Optical display system and method with optical shifting of pixel position including conversion of pixel layout to form delta to stripe pattern by time base multiplexing

A method of displaying an image provided from a display having plural pixels, at least some of which are comprised of plural differently colored sub-pixels, at least two of the sub-pixels displayed in a straight line and another one of the sub-pixels displaced from the straight line, comprising:

• selectively optically shifting the apparent location of the another one of the sub-pixels onto the straight line;
• and
• selectively optically shifting the another one of the sub-pixels into one optical dead space between its unshifted location and the straight line.

An optical display system comprising:

• an optical display having plural pixels, at least some of which are comprised of plural differently colored sub-pixels which are arranged in other than a straight line,
• an optical device for shifting the apparent location of at least one of the differently colored sub-pixels into substantially a straight line relation with another of the differently colored sub-pixels, and
• an additional optical device to further shift the differently colored sub-pixels into optical dead space which is not in the straight line relation with the another of the differently colored sub-pixels.

A method of displaying an image provided from a display having plural sub-pixels, comprising:

• selectively optically shifting at least one part of the image in a first direction so as to increase the apparent density of the sub-pixels in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the selectively optically shifting includes adding or removing signal data input to the display.

A method of displaying an image, comprising:

• delivering signals to produce an output from a display,
• selectively altering the signals to shift the output from the display, wherein the selectively altering includes adding or removing the signals corresponding to a row or column of the display, and
• selectively optically shifting the output with a birefringent device.

A method of optimizing the color pattern of a multicolor display for displaying color images, comprising selectively moving light from a color sub-pixel from the location of such color sub-pixel to another apparent location for cooperation with light from other sub-pixels to form an image, wherein said moving includes converting a delta pattern triad of sub-pixels to a stripe pattern triad of sub-pixels.

A method of optimizing the color pattern of a multicolor display for displaying color images, comprising selectively moving light from a color sub-pixel from the location of such color sub-pixel to another apparent location for cooperation with light from other sub-pixels to form an image, wherein said moving includes converting a non-linear pattern triad of sub-pixels to a substantially linear pattern triad of sub-pixels.