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Stereoscopic image display apparatus with two-/three-dimensional image display switching function

US6061179A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateJan 22, 1997
Grant dateMay 9, 2000
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N13/398
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stereoscopic image display apparatus having light source means for emitting a light beam having a predetermined shape, a transmission type display device for displaying an image, a micro optical element arranged between the light source means and the display device and having different optical effects in horizontal and vertical directions, the micro optical element irradiating the light beam emitted by the light source means onto the display device by giving directivity to the light beam to split the light beam into at least two regions, and adjusting means for adjusting an interval between the light source means and the micro optical element in correspondence with an image displayed on the display device.

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