Laterally offset parallax barriers in multi-view display
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorNigel A. Clarke
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a multi-view display that includes several pixels. The apparatus includes a parallax barrier that overlays the several pixels of the multi-view display. The parallax barrier includes several barrier rows that are arrayed in a first dimension, where each barrier row includes several barriers arrayed in a second dimension. Each of the barriers are separated from adjacent barriers in the barrier row by an aperture. Each barrier row is offset from adjacent barrier rows by a macro offset distance in the second dimension. A portion of each barrier is offset by a micro offset distance in the second dimension, where the micro offset distance is smaller than the macro offset distance.
Claims20
A apparatus comprising:
- a multi-view display device comprising a plurality of pixels;
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- a parallax barrier overlaying the plurality of pixels, wherein:
- the parallax barrier comprises a plurality of barrier rows arrayed in a first dimension, each barrier row comprising a plurality of barriers arrayed in a second dimension, each barrier being separated from adjacent barriers in the barrier row by an aperture;
- each barrier row being offset from adjacent barrier rows by a macro offset distance in the second dimension;
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- a portion of each barrier being offset by a micro offset distance in the second dimension, wherein the micro offset distance is smaller than the macro offset distance.
A method comprising:
- accessing a first content and a second content;
- rendering the first content and the second content to be simultaneously displayed by a multi-view display device, wherein the first content is to be displayed by a first set of pixels of the multi-view display device, and wherein the second content is to be displayed by a second set of pixels of the multi-view display device;
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- displaying the first content and the second content at the multi-view display device, wherein the multi-view display device is coupled to an overlaying parallax barrier comprising macro offsets between adjacent barrier rows, each barrier row comprising a plurality of barriers with micro offsets within each barrier, wherein the first content being viewable at a first angle from the multi-view display device, and wherein the second content being viewable at a second angle from the multi-view display device.
A computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising instructions executable by a processor to:
- access a first content and a second content;
- render the first content and the second content to be simultaneously displayed by a multi-view display device, wherein the first content is to be displayed by a first set of pixels of the multi-view display device, and wherein the second content is to be displayed by a second set of pixels of the multi-view display device;
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- display the first content and the second content at the multi-view display device, wherein the multi-view display device is coupled to a parallax barrier comprising macro offsets between adjacent barrier rows, each barrier row comprising a plurality of barriers with micro offsets within each barrier, wherein the first content being viewable at a first angle from the multi-view display device, and wherein the second content being viewable at a second angle from the multi-view display device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.