CONTROLLING A PIXEL ARRAY TO SUPPORT AN ADAPTABLE LIGHT MANIPULATOR

1 . A display system comprising:

a pixel array that includes a plurality of display pixels;

an adaptable light manipulator configured to manipulate light that is received from the pixel array;

a manipulator controller configured to modify a configuration of the adaptable light manipulator; and

a pixel array controller configured to change a mapping of a plurality of image pixels from a plurality of respective first subsets of the display pixels to a plurality of respective second subsets of the display pixels in the pixel array to compensate for modification of the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator.

2 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first subsets and each of the second subsets includes N display pixels; and

wherein N is an integer.

3 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein each of the first subsets includes N display pixels;

wherein each of the second subsets includes M display pixels;

wherein N and M are integers; and

wherein N is not equal to M.

4 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the pixel array controller is configured to change the mapping of the plurality of image pixels to switch operation of the display system from a first mode in which the pixel array provides B three-dimensional images each of which uses a respective 1/B of the plurality of display pixels to a second mode in which the pixel array provides C three-dimensional images each of which uses a respective 1/C of the plurality of display pixels;

wherein B and C are integers; and

wherein B is not equal to C.

5 . The display system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a locator configured to determine that a position of a user with respect to the pixel array is changed;

wherein the manipulator controller is configured to modify the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator in response to determination that the position of the user with respect to the pixel array is changed; and

wherein the pixel array controller is configured to change the mapping of the plurality of image pixels from the plurality of respective first subsets of the display pixels to the plurality of respective second subsets of the display pixels in the pixel array in response to the determination that the position of the user with respect to the pixel array is changed.

6 . The display system of claim 1 , further comprising:

a locator configured to determine that an orientation of a user's head with respect to the pixel array is changed;

wherein the manipulator controller is configured to modify the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator in response to determination that the orientation of the user's head with respect to the pixel array is changed; and

wherein the pixel array controller is configured to change the mapping of the plurality of image pixels from the plurality of respective first subsets of the display pixels to the plurality of respective second subsets of the display pixels in the pixel array in response to the determination that the orientation of the user's head with respect to the pixel array is changed.

7 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the adaptable light manipulator includes an adaptable parallax barrier; and

wherein the modification of the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator includes a modification of a slit pattern of the adaptable parallax barrier.

8 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the adaptable light manipulator includes an elastic light manipulator; and

wherein the modification of the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator includes a modification of an extent to which the elastic light manipulator is stretched.

9 . The display system of claim 1 , wherein the modification of the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator includes a modification of an orientation of the adaptable light manipulator.

10 . A display system comprising:

a pixel array that includes a plurality of display pixels;

an adaptable light manipulator configured to manipulate light that is received from the pixel array;

a manipulator controller configured to modify a configuration of the adaptable light manipulator; and

a pixel array controller comprising:

a conversion module configured to convert a first plurality of image pixels that corresponds to an N-dimensional representation of an image to a second plurality of image pixels that corresponds to an M-dimensional representation of the image, M≠N; and

a mapping module configured to initially render the first plurality of image pixels to the plurality of display pixels, the mapping module further configured to render the second plurality of image pixels in lieu of the first plurality of image pixels to the plurality of display pixels in response to a determination that the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator is modified.

11 . The display system of claim 10 , wherein N=2 and M=3.

12 . The display system of claim 10 , wherein N=3 and M=2.

13 . The display system of claim 10 , wherein the adaptable light manipulator includes an adaptable parallax barrier.

14 . The display system of claim 10 , wherein the adaptable light manipulator includes an elastic lenticular lens.

15 . A method comprising:

modifying a configuration of an adaptable light manipulator that receives light from a pixel array that includes a plurality of display pixels; and

changing a number of the display pixels in the pixel array that represents each image pixel of a plurality of image pixels in response to modifying the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein modifying the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator comprises:

modifying a slit pattern of an adaptable parallax barrier.

17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein modifying the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator comprises:

modifying an extent to which an elastic light manipulator is stretched.

18 . The method of claim 15 , wherein changing the number of the display pixels in the pixel array that represents each image pixel of the plurality of image pixels comprises:

switching operation of the pixel array from a first mode in which the pixel array provides B three-dimensional images each of which uses a respective 1/B of the plurality of display pixels to a second mode in which the pixel array provides C three-dimensional images each of which uses a respective 1/C of the plurality of display pixels;

wherein B and C are integers; and

wherein B is not equal to C.

19 . A method comprising:

modifying a configuration of an adaptable light manipulator that receives light from a pixel array that includes a plurality of display pixels; and

changing subsets of the plurality of display pixels to which respective image pixels are rendered to compensate for the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator being modified.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein modifying the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator comprises:

modifying a slit pattern of an adaptable parallax barrier.

21 . The method of claim 19 , wherein modifying the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator comprises:

modifying an extent to which an elastic light manipulator is stretched.

22 . The method of claim 19 , wherein modifying the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator comprises:

modifying an orientation of the adaptable light manipulator.

23 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

determining that a position of a user with respect to the pixel array is changed;

wherein modifying the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator and changing the subsets of the plurality of display pixels to which the respective image pixels are rendered are performed in response to determining that the position of the user with respect to the pixel array is changed.

24 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

determining that an orientation of a user's head with respect to the pixel array is changed;

wherein modifying the configuration of the adaptable light manipulator and changing the subsets of the plurality of display pixels to which the respective image pixels are rendered are performed in response to determining that the orientation of the user's head with respect to the pixel array is changed.