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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189038 | Stereographic projection apparatus with passive eyewear utilizing a continuously variable polarizing element An apparatus and method for stereoscopic 3D image projection and viewing using a single projection source, polarization modulation, and passive eyewear. This approach is applicable to frame sequential video created using existing 3D graphics APIs, as well as other v... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8179427 | Optical filter devices and methods for passing one of two orthogonally polarized images Shutter glasses or other viewing mechanisms for selectively passing one separable image in a composite image stream, which includes a first image stream polarized at a first orientation and a second image stream polarized at a second orthogonal orientation. The appa... | 05/15/2012 |
| 7626607 | 3-dimensional image display device and 3-dimensional image display equipment To contrive a reduction in the overall size of the device in the case of arranging at least two screens, to reduce color shading of a 3-dimensional image, and thereby to give a further absorbedness feeling to the viewer. A 3-dimensional image display device includes... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7419265 | Autostereoscopic projection system An autostereoscopic projection arrangement, comprising at least one projector and at least one filter array which has a multitude of filter elements arranged in columns and rows, in which arrangement bits of partial information from views of a scene or object are pr... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417665 | Stereoscopic image observing apparatus A stereoscopic image observing apparatus includes a right-eye projector 1 and a left-eye projector 2 which illuminate projected light for right and left eyes with the parallax generated based on an image pick-up signal obtained from a stereoscopic endo... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414782 | Polarized stereoscopic display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof A polarization stereoscopic display device and a method of its manufacture. A liquid crystal display panel displays an information in accordance with signal data comprised of left-eye and right-eye image information, a polarizer polarizes modulated light through pol... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410463 | Optical system for stereoscopic rigid endoscope An optical system for stereoscopic rigid endoscope is provided with first and second objective optical systems arranged to have a predetermined clearance therebetween and an optical path combining system that polarizes light passed through the first and second objec... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404642 | Autostereoscopic display An autostereoscopic display having an improved 2D/3D mode switchable structure, including a display device to display an image, and a parallax barrier unit to transmit all incident light in a 2D mode and to separate a left-eye image and a right-eye image by forming ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7357510 | Projection-type 3-D image display device using single projector A projection-type 3-D image display device includes a single display element, a polarization conversion switch, a first image shifter, a second image shifter, a projection lens unit, a mirrored light tunnel, and a screen unit. The screen unit includes an image separ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7349156 | Display device for displaying three-dimensional image A display device includes a screen having opposite ends and a curved surface between the opposite ends, the curved surface being protrudingly curved toward a side opposite to a display observation side. First and second display elements are respectively provided at ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342602 | Polarization means and its position holding mechanism This invention provides a polarization means capable of obtaining an always clear three-dimensional image easily, correctly, and quickly and a position holding mechanism. A polarizing plate has areas for the left eye and the right eye where respective polarized ligh... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7324279 | Dual modulator projection system A three dimensional display system 100 using two spatial light modulators and a single projection path. Light source 102 emits a white light beam 104 which typically is focused onto an aperture of a recycling integrator 106. The light bea... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7236215 | Liquid crystal display device having small picture frame region A liquid crystal display device has a framework which includes a first frame for supporting a liquid crystal panel, a second frame having an upper portion for covering a peripheral portion of the surface of the liquid crystal panel and a side extending substantially... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230759 | Autostereoscopic projection screen An autostereoscopic projection screen with projection displays a stereoscopic image for receiving parallax images of right eye and left eye. The autostereoscopic projection screen includes a polarization-reserved diffuser, a microretarder, a polarizer, and a paralla... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227568 | Dual polarizing light filter for 2-D and 3-D display A stereoscopic display and record component, more specifically a dual polarizing light filter, and the methods of applying the component for stereoscopic image displaying and stereoscopic image recording, are disclosed. A dual polarizing light filter may be statical... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215356 | 3D stereo display method and a device thereof A 3D stereo display method and a device thereof. Two sets of shutters are disposed in a display. The shutters are complimentarily interlaced with each other. The opening/closing of the two sets of shutters are controlled by time interval concept. When the display fr... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7190390 | LCD tile display A liquid crystal display system having a plurality of liquid crystal display (LCD) units arranged in a tile configuration. The units simultaneously display different data as determined by the channelization. Each channel controls the operation of one or more units a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190518 | Systems for and methods of three dimensional viewing The present invention relates in general to systems for and methods of three-dimensional viewing of displays and projections. One embodiment two layers (50, 90) are uniform polarizing filters and a birefringent layer with individually switchable elements (... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187420 | Image display system and method An image display system comprises a first liquid crystal projector which projects a counterclockwise-rotating, circularly polarized light beam to form an image containing specific visual information on a screen and a second liquid crystal projector which projects a ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172293 | Projector To provide a thin projector, such as a rear projector, formed by a less expensive projection optical system which is easy to assemble and install, and performing a highly accurate projection, projection light PL projected with a projection optical system onto a scre... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7167297 | Micromirror array In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7134080 | Method and system for a user-following interface Techniques are disclosed for projecting an image onto a surface suitable for interaction with a user while avoiding user occlusion, and while correcting for distortion due to oblique projection. The displayed image moves to a suitable surface at a suitable size and ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121832 | Three-dimensional surgery simulation system A three-dimensional surgery simulation system is provided for generating a three-dimensional surgery simulation result of an anatomical part undergoing a simulated surgical procedure. The system includes a display unit, a three-dimensional visual imaging unit, a sto... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116323 | Method of hidden surface reconstruction for creating accurate three-dimensional images converted from two-dimensional images An exemplary method of reconstructing a hidden surface area in an image includes the steps of: identifying a separation pixel gap in an image resulting from a repositioning of image pixels to create a three-dimensional image; identifying pixels from one or more imag... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116324 | Method for minimizing visual artifacts converting two-dimensional motion pictures into three-dimensional motion pictures A method for converting two-dimensional images into three-dimensional images includes: tracking an object in an image, the object having an object edge and an object outline thereabout, from frame to frame over a sequence of images; and creating object outlines in s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7077524 | Sequential projection color display using multiple imaging panels A color projection display device may include SLMs or other panels. One embodiment includes a device for displaying a color image including first and second sequences of temporally-integrateable primary color image components, the device also includes first (209 | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048418 | Structure for holding lamp wire in liquid crystal display device A structure for holding a lamp wire in a LCD module is disclosed. The structure is formed such that a lamp wire is easily attached to the LCD module and minimizes the possibility of the lamp wire from separating from the fixing recess. The structure includes a fixin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7030902 | Eternalism, a method for creating an appearance of sustained three-dimensional motion-direction of unlimited duration, using a finite number of pictures The method uses three pictures, A, B and C, two of which are substantially similar pictures having images, A, B, and one that is dissimilar, usually a solid color, C. Continuous movement is created by repetitively viewing the series A, B, C. Additionally, each pictu... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7023606 | Micromirror array for projection TV In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7012731 | Packaged micromirror array for a projection display In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006275 | Packaged micromirror array for a projection display In order to minimize light diffraction along the direction of switching and more particularly light diffraction into the acceptance cone of the collection optics, in the present invention, micromirrors are provided which are not rectangular. Also, in order to minimi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006168 | Flat panel display apparatus having fixing groove and fixing member to secure display module Disclosed is a flat panel display apparatus having fixing members each disposed between a display module and a case to combine the display module to the case. The fixing members prevent the display module from being moved in Z- and Y-directions using a body portion ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002619 | Method and apparatus for presenting stereoscopic images Systems including projection mechanisms, screens, and eyeglasses are detailed. The systems significantly reduce perceptible ghosting even when high contrast images (such as dark figures against a white background) are projected. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6985168 | INTELLIGENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING AND DISPLAYING STEREOSCOPICALLY-MULTIPLEXED IMAGES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS FOR USE IN REALISTIC STEREOSCOPIC VIEWING THEREOF IN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAY ENVIRONMENTS An intelligent system and process for producing and displaying stereoscopically-multiplexed images of either real or synthetic 3-D objects, for use in realistic stereoscopic viewing thereof. The system comprises a subsystem for acquiring parameters specifying the vi... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6980703 | Information storage apparatus and article of manufacture An information storage apparatus comprises a storage device which stores digital data, an input device which sets a compression ratio of the stored data, and a writing device which writes the set compression ratio as additional data for the stored digital data to th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979084 | Method for evaluating binocular performance of spectacle lenses, method for displaying binocular performance, and apparatus therefore To enable evaluation of the binocular performance of spectacle lenses and display of the result of the evaluation, a method and an apparatus for evaluating and indicating the binocular performance of spectacle lenses. Binocular performance indexes indicating the bin... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975345 | Polarizing modulator for an electronic stereoscopic display A polarizing modulator for use in an electronic stereoscopic display system having a sequentially scanning display includes a plurality of liquid crystal segments arranged contiguously in a direction of the sequential scan. The liquid crystal material used in each s... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972738 | Image displaying apparatus An image display machine includes a first planar display to present a two-dimensional image. The two-dimensional image includes an object image. The display machine also includes an image transmitting panel which has a micro lens array. The image transmitting panel ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6950116 | Interactive virtual portal A system for performing interactive virtual reality sessions without constraining the mobility of a user is disclosed. The system allows a user to remain fully mobile while participating in an interactive virtual reality session. The system comprises a handheld comp... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929369 | Autostereoscopic display An autostereoscopic display comprises an SLM which is controlled to provide an image display and a signal display. A parallax optic has a first portion which cooperates with the image display to form a plurality of viewing windows. A second portion of the parallax o... | 08/16/2005 |
