Display apparatus including adjustable optical device and display method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10969580-B2
Application number	US-201715770981-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2017
Priority date	Jan 20, 2017
Publication date	Apr 6, 2021
Grant date	Apr 6, 2021

Abstract

A display apparatus and a display method are provided. The display apparatus includes: a display device and an adjustable optical device, the display device includes a display screen, configured to display an image; the adjustable optical device is located at a side of the display screen which is used to display, the adjustable optical device is configured to adjust a distance between the display screen and a virtual image of the image formed by the adjustable optical device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display device, comprising a display screen, configured to display an image;
an adjustable optical device, located at a side of the display screen which is used to display;
a controller, communicated with the adjustable optical device, and inputting a control signal to the adjustable optical device; and
a distance detector, configured to detect a real distance between a current user and the display screen,
wherein the adjustable optical device is configured to adjust a distance between the display screen and a virtual image of the image formed by the adjustable optical device according to the control signal,
the controller is communicated with the distance detector, and configured to receive a data signal detected by the distance detector and judge and calculate the data signal to obtain the control signal,
the adjustable optical device is configured to locate the virtual image at a position where the display screen is located or a side of the display screen away from the adjustable optical device, and adjust a distance between the virtual image and the current user according to the control signal,
wherein the distance between the current user and the virtual image is a viewing distance, the distance between the virtual image and the display screen is a correction distance of the adjustable optical device, and the viewing distance is a sum of the real distance and the correction distance,
a maximum correction distance of the adjustable optical device is Dc, and Ds is two times of a diagonal of the display screen,
the controller comprises a comparator, the comparator is configured to output a comparison result upon determining that the real distance is less than the Ds and not less than Ds−Dc, and the controller controls the adjustable optical device to make the viewing distance not less than the Ds according to the comparison result.

2. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the Dc is less than the Ds;
the adjustable optical device comprises a warning lamp, the controller comprises a comparator, the comparator is configured to output a comparison result upon determining that the real distance is less than Ds−Dc, and the controller controls the warning lamp to light for warning according to the comparison result.

3. The display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustable optical device comprises a plurality of micro lens groups arranged in an array, the plurality of micro lens groups are configured to adjust a focal length to adjust the distance between the virtual image and the display screen, and a distance between the display screen and the plurality of micro lens groups is less than the focal length of the plurality of micro lens groups.

4. The display apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein each group of the plurality of micro lens groups comprises a first convex lens, a second convex lens, and a concave lens between the two convex lenses, and at least one of the three lenses is movably disposed to make distances among the three lenses adjustable.

5. The display apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein each group of the plurality of micro lens groups comprises the first convex lens and the second convex lens which are stationary, and the concave lens which is movable, and the concave lens is configured to move along a direction going close or away from the first convex lens.

6. A display method, comprising:
displaying an image through a display screen;
forming a virtual image of the image through an adjustable optical device disposed on a side of the display screen which is used to display, wherein the adjustable optical device is configured to adjust a distance between the virtual image and the display screen,
detecting a real distance between a current user and the display screen; and
forming the virtual image of the image at a position where the display screen is located or a side of the display screen away from the adjustable optical device through the adjustable optical device, wherein the adjustable optical device adjusts a distance between the virtual image and the current user according to the real distance,
wherein the distance between the current user and the virtual image is a viewing distance, the distance between the virtual image and the display screen is a correction distance of the adjustable optical device, and the viewing distance is a sum of the real distance and the correction distance,
a maximum correction distance of the adjustable optical device is Dc, and Ds is two times of a diagonal of the display screen,
upon the real distance being greater than the Ds, the virtual image is located at the position where the display screen is located.

7. The display method according to claim 6 , wherein
upon the real distance being less than the Ds and not less than Ds−Dc, the adjustable optical device adjusts the viewing distance to be not less than the Ds according to the real distance.

8. The display method according to claim 6 , wherein the adjustable optical device comprises a warning lamp, and the Dc is less than the Ds, upon the real distance being less than Ds−Dc, the warning lamp lights for warning.

9. The display method according to claim 6 , wherein the adjustable optical device comprises a plurality of micro lens groups arranged in an array, the distance between the virtual image and the display screen is adjusted by adjusting a focal length of the plurality of micro lens groups, and a distance between the display screen and the plurality of micro lens groups is less than the focal length of the plurality of micro lens groups.

10. The display method according to claim 9 , wherein each group of the plurality of micro lens groups comprises a first convex lens, a second convex lens, and a concave lens between the two convex lenses, and at least one of the three lenses is movably disposed to make distances among the three lenses adjustable.

11. The display method according to claim 10 , wherein each group of the plurality of micro lens groups comprises the first convex lens and the second convex lens which are stationary, and the concave lens which is movable, and the concave lens is controlled to move along a direction going close or away from the first convex lens to adjust the focal length.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Peng
• Sun Lingyu
• Long Bin
• Zhang Zhipeng
• Lin Donglong

Classifications

• G09G3/20 Primary

  for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} · CPC title

• G09G3/00 Primary

  Control arrangements or circuits, of interest only in connection with visual indicators other than cathode-ray tubes · CPC title

• G02B27/0101 Primary

  characterised by optical features (G02B27/0172 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G02B27/0179

  Display position adjusting means not related to the information to be displayed · CPC title

• G02B27/0093

  with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking · CPC title