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Image generator having an improved illumination system

US6488389B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateJul 23, 2001
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B5/30
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides an illumination system for a head-mounted display. The illumination system includes a plurality of illuminators which irradiate light over an area. The area has a central region where the light has a selective intensity, and outer regions on opposing sides of the central regions where the light has higher intensities than the selective intensity.

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