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WO2009091365A1 - Systeme d'affichage - Google Patents

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WO2009091365A1
WO2009091365A1 PCT/US2008/000617 US2008000617W WO2009091365A1 WO 2009091365 A1 WO2009091365 A1 WO 2009091365A1 US 2008000617 W US2008000617 W US 2008000617W WO 2009091365 A1 WO2009091365 A1 WO 2009091365A1
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partial
mirror
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Youngshik Yoon
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    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B30/00—Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images
    • G02B30/50—Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images the image being built up from image elements distributed over a 3D volume, e.g. voxels
    • G02B30/56—Optical systems or apparatus for producing three-dimensional [3D] effects, e.g. stereoscopic images the image being built up from image elements distributed over a 3D volume, e.g. voxels by projecting aerial or floating images

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  • the present invention is related to the field of display systems.
  • 3D display systems are known to provide highly attractive and effective 3D images for viewers
  • traditional 3D displays systems require increased image production time and increased equipment cost over traditional 2D display systems.
  • display systems have been developed that provide 2D images in a manner that allows viewers to perceive the 2D images in what approximates the perception of 3D images.
  • One such system implements a plurality of partial-mirrors (or one-way mirrors) arranged generally in an upside down pyramid where each partial-mirror is configured to reflect light from a projector and screen, or in the alternative multiple flat panel displays. When a projector and screen are used, the projector and the screen are located outside the pyramid and away from a center of the pyramid.
  • the projector is generally configured to project different 2D images to each of the partial-mirrors so that as a viewer moves around the pyramid, the viewer perceives a change in perspective of the image being viewed as if the image were a 3D image.
  • the overall effect perceived by the viewer includes the perception that the 2D image is floating inside the pyramid. Since the partial-mirrors allow viewing of the perceived 3D image along with the natural background of the environment surrounding the pyramid, the 3D perception of the 2D images is greatly enhanced. However, the planar surfaces of the pyramid and the associated support structure for the partial-mirrors interrupt the 3D perception of the 2D image as the viewer moves around the pyramid.
  • the system can only provide one point of view of a perceived floating image per partial-mirror, further interfering with the 3D perception of the 2D image. Further, the viewer is limited to perceiving the 3D image as floating within the pyramid rather than extending out of the pyramid toward the viewer.
  • Other systems which provide the perception of a 3D image have implemented thick glass
  • the thick glass plates greatly reduce the perceived brightness of the displayed image.
  • the present invention relates to a display system having a display for emitting light and a partial-mirror cone having an outer surface generally facing the display.
  • the partial- mirror cone is configured to reflect a portion of the light and a plurality of partial-mirror lenticules are disposed on the outer surface.
  • Figure 1 is an oblique view of a display system according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a schematic diagram the display system of Figure 1 and showing a true light path
  • Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the display system of Figure 1 and showing a perceived light path
  • Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the polar coordinate system as related to the light emitting side of a panel display of the display system of Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 is an orthogonal view of another display system according to an alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 is an orthogonal view of another display system according to another alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 7 is an oblique view of a display system according to another alternative embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 is a partial schematic view of a display panel of the display system of Figure 7; and Figure 9 is a partial schematic view of the display system of Figure 7 as viewed by two viewers.
  • Display system 100 comprises a panel display 102 (liquid crystal display, plasma panel display, or may be replaced by a projector with a screen) and a partial- mirror cone 104.
  • Display system 100 is configured so that a tip end 106 of the partial-mirror cone 104 faces a light emitting side 108 of the panel display 102 thereby orienting an outer surface 111 of the partial-mirror cone 104 toward the panel display 102.
  • the panel display 102 and partial-mirror cone 104 are generally oriented with respect to each other so that an angle 110 between the outer surface 111 of the partial-mirror cone 104 and the substantially planar light emitting side 108 is constant about the circumference of the partial- mirror cone 104.
  • the angle 1 10 may have a value of 45°.
  • angle 110 may be an angle other than 45° or may vary about the circumference of the partial-mirror cone 104.
  • the partial-mirror cone 104 may not be aligned so that the angle between the outer surface 111 of the partial-mirror cone 104 and the light emitting side 108 is substantially constant.
  • a reflective layer of the partial-mirror cone 104 may be similarly aligned so that a central axis 112 of the partial-mirror cone 104 is directionally aligned with a primary direction of a light beam (not shown) emitted from a imaging device such as a projector (not shown) or other light emitting device (not necessarily a panel display) suitable for transmitting an image.
  • the partial-mirror cone 104 is shaped so that a cone angle 114 as measured between the central axis 112 and the outer surface 111 of the partial-mirror cone 104 is substantially 45° about the entire circumference of the partial-mirror cone 104.
  • the cone angle 114 may be an angle other than 45° or may vary about the circumference of the partial-mirror cone 104.
  • Partial-mirror cone 104 is oriented such that the central axis 1 12 is substantially centered on a center of the light emitting side 108. While tip end 106 is illustrated as being truncated, in alternative embodiments, the tip end 106 may substantially form a point.
  • display system 100 utilizes 2D images to create a visual display that is perceived by a viewer to be a free-floating 3D image.
  • the true light path 200 of a light beam 202 emitted from the panel display 102 comprises a first leg 204 where the light beam 202 travels from the light emitting side 108 of the panel display 102 to the reflective partial-mirror cone 104.
  • the true light path 200 further comprises a second leg 206 where the light beam 202 is reflected from the reflective partial-mirror cone 104 and to a viewer 208.
  • the light beam 202 is perceived by the viewer 208 to travel along a perceived light path 210 from within an internal volume 212 of the partial-mirror cone 104 and directly to the viewer 208.
  • the panel display 102 is configured to project a 2D image 306 using a polar coordinate system 300.
  • Figure 4 depicts the layout of the polar coordinate system 300 as it is used with respect to the light emitting side 108 of the panel display 102.
  • the polar coordinate system 300 comprises a pole 302 and a polar axis 304 from which a radial coordinate r and an angular coordinate ⁇ are determined, respectively.
  • the panel display 102 may project a plurality of identical 2D images 306 onto the partial-mirror cone 104 at various angular displacements about the pole 302 from the polar axis 304.
  • the 2D images 306 are shown as being projected onto the partial-mirror cone 104 at eight different locations. This arrangement provides the illusion of a free-floating 3D image visible from various locations about the pole 302.
  • the continuous structure of the partial-mirror cone 104 offers viewing of the free-floating 3D image unobstructed by bulky structural supports as a viewer moves around the partial-mirror cone 104.
  • more or fewer than eight separate identical 2D images 306 may be reflected from the partial-mirror cone 104, thereby providing more or fewer optimal viewpoints about the partial-mirror cone 104, respectively.
  • a left-right viewing angle of a viewer may be increased by increasing the cone angle 1 14 or decreased by decreasing the cone angle 114.
  • the 2D images 306 emitted by the panel display 102 will appear distorted from their originally captured and intended dimensions.
  • the 2D images 306 may be appropriately manipulated using the above-described polar coordinate system 300.
  • a display system 400 comprises an upper panel display 402, a lower panel display 404, an upper partial-mirror cone 406, and a lower partial-mirror cone 408.
  • the bases of the upper partial-mirror cone 406 and lower partial-mirror cone 408 are adjacent each other and are generally aligned along a shared central axis 410.
  • Upper panel display 402 and upper partial- mirror cone 406 cooperate in a substantially similar manner as panel display 102 and partial- mirror cone 104 to provide a viewer the perception of a free-floating 3D image.
  • lower panel display 404 and lower partial-mirror cone 408 cooperate in a substantially similar manner as panel display 102 and partial-mirror cone 104 to provide a viewer the perception of a free-floating 3D image.
  • display system 400 differs from display system 100 in that an entire free-floating 3D image comprising an upper segment and a lower segment.
  • the display system 400 provides a larger display area than the display area provided by display system 100 without decreasing image resolution (where partial-mirror cone 102, upper partial-mirror cone 406, and lower partial-mirror cone 408 are each substantially the same size; however, in alternative embodiments, the upper partial-mirror cone may be a different size from the lower partial-mirror cone). It will be appreciated that the entire display system 400 may be rotated, thereby allowing viewing of the free-floating 3D image from a variety of vantage points with respect to the orientation of the display system 400. For example, display system 400 may be rotated to a horizontal position so that the upper panel display 402 is located leftward from the lower panel display 404, as perceived from the vantage point of a viewer.
  • the display system 400 may be oriented in any suitable manner with respect to a viewer and is not limited to the vertical orientation shown in Figure 5 or the horizontal orientation described above.
  • a display system 500 comprises an upper panel display 502, a lower panel display 504, a partial-mirror prolate spheroid upper half 506, and a partial-mirror prolate spheroid lower half 508.
  • the partial-mirror prolate spheroid upper half 506 and partial-mirror prolate spheroid lower half 508 are shown as being joined at a mid-plane 510.
  • the display system 500 operates substantially similarly to the display system 400. However, there are significant differences in geometry between the cones and the prolate spheroid.
  • the 2D images to be projected from upper panel display 502 and lower panel display 504 are manipulated using a polar coordinate system substantially similar to polar coordinate system 300 to prevent unwanted distortion that would otherwise result due to the non-linear surface of the partial-mirror prolate spheroid upper half 506 and partial-mirror prolate spheroid lower half 508.
  • the entire display system 500 may be rotated, thereby allowing viewing of the free-floating 3D image from a variety of vantage points with respect to the orientation of the display system 500.
  • display system 500 may be rotated to a horizontal position so that the upper panel display 502 is located leftward from the lower panel display 504, as perceived from the vantage point of a viewer.
  • the display system 500 may be oriented in any suitable manner with respect to a viewer and is not limited to the vertical orientation shown in Figure 6 or the horizontal orientation described above.
  • Display system 700 is substantially similar to display system 100 but is further configured to display stereoscopic 3D images as described below.
  • Display system 700 comprises a panel display 702 and a partial-mirror cone 704.
  • the panel display and partial-mirror cone 704 are oriented with respect to each other in substantially the same way as the panel display 102 and the partial-mirror cone 104 of display system 100 are oriented with respect to each other.
  • Display system 700 further comprises a plurality of partial-mirror lenticules 706.
  • Partial-mirror lenticules 706 each comprise a lenticule base end 708 and a lenticule tip end 710.
  • Partial-mirror lenticules 706 are consistently radially distributed about the central axis 712 of partial-mirror cone 704 so that an outermost convex surface protrudes away from partial-mirror cone 704 and extends from the tip of partial- mirror cone 704 to the base of partial-mirror cone 704.
  • the outermost surface may be concave or may even be flat when a holographic material is used to form the partial-mirror lenticules 706.
  • a width of each partial-mirror lenticule 706 is greater near the base of partial-mirror cone 704 while the width of each partial-mirror lenticule 706 is smaller near the tip of partial-mirror cone 704.
  • a reflective coating (not shown) of each partial-mirror lenticule 706 is curved and follows the convex (or in alternative embodiments as described above, concave or flat) surface of the lenticule 706. More specifically, in this embodiment the reflective coating of each partial-mirror lenticule 706 is offset a distance toward the partial-mirror cone 704 from the outermost convex surface of the partial-mirror lenticule 706. Of course, in alternative embodiments where the outermost surface is concave or flat, the reflected coating is offset a distance toward the partial-mirror cone from the concave or flat surface, whichever outermost surface is incorporated into the alternative embodiment.
  • panel display 702 in combination with the above-described panel display 702 and partial-mirror cone 704 with partial-mirror lenticules 706 and their described orientations with respect to each other, the panel display 702 is configured to project interlaced images 800 using a polar coordinate system substantially similar to polar coordinate system 300.
  • Panel display 702 provides the interlaced images 800 in substantially the same manner as panel display 102 except that the interlaced images 800 are displayed using alternating adjacent right eye image data strips 802 and left eye image data strips 804.
  • Each right eye image data strip 802 and left eye image data strip 804 generally occupies a small radial sweep extending from the center of the panel display 702 (at the pole of the polar coordinate system) to the outer edges of the panel display 702.
  • the right eye image data strips 802 and left eye image data strips 804 are of equal angular sweep size and are sized so that a pair of one right eye image data strip 802 and left eye image data strip 804 are associated with a single partial-mirror lenticule 706.
  • the right eye image data strips 802 carry right eye image data (discussed infra) while the left eye image data strips 804 carry left eye image data (discussed infra).
  • This arrangement provides the illusion of a free-floating 3D image visible from various locations about the pole while also providing a "popping-out” effect that a viewer perceives as the free-floating 3D image extending out from the partial-mirror cone 704 toward the viewer.
  • the "popping-out” effect enhances the perception of the free-floating 3D image.
  • This effect is made possible by the partial-mirror lenticules 706 directing only light associated with the right eye image data strips 802 to the right eye of a viewer while the same partial-mirror lenticules 706 simultaneously direct only light associated with the left eye image data strips 804 to the left eye of a viewer, thereby providing a stereoscopic view of the interlaced images 800.
  • Figure 9 comprises a portion of the partial-mirror cone 704, a plurality of the partial-mirror lenticules 706, a first viewer 900, a second viewer 902, and schematic representations of right eye image data 904, and left eye image data 906.
  • the first viewer 900 must maintain a predetermined viewing distance 908.
  • use of partial-mirror lenticules 706 causes a substantially narrow usable viewing angle 910 as compared to substantially wider typical human viewing angle 912.
  • FIG. 9 shows that the second viewer 902 can also perceive the interlaced images 800 that pop-out or extend toward the second viewer from the partial-mirror cone 704 even when viewing the interlaced images 800 from a side position where the second viewer's focus is not toward the center of the partial-mirror cone 704.
  • each partial-mirror lenticule 706 is associated half with right eye image data 904 and half with the left eye image data 906.
  • the partial-mirror lenticules 706 direct only right eye image data 904 to a viewer's right eye while also directing only left eye image data 906 to a viewer's left eye, thereby providing a stereoscopic view of the interlaced images 800.
  • the usable viewing angle (such as usable viewing angle 910) may be increased by increasing the angle between the outer surface of the partial-mirror cone and the panel display 702 (making the partial-mirror cone more pointed).
  • the usable viewing angle (such as usable viewing angle 910) may be decreased by decreasing the angle between the outer surface of the partial-mirror cone and the panel display 702 (making the partial-mirror cone less pointed).

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L'invention concerne un système d'affichage comprenant un écran destiné à émettre de la lumière et un cône à miroir partiel pourvu d'une surface externe faisant généralement face à l'écran. Ledit cône est configuré pour réfléchir une partie de la lumière et une pluralité de lenticules de miroir partiel sont disposées sur la surface externe.
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