US 2007/0176848 A1 · Component displays and beamsplitter that form composite image

Abstract

An apparatus in one example comprises a first component display with a first display area, a second component display with a second display area, and a beamsplitter. The first component display is positioned such that the first display area is viewable through the beamsplitter as a transmitted display area. The second component display is positioned such that the second display area is viewable from the beamsplitter as a reflected display area. The first component display, the second component display, and the beamsplitter are positioned such that the beamsplitter provides a composite image of the transmitted display area and the reflected display area. The reflected display area of the composite image is at least partially offset from the transmitted display area.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising:

a first component display with a first display area, a second component display with a second display area, and a beamsplitter;
wherein the first component display is positioned such that the first display area is viewable through the beamsplitter as a transmitted display area;
wherein the second component display is positioned such that the second display area is viewable from the beamsplitter as a reflected display area;
wherein the first component display, the second component display, and the beamsplitter are positioned such that the beamsplitter provides a composite image of the transmitted display area and the reflected display area, wherein the reflected display area of the composite image is at least partially offset from the transmitted display area.

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An apparatus, comprising:

a beamsplitter positioned in a plane of symmetry between a first plane and a second plane, wherein the first plane is orthogonal to the second plane;
a first set of component displays aligned along a first line in the first plane;
and
a second set of component displays aligned along a second line in the second plane, wherein the first line is parallel to the second line;
wherein each component display of the first set of component displays comprises a light-modulating element viewable through the beamsplitter as a transmitted display area, and
wherein each component display of the second set of component displays comprises a light-modulating element viewable reflected from the beamsplitter as a reflected display area;
wherein the first set of component displays and the second set of component displays are spaced apart such that the transmitted display areas of the first set of component displays are interleaved with the reflected display areas of the second set of component displays to provide a substantially seamless composite image displayed across the first and second set of component displays.

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A method, comprising the steps of:

positioning a first component display at a forty-five degree angle to a beamsplitter such that the first component display is visible as a transmitted display area through the beamsplitter;
positioning a second component display at a forty-five degree angle to the beamsplitter and ninety degrees to the first component display such that the second component display is visible from the beamsplitter as a reflected display area and the transmitted display area is offset from the reflected display area.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Component displays and beamsplitter that form composite image

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Component displays and beamsplitter that form composite image

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Abstract

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