Apparatus, systems, and methods for temperature-sensitive illumination of liquid crystal displays

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• scanning three-dimensional data to a liquid crystal panel comprising first rows of pixel elements and second rows of pixels elements by:
• scanning a first-eye portion of the three-dimensional data to the first rows;
• scanning, after scanning the first-eye portion to the first rows, a second-eye portion of the three-dimensional data to the second rows, wherein:
• the first rows and the second rows each comprise liquid crystal material capable of transitioning between two or more states;
• a first backlight is coupled to the liquid crystal panel behind the first rows and configured to emit light through the first rows towards a user's eye;
• a second backlight is coupled to the liquid crystal panel behind the second rows and configured to emit light through the second rows towards the user's other eye;
• scanning the first-eye portion to the first rows causes the liquid crystal material of the first rows to make a first transition between the two or more states;
• and
• scanning the second-eye portion to the second rows causes the liquid crystal material of the second rows to make a second transition between the two or more states;
• initiating, before the end of the second transition, an illumination of the first backlight to illuminate the first rows;
• reading, from a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the liquid crystal panel, the temperature of the liquid crystal panel;
• calculating, based at least in part on the temperature of the liquid crystal panel, an estimated transition period for the second transition;
• and
• initiating, after the estimated transition period and the illumination of the first backlight, an illumination of the second backlight to illuminate the second rows.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• scan three-dimensional data to a liquid crystal panel comprising first rows of pixel elements and second rows of pixels elements by:
• scanning a first-eye portion of the three-dimensional data to the first rows;
• scanning, after scanning the first-eye portion to the first rows, a second-eye portion of the three-dimensional data to the second rows, wherein:
• the first rows and the second rows each comprise liquid crystal material capable of transitioning between two or more states;
• a first backlight is coupled to the liquid crystal panel behind the first rows and configured to emit light through the first rows towards a user's eye;
• a second backlight is coupled to the liquid crystal panel behind the second rows and configured to emit light through the second rows towards the user's other eye;
• scanning the first-eye portion to the first rows causes the liquid crystal material of the first rows to make a first transition between the two or more states;
• and
• scanning the second-eye portion to the second rows causes the liquid crystal material of the second rows to make a second transition between the two or more states;
• initiate, before the end of the second transition, an illumination of the first backlight to illuminate the first rows;
• read, from a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the liquid crystal panel, the temperature of the liquid crystal panel;
• calculate, based at least in part on the temperature of the liquid crystal panel, an estimated transition period for the second transition;
• and
• initiate, after the estimated transition period and the illumination of the first backlight, an illumination of the second backlight to illuminate the second rows.