eye image and a right eye image, and having a display panel align mark at a circumference of the display panel; a plurality of 3D filter including a transparent substrate, and a retarder converting a left eye image into a first polarized light and a right eye image into a second polarized light on the transparent substrate; a plurality of 3D filter align mark having a retarder pattern formed at a circumference of the 3D filter on the transparent substrate of the 3D filter, and a reflection plate formed on the retarder pattern; and a vision system taking pictures of the display panel align marks and the 3D filter align marks. | 12-17-2009 |
20100002295 | Methods and systems for stereoscopic imaging - A stereoscopic imaging system is described for generating a stereoscopic image of a scene. The stereoscopic imaging system is adapted for generating at least one sub-image for a first eye and at least one sub-image for a second eye whereby the at least one sub-image for the first eye and at least one sub-image for the second eye adapted for combining into the stereoscopic image. The image data for producing at least one of the sub-images for the first eye and/or for the second eye is generated based on a combination of the basic image data for the first eye and the basic image data for the second eye. The basic image data for the first eye thereby is the image information received by the first eye when the scene is seen by the first eye only and the basic image data for the second eye thereby is the image information received by the second eye when the scene is seen by the second eye only. The present invention also relates to a corresponding method, an image data processor, a controller, an obscuration means and parts of the imaging hardware. | 01-07-2010 |
20100091368 | Stereographic imaging device using two lcd panel having same polarizing angle - The present invention discloses a stereoscopic imaging device, including a first display panel having a front surface to which a first front polarization filter having a polarization angle of 45 degrees is attached, and a rear surface to which a first rear polarization filter having a polarization angle of 135 degrees is attached; a second display panel disposed at an angle of 90 degrees with respect to the first display panel, wherein the second display panel has a front surface to which a second front polarization filter having a polarization angle of 45 degrees is attached and a rear surface to which a second rear polarization filter having a polarization angle of 135 degrees is attached; and a half mirror disposed at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the first display device and the second display device between the first display device and the second display device. | 04-15-2010 |
20100103516 | Head-tracking enhanced stereo glasses - Stereoscopic display systems including a position-tracking system that determine the position of the stereoscopic eyewear worn by a viewer. An exemplary embodiment of the eyewear includes retro-reflective reflectors that are illuminated by an infrared illuminator proximate to or optically co-axial with a capturing camera. Suppression reflections from other reflective features in the vicinity may be achieved by control of the polarization of the infrared light. | 04-29-2010 |
20100118398 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLARISATION FILTERS AND USE OF POLARISATION-SENSITIVE PHOTO-SENSORS AND POLARISATION-GENERATING REPRODUCTION DEVICES - The invention relates to a method for producing polarisation-sensitive and/or polarising filters, in addition to the use of polarisation-sensitive photosensors in order to measure the polarisation of incident light. The invention also relates to embodiments of polarisation-sensitive sensors in order to measure rotational angles and powerful electric or magnetic fields, in addition to polarisation-producing reproduction devices and embodiments of polarisation-producing reproduction devices in order to reproduce polarised signals or to reproduce independent signals. | 05-13-2010 |
20100142043 | Display device and three-dimensional image filter - A display device that can produce a three-dimensional image for a viewer wearing polarizing spectacles. The display device includes a display panel that embodies a left-eye image and a right-eye image; a linear polarizing light layer that is provided in a front surface of the display panel and that polarizes natural light of the display panel to linearly polarized light; and a phase difference layer that is provided in the linear polarizing light layer and that polarizes the linearly polarized light to left circularly polarized light and right circularly polarized light corresponding to the left-eye image and the right-eye image, respectively. | 06-10-2010 |
20100182688 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The 3D image display device disclosed herein includes an image display panel outputting image signals; and a parallax barrier arranged in front of the panel, being spaced at a particular distance, and having a plurality of transparent portions. The transparent portions of the barrier have a plurality of transverse lines, each of which forms one cycle, and the transparent portions that are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction in one cycle are arranged to emit images to different fields of view, respectively. The panel operates on and off by lines in the transverse direction based on views. | 07-22-2010 |
20100226006 | ACRYLIC CIRCULAR POLARIZATION 3D LENS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A 3D circular polarization apparatus comprises first and second acrylic layers, a quarter wave layer positioned between the first and second acrylic layers, and a linear polarizer layer adjacent to the quarter wave layer and positioned between the first and second acrylic layers. The 3D polarization apparatus may be produced by adhering a first acrylic layer to a first surface of a quarter wave layer, adhering a second surface of the quarter wave layer to a first surface of a linear polarizer layer, and adhering a second surface of the linear polarizer layer to a second acrylic layer to form the 3D polarization apparatus. | 09-09-2010 |
20100238546 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY APPARATUS - A three-dimensional display apparatus including a pair of polarized glasses having first and second circularly polarized eyeglass with different polarization directions, a display panel displaying a linearly polarized image, a third quarter-wave plate and a patterned half-wave plate is provided. The first circularly polarized eyeglass has a first quarter-wave plate and a first half-wave plate. The second circularly polarized eyeglass has a second quarter-wave plate. The angle between polarization direction of the linearly polarized image and optical axis of the third quarter-wave plate is 45 degrees. The angle between optical axis of the first quarter-wave plate and optical axis of the third quarter-wave plate is 90 degrees. The angle between optical axis of the first half-wave plate and optical axis of the patterned half-wave plate is 90 degrees. The angle between optical axis of the second quarter-wave plate and optical axis of the third quarter-wave plate is 55-125 degrees. | 09-23-2010 |
20100245998 | Stereoscopic Image Formation Techniques - An aspect of the present disclosure provides for a quarter-wave retarder film that is overlaid onto a linearly-polarized stereoscopic image pair in an appropriate orientation in order to produce an image that is viewable using circularly polarized viewing glasses for increased viewing comfort and head-tilt resistance. Another aspect of the present disclosure enables the production of StereoJet-type ink jet images through the use of two separate single-sided clear polarizer substrates with the stretch orientation parallel to the running edge of the support layer. A further aspect of the present disclosure is directed to the production of laminated stereoscopic images in which the spacing of the image planes of the members of the image pair can be made in close proximity, farther proximity, or at an intermediate proximity to achieve desired optical, mechanical and/or visual results. | 09-30-2010 |
20100302634 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - This document discloses a stereoscopic image display device. In the image display device, a display device displays a first image data and a second image data in a time-dividing manner. A switchable retarder panel is configured to control light emitted from the display device and is made of electrically controlled birefringence (ECB) liquid crystals. Polarization glasses polarize the light emitted from the switchable retarder panel. The polarization glasses comprise a left eyeglass comprising a polarizer having a tilt of 45° about a light absorbing axis, and a right eyeglass comprising a polarizer having a tilt of 135° about the light absorbing axis. | 12-02-2010 |
20100321777 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING STEREOSCOPIC EFFECT IN A CAMERA - A method for optimizing stereoscopic effect in a three-dimensional image is provided. The method for optimizing stereoscopic effect comprises capturing a first unpolarized beam of light representing a first image and a second unpolarized beam of light representing a second image using a lens module, converting the first and second unpolarized beam of light into the first polarized beam of light and the second polarized beam of light using a filter module and adjusting separation and convergence of the lens module using a lens control module for generating an output stream. | 12-23-2010 |
20110002037 | THREE-DIMENSION DISPLAY - A three-dimension display suitable for a viewer wearing a pair of eyeglasses is disclosed. The eyeglasses have two circular polarized eyeglass lenses with different polarizations. The three-dimension display includes a flat display panel, a quarter-wave plate and a patterned half-wave plate. The flat display panel has a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, wherein the flat display panel is suitable to display a linear polarized image. The quarter-wave plate is disposed between the flat display panel and the eyeglasses. The patterned half-wave plate is disposed between the flat display panel and the eyeglasses, wherein the patterned half-wave plate corresponds to a part of the pixels. The present invention also provides a fabrication method of a three-dimension display. | 01-06-2011 |
20110080639 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING 3-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES INCORPORATING ANGULAR CORRECTION - A technique for encoding a three dimensional image formatted according to a three dimensional format is disclosed. The technique employs a surface or surfaces for encoding a three dimensional image to create a left view image and a right view image. The surface or surfaces may include an arrangement of encoding stripes, black ink stripes, and transparent stripes. The stripes may be arranged in a vertical, horizontal, or checkerboard pattern. The black ink stripes may be further arranged in a manner that corrects an angular viewing error. The encoded right view and left view images are decoded by a left lens and a right lens, respectively, of a pair of polarized 3D viewing glasses worn by a viewer. | 04-07-2011 |
20110085237 | CURVED LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT ON TELEVISION AND COMPUTER SCREENS - Curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content and method of fabricating the same. The lenses decode three-dimensional content displayed on televisions or computer monitors. Sheets from which the lenses are cut have either (i) a polarizing axis of 0 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at −45 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal; (ii) a polarizing axis of −45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal; or (iii) a polarizing axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal. | 04-14-2011 |
20110116166 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME - An embodiment of the present invention provides a stereoscopic image displaying apparatus comprising a displaying panel that receives image data displaying an image and black data displaying no image for each frame section, and a polarization control panel that is located over the displaying panel and changes a polarization state. | 05-19-2011 |
20110164319 | TILT COMPENSATION FOR STEREOSCOPIC VISUAL DISPLAYS - A tilt compensation system is described herein that provides an inexpensive and effective solution to remove stereoscopy artifacts, particularly artifacts associated with head tilt issues. When applied to stereoscopic eyewear, the system can improve the viewing experience for viewers. In some embodiments, the tilt compensation system includes a lens assembly that is separate from a frame assembly, so that the lens assembly can move in relation to the frame assembly. When the viewer tilts his head, the system automatically compensates for the head tilt of the user by mechanically, electronically, or electromagnetically rotating the lenses of the eyewear at an opposite angle. Thus, the tilt compensation system allows cheaper filtering technologies to be used for 3D presentations without the downsides of eyewear that experiences ghosting in response to tilting. | 07-07-2011 |
20110170185 | Three-dimensional glasses and three-dimensional display apparatus - Three-dimensional (3D) glasses and a 3D display apparatus are provided. The 3D display apparatus includes a backlight unit comprising a first light source unit for irradiating a first spectrum of light and a second light source unit for irradiating a second spectrum of light. The apparatus includes a polarization switch for selectively converting the polarization of incident light, and for reducing eye fatigue by providing a plurality of view images to each eye using a pair of glasses that each have a color filter and a birefringent device. | 07-14-2011 |
20110188115 | Compound curved stereoscopic eyewear - Stereoscopic eyewear with compound curvature may be employed to view three dimensional content. The manufacture of such eyewear may be achieved by thermoforming a first material and by thermoforming a second material. The first and second materials may be in roll stock form prior to thermoforming, and the first layer may be polarizer material, while the second layer may be retarder material. Each of the first and second materials may be thermoformed by employing optimized thermoforming conditions for each of the two materials. Additionally, the two thermoforming lines may be timed so that the curved shapes of the first material in roll stock form may be substantially synchronized with the curved shapes of the second material in roll stock form, which may allow the curved shapes of each of the first and second materials in roll stock form may be joined together. | 08-04-2011 |
20110194179 | Method and Appartus for Making Retarder in Stereoscopic Glasses - A 3-D stereoscopic viewing lens which the retarder film is made of a PVA film. A 3-D stereoscopic viewing lens having a linear polarized film, one or more lens substrate layers, and an epoxy layer. A process of making retarder film including mounting a PVA film to an assembly line; wetting, cleaning, and washing the PVA film through said assembly line; softening, expanding and stretching the PVA film's x-axis through said assembly line; adding gap filling agent to the PVA film; stretching the PVA film's y-axis through a width frame holder and as a result transforming the PVA film into a retarder film. | 08-11-2011 |
20110199680 | EYEWEAR WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIEWING CAPABILITY - Eyewear having three-dimensional (3D) viewing capability is disclosed. The 3D eyewear can include eyeglasses and an eyewear attachment configured to attach to the eyeglasses. The eyeglasses can have lens elements that include linear polarizers, and can be worn by the user without the eyewear attachment during everyday use. The eyewear attachment can include auxiliary lens elements that include quarter-wave plates oriented such that auxiliary lens elements of the eyewear attachment and the lens elements of the eyeglasses cooperate to function as circular polarizers. One lens pair can function as a circular polarizer configured to filter out right-handed circularly polarized light, and the other lens pair can function as a circular polarizer configured to filter out left-handed circularly polarized light. Thus, when the eyeglasses are worn with the eyewear attachment attached thereto, they can function as 3D eyewear to present right-eye and left-eye images, which are displayed using oppositely oriented circularly polarized light, to the respective right or left eye of the wearer. In some embodiments, the auxiliary lens elements can removably attach directly to the lens elements of the eyeglasses. | 08-18-2011 |
20110205625 | PASSIVE EYEWEAR STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING SYSTEM WITH SCANNING POLARIZATION - A method of displaying images with an electronic display device having a plurality of sequentially updatable picture elements includes displaying an image with the picture elements by sequentially updating each of the plurality of picture elements, filtering light emanating from a first picture element with a first polarizing filter configured in a first polarization orientation and filtering light emanating from a second picture element with a second polarizing filter configured in a second polarization orientation that is different than the first polarization orientation. The method further includes detecting an update of a third picture element and switching the configuration of the second polarizing filter to the first polarization orientation in response to detecting the update of the third picture element. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205626 | LENSES FOR 3D EYEWEAR - Eyewear for viewing three-dimensional (3D) images is disclosed. In some embodiments, the eyewear can include lenses that include circularly polarizing filters. The right lens can block light that is circularly polarized in a first direction, and the left lens can block light that is circularly polarized in a second, opposite direction. The circularly polarizing filters can be attached to a surface (e.g., the front surface) of a lens body using an adhesive or by lamination. The lenses can have one or more surfaces that conform to the surface of a sphere, a cylinder, or another geometric shape. In some embodiments, the surface of the lens to which the circularly polarizing filter is applied is cylindrical. In some embodiments, the lenses can have a tapered thickness to provide for optical correction of the lenses. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205627 | CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE AND CIRCULARLY POLARIZING LENS, AND CIRCULARLY POLARIZING GLASSES - A circularly polarizing plate with a thermally adhering function imparted thereto, a circularly polarizing lens which is reinforced with a backup resin, and is distorted with difficulty, and circularly polarizing glasses. Also provided is a clockwise or counterclockwise circularly polarizing plate including a multilayered circularly polarizing plate having at least a phase difference functional part, a linear polarizing functional part, and a thermally adhering functional part which thermally adheres to a backup resin. The phase difference functional part is arranged on one side of the linear polarizing functional part, and the thermally adhering functional part is arranged on another side. Also provided is a clockwise or counterclockwise circularly polarizing lens, which is a bending-processed product of the above circularly polarizing plate. Also provided is a circularly polarizing glasses, including the above clockwise circularly polarizing lens and the above counterclockwise circularly polarizing paired, and placed in one frame. | 08-25-2011 |
20110242651 | STEREOSCOPIC LIQUID CRYSTAL SHUTTER GLASSES AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - According to one embodiment, stereoscopic liquid crystal shutter glasses include a left-eye liquid crystal shutter and a right-eye liquid crystal shutter. Each of the left-eye liquid crystal shutter and the right-eye liquid crystal shutter has a response time not more than 5 milliseconds. Each of the left-eye liquid crystal shutter and the right-eye liquid crystal shutter has a contrast ratio not less than 40:1. The contrast ratio is a value at an angle of sight of 35 degrees in all directions. | 10-06-2011 |
20110261451 | STEREOSCOPIC GLASSES AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are stereoscopic glasses and a display apparatus including the same which includes a prism lens to refract light corresponding to a | 10-27-2011 |
20110304910 | POLARIZATION CONVERSION DEVICE, POLARIZATION CONVERSION METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A polarization conversion device includes: a first polarization conversion unit that, on the basis of time-division display type stereoscopic image data including left images for left eye and right images for right eye, polarization-converts light beams of the left images and the right images output from a display unit that displays the left images and the right images and outputs polarized lights; a second polarization conversion unit that polarization-converts the polarized lights entering from the first polarization conversion unit and outputs polarized lights; and a control unit that controls times when the first and second polarization conversion units perform polarization conversion so that phase differences between the polarized lights of the left images and the right images may be inverted to each other at times when the left images and the right images are switched and displayed on the display unit. | 12-15-2011 |
20110310480 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE OBSERVATION OPTICAL-ELEMENT, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE OBSERVATION GLASSES, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A stereoscopic image observation optical-element includes: a laminated member including a λ/4 phase-difference member and a polarizing member. The λ/4 phase-difference member is provided on a light incidence surface side and has a slow axis in a first direction, and the polarizing member is provided nearer to a light emission side than the λ/4 phase-difference member and has a transmission axis in a direction crossing the first direction at substantially 45 degrees. The laminated member has a curved shape projecting to the light incidence surface side, and the λ/4 phase-difference member is configured of a material having a photoelastic coefficient of less than about 80*10 | 12-22-2011 |
20120002279 | 2D QUALITY ENHANCER IN POLARIZED 3D SYSTEMS FOR 2D-3D CO-EXISTENCE - Polarized 3D viewing systems inherently cut the viewing resolution in half. While 3D content looks of good quality, the quality of any co-existing 2D content in windowed mode on the same screen looks poor. Embodiments may be directed to modifying the 2D content in real time and presents the enhanced 2D content (i.e. 2D+) to each eye as if it was 3D content targeted at each of the left and right eyes separately. The 2D+ content quality thus appears much better than when viewing the original 2D content on a polarized screen through polarized eyewear. | 01-05-2012 |
20120008203 | 2D/3D IMAGE DISPLAY - A display comprises a display panel, a polariser, a polarisation rotator, and a scatterer arranged to scatter light having a first polarisation as compared with a second polarisation. The display can be switched between 2D and 3D modes by operating the polarisation rotator. In 3D mode, the polarisation rotator transmits light with relatively little change to its polarisation. Light transmitted by the scatterer is used to present three-dimensional images. In 2D mode, the polarisation rotator alters the polarisation of the light, and light that is scattered by the scatterer is used to present a two-dimensional image. The polarisation rotator may be arranged so that light incident on a first area thereof undergoes a different change in polarisation to light incident on a second area, to simultaneously present 2D and 3D images. | 01-12-2012 |
20120013979 | PROCESS FOR APPLYING A LAYERED STRUCTURE ON A LENS - This invention relates to an improvement for applying a layered structure onto a convex surface of a lens. After thermoforming the layered structure, a curvature direction of the layered structure is inverted. The structure is then applied on the lens surface by continuously pushing the structure against the lens surface, starting from a contact point between a convex surface of the structure and the convex surface of the lens. The curvature direction of the layered structure is then inverted again, so that it recovers the curvature direction that resulted from thermoforming. Stresses within the layered structure are then reduced, and the structure can be assembled with the lens without defects. | 01-19-2012 |
20120013980 | APPARATUS FOR CONFORMING A PLANAR FILM ON AN OPTICAL LENS, METHOD FOR FUNCTIONALIZING AN OPTICAL LENS BY MEANS OF SAID APPARATUS, THE OPTICAL LENS SO-OBTAINED - The present invention relates to an apparatus for confirming a functionalized flexible planar film on an optical lens. The apparatus according to the invention may also be used in a process of functionalization of an optical lens. As a factor of the functionalization that one wishes to introduce into said optical lens and the nature of the functionalized flexible planar film used, the functionalization process is a process of gluing, transfer, or molding of a functionalized flexible planar film onto an optical lens. The implementation of each of these respective processes makes it possible to obtain a functionalized optical lens, said functionalization being adhered, transferred, or molded using a functionalized flexible planar film. | 01-19-2012 |
20120026584 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING 3D IMAGES - A device for generating 3D images includes a reflective display, two light sources, a controller and two laser sheets. The reflective display displays images. The two light sources are oppositely placed in front of the reflective display. The controller directs two light sources to alternately emit light. The two laser sheets are respectively mounted below the two light sources. One of the two laser sheets polarizes the light from one of the two light sources to P-polarized light, and the other laser sheet is for polarizing the light from the other light source to S-polarized light. The reflective display receives the alternate P-polarized light and S-polarized light, and alternately reflects P-polarized images and S-polarized images. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026585 | SHUTTER UNIT AND THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A three dimensional image display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes: i) a display panel that configured to selectively display one of a left-eye image and a right-eye image, ii) a first polarizing plate positioned on the display panel, and iii) a first retarder positioned on the first polarizing plate. The device also includes a shutter unit opposite to the display unit and including i) shutter spectacles configured to selectively transmit one of the left-eye image and the right-eye image, ii) a second polarizing plate positioned on the shutter spectacles between the shutter spectacles and the display unit, and iii) a second retarder positioned on the second polarizing plate and opposite to the first retarder. | 02-02-2012 |
20120044568 | POLARIZING GLASSES - Provided are polarized glassed and a stereoscopic image display device. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the crosstalk can be prevented without sacrificing brightness when a stereoscopic image is observed, and the stereoscopic image with the excellent quality can be observed at a wider viewing angle. | 02-23-2012 |
20120069436 | VIEWING GLASSES AND IMAGE BEAM ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREOF - A pair of viewing glasses and an image beam adjustment method are provided, wherein the viewing glasses includes a polarizer. The adjustment method includes the following steps. Detect the transmittance of the image beam from the screen passing through the glasses. Generate an operating signal according to the operating period of the viewing glasses, a corresponding value corresponding to the operating period of the viewing glasses, and the transmittance of the image beam, so as to adjust the polarization direction of the image beam before passing through the polarizer. Maintain the operating signal during the operating period of the viewing glasses. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069437 | MIXED USE THREE DIMENSIONAL EYEWEAR - 3-D eyewear system designed to be worn in association with vertically polarized eyewear (prescription or non-prescription) and method of correcting for vertical polarization for 3-D projections are disclosed. The 3-D eyewear is designed to correct for a vertically polarized underlying optic such that a viewer can use their polarized eyewear while viewing a 3-D stereoscopic movie. | 03-22-2012 |
20120092764 | Stereoscopic glasses - Stereoscopic or 3D glasses include a half-wave phase difference plate, a first polarization-converting optical system, and a second polarization-converting optical system. The half-wave phase difference plate is movable between a used position and an unused position. The first polarization-converting optical system follows the half-wave phase difference plate when the half-wave phase difference plate is in its used position. The first polarization-converting optical system is uncovered when the half-wave phase difference plate is in its unused position. When the half-wave phase difference plate is in its used position, the glasses operate in a two-dimensionally viewing mode. When the half-wave phase difference plate is in its unused position, the glasses operate in a three-dimensionally viewing mode. | 04-19-2012 |
20120147465 | COLLIMATING OPTICAL MEMBER FOR REAL WORLD SIMULATION - A collimating image-forming apparatus comprising a first linear polarizer is disclosed. A first quarterwave plate is disposed adjacent the first polarizer and has its fast and slow axes at substantially 45° to the plane of polarization of the first polarizer. The apparatus further comprises a beam-splitting curved mirror having a convex surface adjacent the first polarizer and facing towards the first quarter-wave plate, a second quarter-wave plate adjacent the concave side of the curved mirror, the second quarterwave plate having its having its fast and slow axes oriented with respect to the corresponding axes of the first quarter-wave plate at angles substantially equal to a first integral multiple of 90°, and a reflective-transmissive polarizing member adjacent the second quarter-wave plate. A second linear polarizer is adjacent the reflective-transmissive polarizing member, the second linear polarize: having its plane of polarization oriented with respect to the plane of polarization of the first linear polarizer at an angle substantially equal to a second integral multiple of 90°, both of the multiples being even or both being odd. | 06-14-2012 |
20120147466 | CURVED LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT ON TELEVISION AND COMPUTER SCREENS - Curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content and method of fabricating the same. The lenses decode three-dimensional content displayed on televisions or computer monitors. Sheets from which the lenses are cut have either (i) a polarizing axis of 0 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at −45 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal; (ii) a polarizing axis of −45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal; or (iii) a polarizing axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal. | 06-14-2012 |
20120170115 | PARALLAX BARRIER, DISPLAY PANNEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PARALLAX BARRIER - The disclosure provides a display panel comprising a parallax barrier capable of working with natural light, and the parallax barrier comprises transparent barrier provided with at least one set of pattern which is capable of switching between a light-absorbing state and a light-transmitting state, wherein when the set of pattern is the light-absorbing state, a slit grating for 3D display is formed on the transparent barrier. | 07-05-2012 |
20120182613 | SHUTTER GLASSES AND IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - Shutter glasses include a left-eye selection part and a right-eye selection part that respectively switch to a transmission state or a blocking state, a tilt detection part that detects a tilt condition of the shutter glasses, a tilt condition determination part that compares an output value of the tilt detection part and a predetermined threshold value, a signal acquisition part that acquires a left switch signal in synchronization with the image for left eye and a right switch signal in synchronization with the image for right eye, and a switching operation part that switches the left-eye selection part and the right-eye selection part to the transmission state or the blocking state. When the output value is equal to or more than the threshold value, the switching operation part switches both the left-eye and the right-eye selection parts in response to one of the left and the right switch signal. | 07-19-2012 |
20120212814 | TRANSMITTED LIGHT SELECTING DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A transmitted light selecting device includes a first light selecting unit ( | 08-23-2012 |
20120212815 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device and a method for manufacturing a stereoscopic image display device are provided. A stereoscopic image display device that does not generate a crosstalk or a ghost phenomenon, can secure a wide viewing angle and realize excellent image qualities during displaying a 3D image may be provided. | 08-23-2012 |
20120243085 | THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide a three dimensional (3D) display device, comprising: an optical lens group, display panels, and a display plane, wherein the display panels comprises a first display panel and a second display panel for emitting image light with different polarization states, and wherein the optical lens group is used to refract polarized light emitted from the first and second display panels onto the display plane, so that the image light emitted from the first and second display panels forms images on the display plane. In addition, a 3D display system comprising the above 3D display device is also provided. | 09-27-2012 |
20120293866 | Stereoscopic Image Display Device Using Pattern Retarder Method and Method for Fabricating the Same - Embodiments of the invention relate to a stereoscopic image display device using a pattern retarder method, which offers an increased vertical viewing angle and a method for fabricating the same. The stereoscopic image display device comprises: a display panel including data lines, gate lines crossing the data lines, and a plurality of pixels formed in cell areas defined by the crossings of the data lines and the gate lines; and a pattern retarder including a first retarder for passing only left circularly polarized light therethrough and a second retarder for passing only right circularly polarized light therethrough, wherein a plurality of air holes are formed in a first plane of a first substrate of the display panel, and the long axis direction of the air holes is the same as the long axis direction of the first retarder and the second retarder. | 11-22-2012 |
20120293867 | POLARIZATION MODULE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A polarization module includes: a polarizer; a plurality of first quarter-wave plates disposed over the polarizer such that their optical axes are tilted at 45 degrees with respect to the polarization axis of the polarizer; and a plurality of second quarter-wave plates disposed over the polarizer such that their optical axes are tilted at 45 degrees with respect to the polarization axis of the polarizer in the direction opposite to the tilting direction of the optical axes of the first quarter-wave plates. | 11-22-2012 |
20120307359 | POLARIZATION MODULE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A polarization module includes: a polarizer; a plurality of first quarter-wave plates disposed over the polarizer such that their optical axes are tilted at 45 degrees with respect to the polarization axis of the polarizer; a plurality of second quarter-wave plates disposed over the polarizer such that their optical axes are tilted at 45 degrees with respect to the polarization axis of the polarizer in the direction opposite to the tilting direction of the optical axes of the first quarter-wave plates; and a transparent resin plate disposed over the plurality of first quarter-wave plates and the plurality of second quarter-wave plates and having optical isotropy. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307360 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHASE DIFFERENCE PLATE AND 3D DISPLAY PANEL - The disclosed technology relates to a method of manufacturing a phase difference plate and a three dimensional (3D) display panel. The method comprise the following steps: S | 12-06-2012 |
20120320457 | POLARIZATION MODULE AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A polarization module including first quarter-wave plates disposed on a polarizer plate and having slow axes inclined to a polarization axis of the polarizer plate by 45 degrees. Second quarter-wave plates are disposed on the polarizer plate alternately with the first quarter-wave plates and have slow axes inclined to the polarization axis of the polarizer plate by 45 degrees but face away from the slow axes of the first quarter-wave plates. Half-wave plates are disposed on the first and second quarter-wave plates and are arranged in a direction that intersects the direction in which the first and second quarter-wave plates are arranged. | 12-20-2012 |
20130003178 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CIRCULAR POLARIZATION EYEGLASSES - The present invention relates generally to the field of organic chemistry and particularly to the circular polarization eyeglasses intended for viewing the image in 3D-TV and 3D-cinema. | 01-03-2013 |
20130010359 | POLARIZATION SYSTEM AND THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A polarization system including a first polarization film, a second polarization film, and a first retardation film disposed between the first and second polarization films. The first polarization film is disposed between a user and a light irradiator and the second polarization film is disposed between the first polarization film and the light irradiator. In addition, the first retardation film retards a phase of the light passing through the first polarization film. Thus, the polarization system allows the user to watch a 3D image without being related to the user's posture. A second retardation film may also be disposed between the first polarization film and the first retardation film. | 01-10-2013 |
20130021666 | 2D and 3D Compatible Eyeglasses and Receiving Method of the Same - A 2D and 3D compatible eyeglasses includes an eyeglass frame with a left polarized lens and a right polarized lens and an adjusting and receiving module mounted on the eyeglass frame and sandwiched between the left polarized lens and the right polarized lens to adjust angles of the left polarized lens and the right polarized lens so as to allow the left lens and the right lens to be at the same angle to allow the user to watch a 2D content and to allow the user to watch a 3D content when there is an angle difference between the left lens and the right lens. | 01-24-2013 |
20130027773 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY OPTICAL MEMBER AND 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A polarizing-axis control plate includes first and second polarization areas and a polarizing-axis control plate area shading part arranged at a boundary between these polarization areas and arranged in a position corresponding to an image generating area shading part to shade all or part of right-eye and left-eye image lights. When these image lights enter the first and second polarization areas respectively, the polarizing-axis control plate emits these image lights in the form of linearly-polarized lights whose polarizing axes intersect with each other at right angles or circularly-polarized lights whose polarizing axes are rotated in opposite directions. The image generating area shading part is arranged at a boundary between first and second modulated-light generating areas to shade incident light. The polarizing-axis control plate area shading part is formed to contain a plurality of straight lines each having a width narrower than a linewidth of the image generating area shading part. | 01-31-2013 |
20130033750 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - A stereoscopic image display and method is provided. The stereoscopic image display device includes: a thin film transistor array substrate, a color filter substrate facing the thin film transistor array substrate, the color filter substrate including a plurality of black matrices, a plurality of black stripes on the color filter substrate, each of the plurality of black stripes corresponding to the black matrices, and a patterned retarder film on the color filter array substrate over the black stripes, wherein at least one of the plurality of black stripes includes a first black pattern and a second black pattern that are spaced apart from each other, such that gaps are disposed therebetween. | 02-07-2013 |
20130083392 | MECHANISM FOR EMPLOYING AND FACILITATING A UNIVERSAL AND DYNAMIC EYEWEAR OPTICAL LENS STACK AND AN INTELLIGENT TRACKING SYSTEM AT AN EYEWEAR DEVICE - A mechanism is described for facilitating a universal and dynamic eyewear optical lens. A method of embodiments of the invention includes monitoring wave patterns of waves being emitted from a first media device to a lens of an eyewear device, and detecting a change in the wave patterns. The wave pattern change may be caused when a new wave emitting from a second media device is detected. The method may further include dynamically adjusting the lens of the eyewear device to accept the new wave to facilitate viewing of contents being transmitted by the second media device. | 04-04-2013 |
20130107361 | Compound curved stereoscopic eyewear | 05-02-2013 |
20130114136 | PHASE DIFFERENCE FILM LAYERED BODY USED IN STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DEVICE - A phase difference film stacked body having a lengthy shape, including a first phase difference film that has a uniform phase difference within a plane, and a second phase difference film that includes a plurality of regions that are patterned within a plane, the plurality of regions having different phase differences; as well as a polarizing plate complex having the same, a display device, and polarization glasses corresponding thereto. | 05-09-2013 |
20130135722 | POLARIZATION SEPARATION DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A polarization separation device includes a first end surface on which incident light is incident, a polarization separation surface that reflects an s-polarized light component and transmits a p-polarized light component, a second end surface that is arranged to be opposed to the first end surface, converts the p-polarized light component transmitted through the polarization separation surface to the s-polarized light component, and reflects the converted light component to an optical axis direction which is the same as the incident light, a third end surface from which the s-polarized light component reflected by the polarization separation surface without transmitting through the polarization separation surface is output, and a fourth end surface that is arranged to be opposed to the third end surface and from which the s-polarized light component reflected by the second end surface and the polarization separation surface is output. | 05-30-2013 |
20130135723 | GLASS PATTERNED RETARDER STEREOSCOPIC 3D DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Discussed are a glass patterned retarder stereoscopic 3D display device and a method for fabricating the same. The device is capable of enhancing a viewing angle in upper and lower directions and an aperture ratio by forming light shielding patterns on a rear surface of a color filter substrate. Further, the device is capable of preventing scratches occurring on the light shielding patterns due to a polishing belt, by forming high hardness polymer on the light shielding patterns and removing stair-steps of a rear indium tin oxide (ITO). | 05-30-2013 |
20130141784 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM USING ILLUMINATION DETECTOR - A stereoscopic display system for displaying stereoscopic image data includes an illumination system that provides a temporal sequence of illumination from left-eye and right-eye light sources having different optical properties, and a monochrome reflective display system including a directly-viewable display surface having display pixels with a controllable reflectance. The display system detects an active one of the left-eye and right-eye light sources and controls the reflectance of the display pixels according to image data for corresponding left-eye and right eye images. When the illumination system is not providing illumination to the display surface, the display pixels controlled to display a monoscopic image determined from the stereoscopic image data. The illumination system optionally provides illumination using a plurality of illumination color channels to provide color stereoscopic images. | 06-06-2013 |
20130155505 | POLARIZATION GLASSES TYPE STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY - A polarization glasses type stereoscopic image display includes: a thin film transistor array substrate; a color filter array substrate having a plurality of black matrix patterns formed on a first plane facing the thin film transistor array substrate; a plurality of black stripe patterns that are aligned in a first direction correspondingly to the black matrix patterns on a second plane of the color filter array substrate opposite to the first plane; and a patterned retarder disposed over the second plane of the color filter array substrate. The width of the black stripe pattern is different depending on a display position with respect to the first direction. The first direction is directed from an upper side of the display to a lower side of the display. | 06-20-2013 |
20130155506 | PATTERNED RETARDER TYPE 3D DISPLAY HAVING IRREGULAR PATTERN BLACK STRIPS - The present disclosure relates to a patterned retarder type display having black strips irregularly disposed. The present disclosure suggests a patterned retarder type 3D display including: a display panel including a plurality of unit pixels disposed in a matrix manner; a patterned retarder including a plurality of unit retarder patterns disposed at every row of the plurality of the unit pixels and located in front of the display panel; and a black strip disposed between two unit pixels neighboring in a vertical direction and a width expanded in any one direction of an upside direction and a down side direction from a border line of the unit retarder pattern, wherein outer lines of the black strips disposed at the each unit pixel are irregularly disposed. | 06-20-2013 |
20130170030 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY APPARATUS - A stereoscopic display apparatus includes a projection lens, a light source, a first and a second polarized beam splitters, a first and a second optical guiding system. The light source can radiate non-polarized light. The first polarized beam splitter divides the non-polarized light into P-polarized light and S-polarized light. The first optical guiding system guides the P-polarized light to the second polarized beam splitter, and the second optical guiding system guides the S-polarized light to the second polarized beam splitter. The second polarized beam splitter combines and transmits the P-polarized light and S-polarized light to the projection lens. | 07-04-2013 |
20130201555 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ADJUSTING A LENS POLARIZATION - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for adjusting a lens polarization. In use, one or more characteristics associated with a display are identified. Additionally, a polarization of one or more lenses is adjusted, based on the one or more characteristics. | 08-08-2013 |
20130258465 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A three-dimensional image display apparatus is described. The three-dimensional image display apparatus includes a display panel and a film-type patterned retarder. The three-dimensional image display apparatus allows the phase retarding regions of the film-type patterned retarder to be deviated from the pixel regions of the display panel so that the line of vision the viewer along the extension of the phase retarding direction corresponds to the pixel regions of the display panel. In other words, the phase retarding regions of the film-type patterned retarder deviate from the pixel of the display panel to avoid the image crosstalk when the viewer looks on the three-dimensional image display apparatus. | 10-03-2013 |
20130265641 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A three-dimensional image display apparatus includes: an image output unit that outputs image light that has a particular polarization, the image output unit having: a retaining substrate including a transparent glass; an optical element retained by the retaining substrate; and a resin polarizing plate pasted with a first adhesive layer on a side of the retaining substrate opposite to a side where the optical element is retained; and a retarder that is pasted onto the polarizing plate with a second adhesive layer and has: a transparent resin base; and a plurality of phase retarding parts that are provided on the resin base and output the image light as mutually differently polarized light, the image light having been incident on the plurality of phase retarding parts, wherein the second adhesive layer is as hard as or harder than the first adhesive layer. | 10-10-2013 |
20130301125 | VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM AND GLASSES DEVICE - There is provided a video display system including a display device which multiplexes and displays a first image and a second image, and which converts light of the first image into first polarized light and converts light of the second image into second polarized light, and a glasses device which has left and right lenses that are respectively capable of being set to optical characteristics corresponding to the first polarized light and the second polarized light, and which selectively shields one of the light of the first image that has been converted into the first polarized light and the light of the second image that has been converted into the second polarized light. | 11-14-2013 |
20130308184 | CURVED LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT ON TELEVISION AND COMPUTER SCREENS - Curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content and method of fabricating the same. The lenses decode three-dimensional content displayed on televisions or computer monitors. Sheets from which the lenses are cut have either (i) a polarizing axis of 0 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at −45 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal; (ii) a polarizing axis of −45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal; or (iii) a polarizing axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal. | 11-21-2013 |
20130308185 | Polarization recovery in a directional display device - Disclosed is an imaging directional backlight polarization recovery apparatus including an imaging directional backlight with at least a polarization sensitive reflection component with optional polarization transformation and redirection elements. Viewing windows may be formed through imaging individual light sources and hence defines the relative positions of system elements and ray paths. The base imaging directional backlight systems provide substantially unpolarized light primarily for the illumination of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) resulting in at least 50% loss in light output when using a conventional sheet polarizer as input to the display. The invention herein introduces a polarization sensitive reflecting element to separate desired and undesired polarization states for the purposes of transformation and redirection of the reflected light for usable illumination. Polarization transformation and redirection can be provided by additional components such as retarder films and specular mirror surfaces. | 11-21-2013 |
20130314781 | PATTERNED RETARDER TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING BLACK STRIPS - The present disclosure relates to a patterned retarder type display device having a black strip and a method for manufacturing the same. The present disclosure suggests a patterned retarder type display device comprising: a display panel having a plurality of unit pixel lines disposed in column direction, wherein each unit pixel line includes N (N is one of natural number) pixel lines; a patterned retarder film disposed on the outer surface of the display panel and including unit patterned retarders corresponding to each of the unit pixel lines; and a black strip disposed between two unit patterned retarders on the outer surface of the display panel. The display device according to the present disclosure provides excellent 3D viewing angle and the brightness dropdown caused by the black strip can be reduced. | 11-28-2013 |
20140029096 | 3D Polarized Eyewear - An article of eyewear for viewing a 3D display has at least one lens, wherein the at least one lens has a substrate lens material that is transparent to visible light and has a curved surface. A circular polarizer is formed on the substrate lens material and has a linear polarizer with a polarization axis and a quarter wave plate with a retardation axis that is inclined at substantially 45 degrees from the polarization axis along the curved surface. Either or both of the linear polarizer and the quarter wave plate are formed as sub-wavelength elongated structure devices. | 01-30-2014 |
20140029097 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device (hereinafter, referred to as a “3D device”) and polarizing glasses are provided. According to the 3D device and polarizing glasses, a three-dimensional image having excellent crosstalk ratio and color characteristics can be observed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140071526 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - A stereoscopic image display device includes a substrate; a plurality of black matrices formed parallel to one another on a first surface of the substrate; a plurality of black stripes formed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface, each of the plurality of black stripes corresponding to one of the plurality of black matrices, each of the plurality of black stripes having a width equal to or greater than a width of the corresponding one of the plurality of black matrices; and a patterned retarder film formed on the plurality of black stripes, the patterned retarder film including a plurality of first retarder patterns and a plurality of second retarder patterns, wherein a first retarder pattern is disposed over a region between a first pair of black stripes, and a second retarder pattern is disposed over a region between a second pair of black stripes that is adjacent to the first pair of black stripes, and wherein the width of each of the plurality of black stripes is less than or equal to twice an adhesion margin of the patterned retarder film. | 03-13-2014 |
20140111857 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY AND ALIGNMENT METHOD THEREOF - A 3D filter includes a first area having a plurality of even numbered and odd numbered alternating lines, each line having an equal height, the even numbered lines formed with a first polarization characteristic, a first dummy line formed outside of the first area and adjacent to a first line of the 3D filter, the first dummy line having a height greater than a height of a single line, the odd numbered lines formed with a second polarization characteristic, a second dummy line formed outside of the first area and adjacent to a last line of the 3D filter, the second dummy line having a height greater than the height of a single line, the first dummy line formed with a polarization characteristic opposite to a polarization characteristic of a first line in the first area, and the second dummy line formed with a polarization characteristic opposite to a polarization characteristic of a last line in the first area. | 04-24-2014 |
20140118825 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A stereoscopic image display apparatus including: a light source unit; a light guide plate having an incidence surface and an emission surface; and a liquid-crystal panel which spatially modulates light. The light source unit emits the light so that the light is incident on the incidence surface in the first and second directions for the right and left eyes of a viewer, which are different from each other and each is inclined at a predetermined angle in the emission surface with respect to a reference direction perpendicular to an alignment direction of the right and left eyes of the viewer. Also, the light emitted from the emission surface of the light guide plate is in a direction which is determined according to the propagation direction of the incident light and in which a component in the alignment direction, included in the propagation direction, is maintained. | 05-01-2014 |
20140126051 | COLLIMATING OPTICAL DEVICE AND SYSTEM - There is provided a light-guide, compact collimating optical device, including a light-guide having a light-waves entrance surface, a light-waves exit surface and a plurality of external surfaces, a light-waves reflecting surface carried by the light-guide at one of the external surfaces, two retardation plates carried by light-guides on a portion of the external surfaces, a light-waves polarizing beamsplitter disposed at an angle to one of the light-waves entrance or exit surfaces, and a light-waves collimating component covering a portion of one of the retardation plates. A system including the optical device and a substrate, is also provided. | 05-08-2014 |
20140133025 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A stereoscopic display device includes a display panel, a quarter-wave plate and a glass substrate. The display panel includes left-eye pixel line units, right-eye pixel line units and a color filter which including filter units and a black matrix between any two of adjacent filter units. The quarter-wave plate includes first retarders and second retarders. The glass substrate comprises opaque areas, and each opaque area is disposed on the two adjacent first retarder and the second retarder and used for blocking the light from the right-eye pixel line units into the second retarder or the light from the left-eye pixel line units into the first retarder. Therefore, the light corresponding to the right-eye or the left-eye signals is not obscured by the opaque areas even though users watch at a large angle so that it improves crosstalk to optimize 3D image quality. | 05-15-2014 |
20140153092 | STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stereoscopic image display and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The stereoscopic image display includes a display panel, a polarizing plate positioned on a display surface of the display panel, a patterned retarder film positioned on the polarizing plate, and a pattern layer positioned between the display surface of the display panel and the polarizing plate. The pattern layer has a pattern groove provided with an air layer therein. The pattern groove has a wide lower part contacting the display surface of the display panel and a narrow upper part contacting the polarizing plate. | 06-05-2014 |
20140153093 | OPTICAL FILTER - Provided are an optical filter and a stereoscopic display device. The exemplary optical filter may be applied to the stereoscopic display device to observe a stereoscopic image in a wide viewing angle without the loss of brightness. | 06-05-2014 |
20140177048 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL OPTICAL FILTER FOR STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are a multifunctional optical filter for a stereoscopic display device and a stereoscopic display device including the same. The multifunctional optical filter includes a 3D filter layer patterned into a first region adjusting a polarization state of a right-eye image and a second region adjusting a polarization state of a left-eye image, and a color filter layer having a RGB pattern, wherein the RGB pattern of the color filter layer and the pattern of the 3D filter layer are formed to correspond to each other. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177049 | Low Etendue Illumination - An optical system and method that utilize multiple low-etendue lasers to illuminate multiple spots one or more spatial light modulators. Stereoscopic systems may be formed by using different wavelengths or different polarizations for each spot. Light from each spot is guided to each eye of the viewer by wearing 3D glasses. | 06-26-2014 |
20140240828 | Directional Backlight - A directional display may include a waveguide. The waveguide may include light extraction features arranged to direct light from an array of light sources by total internal reflection to an array of viewing windows and a reflector arranged to direct light from the waveguide by transmission through extraction features of the waveguide to the same array of viewing windows. The brightness of the directional display can be increased. An efficient and bright autostereoscopic display system can be achieved. | 08-28-2014 |
20140268326 | OPHTHALMIC LENS VIEWING SETS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PERCEPTION OF STEREOSCOPIC MEDIA - The present invention discloses methods and apparatus for forming a Viewing Set of Ophthalmic Lenses for Three-dimensional Perception of stereoscopic media and includes the resulting Viewing Set devices. The Viewing Sets include a left Ophthalmic Lens and a right Ophthalmic Lens, wherein each Ophthalmic Lens includes a translation filter that, when combined, allow for Three-dimensional Perception. The present invention also includes embodiments where the translation filters are included in an encapsulated Rigid Insert or Media Insert, wherein the Media Insert includes a variable optic zone. | 09-18-2014 |
20140293416 | Stereoscopic Light Recycling Device - A stereoscopic device for recapturing light is provided. A chassis is open on front and back sides and forms a rectangular housing with top, bottom, and two sides that frame the front and back openings. A polarizing beam splitter is angled away from the back opening of the chassis and captively held by the chassis. The beam splitter is constructed of substantially orthogonally polarizing material. A phase shifting optic having a reflective surface coated by a phase shifting film is angled toward the front opening, wherein the beam splitter and phase shifting optic are in optical alignment with each other within the chassis. A modulator sized to cover the front opening is positioned in front of the chassis. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293417 | EYEGLASS COMPONENT, EYEGLASSES, AND EYEGLASS COMPONENT MANUFACTURING METHOD - It is difficult to handle a right eye region and a left eye region that are formed separately. Therefore, provided is an eyeglass component comprising a polarization plate that has one absorption axis and a right eye region and left eye region arranged such that, when the eyeglass component is worn by a user, the right eye region is positioned in front of a right eye of the user and the left eye region is positioned in front of a left eye of the user; and a polarized light modulating layer that is layered on the polarization plate, has a first optical axis that modulates polarized light in the right eye region, includes a second optical axis that is in a different direction than the first optical axis and modulates polarized light in the left eye region, and has the right eye region and the left eye region formed integrally. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293418 | Stereoscopic eyewear with stray light management - Disclosed embodiments relate to eyewear configured to reduce stray light. An exemplary embodiment of the eyewear accounts for various design factors, including the cross sectional profile of the rim, the micro topography of the rim surface, the reflectivity, the theatre or room geometry, proximity of the eye to the lens, lens size, and the screen gain. An exemplary eyewear includes lenses connected to the rims of a frame, and a path may be defined through a maximum height of the outer flange portion of a rim and a maximum height of the inner flange portion of the rim section. The path may be inclined at an angle relative to an angle α relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the lenses. | 10-02-2014 |
20140293419 | LAMINATED BODY, POLARIZATION PLATE HAVING THEREOF, STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND STEREOSCOPIC IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM - Provided are a laminated body which is made to extend and contract to a reduced extent due to humidity so as to reduce the number of the occurrence of crosstalk, a polarization plate having the same, a stereoscopic image display device and a stereoscopic image display system. A laminated body includes a patterned phase difference film having a supporter film and a patterned optical anisotropic layer in which a first phase difference region and a second phase difference region having mutually different in-plane slow axis directions and/or phase differences are disposed in a predetermined pattern on the supporter film, and a stiff body attached to a surface of the patterned optical anisotropic layer through a first attaching layer. | 10-02-2014 |
20140340747 | DISPLAY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A display including a display panel and a switchable retarder is provided. The switchable retarder disposed on a light path of a polarized image having a first polarization provided by the display panel and includes a first substrate, first electrode stripes, second electrode stripes, and a retardation medium. The first electrode stripes and the second electrode stripes are disposed between the display panel and the first substrate, and are electrically independent from each other. A retardation region is defined by each first electrode stripe and one second electrode stripe. The retardation medium is located at a side of the first electrode stripes and at a side of the second electrode stripes, and is controlled by an electric field in the corresponding retardation region such that each retardation region provides a retardation. Accordingly, the polarized image having the first polarization is transformed into the polarized image having a second polarization. | 11-20-2014 |
20140347726 | SELECTIVE HYBRID-TYPE 3D IMAGE VIEWING DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD USING SAME - A selective hybrid-type three-dimensional (3D) image viewing device and a display method using the same are disclosed. The selective hybrid-type 3D image viewing device includes a first left and right image separation module, a second left and right image separation module, and a mechanical unit. The first left and right image separation module visualizes a 3D image output from a first display so that a user can view this 3D image. The second left and right image separation module visualizes a 3D image output from a second display to which a left and right image separation technique different from that of the first display has been applied so that the user can view this 3D image. The mechanical unit is configured such that the first and second left and right image separation modules are integrated into the mechanical unit in a detachable manner. | 11-27-2014 |
20140368908 | CURVED LENSES CONFIGURED TO DECODE THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT ON TELEVISION AND COMPUTER SCREENS - Curved lenses configured to decode three dimensional content and method of fabricating the same. The lenses decode three-dimensional content displayed on televisions or computer monitors. Sheets from which the lenses are cut have either (i) a polarizing axis of 0 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at −45 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal; (ii) a polarizing axis of −45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal; or (iii) a polarizing axis of +45 degrees relative to horizontal and one sheet has a retarder axis at 0 degrees relative to horizontal and the other sheet has a retarder axis of 90 degrees relative to horizontal. | 12-18-2014 |
20150009561 | VISUALIZATION SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES - A system for stereoscopic visualization of image information includes a display device defining a display area for displaying a left and a right partial image. The display device displays the left partial image to a left eye of an observer focused on the display area in a first viewing direction using a left observation beam path and the right partial image to the right eye in a second viewing direction using a right observation beam path. The system includes a vision assist through which the left and right observation beam paths pass. The vision assist sets a beam course for the left and right viewing observation beam paths wherein, starting from the left and right eyes in a direction toward the display area, a perpendicular distance between the left and right observation beam paths decreases to a minimum at a finite distance from the display surface. | 01-08-2015 |
20150062699 | OPTICAL UNIT AND IMAGING APPARATUS - An optical unit includes a condensing lens which condenses light from an object; a pupil splitting polarization separation element which separately outputs two linearly polarized light beams of which polarizing directions are different from the condensed light using a left eye polarization separation region and a right eye polarization separation region which are formed by having a pupil splitting line which is orthogonal to an optical axis as a border; a polarizing direction conversion element which converts polarizing directions of the two linearly polarized light beams which are output from the pupil splitting polarization separation element; and a rotation driving unit which rotates the pupil splitting polarization separation element and the polarizing direction conversion element in an optical axis rotational direction. | 03-05-2015 |
20150301350 | GLASSLESS MULTI-VIEW DISPLAY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels including a plurality of sub-pixels, and arranges and displays a multi-view image in an arrangement pattern. The display panel includes a polarizing film disposed on a back surface of the display panel and which transmits, to the display panel, light having a first polarization direction to an area corresponding to a first part of each of the sub-pixels, and light having a second polarization direction to an area corresponding to a second part of the sub-pixels. a polarizing panel disposed on a back surface of the polarizing film and configured to adjusts the first and second polarization directions of the light transmitted by the polarizing film, and a controller configured to control a driving state of the polarizing panel to sequentially provide the first and second polarization directions for one image frame section. | 10-22-2015 |
20150323803 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND 3D IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - A 3D image display device includes an image projection unit for projecting a first image; a first polarization unit disposed on a projection path of the first image for linearly polarizing the first image to have a first linear polarization direction; a lens array disposed on the projection path of the first image for refracting an image having a second linear polarization direction, the second linear polarization direction being different from the first linear polarization direction; a first quarter-wave plate disposed on the projection path of the first image for converting polarization direction of an image between a linear polarization direction and a circular polarization direction; and a reflection unit disposed on the projection path of the first image for reflecting the first image transmitted from the first quarter-wave plate back to the first quarter-wave plate. | 11-12-2015 |
20150338668 | Naked Eye 3D Polarized Structure and Manufacturing Method Thereof - In a naked eye 3D polarized structure and a manufacturing method of the naked eye 3D polarized structure, the naked eye 3D polarized structure includes a polarizer, a 3D grating layer disposed in the polarizer and having a PET film, and a lens structure installed in the PET film and containing nitrogen or being vacuumed. The lens structure installed on the 3D grating layer in the PET film is capable of protecting the lens structure from being affected by external forces, so as to prevent external stresses from affecting the mechanical property of the 3D grating layer during the attaching and application processes of the 3D grating layer. | 11-26-2015 |
20160139419 | SIX-PRIMARY SOLID STATE ILLUMINATOR - A six-primary solid state illuminator is provided, including a blue light output unit. The blue light output unit continuously outputs a first blue light and a second blue light simultaneously. The wavelength of the first blue light differs from the wavelength of the second blue light. In a first mode, the first blue light and the second blue light are modulated into S-polarized and are output as a first combined light. In a second mode, the first blue light and the second blue light are modulated into P-polarized and are output as a second combined light. | 05-19-2016 |
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