Floating image display
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorKarlton David Powell
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Abstract
Examples are disclosed that relate to optical systems. One example provides a display device comprising an image source including a plurality of encoded regions from which encoded image light is output, and a lens array. The lens array may be positioned to receive the encoded image light and output decoded image light that forms a floating image viewable from a plurality of different vantage points, wherein from a first vantage point decoded image light forming a portion of the floating image originates from a first encoded region, and wherein from a second vantage point decoded image light forming the portion originates from a second encoded region, different than the first encoded region.
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A display device, comprising:
- an image source including a plurality of encoded regions from which encoded image light is output;
- and
- a lens array including a plurality of lenslets, the lens array positioned to receive the encoded image light and output decoded image light that forms a floating image viewable from a plurality of different vantage points,
- wherein from a first vantage point decoded image light forming a portion of the floating image originates from a first encoded region,
- wherein from a second vantage point decoded image light forming the portion originates from a second encoded region, different than the first encoded region, and
- wherein a sum of a distance between adjacent lenslets and an offset is equal to an integer multiple of a distance between adjacent encoded regions.
A display device, comprising:
- an image source including a plurality of encoded regions from which encoded image light is output;
- and
- a lens array including a plurality of lenslets, the lens array positioned to receive the encoded image light and output decoded image light that forms a floating image viewable from a plurality of different vantage points,
- wherein from a first vantage point decoded image light forming a portion of the floating image originates from a first encoded region, and
- wherein from a second vantage point decoded image light forming the portion originates from a second encoded region, different than the first encoded region.
An optical system, comprising:
- an image source configured to emit a first portion of image light from a first region and a second portion of image light from a second region, different than the first region, wherein the first portion of image light and the second portion of image light both correspond to a same specific part of an image;
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- a lens system configured to redirect the first portion of image light to a first vantage point, and to redirect the second portion of image light to a second vantage point different than the first vantage point, such that the same specific part of the image is formed by the first portion of image light from the first region when viewed from the first vantage point, and the same specific part of the image is formed by the second portion of image light from the second region when viewed from the second vantage point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.