US5663831A
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Three-dimensional display
Assignee: VISION3D TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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Filing: 1995-02-22
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Granted: 1997-09-02
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Expires: 2015-02-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a three-dimensional display comprising an LCD projector, a diffusing plate arranged on a surface on which an image projected by the LCD projector is formed, and a parallax barrier having slits in the shape of vertical stripes which is arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to the diffusing plate, wherein a lenticular lens plate is arranged on the side of the LCD projector with respect to the diffusing plate, and an image having black portions each having a larger rate of the width than that of a black matrix on the LCD projector is formed on the diffusing plate without decreasing brightness by the function of respective lenses constituting the lenticular lens plate, thereby to increase the ratio of each of the slits of the parallax barrier at which there is no crosstalk region.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Mashitani
- 👤 Goro Hamagishi
- 👤 Daisuke Takemori
- 👤 Hideyuki Kanayama
- 👤 Kazuhiro Arai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:10
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B30/00; G02B30/20; G02B30/26; G02B30/27; G02B30/30; H; H04; H04N; H04N13/00; H04N13/30; H04N13/302; H04N13/305; H04N13/31; H04N13/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A three-dimensional display comprising: an image projector dedicated to a right eye image; an image projector dedicated to a left eye image; a diffusing plate arranged on a surface on which images respectively projected by the image projectors are formed; a parallax barrier having slits in the shape of vertical stripes which is arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to said diffusing plate; and a lenticular lens plate arranged on the side of said image projector with respect to said diffusing plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A three-dimensional display comprising: an image projector dedicated to a right eye image; an image projector dedicated to a left eye image; a diffusing plate arranged on a surface on which images respectively projected by the image projectors are formed; a parallax barrier having slits in the shape of vertical stripes which is arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to said diffusing plate; and a lenticular lens plate arranged on the side of said image projector with respect to said diffusing plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The three-dimensional display according to claim 1, wherein said lenticular lens plate comprising multiple continuous semicylindrical lenses longitudinally arranged parallel to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
64 words
The three-dimensional display according to claim 1, wherein the right eye image and the left eye image respectively projected by said image projector dedicated to a right eye image and said image projector dedicated to a left eye image are formed in the shape of vertical stripes with black portions therebetween on said diffusing plate by the respective lenses constituting said lenticular lens plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The three-dimensional display according to claim 3, wherein said parallax barrier is slit at a smaller pitch than the pitch between right eye pixels or left eye pixels which are formed on said diffusing plate, and the width of each of the slits of the parallax barrier is smaller than the width of each of the black portions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The three-dimensional display according to claim 4, wherein the image projector dedicated to a right eye image and the image projector dedicated to a left eye image are so arranged such that a first alternate black portion among said right eye pixels and said left eye pixels are wider than a second black portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The three-dimensional display according to claim 1, wherein said parallax barrier is constituted by a transmission type liquid crystal element, and the slits of the parallax barrier are constructed by electronic control.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The three-dimensional display according to claim 1, wherein black stripes having apertures with predetermined spacing formed therebetween are provided at an equal pitch on said diffusing plate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
The three-dimensional display according to claim 7, wherein the width of each of said apertures is not more than the width of a pixel having the smallest width out of the pixels on the diffusing plate, and all the apertures are so arranged that they are not overlapped with the black stripes on the diffusing plate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
167 words
A three-dimensional display comprising: an image projector; a diffusing plate arranged on a surface on which an image projected by the image projector is formed; a parallax barrier having slits in the shape of vertical stripes which is arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to said diffusing plate; a lenticular lens plate arranged on the side of the image projector with respect to said diffusing plate; wherein said lenticular lens plate comprises multiple continuous semicylindrical lenses longitudinally arranged parallel to each other; wherein an image projected by said image projector is formed in the shape of vertical stripes with black portions therebetween on said diffusing plate by the respective lenses constituting said lenticular lens plate; wherein said parallax barrier is slit at a smaller pitch than twice the pitch between the black portions of the image formed on said diffusing plate, and the width of each of the slits of the parallax barrier is smaller than the width of each of the black portions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
167 words
A three-dimensional display comprising: an image projector; a diffusing plate arranged on a surface on which an image projected by the image projector is formed; a parallax barrier having slits in the shape of vertical stripes which is arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to said diffusing plate; a lenticular lens plate arranged on the side of the image projector with respect to said diffusing plate; wherein said lenticular lens plate comprises multiple continuous semicylindrical lenses longitudinally arranged parallel to each other; wherein an image projected by said image projector is formed in the shape of vertical stripes with black portions therebetween on said diffusing plate by the respective lenses constituting said lenticular lens plate; wherein said parallax barrier is slit at a smaller pitch than twice the pitch between the black portions of the image formed on said diffusing plate, and the width of each of the slits of the parallax barrier is smaller than the width of each of the black portions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
91 words
A three-dimensional display comprising: an image projector; a diffusing plate arranged on a surface on which an image protected by the image projector is formed; a parallax barrier having slits in the shape of vertical stripes which is arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to said diffusing plate; a lenticular lens plate arranged on the side of the image projector with respect to said diffusing plate; and wherein black stripes having apertures with predetermined spacing formed therebetween are further provided at an equal pitch on said diffusing plate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
91 words
A three-dimensional display comprising: an image projector; a diffusing plate arranged on a surface on which an image protected by the image projector is formed; a parallax barrier having slits in the shape of vertical stripes which is arranged on the side of a viewer with respect to said diffusing plate; a lenticular lens plate arranged on the side of the image projector with respect to said diffusing plate; and wherein black stripes having apertures with predetermined spacing formed therebetween are further provided at an equal pitch on said diffusing plate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
55 words
The three-dimensional display according to claim 10 wherein the width of each of said apertures is not more than the width of a pixel having the smallest width out of pixels on the diffusing plate, and all the apertures are so arranged that they are not overlapped with the black stripes on the diffusing plate.
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