| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20120019908 | APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING A MULTI-VIEW 3D IMAGE - An apparatus for displaying a 3-dimensional (3D) image, which is capable of providing a super multi-view, is provided. The apparatus includes: at least one image projector for projecting light including an image; an active optical element for adjusting a path of at least one light within a range of a predetermined angle; and a relay optical system for transmitting the at least one light to a pupil of a viewer. The apparatus provides a plurality of images in different views to the pupil using a time division method, by using the active optical element for adjusting the path of the at least one light. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120086994 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HOLOGRAPHY 3-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - An apparatus includes a recording light source configured to emit recording beams, an electrically addressable spatial light modulator (EASLM) configured to time sequentially modulate the recording beams emitted from the recording light source according to hologram information corresponding to a 3-dimensional image spatially divided into a plurality of portions, an optically addressable spatial light modulator (OASLM) configured to include a plurality of regions corresponding to the plurality of the divided portions of the 3-dimensional image and images on a region corresponding to the portions using the modulated recording beams to form a hologram, a scanning optical unit configured to reproduce the hologram formed by the recording beams serially modulated by the EASLM on a reduced scale and transmit the hologram to the regions of the OASLM corresponding to the portions, and a reproducing light source configured to produce a surface light and emit the surface light to the OASLM. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120099329 | SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE FOR RECORDING/REPRODUCING HOLOGRAMS - A surface light source device is provided. The surface light source device includes a light source, a beam splitter configured to split a light irradiated from the light source into a plurality of light beams each having a different path, a diffusion unit configured to diffuse the plurality of light beams split by the beam splitter into a surface light, and a collimating unit configured to arrange the plurality of light beams diffused from the diffusion unit in one direction. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120105767 | DIRECTIONAL LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, DIRECTIONAL SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE DIRECTIONAL SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE - Directional light guide plates, directional surface light sources, and three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatuses employing the directional surface light sources are provided. Each of the directional light guide plates includes a plurality of viewing zone separation units having a refractive index different from that of a light guide unit, for separating light into left and right viewing zones. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120139908 | MULTI-VIEW POINT 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS - A multi-view point 3D display apparatus using an active optical device is provided. The active optical device may change a path of light without a substantial drop of image resolution. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120139909 | 3D DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING 3D IMAGES - A three-dimensional (3D) display apparatus and methods of displaying 3D images are provided. A 3D display apparatus includes a light source, a display unit, an active optical device for changing a travel path of light, and a plurality of projection optical systems. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120306726 | 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A 3D image display apparatus is provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes a light emission unit including one or more cells, the cells being configured to respectively adjust a direction in which light is emitted, an active prism array on the light emission unit, the active prism array including one or more prism units corresponding to the cells, the active prism array being configured to adjust an inclination of a refracting surface of each of the prism units according to an electric signal to change an optical path, and a display panel configured to modulate light that passes through the active prism array according to an image signal to form an image. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120307357 | MULTI-VIEW 3D IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus and method are provided. The 3D image display apparatus includes an image generating unit configured to generate an image, an active optical device configured to change a propagation path of light containing the generated image, and provide the generated image to multiple viewpoints that are located along a first direction parallel to the image generating unit, and a varifocal lens configured to vary a focal position of the generated image along a second direction away from the image generating unit. | 12-06-2012 |