IP Library Granted Patent US 8,411,359
Granted Patent B2
US 8,411,359 · App. 12/857,241 · Granted Apr 2, 2013

Stereoscopic image displaying device and a method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,411,359
App. No.
12/857,241
Granted
Apr 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reflecting apparatus comprising: an array of reflectors including a first subset of reflectors and a second subset of reflectors, wherein the first subset of reflectors guide light toward a first viewing position and the second subset of reflectors guide light toward a second viewing position that is different from the first viewing position.

Claims (31)

1. A reflecting apparatus comprising:

an array of reflectors, corresponding to an array of light emitting portions, having a first subset of reflectors and a second subset of reflectors, with each one of the reflectors provided to a light emitting portion, wherein the first subset of reflectors guide light toward a first viewing position and the second subset of reflectors guide light toward a second viewing position that is different from the first viewing position,

wherein the first subset of reflectors and the second subset of reflectors are alternately disposed in either a transverse X-axis direction that is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the array, or a longitudinal Y-axis direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction and the X-axis direction.

2. The reflecting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the reflectors are formed at predetermined angles so as to have a trapezoidal shape when viewed from a side surface.

3. The reflecting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein optical axes of the reflectors of the first subset are based on a size of the array of reflectors and a distance from the respective reflector to the first viewing position, and optical axes of the reflectors of the second subset are based on the size of the array of reflectors and a distance from the respective reflector to the second viewing position.

4. The reflecting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the reflectors are formed in a conical frustum shape, the reflectors becoming wider near a light emitting side of each reflectors.

5. The reflecting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of reflectors is arranged in a first checkered pattern, and the second subset of reflectors is arranged in a second checkered pattern that is offset from the first checkered pattern.

6. A display device comprising:

a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light emitting portion; and

a plurality of reflectors, one of said reflectors provided on a front surface of each of the pixels,

wherein the plurality of reflectors include a first subset of reflectors that direct light emitted from the respective light emitting portions toward a first viewing position, and a second subset of reflectors that direct light emitted from the respective light emitting portions toward a second viewing position that is different from the first viewing position, and

wherein the first subset of reflectors and the second subset of reflectors are alternately disposed in either a transverse X-axis direction that is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the array, or a longitudinal Y-axis direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction and the X-axis direction.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein a light emitting side of the pixel array is covered with an adhesive agent layer having protrusions corresponding to shapes of the reflectors, wherein areas between the protrusions correspond to the positions of the light emitting portions of the pixels.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the protrusions of the adhesive agent layer are covered with a reflecting layer.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein the adhesive agent layer is covered with a transparent substrate.

10. The display device of claim 6 , wherein each of the reflectors are formed at predetermined angles so as to have a trapezoidal shape when viewed from a side surface.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein optical axes of the reflectors of the first subset are based on a size of the array and a distance to the first viewing position, and optical axes of the reflectors of the second subset are based on the size of the array and a distance to the second viewing position.

12. The display device of claim 6 , wherein each of the reflectors are formed in a conical frustum shape, the reflectors becoming wider near a light emitting side of each reflectors.

13. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first subset of reflectors is arranged in a first checkered pattern, and the second subset of reflectors is arranged in a second checkered pattern that is offset from the first checkered pattern.

14. A stereoscopic video display system comprising:

a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a light emitting portion;

a plurality of reflectors, one of said reflectors provided on a front surface of each of the pixels;

wherein the plurality of reflectors include a first subset of reflectors that direct light toward a first viewing position and a second subset of reflectors that direct light toward a second viewing position that is different from the first viewing position, the first and second viewing positions defining a first viewpoint at a first rotational orientation of the stereoscopic video display system

wherein the light emitting portions cooperate with the reflectors to enable stereoscopic display of images in a plurality of different rotational orientations of the stereoscopic video display system, and

wherein the first subset of reflectors and the second subset of reflectors are alternately disposed in either a transverse X-axis direction that is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the array, or a longitudinal Y-axis direction that is perpendicular to the thickness direction and the X-axis direction.

15. The stereoscopic video display system according to claim 14 , wherein the plurality of reflectors further include

a third subset of reflectors that direct light toward a third viewing position and a fourth subset of reflectors that direct light toward a fourth viewing position that is different from the third viewing position, the third and fourth viewing positions defining a second viewpoint at a second rotational orientation of the stereoscopic video display system that is different from the first rotational orientation.

16. The stereoscopic video display system according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of reflectors further include

a fifth subset of reflectors that direct light toward a fifth viewing position and a sixth subset of reflectors that direct light toward a sixth viewing position that is different from the fifth viewing position, the fifth and sixth viewing positions defining a third viewpoint at a third rotational orientation of the stereoscopic video display system that is different from the first and second rotational orientations, and

a seventh subset of reflectors that direct light toward a seventh viewing position and an eighth subset of reflectors that direct light toward an eighth viewing position that is different from the seventh viewing position, the seventh and eighth viewing positions defining a fourth viewpoint at a fourth rotational orientation of the stereoscopic video display system that is different from the first, second and third orientations.

17. The stereoscopic video display system according to claim 16 , wherein the third and fourth orientations are different from the first and second orientations by about 45 degrees, respectively.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
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CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 036106/0355 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2010
From: HASEGAWA, HIROSHI; NAKAMURA, KAZUO; YAMADA, JIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
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