US2006087710A1PendingUtilityA1

Image display

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 28, 2001Filed: Dec 12, 2005Published: Apr 27, 2006
Est. expirySep 28, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Graham ThomasonCornelis Van Berkel
G02B 30/27G02B 3/005G02B 3/0056G02B 25/007G02B 27/00
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Abstract

Apparatus for displaying an image comprises a liquid crystal display 12 , a lenticular lens array 14 for directing different portions of the image in different directions and mirrors 16 for reflecting at least some of the directed image, to produce an effective image 18 larger than the original image. The apparatus can be a mobile phone 10 or a visual display unit.

Claims

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1 . Apparatus for displaying an image comprising image generating means, image directing means for directing a first portion of the image in a first direction and for directing a second portion of the image in a second direction, and image reflecting means for reflecting at least some of said second portion, operable to produce an effective image larger than said image generating means.  
   
   
       2 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said image generating means comprises a liquid crystal display.  
   
   
       3 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said image generating means comprises an array of light emitting diodes.  
   
   
       4 - 9 . (canceled)  
   
   
       10 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said image reflecting means comprises a mirror.  
   
   
       11 . Apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said apparatus is a mobile communication device.  
   
   
       12 . Apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein said apparatus is a visual display unit.  
   
   
       13 . A method for displaying an image comprising generating an image, directing a first portion of the image in a first direction, directing a second portion of the image in a second direction, and reflecting at least some of the second portion to produce an effective image larger than the generated image.  
   
   
       14 . A method according to  claim 13 , wherein said generating an image is provided by a liquid crystal display or an array of light emitting diodes.  
   
   
       15 . A method according to  claim 13 , wherein said directing is provided by a lens arrangement.  
   
   
       16 . A method according to  claim 13 , wherein said reflecting is provided by a mirror.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the image forms a central portion of the effective image, and the second portion of the image forms a side portion of the image adjacent the central portion.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first direction is substantially normal to a top surface of the image generating means.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the image generating means comprises a plurality of pixels, and wherein the image directing means directs light from a single pixel in the first direction during a first time period and directs light from the single pixel in the second direction during a second time period subsequent to the first time period.  
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the first portion of the image forms a central portion of the effective image, and the second portion of the image forms a side portion of the image adjacent the central portion.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the first direction is substantially normal to a top surface of an image generating means generating the image.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein directing the first portion of the image in a first direction comprises directing light from a first pixel in the first direction during a first time period and directing a second portion of the image in a second direction during a second time period subsequent to the first time period.  
   
   
       23 . An apparatus for displaying an image, comprising: 
 a display device adapted to generate an image;    image directing means for receiving the image and for directing a first portion of the image in a first direction, and for directing a second portion of the image in a second direction forming an angle with respect to the first direction; and    a reflecting device adapted to receive the second portion of the image, and to reflect at least a part of said second portion in a third direction to form an effective image having a size larger than a size of the display device.    
   
   
       24 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the first portion of the image forms a central portion of the effective image, and the second portion of the image forms a side portion of the image adjacent the central portion.  
   
   
       25 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the first direction is substantially normal to a top surface of the display device.  
   
   
       26 . The apparatus of  claim 23 , wherein the display device comprises a plurality of pixels, and wherein the image directing means directs light from a single pixel in the first direction during a first time period and directs light from the single pixel in the second direction during a second time period subsequent to the first time period.

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