Fiber optic display device

Claim 1

The method of correlating and displaying multiple signals representing a received vibrational energy wave including the steps comprising: receiving a vibrational energy wave on a plurality of detectors arranged in a predetermined pattern; converting the detected energy signal received from each detector into a light wave; transferring tHe converted light wave received into a predetermined matrix column and row pattern position, the columns representing a particular azimuth and a row arranged within each column corresponding to the spacing and position of the associated transducer; and moving a light sensitive medium adjacent said matrix pattern at such a velocity to produce on the medium easily identifiable information indicative of the azimuth direction of said received vibrational energy wave.

Claim 2

The method of correlating and displaying multiple signals representing a received vibrational energy wave including the steps comprising: receiving a vibrational energy wave on a plurality of detectors arranged in a predetermined pattern; converting the detected energy signal received from each detector into a light wave; transferring tHe converted light wave received into a predetermined matrix column and row pattern position, the columns representing a particular azimuth and a row arranged within each column corresponding to the spacing and position of the associated transducer; and moving a light sensitive medium adjacent said matrix pattern at such a velocity to produce on the medium easily identifiable information indicative of the azimuth direction of said received vibrational energy wave.

Claim 4

An apparatus for correlating and visually displaying azimuth information of a detected vibrational energy wave utilizing signals from an array of transducers comprising: a light source responsively coupled to each of said transducers, to illuminate whenever said transducer detects a vibrational energy wave; a plurality of fiber optic elements arranged in bundles, the elements in each bundle having ends adjacent one of said light sources, and having opposite ends arranged in a matrix column and row pattern, wherein the columns represent a particular azimuth and the element ends are arranged within a column in a row corresponding to the spacing and position of the associated transducer; and a light sensitive display means adjacent said fiber optic matrix and moveable relative to said matrix to provide an exposed received light source pattern on said display surface, the relative movement being timed in conjunction with the correlation of said transducer signals of said matrix in order to produce a readily identifiable pattern that is indicative of a particular azimuth direction of the detective energy wave.

Claim 5

An apparatus for correlating and visually displaying azimuth information of a detected vibrational energy wave utilizing signals from an array of transducers comprising: a light source responsively coupled to each of said transducers, to illuminate whenever said transducer detects a vibrational energy wave; a plurality of fiber optic elements arranged in bundles, the elements in each bundle having ends adjacent one of said light sources, and having opposite ends arranged in a matrix column and row pattern, wherein the columns represent a particular azimuth and the element ends are arranged within a column in a row corresponding to the spacing and position of the associated transducer; and a light sensitive display means adjacent said fiber optic matrix and moveable relative to said matrix to provide an exposed received light source pattern on said display surface, the relative movement being timed in conjunction with the correlation of said transducer signals of said matrix in order to produce a readily identifiable pattern that is indicative of a particular azimuth direction of the detective energy wave.

Claim 6

An apparatus for receiving, correlating, and visually displaying a vibrational energy signal comprising: a plurality of transducers arranged in a predetermined pattern for receiving and converting a vibrational energy wave into an electrical energy signal: means coupled to each of said plurality of transducers for converting said electrical energy signal into light waves; a plurality of light wave transfer elements, each of said light wave transfer elements having one end adjacent to said light converting means and having the opposite end arranged with respect to other corresponding light wave transfer element ends in a predetermined matrix column and row pattern, wherein the columns represent a particular azimuth and the element ends are arranged within each column in a row corresponding to the spacing and position of the associated transducer; and a display means moved adjacent said matrix end of said light wave elements for receiving and displaying the correlated light waves, the display means being moved at such a speed relative to said matrix that azimuth information of the vibrational energy wave is displayed in a readily identifiable pattern of information on said display means.

Claim 7

An apparatus for receiving, correlating, and visually displaying a vibrational energy signal comprising: a plurality of transducers arranged in a predetermined pattern for receiving and converting a vibrational energy wave into an electrical energy signal: means coupled to each of said plurality of transducers for converting said electrical energy signal into light waves; a plurality of light wave transfer elements, each of said light wave transfer elements having one end adjacent to said light converting means and having the opposite end arranged with respect to other corresponding light wave transfer element ends in a predetermined matrix column and row pattern, wherein the columns represent a particular azimuth and the element ends are arranged within each column in a row corresponding to the spacing and position of the associated transducer; and a display means moved adjacent said matrix end of said light wave elements for receiving and displaying the correlated light waves, the display means being moved at such a speed relative to said matrix that azimuth information of the vibrational energy wave is displayed in a readily identifiable pattern of information on said display means.

Claim 9

An apparatus for correlating and displaying multiple energy signals representative of a vibrational energy wave received in a plurality of transducers arranged in a particular pattern with respect to each other comprising: a plurality of light sources, each one coupled to a different one of said transducers, said light source illuminating whenever said coupled transducer is activated by said vibrational energy wave; a plurality of light wave transmission elements, grouped into bundles, each bundle having one end adjacent to a particular light source, each of the light wave transmission elements within a bundle representative of a particular azimuth relative to said array of transducers, the opposite ends of the light wave transmission elements within a bundle arranged in a matrix column and row pattern wherein the columns represent a particular azimuth and the opposite element ends are arranged within a column in A row correlated to the spacing and position of the associated transducer; and light sensitive display means positioned adjacent said light transmission matrix and moved relative to said light transmission matrix to compensate for time delay differences in the receipt of a vibrational energy wave at each of said transducers, whereby light waves received at said matrix are produced on said display means in a distinctive pattern representative of a particular azimuth of said vibrated energy wave with respect to said plurality of transducers.

Claim 10

An apparatus for correlating and displaying multiple energy signals representative of a vibrational energy wave received in a plurality of transducers arranged in a particular pattern with respect to each other comprising: a plurality of light sources, each one coupled to a different one of said transducers, said light source illuminating whenever said coupled transducer is activated by said vibrational energy wave; a plurality of light wave transmission elements, grouped into bundles, each bundle having one end adjacent to a particular light source, each of the light wave transmission elements within a bundle representative of a particular azimuth relative to said array of transducers, the opposite ends of the light wave transmission elements within a bundle arranged in a matrix column and row pattern wherein the columns represent a particular azimuth and the opposite element ends are arranged within a column in A row correlated to the spacing and position of the associated transducer; and light sensitive display means positioned adjacent said light transmission matrix and moved relative to said light transmission matrix to compensate for time delay differences in the receipt of a vibrational energy wave at each of said transducers, whereby light waves received at said matrix are produced on said display means in a distinctive pattern representative of a particular azimuth of said vibrated energy wave with respect to said plurality of transducers.