Biocular viewing system with intermediate image planes for an electronic display device

A method of producing a biocular video display, comprising:

• generating a collimated first beam of light;
• illuminating a video display device at an oblique angle with said collimated first beam of light in a first optical channel;
• spatially modulating said first beam with a video image at a display surface of said display device;
• propagating said first beam through said first optical channel;
• forming a first image of said display surface using a first eyepiece lens in said first optical channel, said first image being comfortably viewed adjacent said first eyepiece lens by a first eye of an observer;
• generating a collimated second beam of light;
• illuminating said video display device at an oblique angle with said collimated second beam of light in a second optical channel;
• spatially modulating said second beam with a video image at said display surface of said display device;
• propagating said second beam through said second optical channel;
• forming a second image of said display surface using a second eyepiece lens in said second optical channel, said second image being comfortably viewed adjacent said second eyepiece lens by a second eye of said observer;
• wherein said first and second optical channels are mutually disposed such that said first beam and second beam are angularly displaced from one another and intersect with one another at said display surface;
• and
• wherein said first and second optical channels are configured substantially similarly.

A method of producing a time-averaged true stereographic image display using a single display device, comprising:

• generating a first light beam from a first light source in a first optical channel;
• generating a second light beam from a second light source in a second optical channel;
• applying a video image signal to said single display device having a display surface disposed such that said first light beam and second light beam intersect one another at said display surface;
• and
• sequentially activating said first and second light sources in synchronism with corresponding sequential video signals to said display device for respective said first and second optical channels.

A method of producing a time-averaged biocular color image display using a single display device, comprising:

• generating a first light beam from a first light source in a first optical channel;
• generating a second light beam from a second light source in a second optical channel;
• wherein said first and second light sources each comprise multiple light emitting diodes producing light of differing colors;
• applying a video image signal to said single display device having a display surface disposed such that said first light beam and second light beam intersect one another at said display surface;
• and
• sequentially activating said light emitting diodes producing light of differing colors in synchronism with corresponding sequential video color signals to said display device.