Directional Backlight
US-2016131823-A1 · May 12, 2016 · US
Temporally multiplexed display with landscape and portrait operation modes
US9225971B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9225971-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414262148-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | Oct 2, 2012 |
| Publication date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
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An autostereoscopic display comprising a temporally multiplexed display arranged to provide viewing windows in a range around 45 degrees to achieve landscape and portrait viewing in cooperation with an observer tracking system. The temporally multiplexed display may comprise a stepped waveguide imaging directional backlight.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An autostereoscopic display apparatus, comprising: a display device comprising an array of pixels arranged in an aperture with a shape having two perpendicular axes of mirror symmetry, the display device being controllable to direct an image displayed on all of the pixels into a selectable one of a plurality of viewing windows having different positions and extending at an angle in a range from 25 to 65 degrees relative to one of said axes of the shape…
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- What does patent US9225971B2 cover?
- An autostereoscopic display comprising a temporally multiplexed display arranged to provide viewing windows in a range around 45 degrees to achieve landscape and portrait viewing in cooperation with an observer tracking system. The temporally multiplexed display may comprise a stepped waveguide imaging directional backlight.
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- Reald Inc
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- Primary CPC classification G02B6/0048. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Dec 29 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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